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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29

The Territorial school association will
meet in Helena On Monday, January the Sd
inst, to consider in what way the develop
ment of the school system may be advanced.
The meeting held in Butte a year ago was
very productive Of good results, both as re-
CARDS the morale of the teachers themselves,
and the influence which it has had upon re-
ducing the schools to a system. Especially
valuable is the effect which this body NAV
have upon the legislation necessary to secure
the best results, and We perceive that agita-
ton on this subject has already begun, and
with an effect to carry the needed points,
among which the following are the most
pertinent:
a Territorial Board of Education, to be
composed Of five members, together with the
Territorial Superintendent as chief executive
officer; Legislature to elect three members,
one from each judicial district, and the
school superintendent principals of the
largest two towns or cities in the Territory to
be ex-otficio the other two members m eet
annually at the Territorial Capital, examine
teachers and grant diplomas, prepare ques-
tions for examinations throughout the Ter
ritory, adopt regulations concerning text
books, course of study, etc. appoint district
inspectors and exercise the general duties of
an advisor council.
District inspectors for county superinten-
dents one inspector for each judicial dis
trict to be appointed by the Territorial Board
for 9 term Of two years, non eligible but
those holding frst-class teachers certificates,
perform all duties now assigned to county
superintendent, receive five dollars per day
for time employed in official duties and nee
essaTy travelling expenses limited to ten cents
per census scholar, each county to pay pro-
portionally to its census children from the
general county fund prousded that any county
supporting SO or more public schools shall
constitute an independent or separate district,
entitled to . county inspector, tobe appointed
and paid in the same manner and be charged
with the same duties as are by law provided
for district inspectors.
Inspectors to hold public examinations for
teachers at each county seat s~emi-annually !;
for this purpose shall choose two teachers in
the county for which the examination is held
who with the inspector shall constitute .
Board Of Examiners ; grant certificates good
for two years. At other times the inspector
alone may grant provisional certificates only,
to be good for six months. The Territorial
Board shall grant certificates good for five
years in any part of Montana.
Make the duties Of the Clerk Secretary
more specific; require Of him an annual re-
port ; must certify that no warrants for tea
| chers' wages had received his signature until
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29
THE CANADA PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Province OF Manitoba xn Efav0r Of
dBae Syndicate.

NEW York, December 22.-The Herald's
Winnipeg special says: Captain Scott, M. ?.
t~elegraphed, by request, to Sir John A. Nc
Donald to ascertain if it were true that the
Canada Pacific Railroad syndicate had the
power to cross the boundary with the railway
line to the westward of the Pembina branch.
He was answered that the syndicate had
power to build branch lines anywhere. On
the strength Of this, the local legislature, on
motion of the premier, passed the following
this evening:
WHEREAS, 1t appears from o telegram,
dated the 18th Of December, addressed by
Rt. Hon. Sir John a. Mcdonald, Premier of
the Government Of Canada, TO Thomas Scott,
NJ. P, for Selkirk, that the Canada Pacific
Railroad Company will have power TO build
branch lines anywhere; and
WHEREAS, 1t is further intended, az ap-
pears from the publicaton of the terms on
which the Canada Pacific railroad syndicate
have agreed to construct, equip, maintain
and operate the said Canada Pacific railroad,
to grant to the said Company the exclusive
right Of building and operating branch lines
Of the railway to the international boundary
line between Canada and the United States;
and
WHEREAS, It appears, further, that the
said company have the right of accepting any
such alternate sections of land as they may
think proper, and as it is deemed that the
powers intended to be granted to the said
company would be detrimental tic the bestin
terests OF the province of Manitoba; and
while this house is Of the opinion that the
construction Of the Canada Pacific railroad
should be entrusted to a private company, it
views with alarm the terms Of the agreement
between the government and the syndicate,
therefore
Be q Resolued, That, for the present, the
Canada Pacific railroad syndicate should have
given to them power to build only the main
line OF the Canada Pacific railroad, and that
any other line, or branch line, shall be built
by the syndicate, or by other companies only
after their obtaining owe from time TO time
from the Parliament OF Canada to build such
line or branch, and that the main line Of the
Canada Pacific railroad shall not be allowed
70 approach at any point within fifteen miles
OF the international boundary line, and that
Parliament should not abandon its right 10
authorize the construction OF railroads in any
direction BY other companies that the syndl-
cate shall not have the option of choosing
and selecting their own lands, but shall %
compelled to take alternate sections OF the
sections or townships for their land grant ID
aid Of the construction Of the railroad, ire
spectiYe Of the quality Of the soil.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29
THE RIVER Pr s.

river improvement has not had that attention
from Congress which its Importance de-
serves; and a more concentrated and better
organized effort would do more to assist IN
the development of the vast section of the
Upper Missouri than any other measure that
could be devised.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29

THERE is a feeling of uneasiness in GER
tain quarters that the numerous parts Of the
"ring" will be scattered to the winds at a PEE
Rod not very far removed from the fourth Of
next March. Stand frUfT@under.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29

THE German g~overnmenthas discontinued
the petition against the Jews, and Bismarck
is still at the helm, Notwithstanding the oppo-
sition of the Empress, and the agitation of
the conservatives.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29

The new code Of Mississippi authorizes any
citizen to arrest a beggar or tramp. The OBJ
jest is to make q majority Of the negroes in
that State slaves in everything except the
name
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29

The Western Union and Gould Telegraph
lines are making q sharp fight for the con-
troll Of telegraph business, and the public is
receiving the benefit therefrom.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29
TAILINGS.

De5sudu est Kelly.
The chief grumblers in Ohio over Fosters
withdrawal are the landlords of Columbus.
Greece, in her relations with Turkey, Is
said to be in q strained condition.
There are both sides to every question, 2
as one Of our Solons was heard to remark,
THAT should receive attention.
When some people don't have everything their own way
thing their own way.
They keep squirting like q worm upon q stone:
upon 9 stone;
And declare that every other party's blase,
party's bAse,
And should be most severely let alone.
let alone.
Tie way we feel out here in Montana.
when our girl goes back on us is pathetically
described in the remarks Of the Helena Herald
On Mr. sutherlin's plant in the Husband
man on 'Woman's resentment centre re-
Cancellation ia difficult with q woman, when
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29

once she has parted with you in spirit. Kiss
her you have once roundly quarrelled with
and YOU will find the statue under the Grim
son curve, the chill Of marble through tho
bounding blood" This, If true, is q meIan-
choly reality, and we feel deep compassion
for the young man who has had such expert.
ence. To kiss her." and ''ind the statue
under tile crimson curve, the chill Of the mar.
BILE through the bounding blood must be quite
shocking. We don't want any Of it in our'n,
Now lust give us the rest Of the story and
tell us what the quarrel was about, Dir. Suth-
erlin.
The handwriting on the wall, which, when
interpreted means "Fanny," tells Of blasted
hopes and Imagination warped with the
always rough course Of true love. This kiss
ing business is something we know nothing
about, hut we have gathered, from an extern
sive reading, that the sensation is something
between all electric shock and that impaired
by pouring a cup of hot water down ones
back. But that is so very different sfrom the
chill of marble through the bounding blood
Captain James G. Fair, the Bonanza sena-
tor from Nevada, stands five feet eight inches
IN his stockings, and in his financial standing
is q solid man. His numerous admirers
should chip in and buy the poor fellow a pair
Of shoes.
It is said now that Ben Harrison has q
walk over for the Indiana Senatorship. We
doubt if the elegant Ben will accept it this
way. He will want to ride in a carriage and
have a footman and a spotted dog.
Put away your little classics,
Correct anew your fa' Sc eyntaS,
Study up your French laconics,
Take a rest and stop your clack.
Then, friend Blinkey, youll be better
Than you ever were before
When you cease to study letters,
You will cease to be a bore.
The Chicago Tribune thinks it is gratifying
to learn that the solitary Republican Elector
serving State, and the shameful manner in
which her people have been neglected in the
distribution of offices lately cannot be too Sc
verely condemned.
An editor Of a mathematical turn of mind
assumes that ten millions Of people have read
President Hayes, message, and that it took
each one an hour to get through with it.
From this he shows with perspicuity and in
strict conformity to the multiplication table,
that it took ten million hours to read the mes
sage, or 416, 500 days; or, to reduce it still
further, 1, JAZZ years. MIR. Hayes seems to
be taking up q great deal Of time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29

The bill has passed both Houses Of Con-
gress extending the sessions of Territorial
legislatures from forty to sixty days. 1t will
doubtless become law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29
The RIVER PRESS.
Wednesday, December 90, 1880.

e. c. WILLL4NS, EDITOI
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29

Put away your little classics,
Correct anew your fa' Sc eyntaS,
Study up your French laconics,
Take q rest and stop your clack.
Then, friend Blinkey, you'll be better
Than you ever were before
When you cease to study letters,
You will cease to be a bore.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-12
TIE WEEKLY UNION.

With the opening of the campaign the WEEKLY
USrox will be OF still greater interest to the people
While it will in no respect lessen in the variety oil
its matter it will present also the current political
news in such manner enable its readers by its
perusal to be constantly well informed on the Issues
before the people and the positions assumed by the
respective political parties. The WEgRIY UEIos
presents each week more and better matter than
can be found in any journal Of the Pacific coast It
vcs the current news and criticism in art science.
agriculture, trade, mechanics, the social world,
fashion, discovery, invention, mining, sporting at
fairs, literature, eic. 1t appears in semi-weekly
parts, each part consisting OF eight pages Thus 1t
makes up weekly an aggregate OF sixteen pages Of
select matter. II goes out twice week instead of
once, as is the rule with the old style weekies 1t
thereby reaches its readers with fresher news than
the ordinary weekly can furnish The reader of the
UNION viii find that he is three days ahead in infor
nation regarding current news OF the world than
his neighbor who adheres to the once a-week jour
nails of the day. The UEIoE presents the latest and
fullest telegraphic sdvices has large corps of cor
respondents, and deyotes itself to The Development
OF the state and coast, the opening up OF the re.
sources OF the country, and the Advancement and
elevation OF the people. The UEEoT hs had un-
precedented addition to its subscription lists during
year past and the extension OF its circulation
tinues with undated vigor. The UNION is furnished
by mail, post paid, FOR 81 per year.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-12
POSSIBLY UsTRUB.

A Philadelphia paper has a dispatch
from Chicago to the effect that General
Grant has had private meeting there with
Cameron, Logan and Storrs, and that after
it was over "both Cameron and Logan said
publicly that Grant would be nominated
without opposition in 1884," The in
wardness of this oracular utterance is in
terprsted as signifying that Garfield will be
beaten, and that one term of Democratic
rule will prepare the country for Grant.
This is very ingenious, but we take leave
to doubt its occurrence, in the first place,
and in the second place we venture to re.
mark that if it occurred it did not say
much for the Judgment of Messrs. Cameron
and Logan. Considering how recently
the perspicuity of these gentlemen has
been at fault, it was hardly in good taste
for them to assume the role of prophets
thus early. And besides, has it not already
been predicted, on quite as good authority,
that the world is to come to an end in
1881 /? What, then, is the use of looking
so far ahead as 1884? By that time Gen.
eral Grant may have been resolved into
meteorite, and be driving through space
towards the star Aldebaran, at the rate OF
hundred miles second.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-12
he WILL NOT WITHDRAW.

It IS announced that one of Mr. Tilden' 5
bosom friends and confidential advisers has
been having long interview with him, as
the result of which the said b. f. and C. a.,
who is an Albany editor, prints authori-
tatively the positive statement that
Mr.. Tilden "has no substitute in view. 5"
On the contrary, CHS name will be present.
" ed at Cincinnati, and he and his friends
rare entirely confident that he will be
nominated" We feel disposed to initiate
the New York Herald for once, aud to ex-
press the opinion that Mr. Tilden is the
only fit candidate OF the Democratic
party. In truth we do not know Of any
other candidate who could be employed
for such purpose without spelling him.
hir. Tilden's incontes5able advantage con-
aists in the fact that it is quite
impossible TO spoil him. To put
Bayard, or Thurman, or Field, or Sey-
mour, or Payne, at tie head of
The Democratic ticket, would be to
libel them more or less, for whoever
IS on that ticket ought logically to
represent the great Democratic theory OF
government, namely. force at the South,
and fraud at the North. Now as regards
The second clause of this spccinct pro-
gramme, nobody can deny that MIR. Tilden
fits the case beautifully; in fact as com
plstely as if it had been made for him, or
nc for it. And as the Democratic papers
in the event of his nomination are to use
the fraud cry in the campaign. it is
clear that he is the man Of all men to fill
the bill, since he knows all about fraud, :"
having tried to steal the Presidency, and
having been found out If Mr. Tilden is
backed up by some representative Southern
bulldozer, the ticket will be complete and
unapproachable, and the Democracy will
then have the piratical satisfaction of be.
ing sent 20 the bottom with the black flag
flying at its mast head. Let us hope
that Mr.. Tilden's halcyon visions will be
realized, and that what he and his friends
are SO confident of will come to pass at
Cincinnati.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-12
PERpLgxED FRENcHMEN.

The French Republicans were very
much pleased with the nomination of
Garfield, when they learned who and what
he was, but they were sorely puzzled by
his sudden appearance in the van of the
fight at Chicago, and they could not be got
to understand that mystery of American
politics in accordance with which all the
strong candidates are liable to disappear in
favor of somebody never spoken of pre-
viously. With every wish to form intelli-
gent opinions, and with sincere admira-
ton for our institutions, our Gallo friends
found themselves unable to grasp this
marvellous phenomenon, and it is quite
possible that those who undertook to ex.
plain it to them found the task more than
a little difficult. For in truth there are
good many on this side of the herring. pond
who do not precisely see the wisdom and
beauty Of the system referred to, and who
are obstinate enough TO hold that there
must be something wrong about method
which thus handicaps talent and energy
and public service, and makes the strength
of our public men their greatest source of
weakness, when the Presidency is con-
cerned.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-12
NEWS OF THE MoREINa.


In New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at Jos2 for Is OF 1907 1883 for IS Of 1881
1904 for 4Is; sterling, 81 87@4 so; silver bars.
rs; silver coin, discount buying, lar selling.
Silver in London yesterday, 52sCi; consols,
s8 1-ls; per cent. United States bonds, 105; IS,
III; 4ls, liz.
III San Francisco hoH dollars are quoted at par /;
Mexican dollars, 90 buying, e3l selling.
Al Liverpool yesterday wheat quoted at 95
}0dalos 4d for good to choice California.
The mining share market was fairly active in San
francisco yesterday, but the variations were small
The National Greenback Labor Convention, after
an ail-uight session at Chicago, yesterday nomi-
rated James B. Weaver Of Iowa for President, and
B. J. Chambers OF Texas for Vice-P President.
The outlook for high prices in the Oregon wheat
market is decidedly discovraSing.
Two highway robbers escaped from the Jail at Ths
Dalles, Or, Thursday night
sx-year- old child was seriously injured ut Eu-
gene City Or, Thursday. by fall from building
At Marshall, Texas, yesterday, Bart Jennings
editor Of the Messenger fatally shot W. 5. Coleman
Clifton F. Ellison Yesterday killed his cousin,
Robert Dickerson, near Marshall, Tex.
The French conyiets in New Caledonia are inhu
manly treated.
Paul de Cassagnac has resigned from the French
Chamber of equities.
Fish Carrier was hanged yesterday at Brantford,
Ont, for wife-rn
The Democratic National Committee will meet in
Cincinnati June 2lst
The FIRST National Bank Of Newark, N J., has
closed its doors.
HajIstones eleven inches IN circumference fen at
Sioux City, Ia, Thursday, doing great damage
A Citizens Organization, 5000 strong, has been
formed at Leadvine, Col, for the protection Of
working miners.
Seymour again positively declines" the Demo
cratic nomination for TIE Presidency.
An s-year-old son of Mr.. oTinnen was drowned in
Columbia county, Oregon, on Tue day
Mayor Kalloeh has signed the water ordinance in
san Francisco, which it was expected he would
veto.
Citizens Ct Grant county New Mexico, in mass
meeting, demaEd the removal Of General Hatch and
the appointment OF IN efaneut commander.
The Southern Pacific Railroad has reached Ben
son, A. 7.
General Aymard, who recently resigned the Gov
ernorstip OF Paris. is dead.
our readers will fad the inside pages Of to-day'5
DHooRp-USIoN unusually interesting.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-12
sLANDEa OR ARGUMENT. wHIcH7


Is the approaching campaign to be one
of SANDER or argument, on the part of
the Democrats The organs in this State,
which it is true possess very little intel
lectual force, appear to think that SANDER
Is the weapon most in request. It may be
that they are only employing this weapon
until such time as the Cincinnati Conven.
ton furnishes them with issues, but on
the other hand it must be admitted that
the Democratic party was never more des-
titute of anything like serious or living
topics. 1t has done nothing in Congress
but defeat the Marshals' appropriations !;
a piece of unauthorized partisansllip which
the organs of the party viii have hard
work to defend, without justifying it as
an issue. II has done all it could TO secure
the solidity of the Sonth by making all
attempts to protect the freedom of the
ballot there futile. Though protesting
Free Trade principles in all its plat
forms, it has obstinately refused to do
anything for the revision of the tariff, and
though the iniquity of several taxes, such
as the paper duty, has been conclusively
demonstrated, it has turned deaf ear to
all remonstrances and complaints and has
delivered over the whole press of the
country to be robbed by group of manu-
facturers, whose wealth, obtained by such
means, has enabled them to defeat all
remedial efforts. On the financial situa-
ton the Democrats have no policy, nor in
fact are they united upon anything but the
expediency of capturing all the offices, if it
can be DONE Under these circumstances
the prospect for an argumentative campaign
cannot be regarded as hopeful, while it must
also be realized that abuse is always much
easier than argument, and that SANDER is
the lowest and least intellectual of
all weapons. The use of such an
agency is, however, mainly objection
able because of its immoral and degrad-
ing influences. 1t has very little effect
upon the political situation. No Republi-
can will be prevented from voting for
Garfield because Democratic newspapers
abuse him, and no Democrat will vote for
Garfield because he is told that it would
be wise to do SO, for the reason that Dem
ocrats as rule do not read either their
own or any other papers. The Democratic
press, however, will no doubt think it
necessary to pour out a great flood of SIAN
derous stuff against the Republican candi-
dates, and will parade this without the
least regard to its truth Such stuff will
please few, but disgust the majority, and
influence none. There was time when
issues were discussed soberly and courte-
ously, and when journalists did not pre-
tend to hold that all on the other side
must be scoundrels. At present, however,