, 1879-01-07

The Prospective ExtenhIoH OF tho Northern
pAclHc-The rast 1soatinR Reason-The
Fort I3snfoi I.auntlress-A Nutsy'a Death-s
Cold weather.
snfttat corrtspondents n 7ns 1rfoana,
BISMARCK, D. T., Jan. 1.-Bsmarck Is very
"mum't and acrenc over tho prospective ox-
tension Of tho Northern Pacific. II Is not In tho
1calt excited. When those New Workers. get to
work on the vest side, thcrd n,ay be specu1a-
ttso feeling flying through tho alt and turning
things topsy.turvy, but not I'LL then. 1t Ia said
by men wlo know something OF the country
west OF tho Missouri that tho excavation will
amount 10 LOCO yar1s per mile. The New
York contractors laye rulnously cheap iob Mt
81, 100 per mile.
A Rla,lce at the past boatinG acnson shows
neatly nina months. The river oncncd the last
ot Marct, and cioscsi on the 1o.,, Of December.
Of April, and tho !aat Oct. 20. Trips were mado
TO For. Rice ~ luic rs Dec. 8. Tic through
tr1ps 70 Benton numbered forsy.thFce: Over
10,tU0 tons Of pr'yatc freight reached Montana
freight that went into Montana the past SEASON.
III this freight ttcro Was lstt.c ,1our and no
EraEn. Montana ratscs her own whcat and onts.
Ihe freight orongat on down r.. tc riysr ftom Ben.
to Fort Bentou wero sos. md those down a05:
more beopto went Ill than cane out.
Tho late Mrs. Noonh1'," Of Fort Lincoln.
WHO LuEnfu q H1nHt WIS HQEHlt1G 1nDs4 tl1Aft
au Ignorant Mexican drcascr, oi tho most de-.
fifo was her dcpraylty. 1Icr ictters have been
nneafsllcd, aud tho only. plausible theory OF her
sF'sSs IT, Sb 10 Go cop ai S5 S5oa e1, aas nS'sa sa T.
her BY no other tic than tho fear Of tile exposure
Of hls own shame. When It was exposed, the
Corporal B!,os himself. Mrs. Noonan had been
trom1 exposure was simply 4 lucky circr1I,-
stance. Among her letters are several ccrt!l-
Gates oE marriage. Sho Ind three husbands ii,
her time. They oil kept ills scpulslvc aecres.
m s afe eotes aeeSs q 6us. s so s9a aae s'fk :
through tiiu head; and 1his morning. @ about W /
o'clock, hb died with his boots On, atter the
wna known as "l'uly" Brooks. and hts boaat
wns, TINT no man could ever "gct tho drop on
hun" ilo was almost ~ quick With the pistol
as Carver IL With the rife. Ills headquarters
Thing Of fre'ehtcr. owning seyeral teams.
Yesterday he rodv into town ahead Of Ills train,
! maklnE sixty miles. lie wnntcd to drink the
old year out, and llasc time with tllc boys or
Tho women Of tho town" were The ladies,
md tho "xcnts :" wero principally so1dicss from
Fort lincoln. Brooks took in the dance. 1lo
vas gu hts muscle. lie gave a woman. who aa-
The soldiers chtValry was aEonscd., and In q
twinkle there was prize fight, with. q dozen Or
mora IN the ring. Corporal John Rowland. ot
tho Seventh Cavalry, bent over tho powerful
Brooks. and, while Brooks was Ut thia dtsad-
vantage. Rowland or so,ne ono clse sent tho
! ball from navy revolver Into the mouth oi thu
bnliy. The shot called O halt Brooks got llls
| '"good tit,,c," nnd saw tho New Year III brslcs.
Al, hour latcr, and ~ would have gone ont
without s!n9Ie homi:ilc crrditgd TO Bismarck.
thermometer was II below zero ut o Il. IN. Tho
"utid-catn thermometers around town scotctl
"a high as 30. Al tlile AFTERNOON, thu mercury
| waa down to a, and old Borcas On the worst
ratnpneu Imaginable. Tho prospect for Tonight
| Is loo cool to talk about. The town Is Augging
the store. prepared for tho trja. II Ii lard tn
| dic 80 young. Wo viii mail this aud sec.
OUTLOOK.