Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-10-16

grants IN such manner it would not take
long to turn them into prowling vagabonds,
living by robbery and assination.
A Rawlins dispatch of the 18th says:
Rumors are current here tonight and are
authenticated by information obtained d.
rect from General Merritt's command
through a citizen named Duttey, who left
the command on Thursday morning, that
ever since General Merritt reached Captain
Payne's camp he has been fighting the In
dians. The savages seem determined TO
keep the troops from reaching the agency,
and have fortified themselves in a command
ing position. They have constructed a line
of Notifications out of rocks and are contin-
ually at work strengthening their position,
and to dislodge them will require addition
al force. Col. Bracket, of the Sd cavalry,
with a detachment Of six companies of cav
airy and two of infantry, will leave for the
front on Monday. Horses to--remount the
%dismounted men Of Captain Payne's COM
mand will be sent forward tomorrow.
The Brussels L,E4rope Of Oct. 18th pup
fishes a telegram from Rome stating that in
view of the results reached by Cardinal Jac-
obini, Papal Nnncio, in his interviews with
Bismarck at Gastcin and Vienna, the Vatl-
can, desiring to secure absolutely the sue
cessful termination of the negotiation with
Germany, has resolved to appoint Cardinal
Jacobini to succeed Cardinal Nina as Pom
ttical Secretary OF State.
ABoston grand jury indicted Chas. Dem
ond for embezzling $40, 900, the property Of
the Massachusetts, Home Missionary Society.
The. Washington National Republican
view with ex-senator Mitchell, devoted
principally to his views of the real inspipa-
tion and ultimate political significance OF
General Grants reception OH the Pacific
Eslope. Mitchell informed the. interviewer
Esthat the Pacific coast, and especially Ore
!, gon. is wild for Graut, solid for Grant, and
that his observation during three weeks
Tourney to Washington in the Western
States, and subsequently in New York and
: the East, convinced him that the ratio OF
: popularity of the three most prominent
names mentioned for the Republican presl.
], DENTAL nomination are the same through
Sout the whole country as he found to be
the case on the Pacific coast, n~amely-Gran'
r first, Blaine second, and Sherman q gooo
third. Mitchell predicted that Grant Woule
r be nominated by reclamation.
. The statue OF Josiah Quincy, Of Boston
was unveiled on the Hth inst.
Col. VIM. b. johnson, resident s%ecretar.
a .of the London, Liverpool and Globe lnsu
rance Co. at San Francisco, was throw
= from a buggy Saturday and killed.
:, The North German Gazette says Russi
, has intimated her willingness to. permit tn
destruction of Cabul, but will not allow tn
e annexation of Atghanistan.
mi The recent great trial of Nihilists at s.
Petersburg has been completed. MirskJ
General Drentelus' assailant, will be hane
= ed. and Weimar, concerned with Solouvief
- who attempted the life OF the Gar, will b
% banished teSiberia.
al. A Simla dispatch of the 18th says 81
Frederick Roberts telegraphs that in Nor
- days affair the enemy was evidently place
al SO that the Ghilzais and other irregular
should attack the flank and rear. while til
ne regular Afghan regiments opposed his az
il vance to Cabul. Twenty guns instead
: twelve were captured on Monday morning
80 98fguns have been captured thus far. GEL
seral Roberts hopes to be able to restol
- communication through Khbyer pass in
no. few days.
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