Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-03-13
News and Comments

The project o: tnnneling North riv
Las again been revived.
An explosion in the Deep Drop CO
u. England. on the 9th Of March, kill
'netecn persons.
Sew York March 6-The widow Al
laughter of the late Bayard Taylor arrive
io-,iJy from Germany.
--Congress adjourned ON the Bird ins
TIE President has called an extra session
10 convene on The 18th inst.
Recent circumstances indicate that II
o.y u T., L. Stewart has been found. IN
i. sal y and securely guarded.
Fighting in AghaEistan CONTINUES
he falling STOW is kIvoring the hosti
tribes and embarrassing 10 the English.
-Pesih. March G.-Tle Thesis river
>.ill rising. and 100000 acres OF land wi
BE submerged. Many dams have burst.
Five and onc-qlarter miles of track OF
e Northern Pacific this side Of the Mis-
.rnri. had been laid up to Washington
',r'hday.
A test case between the Bell and Gray
telephone propric:ors shows that the in
,on.ors of both filed their claims on the
same day.
Charles r. Stickncy. defaUlting treas
.irrr of the Manufacturers Gas Company.
Fall River, has been sentenced 10 five years
il the State Prison.
No. INT, f,o. Il,
:hel that the Northern Pacific Railroad
laust pay the cost OF having lis lands sur
yeJcd, patented. etc.
The Tweed mansion at Greenwich.
conn. built with the money pIundered
rom New York. was recently sold by Mrs.
Tweed to a New York broker for So 900.
The situation in South Africa is con-
sidered anything but favorable for the
English Fears are entertained for the
safefy Of small bodies of troops stationed
here
"A forged telegram was recently sent
{ ON New York TO Chicago. causing loss
% Jas. X. kcene by the sale OF 3.OO0.0OO
:''.shels of his wheat. Kcenc offers $4,000
!1r detection OF the party.
Nevada has recently suffered two Sc
ere fires. Reno was destroyed on the 2nd
LIST. Five lives were lost. and over ST.
~ooOOO worth Of property destroyed. On
t',e 18th inst. fire in Silver City destroyed
eighteen buildings on Main street. Dam
age, $4,000.
Commander Cheyne, Of the British
Nasy, is making efforts to organize an ex-
ledtion TO reach the North Pole by ba-
.oons. He is an experienced Arctic navi-
-ator. sreyed under Ross. and has secured
he services OF Captain Templar, the well
hnown acrUnaut.
Sullivan. (Ill.) March G.-The boiler in
George kepler's saw-mill. 3 miles south
aest Of this city, exploded yesterday noon.
lc'aolishing the mill and machinery. Jonah
'iangher, the head sawyer. was blown to .
toms. and fragments of his body We're
irewn in all directions.
NJ. l.. Wood. once railroad superin-
endcnt. has invented hay burning cook
tove. to consume the straw and grass Of r
Western Territories. Six pounds of such n
material will burn fifty-siX minutes and q
rpate heat equal TO the consuming Of |,
wenry pounds Of hard coal. r
The newspaper publishers ofthe Third y
district OF Iowa held Il meeting at DEBORAH. s
he other day. and the following is one of i!
he resolutions they adopted: "
Resotccd. That the subscriber who pays D
ash in advance for his paper is 1.-The no :,
lest work of God" },
The Idaho Council was as good an il
ne rs Montana had. The Statesman thus II
'e:ks of the fate of the railroad bill intro u
need before the Idaho Legislature: 1.-The d
1iiroad hill Introduced in the Council was ;,
Ut quietly to sleep in IA safe committee. =.
here there was no intention on the part g,
I any one to again disturb its sumbers." q
The experts in Gen. Sheridan's Office ii
Chicago have figured out the McGary-
eighron bid for the Missouri and Yellow
one river transportation four thousand
Diiars lower than the Cou!son bid. Nc
AIRY & Leighton have gone on to Wash
gton TO watch the experts ut the War
apartment and see il their figuring is nc y,
e samc. Bismarck Tribune.
A daughter ofthc late Brigham Young
as asked in Il recent interview in Wash !.
gton Iiov she had been treated at the ~
piial. iIcr reply was: by members vs.
Congress and the press very well. but 'a
Y Christians badly" As the remark was 4:
,ub,less intended to be sincere. the infer -
ice as 10 members OF Congress and men, -.
RS Of the press will not escape attention. ,n'
Gov. Howard, OF Dakota, vetoed a in
'et many bills. but in no instance did the sic
legislature fail TO pass them over his veto. sa,
seems that he made himself obnoxious wi
the Legislature by appointing lishon- IN.
man 10 office. and from that time the art
ar was hot enough for both parties. Per lie
Mira to this. GOV. Fremont. of i rizona. me
med every bill passed by the Legislature. ire
GLIDING 20 divorce bills. wh
- A Cheyenne correspondent of the ca
n'la Nems says: 1.-The long talked Of tail
l'road from here TO the Black Hills is 'Gt'
ain on the tapis. and the prospects arc an'
Al the road vii! be built this summer. fur
ost OF the leading merchants and bust ma
SIS men have expressed their willingness ov'
take stock in the enterprise. and aflor,, no
III the support they can for. as shrewd Ion
sincss men. they are convinced that the dec
e viii make the trade of the Black Hills yal
q large portion of Montana tributary W.
Cheyenne" no.
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