Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-01
News and Comments.


sued call for the redemption of 81. 56G
$40 of 1910 bonds.
Six Thousand Cinnamon are now en-
p'oyed in the construction of de Southern
Pacific Railroad OF California.
Three cliiklrcn were recently burne'
10 death at Penebsco;t. Pa. by the explo
sion Of a lamp IN their bedroom.
A large meeting WAS held in Faneua
Hall. Boston. on the oath ult. to provide
relief for the Kansas immigrants.
y he coio,ed citizens Of New Yorl
have issued Il temperate and forciblc ap
lBal for aid for the Southern refugees.
-J"@inA. Dix is reported to be at til,
point OF DEATH. \ few weeks ago he suc
ici14la fiacr' re OF his collar bone.
The Army Appropriation bill finally
passed the Senate on the 18th ult.. with all
of It's original and Objectionable features.
The No're Dame Catholic University.
South Bend. Ind. WAS entirely destroyed
by tii>, Oh The 24d ult. Loss. Sl50.0oO to
$2OO.OOC.
New York, April 2l.-Tlle funeral of
General Dix took place to-day from Trini-
~ church, Which, was filled by distinguish
ell citizens.
Washington. April 30 : The Senate
by a vote of II to 10 adopted concurrent
resolution rendering the courtesics of,state
to Gen. Grant.
-kat-koo. "A Siika Indian has been sch
fenced. at Portland. Oregon. to be hanged
on the 9th inst. for the mdrdcr of Thos
d. Brown. of Sitka.
Charles II. IIartwelI. conductor of the
Old Colony railroad. charged with man
slaughter in calSing the accident at Wool
aston. has been found guilty.
Victoria and his band Of Warm Spring
Indians made their escape on the 18th ult,
snd have taken 10 the mountains. L. S. .
troops are in pursuit.
Washington. April %. The Senate
confirmed Horace. Austin. of Minnesota.
lhte :}d Auditor of the Treasury. to be reg
isicr of the land oili"e at Fargo Dakota.
- Eastern Journals record improving
trade and better feeling in all branches OF
business. and the merchants generally are
gaining confidence as the season advances.
The Legislative bill! passed the House |
on the 18th ult. Yeas. 40: nays. ll9. 1t |
embraces all its political sections in pre-
cistly the same terms as originally intro ,
duced.
san Francisco. April a. = A Port t
Townsend dispatch says the L. 5. steamer t
Alaska leaves Victoria on Tuesday tor
Sitka. to remain till relieved by the James
town.
--Ehe steamship. Great Republic, was
wrecked on the 10th ult near Astoria.
Three lives were los! by the capsiziny of
. boat The passengers were transferred
u Astoria.
n Washington special says A careful :
canvass OF the Senate shows thai the bill @
making silver coins below one dollar a Ie- ii
gal tender mp To $40 viii probably pass is
that body this session. I!
On account of the rcpressiyc measures
by Russia. ii is expected that a large pro- fl
portion Of the 5000 to l0.GOO suspected :,
persons now in custody will he sent in "
chains to the northeast. Fl
Smith. a colored night Waterman. was p
recently arrested il san Francisco. cllarg- III
I'd with stealing rom the mint $4,000 d
gold bullion: 5000 worth of gold ingots. I
md 81 600 coin were found on his prenli- II
ses.
Gray. the would-te-assassin of Booth. -
lad i preliminary examination before Jus :. -
SIIy, artt., al h-
pleaded guilty to the charge (attempt to u,
iil). and in default of $40. 900 bail was sent 8,
o Jail. =
The Supreme Court Of the United ali
states has decided adversely to pre-emp- an
ion on L. p. Railroad lands; holding that &C
he mortgage given by the company was Gil
ritual disposal Of tie land within the
meaning Of the law.
Noisy politicians and newspaper scrib-
lers OF the Republican party have General a..
'rant already nominated by accan,ation n,
or third term. The solid men Of the q,
ountry are holding their opinions and mr.
otes in reserve to be used at the proper ~.
inc. 40
A Eureka. New. dispatch of the sd tic
1t. says: The relief committee to-day tot
'legraphed to the principal towns decln- -
" further aid. The immediate wants of pr
ne destitute are now provided for. The ha
eoplc are in good spirits, and rebuilding CHI
rs commenced. tn:
The car containing nitro-glyccrinc.
witched on at Granger about two years 10
go. was given away by the railroad com o'
any TO whoever would handle it. and some i''
nferprising parties having accomplished ~
In safety. offer it tor sale. and expect to "o
9 .lize small fortune from it.-Oqden st
freeman.
he
San Francisco. April %. A disas- II,
rOus hurricane visited the Friendly ISL o,,
nds on the 9th Of March. The Roman A.
atholic chapel. the Wesleyan parsonage. -
nc English Consulate. government ware of
onse. many business buildings. and two IN,
lirris OF the dwellings were raZed to the
round. The cocoanut crop was destroy 49,,
cit
--Chicag". April a2-Iondon advices o,r,
om Cape Town say that Lord Ch.lms- D.
'rd's camp near Ekowe was attacked on ,
re h If April by ll.OoO Zulus. who were l;,l
pulsed and purHled with great loss. 40 am
illus being killed. Lieut.. johnson. OF the ~
nh Infantry. was killed. and Colonels fro
OrtiIey and Crralock were wounded. ~.
-Ehlson IL quoted rs saying. in response apl
question MS TO the progress he has alo
'ade In bis scheme for electric liyht: on
Well. am. as You might say. non-com- ion
littal. but If there Is anybody herea bouts sec
" whom You entertain particularly Vi EN-
Gus spite. unload your gas stock on him. for
nj l,e quick about it. tno. Further than orr
'at haze nothing to say OF
Independence. Mo-. April %. The int
ody OF girl named Ellen Ryder. tied IN
and and foot, was found in the Missouri ms
yer some miles below this place on Sun gel
~. The sappositiOn is that the father of or
'e girl. farmer. threw her in the river the
I'd then killed himself. because she per-