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

THE advocacy of a nice, agreeable place
on the retired list of the army for ex-Presi-
dent Grant recalls how Jackson retired from
the presidency poor in health and poorer in
pocket. 81 returned home he writes to Mr..
Trist. with just 800 in money, having ex-
pended all my salary and most of the pro-
ceeds of my cotton crop found everything
out Of repair, corn and everything else for
the use of my farm to buy, having but one
tract OF land, besides my homestead, which
I have sold, and which has enabled me to
begin the year (1833) clear Of debt relying
on our industry and economy to yield us q
support, trusting to a kind providence for
good seasons and prosperous crops" The
illustration can hardly be said to make for
Grant unless it can be shown that his sue
cessor in the white house, his personal friend
Mr.. Van Buren,, took the occasion Of an an
nual message to recommend that Congress
take care of him, or that through his next
friend he procured the introduction Of 9 bill
placing him on the retired list Of the army.
General jackson never permitted his friends
to represent him as an object Of charity,
Shaken as he was in his old age, he was a
grim old soldier to the last, and would proba-
bly, have regarded $1,000 a year, the income
Of General Grant, as princely.- chicago
THna<s.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

A COMPARISON of the shipments over the
railroad with those by way Of the river will
not be out of place just now, when these
subjects are before the public, and the
amount brought by the two routes are not
greatly at variance, though the balance lies
on the side Of the railroad, which brought in
So, 900, 735 pounds, as against 20, O29,61
pounds brought BY way Of the river. There
were two causes which conspired to produce
this result. The first and most pertinent be-
ing the novelty Of the railroad and the scalp
ing process employed by the management in
taking freight. The other reason was in the
fact that southern Montana is SO much more
thickly populated than the northern sections
that there was q shade Of difference in favor
OF the southern, at least as far as local ship.
ments from the Terminus were concerned,
and which were quite large. But our mer:
chants of Helena have been made TO feel tht
weight of railroad discrimination in the way
of railroad freights since the close OF navl
cation, and will probably throw . mucf
larger proportion of their trade by the rive
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

A FAVORABLE commercial treaty with China
is a matter Of a good deal Of importance to
the manufacturers OF the United States. Ihe
Of this country with China has
RAPIDLY increased for some years past, and,
while our exports thither of breadstuffs has
been growing in importance to California,
the trade in cotton goods and other manufac-
lures is important to the whole country. A
single steamship from San Francisco this
year, carried 400 tons to China. they
scarcely as yet know the use Of wheaton
-four. but every Chinaman who has lived in
this country and returns home takes back
with him the preference for bread over rice.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05
The Holiday Resa1a.

The Helena WeeA5y Herald has enlarged to-
q sis column 8vo, 32x42, the initial number
coming to US this week in the holiday edition.
The Holiday Herald, with it's new and beanti-
ful heading, the new type, excellent press
work, and the clean, symmetrical pages un-
marred by a single advertisement, but filled
with interesting and instructive reading mat
ter. the production of some of Montana's
most gifted and best knowm writers, challenges
admiration at q glance, and is, beyond doubt,
the handsomest paper ever printed in the
West. Among the most prominent article
are ..The Rights Of Territories in the Elec-
ton of President, by Hon. Henry ". Blake,
formerly Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court 1.-The Blackfoot Country by Hon.
w. T. Sanders-an interesting sketch of part
of the early history OF our country 'sH'ruit
Growing in Montana by Fred. NJ. Wilson,
the accomplished travelling correspondent Of
the Herald; "Montana's Near Possibilities"
by Rev. Geo. W.. Frost; extracts from Gen.
Brisbin's ''Beef Bonanza relating to our
Territory: ssWickess-a description Of the
great smelling camp Of Central Montana a
story by Lieut.. John w. Hannay, founded
on the experience Of Bob Casey, the unfor-
tunate mail carrier on the Benton and Helena
road, and educational articles from Hon. G.
Hedges and w. Egbert Smith. In addition
to these are literary contributions-prose and
poetry valuable statistics and data relative to
the commercial, agricultural and mineral in
terests. Of our country, etc. Taken altogether,
the publishers of the Herald may well feel
proud of their last holiday number, and win
doubtless continue to receive the liberal sup
port heretofore extended, and which their
! enterprise justly merits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

THE stories Of GOODNESS between General
Sherman and the White Honse are not al
together grourdless. It arose from known
preferences of Sherman in the Ord-McDowell
matter, he demanding the retention of Ord
or the retirement of Mcdowell. The Cen
erals views on the subject have supporters,
especially when it is learned that McDowells
trip East to vote for Garfield cost the govern
ment $1,000 mileage and expenses, while
Ord's unlucky dispatch congratulating Han
Geek was prepaid by himself.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

In our discussion of the river freight bust.
ness, in last weeks issue, we did not mean to
be understood that the amounts of freight
brought by the three lines here bore any re-
lation to the mercantile business transacted
by the various firms interested. but was sim
Ply al cAuzu1toI tne freight brought W Jne
transportation lines. The statement has nc
relation whatever to the local business tran
sacted by either T. G. Power & Bro. or /. G
Baker & Co., which is a separate matter al
together and was not touched upon by the
RIVER lPREss.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

The idea Of making Grant Captain-Gener-
al Of the army not meeting with general "a
vor, and being likely to amount to nothing,
it has been suggested that his sympathizers
get up a lottery scheme in his behalf, Or in
stitute a penny subscription throughout
the Union. Some of the enthusiastic friends
Of the ex. president are trying to create the
opinion that he is a claimant to the title Of
Great National Pauper.-M0disonian.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

politics to-day, and will be at the surface
before it is half understood. The problem to
be solved is to increase the consumption, of
products by their more even distribution
among the masses, but the manner Of its
solution is one of the mysteries that will re-
solve itself in its own good time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

AT the meeting of the county board Tues
day it was agreed that if the Territory would
reduce its assessment of valuation from three
mills to one, the county would apply one mill
to increase the school fund, and one to the
contingent fund the entire assessment being
retained at the present valuation of Is mills.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

route the coming season. L. comparing the
figures, our readers must not forget The tact
that the railroad shipped freight all the year
round, while the boating season extended
over a period not exceeding four months,
thus showing a great preponderance OF busl.
ness, in the same length of time, for the
river route.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

In fourteen months, since October |, 1879.
the currency of the country has been inflated
to the extent of $191, $50, 234 Of which $780,
1876, or is gold, $40, 901, 139 paper and $780,
504, O38 silver. The latter metal has been
curbed by an interested administration and a
hostile press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

THE State Of Nevada, according to the re-
cent census returns, has a population OF 9
few hundred less than 60, 1000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

THE Major-Generals of the army in order
of their rank are as follows: Hancock,
Schofeld, Mcdowell. The Brigadiers il
like order are Pope, Howard, Terry, Anger,
Crook and Miles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

SINCE the discovery OF petroleum Pennsyl-
vania has produced 1873 1862 ,639 barrels OF
crude oil, valued at $50, 700, 692.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

tbs London Times says England ant
Europe envy the finances Of the Unltec
States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

land looks gloomy and disheartening, and fae
feeling Of alarm winch is expressed by her
leaders for her future has the full measure ol
startling reality.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

The Keely-Motor stockholders have had
another annual meeting, and as usualdeclared
by resolution that the machine is nearly per-
fected. There's nothing like it," says the
Omaha Republican, in our history except the
conventions of the Democratic party, and
their declarations, by resolution thai the old
machine is immortal. Poor Keely, in his ct
fort to harness the enormous power of vlbra-
ton is suffering the martyrdom OF unproduc-
tive genius. Sometime he will succeed and
then contempt will change into alavish adula-
ton. But tbs the way Of the world only
success meets approval.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05
TAILINGs.

AS it happens, Hancock's vote in Indiana,
225, 522, reads the same backward and for
ward.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

What is the meaning of this strife between
the rival c~anal-diggers, to which one party,
at least, is laboring TO give a political aspect 7
It looks very much like q strife between two
rival confidence men over q pigeon which
each is trying to deceive by false pretenses
Of doing him a service neither intends to per
form.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-05

Mr.. Talmage tells young men that If they
will stay at home evenings and learn to play
the flute, they will be safe from many temp
tations. He forgets, however, saysthe Paca-
yune, that the young man living next door
may be tempted to 60 in and kill the flute
player.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01
Wait and See, Gentlemen.

Nearly every Southern paper we have read
since President Garfeld's Inauguration has ex-
pressed belief that the South will receive more
just and favorable consideration from his ad-
mnistration than has been given il by any
preceding Republican President. We cannot
see what they base that hope upon. We have
had fair promises made to us, on paper, by every
Radical President, but when il came to fulfilling
those promises the influence of such men as
Blaine, Conkling, Logan, Sherman and other
leaders Of the party, has proved too powerful
against doing justice to the South for them to
resist. Those very men are still leaders of that
party, and we have seen no satisfactory evidence
that Garfield has sitter back bono than either
Of his predecessors. Wait and see, gentlemen,
what he will do before you cover him with soft
soap. For our part VIC believe that the present
administration will be just as willing to place
every Southern State under negro and Carpet
bag governments again as either or all OF the
previous Radical governments were, if such
course should be considered necessary for tho
success of the party in 1884.
The danger to good State governments at the
South lies in the press and people accepting
thus early the fair promises of the Federal nd
ministration as truths to pe relied upon and
under that delusion becoming weak and inet6-
cient democrats. Of course the Radicals will
present fair and pleasant front TO us now
1t is stroke of policy. But wait until the
campaign for the next Presidential election
opens, and if you don't see and feel the old
spirit of hatred and persecution rs relentingly
revived, then we have not gained any wisdom
from past experience.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01
A Severe Storm.

A Severe Storm.
On Tuesday last one of the most terrific
storms of wind and rain passed over this town
and vicinity that we have experienced for many
years. Its direction was from Northwest to
SOUTHEAST, and it arose so suddenly that it Gre
ated considerable alarm among the people. We
do not remember ever seeing more dense and
awe-inspiring clouds, while the wind was terrific
ing large trees, fences, aud blowing down cab
ins. The atmosphere suddenly became very
cold, and North Of this we learn they had o
hail storm. We are also told that snow fell
early on Wednesday morning. The first few
days of March were mild and lamb-lik but
the month left us roaring like lion.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01
A Card.

Mr.. EDIroR will you please give us n small
space in your paper to say n few words in ref
erence TO the sermon preached by Rev. N. H.
Turpin in reply to the presentation Of set of
Lamps presented to the A. NJ. E. Church of this
town, on last Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock.
Prof. W. A. Good and C. w. Foster made the
presentation in q few brief words and read the
list of young men who were connected with the
donation, rs follows:
w. A. Good, w. 8. Sloan, I. T. Woodson, c..
H. Lee, A. johnson, e. w. Foster, l.. A keenan,,
A. ". keenan,, J. E. Lipsey, ]. 1. Hardy.
The text was from Gen. Ia :-"And God
said let there bo light and there was Light
In presenting the teachings of this text, the
minister referred to the light of God and His
relation to the earth, and then to the solid light
the light Of the Gospel and the human mind
and lastly, with great effect, to the light of Edu
cation and science and the great need of i,
among our people. In treating on the latter
portion of his sermon, he made an earnest up.
peal to the young men to continue in the work
of building up the young people of Union and
10 the parents to continue to encourage the grea
work Of education.
We have organized Young Mems Social AM
Debating Club with the following officers
Prof. w. A. Good, President.
W. s. Sloan, Vice-President.
c. w. Foster, Secretary.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01
Gin House and Contents burned.

About IL o'clock on Saturday last o large Gin
house on Maj. J. b. steedmau's plantation, near
simsville. on the 8. u. &C. r. r., caught FIRE
from spark from the engine and in an incrsdi.
bly, short time was. with It's contents. entirely
destroyed. The engine escaped injury. but o
Outlet Gin, Morris Gin, new cotton Press,
o fine corn Mill, 500 bushels improved Cotton
Feed, tons Bone Dust. lot Of Lime, Salt.
Gearing. 60, were totally destroyed, and new
30 saw winsmith Gin greatly damaged. The
loss is estimated at from Si,aoO 10 $l,5O0.--
No insurance,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01
Take "BLACK-DRAUGHT" and you
will never he bilious.
Sold by J. NJ. GIBBES. s. Co.

KALLocH ACQUITTED. Francisco. March
N.-Aher being out twenty-four hours. the
jury in the Kalloch case, this afternoon, brought
in verdict Of not guilty. The verdict was
received with much applause. and the defend
ant was heartily congratulated by friends
When Kalloch was discharged and got in his
carriage 10 go home, an immense crowd took
the horses from the vehicle and pulled him to
his house, some three miles distant.
II has transpircd that the deliberations Of the
jury in the Kalioch case were ainly regarding
the sx.shot theory OF the defence, and that sell
defence alone was the ground for the verdict,
transitory mania being rejected.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01
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MARRIED.

GnIFFIN-MABRY. Married, on the 10Th
of March, 1881. by +. w. Eison, N. p, Mr..
WILLIAM GRirTIN to Miss AbELIxE MABRY.-
All of Jonesville Township.
KELLY--GAULT.--Alar on the 27th ult.,
by w. 8. Harris Esq, Mr.. BELroN KELLY to
Miss ETA GAuIr. All of Jonesville Township.
GOUDELOCK K-wHITLOCK.- Married ON
the 3Oth ult., ut the residence of the brides pa
rents, in Pinokney Township, by Rev. c. T.
Scaife, Mr.. SAMUEL d. GeUpELocK to Miss
BELLE WHiTLoCK.
1t did not require Whit more to make it 8
Goud lock for life.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01
"BLACK-DRAUGHT" makes chills
and fever Impossible.
Sold by j. NJ. GIBBES. g. Co.

AN ERROR IN JuDGMENT.-The real sentiment
of Southern Republicanism Is thus expressed by
its most influential organ, the Louisville CONNER
cidi, in commenting upon communication from
MIR. Bacon, of Geogin, in the american:
'The young and ambitious men Of the South
will not be patient with this state of things,
and, realizing that tho Democracy can never
again prevail in National election, and that by
acting with that party they are practically de-
barred from any influence in the National coun.
ellis, and any partic, patton in offices in the dis
| tribution of the Government, they will inevita-
bly, cut loose from the party rs Malone has
DONE
Judging by its own principle, doubtless and
by observation Of the Southern men who have
joined its party, the Commercial deliberately
says that the young and ambitious men, of the
South will desert their party and its principles
md join another party with opposite principles
for the sake of place and patronage under the
government. That statement is false, and q
slnnder upon the young men Of the South
They are the very class that stands most loyalty
to its allegiance. Franklin j. Moses, John f.
Hobbies, Malone, Mosby and few others who
can be counted almost on ones fingers have
| deserted to the enemy for hire. The scorn and
hatred felt ard freely expressed for them by the
mass Of the young men of the South is in itself
| sufficient to disprove the Commercials prophecy.
The young men have borne the; brunt- of .hs
eight, ~~a-iutimidntfon and bribery have both
failed to shake them. That they will continue
| true no one who knows them can doubt. Aside
| from that. they are generally too busiy ut
work in their farms, factories, stores and Offices
to be so ambitious for place under the general
| government as to sacrifice their manhood and
honor for it. Those who have political ambition
crafty it by seeking advancement from their
people-not by being paid traitors at the mercy
of capricious, exacting and insecure party.
The very theory itself shows the South hern
Republican idea Of politics-"so niapy men 40
much money" Commercial methods" "princi.
| pies changeable as emergencies demand, and
used only MS means to procure place and pelf."
l-GreenpiUe Netrs.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01

fSA- II. r. Rawls, Esq, has gone to Ashe-
vile to assist in putting the Swannanoa Hotel
(of which he is part owner) in perfect order for
the Summer travel. Reuben says he'll make
the Swannanoa the most desirable stopping place
above Charleston, if money, good eating, splen-
did sleeping rooms, good servants, most courte-
Gus treatment and electric bells can make trav-
elers comfortable and happy. And Reuben is
the lad to do oil those things.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01
Another Railroad Project.

announcer hallroao froJect.
We are informed that the amount required 10
make the preliminary survey for q Railroad
from Laureus via Cross Anchor and Cedar
Springs, to Spartanburg, has been subscribed
and surveying corps will immediately go upon
the line. survey has already been made be-
tween the above terminal points running by
Woodrufs. a few miles North Of the Cross An
chor.line, and II is confidently expected that a
road will be built on one Of those routes ut q
very early day AFTER Il has been decided which
Of them offers the most practical advantages.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01
"BlACK-DRAUGHT" cures dyspep-
sia, Indigestion and heartburn.
Sold by J. NJ. GIBBES. g. Co.

IMMlGRAroS.-T~enty-ni new immigrants
arrived on the Wilmington Railroad yesterday.
Eleven Of them were taken by Mr.. Z. p Mobley,
of Fairfield, fifteen by DR.. ]. A. Robinson, of
Due West, and three by Captain T. II. Clarke, OF
Trenton. Fourteen more are expected 10 arrive
to-day. Applications for immigrant labor are
constantly coming in and Colonel Butler is fll-
ing them as fast as he can. He has sent to Pas
tor Neuman special applications for skilled la
borers. Colonel Butler will prot ably go to New
York in few days to give his personal atten.
tion 10 the matter there -Col Reoister
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01

ENTIcING AWAY LABoRERs.-We have been
asked so many questions about tho recent leg
isation upon the subject of contracts. and there
seems to be 50 much Misrepresentation on the
subject, that we again publish the late Act,
which is rs follows:
Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of The State Of South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the same, That any person
or persons who shall enti:e or persuade, by any
means whatsoever, any tenant or tenants, labor
er or laborers, under contract with another,
duly entered into between the parties i'm the
presence Of one more witnesses, whether
such contracts be verbal or in writing to violate
such contract, or shall employ any laborer or
laborers, knowing him, her or them to be under
contract with another, shall be deemed guilty
of n misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than twenty five nor more
than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in
the county Jail not less than ten nor more than
thirty days.
1t will therefore be seen that che new law
imposes no penalties upon the laborer of any
kind. 1t simply gives the contractor the right
to indct and punish by fine or Imprisonment
the person who entices or persuades away the
laborer, or hires him, knowing him to be under
contract. This is in ad3ition to the common
law right of suit for damages. 1t will also be
noticed that the remedy is given not only where
the contract is in writing. but also where it is
verbal and entered into in the presence of one
or moro witnesses. In order to prosecute under
the Act, it is, therefore, necessary to have one
or more witnesses in addition TO the parties
making the contract. The laborer is made lia-
BILE to punishment for the violation of written
contracts by the General Statutes, though some
Judges have pronounced that part of The law
unconstitutional. The new Act is constitutional,
and, if properly enforced, will remedy the evil.
The third persons enticing away laborers or hir
ing them when they know them to be violating
contract with another are to blame for the
greater portion of the arrangement of labor,
and rs soon as a stop is put to that practice the
greater portion Of the evils from unsettled labor
will pass away.-Anderson LntekLiqencer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-01

CONFESSION OF A FEMALE NIHILIsT.-London,
March Pa Petersburg dispatch says: "The
female Nihilist. arrested ye terday, is named
Sophia Piofsky, and is the daughter Of coun-
cillor Of the ministry OF Domains. She con-
fessed to having given Il signal to Hartman for
exploding the mine under the imperial train
near Moscow; and. also. signal to Russokoff
10 throw the bomb which shattered the Car 8
carriage.