The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-05-15
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The Union Pacific company Is layipp Q. 90,
tons OF steel rails monthly.
The court martial In Gen. Hazen's cas-,
sentenced him 10 be reprimanded.
Sutro, the tunnel man, has one of the
hnest private libraries In the world.
The street cars of New York City killed
Il and injured 1OS persons last year.
John Kelley, the Tammany boss, has re-.
turned TO New York City completely restored
Two thousand and forty-four entries were
made ut the Deadwood land Office during the
year ending April 1.
Gen. karnaroff Is quiet, dark-haired little
man, wearing spectacles. His name (Kama.
roa) means "ths son Of mosquito"
"Prsss on ! achieve achieve |" sings Ella
| wheeler in her last poem. Ella must have
TAKEN snhn right In the middle of the line.
The Golden City IL. L. Episcopal cathe-
dral, opened for services last week, contains
900.
| The first British soldier wounded In the
| Riel campaign accidentally shot himself
with his own revolver. He didn't know 1t
was loaded.
| Professor: "MentiOn an OXIDE" Student !:
| Leather" Professor: "Oxide of what ?"
| Student: "Oxide of beef" Exit Professor,
--Medicat and Surgical Reporter.
Minneapolis girls have red-rlbbon clubs,
| with the motto: "The lips that touch wine
| shall never touch mIne.' We have begun
to take ours through a straw st. Paul
Herald.
Nevada's new law to prevent treating is
easily evaded. The saloons sell eight drink
tickets for dollar, and when a man wants
TO treat friend, all he has to do Is to hand
him ticket.
There Is q revival in London of Macready's
lingo song Of 1877:
'We don't want to fight, but, by Jingo II we do.
We've got the ships, we've got the men, and we've
got the money, too
The newspapers of Berlin comment upon
the fact that Queen Victoria did not send
congratulations to Prince Bismarck on the
occasion Of his birthday. All the other
rulers sent Fluctuations.
A brother of George D. Prentice, old and
white-haired, has worked at desk In one of
the departments at Washington for years on
small salary, and Is perfectly contented,
only asking to be let alone.
Mrs. Julian James, whom 1t Is rumored
ex-President Arthur will marry before long,
has dark features. She was quite popular at
Washington last season, where she attended
many places Of entertainment.
Baron Nordenskiold was SO fascinated
with the arctic regions during his trip to the
Lena river, that he Is about TO try and get to
the north pole by way of the islands north
of Siberia. He expects to be gone three
years.
1t Is stated by meu who ought TO know
that 1t costs AZ cents to stop Q railroad train.
II depends upon who stops 1t. It cost Frank
James good deal more than that, but there
was balance on the profit side of his ledger
every tins.
At the examination of James d. Fish, the
accounts Of the "contract loan" transactions
between the Marine bank and Grant g. Ward
showed that Grant Il Ward were charged for
the use Of money as much as from so to 900
per cent. per annum.
Arizona is q pretty tough Territory in
many respects, but she sets her older and
more virtuous sisters . good example pun
ishing by fine and imprisonment any one
who uses profane or indecent language In
the presence of women or children.
The thoughtful telegraph editor and the
erudite but eccentric proof reader view with
alarm the prospect Of q war In Afghanistan.
A few thousand words like Meidouscharaki,
Penjschidyeh and Tschernorbeskoi with q
sprinkling of witches, -offskies and -olowos-
kies will make lifs burden to the aforesaid
cultured gentlemen.