Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-13

SILVER in London to-day, 49S.


munists, has been promulgated.
The dry and fancy goods firm of Godchaux
Bros, San Francisco, were yesterday attach
ed for $SO,000.
SENATOR Rollins, of New Hampshire,
has purchas ed Fort George Island, Florida,
containing almost j, 900 acres.
NEGOTIATIONS between the Washo mine
owners and Sutro have been broken off.
Each party lays the blame to the other.
Mr. TILDEN recently had tine measels, but
didn't show it as men usually do Mr.. Pei
ton took all the medicine, and did all the
breaking out for him.
TAE venerable Elihu Burritt, of New Bri-
tain, Conn.,, the ''learned blacksmith" is
again in very feeble health, and it is feared
that he cannot live long.
IHE Little Rock Gazette says that one rail
way has spent over $3.50, 900 within the past
three years to promote immigration to Ar
kansas, and that it is just beginning to reap
the fruits of its labors.
A LADY in Hungary has the distaff used by
Marie Antoinette in spinning during her i'm
prisonment. 1t is of wood and ivory inlaid
with silver, and still bears the hemp left upon
it by the ll-fated Queen on the eve OF her ex-
ecution.
SPORTING MEN in Connecticut are alarmed
at the discovery that there is upon the statute
books provision that every horse used in
races on which any wager is to he laid or
anv purse or stake offered shall be forfeited i.
to the State.
The second marriage of King Alfonso has
been indefinitely postponed, as some difficult
ty has arisen concerning the sister of Mer-
cedes, who, according to rumOr, positively
refuses to wed the young King and whose
heart is already 'engaged.'
THE women lawyers of the United States
are Mrs. Lockwood, of Washington; Mrs.
Mira Bradwell, editor of the Chicago Legal
Neaos; Miss Phoebe Cozzens, of Missouri !;
Mrs. Foster, of Iowa. Miss Goddell, of Wis
consin. and Mrs. Foltz, of San Francisco.
A BUCKsKIN PONY, which, it is said, Gen.
eral Cushing rode in Mexico and brought
back with him to Newburryport, is now
owned by a resident of Ispwich. Massachu-
sets. He is represented to be forty-four
years old, and still ready to do bis share of
work when called upon.
MINNESOTA military and political influence
is said to be averse to making Montana
separate military department. Maj. Maginnis
states, however, that separate or indepen-
dent military district may be declared as to
this Territory, in which event General Ruger
will be assigned to command here.
Denrer Tribune: ''They tell me Lead
vile is pretty high up" remarked Denver
ite to visitor from the carbonate field. High
up!" calculated the other, "well, l should
say. The air is so thin you've got to fan it to
a corner to get a square breath. Why, l
live sorter in valley, but many time when
went home at night had to push cloud
from the front door to get in"
A Norwich teacher was practiclng her
youthful class in origial composition the
other day, and gave one pupil the subject
'Boy," to write upon. The sub ject was to
be treated of in three parts-frst, what is it?
second, what is its use? and third, what is it
made of The lad wrestled hard for few
minutes in desperate perplexity, and then
wandered up to the teachers desk radiant
with enth; siasm, and submitted the follow
ing: "A boy is an animal his use is to
carry wood; he is made of bones"
MRS. EL1zEBETH UPRIGHT, is an old lady
living in Butler County, Iowa, who has asked
for the discharge from the military service
of her youngest son, on the ground that she
had ten sons in the Union Army during the
Rebellion, including one employed as teams
ter. The Secretary of War has investigated
the records and has verified the venerable
matron's statements, and her eleventh son
will be discharged from the service of his
country. In any other land Mrs. Upright
would receive pension.
THERE was tremendous Alpine avalanche
On the st. GOthard route on January "a. The
long procession of sledges started from the
hospice at the summit of the pass soon after
4'o'clock, and descended toward Air0lo. At
the first great bend in the road, not far from
the little refuge house known as San
Giuseppe, the two leaders of the caravan
noticed with alarm that huge snow mass
was breaking Loose from the top or the
mountain. Immediately the cry, of'Back-
wards!" was raised. Every one sprang in an
instant from the sledges, and rushed up the
road as fast as possible. The avalanche
thundered down, and horses and carriages
were buried in moment under the tremen-
dous heap of snow. Fortunately no one of
the company lost presence of mind, but all
returned to the buried horses and sledges, and
began the work of excavation with hearty
goodwill. All the horses except two were
dug out alive, The passengers were too much
worn out and excited to continue their jour-
ney, so the horses were fastened to the
sledges, and the whole party reascended'and
spent the night in the St. Gothard Hospice,
where they amused themselves with tele-
graphing the news of their wonderful escape
to their friends.
STA, Plenty Of Soup.
At wedding party at restaurant q mala.