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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-08
Here I am" replied the private as he

Here I am" replied the private as he
stepped out.
.sYou are directed to fall back beyond the
Hickory road, where we are massing for bat
tle,' y shouted the aide, as he dashed away.
We could have held that position against
twenty thousand men, but our General
obeyed orders. It was a ietter road row,
and as We retreated wedragged the guns with
us. We had not reached the Hickory road
when a dozen officers were with US, coming
from no one knows where, but they could not
rob our brave private of his glory. Before
we had passed the battle line Gen. Mcclellan
had taken him by the hand, given him all due
praise, and made him a captain. We were
not jealous. We cheered him and wished
that he had heen made a Colonel.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-08
Cur1osIaies i'm the Husnan Voice.


DR.. Delaunay, in a paper read recently
before the French Academy of Medicine,
gives some details on the history and limits
Of the human voice, which he obtained after
much patient research. According to the
doctor, the primitive inhabitants Of Europe
were all %tenors; their descendants of the
present day are baritones, and their grand
sons will have semi-bass voices. Looking at
different races, he calls attention to the fact
that inferior races, such as negroes, ETC.,
have higher voices than white men. The
voice has also Q tendency to deepen with
age-the tenor Of Is becomes the baritone at
%, and bass at So. Fair complexioned peo-
pie have higher voices than the dark skinned,
the former being usually sopranos or tenors,
the latter contraltos or bassos.
ssTenors," says the doctor, ssare slenderly
built and thin ; bassos are sloutly made and
corpulent.' This may be the rule, but one is
inclined think there are more exceptions to
it than are necessary to prove the rule. The
same remark applies to the assertion that
thoughtful, intelligent men have always o
deep-toned voice; whereas ~triflers and frivol-
lous persons, have soft, weak voices. The
tones of the voice are perceptibly higher, he
points out, before than after a meal, which
is the reason why tenor dine early, il order
their voices may not suffer. Prudent
escheW strong drinks and spirituous
especially tenors, but the bassoa can
eat and drink generally Withimpunity. s'Ihe
says the doctor, furnishes the
Ienors, the north the bassos = in proof OF
which he adds that the majority Of French
enors come from The south Of France,
the bassos belong u the northern
department..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-08
The Newspaper.
Esalt Lake Tribune

tSalJ Lake lf1Dune.I
The world has gone on until, where there
is not a lavish use of money the newspapers
of q country control that country. OF course
we are speaking of those countries where a
free press prevails. AS q sample, were the
New York San controlled by honest brains
it would in our judgment be the most perfec;
model on earth of a daily paper. Its editori-
ais are read and re-read, and corrected, until
they are in structure, energy and logic per-
feet. Had the editor as clear a reputation
for fairness as he has for ability, bis paper
would be absolutely measureless in its power
to sway public opinion. Unfortunately the
paper is often prostituted to minister to the
srites and prejudices of its editor. The ma
jesty of the journal is sometimes lost in the
personality of the journalist, and this is now
so we'll understood that the paper has ceased
to influence any save the most blinded of
partisans. The San Francisco Cali follows
Cobden's idea of a perfect journal. It's news
columns are full, while the editorials would
not excite the envy Of the weakest egotist who
ever learned to read. And yet what use in
the world is such a newspaper, except as a
medium through which servant girls can
make their wants known? How does such
q journal compare with the Bulletin, printed
on the same press? The truth is, that this
Republics future depends upon the charac-
ter of the men who are to control the morn
ing papers of the land. If they should prove
great-brained and great hearted enough. to
point out a path for the people; to show
where the breakers and the sunken rocks are
to be found, and where signal lights should
be kindled, there will be no trouble in the
people following safely. This makes it plain
that the press demands the best stuff in the
land to be its guide. That journal that will
be unjustly kind to a friend or which is so
conducted that an enemy, if in the right,
would be justly afraid to have the paper
state his case is lacking in something. To
crafty personal wrongs through the editori-
ais of a newspaper is to divert the journal
from its purpose entirely. Finally there is
no place where real honesty tells more effect
ually than on q daily journal. To so con-
duct a journal that those who may disagree
with its opinions will, while disagreeing, at
the same time bear testimony to the integrity
of the writer, is to place . journal on o plane
which in a little while will come nearer sway
ing the community in which it is published
than any other power possibly can, not ex-
cepting either the bar, the pulpit, or the com-
bined capital of great corporations. Follow
ing up this thought We can realize that the
pen of the editor, in hands entirely great,
would be mightier than the sword. And
wherever one who hasebeen given this scep-
tire is tempted to wreak q personal spite, he
should think OF the trust in his hand and for
get alike friend and foe while welding it.
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LUZ In

How sweet it was at dawn to float
AdoWn the silver r%ivulet;
Like Eden-bowe1 above my boat
The wild red roses clustering met.
From tender dawn to fervent noon
Soft lris-colors paled and glowed
On rock anu tree aid foWer-festoon,
Through which the widening river flowed
From noon to eve ragged hostile storms.
With shock and strife Of heat and cold;
C1oud-chariots, driven by spectral forms,
Across the kissing waters rolled.
And now, at last. the air is free.
The eyeless depths of heaven are dark.
On every side a shoreiess sea
Is stretched around my shattered bark.
No help have / from star Or chart,
From beacou-fire or signal-bell,
And cold ard bitter DER my heart
The deadly waters rise and swell.
But 10 J. a light IN oceans verge
Shines tremulols through a rosy mist,
And fecks with red the throbbing surge,
And warns the clouds to amethyst.
Alas so tempest-tost wasI,
So blinded by the rain and spray,
While long, bewildered hours went by,
And fog and darkness hid my way.
That If your light be eve or morn,
A Frightening or a waning glow,
A smile of life, the newly-born,
Or torch of death, I may not know.
But ever toward that lightI steer,
With steadfast gaze and yearning soul,
For life or death, through faith or fear,
My only hope, my only goal.
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A Boy who WAL Make sails Mark.

At a late hour Friday night the police
found a boy about ten years old sitting on
the steps of the City Hall, and when he had
been stirred up he exclaimed:
My name is Johnny Stewart, and | live
near Grass Lake. The folks went home last
night and left me on the fair grounds without
a cent. That's just the sort Of a man dad is
If we don't keep tight to his heels all the
time he'll leave US in . strange land dead
broke"
ssAnd now what will you dot"
"Ill make the old man sick
Chow 2"
'Never you mind. I've got a plan already
TO fix HIM for going back on me-"
He walked down to the Central Station
and slept in an arm chair during the night,
AT an early hour in the morning he walked
into the American Express Office and asked:
sDo you run to Grass Lake,"
ssYes.'
svThen ship me there q. @. D."
After a few inquiries he was accepted, and
duly tagged, and when the wagons went
down he was among the parcels to be care
fully handled. To an enquirer at the depot
be answered:
dad is counted the sharpest man in our
county on a horse trade, but I guess he isn't
q great ways ahead Of me on this transac-
ton
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According to the Mainieh 6h5n6un, q mer-
chant vessel has been recently built for the
Russians at the Hirano dockyard At Ishikawa,
Osaka, and it is stated that the vessel has
given such satisfaction on account Of her fine
model and the good workmanship displayed
that the purchasers have, it IS reported, given
orders for the construction Of q man-of-War
at the same place.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-17
wAsuIxGroN NEWS.

Washington: Secy. Sherman went
home from his office to-day slightly
indisposed.
Washington: Commodore Thos. S.
Phelps has been ordered to the COM
mand OF the Mare Island navy yard.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The resolu-
tion passed by the house providing for
holiday recess Of fourteen days from
the Odd instant, will encounter some OPP
position in the senate, but it will un-
doubtedIy be agreed to by that body
without any amendment, except pos.
sibly shortening OF the time two days,
fixing next Thursday as the date for
adjournment and the first Tuesday Of
the new year for reassembling.
Senator Booth says the statements
attributed to him in the alleged inter-
view recently published by the WASH
ington National RepuJlican, and tele-
graphed TO California, concerning the
senatorial contest, werc manufactured
by the writer Of the interview from a
few casual remarks made in private
conversation, which were either i'm.
perfectly understood or Intentionally
misreprcsented and that he therefore,
without entering into specifications
pronounces tho alleged utterances un
authorized and untrustworthy.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-17
The Canada I.acInc.

Ottawa, Dec. 16.-An opposition
caucus held wasto-day. Tho manifesto
of the people of Canada in connection
with the Canada Pacific railway was
under consideration. 1t is expected
TO appear in the press throughout the
country tomorrow. An immense guam.
tity of it will be printed and copies
mailed at once to every accessible cleo
tor in the dominion. The document,
it is said, will explain the nature of the
proposition which the government have
brought down; to describe the man.
in which they refuse the information
necessary to an intelligent discussion
of contracts, and strongly condemns the
extravagant price to be paid. 1t de-
Inands an immediate withdrawal.
Richmond, Dec. lG.-The following
directors of the Chesapeake Il Ohio rail-
way were ele cted for the ensuing term:
q. L. Huntington, A. A. Low, A. 5.
Hatch. Elias Higgins, John Castro,
Jesse Hoyt, A. L. Orr, Ezra Wheeler
and L. ID. Tournier, all OF New York.
w. g. Wickham and John Echols. Va.
! Tho net earnings arc s5G9,00O.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-17

Washington, Dec. lG.-The secretary
Of the interior to-day decided that u
woman whose husband is still living,
but who has exhasted his right under
the laws, can make an entry and ac-
quire n title in her own right, under
the desert act. This decision 81 Sec
retary Schurz is based upon the broad
ground that woman Is citizen just
as truly Us man is, and as the law in
question provides for the entries Of des-
ert lands simply by citizens Of the
United States. The enjoyment Of its
benefits cannot properly be restricted to
male citizens.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-17

st. Louis, Dec. 16.-Jones & Seward,
attorneys for the much tried Charles
Kring, n murderer, having asked that
the jurors should be summoned from
st. Louis county instead of city, three
hundred men from the county were
present to-day. These attorneys there
upon challenged the whole array on the
ground that they didn't reside in the
city and were Illegally summoned from
outside Of the jurisdiction of the court.
They also applied for change Of
venue and the appointment of a special
judge to decide the application or to
try the case. Judge Laughlin became
indignant and issued an order citing
Jones & Seward to appear on Monday
and show cause why they sheuld not he
disbarred from practice for triiling with
the processes Of the court.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-17

New York: President Green, West
ern Union, gave the following informa-
tion this afternoon: Yesterday our
trustees reduced the rates to all COM
peting points with the American Union
company, numbering in all iG0. The
average reduction is fifteen per cent,
although TO some points it is forty per
cent, and to others no reduction was
made, rs the rates are equal in both
companies. The sum Of II is that the
Western Union company intends to do
business rs cheaply rs the American
Union company, come what may. Rc-
garding the consolidation OF the two
companies, don't know rs 10 that;
whenever Mr.. Gould finds ii TO his in-
terest to have the companies come to
an understanding, something in the
way Of compromise may bc effected.
Certainly, two sensible corporations
arc not going TO carry ON the war for
ever, because it will be to the intercs;
of both to work peaceably.
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Agreed to by a vote Of is5


The house went into committee on
the pension appropriation bin.
lIubbell said it appropriated the ex-
act amount Of the estimate, $50, 600, :
O00. lie said when the hill for ar
rearages In pensions was before the
house, II was stated that it would re-
quire only a million. The government
had already paid up 10 November LIST,
S25. 600, 600; the average being $500 per
pensioner. There had been Isl, ,27g
pensioners, and there still remain 19T,-
900, and 1t is estimated nov that it will
take about sslT, ,0OO, 900 TO satisfy them
The average age Of these pensioners Is
only Al years. Under the present sys-
TEN any one willing TO take false
oath can get pension.
Sparks defended the act for the Iay-
ment Of pensions AS one Of justice.
Huhbell ACKNOWLEDGED this, but WAS
merely showing what great frauds
might lie committed under this law.
AAAANA ittC1o manu- obAaAAtNd HSi lhAo-
sion 10 print In the Record his substi-
tute for the funding bill. 1t aIpropri-
ates Of the coin now In the treasury the
sum Of 100000, 900 for the payment of
the interest bearing debt of the United
States, falling due during 80 and 81,
and directs the secretary Of the treas
ury 10 cause TO be coined maximum
amont Of dollars in the manner now
authorized by law, and to pay out such
dollars in the redemption of the public
debt.
Martin, Vest Virginia, offered n res
olution, directing the committee on the
Pacific railroad TO inquire into tho al
legged mortgage and sale Of unearned
land grants by the Northern Pacific
and Atlantic 4 Pacific railroad COM
panies, and report what examination is
necessary TO preserve the interests OF
the country. Ordered printed.
Adjourned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-17
cHILIaNs ADVANCE on LIMA.
\ Large Perez Lands NJ PiseO AEEO-
mao and Defeats the PeruYInnr.

mao and Defeats the PeruFinnS.
Panama, Dec. 16.-The long expected
Gillian advance on Lima is at last an
actually. On November 18th eighteen
vessels, all war vessels or armed trans
ports, except four sailing vessels, which
We're t0wed, appeared OF Piseo Anga-
mo, and two other vessels steamed into
the harbor. The former, approaching
the mole as closely as possible, sent hCr
officers ashore, who demanded the sur
render Of the place, which was refused,
A fire was at once opened from the
ships, and was returned by the PeTuyi-
an force ON shore. This consisted Of
only 1900 meD, commanded by Col
Zamudi. The landing at Pisco WAS SO
hotly resisted that most Of the Chilians
at Paracas, about ten miles of, were
sent for, who Immediately marched ON
Pisco, almost surrounding ZaIuudi's
small force. That officer, hopeless Of
further defense without sacrifice Of
his entire force, retired, after blowing
up the shore section of the wharf and
destroying other property to prevent its
falling into Chilian hands. The rolling
stock Of the Pisco railroad Was burned:
a severe loas to English J. ndllolders.
The Peruvian loss in the light is
placed at 80 men, and the Gillian loss
at thrice that number. The GILLIAN
force landed consisted Of tie ID and ith
regiments, OF 1900 men each; the Co
qulml,o, Talca, Calchaqua, Chaiaco and
Ahacama regiments, Of l2oo men each;
naval brigade OF 900 men. and 500 ar
tillery and cavalry, making in al 10000
men. The transports having landed
the troops returned to africa for fur
ther reinforcements, which will be land
ed nearer Lima, probably at Cerro
Azul, and from thence move ON the
capital. PiJco is 12G miles from Lima
and 20 from Cerro Azul. The force
landed at Pisco will probably destroy all
the towns in the Yea valley, and then
enter Camete valley, which they will
probably make their base Of operations.
The march to Lima will be resisted
step bp step, and TO this end three divis-
ions left Lima on the night of the 10Th
ult. They have with them 10 pieces OF
artillery. Every post of advantage
will he occupied, and the advance liar
rassed and opposed to the utmost. The
road the invaders have TO traverse is
particularly unfayorable for such pur-
poses, abounding in ravines and passes,
easily defensiblc by resolute soldiery,
and affording almost, certainly numer-
GUS, opportunities for administering
checks to invaders.
The force lately landed has not yet
begun its advance, though II battalion
Of Chilian cavalry was reported on the
road Is miles from risco. The port OF
Ancor las been opened several weeks,
and many families are avai.ing them
selves OF this opportunity of leaving
Lima. Five thousand tons of freight
are awaiting shipment, and the Pacific
steam navigation company's steamers
are running extra trips to Chimbote to
carry away the extraordinary traffic
there offering, before the Chilians re-
sume the blockade.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-17

Gen. Grant and the Canal ssch~mc,
Washington, Dec. 16.-Gen. Grant
enters into the Nicaragua scheme with
moro enthusiasm than before, and in a
conference to-day with the supporters
of the Nicaragua company, the opinion
expressed OF the acceptance of the
Panama chairmanship by Secretary
Thompson. has given an impetus to
their own scheme and will ultimately
injurc rather thah benefit DE Lesscps.
Gen. Grant will soon publish, an article
over his name, giving n sketch of the
various canal surveys and warmly sup
porting the Nicaragua project. 1t is
now claimed that the subscriptions to
De Lesseps' fund come mainly from the
king Of Belgium, who is very wealthy
man and sort of patron Of Dc Les
seps, and who was heavy investor in
the Suez canal. The promoters also
claim pretended subscriptions in this
country. Tho subscriptions here are,
for the most part, made up of transfer
subscriptions from the Paris books
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-17

FmIsrIOns. NNrrrlOh 10 No'itIN, TlIWn!t~ OI
Vision, Noises In the Head: the vital ,iiuif
passing unohsrrvcl In titc urine. AMI man,
other diseases that lead 10 insaniiy IN"
death.
DIR. MISTfEI CO, wl agree tn forfeit i've
hundred dollars for u case tof this kiBd III"
VITAL. RESTORATIVE under their special
advice and treatment will not cure, or for
anything impure or Injurious found In II.
DIR. MfSTIE q CO. treat all priyatr diseases
successfully without mercury. Consultation
Free. Thorough examination and advice,
including analysis of urine. e.. Price "f VI
tai RESTORATIVE. - "a bottle. or four
times the quantity, sl0, sent in any address
upon receipt of price. or e. -. u. secure nom
observation, and In private nnilo II desired,
by
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
ran roHrY-sEvKxra ooSGRE-s
SENATE

and referred 20 the eoniiniltee on iin
proseinents' ans" Z JOINT iesoiu'.'" 'oi
an adJouIntneil iio'n INC --'u '''' :"
January ouh'
Mahy ihliou"eeu -" Au' '-.,'s :,
the president 70 p''soe zen oiS -. w
retired i'st Win i''iiA ''''' l'' VI
general -
Inc sena'e isi"''" "
MONDAY
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sunrase 'h ."s '0,,s - ,.,.... | -
was s'gheu W i'uies :. "sas1, ' -
ments anu oecupsins '"o ",s"e-'
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tained arguments ''ias ~ ''s - '','' -
never fecei'eu an, ans"ei "o''"' 'S
name Oh resPeclapie a. i'nsn''
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the euuca.iohai oii' e-'.'o " =
areccSs VI 's" N''" -,
mono, % zen ''' WV m
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,,rorsed. referred IN II distributed YEARLY
auong than wonld give only about
savan CENTS \ niece N these children.
Al amount nractically useless. lie
,,vor.d ,he aevoting of the prIncinal at
80 q, ,ho ..,,bI,shu,ent NJ schools 40
~. A.. -, ....-,,,o,, .ouId n.
educated Herewith. The illiteracy of
this course would slowly decrease from
wear to year. but not appreciably faster
on account of the small aid proposed,
,na N WISE policv was 10 make Il pos-
sible for every child TO be educated at
once The evil was one Of to-day more
than Of tomorrow. He did not favor
an appropriation of n part OF this
money TO coledges, and wanted it all TO
go the support of the common schools,
where the poor could get a practical ed
ucation.
Hoar defended the bill in opposition
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with stages for Helena. Virginia city ana al
points In Montana.
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AT OGDEN

with uiahsoathorn Il. II. for Salt Lake city
AT CORINNE
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Dept; Cheyenne, kyo.
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with the Chicago & Northwestern. Chicago
I,,,ck Island & Pacific and ~. Joseph Il t1oun-
ell Bluffs Railroads and Missouri river line oi
Packets To and from all the principal Eastern
and Southern cities.
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AT GREEN RIVER

with stages for the sroa, swcetwn,cr mining
district.
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Warrington, Dec. 16.-wood report
% q current resolution for recess
from the 22d OF December TO the 9Th OF
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-19

EDWIN D. MORGAN and JAMES A. RAYNOR
Trustees and Receivers,