The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-03-16
NOTES OF NEWS.

G.
Major Darlington has again advanced, bu
the Basutos have barred furthor progress.
John 7. Rich, farmer Of political promise,
has been nominated for Congress to succeed
Conger Of Michigan
The leave granted First Lieutenant J. E..
Hyde, Eighth Infantry is further extended six
months, with permission to go beyond the
/ sea.
Advices from Honolulu report the small
pox epidemic abating. Since it began, about
one thousand persons have been quarantined
/ in their houses.
| There is some comment on the fact that
senator Conkling has not yet put il an ap-
| pearance at the White House, as be has not
crossed its threshold for over four years.
Malone again refused to enter either eau
Gus to-day. II he continues his silence il is
not improbable the Republicans aud Demo
| Gratis will agree on some basis for organiza-
ton.
Harry Genet, one Of the convicted Tweed
ring was sentenced il Upper Canada to
the penitentiary for eight months and to pay
fine of $1,000 to stand committed unit;
paid
hr. Blaine's attention being called to the
statement that he had said al extra session
OF Congress would be called, answered: Il
nave never made such statement, and fur
thermore, never heard the proposition dis
cussed.'
II is now understood that Davis will vote
f11iaaanfiY expect AIahones aid III the organ
zaton, and that they will soon control the
patronage OF the Senate.
When Blaine went to the White house with
Garfield on Inauguration day, i was just
three years and seven months since he had
visited the Presidential Mansion or held any
communication with its occupants.
Senator ANGUS Cameron was nominated
for e. S. Senator on the 4Sth ballot in the
Republican causus at Madison, March g.
There is great rejoicing among the leading
Republicans in Milwaukee over the news.
The President, Blaine and Window now
status changes, an extra session will be called
about the middle Of May, when the Republi-
cans can control the House and probably the
Senate also.
The President nominate' ex-Secretary
Nathan Goff, Jr., United States Attorney for
| West Virginia, and Judge G. Bancroft Davis,
| formerly minister to Berlin, has accepted the
Assistant secretaryship Of State. VIM. D.
! Chandler was not offered the place.
The Board Of Trade, in Chicago has
adopted q resolution declaring that there is
no epidemic or malignant disease among
/ hogs, and that the swine are freer this year
than ever before, and all reports to
the contrary are unfounded. A sta
tistical committee was appointed to inform
the British Minister at Washington Of this
fact
The Republican Senators talk quite conf
dently Of an extra session on May 10th.
Those who were recently opposed are now
in favor Of it, the increase OF Democrats
forcing an organization. a committe will
wait on Garfield at once and urge It. The
Republicans are now acting in concert and
will secure their aim. IF an extra session i
called it will be to pass funding bill. The
President does not want an extra session il il
can be avoided.
The President has nominated Nathan Cot
for q. S. Attorney for West Virginia; Lewis
Richmond Of Rhode Island, Consul-0enera
at Rome: and for Z. S. Consuls John l.
Frisbie Of Michigan; at Rheims q. M. Elde'
Of Nevada, at Guayaquil, Albert Rhodes O
the district Of Columbia, at Rouen, Edward
Backus OF Illinois, at Peru; Emile Court o.
Alabama. at La Union; John a. Halberman
OF Kansas, at Bangkok; Abbott {. Dozen, q
Adepho, India; John F. jersey, at -
/ M. Greyy ID not unconscious OF the fac
that Gambetta is the real ruler Of France
Not long ago foreign politician was speak
/ ing with the President, and with slngula
want OF tact was forever introducing n
Gambetta's name Mon Dien, Monsieur,
interrupted NJ. GreVy at last with 9 dellcat'
and significant irony, you much ezaggerat'
abroad the importance Of that young man
i He does not occupy himself with publlc q
| fairs as much as you think, and the proof
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