Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-08-08
News Of the Week.


900 year.
The public debt statement for Ju
shows a reduction Of about seven hundr
thousand dollars.
'-Brayman is still Governor OF ldah
rs Hoyt, who was appointed his suceesso
was not confirmed.
yellow fever is raging in New Orlean
Over eighty cases have been reported an
thirty deaths occurred last month.
John l.. Pennington, Ex-Governor
Dakota, has been appointed Collector
Internal Revenue Of that Territory.
The Nez Perce prisoners have been r
moved from Fort LeaveHworth TO Baxtt
Springs, Indian Territory, which pace
TO be their future home.
Miss Constance Sartoris, the sister {
the man who married Nellie Grant, is
be married to the Hon. Claude Vivian, G
London, before long.
Queen Nictoria's third son. the Duk
of Connaught, is betrothed to the Princes
Marie Louise. Of Prussia, daughter
Prince Fredel ick Charles.
Carver. the great rifle shot. has sue
ceeded in breaking $500 glass balls in 5O'
minutes, with forty-one and Onc-half min
utes to spare. This is the best shooting
known.
"A severe thunder storm visited Roch
Island, Ills, on the night OF August LIST
during the prevalence of which lightning
struck large planning mill, which was Gle
stroyed. Loss, $4,000.
JOAQUIN Miller will publish in London
next September. a new volume OF poems
to he called Songs of PARKWAY Lands. >
1t will I've volume of considerable length
and is 10 be dedicated to Lord Houghton.
The Buffalo Courier credits Bob niger:
soil with clearing $500 on each of his lee.
lures last year. Seems as if we had read
somewhere that the wicked shall not pros.
per, but perhaps it was mistake in the
print.
st. Louis reports a death roll of 139
as the result of the recent heated term.
From three-fuurths to four-fifths of the
victims were either drunkards or persons
addicted to tie use Of strong drink-a very
significant fact.
Alta meeting of the creditors of jay
Cook & Co., in Philadelphia recently, a
plan of settlement of the vast liabilities,
over eig.t million dollars, was proposed.
Forty per cent, it is thought, will be re-
allied from the estate.
Some years ago several citizens of
New Orleans saved the city property from
Mrs. Gaines grasp by going security for
pay S6,625 each, and the United States
Court has just ordered the city to make
good their loss.
AT boat race at Riverside, n. B.. on
3lst ult, betweed Ross and Hanlon, Han
Ion won the first mile by two lengths. At
IA mile Ross fell overheard. An effort
Is being made to have Hanlon row against
Courtney in the Ottawa river Dispatches
say it is probable $4,000 will be offered.
"A special agent of the post office de-
partment reports reign of terror in a
county of New Mexico, and that post
master has been driven out of the county
~ gang OF desperadooc, No protection
could be given by the military to the post
master, such protection having been taken
rom parties needing it by the posse COM
tntus clause of the army bill The agent
le bn II ~,
office.
"A young married lady of Boston re-
emily visited friends in the interior of New
FORK State. When leaving for home she
ook drawing-room Car on the n. Y.
CENTRAL K. r., was followed by two vii
aims who informed the conductor that
hey were conveying her to the Insane
Asylum ut Utica. AT Utica she was taken
rom the ears, chlorOtormed, taken TO a
louise OF ill-repute. robbed, outraged. strip
red of her clothing, and when found by
Ter husband was nearly a maniac from the
Oul treatment received.
II. d. SeeIey, of Elk Grove, wis. has
PROSPECTS Of big windlal. His grand
ather owned !, 900 acr.s of land in the city
t ST. Louis, GO acres of which is now COW
red with the finest buildings in that city.
he property was never transferred, and
Judge Drummond, the attorney for the
eeley heirs. tells them that they have
IRE thing on recovering the property.
he original owner left three children, one
whom was David Seeley. father of X.
}. Seeley. The property is estimated al
&c, 0OO, 900; so says the Galena Gazette.
An Illinois infdel recently advertised
lecture, and that he would kill himself
eiore the audience at the close If the per-
'rmance. He carried out his programme
accessibility, and after delivering an intidel
cture of wonderful power, in manner {
I'd tone which marked him as an adept, !
, suddenly drew Deringer, placed it to I
IS forehead, and despite an attempt to
'event the deed. fired. and fell into the {
ms Of two friends. who were OH the
Ing of the theatre for the purpose of {
ndering the execution Of the design. The c
rye sized ball literally tore his brain TO {
ecCs. .
Charges have been preferred against
dian Commissioner Hayt for the present
fortunate condition OF Indian affairs in
aho, Oregon and elsewhere. These
arges are based chiefly on complaints on
e In the Indian Bureau which show that :
ore than one year ago that there was !.
scontent among the Bannacks now on )
e war path. Complaints OF rascally
eatment by the agents, and OF other un- !
began considerably over
ar ago. but they were totally disregarded q
the Indian Office. An examination OF
e files Of the Indian Office show thar a a
rye number Of documents Of this kind Z
rs disre.arled and tossed into pigeon I
lies. ..- .......-. {
Four Negroes Hang BY Mob.
Monroe, La. July @.--A party of mask o
tod ~ from GOrtv q