The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-12-19
NEW NOR -WEsTERs.
"A game leg-A haunch of venison.

sword.
Jonah is reported to have been th
first man who struck oil.
john G. Calhoun's former home i
Pickens county, 8. G., will soon be sold b.
the sheriff.
The Homestake, famous Black Hill
mine. has paid $3.50, 900 dividends durinl
the past three years.
--Onray's father was noted Apaeh
warrior and bis mother Ute with eonsid
| cradle Mexican blood.
The Cincinnati Commercial says tha
| General Butler is not considered nationa
force but local irritation. A
The ordinary life of locomotive /
thirty years. No doubt it would liv,
much longer IL 1t didn't smoke SO much.
Doctors Weddlesteadt and Stein, o
Deadwood, are about to establish Ger
man newspaper in that city, the Psonse,
says.
-Haggin, Lounsberry 6 Co. recently
paid $500, 900 for two-tifths interest in .
Black Hills gold mine, Jack Gilmer owning
the remaining three-ffths.
He told me that he was now regularly
engaged as writer for one Of the leading
dailies. His honest old mother said "wri
ting wrappers at $3 q week.
The Wilmington, N. c., Post says that
net one in ten of the white families of the
South take newspapers, and that where
one is taken it must give opinions and not
news.
The Boise Statesman says the wire
bridge which is being rebuilt across the
Salmon river on the Warrens and Florence
trail has been tipped over into the river by
a hurricane.
"A serious disease has broken out In
the Kentucky Penitentiary, and some five
hundred conviets are in the hospital. Gov.
Blackburn thinks the disease is the result
of drinking impure water.
1t is reported that Leadvllle jury
ordered the Sheriff to lock up the Judge of
abe Court for week for the purpose of
taking some Of the style out of him. The
majority was 10 to l, and the Sheriff could
do nothing but obey.
Chief Ouray is said to be in love with
Miss Rose Meeker, the late agents oldest
daughter. A scout tells the Dubuque
Times that he has seen Ouray follow Miss
Meeker around and watch her as though
she were child.
England is not through with Captain
Carey yet. He could find nobody to ex-
change with him from his regiment, and
went back to Zululand December Is.
When Parliament meets several members
intend to bring before the house q motion
in connection with the Carey court mar
tial."
Senator Bayard is described by cor
of the Boston Herald as broad
clean sbaven, muscular and
fresh in color. Heis exceedingly athletic,
being famous in Wilmington az boxer and
pedestrian. His manners are flank and
kindly his ways of speech quick and ear
nest.
They say that Grant gave General
John Mcdonald, of whisky fame, the snub
direct q few days ago. Mcdonald ap-
Grant with outstretched hands,
but the man whose only purpose in going
to Cuba is to get real, bona fide Havana,
exclaimed 81 don't know You, sir, and
don't want to know you."
Sacramento Bee. s Nearer, My God,
10 Thee,'' was sung at the execution of
at Richmond ON Monday last.
1t was very appropriate when he was on
Jhe platform, but when the drep fell he
was SIX feet nearer the devil, and it is q
TWO to one bet that he is an intimate ac-
luaintance Of that gentleman at present.
The Mandan Criterion says Gen. Thos.
L. Rosser has renounced his allegiance to
20 the Democratic party and will hereafrre
sct with the Republicans, and wonders how
t would take to send rebel brigadier to
Congress from Dakota. The scheme is
lot bad one. Gen. Rosser is able and
and would be an effective worker
sent to Congrets. -B6smarck Tribune.
Professor Joseph H. Clarke, ths pre-
eptor of the poet Edgar Allan Poe, is liv-
ng at Baltimore at the age of eighty-nine
ears. He was born in 1870 and began to |
each school in 1890. He says that he re-
Members well when young Poe became hia |
'upil, in Richmond, about the year 1920,
nd describes him as boy with very pret-
y eyes and hair, and rather an effeminate
ace.
-Parson Kalloch, the Mayor-elect of
an Francisco, calls on the Police Commis-
toner's OF that city to revoke the permit
ranted to Chas. DeYoung TO carry pis-
81. He declares DeYoung not to be q
eaceable citizen, but quite the contrary.
nd beligerently remarks: !" am net
fraid OF Charles DeYoung nor Of any
ther man, and If this community il to be
emitted to semi-barbarism and governed
y force, ] can take my part.
Senator Jones seems disposed to give
1e Comstock black eye. A reporter of
he Men York mail makes him say g Cof-
rado il far wealthier mining ,eg. on than
ae Comstock lode the bonanza mines
onld not compare with Leadville or the
liver Cliff OF the Dolores district. The
onanza mines seem to have petersd ont.
Vhen . mine peters ont at 1900 feet that's
,e end Of it. Leadyille is wonderful
amp and the deposits Of ore are marvel
ns."
THURLow Warns sToRY or OI.D ZACH
AYLoR.-The conyersstion turning upon
aiding rebels. Mr. Weed related an anec.
Dte OF considerable historic interest.
When. y he said. !. California was about
, be admitted into the Union, the Slave
elders party in Congress. as you know,
ere determined that1the Stats should not
sve Tree State Constitution. Then, On
10 floors Of Congress, Toombs and steph-
ID, of Georgia, threatsned what really