The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-04-15
NEW NOR


-Four St. Louis pastors have an $4,000
salary.
The Church of England property is ap-
praised at SG0,OO0,00O.
Six electric lighting companies are now
organized in New York city.
Father Gavazzi says that in 20 years this
country will be the queen of the universe.
Gen. b. F. Buffers purpose in going to
St. Thomas, in the West Indies, was to visit
the grave of his father.
"A man having fallen down in fit in
tailor's shop, an envious rival said: " That's
the only fit ever seen In the establishment"
The king of Siam was three weeks max
ing up his mind to have tooth pulled out.
1t hurts king as much as it does ditch
digger.
The Wild Cat, Pick Up, Dolly Warden
and The Owl are the names of trains run on
the New York Central and Hudson River
railroad.
They have no hotel registers in China.
When guests arrive they are marked on the
ear with ink, and when they settle up the
uark is rubbed of.
There is in Grass Valley miner who is
totally blind. He labors in his claim regu-
larly, and appears 10 get along as we'll as if
his sight was not impaired.
A Milwaukee baby, whose relatives could
not agree upon a name, was finally saddled
with Endymion Garfield Chester by drawing
from siy names shaken in hat.
The delinquent tax list of San Francisco
comprises ITO pages. The Nevada Terrific
rial Enterprise speaks of it new, complete
and invaluable directory of the great city Of
the Pacific Coast.
1t is said at Washington by those who
know them, that Hayes could dismiss the
cares of Office and 60 to sleep, but that Gar
field takes the anieties Of the day to bed, and
loses much needful sleep.
Prof Klebs, of Prague, has discovered a
peculiar microscopic growth in the remains
of patients who have died of typhoid fever.
1t is not found in the bodies of persons whose
death has been caused by other diseases.
"A photographer recently acted as master
of ceremonies at friends funeral, and, as
he lifted up the coffin lid for the mourners
to look at the remains, whispered to the
corpse, "Now, look natural" Force OF
habit.
| William F. Cody was poor, unknown
scout on the plains a few years ago. A ter
cent novel glorfied him as Buffalo Bill; III
went on the stage as personator OF himsel
in border plays, and part of the financial re
suit is visible in new block of fine building
including a public hall at North Platte, Ne
braska.
-Croll has calculated that the amount o
heat conveyed from the equatorial region
northward in the Atlantic by the Gulf Stream
is equivalent to 77,479, ,450, 900, ,OOO, ,OOO, ,OO
foot-pounds of energy per day, which is equa
to all the heat received by 1,56O,935 squar
miles of surface at the equator, and NOR
heat than is conveyed by all the erial cul
rents.
A spiders web is said to afford an excel
lent barometer. Al old sportsman, says tn
, Rochester Democrat, claims that one presery
, ed in his house has proved almost invariabl
correct. When rain and are expected, th
} spider shortens the threads which suspen
the web. When reefs are let out, fine weatl
9 er may be certain; but If the spider remain
g inert, rain will probably follow within a sho
D time.
The New York Express suggested thi
Garfield's minister should take his text frol
Daniel, XII, %: "He shall enter peaceabl
even upon the fattest places, and
: shall do that which his fathers have not dor
nor his fathers fathers; he shall scatt
among them the prey, and spoil, and riches
II And all the congregation will shout "Amen
AT Sacramento, the jury in case OF MI
Hamilton, tried for the murder of her hu
band, brought in verdict of "involunta
manslaughter." Mrs. Hamilton first sh
/ her husband through the body and after
fell, deliberately stopped over him and BILE
his brains out. Involuntary manslaughte
; What jokers those California jurymen are.
We learn from an official source that {
70 Northern Pacific railway will be lengthen
~ 400 miles between the western terminus
i the eastern section and the eastern termin'
~ of the Columbia river section, and seco
u ~ gap of $50 miles between the Columbia riv
III and Puget Sound. The entire length of
e road when completed will be 2,7O0 miles
q Mining and Scientific Press.
= The proprietor of the hotel in Nice,whe
a gentleman and lady had taken rooms
l1 preceding day, went up to the gentlem
: y and evidently embarrassed, stammered:
beg pardon, sir, but 1 am extremely emb
- - rassed. My hotel is, as you know, one
a the most respectable in Mice" awe
- :" what are you driving at ?" "Why, sir, / mi
- tell you the lady with whom you came
night came here last November with @
=, gentleman, returned here in December "
- another, and you must see that coming h
" so soon afterwards with third gentleman
.,l,ar ssOhf there is nothing WrC