The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-15
THE RIVER PRESS

VIM. Rathbone, Liberal, has been elected
member of Parliament from Carnavonshire,
to fill the vacancy caused by the appoint
ment of Watkins Williamson to the Justices
Court on the Queens Bench. Rathbone de-
feated Nancy, Conservative, by 1929 votes.
Rathbone represented Liverpool in the last
Parliament.
The ladies of Ottawa, ILL.,, are preparing a
silken tapestry hanging for presentation to
Mrs. President Hayes, as a testimonial of her
high moral courage in banishing the wine
cup from the White House. 1t is to be of
blue silk appropriately decorated, accom-
panied with an autograph album, containing
the names Of the prominent men Of Illinois.
s'Spanish girls" says the London Truth,
s'are the most s%prightly firts in the world.
There is not much in them besides filtration.
The tongue of. the Creole of Spanish origin
is easier to fatigue and does not run on so
rapidly. 1t seems to me that the eternal play
Of the fan Whicl the Madreline keeps up
would soon ~irritate to madness nerves that al e
at al excitable."
Under directions from the Secretary of
War, all ordnance, harness and timber stored
at Washington arsenal are being removed to
New York and San Francisco, preparatory
to converting these grounds into a regular
military post. The warehouse is to be
converted into a large stable for artillery
horses, and the other buildings are to be fitted
up as quarters for troops. It is asserted that
they will be arranged for permanentbarracks
and headquarters.
Advices from Honolulu by the steamer
City of Sydney describe the eruption of
Mauna Loa, now in progress, as one Of the
grandest sights ever witnessed. It broke on
November 9th, about six miles from the sum-
nit. The crater is throwing out two great
streams Of lava, one of which is thirty miles
long, from 100 to 200 yards wide and about
twenty feet deep. Terrible explosions &C
company its flow. Some fears are entertained
for the safety Of Rilo, although the flow
seems to be turning in another direction.
The Chinese giant Chang arrived from
Liverpool. He is said to be the tallest man
in the world, being eight feet and six inches
in height. he is well proportional, has
small, almond eyes, the prominent cheek
bones of his race and q broad forehead. He
wears his ''pigtail'' neatly wound upon bis
head, and has small hands and feet for q
man Of his size. He is remarkably graceful
in his movements and polite and cheerful in
manner He speaks English, French, Ger
man and a little Spanish in addition to his
own language.
Nicholas Bonifas's wife deserted him and
went to San Francisco, where she married
again. He followed and begged her to return
to- him and their children. She refused. They
had a final interview in her house, and it
ended with his shooting her four times.
Neighbors ran in on hearing the reports and
found her alone, She was in mortal agony,
and was told by the doctor that she could not
possibly recover. They asked who had shot
her. 81 don't know, she replied she ". 5
a stranger Il never saw him before" But
her effort to shield the murderer was useless
for his body was soon found in the back
yard, where he had hilled himself.
Queen Victoria has promised Prince Will
lism, who will be her first married grandson,
and his bride, Princess Augusta Victoria of
Schleswig- Holstein Sonderburg Augusten-
burg, to be present at their wedding in Feb
ruary next. t IS web known tht& Princess
Augusta Victoria is not a rich Princess. Her
dnrru xr;4l no onea1lar ehan thaf of uoanu O
city merchants daughter. But the money
question was left out OF consideration Whtn
the Grown Princess OF Germany looked about
for a fitting helpmate for her son. She has
chosen a young lady with qualities snat will
wear well, as she IS both clever and sensible.
Her charitable qualities, her engaging man
ner, and her soft Teutonic cast of beaaty will
endear her to the Vaterland.