Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-29
"A Dennis kearney demonstration was

mace by HE wOrking-men, of Chicago on
the iSth inst. Resolutions were passed
r ~ OF the ''honest. earnest
"oer'y -iovlng people of California" and
re"esaling the war cry, .tl,e Chinese must
go lhc meeting was very unllarmonious
Athcns' May 22-An official dispatch
mas been received by the Minister of Wa,
announcing an engagement between the
"rA'si troops and the insurgents in Thes.
sally. The Turks lost $50 in killed and
wounded and the Insurgents 70. including
their leaders.
Joe Leighton, the Buford trader and
proprietor OF the Bachelor. has purchased
I'm Interest in the Fort Meade trading
store. Ed. johnson, of =. II. Kelly a. Co.,
81. fanl, has also bought an interest.
johnson will be resident partner. Mr..
Leighton is here on his way to Meade
Bismarck Tribune.
The President has nominated VIM. j.
Gllbraitli. Of Iowa, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court Of Montana. and John
+. Morgan. OF Illinois. Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of Idaho. and Norman
Buck, of idaho, Associate Justice of the
same court.
New York, May 23.-Edward Rein
hard was to-day convicted of murder in
the first degree at Appleton. Staten Island.
for the murder of Annie Degnan. in July
last. 1t will be remembered that the body
nf Miss Anpsn hnrp,,, =, L.,
rel, and the case caused great excitement
at the time.
Detroit. May 2l.-The mcnagerie es-
adjustment owned by j. NJ. French, five
miles north of this city. was destroyed by
fire this morning. The elephant Sultan.
five lions. zebra, leopard, stag and many
other valuable animals were cremated. The
loss is heavy and insurance small.
The SIMS Washington special says:
1t is absolutely certain that both the Leg
islative. Executive and Judicial and tile
Army Appropriation bills will be made
laws before Congress adjourns. The num-
Der who were originally in favor of with
holding supplies until the grievances were
redressed. is constantly decreasing.
The Fall River Mass Ners relates
the following: 1.-Two men were c0nvers-
ing about the anticipated strike the other
day. when one of them. mule-skinner.
remarked that he had been in twenty-six
strikes during his lifetime. WELL said
the other, did you ever make anything by
il? Not once was the reply, lost every
time"
The Illinois Legislature has passed a
law declaring that all saloons. or places
where intoxicating liquors are sold, in
which minors are permitted to play with
cards. dice. balls. or any other articles or
device used in gaming. are declared to be
disorderly houses and the proprietor sub
jected to heavy penalties.
The news from Cashmere is very bad.
The increase of DISTRESS and famine. join
ed to incompetency. corruption and want
OF organization on the part of the officials. !
is producing most serious state OF affairs. |
The cholera in Peslawur is threatening to
raise an obstacle TO the prompt withdrawal
of the troops from Afghanistan.
The span of fine Arabian steeds. pre-
sented to General Grant by the Sultan of
Turkey. have been shipped for New II1ven
on board the large steamer Norman Mon
arch. The horses are choice ones. select
ed from so which compose the imperial
stud. One is dapple-gray and the other
4 glossy black. with white star on his
torl,ead and white hind feet.
In response to an address of Chinese
merchants at Penang. last month General
Grant expressed himself very strongly
lgainst the contract system. which he de-
Jared to be slavery. This he stated was
he objection on the part of Americans to
nsss l4hern In ethsr EfIpef1t55 k t!fSS Ind Ind
!. ,',,, apo.. - nd would extend to them. !;
,,o ,.o,ooo .,,.,. a.,.s,eir home with us.
he world.'' '''e iest "
Prayers for rain were ordered to II, i
ffercd up on Tuesday last by a large num-
err of churches in Minnesota, the day be-
'g agreed upon ten days previous. :
TRANCE rs it may seem, it rained so copi- .
usly before the appointed day that the :
eopie are too anxious to have it let up.
That pity that in this enlightened age :,
rople should be SO stupid as to suDpose :.
ess.- Omaha Bee, 18TH mot.
Washington papers report that Com r
issioner La Due. of the Agricultural Bu- .
au, has allowed himself to be bilked out :,
$4,000. ostensibly for the purchase OF Il
lgar cane for experimental purposes. E,
ccording to report, LA Due gave the
oney TO a purchasing agent. and started :,
IN on his mission; and up to the present q
,nr he has heard nothing from the agent Il
the $4,000. An investigation is pro- l.,
'sed by Congress. If this be the ..Genl'' ~
, Due. formerly of Minnesota, an inves- "
cation is liable to disclose the fact that =,
needed the $4,000 '.in his business =,
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