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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS. COLORADO. "I Dan Sheppard of Pueblo was bitten J by a tarantula on the night of October Octo-ber Gth, and was unable to obtain any whisky andidote for ttt-o hours and a hall. When tho liquor reached him he was nearly dead. A quart was admiuiatored; ho Boon recovered, and regards himself as a spared monument monu-ment of whisky's anti tarantulatiug omnipotence. Jerome B. Chaffee and tho Denver 2ew3 aro now endeavoring to have the elsction for a representative to the 45th congress on November 7th BctaBido, notwithstanding it has been 3 officially called by the secretary of state of Colorado by virtue ol the , United States laws. Mr. Chaflee claims that the election of Bel ford, ropublican, for the unexpired session 3 of the 44-th congress is equally valid 1 for tho 45th congress, and that the ; election of the 7lh of November is unnecessary and will be illegal. This opposition to another election looks - (W if Mr nhftlV,.r lmvinr virtually secured his seat in the United States 1 seuato, does not care to enter upon a rather coBtly canvass for the benefit of somebody else. To carry tho state at the last election probably coat him a handsome Bum, and another election elec-tion might expose tbe methods by which the state was manipulated. Denver is to have a nine-column morning democratic journal, under! the control of the proprietors of the Kansas city Times. I Col. E. F. Bishop, formerly of Cheyenne, has received from Judgo Dillon the appointment of clerk ol the United biateB circuit court of Colorado. The redskins in southern Colorado and New Mexico, who some days ago seemed inclined to give trouble, have uecu JiiKiiLcueu iulu duuijiioomju the prompt action of the military. MONTANi. One of the Montana's moBt extensive exten-sive cattle dealers .estimates the number of cattlo that have passed Snako river, driven out of Montana, at 5,000 head. He also estimates, their value at $13 per head, which would bo a total of $025,000. Col. Brackett, commander of Fort: Sanders, has been ordered to fit out: the Beveral companies recently ordered 1 to tho Black 1U1U, and send them at once to Montana, where they will report re-port at Fort Ellis. WY0M.INU. i The publio school of Cheyenne opened last week with 237 pupils, I and their number has einct increased ; to3bl. The republican territorial convon-! tion mominated W. W. Corlet for, delegate to congress, and passed reso-1 lulions in favor of home rule in tbe territories, opposed to Chinese eiiii-1 gration, condeming the Indian peace policy of the government, and calling I upon tho government to continue a. wagon road from some point on the Union Pacific through tbe Wind riveti country to the Yellowstone nationafc park. I |