Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-02-20
The Avant Courier,
News and Comments.

The Army appropriation bill has pas
ca the House.
The lnsif.n Appropriation bill passt
tile Sena,e. on the Sti inst.
The Southern Pacific Railroad con
pany are laying one mile Of track per G:
In Arizona.
The Senate has passed the Chimes
hill, and il now goes back to the House TO
concurrence on two amendments.
Heavy Stow storms in eastern Orego
aud Washington have broken down
number of bridges. and much loss OF soc
Is feared.
-iccording 70 the repor; OF the Boar
Of Indian commissioners. there are $4,000
Indians in Tie United States. l27,45 @
whom wear citizens dress.
The reason why yonng men don
make Washin%ton's birthday the occasion
for promising 10 abandon smoking ant
drinking il that Washington never told
IL"
Prisoners sentenced to the penitentia
~ from Northern Idaho. are taken through
Washington Territory and Oregon to reach
Boise City. the hon, % the convict brig
abe.
Gcn. George 4. Custer. the gallant
soldier who died doing his duty on the
battlefield. is to have monument. to be
cast out Of United States bronze canncns
10 longer iii for service.
The President has nomina!el Horatio
8. Blrchard. Of Illinois. to be Director Of
the Mint. lie is a member of the present
Congress, and has made the subject of coin
age and currency a study for years
Tie engine or freight train on the
Kansas Pacific railroad, which in falling
through y bridge over Kiowa Creek last
Srip'ner. disappeared in qlicksand. has
j',st been found at a depth Of forty feet be-
Low the bed of lie stream.
The House of Representatives. after a
long discussion. on the S,h inst. rejected
Barnes amendment for tie transfer of the
indian Bnrr1n 10 the War Department.
The vo'" "'is ~ .',s ~ i0l nays. This
Kills 70 .pr the present Congress.
TITO Lu'n, ofs;on;h Africa on the 22nd
ofJanuarv totally '!"sisuyed British regi- !
)ncnt. the loss was 80 officers and about 800 |
non-cominjssionch officers. rank and file of
imperial troops. and 20 non-commissioned |
and the entire train Of military supplies,
arms etc
Ben. Butler. by no means dislcarten-
ed over his late inglorious defeat in Massa-
has announced his intention to
again enter the field for the next Governor
ship OF that State. and he is already setting
his pins TO gain that coveted office. look
Ing to the Democracy to aid him in the
scheme.
Sitting Bull. according to latest telc-
r.aphic advces. has at last wearied of war;
ind asks amnesty for past offenses. and I
ood tor 1000 bucks. Sqiaws and papOos-
=. He is credited with offering to s,lrel,-
Ter all his ponies. guns and implements OF
var. that l.e ald his tribe may peacefully I
'njoy the blessings of lite. liberty, and the i
pursuit OF happiness in the shape OF paier- {
lal supplies at Uncle Sans free boarding &
rouse. t
The Oldest inhabitant never before knew c
nch winter in the valleys of California. {
We had more frost during the past two n
months. than dGriag the five winters pre- f
ciing. There has been ice. too. though !
Il that we have seen has been in the frost r
rystals. Pneumonia has been prevalent. a
rowing fatal in sany cases. Since the e
aims have fairly set in. health has improy- Il
and " getation is:ow progressing fairly. b
ur spring is at han'i.-Ca1 Christian Ad- a
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