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Civil War Treatened in Sonora. Improbable Pretext for Kukluxing, The Egyptian Soldiers Fight Bravely. Trouble in Mexico Expectrd--Kx-Gov. Torres at the Head. Ti SON, August Slav special advices from Guaymas, Sonora, of the 19th, saV The Mexican transportation steamer Mexico is expected daily at Guaymas with (jen.

Carlos and ex-Gov. Torres, with an escort of five hundred federal troops. The general rumor throughout the State is that they came for the purpose of overthrowing the present government, of which General Ortez is at the head. It is well known that the Governor has of late organiziug companies in all the tow ns of the State, and at Alamos he has 800 national guards under arms with two Gattling guns. He has stands of Remmington guns with a large quantity of Gen.

Carlos and Gen. Ortez have for a long time been abusing each other through the press Mexico, and there is a terrible feeling existing which will ultimately end in a duel, or a general revolution in In ease of Gen. Carlos opening the ball, the May-i torenista faction, which is large, will follow him, while the Pesura faction will support Ortez. As both being allied strongly with the general government, the result is hard to predict. Col.

Garcia, the lieio of the late Indian tight, is under arrest for murder. He had a deserter shot a few days ago and was arrested bv the civil authorities. There is a strong feeling existing between the civil and military factions, owing to the large force for the purpose of ousting Ortez. The air is full of rumors of revolutiou. Xegro Lynched.

Monn. August Choctaw county, Alabama, ou the 15th inst, a bundle of papers disclosing a well organized plot among the negroes to murder the entire white population of that county as found near oue of their rendezvous by two gentlemen, who laid the matter before the Solicitor. On the lGtli a quiet meeting ol' the citizens of Mount Sterling and Butler was called at Butler to consider the best mode of suppressing the intended outbreak and massacre. After discussion it was agreed that the ringleaders, Turner, F. A.

Barney. Jesse Wilson, Peter Hill, Willis Lyman, Aaron Scott, and Range West, to whom had been assigned the duty of leading respective squads to Butler, Mount Sterling, Desotaville, and other places and killing all the whites at each place, should be arrested and lodged in jail. Their arrest was efleeted on the 17th inst. without disturbance or bloodshed. The same day a mass meeting of citizens of all classes was called for Saturday to decide the fate of the prisoners.

The plot had been in existence since 1878. and the conspirators now number 10(1. They have powder, shot and guns, and think themselves sufficiently strong to accomplish their fiendish design. Sunday night, September 17th, bad been appointed for its consnmation. The papers further showed that this day had been selected because then the white people would lie at camp meeting, unarmed, and could otter no resistance.

The meeting called for Saturday brought together about 700 men, among whom were about 150 negroes, who, alter hearing the papers read, by an almost unanimous vote, decided that Jack Turner was a turbulent and dangerous regular lirebroud in the that the public, demanded his immediate death. He was accordingly hanged the same afternoon in presence of the assembled multitude. The crowd then dispersed, and all signs of disturbance ceased. Everything was quiet Saturday night. The other prisoners are still in jail to await further developments.

Dorsey Letters. Chicago, August A Washington special says that it seems settled that the publication of the Dorsey letters is to continue at intervals for some time to come. It is known to the friends of Garfield that they fairly represent pressure which was brought to bear upon him from the Stalwart division of the party. These also treated in the main of the composition of the cabinet and the attitude which it was urged should be assumed toward C'onkling. There are also a later series from the same quarter in regard to the New York contest after the nomination of Robertson and the resignation ol Conkling.

Trial of Major Taylor. inn ATI, August morniug a coun martial was organized at Newport barracks, General C. C. Augur president, to tr Major General Joseph H. Taylor, Acting Assistant General, for attempting to use political influence to secure the revocation of an order from superior officers transferring biiu liom this post to the west.

Election of Railroad Officers. r. Paul, August a meeting of die directors of the St. Paul, Minneapolis Manitoba line to-day Janies J. Hill, ol St.

late Vice President, was elected President John S. Kennedy. New York, ice President Edward Sawyer, Secretary and treasurer, and AY. Nichols, Assistant. Star Route.

ashington, August 21. In the Star boute case AVilliams, Brady's counsel, spoke ksday claiming that the prosecution have adopted unjust practices throughout. Negro Hung. August from San Antonio says Chas. AVard, a negro, was hung at noou for ravishing a German girl a year The Indian Situation in Arizona.

Chicago, August Washington special says Acting Secretary Joslyn yesterday received a report from Gov. Trittle, of Arizona, iu relation to the alleged Indian raids in that portion of the country. He states that all is quiet in Arizona, with the exception of raids by several small hands of Indians from San Carlos agency, in one of which five citizens were killed, but the depredators have escaped punishmeut. A feeling of insecurity exists, however, among persons living near the reservation, and work has been abandoned ou some of the mining property near Clifton. The inability to get teams to them is the reason for stopping work, although the miners in one or two places have been threatened by isolated bands of Indians.

He does not anticipate trouble to any extent that the local authorities will not be able to overcome. Red Cloud Dissatisfied. Chicago, August AVashington special says: Acting Secretary of the Interior Joslyn has discovered that Red Cloud, of Pine Ridge Agency, is mad because his hand is scattered and his followers are not numerous enough. Like other disgruntled politicians, he is "ery mad and ugly and has found solace in whisky, the excessive use of which has caused him to pick a quarrel with the agent. Joslyn has ordered Red Cloud confined in the guard house.

Road Agents. San Franc isco, August Tucsoi dispatch says The stage going into Globe yesterday was jumped by road agents and Hall, the messenger, was killed. The treasure box, with over $5,000 was taken. At a special meeting of the Chamlier of Commerce to-day a resolution was adopted tendering an invitation to the Congressional Tariff Commission to visit California, and while here to hold sessions where citizens may appear in advocacy of their repective industries. A committee of eleven was appointed to receive the Commission should they visit the Pacific coast.

Mines in Full Operation. Wilkesbarre, August Nottingham and Washington mines at Plymouth and Hollenbeck, this city, are iu full operation again. The mules at the Empire mine are being lowered to the pits this morning. Work here will be commenced to-morrow, the miners and laborers employed by the Red Asli coal company in No. 2 colliery refused to go to work this morning.

They have made no demands as yet and the company are ignorant as to the omise of the strike. Fatal Injuries. Chicago, August special from AVarren, Illinois says James Bird, a jealous cooper who had quarrelled with bis wife, yesterday sought her out at her sister's house in Gratiot, AVisconsin, and after a few minutes talk and telling her if they could not live happily together they ought at least to be friends, lie drew a revolver and shot her twice, inflicting possibly fatal injuries. He then shot himself in the abdomen. Physicians say he cannot live.

Chicago, Murdered. August Alt. Illinois, special says: Charles AIcAIahon, who lived five miles east of this city, and who has been missing for the past three days was discovered yesterday with two young men who had been working for him, all three blindfolded and their throats cut from ear to ear, No cause is known. Pulaski, The Miners Ask an Increase. AVilkesbarre, August is learned that the miners ask twenty cents increase per car and that tAVO discharged men be replaced.

The Cumberland Strikers. Cumberland, August one thousand strikers congregated at Lonaconing by daylight this morning to prevent the George's Creek and New Central Companies old miners from going to work. There Avas no demonstration. Those who expected to resume work to-day, realizing their position, remained away. YelloAV Fever.

Brownsville, new cases of yelloAv fever. Two deaths are reported, one Mexican and Mrs. C. T. Smith.

This makes three out of a family ofj four in two weeks. Died of Apoplexy. San Franc isco, August B. B. Redding, land commissioner of the Central Pacific railroad company and regent of the UniA ersity, died to-day of apoplexy.

house, Destroyed by Fire. Mashfield, VieAv anew hotel opened in Jnly, burned t.his morning. The loss is unknoAvn. Guests escaped. Accident to a Circus Train.

Cairo, 111., August circus left here this morning in two sections. AVhen about fifty miles north of this city the engine of the second section ran into the passenger coach on the rear of the first train, completely demolishing the coach, killing three driA'ers and Avounding about 25 or lit) others. They Avere going down the grade, the first section heavily loaded, and the second section rather light. The second eident' curs ahead of the coach in the first section and in the rear of the engine in the second section escaped un1 Iowa Press Association. Denver, August hundred and fifty members of the Iowa Press Association arrived here this morning.

They spent the day at the Exposition and were much pleased with the display. They were met by a delegation of the Leadville press, and will go to Leadville to-morrow to spend hurt. Relief trains Avith physicians Avere sent to the scene of the wreck at once. Death of a Scientist. London, August C.

Parish, diplomatist and scientist is dead. Assassination. Chicago, August Mount Pulaski Illinois special says McMahon, the farmer I who with bis hired men fell victims to the assassins near here, is owner of a splendid farm where he dwelt in a quiet, retired way as a man of forty, and had accumulated a large fortune. He was a bachelor and did his own housekeeping, John Carlock, aged 18, and Bob Matheny, aged 20, being the only other men about the place Both were quiet and industrious, and like McMahon much esteemed. They were last seen on Thursday week stacking wheat.

The neighbors observing their absence searched for them Saturday and Sunday and finally found all three bodies festering and offensively odorous in the rank weeds about the house. McMahon's throat was cut from ear to ear, the head almost severed from the body and the gash extending clear down to the spinal column. About the battered head a cloth had been tied. The bodies of Carlock and Matheny were covered with clotted gore, their throats cut as their master's had been. The limbs were bound securely with twine taken from the reaping machine, and they were gagged and blindfolded with cloths.

Everything pointed to fiendish determination and deliberate purpose. The house was ransacked, $2,000 in money taken, and the household goods broken. The coroner's jury' decided that the murder was committed by unknown persons but the whole country is ablaze and alert. Lynch law will be inevitable if the murderers can secured. Suspicion rests on a man who worked for the farmer some months ago and who was seen on the farm Thursday.

Footprints as of two men walking single file were discovered and followed two miles across lots until the. trail was lost in the main road. There are no other clues. The assassins had watered and fed the horses and taken other precautions to prevent the discovery of the crime. They were no novices in the dreadful work, "Jakie," who is suspected is a tramping farm hand and had quarrelled with McMahon about a year ago.

Lynched. commanding the fort, is exercising all the diligence in his power to ferret out who cornposed the mob. Denver, Rymer, who stabbed to death McGarvey near Fort Lynn last Friday, was taken from jail at West Los Animas on the night of the 20tli and hanged by a mob of forty of fifty masked men, supposed to be soldiers from the fort. This ends the second chapter in the killing of McGarvey, and the end is not yet, as Major Brayton, i I Stage Robbery. Tucson, Arizon, August Globe special of the 22d says: Andy Hall, AVells, Fargo messenger, was killed Sunday morning by stage robbers, who got away with $5.000, funds for Fisk, AValdridge Co.

Only two robbers were seen. They had I breast works along the side of the road, and I commenced firing as soon as the express I came in range. Hall had eight bullet holes in bis body, all in front, and when found he was a 'mile from the trail, and his pistol empty. He had followed the robbers ten miles alone, fighting them. Parties are on the trail of the murderers.

Horrible Murder. San Francisco, August Visalia dispatch of to-day says: Ben Harris, a colored man living near here, shot and mortally wounded his wife, killed his stepdaughter, fourteen years of age, and severely wounded another step-daughter, 10 years old, Avith an axe. Harris escaped before the news of the tragedy reached town. Thirty men are in hot pursuit of the murderer, ule a splendid crop, and invited the neSupposed Murder. Galveston, August News, Ath ens special says A man by the name of Lightl'oot rented his farm to a negro who gro to go fishing.

The negro's body was found with his head and hands ent oft' and three bullet holes in his head, in the creek. It is supposed that Lightfoot killed him for the crop, as he claimed the bill of sale. The officers are in pursuit. Lynch Law. ARA mie, August evening at Rock Creek a nn ter named Tibbon shot ofj and instantly killed Robert Aiken, a clerk 0 jr a The murderer was arrested after five p.

m. and between nine and ten o'clock the citizens took Tibbon out and hnng him to a box car. Ravishers Arrested. Hannibal, August negroes. Kennedy and EdAvard Murphy, brutally asI saulted a white girl six years old, named i Kimball, and weie caught in act by Courtney, Both prisoners will haA'e an examination tomorrow, Avhen it is thought they will be lynched.

Escape of Convicts--Drowned. Little Rock, August Texas special says: Near Kaufman on Monday two convicts Avorking with a gang on the Texas Central railroad seized inohester Murphy was captured by Courtney, and a great crowd of excited citizens turned out to hunt Kennedy. After a long chase he was captured and lodged in jail. The relatives of the outraged girl made an ineffectual attempt to kill him. i rifles from the guards and esca mto a a of armed men with blood.

pursued and overtook the A fight ensued in Avhich two of the posse were dangerously wounded but the convicts escaped unhurt and are still at large but pursued. I In Clay county yesterday Misses Bessie Gardner and Jennie Smith were drowned while crossing the Little Wichita river in a buggy. The Texas Republican State convention to-morrow in Austin. A stormy time anticipated on the question of supporting the Independent movement and nominating a straight ont ticket. Independent idea Heavy Treasury Receipts.

Washington, August receipts ol the Treasury daily are more than ever known before within the memory of the officials of the department. The amount averages a million a.nd a half a day, and were it not for the special appropriations made by Congress for private claims, deficiencies, which are pouring in, the debt reduction for the month would lie perhaps the largest in the history of the past twenty years. The receipts for the month will amount to nearly $50,000,000 beyond doubt. From this there is to be taken as one item $9,500,000 lor penj sions alone, besides the current expenses and special warrants above mentioned. Ever since Congress adjourned, on the 8th of the month, there has lieen from 240 to 300 of these claims under the deficiency bills and private acts put through each day, and from this source it is estimated that the disburse; ments will not fall much short of a million a day.

This class of drafts on the Treasury will fall off soon, however, they always running along for about a month after Congress adjourns, by which time almost every claim provided for in the appropriation bills is presented. AVhile the debt reduction may not be so great this month as would naturally be expected from the extraordinary receipts, it is not unlikely that next month the surplus will require another call for 31 per cents, to dispose of it. Charges of Attempted Bribery. Albany, August Evening Journal reiterates and emphasizes its declaration that an attempt was made by Conkling iu the interest of Jay Gould to bribe Governor Cornell to siga bills relieving the Elevated Railway and Pacific companies from certain large assessments in New York. Instead of retracting or modifying it, the Journal says the ex-Senator occupied several hours in presenting his views on the Elevated Railroad bill to the Governor.

Certain gentlemen, know to be on intimate terms with the ex-Senator, also made earnest appeals to the Governor to sign the bills. Cornell was informed by go-betweens that a block of new stock was to be issued, and that if the Governor would comply with Gould's and Conkling's wishes they would reinstate him to the friendly offices of such newspapers as are owned or controlled by Gould. In the case of the Pacific Mail tax bill, the Journal declares, in addition to what it said last week, that tAvo of Gould's and Conk ling's go-betweens followed the Governor to on the 1st of August and there plied him Avith importunities to sign the bill. This they did squarely in Conkling's name and behalf. In making these charges and exposures the Journal is suspected, with good reason, of wanting to injure Cornell as Avell as CoDkling.

Cornell has undoubtedly authorized the statements, but they are injuring his prospect for renomination rather than helping it. Railroad AUairs. Omaha, August has been considerable speculation since the resignation of J. T. Clark as general superintendent of the Union Pacific, as to avIio Avould succeed him.

To-day a change of system was announced which abolishes the office of general superintendent. 1 ueAV arrangement will go into effect September 1, and is as follows: The various lines of the company have been grouped in new divisions and the superintendent of each will he the general superintendent of that division. Under this arrangement S. T. Smith, with headquarters at Kansas City, will be general superidtendent of the Kansas division and branches, including the Kansas Central.

A. A. Egbert, at Denver, will be general superintendent of the Colorado Central, Greeley, Salt Lake Pacific, Georgetown, Breckenridge Leadville, Denver, AVestera Pacific, Denver South Park, and all branches. P. Nichols at Omaha, will control the Nebraska Division, including all formerly in the Union Di vision betAveen Omaha and Cheyenne.

ert Law, at Cheyenne, will control the AVy oming Division, being west of Cheyenne. J. H. Congdon will have charge of the motive power and car department and E. Lane, of the bridge building department.

Challenge Accepted. Chicago, August Dohle, of California, owners of Monroe Chief, a short I time since issued a challenge offering to trot their stallion against Von Araim owned by Commodore AV. N. Kittson, St. Paul, for $2,500 a side.

Budd Doble announces that the challenge has been accepted and that the race will take place at Minneapolis, dur- ing Fair Aveekin September. Col. King adds $2,500 making a total to be contended for of $7,500. The race promises to be a sensa- tional one on account of the noted character of the horses concerned and the prominence of their owners. Not Guilty.

Cincinnati, August the court martial at Newport Barracks Col. Taylor pleaded not guilty to the charge of conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline, but to the specification ander charge of Avriting letters to Senators Beck and Wil! bams and Representative Carlisle, asking them to nse their influence to secure the reI vocation of the order sending him to Omaha, pleads guilty. Yellow Fever, Brownsville, August our aew ca8es of yellow' fever reported today an four deaths reported later. All the I Mexican troops at Fort BroAvn are iu excelj leut hea lth. Nine deaths in Matamores and but a few new cases, and those confined to i tke sn jnr The weather is very fine.

The Strikes. AVilkesbarre, August strike of the miners of No. 2 colliery of the R. Dash Coal Co. ended to-day.

Operators are replacing the discharged men at the former wages. Cumberland. August Knights of Labor met at Frostburg this morning. An ansAver was received from the companies refusing another conference. After discussion it was decided to declare the strike ended Thursday, August 24.

The Fight at Challouf. London, August Daily Neics has the following from Suez: I have just returned from Challouf. where I witnessed the conclusion of the fight in which 250 of onr men, including the Highlanders, blue-jackets and marines, brilliantly defeated twice their number. The fight lasted from 11 o'clock in the morning until near 5 in the afternoon, the firing of the Highlanders was remarkable for coolness and steadiness. The Gatlings in the tops of the gunboats worked with admirable precision and did much execution among the enemy, who advanced to within one hundred yards of the bank of the canal.

The success was all the more brilliant owing to the extremely difficult nature of the country, which abounded with low ridges and water courses. Lieutenant Lang, of the Highlanders, gallantly crossed a fresh water canal in the face of a heavy fire and brought back a boat, thus enabling a company each of the Highlanders and marines to cross and take the enemy on the right Hank. The enemy fought bravely. London, August Hewitt telegraphs from Suez at 4 o'clock this morning as follows Yesterday Captain Hastings, in command of the seamen and marines of the Seagull and Mosquito, assisted by 200 Highlanders under Major Kelsey, proceeded to Shaluf and found 600 of the enemy strongly entrenched behind stations. The English force landed and defeated them, taking forty-five prisoners, a small cannon and a quantity of ammunition and stores.

Our loss was two Highlanders drowned and two seamen wounded. The bank of the fresh water canal at Shalnf was cut, but it rausport Merton i i Hall, with the 7th Bengal Infantry, has atreturned this evening, ship Achilles the only rived at Suez. The French troop ship Shamrock entered the canal this morning. The Highlanders carried the entrench. lZ monts at Shaluf at the point ot the bayonet.

From Alexandria. Alexandria, August gunlioat Condor ent to Abonkir this morning and She reports H. M. man-of-war in the bay. The Sultan having gone to Damietta flags of truce are fly ing from all the Abonkir forts, which appear almost deserted.

A party of fifty Bedouins crept up last night and pillaged two villages in the vicinj i ity ot Meks. They carried oft three AvatchmeD The Khedive has issued another decree to the authorities to implicitly obey General AVolseley, who, he says, is authorized to restore order in Egypt. During a reconnoisanee General Allison walked forward to inspect the enemy's position. He Avas probably recognized, as be became a mark for the enemy's shells. Five fell around him be walked back and he never quickened his pace, although the near! est came within a few feet of him.

Crime in Ireland. London, August Later reports show that the murder of the farmer Leahy near Killamey was more like a military execution than a murder. The leader of the party called upon number one to fire and he did so, badly Avounding Leahy. The leader then ordered number ten to fire, and this shot also took effect. Number fourteen Avas then summoned to give the roup de grace.

Leahy remained alive half an hour after being shot. Five young men, sons of farmers, have been arrested on suspicion of complicity iu the murder. Traffic on the Suez Canal. Paris, August telegraphs that the regular traffic on the Suez canal is proceeding, and that he will return to Paris shortly. Foreign Intelligence.

Bombay, August Sixty-third In fantry and a battery of artillery sail to-day for Egypt. Copenhagen, August number of white horses, being trained 1'or the Czar's coronation, have been killed by Nihilists. Cettinge, August Prince of Alontcncgro will start for St. Petersburg on Thursday. The Princess will take the regency during his stay.

Liverpool, August easier: uplands, 7J Orleans, 7 5-16; sales, £7,000. Alexandria, August Pasha is erecting fresh works and strengthening his position. London, August majority of the French papers comment very unfavorably on the action of the English in occupying the Suez canal. Gray's Sentence. London, August Pall Mall da zelte says Mr.

Gray's sentence looks worse to-day than yesterday. It is now a question whether Mr. Gray, as a journalist, has not been instrumental in unearthing a grave scandal. We do not believe there is a single English journalist who would not haA'e called attention to such a report as that spoken of by Mr. Gray.

That Mr. Gray should be in jail as a scoundrel of the first magnitude is a disgrace to the court that committed him. A dispateh to the Pall Mall dazette from Dublin states that the speeches delivered at the banquet given to Parnell after the con- viction of Gray have been submitted to the law officers for their decision as to whether ony action should lie taken upon them. The O'Gorman Mahon, member of Parliament for county Clare, in a speech on that occa- sion compared Judge Lawson to Jeffreys, and pointed out that the former narrowly escaped being tom to pieces by an indignant people. Mr.

Henley, Member of Parliament for Lexford borough, denounced Judge Lawi 800 similar violence. Matne Independents. Portland, (Maine.) August a meeting of the Independent Republicans here yesterday the following nominations were made Governor, Warren N. Vinton, of Gray; Congressmen, first district, M. Stone, of Kennebnnk; second district, Nelson Dingley.

of LeAviston third district, Charley Nash, of Angnsta; fourth district, Daniel Stickney, of Presque Isle. The NEW COUNTY LINES. The Subject of Division Under Consideration. The People of Lewis and Clarke Interested in the Matter. A correspondent of the River Press writing from River, evidently in favor of establishing a new county to embrace the Sun River Valley, says ''The time has come when legislation regarding the formation of new' counties must be had.

Dawson county must lie organized. Custer county asks for a division. Choteau asks that a portion of Meagher embracing the Barker mining district and the portion naturally tributary to it, lie annexed, and the people of Snn River Valley demand the organization of a new' county. The jteople of the Missouri valley in Meagher are dissatisfied with the removal of the county seat from Diamond City to AVhite Sulphur Springs, and are talking of forming a valley county, embracing the strip along the Missouri river between the summits of the Belt range in Meagher county and of the Prickly Pear range in Jefferson county. So it is apparent that something will lie done in the matter this winter.

I will not now discuss the question of boundaries even for a county embracing Sun River valley, but it will necessarily include portions of Choteau, Lewis and Clarke and Meagher counties." The River Press in reply to the above says editorally "We agree with "Benoui," (its Sun River correspondent) that this is a question of importance and should receive due i tion at the next session of the Legislature we even agree with him as regards giving River a always that Benton's rights are respected." It also further says: The River Press is in favor of granting Sun River whatever portion of Choteau CO unty is naturally tributary totbat town, i and in return asks that portion of Meagher county tributary to Benton. This will be one of the most important questions to come 1 b( fore fte Legis (J re and tlle voters of Choteau connty should see to it that reprei sentatives are sent to the Capital who will bly maintain her rights." Now we sk say that the people of a6W au Clarke connty will surely object to the taking away of any portion of its domain to form a new county at Sun River, unleS8 an imperative necessity is shown, I and un i ess additional territory can be added t() to compensate for the loss, for it is now one ot the sma st counties in Montana. Several years ago an effort was made to create a neAv county at Sun River. The portion of Lewis and Clarke north of the Dearbora Avas to be included in it, but the proI ject was defeated. Only on one condition could avc agree to i spare the territory north of the Dearborn, and that is to have the northern portion of 1 Jefferson county annexed to our connty, say, substantially, all that portion north of a line drawn east and west across the county, corresponding with the summit of the divide between the Prickly Pear and Boulder.

This Avonld give us the north end of Jefferson county for a distance of twenty-five miles 0l Helena which is particularly tribuj tary to i a ll matters of business. It iuc i ude the country up the Missouri as far south as Beaver Creek and to the top of the divide beyond BeavertoAvn, Clancy, Jefl'er two column article on the affair, says i "Further developments are expected, and Major Borchart's statement will earrv no i little Aveight in the affair, as he is widely and favorably known throughout the Terri- tory as a man of character and unimpeachj able integrity." "All the Herders I son City, Wiekes, the Gregory works and the mines situated on the waters that flow into the Prickly Pear, which do all their business at Helena except their legal actions Avhich are attended to at Radersburg. But it is certain that Jefferson county would object to loss o'' this territory yet she might he compensated by uniting with the people of the Missouri Valley in Meagher county aud make a valley county extending from the top of the Belt range and including the balance left of Jefferson county. We merely draw attention to this matter to show the complications that will ensue if an attempt is made to take territory from the smaller counties to help make new ones. The subject of the formation of neAv counties will be prominent in the legislature next winter, and people iu the localities may as well consider what is necessary to be done now, before the members are chosen, so that the people of their localities can instruct them as to their wishes.

The Miles City Post Masterin Unofficial Trouble. Neuman Borehart, postmaster at Miles City, has been managing partner in the firm of Jos. Ellis Co. at that place. Last Tuesday evening, Borehart, going to the store, found the building locked up and was refused admittance by his partner.

He returned shortly with a locksmith, whom he instructed to take off the old lock and put on a new one. Ellis objected, and seemed to be in earnest as he displayed a handsome ivory-handled Colt's revolver. Borehart grabbed Ellis in an enthusiastic, if not an affectionate manner, but before blood was spilled Custer county's Sheriff interfered and separated the twain. Ellis accuses his partner of going directly opposite to all his expressed desires in the management of the business of the firm, and of having overdrawn $2,500, while Borehart recriminates in varions ways, and accuses Ellis of making sundry "erasures and scratches" in the daybook and ledger. This Ellis denies, but Borchart has possession of the books and says he can prove it.

The courts Avili probably arbitrate on the little difficulty between the gentlemen. The Miles City Press closing a Whitehall, Aug. 21,1882. To the Editor of the Herald. Please inform everybody that I have all the sheep herders I want, and some on the road from Washington Territory and some from the States.

The next time I advertise for a herder I will select pape with a limited.