The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-01-16

The Supreme Court OF Montana is
expected to adjourn to-day or tomorrow.
Senator Blaine Indignantly denies bis
completely in the alleged bribery cases In
Maine. ...s.
Frank Leslie, the well known publish
or died in New York last Saturday from
fbrous tumor OF the throat.
John G. Freund, editor and proprietor
of the " Musieal and Dramatic Tfmes, has
disappeared from Washington City; also
$1,000.
Col. Pat. Donan Is making the Dead
wood Pioneer the slashingest paper In all
the Territories. He can say more to the
square inch than any Of the boys.
Major Maginnis has been distinguished
by appointment on the committee on mill
rary affairs-a position to which his manly
opposition TO reduction Of the army entitled
him, and where his services will be equally
valuable 10 the committee and the people
OF the west.
The Omaha Bee sends out, M usual,
splendid holiday number-four pages being
Autograph work, and the present issue con-
tanning q large bird's-eye view Of Omaha.
1t is the haudsomest holiday sheet issued
in the West. Mr.. G. U. Housed has our
thanks for the number.
-'rhe Mexican war veterans organized
In Helena January 9Th. Only eight MEM
beers responded to the roll call, but there
are some 40 In the Territory, among whom
are Chas. S. Bagg, ]. II. Batterton, Caleb
4. Irvine, HUH O'Neill. Henry Schneple,
J. G. Spratt, Calvin Wilkinson and j. N.
York, residents Of this county. The next
meeting will be at Helena, Sept. 8, 1880.
"A prominent miner who Is familiar
with all the districts. foots up the yield OF
precious metals in Utah for 1880 az follows:
The Park, 81. GOO, 900; Bingham, $4,000
900: Alta, $1,5O0,O0O; Big Cottonwood,
$500, 600: Stockton. Ohir aud Dry Canyon,
$500, 600; Frisco, $1,000, 600; Silver Reef,
o., o0o, 900; Tintic, 100000; American
Fork and other districts, $500, 900; making
a total OF $40 100000. From present in
dications, his figures will undoubtedly be
yeriaed.-salt Lake Tribune.
AT $40 on Monday evening. the Re
publican members OF the Senate and House
at Augusta, Maine, proceeded to the State
House. In the Senate to the roll call
quorum responded, prayer was offered, th'
members were sworn In and the subordi
nate Offices filed. Joseph A. Locke wal
chosen President and Charles W. Tilder
Secretary. This coup de etat completed,
astounded the Democracy. The House
submitted series Of questions to the 81
prems Court, and both bodies adjourned
until January 18th. It. il probable nov
that the decision of the Supreme Cour
on the questions submitted to IL will b
respected.
1t will be recollected that Jos. +
Woolman, Centennial Commissioner fo
Montana, astonished the Governor and
Legislature OF Montana by returning Il
the Territory large une1pended balanc'
of the money appropriated for his expend
iture. IL seems now that Commissions
Mccormick has astonisbed Congress II
like manner by returning large portion
OF the money appropriated for the Worlds
Fair In Paris. It 10 said Barpum has beer
trying already to negotiate for Mccormick
as wonder 10 the political way but per
haps he does not know that Montani
Commissioner made the mark In tht
road years ago. ...." n.E.a 4
There was fire In the Office OF the
NEW NORTHWEST. Deer Lodge, Mon
tana, on December 10. Considerable losI
In boots aud fur.-8. ~ Bulstin.
The above Ia orc Of several paragraph
In the Bulletin poking fun at the Terrific
rial cold snap. The fog-choked, earth
quake-cracked, Chinet haunted, Keaney
crippled reporter is mistaken--if he di,
write 1t "books and furniture and
aendish composisor mistyped him. w
only have one pair Of boots and "sport,
who lay under the editorial table, crawle
out when the door was first opened looking
rs the boys said, "a rod long," as b
Rugged the floor. The Bulletin Is request
cd TO remit for damages In "fur."
-Messrs. Buck & Healy Of the Bsnto
Record have abSndantly fulfilled the
promise to issue the largest paper In tt
Territory, the number of January I'd col
tanning 80 columns, each "A inches loni
and estimated to contain 200, 600 ems
reading matter. No advertisements q
pear In the number, and Il contains lare
amount Of valuable Observation-Disclosures
statistical, descriptive and otherwise.
Ia the mammoth OF Montana, and Is issue'
We are informed, from the best buildir
and the most oomplete newspaper Office
Montana. We wish our friends at the hes
Of navigation, abundant success, and o.
invocation for the Record is " May
shadow never grow less" H.
The biggest nuisance In The world 10
man who has nothing to do, fsr he invaI
ably hunts up somebody who has busine
TO transact and prevents him from doing
A business man OF this place informed
the other day that he averaged three da!
in the week In entertaining men wi
seemed To have nothing else 10 do but
vert his attention from his business. v
want, 10 Difference TO the wishes IT othe
beside ourselves, to offer little advice
some OF shese numerous gent emen, who
conversational powers are brilliant oeyo'
dsscii ption, whose stories are alwa
adorned with wit and wisdom, who
bright sallies in repartee are always mirt
provoking, whose powers In eloquence u
argument shame the best efforts Of We
ster and Cboate, and whose knowledge
sacred and profane history Is unfathomab
that, Notwithstanding their many virtu
and scholarly attachments, they are GO
founded bores during business hours
any man whose time Is valuable and mp
whom they intrude, and the best way
destroy friendship 10 TO bore IL TO deaf
Nothing herein is intended 70 discouis
our patrons who come 70. town from cslti
at this once, nor 10 deter those who hs