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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06

From the London Times.l

From the London Times.
The late severe weather has as usual brought
US reports of the appearance of wolves in in
habited districts in eastern France and the
neighboring Alsace-Lorraine. The unusual
extent and depth of he.snowfall having de-
prived them in great measure of their usual
sources OF support, they were rendered by
hunger more daring than usual. The neigh
.borhood of Metz has been specially dislin-
guished in this way. The beasts passed
through the lines of sentries around the new
German forts and went up to the very gates
of the city. A bakery in the neighborhood
of Fort Manteuful, in St. Julien, was regular
ly besieged every night by them, and one
night d band of them made vigorous at
tempt to storm the stable where some horses
were housed. On Christmas eve large wolf
quietly entered the Metz railway station to
the great terror of the porters and officials.
The following Sunday some were seen cross
ing some fields in broad daylight. Wolves
have also been seen in the neighborhood of
Belfort Near Saarbucken they made night
ly Gordon around the houses, terrifying the
inhabitants by Their howlings and attempts to
break in. At Carpetras they came up to the
gates of the town. Even in the neighborhood
of Lyons, where they are almost unknown,
several have been seen.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06
BOGAKDUs GREAT FEAT.
He Misses Only Thirteen Out Of the 6. .OO(
Glass Balls He Shot At.
From the New York Star.l

| From the New York Star.l
Last evening Capt. Bogardus finished his
greatest feat at glass ball shooting at Gilmore's
Out of the 5000 balls, he missed only 13. He
broke $3.50 of the globes before he missed.
His 5,6S1st was the first to escape unscathed.
When he entered upon his last 500 his
shoulder was SO badly bruised that it was diff
ficult for him to lift his gun. Besides the
painful shoulder, the machine-like action of
his right thumb in setting the trigger had
made that member almost totally useless.
The Captain had quite an audience to wit
ness bis remarkable test of skill and endur-
ance. During the last hours of the match q
large number of crack shots were present
They praised the Captain for his nerve and
pluck, but condemned him for his foolhardi-
ness in attempting such a feat. Miles John
ston, the referee, remarked ''that any man
who would undertake such job should be
clubbed. The Captain began shooting at II
a. m. and finished at 9:34 p. m. He broke
the balls at an average of 425 per hour. The
last hundred occupied 19 minutes. After
making 5000 shots the Captain blazed away
at thirteen more that he might win the wagers
of 81 900 each that he would break 5000 out
of 6, 200 and 5000 out of 6,100. BY missing
during the match he lost bet of 500 against
$1,000. Bogardus fired away keg of pow
der and 600 pounds of shot during the shoot
ing.
When the extraordinary feat had been &C.
complished, Abe. Kleinman stepped to the
front and began banging away at the rate of
eight shots minute. The Captain allowed
him the odds of 200 balls out of 1000 on a
bet of 81, 900 side. The first 400 Kleinman
shot at on Wednesday evening, missing six.
Last evening he missed seven. This made
his score tie with that of the Captain.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06

A recent work on "Cyprus" gives method
in vogue there of destroying locusts that
might be valuable if tried in the West on the
grasshoppers. The locust has been the great
scourge of the farmers on that Island. An
agriculturist in Lanarka observed that locusts
were not able to creep up smooth surface
nor to keep themselves suspended in the air
for any considerable distance, and upon these
two facts he based his plan for exterminat-
ing them. He excavated bitches at right an
giles to to the direction of their flight, behind
which he placed low screens of oil-cloth, linen
or wood. The locusts, unable to creep up
these screens, fell back into the ditch, where
they were Immediately collected IN sacks or
baskets, to be buried or covered over with
earth. Those among them who managed to
fly over the first screen were intercepted by
second or third. These screens having
proved perfect success at Lanarka. were
subsequently introduced into other parts of
the island, until not single locust returned
to the breeding place, in the eastern part of
the island, and an end was thus put to the
fearful ravages of these insects.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06
Most Always Thus. .
detroit Free PreSs1

detroit Free Press.]
About mid-afternoon yesterday the cry of
''Runaway-look OUT" was started on Mich
igan avenue, near Cass street, by dozen
persons. A young man with the peach bios
SONS of the country on his cheeks and his
pants tucked into his boot-legs had just come
| out of harness shop, and seeing the rum
| away horse coming down the street he drop
ped the horse collar off his arm and made q
dash for the flying animal. just how it hap
pened no one could say, but horse and man
and sleigh were all piled up in heap the
next moment, and from the mass issued such
a string of yells as it did not seem possible one
man could utter. The crowd separated one
from the other after awhile, and the man ap-
peared to have been dragged through several
knot-holes and then run through thrashing
machine. Some wiped the blood off his ear,
while others hunted up his broken suspenders
and missing boot-heels, and when he got his
breath he said:
ooh, don't care about these few scratches.
Where are the ladies whose lives I saved ?"
''There was no one in the Sleigh" answer
ed one of the crowd-''no one but sack of
buckwheat and quarter of beef, and they
are safe"
didn't rescue anybody?' demanded the
young man.
"No; but you are hero just the same"
''l'll be tetotally mashed if l am!'' he in
dignantly exclaimed. Here, some O. you
put that hoss-collar over my head, hitch
swill-cart to me and drive me to death for
mule, for / don't know enough to be first
class fool"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06

IT was Mr.. Grantley Berkeley who, under
the skillful cross-examination of Mr. John
Bright, then on a committee to inquire into
the operation of the game laws, was made to
show that the average farmer made $175, 900
year by the crows on his farm. AS thus :
Crows kill wireworms. Where there are no
crows, boys had to be employed to kill the
worms at I'D hundred. The boys made
about Cd day each. A crow, Mr.. Berkeley
declared, was worth fifty boys at such
work, or within small fraction of 60 a
day. On an average, Mr. Berkeley said,
there were fifty crows on farm; hence,
as each bird earned 4750 year, the average
farmer made $175, 900 year out of his
crows.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06
AN ACT TO COMPELL BUTCHERS TO
RECORD BRANDS.
Be 1t enacted By the Legislative Assems6ly OF
the Territory of Montana:

Be 1t enacted By the Legislative Assem6ly o.
the Territory Of Montana:
Sec. 1. From and after the passage of thi.
act it shall be the duty of all butchers slaugh
tering cattle in this Territory to keep true
and correct record of all marks and brands
of all cattle slaughtered by them, recording
also the name or names Of persons from
whom the said cattle were bought, together
with their residence, and date of purchase
and delivery. The said record shall be kept
in suitable book in the said butchers place
of business, SUBJ ject at all times TO the inspec-
ton of the public.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of all butchers
keeping record, as provided in section one
of this act. to make Or cause to be made, on
or before the first day of each month, two
exact and correct copies Of the said record
so kept by him or them, and shall be and ap-
pear before the nearest acting Justice of the
Peace or Probate Judge, as the case may be,
within the county in which said butcher car
ries on and conducts his business, and shall
make affidavit to the correctness of the said
record, one copy of which shall be placed on
file in the Office of the nearest Justice of the
Peace and the other copy shall be sent by the
said butcher to the County Clerk in said
county and placed on file by the said clerk,
and subject, as other papers in his Office, to
the inspection of the public.
Sec. 8. Any person who shall violate any
of the provisions of this act, or shall fail,
neglect or refuse to comply with the require
ments thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof in
a court of competent Jurisdiction, shall be
punished by fine not less than one hundred
dollars and not exceeding five hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than three months aud not exceeding
six months, at the discretion of the court.
All money collected by virtue of the provis-
ions of this act shall be paid into the general
fund of the county for the benefit of the pub
lie schools in said county.
Approved February Goth, 1879
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06
The Telegraph Bill.

CHICAGO, February 27.--The 7ribunes
Washington special says: Gen. Benjamin
Butler, in an interview on the Telegraph bill,
said the Supreme Court had decided in the
well known Florida case that telegraphy Was
the transmission Of intelligence, and so it be-
comes part of the duty of the government to
regulate it. 1t has been questioned by the
Western Union Company whether railroads
can transmit messages for the general public,
on the ground that telegraphy is not what
they are chartered for, and that State would
have the right to control that matter by legis-
lation, as they are generally creatures of the
State. The amendment authorizes them by
law of Congress, which is q supreme law
over post roads, to do this. Therefore, no
state can interfere with it in any way. In
reply to the suggestion that the Western Un-
ion has contracts with the railroads that they
shall not transmit any telegraphic messages
over the lines of railroad other than under
direction of the Western Union, Butler said
"There are many answers to this. The first
is that without any legislation many respect
able courts have doubted whether such con-
tracts are not void as against public policy
The Supreme Court has decided that the State
has no power to make law to prevent the
transmission of kilograms. 1t being author
lied by the amendment would remove all
doubts as to contract made by a railroad
company and post road not to transmit in
telligence being againt the public policy. The
effect of the bill will be undoubtedly to give
full and complete authority to railroads to 20
into the telegraph business
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06

Miss GAIL HAMILTON ssreceived" with Mrs.
Blaine, the other day, in brocaded gown Of
seal brown and '''old gold" and was, says an
admiring correspondent, sthe same unassum-
ing, rosy and girlish, witty and wise, and
gentle and friendly lady she Is ever found to
be. Georgs Bancroft. greeting her for the
first time since the injury that nearly put an
end to his useful life. quietly said: i have
been to the other world! and graphically de-
scribed the disaster, and his impressions and
sufferings."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06
Slightly Mistaken.

That even the wisest of statesmen can make
mistakes, if they do not study their subjects,
is shown in the horoscope of CALIFORNIA; fu-
ture given by Daniel Webster, in 1850, when
he said that the agricultural products of the
whole surface of California would never be
equal to one-half part of those of the State of
Illinois-''no, nor yet fourth, or perhaps a
tenth part!" The wheat crop of California
now exceeds that of Illinois by more than
$15. 900, 600, its barley crop is four times
greater, its wool crop double
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06

THE Spirit of the times is authorized nv q
gentleman, supposed to be William II. Van
derbilt, to offer match for $50, 600, on con-
dition that his team of horses, which he is
now driving. trot three best heats in five
against any other team at present working to-
eether; the race to come off next June within
$50 miles of New York.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06
Ballot box ssufrer convicted,

BALTIMORE, February 27.-Ia the U. 8.
since Tuesday, to-day rendered verdict of
guilty against Albert Zeibold, judge of cleo
tion in the 9th ward at the late Congressional
election. He was indicted for having stuffed
the ballot box.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06

The purchase Of Bullion by Assay Offices
20 be AbrOgated.
WASHINGTON, February 28.-Among the
amendments proposed by the Senate to the
Sundry Civil bill is the following: Strike
out the clause repeating 90 much of the act
of 1878 as authorizes the Secretary of the
for bullion deposited for coinage at mints and
assay Offices, other than those mentioned in
section 3545 of the revised statutes.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-03-06
THE LANDMAR RKS.
from the March Atlantic Monthly.]

Through the streets OF arDleneaQ
Fast the red-Winged terror sped;
Blasting, whitening, on it came,
With its hundred tongues OF flame,
Where St. Michael's on its way
Stood like chained Andromeda,
Waiting on the rock, like her,
Swift doom or deliverer !!
Church that after sea moss grew
Over walls no longer new,
Counted generations five.
Four entOmbed and one alive;
Heard the martial thousands tread
Battleward from MAJ blehead;
Saw within the rock-walled bay
Treviies lilied pennons play,
And the fishers dory met
BY the barge of Lafayette,
Telling good news in advance
OF the coming fleet of France!
Church to reverend memories dear,
Quaint in desk and chandelier;
Bell, whose century-rustcd tongue
Burials tOled and bridals rung;
Lott, whose tiny organ kept
Keys that SnetZlers hand had swept:
Altar, DER whose tablet old
Sinai's law it's thunder rolled!
Suddenly the sharp cry came:
Look st. Michaels is afiame!"
Round the low tower wall the fire
Snake-like wound its coil OF ire.
Sacred in its gray respect
From the jealouses OF sect,
.'Save it." seemed the thought of all,
''Save it," though our roof-trees fall"
Up the tower the young men sprung;
One, the bravest, outward swung
Bv the rope whose kindling strands
Smoked beneath the holders hands,
Shifting down with strokes of power
Burning fragments from the tower.
Then the gazing crowd beneath
Broke the painful pause of breath;
Brave men cheered from street to street,
With homes ashes at their feet;
Houseless women kerchiefs waved:
Thank the Lord! st. Michaels saved!"
In the heart of Boston town
Stands the church of old renOwn,
From whose walls the impulse went
Which set free continent;
From whose pulpits oracle
Prophecies of freedom fell;
And whose steeple-rocking din
Rang the Nations birthday in.
Standing at this very hour
Periled like St Michael's tower.
Held not IN the clasp of fame
But by mammOn's grasping claim.
Shall it be of Boston said
She is shamed by Marblehead
City of our pride as there,
Hast thou none to do or dare?
Life was risked for Michael's shrine;
Shall not wealth be staked for thine?
Woe to thee, when men shall search
Valnly for the old South Church;
When from Neck to Boston Stone,
All thy pride of place is gone;
When from Bay and railroad car,
Stretched before them wide and far,
Men shall only see great
Wilderness Of brick and slate,
Every holy spot o'erlaid
by the commonplace of trade!
City of our love! to thee
Duty is but destiny.
True to all thy record saith.
Keep with thy traditions faith;
Ere occasion g overpast,
Hold its flowing fOrelock fast;
Honor still the precedents
Of grand munificence;
In thy old historic way
Give rs thou did yesterday
At the South-lands call, or on
Needs demand from fred st. John.
Set thy Church's muffled bell
Free the generous deed to tell.
Let thy loyal hearts rejoice
In the glad sOnorous voice,
Ringing from the brazen mouth
OF the bell of the Old South
Ringing clearly, with will,
"WHAT SHE WAS Is BOSTON STILL!n
John GRRENI r n WqYTTfER
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-26
Fire In the snow.s Sheds.
Tjuekee RepuLI;ean. .Juu, az.

Avery Asrce and destructive conHagra.
ton occurred In the snow.shsds between
Summit and Cisco on Monday night. It
IL not known how the fire originated.
The hre alarms sounded, and the fire
trains from Summit, Blue Canyon and
Sacramento hastened to the scene. The
Central Pacific have the most complete
and improved facilities for discovering.
reporting. checking and extinguishing
fires In the sheds. Many miles OF this
snow.oovsrinR cost from fifty to seventy.
Ave thousand dollars per mile. Watoh-
men are constantly travelling to and fro
throughout the entire distance Of the
sheds. Fire telegraph alarms instantly
communicate the dread intelligence
when . FIRE 10 discovered. Fire trains,
with huge tanks Of water, immense coils
Of hose, and the most powerful pumps
stand at oil times ready for action at
Truckes. Summit, Blue Canyon and
Sacramento. In addition to these pre-
cautions, there are at intervals OF every
half mile sections OF shed made almost
wholly Of corrugated iron. These ssc-
tons are ons hundred and fifty feet in
length, and contain little or no wood
work. Theoretically. the flames are
checked when reaching these iron.
rooted, iron.sided sections OF shed.
When q Are starts, however, a. on Mon
day night. tho wind which always
accompanies q oonflagration seems
to select the interior Of the
skeleton.like sheds for it, path
way. Through tho great, hollow
thirty.mils building which protects the
track Of the Central Pacific, the hot,
are-laden wind bowls and rushss and
roars a. II It was passing through the
chimney OF q blast furnace. The flames,
in great leaping gusts, are drawn through
the sheds, through the sections Of COR
rugatsd iron, and snvslop hundreds OF
feet in An incredibly short space OF time.
On Monday night, despite the prompt.
ness and efficiency Of the irs.trains aud
section hands, eight hundred feet Of
shed was wholly destroyed. After the
flames were subdued, the entire avail
able force Of workmen were engaged in
repairing the track. Rails which were
warped and distored by tho intense heat,
were replaced by 0 ones; ties which
were charrsd and burned to cindsrs, had
others substituted. and whenever the
smouldsring debris Of fallen timbers
cover the track, corps Of workmen clear
IL away. The work 10 performed with
incredible rapidity, and in this instance.
the ssst.bound lightning and the west
bound passenger carefully felt their
way over the newly laid track, only
eight hours behind time.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-26
Russian Reversss in Central Asia.

The Russians have met with q reverse
In Central Asia. The London Standard
states that before beginning his march
into the steppe, General Lomakin col.
leoted 5000 oamsls about twenty-five
miles northeast from Krasnovodsk. The
Tekks Turcomans having closely watch
ed the proceedings Of their enemy, on
April 18th attacked Burnak, defeated
the Russian guard. consisting Of nearly
1000 men, and captured o largo num-
Der Of camels. which they carried away
with them. Pursuit being made by 70.
Inducements Immediately sent from
Krasnovodsk, the Tekks were ovsrtaksn.
They dlsmounted. occupied q strong po-
sition hallway up q hill, and, making
the cansls kneel down in front, fred
from behind this living wall with the
steadinsss and rapidity Of European
sharpshooters. The encounter lasted
till night, whom the Tekke and the Rus.
slams reiterated in opposite directions.
The Tekke, leaving q dozen dead and
some forty camsls on the spot, marched
east, carrying the rest Of their body with
them the Russians. having buried
their dead, retraced their steps 10 the
west, finding 1t too dangerous to follow
On enemy whose strength had suddenly
20 very much increased.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-26

stopped and its passengers got out. The
Superintendent was rushing of in q
white heat to find policeman, when
Davis smilingly said to him:
Don't mind rs. We'ro only q lot Of
newspaper boys out on q b. o. .. t.
HI Of q time. We just chartered the
car for a trip"
"Oh. now. gentlemen. you surely
will not put this in the papers 2" plead
cd the poor duped Superintendent.
whose dread Of public notoristy had
driven away much Of his anger.
"well," replied Sam, ''that's q very
hard thing you ask me to do. We have
our duty TO perform TO the public. The
people expect the news and We certainly
cannot shirk our duty by neglecting To
report such Q very important item. The
people have . right to Il. and conscience
would not allow Us to keep 1t from
thsm."
"But, gentlemen, see how unfortunate
II would be for me. You would disliks
It very much were You in my place.
Can't you AZ II up some way to let II
pass In silence 2" and the mar pleaded
30 earnestly that Sam said, after much
thought:
I'VE are doing what We should not do,
but II can never be said that the boys
failed in . kind deed when Il was In
their power to help any one. For 1t va
wish no reward, for virtue pays mighty
hns interest itself. But we have been
out in the sand and sun for nearly three
hours, are tired and Thirsty. and II you'll
call 1t cocktails and cigars for the crowd.
we'll DO num-"
The poor man was delighted to get Cd
20 chsaply, and he was almost cheerful
as he fled into the nearest saloon. fol.
lowed by fifteen thirsty bohemians, led
BY Sam, who looked as though that day
all earth was admiring him a. the second
Good Samaritan.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-26

And In accordance with Law. and m order Of
the Board Of Directors. made on the ninsteenth
day Of Nay. 1879. % many shares Of esch Per.
Gel Of such stock - may b nscssssry will b
sold at public auction, at the once OF the Com
pany. No. <l9 California street. Room 8.
San Francisco, California. on MONDAY. the
fourteenth day Of July, 1879. ct the hour
Of twelve O'Clock n. Of said day. to pay said
~dslinquent assessment thereon, together with
costs Of advertising and expenses OF the sale.
II. Q. STONE. Secretary.
ofhos-<iS California street, Room 8. Ban
Francisco. California. 26td
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-26
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