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COlored Men in Congress.


Washington Letter: Smalls, of South
Carolina, and O'Hara, of North Carolina,
are the only representatives of the negro
race now in congress. Small represents
the lower order Of negro politicians. He
is able upon occasions to make fair
speech, but he is seldom heard, and is not
even a man Of average intelligence.
O'Hara, on the other hand, is a gentle
man of ability and refinement. He is
vlgilant and active in behalf of the race,
and never allows an opportunity to score
a point to slip by. Both these men will
sit in the Forty Ninth congress. The
negro race has been represented in the
senate by two colored men, Revels and
Bruce. The former succeeded to the seat
formerly filled by Jeff Davis, and al
though he sat but year made his mark
by his speech, "The Plea for the Royalty
of Georgia" Bruce, of Mississippi, never
did anything in the senate to make his
name remembered. In the house there
have been more than dozen negroes,
including the two sitting mem
bers. Six of these came from
South Carolina -Rancier, Delange, Rain
ey, Elliott, Cain and Smalls. Alabama has
| returned Turner, Rapier and Har-
oldson; North Carolina two-Myman and
O'Hara, and Georgia one--Jcff Long
whose term extended over a period of siz
months only, and Mississippi one-Johr
Lynch, who served in the Forty-seventf
congress. OF these Elliott was by far the
most brilliant of the dozen. He
could fill the galleries whenever il
| was known that he was to speak
His reply to Alexander Stephens, Jane:
Beck and l. G.. Harris on the civil-right
bill is one of the most memorable speeches
in the history of congress. Cain alst
made speech on the subject in reply t.
| Robinson. He afterward returned tt
South Carolina and was elected bishop o
| the African M. E. church. Rancier was
man of fine appearance. He resembles
Tom Bayne, of. Pennsylvania. Haroldsol
is now watchman in the Baltimore Gus
tom house. The others are in variou
walks of life-the church, the law, th'
claim agencies and the barber shops.
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American Tin.

New York Tribune 10th: Two great
blocks of tin ore from Dakota occupied
table last evening at the meeting OF the
Academy Of Science in Columbia College.
Prof. Bailey talked on the TIN deposits
of the Black Hills. Three per cent OF
the ore was yielded in block tin OF the
purest kind; a superior quality was not to
be found in the European mines. In the
last thirty four years the United States have
consumed tin ware worth 1924, ,0O0, ,OOO,95
per cent of which has been iron. With
the development of the Black Hills mines
the castings of tin could he made much
heavier on tin ware and still sell cheaper
than it does now. Solid tin ware might
be used, and even tin water pipes, from
which the sanitary effect would certainly
be better. In the tin obtained by washing
from streams, is found great quantities OF
numerous that several wagon
loads of earth frequently yielded wash
tub full of fine garnets.
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Wholesale Cremation.

Eighteen raving maniacs burned to
death on the night of the 18th, in the in
sane department Of the Blackley Aims
house, near Philadelphia. There were
abont 100 lunatics in the building, OF
whom most were violent, confined in cells.
How the fire originated is not known, but
the alarm was given by an insane patient,
and when the attendants we're aroused the
flames had made great headway and, the
water supply being insufficient, nothing
could be done but attempt to save the in
mates. Amid the horrible rawlings of the
unfortunate creatures, some of whom
laughed in fiendish glce, while others
howled, shrieked, cursed or prayed, the
attendants dragged them from rooms and
cells till all but eighteen were saved.
The loss on the building will amount to
$15O,OOO.
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Counterfeit five and twenty dollar gold
pieces have made their appearance in Liv-
ingston. The fves are not very rare and
occasionally one of the larger denomina-
ton is detected. They are not different
faom genuine coins III either size or weight
and are we'll finished, but their spurious
character may be easily detected by the
dull, dead ring.
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Nv
population was ranged under his banners
and the 10000 Egyptian and European
military or civil residents in that region
were in imminent danger. England after
much vacillatlon directed Egypt to aban-
don the Soudan and withdraw her troops.
Yielding to public sentiment Chinese
Gordon (who by this time had reached
the rank of major -generaD was asked to
20 and take command of the proposed
withdrawal. On the 18th of January,
1884. he embarked from London on his
errand. On the morning of February
18th following he reached Khartoum, the
capital of Soudan. For few days it was
heard how he revolutionized things in that
,nsurgent city-how he released prisoners,
issued proclamations that rallied many
rebel chiefs to his side-but since then
little has been 'known of him except that
he was beleagured in Khartoum by a
mighty horde of Arabs and repeatedly
SORTED upon them from the walls. He
constantly called upon the English gov
ernment for succor and the English people
as constantly clamored that he be relieved.
But not until September 9th last was
vacillation changed into resolution when
Lord Wolscley's expedition embarked for
Khartoum. Hicks and his command had
in the meantime been utterly destroyed
and Bakers and Col. Stewards detach
ments badly decimated. Wolseley's force
progressed slowly toward their goal. On
the 10th of January last Gen. Stewart had
the first fight of the campaign and few
days later was wounded in another battle.
On the 28th Gen. Wilson reached Khar-
toum and found it in the hands OF the
Mahdi and the doleful news "Khartoum
has fallen" was sent to the world. Gen.
Gordon is believed to be dead. He was a
great man, though it is doubtful if he
could ever have attained greatness outside
the particular line of action which mark
ed his life. He demanded absolute power
such as he possessed in China and in
Africa-to display his peculiar ability.
He is described as having been of pecu-
liarly restless temperament--impulsive as
a child-irascible and irritable to degree
of eccentricity by times as
puritan and at others a madman in his dis
plays of angry diabolism. But he was
brave and indefatigable, a good general, a
good diplomat and good administrator
va great man but very peculiar one.
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A Rocky Mountain Lie.

Glendive Times: A strange story was
told us the other day by MIR. John North,
who had just come from the Little
Rocky diggings, that is in substance as
follows: Last fall while prospecting in
those mountains, he saw strange OBJ
ject on high, level plateau, which from
it's singular shape attracted his atten-
ton and he proceeded to its immediate
vicinity to investigate. On arriving he
found ship or what had once been
ship, but the whole outline was petri-
faction. He first supposed it was large
rock, with this accidental shape, but on
close examination he found the SUBJ
stance to be petritied wood OF some
kind, to him unknown; even the deck
was almost perfect and the place where
one mast had been was plainly to be
seen. Mr.. North had no means by
which he could take an accurate meas
urement, but he judged the vessel to
have been about 80 or 100 feet long and
20 or % feet wide. No iron was in
sight, but from discoloration he thought
iron had been used in it's construction.
Mr.. North found a convenient camp
and pushed his Investigations and finally
found an entrance to what must have
been the cabin, which was almost full
of earthly matter, but his search revealed
some strange things in the shape OF
coins and what must have been jewelry,
and golden ornaments in the finishings
of the cabin. The coins and ornaments
he had sent to the Smithsonian institute
at Washington, for examination, but he
described the coins as being round, with
ito him) strange characters cut OF en-
graved on them, and all gold but one,
that being copper. The ornaments
were all gold and of various shapes, one
he thought being made to represent the
sun: some of these had Inscriptions on
and some had not. The wood he de-
scribed as looking like cedar but had
different grain. Mr.. North was scarce
of provisions and could not spare the
time he wished, but proposes going back
to the site of this ancient vessel again.
What history must be connected with
her, and it may be possible that the ex-
animation of the coins will assist in un-
raveling a part of the mystery. Mr..
North has gone east, but designs re-
turning in the early spring.
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A Proposition.

Paris Gibson and President Hill, of the
Manitoba road, have proposed to the inte-
rior department that if the government
will build and maintain an industrial
school for Indians at the Great Falls Of
the Missouri, these two gentlemen will
give GAO acres of land for the site.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-14

An engine with snow plow attached
jumped the track while operating against
a snowdrift on the O. r. s. N. road near
Union, Oregon, and assembled steep de-
clivity 500 feet without overturning. The
engineer jumped from the engine and suf-
fered broken leg, while the fireman hung
on and escaped unharmed.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-14

The Hudson Mining Company of Nei-
hart has about % tons of mining machin-
cry on the way to Townsend where it will
b. transported to the mine. They are also
getting out 200, 900 feet of logs at Neihart.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-14

land. Negotiations are progressing between
Italy and England Incorporation IN Afrl-
ca Italy offers to occupy strategic points
while England masses her troops in the
Soudan. The offer will probably be accept
ed, though it is difficult to understand
what Italy is to make out of the agree
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-14

The bill for the annexation of portion
Of Gallatin county to Yellowstone county
came up in the house again yesterday on
its final passage. On motion of Sloan it
was temporarily laid upon the table-con-
sheraton postponed. Unless the Bridger
county bill should fail of passage in the
lower house it is doubtful if this Yellow
stone bill is again taken up.
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JOHN H ELDER,

,oux SAVAGE. JOHN H ELDER,
Notary public. N.P. Land Agent.
0AvAGE & ELDER,
ATTORNEYS At LAW AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Practice In all the Courts of the Territory.
Main street. =, m
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-14

A dance will be given at the Albemarle
hotel on Wednesday evening next. Tick
cts of admission so cents each. All are
invited to attend.
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Illinois Politics.

The legislature of Illinois is having a
cat and dog time. It is about month
since they convened and they have got no
further than to effect permanent organi-
zation. The Legislature is a tie between
democrats and republicans on joint ballot
and a senator is to be elected to succeed
Logan, hence all the trouble. On We'd
nesday while the snow storm had block
AIDED railroads and kept members who had
gone home to spend Sunday away from
their posts after leave had expired, and the
democrats were in temporary majority. an
effort was made to force an election OF
senator. But the republicans evaded the
difficulty by marching out Of their seats
in body and leaving the Legislature with
no quorum for the transaction OF business.
Repetition of these tactics put off the
ballot until members returned to their
posts. Meanwhile State Senator Brown, a
republican, had fallen dangerously sick at
his home at Albion, Ills. He had paired
with Senator Bridges until yesterday
Friday--and' when that time expired and
a vote was taken the republicans would be
in minority of one unless he were pres
ent. On Thursday afternoon fifteen per-
sonal and political friends Of the sick
senator carried him six or seven miles on
a stretchcr to the nearest railroad station
where he was placed in special car and
shipped to the scene of the legislative
fight to cast his vote and prevent the dem
ocrats from getting United States sena-
tor. They think the exposure and fatigue
will not kill Brown, but if it does that Is of
no consequence compared with ''standlng
Off the democrats.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-14

A special land agent named Haley is
now investigating the affairs Of the Office
at Bozeman.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-14

Prof. Wylie of Bozeman is a candidate
for appointment to the position of terri
torial superintendent of public instruction.
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A bill is before the Legislature and will
probably become law providing for "a
lawful fence" It requires that all wire
fences shall have at least one pole upon
them SO that they may be seen. The own
er Of fence not so arranged is liable to-
fine or Imprisonment and for the damage
resulting to persons or stock injured by
running upon the fence.
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TERRITORIAL OFFICERS.

Goyernor-B. Plat Carpenter, Helena.
Sccretary-John S. TOOker, Helena
Delegate to COngress-Martin Maginnls, Helena
Audi1or-J p. WOoman, Helena.
Trensurer-D. II. Weston. Helena.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction-COrne-
Illus Hedges Helena u
Attorney -(ieneral-J. A. Johnston, Helena
district Attorney-1st District-H. N. Blake,
District Attorney-M District-W. Y. Pember-
'0n District Attorney-ad District-J. A. Johnston,
Chief Justice-D S. Wade Helena.
Associate Justice-W. J. Galbraith, Deer Lodge,
John Coburn, BOzeman.
u. s. District Attorney. N: Dewitt, Butte
U. s. Marshal-Alex G. Botkln, Helena.
Clerk 1st District Court-Theo. Mufhy, Virginia
Clerk I'd District court-R. L. Davis Deer
e Cierk Sd District Court-A. H. Beattie, Helena.
Collector of Internal Revenue-T +. Fuller,
Helena. c; D.,
ton. -, 1I.,...
Register OF .. s. Land Office, ut Helena-Fran-
10 Atkinson.
GALLATIN COUNTY.
Sherih-A j. Edsall, Bozeman.
Treasurer-Ed. F. Ferris, Bozeman.
countv Clerk and Recorder-James Gourley.
Hssessor-T p Mcdonald, Livingston.
County Superintendent OF echools-Mlss AIDA
n Hamilton, BCzeman.
Comfy Commissioners-S. l.. Holiday, Liv-
ineston; ". II. Tracy, West Gallatln; - Mon
fofton, East Gallatin. u
n Consta bles-John winnett, J. Cornwell.
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DOBERT D. ALTON, NJ. D.
SURGEON NORTHERN PACIFIC R. H. Co.
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lscuclOt.,Gs Of Paper.

A paper-making firm in New Jersey
has for several weeks been turning out
counterpanes and pillows of paper.
No. l MANILA paper Is used, two large
sheets being held together by a slender
twlne at intervals of three Or 1our
inches the twine is gummed so as to
hold the sheets firmly together where
it lies. A hem is paced on the count
erpane to keep it from tearing; the safe
ty edge is composed of twine. Orna-
mental designs are stamped on the out
er surface of the covers and the cases,
giving them neat, attractive appear
ance. When the counterpanes and pill
low-cases become wrlnkled from use
they can safely be snoothcd out with
d Nat-iron. The counterpanes can
be left OF the bed when it is occupied,
and in cold weather will be found Il
warm covering, paper preventing the
escape of heat. The new paper bed
clothing is rs cents per set, and vii!
probably become very popular,
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Waste Of Bullets in WAR.

Our readers may have seen or heard
the statement that it takes d soldiers
weight of lead to kill him in ttle,and
they may have considered it to be
merely rh, torical hypcrbolc, suggest
cl by the obvious fact that com para.
lively few out of the whole ntimbct of
shots in war take effect. 1t seems,
however, that the assertion, which orig
mated with the famous Marshal SAKE,
was proven by Cassendi, after careful
mathematical calculation, to be no cx-
aggeration, anl with all the improve
mcnts that have been made in muskets
and in the art of using them effective
", it is still not far from the truth.
At the battle Of Solfcrino u compari-
son of the number Of shots fired on the
Austrian side with the number killed
and wounded on the part Of the enemy
shows that 700 bullets were expended
for each man wounded, and 4, 200 for
each one killed. Now, as the average
weight of the ball used was thirty
grams, it must have required at least
l26 Kilograms, or about 277 pounds of
lead to kill man. In Franco -Prus-
sian war the slaughter cajlsed by the
needle-gun among the French shows
how much superior that frearm was to
the American carbine, but about 1900
shots were required then to accomplish
the destruction of single soldier.
1t is found in practice that a great
majority of the wasted bullets 60 over
the heads of the enemy; hence resort
is sometimes had to the eXpedient
pressing down, by means Of a staff, the
muskets Of a platoon of men about to
fire; a sergeant being detailed for the
service. When the shots are aimed at
an isolated soldier, the chances against
him are, Of course, greater; but even
then the waste Of lead is something
enormous. In the Franco Prussan war,
according to an officer who witnessed
the performance, French company Of
chassrurs fired for quarter Of an hour
at German mounted sentry posted on
a hllock 800 yards Off. Full 400 shots
were fire fired before either man or
horse was hit. A really expert marks
man would probably have picked off
the man at the very first attempt or
certainly at the second
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Church Directory.

Reformed Churcll-Rcv. A. B.Stoncr, pas
tor Weekly Lectures Tuesday evening"
Meeting of Ladies Aid Society every second
Wednesday evening. Regular services by
appointment from the pulpit.
Lutheran Churcl-1tcv W. G. Wire, pas
tor Services Sunday 10 4. NJ and G.30 p.
NJ Sunday School. >. p. NJ. Prayer Meet,
inv. "Wednesday, G45 p. NJ.
Protestant Episcopal Church-Rev. Ern-
cSt Mctiill, Rector. Scr'icessSunday 10 a.
NJ and 80 T. NJ. Sunday School, 900 p.
NJ.
Moravan Church, (Mcchanicstown) Rev.
&. {. Lani,ls, Pastor Preaching every sun
day, alternating morning and evening"
Prayer Meeting every Friday evening, sun
day Schooi O'Clock, a. IL.
Moravan Church (Graccham) Rev. G. c.
Lanius Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday, alternating NOR
ming and evening.
Mite Society every Monday evening
PRAYER Meeting every "Wednesday evening
United Brethren Ehurch-Mi,c Society
Second and Fourth Wednesday.
Sunday School p. NJ.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
Regular Services BY appointment from the
pulpit.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev. O.
Belt, Pastor Services every alternate
Sunday at 10 A. NJ. Sunday School 0 a. NJ
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening at
i. II.
United Brethren Church-Rcv W. l.
Martin Pastor. Services every altcrna:,
Sunday at p. m. Sunday School every
Sunday at sr m. Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at : p. III.
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4 KENTUCKY BE.iUTI.

Her eyes have caught the peerless light
That sparklcs on the skies at night.
She smiles, and stars at once groa dim;
A CLEAN, a flash, your senses swim.
A voice as soft rs silver bells
AoIian harps and ocean shells
Breath music less bcwildcring;
1t conqucrs care to hear her sing.
Her steps rs if q snowflake fell;
AS graceful as the wild gazcllc.
That form, ye gods! 'twould wake the smart
OF envy i'll q houri's heart:
Those lips-but language can't express
There cherry charms; one rapt carcss
Would warm Il frozen heart, dcrrt,
But, misery how they melt ice cream!
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Another love Match.

today, young sir said the wealthy
banker, in a not very promising tone,
Surely that young barrlster had
been wildly presumptuous when he,
with his moderate income, his triIng
practice, had come to ask the banker
for the hand of his only daughter.
The young mans face flushed hotly,
but he kept his self-command, replying
with admirable coolness--,
This is my soul business with you
today, Mr. Forester. have come to
YOU hoping for the consideration which
man should show to man, independent
of position, social difference, the
worlds opinion, or anything outside
this one fact. I, with all the forces OF
INV manhood, love your |aughter, and
ask your permission to 50 to her and
tell her Of it. You have not answered
me vet, sir.
oh, it won't take me long to 90
that, the banker tone wa" ra'Acr
ironIcal. i have hnt one oaoS''ef'
and i have very different plans for
her future. You understand me:
i cAnnot fail t. do 50. Inc young
,,,,. r,o,, ,,.r, v.I,itn now and had Il
little Stcrnncss in it. May l ask
whether You speak IN this manner
solely because YOU hno" l am not
wealthy: Would you speak differently
were I-wcll, rot struggling barTi$-
ter:
oh, I have no personal objection to
you, SAID Mr.. Forester, careIess'y'
playing with a paper knife on the Ia
bic beside him; costly toy OF ivory
and gold, ore Of TIE curioSites brought
bv him from Egypt somc years before
You do me no justice, | am conl'-
dent, Dick Alvon pursued, a sort OF
dignity ON his fine. blonde face. You
understand fully that Miss FORESTER
position, your own reputed wealth
have had nothing to do with TINS inter-
view. I have hcsitated to speak be
cause OF them, but laAcleu lAac even
/ |, poor and obscure as am, had the
right to make a trial for the happiness
cravcl. have come solely to YOU rs
Il man, Mr.. Forrester, hoping to find
in you the sympathy Of a man for man
casting aside for the moment all other
considerations
That is quite different, sir. The
banker spoke indiflcrcntly, still play
ire with the pretty toy. 1T is of nt
consequence what YOU fancied. 4o@
will understand that hcnceforth Miss
Forester is stranger to you.
If it is her desire, sir
She will have nothing to do with il
she will not even know of vour-youl
prosumptlon. am fully capable O