Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06
Helena, Montana, Thursday, March 6, 1879.
No. IS
ALL SORTS.

ALL SORTS.
THE German General, Won Room, died at
Berlin yesterday.
''GlvE him the rest Of it in pail" is the
latest slang among the gamins.
Two MILLION six hundred and forty thou
sand pairs of stocking were made last year at
Laconia, N. H.
BOILER explosion at Stockton, California,
on Saturday, killed and wounded a score or
more of people.
THE opinion in Washington is expressed
that the President will treat the Chinese bill
to pocket veto.
WAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY was generally
observed in Washington, New York, San
Francisco and elsewhere.
CONGRESS has authorized the Secretary of
the Navy to accept for voyage ofexplora-
ton Benefits ship Ieannette.
ARCHIBALD FORBES, who calls himself
now ''repentent Jingo." has written a pa
per entitled the " Fiasco of Cyprus"
IT was Rev. Sames Hodgson, of Virginia,
who propnesied that the earth would be de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday, January s, 1879.
JOHN IRWIN, the road agent recently con-
victed at Laramie City, has been sentenced
to the penitentiary for life. ''Served him
right" is the verdict.
THOMAS j. LATHAM has been appointed
receiver tor the city of Memphis. He is to
take charge of all the effects of the late mu-
nicipality, including unpaid tax-bills to the
amount of nearly $3,0OO,0OO,
AN Illinoisan has inventeda ''safty sand
valve" to be attached to the legs of ones
pantaloons in icy weather. By touching
spring sand is scattered over the slippery
places, making locomotion safe.
Dom PEDRO has given toward the Washing
ton Monument stone weighing nearly eight
tons, to ''perpetuate the memory of the illus
trious father of the American Republic, for
whom he cherishes the warmest admiration"
WHEN Senator Shields, of Missouri, drew
his pay and mileage-some $4OO-the other
afternoon, he laid it on his desk Toward
evening a page found the money on the desk,
lying around as loose as though it still be-
lOnged to the government. The Senator did
not know of his loss until his attention had
been called to it.
Miss CARRIE CAHILL, who modestly adds
'Champion" to her signature, challenges
''aDy women in America to play her on the
banjo for $50 to 800 a side, barring no one"
Why Miss Barrie Cahill should wish to be
played on the banjo passes comprehension,
but it is much to be hoped that the women of
America will not all speak at once.
In Massachusetts there are a number of
Chinese young men who are receiving an ed
ucation at the expense of their own govern
ment. One of them, says the New York
Times, was backward in his studies, and his
case was reported to the authorities at Pekin
In due time there arrived an imperial man
date which read, "Send him home and we
will cut off his head"
FRED DOUGLAS, in his lecture on s'Self-
Made Men" recently, in Washington, took
occasion to speak against the Emigration bill
of Senator Window, and against certain COL
ored men who advocated emigatlon, saying:
''There is no use talking about emigrating
beyond the reach of the white man, for he
has taken possession of every quarter of the
globe, and will be found wherever the sun
Shines"
THERE were received last week at the
United States Arsenal at Vancouver, two
breach loading cannon of the Hotchkiss pat
tern. These guns are made of steel, very
light in weight and simple in construction,
and carry projectile distance of three
miles. Being easily packed upon mules,
hey are particularly valuable in Indian war;
fare, and General Howard has secured these
wo guns-the United States Government has
out five in ALTO be ready for any trouble
hat may arise the coming summer.
HENRY WARD BEECHER, in his lecture on
he law OF amusements, said the controversy
which had been going on between the pulpit
md the stage should be brought to an end.
he declared that the pulpit and the stage
worked in different spheres and by different
means. The duty of the church was to raise
he moral standard of the people, and when
hat was done the theatre took its proper
,lace IN the category of recreation. Mr..
5eecher concluded by warning young men
gainst clandestine amusements and going
where they could not take their sisters or
heir mothers.
A BRAVE fellow did on the Mississippi,
hort time since, what Colonel John Hay
nd others have celebrated for another hero in
inging verse. The steamer A. G. Donnelly
Dok fire in the afternoon few miles below
;airO. She burned to the waters edge. but
ot a life was lost, and it is gratifying to
ear that this was due to the courage and de-
otion of the steamboat pilot, William Un,
erwood. The oficer-who deserves testi-
lOnial if ever man did-stood by his wheel
fter the pilot house was actually in flames,
nd never left his post until the vessel was
airly run on shore and every one of the pas
engers and crew were saved. Such heroism
S this makes the blood thrill with pleasure
nd admiration. 1t is great comfort to
ave proofs now and then, like that which
as been furnished by William Underwood,
lat human nature is not so bad after all.
Ballot box suffer Convicted.
BALTIMORE, February 27.-I2 the U. 6.
ircuit Court, the jury, after having been out
nee Tuesday, to-day rendered . verdict of