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.:r at ,al has been said about the
.'r ri:-liberating ariuY ot (ijribal
ti\\ ind in the \\ a-hing~on 'hrf,.
a :i,:,,ry o, the events precediog tle
:.-r:v ,; Tir;utnber 15, lu6i4. and tie
:n o,.i.ch ciuder whicl, uapoleon has
,.:.:. ,i tihe ltalian King the supiprens
,na of tile pa;riotisn of hits own people,
!; . .1iicl1 we cndense the fo:lowing.
,ir"Hiry XVI died in June, 1t46i. lis
-. was, Pius IX. then Bishop ot
I .. ·a, and in hi fittvy-fourth year. T''ite
. ,4". "ritimttned thlt Pope and he tied
;., ,,:a. <The Italians, whose repub
e, L, trlt was aroused by the French
o,-nr .. XVI .rganized a Republic in Feb
:uar:'. i- ."4, at the ihead of which was
arzini, ainrribaldi and other brave
i:. T'hie lPope isPined a manifesto
i. a-larin all their acts null and void ;
.,at this was treated with cortempt,
a.t hir applied to France to restore him
to ht,o" anid polwer. Napoleon, recent
r et.e Ted President of France, succeed
d: n inducing the Natioual Assembly
1,, aauti:irize an expedition to Italy, nom
i;a :v to restore order to Rome, really
,, rtore the Pope. (leneral Oudinot
wa- liaced in command, landed at ('ivi
:a V,-cchia (thie port of Rome) in April,
a:a,.,ei Home. was repulsed, but final
ti ",1:',lled! the surrender of the city.
2',lu:,. 1',44. The Pope returned in
St.i h;- ,ince rtetained his temnlx,
rt -.. .iu .n;v in hlome, sustained by
i 'n.'-, ;r,,ls until the latter part of
I e ex pense of Imaintaining a
. -:,,re. n iai r induced .Naplicon
a treaty with the King of Italy.
was signed Sept. 15. 1Si4, where
h• a.,, agrc.d that the entire French
a::. ,lt, bie withdrawn betore tile
nt .. t tihrete rearY, which was ae
.i,.at s as ugreed. The sut:stance
at .,i four artic:es was as
I :.iv u:.ijrtnke not to attack the
S:.-t tw.:torv of tue Pope, anud even to pre;
v :ce .Lny attack proceeding trui.
i.. • runcha tropo to be soon withdrawn,
S wlLCta tIure yeasi.
. •..e :t•.ian Govrnment to make no pro
,i.t tl.e u.t:nisatioa of a Papal ar
, -.-,,.cl eat tor protection and defeine, pro
- ::t this foic, did notx Iegeonerate into
a .: .tLtdtLck aguuaut the Italian Gov
4. 1:aly to amure a propertionate part of
.i-t cf the former btate- of the Church.
in tl ,. out.Lreak of the iunurrection.
r l:iiiiauei asked Napoleon not to
.I et uljon the tirt article of the treaty,
.r, i :i':rugh arresting Garibaldi, made
,-rrouis att.empt to suppreus the out
::k. Najlueon iunsistd upon the
i:'fl xecution of tie treaty, and to
: . :,.-~urance doubly sure, landed an
oryl ,,: French troops at Civita Vecchcia
: al t,.e Pope. The Papal army c9
.:.ed: : ..', men ; tLe French epcedi
:"'u. I,.i00 men, and the 1tsliai.artay
at. itany more. Betore these the 6,000
Iptrio.t volusteers weoe swept like chaff
L.. tre the wind, and Garibaldi lies in
a l'tisn ce1i,-without a hbme, Lave the
~ numi the American Republic has ot
iered him, and the hearts of his en
t ,ralled countrymen.
A Mr. 'I'raux, while digging a well on
F. street, below the plaining mill in
Dever, foand as tit dayth ri te -t,
a Mack of corn in an almost perfect state
'l preservation. It is supposed to have
been deposited there by the gast fnod
of 164.
Tmat EIak 'smt.
Relatstion follows tenaOon Ssraturally
and as surely as the ebb of the tide fol.
lows the flow. The hour of zealous ac
tivity is bot the predecesor ro one of
rest aid calm Indlfleren'e. It is a law
governing all 1ature. The elemeats
are not more the pxponents of the prin
ciple than man. The sea and the years
have their tidal breathings and recurring
reasons. Yet the waters are not exhaus
ted or the elemense destroyed. Truth
is eternal. Its Alpha was God, its
Omega will only be written when eter
nity is ended. Yet it has remained un
sought and unfound by man. (iraiss
huIave been gathered slowly on the shores
of Time, and they were gathered by
brave adventurers beyond the portals of
prejudice, superstition and inhamanity.
Sow n in the hearts of men; cultured and
guarded from the oppression of tyrants
and carried in dauntless bosoms through
martyr flames, or builded into the great
temple of Lif,,, and the world has grown
wiser and better. Yet the crusades
against error havQ not always been suc
eessful or the crusaders undismayed.
There have been halts on the route and
defeats on the field. CentsAtis have
settled down ulun the gra.vet of cem
,ilered sires ere conquering sonis haVe
iiled the monuments of victory upon
the olden fields of defeat, and changed
the Tow requiems to anthems of rejoic
Iin* ? sitill -irnO r-.,kion murl,, ths~ P-WICh .' •
science, art and elvilizatlon fly their
banners over wider realms, and the cen
turits grow brighter. The Pilgrims
brouight the seeds of tolerance and free
oetn to the western world, but it taok
three centuries for tolerance to spring
u'p through witci. fres, and another ere
human freedom. born on the battle field,
and baptized in an ccean of blood, was
a legitimate child of the Republic.
America haaiuade rapid strides in later
years in all that pertains to dti advance
ment of art and science, the perfection
of government, and the elevation of
humanity. She demonstrated the in
herent power of the people to per
petuate their government in a war un
paraleled in modern history, and sup
pressed rebellion with a lrusp of iron
that would have destroyed any govern
meet in the world. Yet twice, in '62
and '64, the hold relaxed,the loyal hand
was weakened, for the tide was out and
the people were breathing. Loyalty
conquered, finally. The principles of
the Republic were established on vic
torious fields: her statutes, written by
the sword upon the brazen, prostrate
front of rebellion. It only remained for
the representatives of the people to in
scribe upon the books the resolve of the
nation. With careful diligence they
set about the task and while stern Jus
tice guided the pen, Mercy followed its
tracings and in forgiving charity eras
ed the harsher lines. The loyal people
laid down the instruments of war and
a listless hour of rest followed the ex
cited struggle with arms, from which
they were awakened by another con
vulsive movement of disloyalty, and
not until reconstruction was etablished
in accordance with the prlncples tried
and plroven pure in the crucible of revo
lution were their arms stacted or ranks
broken. The Democracy has made a
night raid, they have even gone around
our camlw as Stuart rode around Me
('Icllan at tSharpsbarg, and captured a
few straggling out poets while Ale Re
ptiUieans wete slumbering. We will
eree the river, shortly. We khew our
co),mmander is treacherous, but he is to
be relieved by universal consent. We
will take no more chanoee on politieal
Burnsides, Hookers or Meades, but in
the contest of '66 the iRpubllcan party
will go into action with every man for
duty, to make final and complete the
rstoration of the Union; the abolish
ment of the prejudices that were born
of ee ritude; the protection of thsm. wk.
were true to the country in its hours of
danger, and the carbing of its enemies,
and with trant as our leader, brace as
discreet, and enduring as determined,
we will fight it out on that line, and
conquer too, om tb.., full flow tidq of
American progreesign.
WOOME NOTICK..
Lectures of f' -uerJ Thomasu Frate X b
lo4 pp. C< opiled by John P. Bra -_PhUb d
by Bruce & Wright, Virginia, M. T. 1rm?. Pilee
t2, currency.
The above work contains a brie[ bio
graphical sketch of General e*tgher, a
synopsis of his lectures, messages and
speeches delivered in Montana , the pub
lie action of officials and eitinsns la refer
ence to his untimely death, and the eulo
gy of lichaid O'Oorpmya, alid.; delivered
at, Cooper Insitute. Now Thok. It Is
just pach a work as the fSdt X tbe
kt Secretary will dsr.i to pisease d
prere;, is gottUa .up a 41k.rWite
p wer-all p ted, and we e happy
.' is selling rapkily.
Fokas AWD UVs or BLa.*.-2 V- b.$ . .o.,
1044 pp., H. U. BsacrofLt CoP
.y e isre , Chi..,E Mta, . I ' te
. t16. B..a I la lhdep.
W~e have received from the pubflihun
cf oopiesof the .boe iwork. It isdoabt
less what it purports to be, "the mast
Sfrimportant sad valuable *orLk mer pub
lialuld on the Pacific Coast," and is in
valuable to business men, professiom~ i
and ofoers. It contalns a system ol
Sblank forms--deeds, mortgagese, leaes,
i bonds, powers ol attorney, agreezpeLs,
wills, etc., and all blanks rsgeired by
r the statutes untM 1867. The printing
i. i done In the best style of the art, and
on the best quality of paper. The work
lhas been carefully revised and compar A
, with the statates by first oas lawyers,
A and is accurate in all its details. Copiec
r cAn be ordered by mail or express frow
d the ,publiahers.
SYNOPSIS OF BILLS.
The following Lills have reached the
frovernor's hands and will doubtless be
come laws: Council Bill No. 1 locates
the county seat of Missoula county at
Missoula Mills. Council Bill No. 7-Pro
vides that hereafter the Legislature of
Montana shall convent, at the Capital on
the first Monday of Ih~eember, at M.
each year. Council Bill No. 1l.-Pro
vides that County Assessors shaU, at the
time of collecting poll tax in the year
1868, take a cenwue of the Territory, as
certaining the name, age, sex, color,
place of natlvity,occupat on,and whether
married or unmarried, of each inhabi
tant of their respective counties. The
same to ie certified by the County
Clerks and forwarded to the Territorial
Auditor, who shall file the same in the
Secretary's otlice on or betore Nov. 1,
1868. Assessors to receive a compensa
tion of five cents for each person on
their 'ists. Council Bill No. 2-Pro
vides for criminals performing labor.
All persons sentenced to imprisonment
for any crime, or length of time, by any
legal tribunal in the Territory, may be
compelled to labor during a portion or
tl e entire term. The County Commis
sioners have authority to enforce this
act. Sheriffs, deputies or constables to
superintend the labor of such criminals.
A refusal to perform labor may be pun
ished by solitary confinement on bread
and water. Labor may be compelled for
the payment of any fine or penalty lear
posed by the tribunals. The benefita of
such labor to revert to the counties or
corporations under which the labor Is
ordered.
" THE STATE OFP MONTANA."
Under the above caption the Democrat
of this week has a lengthy article pre
senting in ex~enao the arguments in
favor of a State organization "at the
earliest day possible." The most glar
ring omission in the article is in its neg
lect to mention that several very, able
gentlemen are now willing to assume
the responsibility of shouldering all the
burdens of office connected with a
State organization it the people of
Montana would pay the expenses in
stead of the general government. It
needed that point made clear to com
plete the argument. Of the resultant ad
vantages of State sovereignty, the as
sured permanaacy of its laws is the
chief argument used, and an increased
immigration claimed as the result. Cal
ifornia, Nevada, Iowa and Nebraska are
referred to as examples of the prosperity
attending States after emerging from
Territorial dependence. Taking the
Arst named State, there were many ar
guments in favor of its admission not
applicable to Montana. It was a newly
acquired possession. containing a very
large percentage of native inhabitants
nnt. .iti7ana nf th. TlniteA ftate. ann
not ciuzens or true uniTea oraes sna
constantly attracting large numbers of
foreigners. Remoteand isolated from all
other States, its erection into a State
Government was demanded by consid
erations of paramount importsace not
presented in this Territory. The Das..
erat says the vote of Nevada when ad
mitted as a State in 1864, was 9,659.
This is an error. It was . 0. It ar
gues that since then that N1vads has
materially advanced in population and
t.e same result would occur In Me.
taaa, Unfortanately for the emaeoot'
a gument the entire Mte fo~ r OeraorIa
Nevada last yeafon a full ibl was ay
9,168, a decrease of 7,258 votes and apon
the Democrat's basis of comptlg pop
uation a deeresse of 680 'I pepolea
tion. This totally upsets Its thedry t
the attraction of taatt. The A.s@
crat also asserts tho Netada after di
bursnng $60,000 last year had $51,000
remal.ag in the Treasury. Now, un
dear a Ste orgaisatI, that saoat
Imst have beenoo trt m' .,- e
Die by ~tsa Ms Arhe she laee ees it
Meaneaa &dos vt e ums~n u aeti
ditional yearly tai of $111,1100.
lMiioera mall iL ed.'`
power" with '*$dh O *Mtith lk " took
bed of tbc.seC4ri l P' iImaff ilk
" priehd brwad the enpisdpas eatp.
prise " In anedher peaagp ak k l.e
that Calffornia BIs 80N;3O- InhaibltazA,
whilean exhibitptoIl State for 1566
shows a property valuation of $19t 133,
345, quite enough poplationanad 'rapil
to live any oematawealtah tjpuence.
Montana has not over 25,000population
to dayr on a mo0t libseal estimate, pad
her property valuato io s 3$ 8,118;
neither men or money sutfcient to
buThl the North Pacific 1ailroad. Be
aids the Union Pacific Railroad was a
compay pretjet. It received an appro
pritona of 064,300,000 from Congress
and a donation of 12,800, acres of
iandfor each of the 13:31 miles between
Omaka and San Francisco, in all 17,
049,600 acres, the most Itmeagfitest
endowment ever bestowed on any tn
terprise. California as a State has never
given any material aid to the U. P. R.
R., that we are aware of, the only dona
tion being $400,000 by the city of San
Francisco and 39 acres of land by Sacra.
mento city. California has a State debt
r of nearly four million do)lars, and has
not seen fit to add to it by " taking hold "
of a railroad estimated to cost one hun
dred and fifty millions. W'e do not men
tion these statisties as an argument
against State organization, . but merely
to show the fallacy ot the DemoCra4"a
argument. When we have the populh
tion to sustain a State organization with
,out an oppressive tax upon the people,
our voice will be for the " State of Mon
ta.a; " but it is unwise to cut our lead
ing strings before we are able to waik,
and equaily impolitic to agitate a menas
ure that has no hope of present succer:e
andl is not warranted by existing circumn
stances. What assistance we can obtain
from the general go vernment.in the way
of appropriations for public buildings
and the assumption ot the govtirnmentanI
expenses of the Territory, we would for
feit as a State, and by the general gov
ernment the young commonwealths must
ir be sustained. The obedience of our peo
ple to the laws we are proud to concur
in asserting; and more than this, in
S'sor let is be said, the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue has stated that
there was no district in the Union where
the United States taxes were so promptly
r and fully paid as in the Territory of
Montana. Let these things be in our
favor while soliciting favorable appro
a priations from the government as r Ter
ritory. With the building of the Union
and North Pacific Railroads; the devel
opment of our mineral veins; the better
navigation of the Missouri, and the sup
pression ofIndian difficulties, will come
a flow of immigration large enough to
entitle us to the sovereignty of a State,
and bear its expenses without excessive
taxation. We deem it unnecessary to
refer to the vexatious delays and legie
lation in regard to other territories seek
ing admission under parallel circum
stances. There are many advantages
a accruing from a State organization, but
)f the preponderance of evidence is against
it, Better to labor with diligence and
wait with patience until time and cir
cumEtances have reversed the situation.
t- and we can knock boldly at the doors of
the Union, and in the full strength of
vigorous manhood, s:y. " I am of age
let me speak for nryself."
AN OFFICER PUNISHED.
The following appears in one of the
otfcial papers east, published by author
ity of the department :
Second Assistant Engineer George F. Saw
3 yer, United States navy, tried at Portsmouth,
N. H., by a court martial, has been found
guilty of disrespect to his superior ofcer in
declaring that the President ought to be im
peached; and, by order of Secretary Welles,
be has been suspended from duty for one year,
on half pay.
He was tried on the charge of using
disrespectful language towards the Pres
ident, and it was proven on trial that he
said " the Senate would probably im
s peach tmue Preddeat, and he ought to
- be impeached."" In a conversation with
two other officere, who denounoed Con
I. gress as " tyrannical," " usurping " and
" unconstitutional," the remark was
drawn from Mr. Sawyer by an attack up
on a per.oasi tried.. He was reported
to the Secretary of the Navy, a eourt
I martial convened,and being found guilty;
r sentenced as above. If we remember
aright, an officer has as tnnh right to
speak dirtespetfa lUy of the President
as of Congress, and if Democratic officers
are entitled to the privilege of condemn
ing Benators, the rule should apply to
Republican officers who do not look with
Sloving eye spther E*btist.
To give thb puo)ic aiqidg of the se
teat of the tlegtaph bua baot Chica
- , It is but 'aeqp.e i zpenutou the
fat that eorty-.ýt-7- 1 iwuw mowi
$ tIe coqabis, ,nom d1Itivieat
Sdigset ms. A or heua.y
4 memps pdva p ý;tM are
seat over them 'wrmt "o ;dso. Cdims
os theI Ppuog. orft dsob
a or the pm~.d. ~ ·
Elevemms asow.
No'emaber 14
Coundl, 10 a. t.
Mr. Rand intradnved C B No 27, an
act to regulate the proceedings and de
fine the jurisdiction of probate courts.
Referred to Judiciary.
S1I No 10. Read sad referred to Ju
ditairy.
C B No 93, fnal passage. Ayes ;
nays 2
(' B No 24, to locate penieatlary ; on
Seal passag. . Ayes----Corum, C'ullen,
Hand, President; 4. Nayw--Davis, Orr,
\VWatson; 8.
Reeeae until 2 p. m.
Resumed. Communication received
r from Judge Wm. Y. Lovell, plRcing hip
collection of minerals, ores, fossils, etc.,
1 at the disposal of the Legislature tor a
Territorial cabinet.
Mr. Isvis, by permiission, introduced
(' H No *2, to provide a system of Comr
mon Schools throughout the 'Territory
Oderwld prlnted, ind referred to corn
Smittee on Edueation. Adjourned until
. 10 a. m.
Eleveath Day. -
November 14.
HorRsE-met at 10 a. m.
Mr. Anderson. Territorinl Affairs, rr
ported HU No 7, Removing Capital to
Helena, and recommended it pass with
out amendment. Receivoi.
Mr. Boswell, Indian Affairs, reported
C B No 15 and recommended its pas
sage. Received.
Mr. Weston, Select Committee, re
ported C B No 17, and recommended its
passage without amendment. Received.
Patton introduced C B No 11, an act
to amend the act to incorporate the city
of Virginia. Read and referred to con:
mittee on Printing.
C B No 6, read and referred to Judi
cicrv.
C B No 15, on final passage. Ayes, 11;
Nays, 0.
C BNo 17, on final passage. Ayes, 11
nays. 0.
Mr. Anderson moved to consider H B
No 7 engrossed, and put it upon its ti
nal passage.
Mr. WVord moved to lay the motion
on the table. Lost. Anderson withdrew
the motion.
Mr. Word offered the following :
Amend section one by striking out the
words " Helena, Edgerton County," in
the second line and insetting the words
' Deer Lodge City, Deer Lodge County-"
Amend section three by striking out
the words " city of Helena," in the first
line, and inserting the words '" Deer
Lodge City."
Ayes and nays called, which resulted
as follows:
Ayes - Edwards, Gallaher, Patton,
Word and Weston--5
Nays - Anderson, Boswell, Comly,
Rhodes, Tennant and Mr. Speaker-O.
IAnt.
Mr. Word offered the following amend
ment; upon which the ayes and nays
were called :
Amend section two by adding after
the words 1868, the following: Pro
vided, that the qualified voters of this
Territory shall not by sLy provision of
this act be prevented from voting for
any point for the location of the seat of
government that they may desire, and
that the point designated by a majority
of the votes shall by proclamation be de
clared the seat ot government.
Ayes - Edwards, Gallaher, Patton,
Word and Weston--5.
Nays - Anderson, Boswell. Conmly,
Rhodes, Tenntrnt and Mr. Speaker-G.
Ei'UOQues, iennCDTt ano :ur. LjpeaIer-0.
t Lost. '
I Mr. Gnllaher moved to adjourn to 2 "
- p. m. Ayes and nays called. c
. Mr. Gallahur moved a call of t~he 1
of House. n
of Roll called - Kennerly arud Simms
c absent. V
Sergeant-at-Arms sent for the ab- y
sentees.
Sergeant.at-Arms reported Kennerly
in his seat. L1
C On the motion to adjourn the ayes ii
ýr- and nays were called, which resulted as I
follows :
Ayesa- Edwards, Gallaher, Patton,
h, Word-4. Nays, Anderson, Boswell, &
,d Comly, Kennerly, Rhodes, Tennant, }
in Weston and Mr. Speaker-8; and the v
n- motion was lost. i
The previous question was then put r
r, with the following vote:
Ayes -- Anderson, Boswell. Comly,
Ig Kennerly, Rhodes, Tennant, Weston
s- and Mr. Speaker, 8; nays, Edwards, Gal- :
e lather, Patton, Word, 4; and the ques-.,
tion was then put, " Shall the bill be
considered engrossed for a third read
to ing."
th Ayes and nays called.
a- Ayes-Anderson, BosWell. Comly, Ed
wardq, Kennerly, Rhodes, Tennant,
Weston, and Mr. Speaker, 9; nays, Gal- a
NA laher, Patton and Word, 3; and the mo
p tion passed.
ST'he bill was then read for informa- s
ed If
SI uC UII was LUCIU zu J17 llI-U
tion.
H B No 7, an act to amend an act en=
titled an act locating the seat of govern
ment, was read the third time and paes
ed by the following vote:
Ayes--Anderson. Eoswell, Comly, Ed.
wards, Kennerly, Rhodes. Tennrat,
Patton, Weston and Mr. Speaker, 10;
nays--Gallaher and Word, 2; abpent,
SIioma ; and the bill passed and the ti
tle was agreed to.
Mr. Patton gave notice that he wauld
on tkrm6rrow at 10 o'clock i. m., Iptno
dues a motion to reconpidAr the vote by
which H .B Noa as passed.
Resee Uatls p. m.
.Co "hha.tiOt from Judge LoVell
tw kdusis collUeitklz of 0Jtiperda Rq
fatrud to p~iautit'e, OW Torrlto a1 At
Mr. Y H B No Ld
C H No 1. rnad and referred to wom
nmittee on Was and Means.
CI~ No $. read and referred to com
mittee on Territorial Affairs.
H B No 5, final passage. Ayes, 10 ;
nays, 0.
OQ motion Anderson, C B No 9. taken
from table, amended, and on final pas
as~g, ays 7-; nays 3.
"r. Word, by consent introduced H
J R No 1, authorizing the Territorial
Auditor to pay for an arsenal. Read
and referred to committee on Ways and
Means.
House adjourned.
PrN AND aCIsgso09.
N. A. Baker, of the Cheyenne Leader
introduces his assistant so:
" We take pleasure in announcing to
our readers the name of Dr. D. WV.
Scott, whose pen contributions will,from
this time, assist us to render the Leader
doubly acceletable to our patrons, and
increasingly etffective for the advance
ment of the interests of our growing
city. In presenting the Doctor to our
readers,. is is proper to say that we re
tain the charne'ter of Imanaging and
" fighting editor' of t.h institution, and
are rispolnsibhle for anil that appears in
our columns. \We w.-ill ever be ready.
personally, to rent'br sa tislaction either
by way of redri.,ssiiuº grievances. or by
defenling the cnus..s we advocate."
The I).ctor :talks rimorality, etc., in his
salu'ttorv. B;aker evidently believe.r
in the divinity of I)erringers.
The Salt Jeke I'fdtrte says Lieuten
ant Wells, with a detachment of 60
men, killed and scalped 7 Wallapi Indi
ans in Arizona on the 6th nit. The
Lieutenant's motto is, " whenever you
ste an indian, go for dis scalp." lie
wears his shoulder straps with honor to
himsnelt and his country.
,, 1 ,
J udge t immI>CIg oo itaaio, has fccit
ed that the specific contract law of that
Territory is in conflict with the Act of
Congress of Feb. 2.ith, 1462, and is there
fore null and void. in so far as it discrim
inates between the different characters
of legal currency with reference to the
fact simply of its being gold, silver, or
legal tender notes. Ile orders that all
judgements upon contract for money
shall be in dollars and cents only, with
out specitying any particular kind of
currency, or denominations of legal ten
der treasury notes or pieces of coin.
A San Francisco telegram to the Rev
Elle,, dated Nov. 5th, says:-The \West
ern Union Telegraph Company's bark
Onward, arrived from Geghigar, Siberia,
lost evening, bringing all the operators
employed by the Western Union Exten
sion from that section. This arrival com
pletes the entire abandonment of the
telegraphic enterprise overland, to St.
Petersburg, for the present. The coun
try Is represented as barren and worth
less for the purpose of civilization. The
party enjoyed good health, and suffered
but slightly from the extreme cold, The
thermometer sunk to sixty degrees be
low zero at times.
The Colorado Timu.s says the Excelsior
Reduction Works of Krauss. Reese &
Bruckner have lately treated the follow
ing parcels of ore: Forty-two tons of
Pewabic yielded 61 50-100 ounces gold ;
three tons of Bobtail ore. 10 50-100
ounces, and four and a half tons from
the Wautaga lode, 7 60-100 ounces.
The " California process," keeps steadily
at work, and its success as a paying
method of treating refractory ores is un
doubted.
The Salt Lake Vedttet of the 4th. says:
A very distinct shock of an earthquake
was felt in our city last night about half
past eleven. The shock was preceded
by a nisr. like distant thunder, follow
ed imiudiately by rumblings like those
caused by heavily laden wagons or artil
lery passing over a bridge. We have not
as yet heard of any damage.
The Omaha RI.pi1tbli'an says the entire
vote of Omaha in 1866 was 1095. This
year the legal registered vot. was 2334
-or more than twice the vote of 1866.
So rapid an increase a4 these figures ex
hibit Ihas no parallel in any other city
in the United States. For President in
1868~, Omaha will poll foarr thotn.an(d
rP(txL .'
The Cheyenne Lcader, says :-The av
,rage grade of the U. P. R. R. from Oma
ha to this lpoint, is thirty-three feet per
mile. Upon the ascent of the Black
Hills a grade of nearly ninety feet to the
mile is encountered.
William Barton, M. D., has copyright
a book in San Francisco entitled " Sul
ph urets :-What they are, How Concen
trated, How Assayed, and How Worked ;
with a Chapter on the Blow-pipe Assay
of Minerals."
The Denver Tribune of Oct. 27th,
says Paul' Coburn left yesterday morn
ing, in charge of an officer, for Pueblo,
where he is to be tried for the murder
of J. W. Hammer in this city in April
last.
The Vilginia Enterprise, (Nevada,)
says:-The total shipment of bullion
from this city and Gold Hill for the past
week was 5,972 pounds, valued at $129,
842 39. The total amount of bullion re
ceived for assay during the same period
by offices in both towns, was 75,25~
ý» Vwwv . V~
The .an Jose Mercury announces the
death of Hiram O. Miller, and .dds that
he was ozne of the rescuers of the cele
brated Donner party, whose terrible suf
ferings in the snows of a Nevada winter,
in early times, have become a part of
California history.
The Corner Steme of the Masons and
Odd Fellows Hall was laid in Austin
bNevada, Nov. Ud, with imposing cere
mo--ies.
The Salt Lake Telkgwph talks very
prolty to LAdU Leslie.
The beidge timbers for the U. P. R.21
are brought from Michigrs.
The Telegraph along the flue at the
L. P. R. R. will be comp.e'.d . I,
1st.