The new North-west., 1879-08-29

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II OUR HELENA LETTER.
1 - Regular Correspondence New North West
i; DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. 'iosaf
/ HELENA, August 26.-Hon. Morrison r
Waite, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
in company with General Hazen and hi
party, reached Ft. Custer on the Oath inst
They will 60 from there to the Nationa
Park, and, after inspecting it's wonders
will return ola the railroad. They cam,
up the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers a
far as the mouth of the Big Horn, ant
thence by land conveyance. This is one O.
thesmost notable visits that the Territor,
has ever enjoyed. The visitor is tn,
head of one of the three coordinate depart
ments of the Federal Government, the sue
cessor of John Jay. John MarshalI,2 Roger
B. fancy and Salmon P. Chase. Generals
Sherman and Sheridan have visited us in
the discharge of their military duties but
this must be regarded as the first visit of a
civilian SO high in rank as Judge Waite.
But this is not all. On the 30th inst
Hon. Carl Schurz, Secretary of the Interior,
will reach Virginia City. He will proceed
thence to Bozeman, where he win arrive
about the ed prox. There he will be Joined
by Gov. Potts and Hon. Martin Maginnis,
and the party will proceed to visit the Crow
Agency. Among the objects of the Secre-
tary's visit is supposed to be the modifiea-
tien Of the treaty of the Crows in the mat
ter Of driving cattle across the reservation,
and the opening of the western end of the
reservation to settlement. Both of these
are subjects of the first Importance to this
Territory and it is subject for congratu-
lation that member of the Cabinet should
have "foresworn Delights" as they are
temporarily presented at the summer re-
sorts, which attract most of our high Fed
eral officials, and invited the hardships of
this frontier for the purpose of seeing that
the interests of our people are protected, and
the prosperity Of our Territory promoted.
II the visit of Chief Justice Waite is an
event in the history of Montana, not less is
that of Secretary Schurz. .agre
The R1arvels Of this mans career excite
my admiration beyond anything in ro-
nance. do not allude alone to his par
ticipation in the German revolution of 184S,
his rescue Of his compatriot Kunkle, and
his escape TO America, or his merited pro-
motion to such eminent stations as Minister
to Spain, Major General of Volunteers, and
United States Senator. allude rather to
the wondrous fact that man of foreign
birth, who did not become citizen of an
Knglish-speaking country until he had
reached his majority, should be perhaps the
greatest living master of the language, and
that he should be one of the foremost lead
ers of American thought. Such. beyond
question,is Carl Schurz to-day. And Mon
tana may well congratulate itself upon such
q visitor. laoaa Safsl ta4aHs 8 H. sSse4 sa5 d
While I am on the subject of distin-
quished visitors, it weuld be atiagrant sin
of omission II did not speak of Mr.. I'll.
White, chief of the Washington Bureau of
the New York Tribune. His position
might prove much or little; bat the CORES
pondence bearing hrs well-known initials
proves that what Dr. Russell and Archibald
Forbes are to the London press, he is to
the New York press. Your correspondent
has reason to know that where the most
delicate and responsible duties are TO be
performed, there Mr.. White is sent, and it,
is an evidence Of the great interest that is
felt ip the east with respect to this country
that he should have been assigned to this
field Of labor. @tl g a''' - q as#
PROF. SWALLOW. 91f
Some explanation is due as to the lecture
of Prof. Swallow on Darwinism that was
reported last week. The lecturer admitting
the accuracy of the report in most respects
excepts to some differences that might be
drawn. He says, for example, that it was
not the Mosaic chronology which he repu-
dated when he recognized the fact that the
earth has existed for millions Of years, but
Usher's, which all scientists and all ad-
yanced theelogians reject. He says, again,
that in speaking of the verdict or geolo-
gists on, the question Of evolution, lie al |
legged only that the leading American gsol-
ogists are arrayea on the side of the mega
tive.r Finally, with respec 40 she genera |
zion Of life from inorganic matter, he insists |
that Spencer, Tyndall and Huxley admit |
that there has been no demonstration of |
such a possibility. This mdch ii due to !!
Prof. Swallow, whom should be sorry TO /
ssss.
THE BENTON MURDERERs.
Gey. Potts has granted Q respite Of thirty
lays to Coble and Marsh, who were senten-
,ed TO be hanged early next month for the
murder Of Patrick Fanell, Of the Third In
antry. This respite does. not mean that
hey are to escape the extreme penalty OF
he law but oaly that there is TO be 81
'urther examination Of the case. This
eemed to be demanded BY the fact that
he only witnesses against the condemned
nen were aosomplioes, who swore that they
,laced the body OF the murdered man in the
Missouri river, whereas, since the trial, It'll
Ias been found several miles from that
tream. Than at least one OF the Witnesses
Mentioned says that his testimony vas sx-
orted from him by threats Of violence and /
bat it was wholly false. Coy. Potts res