Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-01-30

Baltimore. january 20.-Wm. Robin.
son. Judge of election at the late Congress.
sional election. plead guilty to assaul,ine
4 Deputy L. 5. Marshal. and Judge Bond
fined him 500 and sent him to the city jiil
for four months.
A remarkable cavern has been discov.
cred near Columbia. Toululnne county,
California. 1t has been explored over a
mile. Some Of the chambers are described
as being of remarkable beauty and gran
deur. Crowds are visiting the cave daily.
AT the recent sale OF pews in Plym-
outh Church-rhe total premiums amount
ed to S21.97S. which added to the fixed
rentals of Sl2.72l. is an excess Of S3.Sl7
over the sales Of last year. Who says that
Beecher's popularity is on the wane?
In the House of Representatives on
the DIST inst. tie resolution authorizing
an inquiry into the cypler dispatches pass
ed 10y l23 10 II. Butler opposed the resO-
luton on the ground that Congress bad
no jurisdiction over tie private corrcspon-
derce Of anybody.
A bin las been introduced into the L.
:. Senate. which provides. among other
things. for the retirement and cancellation
OF all outstanding legal tenders and na-
tional bank notes and the issue in their
! place of treasury notes. redeenable in coin
at the pleas; re Of the United States.
ST. Louis. January 2l.-The ballot for
/ L. $. Senator taken in each house of the
Legislature at Jefferson City this noon re-
suited in the election of the Democratic
! caucus n0minees-General james Shields.
short term. and Col. Geo. G. Vest. long
term.
cheyenne. january accompanies \.
3. ID. +, and NJ. Of the 9th Cavalry. hav-
ing been ordered TO take the field in search
Of Little VOLTS band of Cheyennes. be-
lieved 10 be deprcdating on ranches in
northwestern Nelr ska. will move from
Fort Russell tomorrow under command
of Capt. montgomery.
AT the Reno inquiry on the 10Th inst.
the scout T. f. Girard continued his testi-
mony and WAS cross-eXainined by recorder
Lee. The principal point made was that
Custer gave Reno the following order when
standing within few feet of him: ..Maior
Reno will advance and try to overtake the
Indians; and when you do so charge them.
Take the scouts with yOn." This contra
diets the testimony of Lieut. Wallace-tlat
the order was delivered by Col. Cook.
On the 2lst inst. Il contract was made
between the Secretary of the Treasury and
ROthsclliids 4 Sons and other banking
firms of London and New York for the
sale and delivery in Europe of not less
than S5.OOO.OO0 per month of four per cent.
bonds. This contract was made to pro-
mote the exchange of per cent. bonds for
) per cent. 20 bonds held in Europe.
Ihereupon Il subscription Of SlO.OOO,OO
Has made by the parties. which is included
n the call of S2O,OO0,OOO made this after
loon.
Bismarck dispatch. I'd: s.Jas. Brooks. .
freighter and bully. rode sixty miles the d.
lay before New Years. i'm advance of his
wagon train coming from Fort keogh. to ,
each Bismarck to see the old year out with :
high time. He attended Il dance at Keno ;.
all. where a number of fast women ard !,
Oldiers were waltziny out rs. Brooks =
rcOrd was that no man ever got the drop :.
n him. About IL o'clock lie slapped il =,
'oman's face. who told him to keep quiet.
regular knOck-dOwn followed After
,veral black eyes were scored. Brooks re-
lived ball from navy revolver. passing
at his mouth and out at the back of his >,
lad. He died before morning. Corporal =,
'hn Rowland. Go. e.. Seventh Cavalry. :"
as the last man to cl;nch with Brooks. II
ID ne is under arrest. Nobody seemed to n'
c the shot fred b,