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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-29
The wealth Of Our Presidents.

Washington left an estate valued at over
$4,000; John Quincy Adams died moder-
eerately well off, leaving about $4,000; JEFF
ferson died so poor that if Congress had not
purchased his library at 5000 he would
have been pauper; Madison was frugal,
and left about $3.50, 900; Monroe died so poor
that he was buried at the expense of his rela-
ives; John Quincy Adams left about $55, -
Goo; jackson died worth about $50, 900; Van
Buren left some $4O0, 1000 1t is said that he
ana not draw his salary while in Office, but at
the expiration of his term of service drew the
whole 100000; Polk left an estate valued at
100000; Taylor had saved something from
MS pay while in the army, and died worth
Ssi;5o,cOO; s;, Tyler married a lady of wealth
Fillmore was slwaysfrugal, and added to his
savings by marrying lady of wealth, and
was worth about $500, 900; Pierce's estate
"nn was valued at $50, 900; Buchanan left 5000
W0; Lincoln about $4,000, and johnson.
@'o'ooO. Chicago Inter- Ocean.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-29
Helena, Montana, Thursday, June 20, 1876.

they were wandering away from each other.
''The little rift within the lute'' was slowly
widening and their lives were by impercepti-
| BILE but sure degrees becoming divided.
The other day Mr.. McDuffy, before going
home, encountered an old ACQUAINTANCE
''down town." and by very little pursuasion
he was induced to stop in and drink just one
| glass of beer. There was weighing ma
chine in the place, and John out of curiosity
went and weighed himself. He found he
had gained precisely fifteen pounds since he
commenced the new regime.
| At supper he happened to mention this
| important fact to his wife. She put on a
! cheerful smile, which made her look more
! like her own self than John had seen her
| look for months
''John,' she said, 81 have something to
| tell you. DO you know was down at the
got weighed. What do you think have lost
since commenced the Bantam system?"
''Lost your temper good deal my dear, y
said John, supping bis tea thoughtfully.
"You know what l mean," she retorted.
| repressing rising inclination to get up from
the table; how much do you think weigh
now? Now, guess?'
"You weighed 172 pounds let's see-per-
haps 168."
Il just weigh 145, and no more. Amt
you gad?" =,
Mr.. McDuffy, setting down his cup and
walking round to the other end of the table; !;
" shake
"Well, kiss me first" she said, with a
beaming smile. "You haven't kissed me
for whole month and more. "Oh, John :"
"Ah JENNY"
''lsin't it funny" she said after wiping
her eyes, "that We should have met Just here
at l45. You have been coming up, and l
have been coming down, and here we are
at 145 both together.
Jenny" said John, with emotion, ''let
us never part again
"Never, John. never. Well both stay at
145, and never get away from it any more" !"
They went and sat down together on the
a beautiful evening.
''Have you taken your koumiss, to-day
dear?" she said, looking rather tenderly up
in his face.
'Counfound konmiss," said he, {" / have
had plenty of it. Dr. Elah said was to live
on it for three months, and the times up
How's Banting?"
80 dear, l am so sick and tired of dry
toast, and tea without milk, and steak
straight, and bits of fish. You won't be
angry, DEAR if tell you something that's on
my mind 2" she said stroking Johns hand
in conciiatory way.
mo, darling, out with it.
She answered in low tone that could hardly
be heard above the whisper of the leaves, Il
am so thirsty, and l soouid like--just--one-
glass of beer"
Mr.. McDuffy laid down his cigar and van
ished into the house. Ten minutes later the
solitary watchman who passes his meditative
hours in that peaceful neighborhood, per-
ceived in the gathering gloom of the even
ing, a CHEEKY, happy-looking man coming
along the sidewalk, whisting the '' Beautiful
Blue Danube" and carrying in his right hand
a large white jug, over the rim OF which
chunks of white foam were dropping down
and sparkling in the gaslight:
So that evening there was joy in the house
of McDuffy.
N. B-This is not a temperance story.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-29
No.. 81

being crack shot and Jessup mere novice
with the pistol. Many do not believe Davis
story that his victim was the challenging
party, as Jcssup was never known to have
been engaged in any difficulty of a serious
nature before, and it is put down to his credit
that he lost his life through his earnest de-
sire to see fair play and because he believed
man was being unjustly assailed: Soon
after dark Davis mounted horse and disap-
peared. AS yet no attempt has been made
to arrest him Jessup's body was brought
here to-day. 1t will be embalmed and sent
Eact
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-29
FADING, CHANGING, DYING.

Everything beautiful, darling must fade;
The and the lily the pride of the field,
And myrtle which hides The rude marks of the spade
Where loved sleeping, will all have to yelC
To Times busy cleaner, who gathers the leaves,
And unopened buds in the forest and PLAIN,
TO carefully bind them i'll bundles ard sheaves
And carry them off to return not again.
Everything beautiful darling, must change;
The woodland the meadow and course of the stream
Those familiar long will seem strange
And only be thought OF seen in dream,
OF pictures of memory long hung away,
And faded by age. or dust of the past;
Each moment of pleasure refuses to stay,
The voice OF the zephyr is lost in the blast.
Evt rything beautiful, darling, must die,
And thai which increases will surely decrease;
The sturdy old oak dust-hcap will lie.
The song and the singer will both have to cease;
Yet there is hope that each beautiful thing
Though not in this life-will have being more
The heart. like the ivy, to loved ones will cling
When fallen, and creep to Eternity shore.
Everything beautiful, darling, must fade
Must hangc ard must die, be it never grand;
And nothing endureth that ever made
For Time has the day in his cunning hand;
The spirit immortal he humbleth not,
He builds, though. and crumbles its dwelling of clay
When everything earthly and Time is forgot
The spirit viii laugh at the thought Of decay.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-29
THE COLORADO DUEL.
yhe story Of the Tragic Affair.

Especial Dispatch to the Philadelphia Tlmes]
DENVER, Col, June 9.-Last evening in
telligence reached this city that fatal en-
counter had taken place between two we'll
known cattle raisers, at River Bend station,
on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, tifty-six
miles east of this place. The particulars of
the affair are ascertained to be as follows: 1t
seems that about noon yesterday some diff
Guilty occurred between man named O.
Davis, late station agent at River Bend, and
ore of his employees. Alfred d. Jessup, Jr.,
was standing by and espoused the cause of
the subordinate to the great irritation OF
DAVIS. High words soon followed, and
blows, if not worse, seemed imminent. But
ouarrels in the section in which the affair
took place are frequent, especially among
herders, and the few people around took no
special notice of the disturbance. Presently
Davis and Jessup were observed going out
on the prairie together, but neither at that
time displayed any noticeable anger or excite
ment. In short time, however, shots were
heard, and then the men about the station
realized the true state of affairs. The two
men had gone about five hundred yards from
the railway, cody measured off distance of
fifty PAGES and were blazing away at each
other Jessup was showing great excite
ment, and was jumping wildly about among
the cactus plants. He fred three shots from
his revolver altogether at his antagonist, none
of which too effect. Davis, on the contrary,
was wonderfully cool and collected. Standing
perfectly still, he took steady aim with his
Winchester rifle, and fired two shots, the
second taking effect in Jessup's right side
piercing the heart, just as the excited specta-
tors reached the scene of the tragedy. Jessup
lived only few minutes. His slayer con-
tinued to display the most remarkable cool
ness, helping to carry the body to the station.
Upon being questioned in regard to the tragic
affair, Davis stated that Jessup had not only
taken up the quarrel of an employee, making
it his own, but followed it up with chal-
lenge to fight, each to choose his own weapon.
Davis accepted and selected Winchester
rifle, and Jessup chose lis Colts navy revol-
yer. The contest was al unequal one, not
only as to weapons but as to men, Davis
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-29
Eyt rvthinu beautiful, darling, must die,
TO DAY AND TOMORROW.

Don't tell me of Tomorrow
Give me the man who'll say,
That when good deeds to be done
Let's do the deed to-day.
We may all command the present,
If we act and never wait;
But repentance il the phantom
of the past, that comes too late!
Don't tell me of to- morrow!
There is much to do to-day
That can never be accomplished.
If we throw the hours away.
Every moment has its duty
Who the future can fOretell;
Then why put off till tomorrow
What to-day can do as Well
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-29
TRIP LIGHTLY.

Trip lightly over trouble,
Trip lightly over wrong;
We only make grief double
BY dwelling on it long.
Why clasp woes hand 80 tightly ::
Why sigh DER blossoms dead?
Why cling to forms unsightly?
Why not seek joys instead?
Trip lightly over sorrow,
Though this day may be dark.
The sun may shine tomorrow,
And gaily sing the lark;
Fair hope has not departed,
Though roses may have fled:
Then never be down hearted.
Dut look tor Joy instead.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-06-29

They have planted Centennial tree in
Augusta, Georgia. A box of soil from Bun
ker Hill. with hatchets buried in it, was plac-
ed around the roots.
A woman is living serenely under the
same roof with two husbands, near Geneva,
Ga.
, 1876-03-09

tho Insurgents inspired them to tako tho
field, and nil Of Turkey north Of tho Dalkan
Mountains is rapidly making common oanso
against thoir orprcssor. The dispatches in
tlmato that tho powerful nation Of sorvia Inns
proclaimed Republic, doposed tho ruling
dynasty, and escortod tho Prince Of Milan to
the frontier, who hna all along boon acoking
10 hold tho Seryians baok from giving aid
md comfort to tie uarzegovinians. Out OF
this failure to pay their debts the Turks are
now In fair way to 10 driven across tho
Bosphorus into tho country whence they
canc. meanwhile England has secured tho
suoz Canal, and fs carcloss as to tho future
Of Turkey, or who geta hor. The creditors
revenge in this caso has boon very complete
ono, and tho 1niserablo condition OF Turkey,
considered as nation, onforcoa whnt VIC hMl
to say a few days since, concerning the curse
Of debt to individuals.
, 1876-03-09

After more than three years Of hard knock
ing and i,npntient whiting at tho door Of tho
Senate for admission as tho duly accredited
representative Of the State Of Louisiana in
that body, tho door is slammed in his face,
and P1NcupAoK Is informed TINT ho can't
como in. His cause has been championed
ably, eloquenuy. md persistently by A1r.
MonroN, who failed at the last because Of his
inability to command for PrcHnAcH's aan,is-
sion the united support Of the Republicans
in the Senate. l1r. EDMuHDs, Of Vermont,
long ago took strong ground against the
validity Of P1NcHBAoEfs election, and when
the question Of admission came to vote
yesterday four Republican senators-Mcssrs.
EpMuNns and BlonR111, Of Vermont, Nor
nil, of Maine, md PADDOCK, OF Nebraska
cast their votes with tho Democrats, and, by
voto Of % to 20, the Senate decided 3D.
versoly to PNcupAcK.
, 1876-03-09

Paoc1oa Ksorr's specious attompt yester-
day to throw upon the Cabinet tie blame md
responsibility for the flight Of MAnsn was
effcotunlly frustrated by A1r. B1AnsE's re-
minder TINT tho simple failure Of O1rarEns
Committee to discharge MAnsu would have
retained him in Washington, md by
the statement that MAnsu left tho city three
hours before tho report OF the Committee
was submitted Said Mr. BLAINE, re-
forring to tho shuf1ling policy Of tho
Democrats in rugard to Bs1KsAr: "Ho
will neither be indicted, because 1t
is against the dignity Of tho House
to furnish testimony; nor will ho bo i'm
poachcd, because, on the whole, there is not
enough to impeaeh him ON Giving audible
expression to whispered suggestion from
1Ir. HoAn, Alr. BLAnE exclaimed: " Give
tho caso to this side Of the House
Etho Republican sde1, and We will ds
both quickly" This ia tho attitude Of tht
Republican minority, and it is to proven
such speedy and thorough action in BEL
KxAp'a caso that the Democratic are bonding
their ontiro enorgiea.
, 1876-03-09

It IL ascortained TINT tho evidence OF
Wo1fF, the recusant witness in the Navy
Department investigation, md who finally
concluded to answer tho question he at hras
refused, implicatcs two clerks in the Depart
mont aa having received money from the
contractor DnowH. The clerks IN question
arc next to 10 interroeatcd, and 1t may mp
near that BnowH's brihes went higher up
through the medium Of these undorlings.
Wherever the money wont TINT was paid for
TIN allowance Of the fraudulent claim for tho
loss Of tho steamboat Governor, lot Its final
1odgmcnt in the Nary Department b traced,
no mattor whose pocket 1t was
, 1876-03-09

Di1igent inquiry In the matter Of saloon
licenses develops state OF things peculiarly
characteristio Of tho present City Govern
ment. The Committee on Liceuaes Of the
Common Council Is composed Of dvo Alder
men, and each and every one OF the five Is q
saloon.keepor, and not ono OF the Eve hns
paid his saloon-lcanse. The total amount in
which tho City Treasury IL lefzauded and
robbed By means Of tho rascally {ayoritism
praoticad toward tho members Of the Com.
uittee on Iicensea ia a hmall sum,-about
$3Go,-but tho business Il Significantly aug-
Ceative o8 bigger steals.
, 1876-03-09

Our reporters on Tuesday picked up the
rurnor flying about tho streets and tho Gov
ernmont buildinga TINT JAcon REum was got
ting randy to leave the city TO avoid his t1inl.
We do not bo1ievo there is any basis for the
rumor, but feel confident that REIN will
stand his ground aud face the prosecution in
open court. We express no opinion as to his
guilt or innocence, as that is precisely the
question which tho trial will determine,
RE1at has neyor bean accused Of foar or
cowartlice. Ho has always been regarded as
aplucky man; besides, Il he "skipped now,
1t would be complete confession Of guilt,
md he would never daro again set foot In
Chicago and 1ook decent man in the faco.
, 1876-03-09
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, 1876-03-09

There ought to bo no difficulty in asccr-
taining definitely whether tho uno1pondod
balance Of last years appropriation for the
Fullerton avenuo conduit is sufficient to carry
forward tho work this year and keep faith
with tho contractors. Il no now appropria-
ton is necessary none should be made, and o
little persistent inquiry in this direction
6ould settle the matter.
, 1876-03-09

The Imposters' md Grocors' Board
Of Trade, Of New York, an organization en-
hracing tho best business brain Of the motrop-
oils, and representing milliona Of capital,
yesterday adopted tho report Of tho Spocial
Committee recommending the cnrly resump-
ton Of specie payments, and favoring The
cancellation and withdrawal Of from S2 ,o0o,-
000 to 81, 900 900 per month of legal.tonler
notes. This plan the Importers and Grocers
believe can 30 followed without detriment to
the business interests Of the country, and
they urge that 1t be put in operation at once.
, 1876-03-09

L&Ap ~ w 4HktSaAAs ~ 10 %AD~1Ae s-S s'e+'NA-'e
Of tho GAaE dcfa!cation. Tho city authori-
tics have, moreover, been In the hnbit Of
making appropriations md 1evying taxes for
q much loss sunl thnn wAs notorfous,y re-
guired under its contracts. Thus Its appro-
priationa for lighting the city and tho tnz
lovid for tl,et purpose will, ut tho ond OF tho
year, oven It no moro lamps bo ortlereti' oo
short about 5000, 900. But during this yenr,
following precedcnts, this deficit will bo In
creased by tho cost of now lamps on tho
opon prairie to a35o,0oo. hfr. HAYES does
not pretend that tlio 100000 asked vii!
coyor tho whole deficit; Ito nska That much
O. bepinniug, g,-stc starting ct o fund from
which to pay outstanding indebtedness for
whiol, thcro has been no appropriation md
for which no ta1 hna over baeu 1syiod. There
IL nothing to bo gained by suppreasing tho
TRUTH Tho public have right to the facts.
It will not do to DO forever pnrnling tho ghost
Of tho GAGE dedication as an explanation
of tho city's embarrassment, when the fact Is
that besides tho indebtedness Of tho city rop-
rosented by unpaid taxes there is other ill.,
debtedncss for which no tar has boen lovicd
and no appropriation mado, which aggregated
makes a t1ct,ciancy not much abort Of ST ,6Oo,-
ooo. Of this. M yo hoye said. tho GAaE de-
faleotion Is responsible to not much exceed
inc .a3oo. 600. nearly onc.half Of which il for
money locked up in tho SUSPENDED banks,
and which ought now to DO collectab1o, and for
tho other half tho city holds mn assignment
Of all 1is pronerty, as we'll as It's clai1n on his
bond. AnotLor item entering into the detl-
cicncv IL tic interest whicl, has boon paid on
lin certi6catcs. Assuming the average amount
to bo $4,000, 900 Of certificates, and the rato 7
rant. ani tho tino Two wears and half. thcro
has l,een M expenditure of over $500 900 for
interest on these temporary loans, How
much of this has been appropriated and for
bow much of It thers las beon Tux levied
wa connot saw: but that there has been a def.
ciancv thus created is beyoud all doubt. Our
citv t1ebt thorofore, iB Of d tbree.fo1d chas-
octcr. !. Tho funded debt. which is legal !;
. Tin 1oon cartl6catea in excess Of the con.
stitutional limit: and 3. The debt represent
;ny ernen,1itnrcs nade without or in excees
of appropriations, aud without Or in excess Of
taxes loyiod for such purpose.
When H1r, HAYES nsks, therefore, thot half
n million Of dollars be appropriated to meet
this t1ef,cit in part, he Ia not asking q senti.
monto1 nnnropriation. but one absolutely
,occssarv in order to aaya The city from dec.
, 1876-03-09

with their impeachment II they tntend to
proceed with their impeachment, why hayo
shey lot their witness 60, md allowctl him to
take their documents md proofs with him?
Why are thoy now setting up their "prtvi-
lego? Tho Grand Jury Is body eworn to
secrecy. Tho testimony boforo them is not
,nado public. but, ovon admit that tho whole
of tho testimony should leak out, Mr.. BLAINE
asked 3rr. CLYMsn II tho Committee Ind
withheld my Of tho evidence against DE1~
KNAr In It's report to tho House, md Mr..
C1YMKn omphatically replied that IL had
not Why, thon, was this Commit
Toe, after it Ind rlaced tho House in
possession Of evary iten, of evidence,
md utter TINT evidence Ind boom
spread abroad in tho Congressional Record md
in every newspaper in tho country, afraid to
20 before tho Grand Jury aud teatify2 Whot
witnesses arc to DO inti1nidatcd who have not
a1roady been intimidated !? II they hayo
already told all their testimony, why aro thoy
afraid to repeat 1t before tho Grand jury
Az Dlr. BLAINE says: ~ Docs not tho whole
country SEQ that having possession Of tho
evidence on which an indictment can be
found, and having in its possession every
pnper in tho case (e1cept those they allowed
ArAnsn to take to Cauaaa), tho House puts
itself behind its technical privilege md
throws itself across tho Indictment Of BEL
KstAr, and TINT to-day It stands ns IN obstacle
and sole obstaclo to tho Indictment Of tho lato
Secretary Of Wnr ?" Why do they not i'm
peach him ? II thoy aro not going to ini-
{r,isaf him fThA
m as Of tue Democrats Is apparent enough.
Fl living dono whas mischief they Gun in
be amirching Republicans, they seem afraid to
GO. further. II they do, other exposures
m light follow very damaging to their crowd.
r hoy nro getting alarmed They have sud-
d. ,nly found thomsolvos in deep water. In.
vt stigation isa two-odged tool. "fsittingupon
thn rocks md bobbing for whales with their
"uger-tai1 bait, they lavo found Democratic
leviathana in close and dangerous proximity
to- the bnit, and in order not to hook them
they must stop fishing. Hence tho failuro to
no on with the impeachment. Hence this
,attempt to stiGo the Grand Jury investiga-
hon. Although his indictment could not
affect his impeachment, nor his impeachment
affect his indictment, tho Democrats have
thwarted tho ono by sending awny their wit
ness aud. allowing him to carry of the papers
| and now seek to Btitle the Indictment BY
| screening themselves behind their privilege
| 1t ia all we'll enough to impeach BE1xNAr, sc
| long as 1t does not expose como prominon
Democrat to impeachment. It is all vel
enough 10 iuilict BE1gNAp. If it does not In
| volya tho Indictment OF Democrats. As thi