Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-01-31
The News.

discovered in the Black Hills.
The California Legislature asks e.
.ress TO repeal tie desert land law.
--S250.000 worth OF property was
Gently destroyed by fire in Honolulu.
Senator Plnnb's bill to suppress gal
bling in the army will likely become la
Liver Eating Johnson a noted Nj
soui River Indian fighter, is report,
lilled.
Bob lngersoll is in Washington tall
lag before committees in the interest
tanks.
A white woman was recently brutal
murdered by halfbrecd Indian in Coui
Ill Bluffs.
Captain Eads has secured the $4,000
appropriation for the jctties at the mout
u the Mississippi.
WIN. NJ. Tweed has made application
I, the Supreme Court for his discharge un
sl.r the poor debtor act.
The thresiling machine mandatory o
Stevens. Son & Co.. at Geneva, New I DIRK
burned Oh the 2ith. Loss. 100000.
1t is estimated that the population OF
san Francisco at the present time is about
10000. of which 5000 are Chinese.
st. Louis has another daily paper
The Ereding Post. 1t is in favor Of honest
money, and supports the Presidents poll
~.
"A man named Carl Namutii. who has
robbed Chicago mail boxes of over 1850
letters, was arrested in that city on the 23d
nlst.
American eagles to the amount Of
100000 pounds were lately withdrawn
rom the Bank of England and sent to New
York.
The construction Of the jcttics has al
ready reduced the price of shipping wheat
from st. Louis to Liverpool ten cents per
bushel
The English feet have been ordered to
protect ConstantinOple and Gallipolis.
which action causes considerable excite
Lient in Russia.
Efforts are being made by the Nor
mons TO have Utah admitted State. The |
movement meets with the opposition of /
Utah Gentiles.
The gross receipts OF the Internal Rev.
tnue Office for Montana in the year 1877
were $4,000. an increase of $1,000 over
I lie receipts for 1876.
The official statement of the Minister
Of Finance estimates the extraordinary
expenses occasioned by tie war in the
East 432, 100000 roubles.
The House committee have agreed to
report and recommend the passage of
bill providing for the transfer of the Indian :
Heauro to the War Department. {
An army cooking board was TO meet
II Omaha on the oath inst, to make expei.-
inents in army cooking and prepare a |
ianual for the use of army cooks. !
A bill has been introduced in the House !
'orbidding the Territories 10 incur indcbt- J
'dncss in tie aid of railroads or other cor
'orations. We hope it viii become law. |
In the Holiday Street Theatre. Bal.i- r
more. on 23d inst. the cylinder containing !,
he gas for calcium exploded. fatally injur-
ng one person and woumding three 9TH g
RS.
An appalling famine is raging through O
ut four provinces OF North China. Nine Il
Millions of people are reported destitute. @
;hlldron are daily sold in the markets for I!
bod. =
NEW YORK, Jan. 1l.-In the annual n
iter-coll" gate contest, Miss Lizzie II. al
lunt, OF the Northwestern University. d.
LIMOS, submitted an essay and secured N
lie first prize. N
Among the bills introduced in the tc
louise January 2lst was one authorizing p
he coinage of silver dollars. and declaring
Old and silver jointly, and not otherwise. CT
} be full legal tender. m
Some citizens have in contemplation
re establishment in Deer Lodge of High u
wherein languages. music and &c
the highest branches of study will be
ught.-Ne~ North Vest. n
Several European powers insist on " "
wing something to say in regard to the =,
ace proposals between Russia and Tur-
y. When man is down everybody ~
ants to put their foot on him. !"
"A special agent of the Government has .,
zen looking into the manner of conduct ~
the st. Louis post office. and he reports ~
at 1t costs $4,000 n year more to run it ..
an it would If it were properly managed. h,
ID. r.. January 2i.-Yes- lib
rday about 80 Indians going north
ossed the Bis marck road near Bear he
ties. Several freight trains were on the tn
nd in that vicinity, but none were modest s.
be
--3osTON. january IA. - The fishing co
iconer, Little kake. is reported lost. RI
IN her entire crew of ID men, all of South ex
'ston. BY this disaster seven women are IL
'de widows and tweniy-one children Or tn
ans.
The military telegraph has been COM 10
ted from Fort Fettcrman IN Fort Nc Gle
lney AT Canionment Reno. The line WI
1 probably be pushed TO the two mill lie
posts on the Yellowstone. less than re4
miles from the present terminus. Al
In recent order. the Postmaster-Gen- lh'
dicides the following articles unmaia- Qua
. rs being liable 10 injure other mail ',i'
tier: Packages of ointment or salvc. ','e
lerv Of all kinds. flour or sugar. mid ,he
lgs, corn meal. mill feed, bone dust. ''ei
ors. or shoe backing. =
The President and Cashier Of the Min
Trust Company. of Pottsville. Penn -
1ana. have been fined $500 each and . -"
fenced to solitary confinement for two :,
RS in the penitentiary. and TO refund .ha
900 with costs of prosecution of the
sons whom they defrauded. Vs.
Failures occurred the other day in ,;,,
ladelphia by wholesale. Six firms all
t under with liabilities more than a of
ion dollars. Failures seem to be a sort mex
epidemic throughout the region east law