The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-20
PERSONAL AND IMPERS0NAL.


sum Of 1000, 600 francs for bestowal On
those who perform deeds Of g%allantry at sea.
The Indian Government has granted the
sun of 5000 rupees ($2, 800 to the tea syndi-
cate to help the opening of the tea trade with
America.
Only ten per cent Of the population Of lta-
ly are to-day beggars, the percentage having
greatly decreased during the last quarter Of
9 century.
A man named William Hensley was blown
to pieces at Heidelberg Slope, near Wilkes
barre, Pa. He was making dynamite car
tridges and had a string of them around his
neck, and from some cause they exploded.
The building in which he was at work was
demolished.
1t appears that Gen. Skobeleff was recalled
from the command of the Russian army in
Turkistan because he desired to occupy a
protion Of the country south Of Merv, il or
der to do which he would have to pass
through Persian territory. The Gar did
not want another war at this juncture.
The resolution requesting Bismarck to con-
clude an alliance with the European powers
to suppress conspiracy and punish assassina-
tons, is approved by the Imperialists, the
German Conservatives, Nationals, Liberals
and Poles. Even the PROFESSIONALS and
Secessionists will adherere to the principle.
Advices from Tranevaal indicate that the
terms of peace with the British are not gen.
orally acceptable. The Beers are said to be
looting the property of the loyalists, and in
heidelberg Joubert's orders and the condi-
tons Of peace are ignored and refugees
warned against returning. It is believed that
the peace will prove only temporary.
According to the Greek budget estimates,
which are now voted, the expenditures for
1881 will be 1874, 600, 900 drachmae, of which
sum Il, DOC, 900 are for the army and 5,000,-
900, for the navy. The revenue is estimated
at As, 900, 600 drachmas, showing a deficiency
of rs, 900, 900 ~drachmas, ($15, 900, 0OO). The
strength of the army is fixed at 50, 1924 men,
and Of the navy at 5000.
Many as were the attacks on the late Gar,
they were equalled in number by those made
on Napoleon iii. There were the Marseilles
machine Of 1852, the attack on the Opera
Comique in 1853, Pianari's attempt in 1866,
the London Italian plot Of 1867, the Orisini
bomb of 1858, and the conspiracy of three
Italians in 1862. Emperor William has also
had many like experiences, including the at
tempts Of Becker Hoedel, Nobiling, and an
earlier one while he was Prince Of Prussia.
Ar old miner, who has had is years exper-
fence under ground says that he has noticed
one peculiar fact, that between the hours Of
twelve and two o'clock in the night, if there
is q bit Of loose stone or bit Of earth in the
mine, it is sure to fall. Says he: "About
this time everything begins to stir, and i'm
mediately after twelve, although the mine
has been as still as 8 tomb before, you will
hear particles Of rock and earth come tumb-
ling down, and if there is 8 caying piece Of
earth in the mine it is sure to give way"
Sophie Pioffsky, who was arrested for
completely In the murder of the Gar Of Rus
STA, is a woman of aristocratic connections,
high social position, and superior education.
She is the daughter of g former Provincial
Governor, and niece of an officer in the army.
She was the guiding spirit in the assassina-
ton, having undertaken its direction on the
arrest of Jelahoff. Roussakof and his as
sociate were only tools, who were not told
what was required of them until the day of
the murder.
There is 8 story current that the late Mr..
Carlyle was q terrible domestic tyrant. At
breakfast time he would come down grumb-
ling, and, glancing at the well-appointed Ia
Bile, declare the food to be unfit for a dog.
Mrs. Carlyle thereupon would order the girl
TO take the despised viands back to the kitch-
en-. Presently, when the philosopher was
beginning to grow desperately hungry, his
spouse would order the same dishes to be
brought back, which her husband would inn
mediately proceed to degour with infinite rel
lsh and without any more ado.
The Berlin society for training carrier
pigeons recently published some interesting
details concerning the rapid flight Of these
birds. At the last meeting in 1880 the pigeon
which won the prize flew in five hours and
tWenty-seven minutes the distance between ]
Cologne and Berlin, which. as the crow flies,
measures 296 miles. This is the most rapid
flight which has eyer been known. The Ber-
lin society OWN 1900 old carrier pigeons, :
and during the last year bought $50 young J
pigeons for Paris, AiX-la-C haDpelle and Bel 4