The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-07-01
NGY R'.WEsTEas.

John G. SAKE still resides In Brooklyn a
helpless invalid.
Commodore Baldwin is said to be the
richest man in the navy.
Louis Kossuth is now living in retirement
in Italy with his two sons.
American railroads show better average
earnings per engine than English.
"The United States is this, not these"
said President Moss, Of the Indiana Uniyers-
ity.
OF the 1,0D0, 900, 900 acres Of cultivated
land In the United States, only liz per cent.
are used.
| President Porter, of Yale College, has de-
clined to hereafter use the revised Testament
at chapel.
Conkling is my friend, says General Grant.
Aud Grant never lets go Of friend who Is
under fire.
According to the New Orleans Democrat,
General Grants Mexican railroad will cost
100000.
There have been 110 persons arrested in
Ireland up to the present time, under the
Coercian act.
General Grant has engaged hotel room
from September 1st for himself and party In
the City of Mexico.
Winnie Ream's brother has farm in the
Indian Territory, and lives with the Indians,
having squaw for wife.
Some one has formed l,05l English words
of not less than four letters from the letters
in the word " regulations"
1t is estimated that in the last eighteen
months 500, ,000, 900 have been expended in
railroad work in this country.
j.. Hill, the theatrical manager of Bos-
ton, pays the newspapers s6O,OoO year for
advertising, and makes money al it.
1t is estimated that about 100000, 100000
tons of sediment are yearly carried to the
Gulf of Mexico by the Mississippi river.
NJ. DE Lesseps proposes to light the Suez
| Canal by the electric light, so that ships may
| 20 through at night as well as in the day
time.
One Of the cottages at Newport, Rhode
Island, has just been fitted up at an outlay
of $4,000. The cost of one parlor rug was
$4,000.
An average Of 1000 postal cards are daily
mailed in this country without address on
the face. We are becoming an absent-minded
| Nation.
The words hell, eternal punishment and
damnation ought long since TO have been
dropped from the Bible, thinks Rev. Robert
| Collyer.
| Work on the Brooklyn. bridge has been
suspended for want of steel. The first in
stance of lack of steal in New York en-
terprise.
| Prince Bismarks indispositioa compels
him to continue restricting his labors to
minimum and to perform them in recum-
bent position.
In the summer of 1866 the annual interest
on our National debt exceeded $50, 100000.
] In the summer of 1882 that interest will be
less than S6s.000000.
II is estimated that In this country 10000
men are compelled to work on Sunday by
the running of seam and horse cars on the
fl. st day Of the week.
Hon. Alex. III. Stephens has been making
a speech 10 an Augusta, Ga, hose company
named in his honor. He said he never used
spirits except as a medicine, and advised
them not to.
This is a big country. A steamer starting
at Pittsburg, Pa, can carry cargo to Fort
Benton, Mont, 4,335 miles distant, without
breaking bulk or passing out from under the
American fa2.
The fastest half mile trotted by any team
In this country was made recently, In Fleet
wood Park, by w. II. vanderbilt's team,
Leander and Sucall, horses, to top-wagon,
$50 pounds, In 1.0ss. Mr.. Vanderbilt him
self was the driver.
A Frenchman proposes to rent, for mush-
room raising purposes. portion Of the
Mammoth cave, Kentucky. The part select
ed by him Ia the avenue named in honor of
Audubon. 1t is said that the proposed mush-
room farm will not affect the natural
| grandeur Of the wonderful cave.
William Archer, the jockey of Iroqnois,
was placed in the saddle when only six years
old by his father, who was distinguished
cross-country rider. The youngster entered
a career of pony and donkey races, in which
lie carried all before him. His luck has fol-
lowed Kim ever since, and he has won 1899
races.
Paris is just now In q state Of delight over
baby giraffe that was born at the Jardin
| d'Acclmation on May 20. This Is the sec
ond time that the strange creature which
Walkers dictionary frlicitously defines as
an animal taller than an elephant, but not
so thick" has reproduced his species at this
establishment.
Mr.. Jay Gould was asked by Chicago re-
ported whether the q narrow gauge mania y
in the West could not be stopped. .No,r
replied Mr.. Gould, YOU can't stop anything
in this country. The country is too big.
made up my mind long ago not To attempt TO
stem any tides, but 10 be fashionable and
drift along with The crowd, keeping as near
10 Tie Snoic dS possipfc.
The Russian police do not like the students,
whom they suspect Of Nillilsm. This fact
gives point to the following story. A student
walking on the banks Of the Neva had tile
misfortune to fall in, and, as he was ignorant
of swimming, proceeded TO drown. The
policemen near by continued their patrol
ling, keeping studiously deaf to his cries for
help. At the last moment the drowning
man bethought himself Of q stratagem, and
shouted IS loud as he could, . Down with
the Czsris In an instant there were five
policemen in the water, and lie was fshcd
out and taken 10 the nearest police station.
The Score.
Mining IN Australia.