The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-12
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL,

5000 more than it did at this time a year ago.
Mrs. Ellen sartoris has now three children,
two. little girls and a boy. The fourth, her
eldest son, is dead.
Hobart Pacha is the only foreign officer
who succeeds in drawing from the Porte his
large pay regularly and in gold.
VI. de Lesseps says that he is raising all the
money he can to invest it in Panama shares
for Nine. and their eight little children.
King Humbert, of Italy, is about to visit
Paris under the travelling title Of Comte de
Pavia. After staying there a short time he
will 60 to England.
The French government, republican though
it be, will not sell all the crown jewels.
They will only sell such as have NJ artistic
or historic value.
The health Of the Pope is said to be caus-
under the strain of continual mental labor,
and is liable to frequent attacks Of illness.
The young Prince Joachim Murat, who is
full corporal in a cavalry regiment, quartered
at Anglers, lately met with a serious accident,
having been thrown from his horse, breaking
his leg in two places.
Senator Burnside entertains like a prince.
He has retained his camp servants and cook
since army days. The butter and vegetables
used at Washington dinners are made and
raised on his Rhode Island farm.
The statue Of Stonewall Jackson for New
Orleans is nine feet high. The figure stands
in an easy position, grasping a feld-glass in
the left hand the dress is rather negligent;
the head is covered by the. old Confederate
kept.
The Empress Eugene is a very wealthy
woman. She has estates in Hungary,
Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy and
England. She has, besides, the product Of
savings and speculations and the assurances
on the life of her late husband.
The growth of railroad traffic in this coun-
try has been marvellous. In 1857 the gross
earnings Of all the roads were $$339, 456, 1858;
in 1861 the earnings had reached $3.50, 000.-
600; in 1871, $4O3,8 29, 208;; and last year the
earnings amounted TO $500, OLE, 500.
Asia Minor is full Of mineral wealth.
Mines Of silver, lead, Of copper, chrome,
coal and other valuable products are known
to exist in abundance, but only pay for work
ing, owing to the absence Of roads, when
they are within a few miles Of the sea.
Gambetta. as he rises to speak in the trib-
une, is described as a clumsy, dull-Visaged
man, dressed il i~ll-ftting and shabby clothes.
But after a few moments speaking he seems
another being, his face lights up, bis features
are telling, and his voice has the resonant
tone of a man of power.
Gath thus sketches Conger, of Michigan,
as he appeared when he led the opposition to
the Morgan resolution for counting the cleo
toral votes: "A lean, dyspeptic-looking mar,
with a great knowledge Of parliamentary law
but with the healthful tint gone out Of his
c~ountenance."
Count Harry Arnim is mentioned as broken
hearted over the failure of his attempt to be
heard in yindication of the charge Of treason
against him. he is very i'll at Nice, sur
rounded BY his family. The devotion with
which not only his family but the whole AT
MIN clan cling to him is touching.
Canada has a baron Of her oWn. Queen
Victoria has just recognized the claim OF
Charles Colnpre Grant, Esq, to the title OF
Baron de Longueuil, Of Longueuil, in the
Province of Quebec. This title was conferred
upon his ancestor, Charles de Moyne, by let
tiers patent signed by Louis XIV. in 100.
Of our whole export Of hog products Eu-
rome takes about 90 per cent. Of the bacon
and hams, 80 per cent of the barreled pork
and rs Der cent of the lard, or about % per
cent Of the whole. Great Britain leads 10
these imports. Our next best customers are
Germany. France, Belgium, the West Indies
and South America. A small export is made
to Africa and to various islands IN the Pacific
and Indian Ocean.
When Senator Lamar met Senator Conk-
ling. he was greeted with "a naughty stare,
which he returned almost fercely;' bu1
coming within the orbit Of Senator Blaine, he
vas saluted with q cordial and unconVentlon'
al Hello, Lamar. How are you Ber
Hills cordially to Blaine, and the tact Ina
all Southern Senators pay their respects C
him as soon as they arrive, have been 40
feed by Washington correspondents. g per
son unfamiliar with the ways OF pollIlclans