The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-06-08
PERSONAL AND IMPHRs0NAL.

Sixty steamers on the Mississippi river use
the electric light, and report it an important
factor in precautions for safety.
The Sultan of Turkey has pronounced the
deposition Of the Bey Of Tunis: The Frencn
declare their intention to uphold him. france
does not intend to occupy Iunls.
The rich golden crown intended Tor Inc
new king of Roumania has been declined Dy
that monarch. He wishes a steer cIo"h'
made out of the cannon taken 81 fieVna.
His sceptre is to be Of the same material.
The Governor General Of Charkof has is-
sued q proclamation forbidding the peysecu-
lions of the Hebrews, and stating hal the
Hebrews, with all other faithful SUBJECTS or
the Car, are under protection OF the laws.
The Swedish government is becoming
alarmed and contemplates legislation in view
of the emigration, which is assuming the
proportions Of of an exodus. Several coun-
ties are partially denuded Of able-bodied H.
habitants.
The Lawrence Mass american says that
Samuel S. Morey is consulting with lawyers
as to the course he should pursue against the
I2TnOEIdLS WHO WE1Cl A5t1 1CAGd LII AANAA
him to New York to commit perjury ID the
Morey letter case.
The Russian Revolutionists have answered
the Cars manifesto by q second utterance'
dwelling on the w%retchedness of the peasants
the deportations to Siberia, the gagging OF
free speech and public journals, and declar-
ing that false counsellors are in possession
of the Cars ear.
The proportion Of English to Irish who
emigrate to the United States is much larger
than is generally supposed. The number of
Irish in 1860 was Sc, 500, and Of English
80, 7O6. The proportion of English for the
decade was greater even than this. The
emigration Of the present promises to exceed
by so per cent. that Of any previous year.
A fact probably but little known is that
the United States n1ckle fve-cent piece fur
nishes a key to metric measures and weights.
This coin is two centimetres in diameter and
its weight is five grammes. Five Of them
placed in g. row will give the length or the
dicemetre, and two OF them will weigh 8
decagramme. AS a kilolitre is 8 cubic metre
the key of the measure is also the key to q
measure Of capacity.
~ tCLIpbAiSoA IA " otCOI VAaA 4SISi
ence to the resistance which they offer to
corrosive action has been made in England
by d. Phillips, who was a member some
years ago Of an admiralty commission to in
vestigate the corrosion Of steam boilers. He
has Informed the institute of civil engineers
that his experiments demonstrates the super
iority of iron over steel in this respect-mOre
particularly the harder sorts Of iron.
The Swedish Government is troubled at
the proportion of the American Emigration
movement, but it will not be able to check it
without resorting to the r%yrannical measures
of OBTAINING the emigrants by force. AS
long as it is easier for a mechanic or laborer
TO earn 81 in this country than 81 insSWeden
the exodus will continue. The problem Of
how to stop the heavy drain on the best ele-
ments of their laboring population begins to
be a serious one with the statesman Of all the
German and Scandinavian countries.
Canada makes a spirited effort to extend
her foreign trade by establishing a steamship
lire to trade with Brazil. The English CAPT.
talists who have taken up the greater part Of
the company's stock doubtless know what
they are about, but it is not clear that the
freight and passenger traffic between Canada
and Brazil will be ample enough to make the
experiment successful. The withdrawal Of
the American line from the Brazilian trade
should make the Canadians doubt whether
they can succeed under less favorable aus
pieces.
The Census Bureau has just issued a bulle-
tin which shows the position of the centre Of
population Of the United States OF June Isl,
1880, which was latitude 80 degrees, 4 min
utes, s seconds, longitude 81 degrees, 80 min
utes, 40 seconds. The position Of the old
observatory, Mount Adams, Cincinnati ap-
proaches nearest to this point, and the center
Of populption is 20 miles south of this OBJ
servatory, and 8.9 miles west Of it. This
places it in Kentucky, one mile from the
half miles southeast Of the village Of Taylor
vile.
One of the calmest and coolest Of clergy
man has just been heard from. He lives at
Echo Lake, n. J.. On a recent Sunday he
heard that his house was on fire just as he
was entering the pulpit. AS 1t was three or
Or four miles distant he judged thst it would
be impossible to get there in time to save any
thing. so went on with the services and at
the close spoke pathetically of the attractions
of home and then informed his congregation
that his " had just been destroyed by fire.
Most ministers would have sounded an alarm
or fire and would then have led off the hurry
ing congregation without ~pronouncing a
benediction.
The removal Of Commissioner LIE Due and
the appointment Of DR.. Loring, Of Massa-
chusetts, meets general approval. lie Due
has proven a noisy and extravagant official,
constantly in trouble with his subordinates,
and never ceasing in his appeals to Congress
for money WhereWith to magnify bis Office
and prosecute foolish experiments. Rude in