The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-02
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

THlNGS ENN4 "
Joseph Corbey, one ola force Of mel
engaged in tilnbering the Mullen tunnel
was killed on Monday night by being
struck with a large rock that fell from
the roof lOosened by a blast that hac
been exploded little before. lie was
an Jdshman, SO years of age, ard un'
married.
Person or persons, identity unknown,
placed a stick Of giant powder under a
Chinese washhouse, at Meadervill, and
blew it into smithereens-Ah Lung,
proprietor of the establishment, spent
the night in Butte, thus escaping an
initiation.
The special grand jury called to in
ouire into the killing of Michael Dooley
at New Chicago found an indictment OF
murder in the first degree against James
OBrien. Campbell, who was also in jail
ON the suspicion of being concerned in
the killing, was discharged, but will be
probably held under bond to appear asa
witness in the case.
Helena lumbermen held indignation
meeting 10 protest against Sparks latest
in regard to timber cuttings, which, it
is claimed, will ruin the lumber trade of
Montana An effort will be made to
have the order modified
The Yellowstone river is high and
fording extremely dangerous.
The Briggs & Fills cattle company at
GRAY Cliff received 1400 head of cattle
from Idaho and Washington last week,
and have placed them on the Boulder
range.
Sixteen double deck cars, containing
5000 head OF sheep for the Chicago mar
ket, were fed in Livingston Thursday.
Present Indication point to a much
greater Park business the coming sum
mer than any previous year. The North
ere Pacific has already contracted with
eleven excursion parties, of from thirty
to thirty-seven persons, which is greatly
in excess of the number at this date in
former seasons.
A roller-process Touring mill is to be
built at Park City, Yellowstone county,
this season, by Mr. seidell.
Drum Lummon stock took a thirty
shilling tumbled in New York last week.
The cause is not known to the public.
Manager Bayliss ofthe Drum Lummon
was married last Friday to Miss Marie
Thomas, who had just arrived from Lon
don.
Frank Frisbre, well known in Mon
tana, has just finished years service in
the Portland penentiary and has gone to
San Francisco.
A Chinaman was killed IN R. 0. Hick- |
mans placer diggins at Virginia City,
last week, by rock falling upon him and !
crushing him.
A portrait Of Thomas Francis Meagher,
secretary of Montana in the early days,
will be unveiled in Chickering hall, New
York, next Monday.
A notice at Brandenburg, M. T., reads
as follows: "Know all men by these
presents that there is one stray horse
stolen or frozen to death at Hon IS
ranch. He is a strawberry sorrel-chest-
nut-roan."
The Episcopal ladies Of Helena opened
a 'bazar Of notions" Monday for weeks
run. 1t consists Of departments for the
various nations of the.earth, and the I'M
wary young gent who takes the enter
prise in has an opportunity of buying
articles from any part of the world.
Descriptions of E, R, Dequasie, who
all he could lay hands upon !
at Choteau, have been sent out. He is s
30 years of age, five feet seven inches f
tall, weights about $50 pounds, very 7
fair complexion light hair brushed back a
from forehead, light mustache, blue eyes t
heavy, sensual mouth, sanctimonious ex- a
preston, wore spectacles; he was much
giving to talking, especially on Biblical t.
subjects, and could preach good sermon, 0
carpenter by trade. He is thought to I
AIRY false travelling card of the /. o. b
D. #. N
The steamer Helena was the first that p
reached Benton this year. tt
The Gloster company paid a $4,000 u
dividend in New York Saturday. u
The building and loan association has y
ust been organized at Missoula. =,
The general spring round up will COM II
nence this week in eastern Montana. 81
The Alder Gulch placers are now all in NJ
ull blast with a good head of water. al
A stockman near Maginnis owns 5000
head Of cattle, and yet buys all his milk ID
md butter. br
Ihey have commenced building brid- =
yes on the Rimini branch of the Mon Oh
ana Central.
Bishop Brondel of the Catholic church :" :.
preparing to erect fine residence at e
Helena. VI
Major Logan, of Custer county, has
200 Washington territory cattle en-
QUITE to his range, tn