The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-07-30
NEW NOR -'wEsTEss.


The average person speaks abont iSo
words minute.
-Gen. Hancock was 18th in class OF 20
at West Point. a
III headwor Ia 80 wearing, it is sur
prising how long-lived BARRIERS are.
Democratic platform in 1864: "The
war is a failure" Dlttoi in 80: ''rbe peace
is failure sa
-One OF the census euumerators OF Tex
~ found widow 35 years old With son
% years Of age.
There were 10000 cars built In the
United States last year, and there will be
$4,000 built this year.
The census returns give Oregon pop
ulation OF about 100. 600. Portland exclu.
sive of Chinese, 16,500.
Captain Smith. the Ssawanhaka hero,
is still sn the hospital at New Y,ek. He
will be disfyured for life.
The Snake river in Oregon has been
recbristeued by the Willard party, and now
goes by the pane Of Lewis river.
-"Gen. Hancock" sad Senator Hoar
10 Faneuil Hall recently. sis not the rep
resentalive, he is the mask of the Demo-
cratic party"
The French Government has ordered
that course of instruction ir agriculture
be introduced into every primary school in
the country.
Each one of the four Presidential can
didates is over six feet high, and weighs
over 100 pounds, and each one is in the
best Of health.
The New Orleans Times hears that
August Belmont aud Henry Hilton will
each contribute 500, 900 to the Democrat
10 campaign fund.
An English paper declared that Amer
ican ladies' wear an imitation Of the old
slouch hat worn by Edison, and it is the
Melno Park bonnet.
-" Bayonet and Barrel IL the latest de-
scription Of the Democratic ticket. The
alliterative Oliver Optic should make IL the
title VI story for bad boys.
There are 80 Masonic lodges in Wash.
ineton Territory, representing something
over 1000 members, St. Johns of Seattle be-
ing the largest, it having 90 members.
If Tanner lives through his forty days
fast, he will be almost as hungry as the
Democrats are, who. after 20 years of off,
cial abstinence, are waiting for Hancock to
lead them into the Government larder.
"A lawyer once rushed up to Jerrold in
the street and said, with flushed face
Mr.. Jerrold, I've just uet scoundrelIy
barrister," Jerrold looked at him with
bland smile, aud simply answered, "What
coincidence r.
General Chambers, the Greenback can
didste for Vice-PresideLt, fell from
platform while speaking at political
meeting at Kosse, Texas, q few days ago.
He sustained such severe injuries that his
friends were in great alarm.
&C. G.. Coffin (the famous war corres-
pondent " Carleton y WOO Is writing Gen.
Garfield's life, vas at one time with his
command, aud has. since his nomination,
been welcomed to his home in Ohio, SO that
the public will look for = full and authen-
tic. as we'll a. brilliant volume at bis hands.
IL 10 to be issued immediatel, by James II.
Earle, Boston, and sold by subscription
only. ......s.
Edwin Forrest was driven by Robert
Bonner to wagon, without toe weights, wag-
on and driver weighing over 275 pounds, on
the three quarter track at the farm near
Taraytown, mile in 2:174 last Saturday.
The last half was done in lost. Mr.. Bon
ner states that he will pay $4,000 for
horse which can pull wagon and driver.
weighing 275 pounds, on his track, half
mile IN Lost .... a..r
Hannibal Hamlin, whose term of Office
as . Senator from Name expires next
spring, announces his purpose to retire and
the Legislature will elect his successor
next winter. He has been IN public life
a. Legislator. Governor, Congressman.
Vice President and Senator since 1885 with
out interruption-a longer period than
that covered by the service Of any Of his
present associates.
Tho Democrats ackoowledge that Han
cock knows little Of civil affairs, put insist
that he has great capacity for learning, and
IL elected TO the Chief Magistracy would
soon acquire good working knowledge.
Have the public taken into consideration
the question who will be his teachers? Are
Wade Hampton, Ben Hill, Dan VOORHEES,
and men Of that sort to be intru>ted with
fhe task Of preparing him for duty?
-Garcelon il broken down and despis.
ed old man. He and bis family we're OBJ
liged TO leave the aristocratio Chnrch to
which they belonged on account Of the
scathiug rebukes Of the pastor; be lost his
| lucrative practice. and no one Of his credi-
tors would extend q helping hand TO him.
It is said he has been obliged to part with
his foe residence and sake up humble
abode in . crowded tenement house. All
this 10 light enough punishment perhaps,
FOR the crime Of attempting to steal .
I State. =
-An exchange under the head, "Does
Advertising Pay ?" remarks: Tbs Chicago
Tribune, for column . year, receivss
| $26, 900. The N. Y. Herald receives, for
its lowest priced columns, $50 7s3, and for
its highest. $s4s 600; and the New York
Tribune, for is lowest, to7.749, and for its
highest. SIS, ,ei9. and these papers are never
at loss for advertisements iu their col
umns. Their patronage comes not from
any desire to assist their respective papers.
but from business men who dnd It profita-
BILE TO advertise.