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MissoULA COUNTY.

Al. Harris came down from sEalkaho on Sunday
night with news of the serious iliaess Of d. q. Eli
ott The old gentleman had lest tn power OF speech
and symptoms Indicated approaching dissolution.
Mrs. HARRIS vile of Thomas Harris, of Three
Mile died last week, after an Illness of many
months.
The pack house received It's lat shipment of hogs
on the 27th-maiug total of 1860 slaughtered pork
crs this season. averaging 175 pounds each. Stevens
vile is the porkopos of Montana.
On the ed Tom McManus carle into town, and no..
titled number of his friends til excellent prospects
for dirgings had been found on the headwaters OF
Thompson river. From what We could learn,t seems
that Ben weleh. Cohn Sinclair and Martin Davis
found prospects last fall which showed up well. 1t
was late in the fall, and thu kept still as possible
about their find but have bat have been unusually
anxious to get away and find what was in II this
spring. About two weeks since they went out and
were soon followed By others They rode to within
eight miles OF the place aud then hoofcd 1t through
the snow to galch known as Masnnis guich. some
seven miles long through which runs atr'butary OF
Beaver creek. After they foHut that they had lots
of Company they acknowledged that they thought
there would be paving diGgings. They found from
three or four colors Ave cents to the pan In sinking
through four feet OF gravel.
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A School Fight.

OMAHA, February 2S A fearful fight
occurred Thursday night near S ward. Me-
braska. at shoot house where nightly re-
ligious meetings have been held lately. A
party of men attempted TO break up the
meeting, when a lively scuills eLsued.
Many shots were interehanged aud light
persons wq.upded. William Bites died
yesterday from his wounds and Levi Bates
is probably fatally wounded. Eight men
were ARRESTED aud more arrests ~ere *
pecred. Tue quarrel originated in ccpse-
quencs Of two children from fh- school re-
Gently.
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miles wide and 700 or 500 miles long u
simply an accrued outrage on MOI
tana. The Northern Pacific Company nfls
no right to these lands 1t has done noth
inc TO earn them it hes held them away
from settlers for ten years without q
peuding a dollar or laying rai IN we
Territory, and besides that, when tha "a
rol, of Montana scarcely reached nine mii-
lion dollars. the same company had the
audacity to ask from MoDtanaan ADDITIONAL
three million dollars direct subsidy I'D III
terest bearing bends to extend their ROAD
from the east to some point down IN ,ne
Yellowstone buffaIo range. And Montana
came within very few votes OF awarding
the tribute. IL ever the Northern facihc
road is built it will be the great highway
of Montana. But it has no rghts,n MGR is IL
entitled to any accrued sympathy, in Mon-
tana. II is as opposition to that road we
.des;re the construction OF the Titan ana
Northern, for in the very nature oil Things
thew can never combine to charge hign
tolls. The one has been granted an empire
| Of land to and it's construction and came
not the other has come without any aia
whatever save right of way, and Mentana
not only refused it nominal encourage
ment but has seemed to regard 1t as tres
nasser on the Northern Pacific monopoly,
| G. We think not. Deer Lodge ano
Butte were nearly solid in favor OF the
Railroad Bill of last summer. The issue
came in shape that had never been con
templated by conventions or voters; II
either was no aid at all or it was remit
tino the taxes for a few years to secure th'
immediate building in the county OF .
least eighty.fiye miles Of railroad, which
would thereafter be taxable and whic'
} might otherwise not lie built. The savini
in transportation and the increase OF othe
taxable property would have many time
exceeded the taxes RENTED. Deer Lodge
We believe, was "penny wise ana poun
foolish" and its members who opposed tn
, measure opposed the best interests OF the'
] constituents.
2. Probably yes. We were vexed ia'
wear at the secrecy in which the rallroa
/ proposition was enshrouded, and W. vi ',
: recollect the NEW NORTHWEST was I'll
first paper in the Territory to ascei'a'
Il what those propositions we've and CIV
d them publicity, that an expression mig
= be had from the people. We hope IN tn
l. campaign the question will be fairly p
10 and members sent who will represent u
N real sentiments of voters"
r, So far as division of the county Is 60
cerned, there would certainly be less oce
n sion for it if Butte and Vestel were VIII
m two hours ride by rail Of the county BEL
We As it is new the sentiment for division
bit non-diyision of the county will turn WI
to the Butte people on the choice oil the Il
OF ser of two evils.
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TERRITORIAL.
aAbLATIN COUNTY.
From the Courier,

General Dodge, Chief Engineer Of the Northerh
Pacific Railroad aud escot, arrived at Fort Els yes
terday. he General viii probably remain there and
in Bozeman few days before proceeding iafther
West.
Harry Rca has recently been appointed Uhaer-shei-
III IN place OF Chas. p. Bl1keiy, resigned
One II. NJ. Loomer, OF Shtwhno. Wiz has taken
view Of the situatiouard will ship material here next
sprins and start Just such paper ~ tie parties
have mentioned desire RepTt Of Spiritadhstis Sc
dncs.
Think there will be considerable emigration 70
Montana next spring viii start on the hrst boat
and when get there viii atve sense enough to stay
John r. Trout, Nebraska.
Crow scout has iust reached Coul'on ana reports
small party of Sioux on Pryor's Pork. One Com
pany Of Cavalry leaves Custer to-day s6th to capture
them If possible j band Of Grow warriors will ais
ptart at once from the Agency with the same objec
4 In view.
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Franklin Terminus and Butte City,
Missoula, Phihpsburg, Pioneer
And to all intermediate Points,
=s-sazs'4---s $50
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice
having had bleed IN hIs hands by an East
Iadla missionary the formula OF a simple
vegetable remedy for tho speedy aud per-
manent cure OF consumption, Bronchitis,
1atarrh, Asthma, aud ali Throat and Lung
Affections: also, positive aud radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all nervous Com.
plants, after having tested its wonderful
curative powers ia thousands Of cases has
ielt It his duty 20 make il known 10 bis
differing fellows. Aotuatel tY this motive
md a desire 10 relieve hrman suffering
send free of charge 10 ell who desire "
this recipe, 10 German, Englsh OF French
with tdll directions for preparing and uSing'
S mt ny mail by addressing with stamp,
pamng th IS paper.
W. W. SHERAE,
40 Powers Block, Rochester, n Y.
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W: II Hook, Photographer. II wiling to take =
pupil 10 learn the above arl 10 MI III branches. for
reasonable pfeiaam. There II no other kind 81 hu-
tiness tradc any ac4uisc ~ short tifee
as pho ography. Do not nnefsfand that IL Is possi
bic 10 he skiIifnl In the srt ID thirty days old
practitioner, but the hnxaoss can W. learned III one
month 30 that fair work can be dune aud money
maie. Superiority viii come by sr4ff'ce. Nov II
the time tu learn. Mr.. II. viii stay In nerr Loi, Est
two mnA tbs frun this date. A beginners outfit wfsf
cst s1sn: Gill atths gallery and talk to Mr.. Hook
Oh the subject.
TSnrusry 4 1eS0 b6a.
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PHlLADsLpaIA Feb. 2f.-A prize fight
took pIsce tins morning in r,om on Vine
street. between EdSard Dougl ass. of Phil
adelph,iL and Frank Harris, Vi JERSEY City.
Both men were terribly punished. Harris
having BIS skull fractured IN lie | ~ round.
He has been itssnsihis IN d,y, aud it Il
shougha be cannot recover.
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SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY.
From the / dex .


L. ie stated that ~ feet Of the g. feet front on
Br oadway owned by the O.. g. T =, ha- been offer
ed for sale at $780,. IL the sale is effected
building IL to be erected thereon which will he dedi
Gated TO he Thespiau art The l. o. G, Ts will erect
Is foot front two-sory brick huiiding, and adJoin
ing this on the east the T. o. 0. F.s will erect an i'm
posing structure.
Dr. whitford informs that there are but two
cases in the Hospital md that little sickness prevails
in Butte The cases are mostlg Of rheumatic order
scarlatina is quite prevalent among children, but so
far none have resulted fatally.
Lee W. Foster s. Co have made arrangements &c
start u store at Silver Bow.
John MantcI, one OF the original owners of the first
mine sruck--the Mantel-has sold To one Of biz
partners, Col. L. VI. Black, Six Tn "nsand d"lar'
were pounded ont of trom this mine last fall II
| hand mortar
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MRAGHEg CooNTY.
From lae Husbnndman.

The mining season Mt Diamond promises TO be more
lively the coming summer than last.
Several wagon loads of hour and grain were sold
here last week The -four brought SAB per SACK
and the oats 100 per cwt The retail price OF these
arrr les is. however, unchanged
We take pleasure IN stating that We have received
letter from Dr. Samuel NJ. Work of Hot SPRING.. Ar
kansts. in which he announces hi intention to visit
Montana in the comm, sprlng. His object IN com
ing il to see aud examine the waters sud facilities ct
the Wait Sulphur springs, with view TO locating
here.
There IA less scab amoag tho foes OF this count
THAI usual at this season OF the year. Flockna-ters
have been dligsnt aud Kept the sheep subdued, con
seaucuty the loss IN sheep will foot mp much less
ham years
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FROM WARRINGTON.
North Carolina Gold Mirss-The Largest Land
Patent Ever Issued.
Correspondence Salt Lake Tribune.

Correspondence SAT- Lake ItIbuhe,
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1880. Mr.. Tiche-
nor, a we'll known metaliurgist now OF San
Francisco, fornerly of Salt Lake City, has
been here and obtained patent Tor some
new way of parting metals, oy which he
claims more ID saved than BY any other
known process. He met, while here, several
owners of gold mine IN North Carolina,
whose specimens he operated upon last Tues
day ar the Smithsonian Institute, and gave
satisfactory results. After consultation
aud COMPARING notes the conclusion was
reached that ii deep mining was pursued
in North Carolina the Indications we're that
the mines would make as good returns as
any on the Pacific Slope. So well satisfied
is MIR. Tichenor of this that he has gone
there TO personally examine the mines in
that State
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THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Basis From Which to Figure.

The National Republican Convention to
be held in Chicago on June ., will be COM
posed Of 74s delegates appointed to the
States, Territories and District of Column
hsa n N fnllovs.
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l \. g e. !. !. !.
rvFHwFryA T-rav SI'r RAT IN send
SEHg~%Asv u j, f,,r luf Price List iOf
M III EAj Z 1850. FREE 10 any
~ 10 ~ uiuTesS upon sp-
MA EN LEA ptirAIinn. Contains
sEA 80 ~. SO descriptions OF every
<z&&R &y thns required for
personal an family use
with over 600 Illustrations. We sell all
goods Mt wholesale prices III quantities TO SUIT
the purchaser. Tie only institution In America
who make ms her SPECIAL bnsiaesS Address
227 Il 220 wabash Ave-. Chicago. Ill
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THE LARGEST PATENT.

The largest land patent ever prepared in
the General Land OFF, was issued to-day
TO the State Of Florida, under section 24I9
of the Revised Statutes, swamp and over
fl wed lands, for 2.2S2, 667. G7 acres. Three
months ago parent was issued on private
land claim 10 New Mexico aud Arizpna for
/, OBS, 1876 acres,
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UNN
hia as follows

It win be seen that the Territorial repre-
sentation has been reduced one-half. each
Territory being allowed one instead Of two
delegates, ss In former conventions.
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SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY.
From the Miner.

From the Miner.
Messrs. Lee w. Foster & Co. win soon establish
branch store at Silver Bow in the building formerly
occupied by Chris Webbold.
TIE 900 ton dump of coppeF-silver ore, purchased
BY c. T. Meader, for the New York Copper Company,
Il being rapidly hauled away; about 900 tons yet
main
Taylor & Co e stare driver between Bate and Phil
psourg had his hands badly frozen Feb. 27th.
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MADISON COUNTY.
From the Madisonian.


The next term of toe District Court for Madison
comfy win be held in Virginia City the sccoud
Tuesday In April
Stock-buycrs have purchased between 5000 and g.
600 aefd Of cattle the eaverheae valley this win
ter. The average price paid was : 8 per head.
In itter from one Of the Directors Of the u p. r.,
r. received in this city ON the 2ith the writer sa.s
he believes Virginia he the first city 10 the Tert-
tory 70 have railroad connection by grading aud teg
the I'D from Virginia to the main line,
j. n derke who was shot severely during the
afraS ut the Pony saloon, last weeS,is recover ne
rapidly and no fears are entertained now Of fatal TO-
suits.
johnson, who shot Ne kle. l. in tody of the
sh ri in default OF $1,000 bonds to appear for trial
lie proposes To bring counter suit.
From he Messenger.
United States officers from Fort Ellis made march
on Ruby valley this we in search OF desertcrs frou
Uncle sans service and succeeded Ia capturing oae
near t.auFin, b. m name of j. T. Hubbard, alias
Jim Douglas.
TIE thermometer registered 81 degrees below zero
on the 2TIh at 1880 a. IN.
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nain-.a the Eo,l Kiilsr.

NEW yoRK, Feb. 2S.--Eierbert Bnrrill,
and Andrew Coonb who started iron
Boston, July 9th 70 90 TO the Mslbonrue
exhibition in small decked brat called the
Golden State. we're brought Yesterday In
the steamer City of parl from Rio de Ja-
metro, after having narrowly escaped death
by shipwreck and starvation, having en-
countered severe storms after leaving Care
Verde Islands and been forced 70 steer for
Brazil. They state shst their provisions
gave out and for swenty five days they bad
only water aud nos one morsel u food.
An argrseass u a.ooo Chiaalnan have
been discharged from various factories ~
and around San Francisco within the past
week,
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6artlsn mud Glouer Serbs

My Annual Catalogue ofVegetabie and Flower
Seed for $50, rich In engravings, from pho.
tographs Of the originals, viii be sent FREE -
all who apply. My old customers need nos
write for Ii | offer one of the largest eolleeiohs
Of vegetable seed ever sent out by any seeu
house in America, large portion OF when WEE
grown on my six seed farms. Full direetons.'s
cultivation each package. All seed warrantsa "a
be both fresh and true TO name so Tar, that snoa.
il prove otherwise, viii refill the order gTa.ss'
The original introducer Of the Hubbard Squasn,
Phinneys Melon, Marblehead Cabbages, MeNi. -
Coru, and scores Of other vegetables, tnViieths
patronage of all who are anxious 20 have w,
seed directly from the grower, fresh, true sue =
the very best strain.
New yeus.tabIes ~ specially,
JAMES Fl. GREGORY, Marhlshead Mass
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From the independent.

Mr.. Anton NJ. Hotter left stockholm on the 25th
inst bound for Liverpool, from which place he will
take tour through England and France. lie expects
to return to Montana about April let.
Constable Robt. Harwood VINO was drinking consid
erahly last Friday night got into a row with Ted
Sweeney at the Exchange saioon which resulted In
Sweeney firing and missing aud in Hirwood firing and
breaking swseney's right arm near the shoulder
HARDWOOD was arrested before doing further damage,
Mrs. Howard of Helena, owns 81 pieces of proper
ty Of Bridge street and vicinity.
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LEWIS g. CLARKE COUNTY.
From the Herald.

W. learn that MCssrs. Gflmer Sljshury q Go will
hereafter mike clse connection with the railroad aid
arrange TO leave the terminus Immediately upon the
arrival OF the 6aiiy mail uan from the south.
Capt II. =. alcr, u :. Collector Of Internal Rev.
enua who hrs beea absent couple Of months
leave Of absence, returned Wednesday evening With
hin cam, Mrs. Fuller and ittle daughter. who have
been visiting friends in the States since last antna
dispatc1 has Just been Fecfiscti iron Lieut.. Gro
s. Crime, of the signal corps Of Bismarck by Mr..
Smith. the Government operator at this place, in
structng him to receive proposals FOR 800 telegraph
poles to be before the 1t ct April and delivered
along the Mulln rotd rom Fort Missoua to summit
of Occur d'Aleue Mruptains as the officer In charge
OF construction of telegraph line may direct.
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SMALL BoNANZAs.

OF the many schemes To get money oat
Of the Treasury and give employment To
defunct or needy politicians, that to appoint
a rowing commission 10 hunt up every eIti-
zsn in the United States who ever lost
dollar by au Indian, Is about the widest
yet sugges ed. While it Is not likely tire
bill Introduced for that purpose win ever
become law, still there ara scores of ap-
plicantS present. ready 70 serve their co:n-
Cry as commissioners at "slx dollars \ day
aud travelins expenses" Washington -,
full OF meu booking afte' just such places,
who watch every bill presented az clos ly
as Yuiture does carrion.
fha Mullln wagon road, between Fort
Missoult, III Montana, aad fort CGar d.
Aleue. Idaho. is sadlS in need o. inuroVs-
ment aud repair L. will take $4,000. ac
cofdiLg To the military committee ri the
Senate. tp do the work.
FEES.
The bill To restore tn Registers aud Re-
ceivars at the q ffsrenr land Offices the fees
allowed p"ev;0uS to July lSt, 1871. fifteen
cents pr 100 words fOr Jestlm nav reduced
by them To writing for claimans in estab-
fishing pre-empuon and homestead rights.
will undoubtedly became law. At the
| date named these fees were Cut off BY the
! Commissioner Of the General Land Office,
who had strict construction ON the
| brain about that time, PABLO.
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majority OF its representatives in the Leg
;s,aturc last summer, was not by any means
as intensely benighted as they desired us
to believe. Virginia City was the brains
OF the opposition and its representatives
and newspaper did not want the railroad
because Il was not going to got IL. Recol-
lecs the exalted principles avowed over
there against the project OF exempting the
] road from taxation for term OF years
J con.emplate the absence of Mr.. Word on
, railroad business and the suggestion put
ont now In the Madisonian of tieing and
grading the road up to Virginia City, and
wbeu the Convention meets notice the
; the instructions that Will be Civ
; en- tho Madison county delegates to the
: next Legislature. We predicted at the
time that the failure to pass tho bin las'
summer would result In contest between
/ the East and West Sides in 1881 to secure
the road. The Railroad Company u ma
I neuvering Is anticipated, and Madison
county has already developed railroad fe
' yer that win prove contagious In Jefferson
: T3utte, Helena and Virginia each want |
i railroad the company will play the sspira
|. tions Of one against tho other, and thu
J building or the road to GaGhey's viii b
: ga forcer" IN calling out bids from each
o We do not understand In this query wis
q our correspondent means By aiding thu
!. opposition There Is none TO aid.
! 5. The Northern Pacific Company ha
\ 10 accrued rights IN Montana. Tho loca
\ tion ofits linz through Montana eight year
/ ago and ths Withdrawal from Homestead
and prs-smption u ! bslt Of land fort
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value OF rulirOaus IN tao ShS0 1s~ -
"a, 65s, 206, $50. The government has
therefore contributed about three per cent.
toward their construction.
i'm the House February goth Delegate
Maginnis presented I: ~rr
The petition Of Mrs. E. +. Bond and
Others, Cor Legislation against polygamy.
Referred to the Committee on the Terrific
ries.
Also, the petition of citizens of Montana
against the withdrawing from pre-emption
and homestead entry lands lying west OF
the tooth meridian. Referred TO the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
Also, the petition Of Eli Davis and Others
for compensation for services performed IN
the Post-o Office Department. Referred tc
the Committee on the POST Office and Post
Roads.
Also, memorial of tho Legislature Of Mon
tana. fayoring tho establishment OF q mill
tary post at Henry's Lake, Montana. Re
ferred to the Committee on Military Al
fairs.
Mr.. Duncan Mcdonald writes us Feb
10th from Fort Macleod that since the frs
or January he has addressed us wolstters
but that since that time the mail carrie
whe started for Cypress had not returned
Mr.. Mcdonald intended starting Febrnar!
lith for Sitting Bulls camp and II that sen
sitive savage will stand II, secure from hin
the history Of his career for publication
There were no buffalo In the north 1t tn
time the letter was written; the Indian
we're grumbling; raticns wsre issued y
them at Fort Macleod and Jet many Of then
were killing citizens cattle for subsistence
Life 10 the Queens donations b not there
sora Iii a an velyet.,s II Sitting Bull vi
Weld 10 20 interviewer, Mr.. McDonald VA
ret him, and II he does The NEw NORTH
WEsr has arranged for the 0rst publicAtio
or tho result