The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-11-23
NEW NoR'-wEsTERs.

Hampshire. .s Is ..s t.fiS /.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas. subscribes fol
2oo newspapers. &. effa7a ,".#fG u
The assessed valuation of Colorado for
1883 is S1l0, 100000. aarf nj ,a.
The ice houses of the Hudson have about
$4,000 tons OF ice left over. sr.' ~. Z
The cost of picking this years cotton cvNl
is estimated at s50,0O0,000.
The Dakota lands set apart for educa-
tional purposes are valued at Ss2,OOO,OO
During the past year San Francisco has
had 22S fires, causing loss OF 81 l,3l9,0S0.
The charges against Belva A. Lockwood
In the pension Office have been withdrawn.
As late as some time in 1641 the baptism
of adults by dipping was unknown in Eng
land.
Eighteen thousand and eighty six home
steads have been entered in Florida during
the year.
John Demijon, of Peru, Ind, refused to
change bis name, and thereby lost q wife
worth 100000.
The Chinese cultivate 20 sorts of peas and
scaled the wall of China.
John Jacob Astor came over from Ger
macy just 100 years ago, with S25 in his
pocket and some old flutes In his carpet
bag.
Won Mollke rises early, walks about his
grounds, and can't work without bis snuff
box Is handy. In the evening he plays
whist.
Under the scepter of the Gar of Russia
live 50 different nationslities, each speaking
Its own language. which is foreign to all
others.
The garter conferred on the Duke of Argyll
Is that Of Lord Beaconsfeld, which the
Queen has from sentiment never filled up
till now.
California newspapers boast that Budd,
one of the new Democratic Congressman
from from that State, wears forty dollar un-
dershirts.
"Lumpy. jaw" which has appeared In the
catt lie pens of Chicago, Is said by dealers
to affect only the jaw of the beast, and not
tn" beef.
j. is stated that brother of Gen. Il. z. Lee
years ago killed the grandfather of the Ford
DO g, who subsequently suppressed the
James gang.
1t is estimated that there are between
sewn and eight hundred thousand cattle on
th Black Hills ranges, and not less than
% NO horses.
lie remains Of Harvey, discoverer Of the
cir, ulatioB If the blood, have been placed In
o ~ 900 marble coffin by the Royal College
of {. y-.clans.
The Duke of Argyll and the Marquis of
LoIne, father and son, are for the first time
since the foundation of the order, to have
the two vacant garters.
Chicago Inter. Ocean: After all the detec.
tives had failed to find the missing Mary
Churchill, a newspaper reporter took up the
job, and she was found.
In Chicago, too, according to the Euening
Journal, sail kinds of criminals feel COM
ps-atively cafe behind the invulnerabIe shield
of legal ttchBicalities."
Among the 5000 postmasters In the
United States, $1,000 year Is the highest
salary and five cents the lowest. There are
Al who receive ST year salary.
The best paid State Office in OHIO Is said
enor. The salary Is only $500, but the
fees make IL worth about $1,000.
George Augustus Sala says that he wants
10 keep the English language rs English as
possible, and he therefore objects to the fur
ther introduction Of foreign words.
Paddy Ryan, It Is said. has autographed his
acceptance of Fox's offer 10 back Slade for
So 800 against any heavy weight pugilist in
America-Sullivan excepted.
About $4,000 tons of Ice are stored In the
houses along the Hudson river. Last winter
the storage was ! 100000 tons, more than
fifth of which remains untouched.
! Gen. Washington and Gen. Sherman, by
a curious historical coincidence, issued their
farewell orders to the army on the same day
q century apart-Nov. !, 17S3-1SS3.
The wine product of California the present
year will be about 10, ,000, 600 eallons-1, ,000,-
900 gallons less than that of 1882, and about
100000 less than the expected product.
/ 1t took three generations to bring King
James version Of the Bible into use, not.
withs. anding the power of Parliament, and
,he influence of the King urged IL forward.
] The big diamond recently found in South
Africa. though weighing nearly six ounces,
II not estimated as worth more than Sl0OO0,
the color being bad. However, a bath of
acid has improved II.
Gen. Robert Toombs was baptized and ad.
initted rs q member OF the Methodist church
In Washington, Ca. recently. His brother
Gabriel was instrumental In bringing about
the Generals conversion. "a ...0.
Minister Yoshida, of Japan, and his retir-
ing suite, exhibited touching bit Of cour-
iesy on their departure from Washington the
other day. As each passed the silver star
which marks the spot In the railroad station
where Garfield fell, he paused, uncovered
his head, and bowed low. a
There is man in Warren county, Ga. who
was In seventeen battles during the Confed-
crate war, was wounded several times, has
been struck by lightning three times, lay In
sensible from one shock three days, and Is
now not more than 40 years Of age, and is as
healthy As any man, and weighs over 200
pounds.
Mr.. Alcott, the Concord philosopher, who
will be 81 years old next month, Is better
this fall, but he is afflicted with '.hetero-
phemy," or. more plainly. the wrong word
comes TO his mind when the right idea Is
there. He will say, for instance, 'The chair
is anxious" when he means "The day is
pleasant"
A large item In the expense Of maintaining
. sleepng-car Is the washing bill. ThePn
man Company's entire outfit includes $1,000
sheets. 10000 pillow slips, $4,000 blankets,
10000 hand towels aid 5000 roller towels.
A car is entirely emptied and cleaned as soon
as It reaches its destination, and the linen Is
sent straight 10 the laundry. The Wagner
Company's total equipment Is 1900 wooden
blankets. 1851 linen sheets, l2,202 pillow
slips. 5,740 hand towels, and 2.347 roller
towels. The expense of keeping the Wagner
Company's bedding clean is $4,000 year;
the Pullman Company's Is larger.