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THE.MONTANA POST a- -- -t -- an*e " r - r VIRGINIA CITY MONTANA TERRITORY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 186416 "rw '7' f, 11l I D. W~. 7ltcn, & Co., ý. W. Thm.;o. Bmi. R. Drrrxs. P: V3z!Trt'5 1.'m PROi'RIFTORS. Cfrcc uA 'e (21; C nok Store, Coruer .; z aLcL u( d aclson StrceLs. e'r - - - 7.50 -· ·Lrai~i ?T.YlmC ~ 4('0s ': s o0 .dvertisin;. Sa r l. Lire linr or les.,) one rear $20 CO .. .. . '"" i n,:r ths, 15 80 S "thri monthi 10 00 ...-, .ins or i )&j 40 00 S - .. i . ; '-" .. . 25 00 ,." " ~.3 00 sc ee, C 00 . i :al's 45 00 30 00 : t . - n. , 9 0 0 0 fix -,n Ow -. GO 00 . . - 45 00 co Ir, 0 00 S, th. '100 00 t o:.:h. 75 0C ;T; I! i) Altwewd to change S. ","... e._.I , iA ,".In.l c.. arge., " . :, sh e .raid reuse4 1 .. .C .. \'Vir;tni City, M. T. . ,.:.- a executed in a e a :c. i able rrte3. C' ' . ., flII ECTORY. rrr::odr I1 Oflicers. r: 'r. TN, Emnack Cit t:. (IIDIITNGS'. . 1.. i. WILLIST W., V. B. JEALY, Virgiaia City; u r. A Madison County. '. : c . ,.., .. " . , s "rpen., .A4LM:L . : .TANLEYT, of t rgtniia City. G. GTherz.t. Mal or. Y r. , ; rr - ...... . ' " - '. -. v r .inia City , . i e . a: . be'.li cc the 2d Le. . ~ L...hi in te C j r t P. .,FF3OUT , W. If. ýit ,`...TIE. : c: 'V. SIv A. H. T.r:. 1 onA . M atterd. .. . Jry Cook. , R:," & COOK. L.:... Vi:rna City, Montana ... [W. . LOVLL. & . -A -£. ,I: .C EL, --iiiQ's entusttd cto 1-3m 1. . I su;erton. Ii. ? rna. 'ielci- ,, Pahemberton & Burns. - - . :-.. : : (it., Mo:ntr. T' rrito ' up-ti. -Gm . .. . . aRnorr, L. W. Bi- f:Vo , CIel. - : . " &COT" & IHORTON, ' :. t ., ,:. . .e aon i.d ho ,tr*- t. op:,. it, ,.: i.C , \:r i ty, Muntanr Territory. - ?n S. - . 'ir:-ia city. Montana Tyr . 4 nLt. c a wk IW~9 on hand. .", , , . c .i:-; -;-tan T rritory, ". ur ' o: 1s cuJ 1ta'tn r that he is ai S ,.i ,, e,:.i. t:._ mn .ut_:ý of the hung.r. n :.:I " r?;. fl..- y · ..s: t :t in the ,ri iOn rI;as, r sti acthed totheNew i ";v York--rr'c ntly from la~nqut, - I. . -, :.:;n C:ty, ,(-.; it- the h::y eet. 1 - "hy . _ LL ;, . " tl r --, and Jewele . PNrticulr i -..n;}i1 ir .T.r-mlri all cia.sa of watches. I " ,- ").f .:v w.:tel can bh r ade new at this es- I S . :.-., warr a.nted to give :.ti:faction.- I ' vi,:- '-:c: wens cf Jewely malde from - : : id. I-]v 1.'evada Cit-, Montana Territory. l.'Ui3 ITELLANGEP. - - -. - PtaPonIzTos. {'ia ; t-: is tituatal en Main -tr-et, a.id in the n.b: pe t of tCe Ci:y. The table supplied with the S n in-k .t affords, and the valoon furnished Sthfe o ..at liquors. :: : ~: d. can b, hbd at reasonabhle prices. 0tz :-, 0 b.:-.: , inodc nt' . 2 FO' .VD. l FrTITICATE OF TEN SMARES o0 THE cI, ',; g '., tl.h :Sr StarCompa.y. The owner, . i ","ty a ing for thi-~advertise ; t L- i a;.,z" c.amin at the City Book Store, Sriln City. 4-t-f SII.ANIC .AKELitY, 'vuerstreet, Virgi da City, M. . .en4.Ie h Vin sit. l,roopietora. Keep on haud all' kiuis of bread, cakee and pies, whico are going off like '"he ks," at eleap rat es l--4 BUSINESS CARDS. SDA1O HOTEL, Wallace strept, VirginiaCity, M. T. J. M. Castner proprietor. The proprietor announces to his eld friends and the ptblic generally, that he is now prepared to accommodate boarderp by them 'eal, day S,r w ,ek at low rates. His table furnished with the bt thie market nffords. 1-1y T EW IS b RALE, Manfct:ereto of .Tewelry, Jackson street, Vir ginia City. M. T. Strict attention given to re pairing all elasses of watches, and warranted to give Patifac;ion. Keep oorstantly on hand a large assortment of Jewelry. Every thing in our line madrie to order at low rats. 1-3m COL ORID O i AIR DRESSING ROOM. Eair Dyeing ind Cutting Done in O OD STYLE. TOM. WHITE, Proplietor. ?--l Wim. DFCKER. Spergeon bentist. ©FFTCE IN POST OFFICE E:UILDING. PA tirent visited at their residence when defird. S tr-3 RHOATH & CO., A AMERICAN WATCHES JUST RECEIVED'DI 1 reetfrom themanifretori.s. ]Evrrv dscription ofJewelry manufactured from C th Native Gold. Call, Examine Specimen.', itnd then jud;e. Sign of the XAMMOTH WATCH NEVADA CI'rY, Montah a Territory. Virgini. City, Sept. 10, 1364. 3-Gm Wm. DECKER. INTELLIGENCE OFFICE. Real Estate and lMining Agency. All bkinet promptiy attended to. O1Ece in Posf Oice Building 4-tf J. T. HENDERSON, PAINTER AND SIGN WRITER. ~flice on Cover treet, Virginia City. 5-rm LIME AND BRICK. BT HENRY BAIER. Also ..* B uilding, and all kinds of Lrick work one t orn.. 5-- m Win. CHUMDASERO. , TTORNi' AT LAW, VIRGINIA CITY, MON L tna Territory. (Yice, corner of Wallace and Jackson streets, at J. A. Ming'sStore. 4--r Shaving and Hair Dressing Saloon. MUVTACHIE AND HAIR COLORL'G. South Side of Wallace Street, Va. City LYONS AWHITE, Proprietors. ý i Y J CHN S. ATCHISO1N, NOTARY PUBILC. REVENUE STAMPS AND BLANKS FOR SALE AT ALLEN & NRI1.LARD'S BANK. VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA TERRITORT. 4--tf PEOPLE'S MARKET. Wallace St., Neext Door'to Weary's New Bank. MEATS, VEGETABLES, QGAME, ke., kc., de. STEWART A BALL. 4--tf L UMBEtL YARD. Idaho str3at, Vir.inia City, M. T. JaTmr Gen nall, proprietor. .leps constantly on hand all kinds of tha last nrubecr, which wjil be sold at low rate. I-ly sTrAr EAKEIRY AND SALOON, Nevada Citv. M. T. Patrick Ryan, proprietor.- All persons wihinog good bread pre requ..ted to call. Prices low. Aro, beer furnished with the bet of drinki. -Here is the place to ;et an honaet loaf, a ceak or pia, and "oomething to wash it down." 1-4G P-"ANT ER'S HOUSE Corner of Idaho and Jackson Sta., Vir ginia City, Montana Territory. WTM. & JOHN A. SHOOT (Formerly of the Planter's House, Hannibal Mo.) PIROPRIETOI:3. T 1E ABOVE NAMED HOUSE, FORMIEPLY conducted by W~i. Sloan, Esq., having been enlarged and re-fitted is now open with every facil ity for the accommodation of Guests and Boarders. Comfortable rooms and beds are provided and the atble is carefully furnihsd with the best the mar ket and senuous afford. PaasePgera for the early Stage Coaches can obtain good lodgings here and be wakened at the proper hour. The patrons e of the public is respectfully solicited. - x. Jro. A. SHOOT. 4--f Paorerrioss. F. C. Conwau , M. D. S. L. F. WARD, M. D. ars. COR1NELL & WARD. PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS. (Suacesors to) Drs. BRLOOKE & GLI9K. O~I fee on Jackson Street, blow Wallace. Virginia City, Montana Territory. ly-12 Idaho 'tre*$, -*pp*lSto Rteordor's Will irve Bo and Itodgig at $14 00 per week. An one who iwst warm, **afitble 4 aul . l ebeeAule of Stamps Regqired by the InterataI Revenue Act. Agreement or contract other than those specified in schedule, or any appraisement, 5 cents for each sheet. Bank check, draft or order over $10, pay able at sight or on demand. 2 cents. Bill of exchange (inland) draft or order, not on sight or demand, or any promissory note, cheek, memorand am,receipt or printed or written evidence of money to be paid on demand or at a time designated, not ex ceeding $100, 5 cents, and 5 cents for every additi(nal $100. Bills of exchange (foreign) when drawn singly same as inland; when in sets of three or more, for each hill of a set, 2 cents when not exceeding $100, and 2 cents for each additional $100. Bill of lading for goods to be expected, 10 cents. Bond (indemnification) where money ul timately recoverable is not ever $1,000, 50 cents, and 50 cents for each additional $1.000. Bond, (official) $1. Bond, of any description, except in le gal prcceedings or in connection with mort gages, and not otherwise charged in this schedule, 25 cents. Certificate of stock in any incorparated comrnany, 25 cents. Cer: cate of profits, or any memoran dum shNowing an interest in property or ac eumuhation. of any incorporated company, if for not les. than $10 and not over $50, 10 cents. Exce6.:ný $50 and not over .31,000, 25 cents, and for every additional $1,000, 25 cents. Certificate of deposit, for not ]Rss then $100 dollars, 2 cents, and for over $i00, 5 C rtficatea of otbhr descriptions, 5 cents. 1 Contract, Broker's note or memorandum I of sale of goods or property of any kind issued by brokers or persons acting as such, for each note or memorandum of sale, 10 cents. Conveyance, deeds, etc., of real estate. When counideration is not over $500, 50 cents, and for each additional $30O or fraction thereof, 50 cents. G--uger's return for quantity not over 500 gallons, gross., 10 cents. Exceeding 500 gallons gross, 25 cents. Insurance (life,) when amount insured is not over $1,000, 25 cents. Exceeding 1,000 and: not over 5,000, 50 cents. Ex cecding $5,000, I dollar. (See Mortgage.) Insurance, (marine, inland, and fire.) Policy, !hen premium is not over 810, 10 cents. Exceeding *10 and not over $50, 25 cents. Exceeding :'50, 50 cents. Lease, agreement, memorandum, or con tract for are, use or rent of any land, ten ement or portion thereof, where the rent is not over $300 per annum, 5G cents; and for each additional $20%, or fraction there of. 50 cents. (See Mortgage.) Measurer's returns, for not over 1,000 bushels, 10 cents, and for over 1,000 bush eNls, 25 cents. Mortgage of real or personlt property. trust deeds, etc., or any personal bond given as security for payment of any def inite and certain sum of money, excceding $100 and not over :,30, 50 cents; and for each additional -j.5J0, or fraction thereof, 50 cents. Provided, that upon each and every assignment or transfer of a mortgage. lease or policy of insurance, or the renewal or continuance of any agreement contract or charter by letter or otherwise, a stamp duty shall be required and paid equal' to that imtuosed on the original instrument. Power of attorney for sale or transfer of stock, bonds or scrip, or collection of divi dends, or interest 25 cents. Power of attorney or proxy for voting at elections of any incorporated company ex cept religious, charitable, or literary, etc., S10 cents. Power of attorney to collect rent, .ao cents. I Power of attorney to d'ell or rent real estate, $1. "ower of attorney for any other purpose, 50 cents. Probate of will, or letters of administra tion, where the estate shall be sworn notto exceed .$2,000 in value, $1, and for every additional $1,000, 50 cents. Protest, 25 cents. Receipts for payment of money or any debt due, exceeding $20, not being for the satisfaction of ary mortgage or judgement of court, and receipt for delivery of any property, 2 cents. Warehouse receipt for goods, etc., not otherwise provided for in any public or private warehouse, when the value of the goods is not over $500, 10 cents, and for each additional $1,000, 10 cents. Warehouse receipt for goods, etc., not otherwise provided for, held on storage in any public or private warehouse or yard, 25 cents. Weighcrs' returns for weight not over 5,000 pounds, 10 cents, and for weight over 5,000 pounds, 25 cents. Legal documents.-Writ or process by which suit is commenced in any court of record, 50 cents. Where the amount claimed in a writ issued by a court not of record is $100 or over, 50 cents. Upon every confession of judgment or cognovit, for $100, or over (except in those cases where the tax of a writ of a com mencement of suit has been paid) 50 cents. Writs or other process of appeals from jvstices cocrts to a court of record, 50 ets. Warrant of distress when amount of rent claimed is not over $100, 25 cents; exceeding $100, 50 cents. No writ, summons or otber process issaec by and returnable to a justioe of the peace, except as provided, or isuesd in any e7yminal or other. uite,.eommenoed by the United State, or aay S6ate, ehall be subjeot to payment of stamp duties . Affdavits In saits or legpt proesqdingp are ezempt. from s*tmp deriee~ SMedioinesor Prepuratio. sand Pserfame ry, when retai. price or vaiu doe. *a"ex. sed " setº a o*at. e. :e .. °-... I llen. se p do a ge.i w . e 60 ees, 2e5 e .. . . - . When such price does not exceed 75 cents, 3 cents. When such price does not exceed $1, 4 cents, and for every additional 50 cents in such prier, 2 cents. Friction Matches.-For each 100 matches or fraction thereof in a package, 1 cent. SFor all cigar lights and wax tapers double the rates on matches. Photographs, when retail price is not over 25 cents, 2 cents; when not over 50 cents, 3 cents; when not over $ 1, 5 cents, and for each additional $1 Qr part therof, 5 cents. Playing Cards.-On each pack when the retail price is not over 18 cents, 2 cents; when not over 25 cents, 4 cents; when not over 50 cents, 10 cents; when not over $1, 15 cents, and for each additional 50 cents, 5 cents. COURT PROCEEDINGS. CUARGE Of Chief Justice HosMza, to the Grand Jury of the First Judicial District, M. T., delivered, December 5th, 1864. GENTLEMEN or THIE dRY:--The assem blage of a grand jury in this new Territory, affords opportunity for a casual survey of the interests comnkitted to its charge. "The cause of Justice, hitherto deprived of the intervention of regularly organized courts, has been temporarily subserved by volun tary tribunals of the people partaking more of the nature of scif-defence than tho com prehcnasiro, principles of the Common Law. It is no part of the business of this court to find fault with what has been done; but rather, in common with all good citizens, to laud the transactions of an organization, i which, in the absence of law, assumed the delicate and responsible office of purging soce°t of all offenders against its peace, happiness and ea`st. Such societies, originating in necessity, have been communities wi:boutlaw, and in which the penalties of the laws were not proportioned to the criminality of the of fence. Their adaptation to the nroeesaid.ec of new settlements, has obtained for tn.m an approbation so universal, that they are the tirst measures resorted to, by w.il-in tentiouced men, to free themselves of that vile class of adventurers which infest all unorganized communities for the purposes of fraud, robb,.ry and murder. In no part of our country have they labord more ef ficiently than here. No where else did they enter upon their duties, amid greater em barassments. It was questionable, even when they commceced, whether they were numerically equal to the task. The sources of official power had been monopolized b! the very class which preyed upon societv. The greatest villain of them all-with hands reeking with the blood of numerous vic time-was the principal ministerial oncer of I the Territory, and had at his beck a band I of wretches who bad become hardened in their rloody trade, years before they came here to practice it. In this condition of 4ffaips, there could bh but one of two courses to pursue-to hang the offenders or submit to their authority, and give the Territory over to misrule and murder. liappily, the former course prevailed, and the summary punishment visited upon a few, frightened the survivors from the Ter ritory, and restored order and safety. Much as we may approve t o means of 1 self-protection thus employed, and the promptitude with which they were applied, our admiration ceases, when they assert an authority defiant of law. and usurp offices which kblong only, to Government itself. We give them all the credit they deserve, by according them praise for what they have accomplished; but they have fulfl!led their work. To go farther is to commit crime, and undo whathas been so well done. They are no longer necessary. No law abiding citizen wishes their continuance. They should at once and forever he aban doned. Courts of law and equity-such courts as our Government and people, eve rvwhere, throughout our great republic recognize as authority, and from this day forth, established in this Territory, clothed with agple power to investigate and punish all offences against the peace and good or der of society. Let us then erect no more impromptu scaffolds. Let us inflict no more midnight executions, Let us give to every man, hop aggravated soever his crime, the full benefit of the frecman's right-an im partial trial by, jury. Vigilantes and courts-and all good men can co-operate in fulfill;ng the grand purpose of the criminal law; that of bringing offenders to justice, without violatihg any of its provisions; but the very first element in such a warfare against crime, must he tLe general recog nition of courts of law, as the areat con servator of peace and safety. No resort to any other power is justifiable, or consistent with good government, except in such exi gencies as that through which the people of this Torritory have so signally passed. Again, genuemen, wnere is uanger in ne continuance of these organizations, to their framers. The temptation to perv.rt them from theirlegitimate object is so great, that instances have occurred in other societics, where they have committed more flagrant offences against the laws, than those they were designed to prevent. There can be no morality or progress in a public sentiment i founded entirely upon the principle of lear. It is a principle at war with all the principles which lie at the foundation of our Government. The sooner that society ii rid.of it, where it prevails, the sooner will it be animated by a strong and health ful affection for the government and its laws. In a community restrained by the operation of good laws, any subversive or gsaisaue3s are eriminAl in theraselves, and should.be amaqg the first subjects to arouse the jealousy and stimulate the investiga tioms of a grand jury. Yoe. will perceive si slepriety of ~uch rermarks, gentlemen, at Shi time, when you consider that for, every execution by any body of men, un savsiorsed by law, whatever their organi sation, it would be the imperative duty of this spert, t harge you that they had . ben~ iJIty'of a highly penal offense, sad .: .... ., ...... I ..' . ." to urge you to the utmost vigilance in your Inquiries to expose them and present them for trial and punishment. You, gentleman of the jury, have been regularly empannelled and sworn to make enquiry into the crimes that have been committed in this county. Your duties are both delicate and responsible. Your oath requires that you present no person through "malice, hatred, or ill-will." They need no explanation. Another part of it, that "y ou will leave none unpresented through fear, favor or affection," more dim ault porhaps of performance, is equally comnprchensible. Another part of it, that you will leavo none unpresented "' for any reward or the promise or hope therof," I i will not com-nment upon, lest you might re gara it as an imputation upon your integr. ty. A person accused of crime, reserves st~ll another and an important privilege through the medium of your oath, and that is that you will make no disclosures of tes timony, except when called upon to do so in a court of justice. The most perfect protection is thus given to the character and reputation of an accused person-a protection which should never be with drawn, until a jury is satisfied of his guilt. This oath, gentlemen, is, of itself, illustra tivu of the exact justice with which the law seeks to deal with those, who are bold and bad enough to violate it. There is no rengeance in it. It neither pursues or pun ishes from sinister considerations. Justice with us, like. the heathen representation, is blindfold, that she may not see where the blow must fall, but she holds the scales with equal poise, and the sword is in read iness to inilict condign punishment upon him who is found wanting. She seeks only to answer, in a rational manner, the de mand of every good man, who feels that his own nature has been belied by the com mission of crime. She aims to do right. The offender is punished because he has disturbed the harmony of society. If his crime has been that of murder, it is not on ly the destruction of a life, but it is the offence against God-against morality-the terri.lo example thus furnishsd, and the d:. ger to Rociety of permitting such a crime to go unpun{i!,ed, that the law con siders. Death is intiic;:d because no lighter penalty could anst - Cer tUe eemand of juitice, and not merely for the purpose of taking human life. So with subordinate or lithiter offences. The punishment pro portioned to each has more reference to the society that has been outraged, than to the miserable individual upon whom it is in licted. li., indeed, whether on the ecaf fold or in the solitude of the prison, is but the instrument which the law amploys, to shadow forth its judgments upon minds yet uncontaminated by guilt and crime. As the result of this grand fabric of pun ishments, peace and safety are preserved crime seldom occurs-and all fears and anxieties incident to an unorganized con dition of society vanish before the benign and omnipresent spirit of the law. No one doubts, gentlemen, that it is the desire of all good me.n, that a society, conformed in its rmannirs and custome, its laws and ob servances, to that' which they have left in the States of this Union, should grow up in this Territory, and exercise an intluence for good, for all time. No one doubts that this may be produced, if courts and juries co-operate with other moral agencies in purifying society of those evils which lie at and are continually sapping the founda tions of rational happiness. Much-very much of our future character as a pcople, I depends upon the manner in which crime is met at tae commencement. You can all bear witness to the fact, that where men are themselves indifferent to the various influ ences usually employed for their protection and refinement, crime and disorder prevail; reiigion is neglected; the Sabbath is cus tomarily profaned, and society itself be comes irresistibly the minister to all the tower and baser Dassions of our nature. Few moral enterprises, gcntlemen, are more dificult of achievencnt than that of roforming a peopl3 who have habitually yielded to the sway of vice and imarorali ty. A steady and uniform application of law to every offence, in such an exigency, is the surent resource, and to that must we look for the corrective to those abuses, which come under your consideration. Your part in soourging these evils from our midst, depends, not so much upon the amount, as quality of your labors. If by your action, the violators of law and cor ruptors of society understand that they cannot ply their vocations with impunity, there will soon be an end to many of the disturbing influences, which now defy law and order. The criminal code of this Ter ritory, like the codes of most bf the States of this Union, provides for the punishment of all classes of crime, from those that are not grievous and aggravated, down to the petty offenses generally incident to a state of civilization. Let me urge upon yoo, gentlemen, the importance of giving to ev ery subtct that may by posaibilitX af feet the peace, the morals, the purity, and the safety of this Territory, your earnest and conscientiou5 attention. Rtemember thea it is intended, that any thing arn every thing which breaks down, and ,.;t at nought the established usages of civilized Pooiety, comes within the purview of a juror's oath --uad that if our statutes are deficient, the oversight of jurors may have a salutary in fluence upon the labors of legislators. You can, by timely action, purge this district of mauy of those potty evils which now cor rupt it. Of this charsctcr are those of fences under tho names of prize fighting, gambling, Sabbath breaking, and all thuat category of offences, that spring up almost spontaneously in unorganized commuini tees. Would it not sorprie you gentlemeo, to hear that any of the older'StteW had lapsed from a state o:,hgh uioratty inito a condition marked bbre lth smoral . ora e Lities ? Why shoald ttey ezist ere? I. there less to oceasion a blush, Os the brow of. an Ameriean ;sli ,e at toe.e tafb tiotr ' of a pri~ae.ght. te 4, s tha new orritor f , t J the mrfe highl7 of Eag land Shall we wemderl.ssamid the pure atmosphere of the Rookir.Mountains, at the improprieties which meet; our observation, on every hand, on each succeedlagsabbath -at the street auctions-the music-the prize fighting-than we would to find the same, in the streets of New York or Phila delphia? Let us labor, Xentlemen, to cor r_ ct these gross immoralities. On reference to the ittatute prescribing the nature and punishment of crim', I find nothing which requires me to charge you specially upon any of the offences therein defined, and I am h ppy to add, that as a result of the means of self protection em ployed by the people of the I erritorv, there are no persons in custody against whom any heavier charges can be sustained than those punishable by fine and imprisonment. The task before you, gentlemen, is therefore relieved of many of those embarasmcentU, which necessarily surround every iuquiry involving the possible sacrifice of human life. I am apprised by the District Attorney of the United States, that he knows oi no of fences requiring your attyntion. To assist you in the discharge of your duties, you will have the advice of the Dis trict Attorney of this Judicial District. Gentlemen, you compose the first gr,snd jury ever assembled in this new Territory. Your deliberations will invite the attitction and challenge the criticism of all clasees of citizens. Do not, I adjure yo,u. disap point the expectations of all gooj mnie. Consider how much yot have to do twards establishing the moral purity of this new Territory, and while von allrow to tl.noe un fortunates who are charged with crime, anil the benefit of humane and jist laws, ever remembering that in the lands of God himself, Mercy is the concomitant of Jus tine, do not forget how much may he lost to society by your indifference or i.eglect. The folloiing is a list of the grntlemeu comprising the grand and petitjuries : GRAND JURORS. J. J. Hull, foreman,Ilenry Tflmrnpson, Thomas Btaume. B.R. Mar::t , William Decker, J. W. Patter, George Brandlt, W. P. W'heeler, Samuel Rusaell, Lestcr Camp.,eil, L. H. Davenport, J:un's Willhmns, John Ault, J. Iild:Ar~nJd, Joseph Brown, .Jhn Vanderbilt, L. S. P'ck. PETIT JURORS. M. I. Lott, B. F. Christr.ot, A. O'Connel!, J. T. P. Fetcher, John Dnncen, David E. Folsoi, John Smith, 'l!iver Swect, Thomas E. Stokes, B. W. Sweet, W. M. Barnum, W. Scovil;n. A most Imunportant point was rnised befate Chief Justice Hosmer, on Mondayr last. It appears that, accord.ng to the Idaho stat ntes, lawyers practising in the dtstrict courts must pay $10 :foir license, which is set apart for the purpose of parebasing a Territorial library. A number of the m m bers of the bar object to piy thig, on the ground-that the laws of Idaho arc not in force here. Another party contended the-t though the general laws of Id.lho are binn ing here, yet a special statute cannot Le enforced. Those who take the opposite side of the question reverse these, poritone, as their stand-point, and afEnr that all the laws of Idi.ho, loc.llv applicable, are valid enactments in Moiitana; and that the sub stitution of the word " Montana," for " Idaho," in the statutes of the sister Tei ritury, is all that is riquire d to form the executive code of inw in Montana. Tho question is a moite rpint of tiied grat·.n public interest. All suitors Thould be aware that the question is raised as to whether the cormmon law of England, the Idah:, code, Louisiana law, anarchy, or the old state of afTairs under the rulic f the V: gilantes is to be the l gal status of Monta na. his honor has reserv.d his decision and so the matter stands. l'here is, how ever a gleam of comf)rt in the idea that the Legislature is to meet at Biun.ck on Monday; when their first duty will, of course, be to settle this vexed que.t'on. As public bodies move slowly there must, however, be an interragnum, till the r-su.t of their deliberations takeh th- shape of an act. The argument before the Chi f Justice was very ably maintained by th, Bar, during a discussion of svrsal hours, on the free fight principle. Col. Stafford, Messrs. Sanders, Clhumasero, and the.r friends argued for Idaho law. Mr. Tho- oughman, Judge Spratt, cum muleia aiiLs, taking the othet side. Ttr "LosT ExICRaAr Mizss."-R. Weeks, of this city, has handed us a private letter from Dr. I. 11. Brunev, who it will 1e re membered has been corresponding witk as the past season when oppo'tunity was af forded, during his explorations for the "Lost Emigrant Mines," about whioh so much have been said. The doctor has been unsuccessful. lie found the stream the emigrants call "Sandy," and where M:s. Hamilton and others informed Dr. )ain they had picked up gold, but he failed to discover any, or even indications of any. The last expedition left Canyms City, with Dr. Draney on the 8th of August, and con sisted of twenty-eight men and one squaw of thePitt River tribe. They p~oceeded to (loose Lake, Lake Albret, Silver Lake, Martin's river, DesChatee river, and. sev eral other places where water was to be had, but found no gold, except aiittle on John Day's river, on the return home. Nine men and the squaw left the party at Gooee Lake to proceed to Fort Crook and Ave lt.et at ountain Spring, reaching Oan y7a City4tbnut a wiek in advameeofthe dostor and the remainder of the party, *ho strived the 4th inttant. The bompany tra'eled over eight 'hundred and niseat miles of s region of mnountaine, sage pla.. and de~erts, and bave snffered me prtha tion fro~i h)*s 'pad thirst. Th e eu 4 sevet'th.r Ytorible locali 'e..-lr being as idiiSusaiT dry sgaes } ?er dot and whw to e rpeelseti a ý::1 .'. : o :" . l t : t 3 t