Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-18
News Of the Week.

News Of the Week.
The Ute tribe will undoubtedly be re
moved from Colorado.
Gen. JEFF. G. Davis died at the Paine
House. Chicago Nov. Goth.
"A short time ago Mr.. SpurgeoI
preached his 150Oth sermon.
Work is at stand-still on the grea
New York and Brooklyn bridge.
The POnca Indians are about to brin,
suit in the Supreme Court to recover thei
lands.
Governor Cornell has resigned his pc
sition on the National Republican Com
mittee.
The House Of Congress has sixteer
contested election eases to occupy its at
tention and time.
Texas turns even drummers to &C
count. The tax on them has already
brought her $220,OOO.
AT a sale of autographs in Boston. tn,
other day, that of Lincoln brought $ll.2;
and that of Wilkes Booth $25.
The New York Tribune says that Til
den's intimate friends in New York deny
that he is preparing paper Withdrawing
from next years canvass.
dennis Kearney has been arrested fol
carrying concealed weapons, whereas he
should have been encouraged to shoot of
anything but his mouth.
Jim keene has cleared nearly $1,000
600 through fortunate speculations in Wall
street during the recent great excitement
in railroad and other shares. .
Two persons, recently found passing
counterfeit S. gold pieces in California,
were arrested. Their entire kit of tools.
dies and mOulds was also obtained.
Islands less chances of being elected
President than he does of being struck by
lightning in the coming winter" is But
ler's opinion of Mr.. I'ilden's prospects.
Congressman Lay OF Missouri. died in
Washington on the morning OF the Stu.
He has been in feeble health for some time.
The immediate cause OF death was paraly-
sis.
Twelve persons were arraigned in
New York City, Dec. 9th. charged with
homicide or attempted marder. Rum was
the original cause in nearly all OF the cases.
of course
The coming year of 1880 will be rather
peculiar in some instances. Four holidays
come on Sunday, as follows: Washing
tons birthday, Decoration day. Fourth OF
July and Christmas.
Now that Congress has convened again.
it is consoling to reflect upon the old say
ing that there are two seasons in which
that body accomplishes nothing-betore
and after the holidays.
1t is now asserted positively that Gen
eral Grant will accept the Presidency OF
the Nicaragua Ship Canal Company, pro-
vided Congress grants a charter. and sui |
ficient capital is assured.
1t is said. by high financial authorities
Of New York, that S2.5OO. 900 OF the twen-
twenty-five million dollar bonded loan OF
he new railway to the Pacific, have al
'eady been subscribed for.
Judge Wright has decided that he has
10 further jurisdiction over the SALARY
pledge" cases OF the Workingmen in San
francisco, as they have not been continued
rom day to day according to law.
Philadelphia papers tell OF the arrival
n that city of a party of Italian children.
II of whom had been purposely manned
" the loss of an eye or limb. in order to
it them for the purpose OF begging.
The war against the lotteries is still
ept up by the Postmaster General, who
J not at all abashed by threats OF prose-
ntion. His latest move is to exclude
ON the mails all advertisements of lot .
cries.
Sir Moses MontctiOre, the eminent Jew. +
II banker, celebrated his ninety-sixth :
irthday fortnight ago. He served as I
leriff of London and Middlesex in 1887.
le year of the Queens accession to the
lrOne.
John Morton. son OF the late Senator +
Orton, of Indiana, is firmly liked upon h
y the president fbr collector of San Fran g
SEQ. but Senator Booth and the Republic +
IN representatives protest against Nor II
ms appointment. il
The Peruvian Charge D'Att;,irs has v
ceived cable advices from Panama an il
punching partial engagement at Carapu-
/. where 1850 Chilians were routed and o
BOO killed. Eleven Krupp guns and four b
were captured.
In Brooklyn the other day an alder ft
an died, and the surviving members OF q
e city government resolved to attend the el
neral lin a body" In order to give "
Oper expression to their griet they voted p
buy Us pairs of black kid gloves at the b
bile expense. n
Upon the guarantee Of State bounty IN
one per cent. per pound for the first IL
1000 pounds of beet sugar made each &c
lson. Portland Me- company have ex- 10
nded $4,000 in machinery, and disburs- Ia
S5O,OOO more among the farmers for y
sing the beets. IN
A movement to present purse OF -
$1,000 to General Grant is reported by I"
, Cincinnati Commercial. 1t is added ~
It this is to be the gift of divers gentle ~
N in the East, who. placing high esti- "
tie on the public services of the general CT
sh to make his old age comfortable, and ~
ieve him from the necessity of accepting
professional post for support.
MIR. Geo. w. Childs, of Philadelphia.
10 hOnOrs General Grant with his friend NJ
p, proposed to bear the entire expense of
his reception in the City OF Brotherl, tn
We, the Quaker town which dotes on II "
in Of war. The bill. it was estimated IN
'uld be $4,000. and Mr. Childs was to to
eem its liquidation by himself privi- pt
e. en-
Gen. Bidwell is one of the richest men er
California. In his plantation are forty in
les of drives. lined on either side with pa