The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-31
TERRITORIAL ITEMS,

Jerry Hughes was very seriously II not fa
tally injured by an accident at the Calgary
mine, Butte, on Wednesday.
W.. D. Knight has sold his interest in the
National Park Pioneer to Wright & Hendry
of the Livingston Enterprise.
The assessment of Dawson county In 1873;
will exceed $500, 200, an increase over last
year of $500, OOo.-GiendiUe Times.
s. Z. Atkinson has been appointed assistant
cashier of the Montana National Bank, Hell
ona. II is an honor well conferred.
The N. p. Co. Is sinking well twenty-five
feet in diameter 1t the depot in Helena. II
is expected water will be sufficient at Ion
feet.
Red Boy Is being taken 20 Montana to
compete in the races there. He In in charge
of Arthur Hook, the celebrated jockey
Ogden Pilot.
The Berry station op the Bozeman road
was recently sold TO Geo. Mosher, of Butte
who came over this week to take possession
of the Observation-Disclosures. aErM
Antelope Shirt, the Indian who was ssni
up from Choteau county year ago for at
tempted murder, walked from Deer Lodge &c
Benton upon the expiration of his term.
The Hatch party, occupying nine palace
cars, arrived at Livingston and proceeded a;
once 10 Mammoth Springs Hotel, where al
were quartered on Thursday of last week
Ten handsome new passenger ears passed
west over the Northern Pacific Friday. They
are intended for use on the western divisions
Of the road and its various branches hide
pendent.
The first regular car to pass over the spot
where the Northern Pacific ends of track
met was fiat car No. 2,7O9; the first caboose
to pass over was No. 1S9, and the first loco
motive was No. $50.
j. w. Whitlach left for Chicago yesterday
to superintend the shipment of a twenty
stamp gold mill, which he has contracted for,
to be placed upon the Southern Cross mine
at Cable.-Miner, 26th. ~N #@W
Captain John Mullan will be here with the
Willard party. This is just as it should be.
No one has better right to rejoice over the
completion Of the Northern Pacific than
Captain John Mullan.
Medicine Bear, the noted Sioux warrior
and chief, who is reported to have killed
more white men than any other Indian of the
plains, died recently near the Bull Noun
tains. He is said to have been very happy
over his exploits. a,
The Northern Pacific has 100000 pounds of
car wheels and I 900 tons of rails at Duluth
which will be used on the Oregon part of the
Northern Pacific road. Heretofore all this
material has been shipped around by water.
Now 1t goes across the continent. #.-F&
Eugene Shelby, route agent for Wells,
Fargo & Co., came In last evening. He IL
the first through passenger by rail from Port
land. Mr.. Shelby Is authority for saying that
q branch Office for Wells, Fargo g. Co.'s ex-
press will soon be established in Helena
Herald, 18th. tE.
The president and secretary of the Fair
and team to gather in samples of grain and
vegetables IA large quantity, too,) to have
here for the Far. They are determined to
make big showing in the farm produce de-
partment.-Independent
John s. Harrington was killed by lightning
about noon last Tuesday in his cabin In
Holmes gulch, four miles east of Helena.
George Morrow and Clinton Voolfolk, son
of Colonel A. M. Voolfolk, who were in the
house or yard adjoining. felt the shock quite
strongly but were uninjured.
The Rufus Hatch excursion party stopped
over day at Livingston to shoot chickens,
and returning from their hunt reported the
shooting excellent, the chickens being plen-
tiful and very tame. Their story was corrob-
Grated by poultry raiser, who came in later
and demanded pay for his Brahmas.
The first lot Of freight for shipment over
the entire length of the Northern Pacific
from Lake Superior to the Pacific, arrived at
Duluth on the steamer st. Paul 1t consists
of four hundred car wheels for the Northern
Pacific, and was shipped from the Peninsular
car works at Adrian, Mich, and consigned
to Tacoma, w. 7.
McCaman & Cree arrived here this week
with band of 5000 mutton wethers. At the
Snake river crossing the owners were told
that while thousands of head of sheep had
crossed this season their band was by far the
finest that had been seen. At Dillon an offer
of $3.50 per head for the entire herd was re-
h &N&A (
The foundation of the Helena passenger
depot outlines the largest building of the
kind on the Northern Pacific between st.
Paul and Portland. The dimensions are
stated by the master mechanic as one hun
dred and forty feet in length by forty feet in
width, with front and rear veraudas, and a
covered platform fronting the railroad track
Of three hundred feet.-Heraid
just after closing our forms last week we
received the news that Jack Leavitt, of Otter
creek, had shot and killed John James, The
first news was that it was cold blooded
murder, but the news has since come In mod
flying the charge. The coroners jury pro-
1t justifable homicide. This and
the non-arrival of the prisoner leads to the
that Leavitt has been acquitted.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Berry, Miss salHe E.
Hosmer, Miss Mary Mccarthy, Mrs. Cora
Kirby, Mrs. II. Perry, the Misses Amy, Ida,
and Lily Mcguire, and Miss Bessie Berry,
md Frank Parkinson, Robert Bergman.
md Willie Berry left Meadow creek yestsr,
lay morning for an excursion to Wonder,
and, spending week or two hunting and
ishing in the upper Madison On route Mad.
sonidn.
Ri. Rev. John Baptiste Brondel, Catholic
Bishop for this diocese, arrived In Helena
ast evening from Missouia county. He was
net at the depot by Rev. Father Palladino,
Father Guidi, and score or more of promi
nent Catholic citizens in carriages. The
Bishop was brought up TO the pastoral resi-
ience and was received there by mum Der of
members Of the congregation, both ladies'
md gentlemen. He will make Helena HIS
diocesan residence, and the Church of the
sacred Heart will be the cathedral Inde- |
'sndent, 18th.
The subject Of the following item, which |
We find In the San Francisco Chronicle of the |
4th inst, was formerly we'll known resi-. |
lent Of Virginia City: "A. M. s. Carpenter.
J local politician, who was arrested here
hree years since for perjury in connection |
Nth Offering hinselfas bondsniau for some |
was arrested here yesterday and |
looked en route to VacaviIle on a charge Of
orgery. The complainant is Frencbman.
aued Raucb "a rxa 5000 = L