The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-07-09
Local Brevitles.

Local Brevitles.
Treasurer Coleman ID now paying county
warrants registered to March !, 1879.
The Capital and Messenger arrive Of thii
Office with remarkable and astonishing ir'
regularity.
A midday salute Of IS guns was fired
from the howitzer at the Penitentiary on
Saturday last.
A postoffice has been established &C ba-
sin, jefferson county, and ]. P. Martin ap-
pointed postmaster.
Ell. Bonner g. Co. have in their posses
sion the most complete set of books We
have seen IN Montana.
Builders will find In this issue an invita-
ton for proposals to complete the Catholic
School Building, Deer Lodge.
Davy johnson, the driver Of Billy Grant,
is considerably elated over the time made
by bis horse. Dave formerly trained and
drove Montana Boy.
The Postmaster General has ordered the
establishment Of the postofsce at Ster-
ling, Madison county. P. V. jackson has
been appointed postmaster.
Mr.. E. III. Irvine this week disposed Of
the corner lot and building opposite Don
nell, Clark and Larabie's bank to Wm.Sut-
ter for the sum of 81, 400.
The Priests Pass road is now almost
completed. Gilmer, Salisbury & Co. con-
template transferring their station and
stages to that route as soon a. 1t is COM
pleted.
The authorities at the Terminus arrested
Mr.. Rush, alias Hendricks, the foot-racer
aud held him for forty-eight hours, but let
him go before Under Sheriff Smith reached
there.
Grading on the Utah Northern Railroad
is now completed and the bridges all In to
Shineberger's. and Is almost completed to
within eleven miles of Watson (Ryan's).
Workmen are now grading within six miles
Of Watson.
The stage Office and the Office Of the
Montana Central Telegraph Line will short
ly be removed from the present location to
the Bowie building on Main street. The To-
cation is central and more desirable in
many respects.
B. F. White, who does the bulk OF the
Forwarding at the Terminus. has paid the
Union Pacific Company an average OF $12,-
600 per day for the last sixty days for Mon
tana freights coming over the U. P. and q.
N. Railroads. Pretty fair business that.
A pleasant company Of nearly dozen
ladies and gentlemen spent Wednesday on
Rock Creek, trout fishing and junketing.
They were quito successful IN their fishing,
but it Ia remarked that the hitherto cham
piou angler caught but few fish on Wednes-
day. They didn't bite we'll close to camp.
The rains that began falling on Tuesday
have been very beneficial. The country
was very dry, especially in the vicinity Of
Helena. The crops will almost inevitably
be short in this region and the pasturage
was parching. Gallatin, Madison and Cho-
teau are reported to promise splendid crops
and grass.
An elegant assortment of Genuine Roll
ed Gold Jewelry, Separable Collar and
Sleeve Buttons, Ladies' Sets, Watches,
Chains, etc.; also . lot of Bradley's Now
ers, changeable and single gear. and Rakes
together with full lines of Groceries just
received az Klisnschmdt & Co.'s, and for
sale at prices to suit the times.
The advertisement of Miss G. p. Lincoln,
agent in Montana for the New England
Organ Company, will be found IN another
column. These organs, number OF which
have already been sold IN Deer Lodge, are
fine in tone and excellent In workmanship.
Miss Lincoln is also agent for the Wood
and McPhail upright and square pianos
standard makes-and will be'pleased to give
prices to any one DESTROYS Of purchasing.
Our readers will recollect the published
account of the killing of John McAuley BY
Maxine VirnUsche, which occurred near
Butte last fall. Virnosche was convicted Of
manslaughter at the December, 1879, term
OF Court in this district and sentenced to
imprisonment in the Penitentiary for one
year. HIS tern Of imprisonment will soon
expire. and his friends desiring that he
shall be restored TO citizenship are circula-
ting petition to thai effect which is being
numerously signed.
The elegant church organ for the Episco-
pal Church has arrived and been placed In
position. IL Is the second largest In the
Territory, has two banks of keys and %
stops, stands over nine feet high and is the
sweetest toned organ We have heard. It
was manufactured by the New England
Organ Company, Boston, Mass, and cost
$500 in that olty. Mr.. Stanley, the organ
ist, IL infatuated with it. A number Of la
dies and gentlemen assembled to exercise
it on Wednesday and the universal express
sion 10 one of delight. It is certainly
superb instrument and would I'll an edifice
q dozen times as large as 81. James Church
with MUSIC.
METROPOLITAN
Billiard Rooms !