The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-03
NEWS NEBULE,

The New York Legislature adjourned sine die sn the
25th ult.
Justice Nathan Clifford, Of the United States Su-
preme Court, is dead.
The Republican convention has been called for Sep
TENDER sh at Harrisburg, Penn.
Judge Robertson took the oath of office on the 25th
ult. es collector of the port of New York.
Sitting Bull and 17 of his band have gone by
steamer to Standing Rock. Bull was silent.
The railroad ticket war continues. All trunk lines
are selling tickets to Chicago for nine dollars.
The Postmaster General will reduce the clerk hire
in $50 post Offices where it exceeds the legal. limits.
The President has made considerable progress to-
wards recovery and is now considered out Of danger.
The resignation of Mr.. White, Minister at Berlin,
takes effect August 10th. No successor will be ap-
pointed at present.
The Winston train robbery gang have not yet
been arrested. 1t is believed that the James boys were
the leaders in this affair.
Ex-senator Conkling called at the executive man
sion last week to pay his respects to Mrs. Garfield and
to express his coincidence.
Professor Bell is working hopefully On his inyen-
ton for locating the bullet in the President, and has
an ingenious continuance all ready.
Lapham received in the JOINT convention the full
Republican vote, the Democratic vote being cast for
Potter. There was much cheering and enthusiasm
over the harmony in the Republican party.
Secretary Kirkwocd says the Indian Department
has nothing further regarding the murder of Pugh in
Mexico. 1t is Investigating whether Mexican ma
RAIDERS Or Apache Indians killed him. If the latter,
whether they belong on the reservation or are q row.
ing band. The Department will do it's utmost to
bring the murderers to justice.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times says that it
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White as American Minister to Germany. It would
doubtless be q splendid triumph for a man who fled
from Berlin as a revolutioniss more than thirty years
ago, to return as Minister from the great Republic. It
is doubtful whether such q transformation scene
would give much satifaction at the court
The discovery of silver and copper ore near Fort
Laramie IS creating immense excitement. Miners are
stampeding to the new district, which is about six
miles wide and swarming with prospectors, all Of
whom are making locations. Surface assays vary
from $50 to $3.50 per ton. SHELTERS will be erected at
once. The TOWNSHIP of Hamilton has been laid out
and hundreds of buildings are already going up.
Miners are getting 81 per day and ,'tenderfeet" IS,
and there is a big demand for labor.
Denver dispatch of recent date gives the follow
ing account Of the winding up Of a bad mans career:
"Antonitio has been infested for several months with
a gang Of robbers, who have held up and robbed all
strangers coming into the town. The gang has been
broken up by the hanging of the principal, Geo G. O.
Conner, who. in his capacity of justice of the peace,
shielded them and had citizens arrested and fined
without the least provocation. The other evening
O'Connor was coming from A1amosa, when he fell
asleep, and because the brakeman aWoke him at his
destination he had the brakeman arrested. He then
went to the Raymond House and covered the Fpropri.
etor with two revolvers. After abusing the proprietor
he went home. This evening the feeling reached its
limit when O'Connor rode through town on horseback
with a rife and two r~evolvers threatening everybody.
A vigilance committee caught him in his saloon and
hung him in an old slaughter house,