The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
NOTES OF NEWS,

/ 1t is reported lnaI MARX IVAN is subject to
strange illusions, which often last from ten
| days to two weeks Sometimes he fancies
/ himself the editor Of the Hartford C0urnut.
then church deacon and recently he was
found in the rear of his house, standing
on box, and fancying himself to be the
Egyptian obelisk. This all sounds very much
like Mark Twain's latest joke.
| Omaha is to have q grape sugar factory,
to manufacture and refine sugars and syrups
| from corn and cane. The new factory will
consume between GOO, 900 and 100000 bush
els of corn per annum.
| The soda lake, on the Laramie plains has
| been sold to the Union Pacific railroad COM
pany, with the intention Of erecting the nee
| essary works next spring for the mannfac-
| ture of commercial soda. Careful estimates
place the cost of producing and delivering
this article at the railroad at $15 per ton, and
the market value at Chicago is $50, SO that
there is margin Of $3.50 per Car load after
deducting freight. This country is now i'm
porting So, 600, 900 worth Of soda annually
It is matter of current belief that con-
fict is inevitable between General Garfield
and the Stalwarts. They over estimate their
own importance, and if they cannot have
everything their way they will make trouble
They have theory that Garfield is timid and
that he can be easily bulldozed. They will
seek an opportunity to test their strength
against him, if he does not abjectly yield in
advance to their imperious demands.
1t is reported in Deadwood, on apparently
good authority, that the Homestake Company
has purchased all the DeSmet and Gopher
Mining Companies property, comprising
half-a-dozen valuable claims, together with
Spearfsh ditch, nearly 80 miles in length;
partly completed. The price is stated to be
some millions OF dollars.
Some unknown fend fired several shots
into smoking car on the Iron Mountain
railroad on Christmas-day and then escaped
into the woods. One man was killed and
two mortally wounded
Major CLARK and IS men surrendered TO
the Beers at Patchefstroom after 4S hours OF
fighting. A large force OF the insurgents is
advancing on Utrecht, The Beers have
taken Derby. At Utrecht all persons refus-
ing to join the insurgents have been shot
The English traders stores at Patchsfstroom
have been looted Only 1870 British troops
hold camp there and their position is extreme
ly critical.
The Western Union Telegraph Go. has for
six weeks been experimenting between Bos-
ton and New York, with a new invention,
whereby 5 messages may be sent simultan-
eous]y from each end Of the line, and so far
it is said, the continuance has proved salts
factory. The W. q. T. Co., is said to have
offered the inventor $4,000 if he shall sue
ceed in using one wire for four simultaneous
in two months, $4,000 for each |
line Of messages superimposed after that, as
stated above. Six weeks of trial is sue cess-
fully past, it is stated that on the 21st inst.
five operators in New York and five in Bos- |
ton, using one wire, sent and received 2,13O |
or forty per hour for each man.
The New York Tribune is responsible fer
the following: The subscriptions to the
stock and bonds of the Mexican National
Railroad Co., which closedsyesterday, are re-
ported to be $12,000,000 This sum is 3d.
100000 in excess Of the amount offered and I
pro rata awards will be made. Messages
were received yesterday from Europe asking
that q part Of the amount offered be set aside |
for European account, but the request was
denied. The subscriptions were made al
most wholly in this country, although con-
siderable amount was taken in Europe.
The capacity Of the pig-iron furnaces in
his country is about 6,500,000 tons, and the
present production at the annual rate of T.
VOC, 900 tons. It's estimated that 5000, 900
81 8, 500, 900 tons will be used during the cur
'ent year. The consumption in 1879 amount
ID to about 5000, 900 tons.
Jay Gould continues his purchasing designs
Upon the State Of Missouri Last month he +
bought the Jefferson City, Lebanon and
Southwestern road, the ultimate destination
# which is to make another connection with
he Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Work is to
,e pushed on this new road.
The receipts Of retail merchants Of St. !
louis for the month Of December, 1880, will
,e double those of the came month year
go This is one of the best evidences of the I
prosperity of the country, because when peo-
lie are able to spend money freely during
be holidays they are not suffering from dis
ress ii the recent past and are In no fear Of
is1ress III the future