The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-04-28
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Water liz In the bitches at Yam Hill, Sauaw
Gulch, Pioneer, and Blackfoot, and mining
will start up vigorously now.
On account Of the death of Robbie Aspiring
the public school entertainments that were
to take place this week have been indefinite
ly postponed.
We heard Peter Walton refuse 81 900 cash
from Fred Loeber for two hundred head of
wethers out of his band of $500 this week.
Sheep is sheep, now.
Advices are received here that the band of
cattle Nick Bielenberg was driving from
Flathead Lake stampeded back when near
Missoula. The supply of beef cattle is ex-
hausted here and at Butte.
+. L. Bonner, Esq, has the freight bills for
five car loads of nitro-glycerine components
shipped from New York. The company will
be prepared to deliver powder in four weeks
after It's arrival at Silver Bow.
Mr.. Bruckman, agent of the Pacific Ex-
press, Central Telegraph, and G., s. g. Co.'s
stage line, desires mention made that, owing
to the increased business and duties of his
office, he will hereafter be compelled to de-
cline. to keep any accounts. No express
packages will be delivered until charges are
paid.
Will not parents take warning and dis
courage the practice of boys carrying fire.
arms? One young lad carries an armless
sleeve, another is dead, and but few days
since still another had a ball pass within a
few inches of his head. Let the danger be
impressed upon them by prohibition until
greatest carefulness is inculcated.
On Thursday of last week, while putting
up fence for Mr.. Phil. L. Evans, a nail
which Mr.. ID. +. Matthews was driving into
post, broke off and flying up struck him in
the left eye, injuring it so it will be useless
hereafter. He was conveyed to the Sisters
Hospital, where with proper care he is doing
well and will be out in few days.
The Leo Brothers Ideal Company gave an
entertainment at O'Neilrs Theater Tuesday
evening to the largest audience we have
seen in it. The brothers are gymnasts of the
first class, and some of their feats of skill
and daring were as fine rs we have seen.
They do all they advertise and more. Tho
heo sisbeIS arc Eoou SINGERS anu uaHceTs, anu
Master Joe Leo, a twenty-eight months old
clown, is host in himself. They were as
sisted by two other performers, and the show
gave universal satisfaction. They expect to
return from Helena in few days and will
m.draw" every time.
Although a carrier Of United States mails
is prohibited from carrying sealed and ad-
dressed letter with a postage stamp on it
past a postoffice, he may carry a sealed
stamped envelope past postoffices. The dis
tinction is, that a carrier might carry past
letters on which stamps were placed and de-
liver them without the stamp being can
celled. These might be used again and thus
the Government be defrauded In the case
of a stamped envelope the address consti-
tutes a cancellation of the stamp. And the
practical application is this: Gilmer, Sails
bury & Co. do not run letter express, but
they can carry letters covered by stamped
envelopes as express matter. In the recent
arrangement of postal service between Deer
Lodge and Butte, this method of mailing
saved twenty-four hours time each way.