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The New York herald., 1875-02-13
The ice in tn. schuylkill remains anbrokon.

VESSELS MissINc.-schooner Josie A Devereaux sailed
from providence Jan IA st John, NIB she put into
Vineyard maven on the i7h, and sailed shortly after
ieavng port the same day the brfgantne Cheviot.
The latter vessel arrived more than two weeks ago,
Dut the schooner has neither arrived nor been heard
from she may, however, have been forced out 70 sea
by the recent heavy weather The A was 3gl tons
register and Is owned by Locke of Boston. she was
load shocks for Cardenas.
Brig lruanL Williams, from London Tor ST john NB
Is over l0O days out and been heard from in
that une generally believed TO be lost The !ruant
cleared a. London Sept IL but after sailing she had to
turi 10 the Downs Tor repairs She last reported as
having sailed from Dartmouth on Oct 30 she l4l
tons register and built in lsi0 She released III ls2
getting Al.
Ice IN THE PArAPsco-The ceboat Maryland went down
the rver as far as ITS mouth twice yesterday, morning
and afternoon she reported the ice heavy the morn
ing put no so bad IN the afternoon The westerly wind
the ice in the bay and is probable that the ice en-
barge VIII terminate to-day Heavy DRIFT ice
ported yesterday at Cape Feb L.
The New York herald., 1875-02-13
OUR MARINE CORRESPONDENCE.

NEWPORT, RI, Feb IL. 1873
Capt Stephen Crawford of sohr Montana before re.
ported ashore Dutch Isand makes the following ad.
ditional statement in relation his vessel :-"Saed
from Baltimore with cargo OF coal Tor Providence on
Saturday. Jan 81 about AM; continued passage
until Saturday evening" Feb g. at dark. when an
chored two miles above WEXFORD light in the West
Bay; could see no ice at the me About O'Clock PM
however the ice began to make rapidly about the
sell and We dill not have wind enough oget out of it
until the following morning at O'Clock when the ice
ran by US. Hove to short, thinking q breeze might
spring up and thus enable get cear but this we
dlsa apponted and we lay there until 30 PM, when
a heavy field OF ice down and took the vessel with
aad dfd not na stop p until Unit it lett US n Snr ahs%s
With thick Storm We got into three
water when we let go the starboard anchor with is
ana
nor aT ia, Gsaf
soad s not m hold The end the ice
s.d TuSasT
ing se, coors N distress and brought 10 Newpor
q ana much damage predicted R should
9s Co viii
hznALD TrLReRApu STATION,
WHIrEsroSR Feb IL, 1875
The return OF the frgid spell has again laid partial
embargo navigation The ice this point gre at
thickness and OWING to the peculiar formation of
river between the cape Thestone and Throg0s Neck
the Goes which In at tho different stages Of the
tide lodge here This constant accession together with
the roseu sss Of the river has In this LOCALITY
An Arctic scene seldom witnessed here. nuring the
early part OF the day Long Island and wesoheser
temporarily united BY aeids Of ice. The Heu Gate
pilots whose business II at about the degree the
weather talking Of establishing stage route be.
tween this place and City Island. and should this
weather coatnue It would be likely to prove q remu.
neratve - pioung steamers could not get through
unless they assumed the properties OF batering
don't appear 70 mind It bit and sometmes the stsam
port the other day. rne steamer Continental which
lst M New Haven e. midnight lth Inst had hard tussle
difficulty did until she made City Island from
there she had to Gus her way through to Rkers Island
which took her from AN until noon. The Narragan.
sett belonging to the Fail River Steamship Co. and
propellsr 0asteA OF the Providence line along In
her wake, and channel was thus formed whioh. TO-
wards evening, was taken advantage OF by the other
steamer lines most OF which were able to get through
with comparative ease.
In last nights report the schooner Mary Brewer.
saunders was erroneously reported Is bound from
kockland, with Q cargo OF COAL
The New York herald., 1875-02-13

Ship Herbert Beech (Br. Churchill. from Dublin for
Savannah Jan % 50 miles oil Kinsale
ship Nelson Br) Walls, from Liverpool for Pensacola.
Jan "a, of start Point
Bark La Plata (BD. Matthews from Liverpool for
Charleston Jan 2S lat ~. ton 7.
Bark Mary Virgins (Br). from Cardiff for Aonevideo
Jen 25 lat 4S, ion II.
Bark Wealthy Pendleton, of Searsport New York
for Batavia, Jan 4. lat s 20 N, lon rs s. w.
n Bark H Annie Lorway Of HALIFAX, Ns, bound south.
, Bark Thomas cochran; Of st John NIB from London
Dec II, lat ~ IS 5, Ion q 49W.
Norwegian Ibark'JKNB, from New York for Calao
Nov l3 lat "a n, Ion As W.
Sehr A Bailey. from Mobile for Brnshesr City. La
Feb 4 off Pa aOutre bal.
The George W Jewett OF New York. Jan 2 lat n N.
Lon rs W.
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ACCIDENT TO THURLow WEED.

While the venerable rhurlow Weed was walking
near his residence, 10 West twelfth street, on
Thursday evening. he slipped on the ice and ieii
heavily 10 the sidewalk, sustaining severe injuries
which Will keep nim confined to his house for
some time. HIS face 10 baoly dist2ured, his nose
beng cat and one 0f AM syes m1cn orussed and
p4Aukened.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

- NEWPORT, ri, Feb H. 1874
The Ice Yesterday carried inshore about Is
beacon ocated south OF Rose Island and aso the
The buoy located ON Gull Rocks NV of the break
water lighthouse, the inner harbor. was also carried
adrift yesterday by ice.
The first class iron buoy the southeast end OF
Lower Middle" and same class buoy ON Upper Mid
de-" Boston harbor were carried away by the ice
the 10th Inst spar buoys tho Positions Of those
buoys.
The New York herald., 1875-02-13
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS,

Merchants. shipping agents ana ship captains are
informed that by telegraphing the HERALD London
Bureau No 46 Fleet street, the arrivals depart
ures from European ports and other ports oad
American all foreign vessels trading with the
United States. the win be cabled to this country
free OF charge and published.
The New York herald., 1875-02-13
SAILED.

Steamers Greece (Br TOR London; Crescent City, Ha
Alice, Turks Islands. Truxilo and Omoa; Harry Au.
brey (Br), Barbados
The New York herald., 1875-02-13
NEWS
OCAN STEAMERS.
0Goa

DATES OF p8YArcK1 FROM NEW YORK rop fxn
MONTHS FEBRUARY AND MARCH.
The New York herald., 1875-02-13
WHALEMEN.
SPOKEN.

Bark Canton, Sherman of and from New Bedford for
Indian, was spoken Jan H. lat rs N lon 50 W.
The New York herald., 1875-02-13
An Appeal in the House for the Relief
of the Treasury.
7 II E A N S w E R
Strong DenunciatiOn Of the Policy Of In
creased Taxation.
Judge Kelley's Argument
Against Contraction.

OPPRESSION OF THE PRODUCER.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-03-15
For the RECORD.
TRUE TALES or MONTANA.
BY CAVALIER.
CAPTAIN JAMES BRIDGER.
Fort BENTON, nj. e


1t is not the purpose Of this article to
sketch the life Of this famous frontiers
man, nor yet to record one of his many
wonderful adventures, but simply to
chronicle characteristic anecdote,
which the author believes has not hither-
to appeared ia print But should it
prove to be q tWice-told tale, it will IN
doubtedly be new to most readers Of the
RECORD. Bridger has passed from life
at good old age, and there has gone
with him "a history OF most disastrous
chances, of moving accidentally flood,
field, and tide-of hair-breadth 'scapes, !"
that, if wholly told, would rival il in
terest, anything as yet written Of the ca
reer of asingle hero of the Border. Still
there remains some legacy Of the Incl
dents of his adventurous life, and Of
these a goodIy portion falls by right to
Montana. Many Of his exploits were
enacted within cur borders, and any fu-
ture historian that does not give this fine
old man extended and honorable mention
will have no just claim to completeness
or impartialitE Many years ago, ere
their fame had reached the world, the
writer listened to Bridger's glowing de-
acription of the wonders of our present
National Park-for It was a region he
had early visited, and with which he
was quite familiar tales then doubted,
hut since SO wonderfully verified that it
would scarcely be a surprise to learn Of
the actual Identification Of his famous
petrifed forest and diamond mountain.
But to our anecdote.
Our Western plains have witnessed
the exploits Of numerous British A'im-
rods, Of titled name, and by not q few Of
these was Bridger employed as guide and
companion It was upon such an occa-
sion that he was often pressed by a
nobleman, whose name the writer has
forgotten, to narrate some Of his deeds
Of prowess among Indian foes, Bridger
modestly declining and the noblemen in
sisting, until at last, to the latter's great
satisfaction, the old hunter vas worried
into seeming compliance. The reader
will pardon Us for not following aecu-
rately, il repeating bis story, that aia-
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1875-03-15

PUr oUT. When q man milIzs COW,
he should not attempt to smoke q cigar
at the same time. a country lad tried It,
and got along we'll enough until be low
cred his head and touched the cows flank
with the lighted end Of the. weed. The
next instant found himself and cigar put
OUT The COW forced about two tons
WEIGHT into one Of her hind legs, and
then passed It under the mixers left Jaw.
When he ceased Whirling around, and
nlyriads Of stars had disappeared, fle sald
farming was the hardest work man
could put his hands to.
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WoN'r We DEAR Hisarm had stolen
around her waist, and her fair young
head rested lightly on his bosom, The
October moon shone down upon thenl
as he painted a bright picture Of t1e
happy future when she should beeome
his beautiful Iride. He paused af last
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Benton, NJ. T, March IS, 1875.

IN them. At last we were close to the
coulee, and gave a yell Of triumph, and
each knocked another Indian off his
horse, just for fun, when, great Scott!
what did we see? Another party dash
ing il ahead to cut Us OFF,
Good heavens! Mr.. Bridger,n ex-
claimed the excited Nobleman, "you
thrill me to the ends Of my fingers. And
you say your story isn't worth teIling
why, / never heard anything equal to it.
But did you reach the rayine-- all, the
scoulee, you call it,
s'I'm glad you like it, " said Bridger,
modestly. But wait bit, the best is
coming. Yes, we reached the eoulee-
the canyon, I might better say-but by
the skin Of our teeth, for the Indians
came IN only about a hundred yards be-
hind us. We entered it, and they fol-
lowed; but we found the sides too steep
TO climb, and 50 galloped on looking for
a chance to throw them off the track.
But the sides got sleeper and higher,
and the Indians were getting nearer, and
the bottom grew narrower and rougher;
and at last we had to leave our horses
and take it afoot. The Indians followed
SUIT, yelling like triumphant demons,
for they felt 50 sure Of Us now that they
quit firing, evidently wishing to reserve
us for torture. And things did look
blue, sure enough, for the bloody devils
could almost touch US by putting out
their hands, and all the while the canyon
kept getting narrower and deeper, and
the sides sleeper; and we were straining
every nerve, and our veins srellett under
our tremendous efforts, and the blood
rushed to our heads and burst out Of our
nostrils till we were an awful sight to
look at.
1T IS more wonderful than the Ara
bian Nights, again exclaimed his eager
listener. Il am amazed that you were
able to extricate yourselves.
"I don't know anything about the
ribbon o. nights resumed the simple
old man; but T do know that the can
yon got deeper and narrower, and the
sides got sleeper, till only a ribbon OF
daylight was to be seen above US; but
worse than that, just where the walls
were as steep and as smooth as a house,
ard you could touch with your hands
both sides Of the canyon at once, the
darned thing suddenly came TO an end,
and we couldn't 60 q step fuIther!"
For heavens sake, Mr., Bridger, !"
exclaimed the Wonder-ravished English
man, how did you manage to eseape21
Escape!'' quietly replied the old
hero, with sly twinkle il his eye,
4Good Lord! we didn't escape. They
killed US right there!"
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l'lAA 'A'' = DlloS9i : s,eooh 'li9le Mas
- 9oo'l "lo0 10paie eoie llohl . pure .lo-
'ion = ~ LAS sohe'ihles peeh cfeoiseo
"ion = pll1' Il.
: 1s'Sve 1ao ah adventure ~ 0No IL
lhy S11lze' pIlageF oesah' oe'' ilo'illlg
zel5 "ohoeflui' aho you : sure - -
pisaPPolheeo
''frust as for that, the nobleman
replied; I'VE shall be highly entertained,
beyond doubt. = And be and his
oohlAaen' - .lie lecl'al % sol1le soal-s'lf-
ing el'lsooe y 1lls "osehloious career
y ell' you see' sala bl1oge1, ny
partner aho : were eIaPloll,s' oFel - "al =
'l1e heaoNa1els y slle 1ilssoal1' " ~
yafo ofeek-"e always NellS IL ooooies'
you Know LOT company allo ploeeeeloh'
---and Iof our season : NoIA 1ao soe ~
gethef as me loG - oeaEef shlhs =
ever went TO market Al last we mace
up our packs, tied them on our PACK
horses, mounted, ana rode OF fof PER
res Hole, where the annual meetlng
took place, and the pets were SOLD, ana
9 new outht purchased. we KEPT
good 1908 out for Indians, LOT thefe
we're plenty OF Blackfoot war paf6leS al
ways stlrTlng about 10 those parts po[
Tor some time we. saw 10 slgh' ahe' ~ w.
were drawing near the mountains W. 0e-
gan 60 feel sa1ef ana . l4afel WIN lesS
caution.
That's tic time the indians always
jump q fellow. Keep a good look out,
be on your guard, and yoH'l never sef
an Indian but the minute you get care
less, down they come, and away go youl
horses, and maybe your sca1p TOO, !
was 50 WIN Us aIo 5sss' = ~ oll>
camp one morning ele hl'oNle0' ''of9 =
slght, apoo1 lllly = 'ilssn' : ""s 0As
ODDS On the pTa51e, ana - @ 80 f.1 sn'Ppso .9oa,
up ano fooe lol 'ne n'ool''lAls ~ W.. W.
hie' tli7 '1,e'1'As s1'sA - - l-.s.- :
soon loa1o ''l's0 '''s5 " - So = !. !
ana hnaily S0ahoolse' ~. pooA Co... -
win d. our Win'el f'10nS 'Alls y.
hated % 90, oa' 'n959 was - ne1p -. =.
ls-noPans ,n1s noulo ss11..5 4a5 s4si 49, -
u didn't. we were wen hoaa.eo' -, ~
Wo0la easliy llS'o 20 .,Na5 e al'9- 5:.s, s,.,s,
only u seenleo - 'noqsn l'es1. lHa'ah, -.
came OUT . every 'o'..77 - Jo'4 - s4>
pursuit q iass = ~ s.-1o ~ - - :.
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III the fervent outpourings of his hopes,
and the deep melody Of his tones were
echoed by the silTery sweetness of her
flute-ike voice. as she murmured, softly .
eyes, love, yes; and then, too, We'll
have buckWheat. cakes and sausages for
breakfast every blessed morning, won't
we, dear2o
Our OF THE WRONG PoeKET- A5.West-
ern paper tells a story Of q distressed
agncultuIst: ~ farmer dropped in
here, on Wednesday last, to pay lis rent,
putting on q long face to correspond with
the times, On entering the house, he
told the landlord that times being SO
bad, he could not raise the money at all,
and dashed a bundle Of greenbaclzs on
the table. There, said he, that. IS I'll
/ can pay The money was taken up and
counted by Mr. -, the landlord, who
said Why this is twice as much as you
owe, Dang me, give it me again,
said the farmer. / am dashed il I amt
took i ont Of the wrong pocket!'
WHAT TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES WOULD
WORK
=, ,,bps:oloov ran3arI3e fhat .sit Il est;-
fnatad tbat fho homes of every adnlt ner-
son raorira to hs faa With lime enonoh
- nalza marble ,nanfal ererq 4iobt
months i f will he nereeived there
fore fbsf in fbe conrse If aboot fen Years
each If nc eafs tbroe ar fonr manteInieces
and > few sets of front door stems And
in ! lone life / sllpnose il is fair to esti-
mote Thar j hea1fhv American could de
yonr the caDitol al Washington and per
hans two or three medinn-s.zsd o11aTries
besides # Is awful fo think of the con
seanences 4 . man should be shat off
from his s1DDlV of lime for 8 while and
then tnrned loose - cemetery. An
ordinary tombstone would be hardly
enouoh for him - zzrar 4Qezsr
4 lIznD BED 70 FILr..-The junior
editor Of the Gallatin is noted
for his naodes5v. When sehoolboys,
he and the writer were inseparable com
Danions. probably because We both stood
of nischieTous black eyes would STAN
Ipedo as Quicker than d big dog One
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
In AdUa1ece
One copy, one year, 81 90
One copy, six months y 80
One copy, three months 50
Postage, 10 cents per annum
NOTE
In order to avoid complications, the shove sub
ecription rates will remain unchanged during the
first year Of publication; although at an early date
the RECORD will be changed to 8 weekly journal,
and tri-Weezly editions will be issued during
portion Of tho summer season. Under thisamange-
ment the REcoRD is the cheapest journal published
in Montana.
Address al Recommendations,
w. II. BUCK,
Fort BENTON, nj. e.
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4 clergyman picked up . frozen wasp
on the sidewalk, recently, and with D
view to advancing the interests Of sci
ence, he carried It III the house and. held
ii by the tail while he warmed its cars
over q lamp chimney. lis object was
To see whether Wasps froze To death, Gr
merely lay dormant during the winter
lie is now Of the opinion that they mere
" lie dormant, and the doTmantest kind
at tnat; when they revive, he says, the
tail thaWs out first. for while this ones
head, right over the lamp, was 50 stiff
and cold il could not wink, its probe
worked with such inconceivable rapidity
that the minister couldn't grasp fast
enough to keep up with it. lie threw
the vicious thing down the lamp chin
.nev. and said he didn't want any more
truck with d dormant wasp, at which
his wife burst into tears and asked how
he. Il minister of the gospel. could Use
such language right before the ellilsl1en
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-28

forgive his faults, he having done
much good for California in assisting
different enterprises.
The Bulletin and Call are denounced
on every side as the cause of the
trouble, and threats are made to mob
both offices tonight.
The military are ready to assist in
quelling any disturbance.
The death of Mr. Ralston will again
unsettle affairs, as there are doubts as
to the ability of the bank to pay up in
full.
An inquest will be held on Ralston's
body tomorrow and post mortem
examination will be made to settle the
questions of suicide or accidental
drowning.
LATER.-During the evening the
feeling against the Bulletin and Call
became very intense and riot was
feared. Troops were under arms ready
to assist the police in preserving order.
About s o'clock indiscreet policemen
attempted to secure wild steer by shoot
ing twice, which caused rush of crowd
to the locality; and to check the tor
rent of supposed riotous people some
of the companies were brought out,
but instantly ordered back when cause
of tumult was made known. Allquiet
at midnight.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-28

the thirteen doing business in San
Francisco have deposits Of $50, 133, 800
from 67,997 depositors, and that they
have loaned $60, 1856, ,503, and have cash
on hand of only 81, sol, 1913. The twelve
interior Savings Banks hold $13,S5S
493 from 24,442 depositors; have loans
and investments to the extent of $15,-
665,666, and cash on hand, 1888, ,2S5.
The $4,000, 900 deposited in these Saw
ings Institutions belongs to the most
timid and excitable part of the COM
munity, but as notice of withdrawal
of deposit is almost universally requir-
ed, the very small cash reserve may
be sufficient to meet the requirements.
Whether the loans and investments
are upon safe basis cannot be deter
mined, for here, too, the law has plac-
ed very few restrictions, and the real
ization of their assets may develop
the fact that the speculators have ear
ried them beyond the bounds of pru-
dence and safety. We think it would
be we'll, therefore, for the next Legis-
lature to take up the financial ques-
ton and impose some wholesome res
trictions upon the custodians of our
wealth. Even if it be too late to avert
disaster, it will provide against loss
and depression in the future. Regard
ing our own banks in Los Angeles,
there need be no alarm. They are al
most wholly disconnected with the
banks of San Francisco; their funds
are used only in local and legitimate
enterprises, and they now have an
abundance of coin on hand-more
than sufficient to meet all their de-
mand deposits. They are in better
position than at any time for several
years past, and Will soon be filled to
overfowing as the crops are marketed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-28

Gus trouble was anticipated in any
quarter, unless it might be in manu-
factnring establishments intimately
connected with, if not entirely depen-
dent on the Bank of California. The
officers of the various banks seemed to
have regained their usual equanimity,
and to believe that the worst was over.
Another reassuring feature was the as
surance of the officers of the Trust
Company that that institution will
soon resume, and conduct business
without fnrther interruption. The
London and San Francisco Bank Linn
tied expect to receive three hundred
thousand more through the sub-Treas-
ury tomorrow. The Stock Board, in
stopping all transactions, was certain
ly very wise, and went a long way to-
wards rendering possible a solution Of
the troubles and an early resumption
of stock business.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-28
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD. !
PACIFIC COAST.
San Francisco News.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27th.-It is
stated, presumably on good authority,
that some half doz. heavy stock bro
kers are likely to go down. No names
are given. No commercial failures
are yet reported. A squeeze is expect
ed next Monday, as it is collection
day. The Savings Banks during the
day have been doing the usual busi-
ness, the deposits in some being larger
than the disbursements. No excite
ment on that line.
Aug. 9th, 2:3O P. M.-The excite
ment has almost subsidized, and the
banks are going along quietly with
their business. The street is not so
crowded and everything has a more
cheerful and promising outlook.
The Merchants Exchange Bank
closed this morning. The Directors
have prepared the following notes for
the afternoon papers: ''In conse-
quence of the excitement and disap-
pointment in getting coin, the Direc-
tors deem it best for the interests of
all not to open our doors for the pres
ent.n The Secretary states that the
bank has one hundred thousand dol
lars in coin on hand. The amount liza
BILE on deposits Is eight hundred thous-
and dollars, but against that may be
offset about four hundred thousand
dollars in notes. The bank is perfect
ly solvent, the only trouble being the
lack of coin. There is a run on the
London and San Francisco bank, but
the manager, Latham, asserts its abil-
its to meet all demands without trou-
BILE. Crowds surround the Bank of
California and the suspended Nation
al Gold Bank, the Trust Company and
also the Savings Banks, but the action
of the officers Of the latter institutions
last night effectually prevents run OIL
them. The excitement is great.
The Santa Ana Meeting.
SANTA ANA, Aug. 27th.-A large
and enthusiastic meeting was held at
Santa Ana this, Friday, evening by
Frank Ganah1, and other speakers.
Excitement intense.
For Los Angeles.
CALIENTE, Aug. 27th.-The follow
ing passengers left on the Telegraph
Stage Line for Los Angeles: F.
E. Brown, c. Leonard, w. Life, II.
Dalton, r. H. Burmester, Mrs. Ian
franco and d. Palmer.