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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market More Ac-
tive and Strong.
GOLD STEADY AT 100 ga.
Government Bonds Strong, States Dull
and Railroads Higher.
MONEY ON CALL EASY AT 5 PER CENT.
WALL STREET.


FRIDAY, May l7-6P. NJ.
There was no diminuson the strength or the
stock market today, though no special effort was
made either oy rigging the list by the dissemina
ton OF buncombe TO keep to the top notch
OF hrmness The SIMPLE truth Is that the street has
whipped to tho bull sde has made up its mind
that higher prices be the rule and not the
cepton, and proposes 10 Gull such profits ~ are likely
TO grow out OF tho looked for advance. BY way OF
freshenng up popular attention OF traders
was shunted oil from tho imsworn specaitiss which
are beginning to grow stale and directed TO u new
speculation Western Union, which was strong
enough TO carry the price from SIX TO SO and bold
It thcre at tho close. just now every one
IL having q good word to say OF tho telegraph
property, the incentive TO do being derived from
semioficia sources which intimate that the business
Of the company steadily improving and that AZ the
present ratio, the earnings would permit Two per
sent quarterly dividends upon the capital Mean
while tho DILL which has been reported favoraby
committee and may get before Congress, permitting
The railroad companies 70 establish telegraph lines
and work them for the public benefit and their own
profit, ignored ia toto or esteemed Of little moment
as Threatening a serious opposition. Every broker
had a point this morning and every point was TO buy
ST. Paul Grent expectations founded upon higher
values yet TO DO made the natural and proper
sequence 10 the largo and profitable business
being transacted by tho road and likely to be
transacted Tor many months to come, should the
standing crops bear in fruition tho present Hat
tenng prospects. while tho 81 Paul properly was
strong and higher its next door noghbor, Northwest
was dull and weak. The declaration OF the dividend
seems TO have put aquietus al activity Something
OF disappointment exists that additional figures
not made upon the declaration being forgotten that
the stock NJ present stanas branded with noQe
tangcrc warning. which frghtens buyers There 10
considerable quiet buying of the Ohio Mississippi
Btocks and bonds In OF the ratification meet
Ing 10 be held tho 22d, WHOM the scheme for roor
Banizanon OF the road is expected TO be adopted In
ANAL dealings tho entire list strong, and In
Instances the highest prices Of the day were made.
PRrcEs
The opening prices OF stocks at the Board to-day
Iere as folIows:-New York Central, l0SK; Erie,
12k; Lake Shore, 62z: Wabash, 1917; Northwestern,
6lh; do. preferred, Tx; Rock Island, los; Mlwau-
kee and st. Paul, 5lA; do preferred, 56H; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, 55h; New Jersey Central.
19x; Delaware and Hudson Canal 555S; Morris and
Essex, SOY; Michigan Central, 64k; Chicago Bur
nRtou aud Quincy, 1903; Hannibal and ST. Joseph pre-
ferred, 2sN: OHIO ana Mississippi, 9x; Western
Union. sly; Pacific Mail, 19z.
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Totals Totals a.ias 2.osl o7as esst
per d. wsishts ~ e~t sewt sal.s we're effected on
sold sell 20 cars d horned ss.s safe. as FOL
"s. o Ss r.ss s.ss I'D
iii1Ss steers =. iosae per H. Sslght ~ emt o9oa
sr Mi, III w s. - ss .. " lo s,
iii llasi. .ss;. ss lo5s sss
obssasd At Jsrssy City yards
los. 10. light cwt.; 81 Missouri steers a. Io,ic
lotss crib whsi on gsr head 81 head. sold Top
.tii iea ilinoi. asc. per 10 weigh, Ok swi;
h. ws lss ss ~ es S sn as Tor 'qe Dd ssi
81 niine,, steers ~ ioi4c, with oos on per head
lss 10 sold ssyf'; III tss s
the remainder Of ths herd. weighs . s~s; So Inoi.
q. @ !. 4 S head sf rs
Weight sod s y Ne baasy sss; for :. o Soss Il
s:.a =. s~ IL i. ,s.ss
$ iao. ios per b. with vi ID per head on y
's. ssaa !. S o per ,sr
With 1n 81 . hss %sss: Il
IN h, T., a. ios PER ~ weigh. ew, seig 4Nsysr
Is' eve Weight ss.s 80. ss s's as"a
PER o v head As e pr e s WY @ s al
io,se per D. weight IA Holmes sold 81 II.
rssanp S steer. ' 5c % p.r H. Weight
ON M 3 limos ss steers on as.4
i0 weight = cwt J. samuels sold Tor N Morris 10 pus,
i've weight 3SJ lbs mead 4c ID II IL
hnols steers ~ loAc loac lb with 81 head
weignts ga cwt Ia cwt H. Begcnsten sold Tor Meyer
Ike ensten 100 Illinois ~ los lb Tor 81 hcad
with oil OIL per head ~ head - head Mt lOc. H.
u head Ut iosc per h. with 81 of per head 10 head
lu'4c. per h.. with 81 OH head-weights cwt 0is
cwt = q. cst cwt. ID waixsl sold tor Waixei Al
lertpn l3o Illinois steers 81 head loc per 5oc
on per mead GU ~ head and 81 head 10
head at iOtc per lb with 81 per head head. 50
head NJ lo5sc per H. weights Ia cwt III cwt: - head
NJ lie per ID, weight cwt.
sHxEr AND LAMBs.-Irade duh and oil No per h.
on our last quotations Sneep sold ut 4c per Id
wooy sheep at 0tsc h. lambs 74c. per h.
Judd Buckingham sold S9 Ohio weight 90 lbs
head at o4c per b on yecteruay aiternoon 24U Ohio
sheep. weight 1s lbs per head at SC b. 236 Ohio
sheep weight ~ lbs per head ut 80 3l4 per ~
ono sheep weight W lbs per head ~ 5c h. Kase
81 H.. SO lbs, per head, at &c. per H.:
81 Virginia lambs weight 60 lbs Yc per To-
SO Jersey lambs weight IS lbs per per To-
33 Kentucky lambs weight 81 lbs head. 7ac
h. PA Ohio sheep weight o. lbs head 5ssc per
lbs head ~ 4sc. ID POI state sheep weight
lbs. head ut 4c H. ~ State sheep weight 10
lbs head ~ Sc H.; So ohio sheep, weight
per head AT 5sc h. wooiy state she weight
lbs per head. at 68c per ID Is state amDs weight
lbs scant, per head ut Sc 10. Hume Elliott lit
OHIO sheep weight % lbs strong head lb
81 Ohio sheep weight 30 los per head per H.
ed feeling in trade. Mich sold x65 o err
head General $40 $50 head calves included
NKALS CALvKs.Irade steady low rates. Butter.
milk ted calves sold at 4c 4 per lb ordinary quality
calves " Sac. &c per 10.
Hoes There we're no live hogs sale.
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MUNICIPAL MOTIFS.

The Sinking Fund Commissioners yesterday az.
thorixsd Comptroller Kelly to issue additional dock
bonds to tho amount OF 100000
No action has yet bcon taken by the Aldermanio
committee appointed three weeks ago TO investigate
alleged deiaeations III tue accounts OIL certain ocals
OF tDe civil distrIct courts
Tne sale ave Terry leases and eight pieces OF city
properly wero again postponed yesterday by Comp
prescott
Ino opening Of bids for paving Fun venue from
Fiilyniutb street 70 Seveuy-second street has been
postpongd by Commissioner Campbcll uatn Tho 20lh
inst.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
RAPID TRANSIT.

Tho Brooklyn Rapid Transit Commissioners met
yesterday afternoon at their rooms Montague
street IN that city. Besides The Com missoncrs there
were present several OF the East River Bridge tru+
tees, aud AR. Henry W. sage aud Mr.. suow, OF The
Brooklyn steam Transit Company. Mr. sage said tue
company he represented believed they could preserve
their present charter by constructing mite OF thor
road wituin the next thiriy days, and this would
probably be done Mr. Snow thea read the plans Of
tneir ROAD, which were received and paced on nia
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
BROOKLYN BOARD OF ESTIMATE

Tho Rings County Board OF Estimate hcid lis sixth
meeting yesterday morning at tho odics OF Comp
trolier Burrel, IN Brooklyn, wnen the charities
budget ns to s3s6, 100, was received a. also
that OF Tho educational estimate, which reached the
OF Sys&. 15S %. Mr. james Murphy. OF sue
Board Of Education, appeared before the Board Of
Estimate and stated that " the educational estimate
reduced the salaries OF the teachers would
have TO be reduced The Board OF Estimate adjourned
unl this morning without taking suy denntc action
on tho two ilcma received
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.


Prodnee.raow. US 53s ID per ewt spirits Of tur-
psntins, 24s I'D. per cst
LivtRrooL May i7-0P N.
Produce-spirIts OF turpsntine, ~. sd per ewt.
BRtnxs, May ~, 1874
- HAvRx May ~, 1879
wiieox's lara closed At 48tsf per 80 silosL
LIVERPOOL May i7-5 r. ".
Cotton Futures dull tplands low middlinR clause juno
aud July delivery, iIUd also it2d npisni.. iow
mddlns cisuss, rev CROP shipped October and
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Government. bond. were inactive ou. strong, and


FUREiGN
The Lsndon advices report advsnce.in consols to
9sK Tor money and to 9e5s 9eA for she account.
United States bonds are u to y per cent higher ana
are strong. Erie sold at 12x lax for tho common
and at 80 for the preferred Now Jersey Central ad
vanced y per cent TO 2ox AFFAIRS rentes advanced
10 11Of loo. and exchange on London quoted ut
e5L 16hc. despatch from London says European
securities continue TO rise rumors that Count
ouvaIon's mission has been successful the IN.
terests OF peace. Tho closing prices In London
wsrc-ConsoIs for money, s0ss 10 for account. 9os
e0h; new AZ per cent bonds. 104s a l04a; Ave.
twenty bonds OF 1897 lO9; ten.iorty bonds tosH (;
ewes Of 1881, 1868; Ere common sharcs, l2x; Fro
preferred shares, 81; New Jersey Central 2oh ILL
nos Central, 1874.
STATE
State bonds At tho Board were dull and steady,
with sales confined to Missouri syxes Of 1881 DIS.
,rcs of Columbia 3.65's strong advanced 10
fsx-a rise Of IN.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds continue strong, and the following
vere the changess--An advance Of y In New Jersey
Central nrst consols (assented), II IN Rock Island
axes Of 1917, Morris and Essex sevens Of II and
Central Pacific nrsts (san Joaquin branchh and In
81 Paul snkins funds, Michigan Central ssvsns, New
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18

on coar.s, $40 bale. yesterday For ruure de-
livery the follows Yesterday. after two NJ
nsy s ~ 4. se Ne ~ Loo 80 400 al
IL i5c July. 100 At IL 2yc. .20 Ut ilSOc. 100 ~
IL sse 500 At iisoc 100 ct ii ale september At
lie. loo .t io9ec; 100 :. iusse;; Ve,obsr $40 At
ber so6 :. 10 sss iosa Todss up
M-M"y 100 At II re 100 a. lille 200 "' ~ ,se.
iigi.aoc. 500 .; ii.aIe.. 400 Il Ii aae. ioo At
2se ys r.. At l ae at SO as o s,s AL 100 s's
IL zoe jsy S6oO Il sr go i.aie: ~ SIC.
LOO :. ase 2es at J ss 7oo At y s4e iio ~. -
800 II s3c., 1900 .. li32e, iyso At ipc. 3so AZ
isls august, go :, so 100 - !, s4s 2yo :,
At iI3c. $40 ii ssc., 500 37c loo at 5sc.,
200 iisae 200 At iis.e ,yo :. y 49,, ssp'.m;
400 loSss i,soS at , iLsoe; , 100 At ioe'e;
T o..I $500 bale. Grand total. 81 500 l.s.;
bales; New oslssa.. 100 Mobile. ss say.,nsS, aas.
Charleston. l2n; Wilmington go Norfolk 300 Baltimore.
Tns DAY 2s2o oales This day last soo3
bales rotai since september 4l2i1ss bales 70 last
steam No. compressed; BY sail. No To iamburg. BY
ste m Ne, esmprs-sd To- B,smsn b. steam ii.ios:
fisG There Was isir demand Tor the vsriou. kinds.
s sns coaa.s sorrss Bsas IS so 81 orsas
hank s. 81 81 Maekerel Il tra mess, $50 ga.
sa sass :.,s :sI,, DO IS .s
l. sis; do. NO. So 5o do 10 =, mono large No. =. *A
FLOUR and 1903 DbIs wheat
i7o BUSHELS sorn meal " sae1s, cora ~ sss bushels;
S. do y aa IL and IL case. .s b
the including state western and southern. we're
about 1900 so "p .. d 70 ssnss'a or. s. ,ay s
QUIET sales Of 75o bls and sacks within the
n.sl. mali war. uuig IT,
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COTTON EXCHANGE.

The seat OF Henry @. Foster. who failed some time
ago. sold yesterday public ou.cry the Co,tos
Exchange. BY order OF tho Board OF Managers Il
brought $3.50 aud commIsrtons and the proceeds are
DO divided pro rata among his crcditora
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
YORK HERALD SATURDAY. 49, ls7a-TRIPLE SHEET

YORK Central sizes Of 1885, Northwestern gold ssvens
and Central Pacific gold bonds The only sales OF city
bank shares wsre l06 Merchants At 1904 1o9z.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
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HAVANA MARKET.
HAVANA, May II. 1878.

Spanish Eoj, 2IJ1t a III
Exchange esser. not quOtabiy lower.
Sugars rising NJ. ~. Dueh standard, at ~ roais
gold Afrvbe. moassss 1T Ok ~
gold srroBe lair. a. 8s.
~ eAls. gold, strobe ecotr Nos Al 10 49, 81
. y reals. gold, per arroUe. la boxes
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PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.

PRo,ipKscF, u. L.. May IL, 1873.
The print cloths market bosn quiet without
any safes TO tepOrt quotations nOmtnaly Jse. i8c
J4rS+ extra and standard cloths 50xU0 steady At 90
LILO
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Tho following were the opening prices Of mining
stocks ~ San francisco to-day:-Gouid Il Curry, s.;
Savage, 81; Cholar Potosi, "a Opnr. 30K; sHaie &
Norcross, g.; Grown Poin;, 8; Yellow Jacket, III;
Beichsr, en-; Virginia Consolidated Is; California,
2lK; Overman. 8; Raymond Il Ely, TX: *Besl &
BcIcnsr, 12k; Union Consolidated, 81; Alpha, 8;
Sierra Nevada 3; .Mexicap, TX; Eureka Consolidated
80; Justice, a; Utah, Z; TIP Top, IL; Navajo. u.
sAssessmens paid e.ttsNass.
The total sales Of stocks Board to-day aggre.
gated III, 100 shares
Tho imports OF dry goods for the week wcrc
$3.50, 060, and the amount MARKETED $500, sS7. The
total imports of dry goods since January werc
$33, 935, 3i2, and the total amount marketed
$34, 292. 627.
despatch from Colorado states that the Slide Is
turning out the largest Jumps OF pe,zte the history
OF Boulder county. they bong fully twenty-five per
gold. The Slide IL OF the American Console
dated properties.
The comparative earnings OF tho Chicago Miwau-
kee and ST. Paul Railroad during second week ia
May were as foilows:-
.$176 600
loU.... .......... las sso
Increase. 10000 $3l 304
The following Is the official report OF the Burng-
ton. Cedar Rapids and Northern road Tor Aprii:-
Gross earnings. $llo,276 "
Operating expansca Observation-Disclosures. 9Ull3 81
Net earnings for April, 1878 .... 1875. 163 81
Gross earnings Tor April, 1877. ~, 434 81
Operating sexpen $685. ApriL l877..... 54,3S3 "
Net earnings for April 1S77..... $IS,O50 SO
Total gross earnings anco July l. 1877. l374257 "a
Total net earnings since July l. lS77.... 502 $50 ~
last year. ........................ sae52a OIL
last year .......... 1888 OF
.
Ni,W VnDV crapR LYnuINnp cATEu
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1870 y. NJ.
$500 Us 4hsr '91 be 103 $4,000 6's, 1i9k
4UJUO U Sos. eur ..b3 llSK
1870 P. N.
$1,000 U 20, r, '67 iOS 10000 4x'a, '9l io3
iUOOU Us 5's.lo-4Ucp.c lux
$3.50 p. N.
s2ouoo US gs p si 80 lo8 $4,000 Us 4ssc. Lbs iO4S
A. en- Sl.bc
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l0:l3 A. M.
$1,000 8 500 r. 49,. l04 $4,000 ~ Q. Yl.. l0<
His A. M.
$1,000 8 $40 C. ,e7 lo6K x255oo 8 AZ q 'si i04
ioU0J AZ r. 'oi.... los 5000 4s, G. 1907. l0i
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The following were the nlghos, and lowest prices Of
THE MONEY MARKET


The money market to-day easy and calf loans
were made at per cent Tho following were the
rates OF exchange on Now York 1t the undsrmen-
toned cs,es to-day :-Savannah, buying lie premium,
selling y premium; Charleston, scarce, lie premium,
y premium; ST. Louis, LIS premium; New Orleans.
commercial, y. bank, u; Chicago, 90 premium. ana
Boston 12x discount Foreign exchange was firm
and the leading drawers advanced their rates Sc
Tor bankers sxtyday storing bills and AS6k
uard Actual business concessions.
THE MARKET.
Gold sold at 1904 throughout the day. Tho borrow
Ing rates wero fiat at az per cent, the final loans
being at per cent
GOLD cLRARISas NATIONAL BANK OF Tux STATE
OF NEW YORK
Gold balances. Observation-Disclosures. $685. 4s1
Currency balances. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40, g34
Soio cleArinss~ Ii 81 700
CLEARING HOUSE, STATEMENT.
currency exchanges. $69, 452 $40
currency on'snces..... S45I,I03
bou sxcnhnges- Observation-Disclosures. 0,SOZSI5
uoa os'"ncos. l4oO o$l
GOVERNMENT bonds.
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COTTON RECEIPTS.

Nrw YoNg. May II. 1874
following tho total net receipts OF cotton all
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NEW YORK MINING STOCK EXCHANGE.
FRIDAY, May II, 1878.
SECOND BOARD-l 2. NJ.

IL 100 shs Laci osse ...b3 .3S
.l3 800 do.... =. ..b3 ~
ID 200 PInmas !. blu 400
IA 10 California. -. >. 2lA
IA 10 do, $50. 2i5s
.l3 Am Flag. - bid, IL asked
.l3 Am Con. .....- Did, IN asked
Ii buckeye 30 bid. - asked
III Cashier IL 80 bid, = asked
10 Con Va. l21a bid. - asked
% liukill. IA Did. 4 80 asked
81 Kings NIL. % Did. l. 40 asked
90 Moose. .....- bid. IA asked
81 Memphis. % bio. ~ asked
80 Mt Bross LOS bid. l. is asked
80 N. Y. K Col. bid, 2. Is asked
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$4,000 Union Pac. T.. 81
100 Can 80 deb cts. IN
500 ohio a ". T.. w
1900 south Psc ist.. svh
1000 Int ist. " iut c.aoIh
lOu abs Del 4 hud..b3 bSk
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- GALVESTON, May II, 1873.
Cotton firm; middling 101Sc. low middng gssc good
ordinary. s5ss. Mt receipts lis bales Exports
ceips 826 bsies gross 1928 Exportsro Great britain
l, sol coAstwise, 2.OI7. Sales, 3.742.
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BRAZILIAN COFFEE MARKETS.

RIO JANEiRo, May Id. 1873.
Coffee Market quiet: prices maintained; no change;
good 6rsts $500 o. $50 rcis kiios Exchange
London. 22JsL
SANTOS. May l6. 1873
Coffee very animated prices advancing; superior $500
to ,. 700 res per ten kilos
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-02-21
Montana News.
lMddisonian.l

Mddisonian.
We are infon ,ed ,'lat there il not now a
single ease Of scariatina in the city or its
vicinity.
A squad of U. s, troops from Fort Ellis
have been investigating this vicinity during
the lust week for lescrter.. They didn't
find any of the recalcitrant boys in blue
around here, and have gone further south
to search for them.
1Daity Herald
We are Informed BY Mr.. Geo. H. Schwartz
QaaFtermaster's Clerk ut Fort Shaw, that
an accident happened To Lieut.. f. E. Har-
din. 18th Infantry. It happens that while
the Lieut.. was riding between Fort Shaw
and Sun River Crossing. the horse STUN
bled, precipitating him to the ground, no
salting In the breaking OF his collar hone.
We are pleased to learn that he is improy-
ing rapidly under the treatment of DR..
Brown.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
County Clerks Office until March 9Th for
thirty-dve thousand dollars, ten per cent.
Lewis and Clarke county bonds, for the
Of twelve and fifteen per cent.
bonds Of this county. They are redeema-
be at the pleasure Of the county after three
PEARS from this date, and viii become due
md payable seven years from this date. /
Interest payable semi-annually.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-02-21
A GOLD BONANZA.

Our reporter. calling at tic banking
house Of L. II. Hershtield Il Bro. this
morning, was treated to an exhibition OF
golden treasure seldom witnessed in such
profusion anywhere. Heaped up back of
the counter were dozen chunks of the
yellow metal. 1900 ounces in all. WORT,
SIG an ounce; total value. S24OOO-all
having been taken from the Snow Drift
mine.
Our representative. after full and careful
inquiries, elected the following facts: The
mine (Snow Drift) is 22miles distant north
west from Helena. in Lewis and Clarke
county. The extension under different
name. is located in Deer Lodge county.
They commenced crushing in an arastra
last month, working 1l5 tons of ore by
such progress up to final cleanup, Febr,,-
airy 18th. The owner also employed
Courtwright's five stamp mill, which
crushed 100 tons of ore up to the time of
clcan-up. Feb. 18th. The quartz is OF
decOmposed character and is inexpensively
worked. The Gre was taken from the
working shaft, the depth of which is only
70 feet. disclosing a vein of IL feet in width.
The discovery shaft is located on the ex-
treme dividing range between Lewis and
Clarke and Deer Lodge counties. 1t has
depth of Is feet. The second shaft, 600
feet distant, IL down 40 feet. The third
and present working shaft is 25 feet in
depth. The lucky owner and well known
Nate Vestal, struck the s.big
lind" recently. after a long and laborious
search. Mr.. Vestal has worked for wears
In the Silver creek region, and though
meeting with poor success at the outset |
has at last been rewarded by not only strik-
ing the big deposit Of the .'Snow Drift |
but also those of the Belmont and other
mines almost or equally as valuable, of
which he was the fortunate, and is now
part owner. Mr.. Vestal some years ago
disposed Of his interest in the valuable
placer mines on Virginia creek, and having
arge faith in the country bordering on the
head Of Silver creek, worked away for ten
years with cOmmendable energy. and at
asst has his faith in this section rewarded.
No such amount of gold in one lot from
gold lead mining has been exhibited here
since the palmy days of the Cable and Tn
on mines. 10 sum up, it is no idle boast
% say that the district on the head of Sill
yer creek can not be excelled by any gold
quartz district on the continent. Three
months ago bunch grass was growing
hove the lode from which this m.ss ofI
reasurc was taken.-Heraid, 18th inst.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-02-21

NEw ORLEANS. Feb. l3.-This morning
when the motion for the new trial on the
Anderson ease came up. the defense filed.
AS additional grounds. statement that the
accused nOstid prove by Littlefield that I.e
never had any connection whatever ~fth
the forgery and uttering OF the forged re-
turns, to which tact Littlcfield had already
testified before the Congressional commit
tee In Washington; that Iittietield, after
years absence, had clandestinely returned
and hitltlsn himself until after the evidence
had closed. and the argument was opened.
thereby depriving the accused Of his testi-
mOny. fhc accused can also prove ty
Col. Zacharie. Democrat. that he was not
present ut the opening Of the returns for
Vernon parish that the Democratic clerks
made errors In the returns. for which there
could also have been made criminal
charge, and the incOrrectness Of the Re
turning Board proceedings. rs reported by
Collins. the sten0graphcr. were often re
Terrell to during the proceeding. The mo- /
Ion wss continued until Friday.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-02-21
A REMARK BEE CASE.

Our readers will remember a short item
in our news columns two weeks ago. stat
ing that three men had been buried alive
by the caving OF mine near Dubuque. 1t
has since transpired that Thomas AlsOp.
one Of the miners, was unearthcd alive.
Physicians pronounce his recovery alive as
ord. lie WAS covered for fifty-six hours
with sixty feet OF car.h. impossible to
move an inch. lying Will, his bead lower
timn his feet, with neither air nor food.
and decaying eOrpse almost against his
face. When rescued Ills impression was
that he had been there only few hours.
At last accounts l,c w:,s still In very
weak condition. but slowly recovering.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-02-21
COXGRESSlONAL.


WASHINGTON, February 1l,-After a
brief discussion, the House joint re, so!uti.'n
declaring that reduction of the tax on
distilled spirits is inexpetlient, passed.
Yeas, 40; nays, 9.
A bill was introduced by Grover. by re-
quest, authorizing the survey Of water
route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. ria
the Upper Missouri and Columbia rivers.
Referred to Committee on Commerce.
At the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed on the Silver
bill. and Jones, of Nevada, spoke in favor
thereof.