Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-01-24
--Typh,,s fever is killing the Turks of

me NezCS.
--Typh,r fever is killing the Turks
rapidly.
Commodore Mutt IL to be married
Miss Quigley soon.
The Pope is-wcll. this time lie
only got bad cold.
The United States gunboat, Mc.Nlis,
has gone down at sen.
Geo. II. Pcndleton has been cleo
L. S. Senator from Ohio.
voorhece' friends speak of him ne tn
candidate for the Presidency.
Cen. John O'Neill, the Irish patri
recently died in Omaha Of paralysis.
The fast mail is again running |
tween New York, st. Louis and Chicae
The precious metal product Of Mo
tana during the year 1877 exceeded S2,35
600.
On the 18th inst. gold sold in Ne
York tor lOl 7-S-the lowest for fiftct
years.
The steamer Benton will be con
manded this season by Captain John
Carr.
{, a-------.s. Al.
two cities Of Bazardick and Phillippopoli
in Turkey.
Since the passage of the army bill. tn
Us. Treasury has paid out over 600
600 currency.
John Morrissey, New York State Sen
ator, is so i'll that all hopes Of his recover,
are abandoned.
Dan. VOORHEES, lately made an eloquen
speech before the Senate on the re-moniti
cation of silver.
Samuel Bowles. editor of the Spring
field, Mass, Republican. died on the 10TH
inst, aged nearly 80.
Mrs. Oliver, who sued Senator Simon
Cameron tor breach Of promise, has been
bought off for $1,000.
BY an explosion in Potts collicry,
Penn. on the 18th. four men were killed
and three wounded.
Mr.. Chastean Humphrey was recently
arrested in Butte for whipping his wife.
and sentenced to Jail for six months.
A belief is prevalent in Vienna that
Russia is purposely delaying negotiations
until Turkey is reduced to condition of
utter helplessness.
Experiments are being made on the
Atlantic cable with the hope Of bringing
the telephone into use between Europe and
the United States.
Delegate Jacobs has introduced a bill
looking to the admission of Washington
Territory as State. The present popula-
ton is placed at $4,000.
A young man named Collins. II years
Of age, living in Oakland, stabbed his
mother on the 9th. because she had not
prepared breakfast to suit him.
A bill has passed the House, appro-
priating $4,000 to defray the expenses Of
removing snags from the Upper Missouri,
Mississippi and Arkansas rivers.
Col. Knox reports that the Siamese |
are putting their forts, ships and army in ,
fighting condition in anticipation of trou- !:
bic with China. A large force of men are I
1t work.
Commodore Geo. n. Hollins, aged 70,
lied Of paralysis, in Baltimore, on the 18th b
INST. On the same day Thomas Hunt, one II
II New fork's Oldest merchants, died. He d
Vas also just 70 years Of age. t.
Spotted Tail lately killed two refiac-
DRY Indians at his Agency, who. with ten :,
'tllers. had rcvolted against The loci au- r.
horities. The remaining ten rctreated, :,
nd have left for parts unknown. ~
A heavy snow storm prevailed on the q,
9th inst, from Virginia city. Nevada, al ri
nost to Sacramento. California. The tele- e.
raph wires and snow sheds near Colfax. ~
n the Sierras, were blown down. Ia
"A correspondent Of the St. Paul Pio- fo
SER Press, writing from Washington. SAYS Of
is probable that the committee on Terri 81
Dries will report adversely to the estab- c:
shment of the Territory OF Lincoln. &C
LONDON, Jan. ia correspondent
rho left Erzeroum just before its invest IL
lent, telegraphs tiat the town is now lit
e better than huge hospital. About 100 70
oldiers die daily, and two or three are n
'ozen to death every night. f.
Work has commenced on the hull of DR.. I
'urleigh's Yellowstone steamboat at Pitts sc
urg. Her length will re LIS feet and her W
cam 80 feet. DIR. Burleigh SAYS her pow ty
r will exceed by 80 per cent. anything of M
er size on the upper watcrs.-Siour City OF
ournak. ri
"A bill has been introduced into Con-
rcss which provides for the colonization N
the Cinnamon on some tract of land in fir
,e United States to be selected by the n
ccretary OF the Interior. The bill also "
lakes 1t unlawful for an American to live a,
n this reservation. or Chinaman to be q,
nployed outside Of it. e
The committee appointed to investi- to
ste the assets Of j. .. Easter Il Co.. of W
ilicago, bankrupt dealers in agricultural &C
lplemcnts. have reported to the creditors d
at the assets were in such bad condition bt
Int. although they cqualed the liabilities.
100000, the creditors would hardly real =,
e over IS cents on the dollar. -
The farmers and land owners OF Knox Il,
'unty, Nebraska, are making determin- tn
effort to get rid Of the Santee Sioux In VI
ans, who have squatted upon lands in 10
cir county and are liable to acquire tle
'mcstead rights there under the provis- IA
ms of Congressional hill The arv,, 4,
ent against them is that they hare no m
yht to reservation in State, that they CT
We jumped claims already owned by as
bite men, and that they are not wanted pl
yway.
The operation of all offers of a pecu-
Try reward hitherto made for the detec- ~
n and punishment Of persons employed =,
the illicit distillation Of spirits is sus- .n'
n(le(l us far MS regards the States Of North ol