The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-02-10

A dirk, covered with reddish brown sub
stance, has been found in the ruins of the
burned Busch boarding house at Butte, and
it is now a matter of conjecture as to whether
Busch committed suicide or was murdered.
1t is understood that another inquest will be
held.
A report comes from Chicago that the Mad
ison Square Theatre has engaged the beauti.
full Miss Ella Viola Salisbury for one of their
numerous travelling companies. She has a
prominent part in the troupe and is much
admired wherever she has appeared
Herald.
The walls of the new Miners Union build
ing at Butte began to crack last Sunday morn
ing and by noon the northeast corner and the
roof were a mass of ruins. The loss will
probably amount to $4,000. Work will be
recommended on the building as soon as
possible.
About month ago some party, whose
identity was ut the time unknown, shot n
man through the neck in Lion City with
almost fatal effect. The culprit, who has
since been found to be AL. Roxbury, was
last Wednesday arrested in walkerville, and
now awaits trial.
DR.. Atchison's residence, In Helena, was
found to be on fire last Friday afternoon, but
the fire department turned out promptly and
extinguished the flames, the loss, however,
amounting to 81, 900, fully insured. The fire
is supposed to have been caused by children
playing with matches.
The railroad tunnel this side Of the Big
Horn will be but l 100 feet instead of 800, as
commonly stated by the Territorial press. In
the absence of machinery the work is being
prosecuted by the usual mining process. The
workmen have already penetrated $50 feet
into the bluff-Apmt Courier.
Tuesday of last week VIM. Langston was
fatally injured and John Z. Smith badly
hurt in Col. Chestnut's coal mine in Gallatin
county. Two blasts of giant powder had
been placed in the mine and the men sup
posed both had exploded, whereas one hung
fire until the men had re.entered the mine.
Two or three pieces of rock were imbeded
IN Langston's head and when they were re-
moved the brains oozed out.
In Bedford last Friday morning Dan Sulli-
van was shot and probably fatally wounded
by VIM. Mcknight. The shooting grew ont
of quarrel over law suit the two had a
year or more ago, and out of prospective
rivalry in business, both men being black
smiths. The shooting took place about four
o'clock in the morning, both men having
been in attendance at ball during the night.
Mcknight was arrested.
Last Tuesday morning about four o'clock,
at Butte, Bob Ledingham, who was very
drunk, attempted to enter the house of ILL
fame kept by Mollie di Murska. The woman
volver through a window and fred. the ball
striking man named AL. Grove and infiict-
ing serious if not mortal wound. A police
man arrested Ledingham but had so much
difficulty in getting him along that he left the
prisoner and went after help. When the
policeman returned to where he had left
Ledingham, the latter had vanished and has
not been seen since.
Alfred Cave recently purchased of S. E.
Larabie, of Deer Lodge, the fine young Ken
lucky bred colt, Forester, by Forest Gold
dust dam an Ethan Allen mare. The colt is
a stylish bay, coming three years of age, and
about fifteen hands high; he has a very hand
some way of going, carries high head and
tail, and is as timber and active AZ any young
horse ever seen. He has very clean, blood
like limbs, an intelligent face, is kind in dis
position, and has very superior trotting ac-
ton. He will doubtless prove valuable
addition TO the stock interests Of Missoula
county.-Nissoulid,.