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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-24
"A Good Place 10 be sROe.

We had no idea the wounds in the late war
were so terrible, but the :Haukeye, which has
been looking up the records, says: It now
appears from authentic instances cited in the
local papers all over America, that nine
tenths of the soldiers wounded in the late
war were shot right straight through the
liver; that about 80 per cent of this number
were shot clean through the liver and back
again; that 48 per cent. Of the whole num-
Der were shot exactly as the President was,
only with larger bullets that they all got
well snd are alive now It seems that it was
not considered respectable for any man in
the army 70 get shot anywhere except in the
liver Or neck. The officers generally pre-
ferred the neck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-24
sitting Bnll Afraid OF a Locomotive.

BISMARCK, August 1.-sitting Bull ar
rived here yesterday. He has great fear Of
locomotives and goes BY steamboat. he ar
riyes a Standing Rock to-day.
The terror OF the North. the hero of a
hundred battles, the Indian brave who has
never quaied before the arrow, the toma-
hawk. or rifte is afraid Of locomotive /. It
eVinces power quite beyond his comnre-
hension, and for once he feels himself awed
into realization Of his utter inability 10
cope with the forces Of civilization. Where
ever the locomotive penetrates. the savage IS
subdued and the way is opened for better
things than the rude, wild red men have ever
had In their barbarous codes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-24
Jessie James Bride.
[omaha Republican. ].

lOmaha Republican
Annie Ralston, the girl VINO married Jessie
James, the celebrated train robber, six or
seven years ago at Independence, Mo-, was
formerly resident Of Omaha She is well
remembered here by several parties who be-
came well acquainted with her while she was
here on lengthy visit during her childhood.
In 1874 and 1875 she again visited Omaha.
and during her stay here she was the guest
of her cousin, who was the wife of we'll
known business man who is yet in business
here. While in Omaha she attended the
dancing school of Prof Duyal in Caldwell
block in company with her cousin, and made
the acquaintance Of quite number of young
men who have probably forgotten her. She
was handsome, pleasant and rather intelli-
gent young lady, and 1t was with the great
est surprise that the writer Of thes lines read
the announcement of her marriage. at or
near Independence, which was her family
home, to the noted Jessie James, within
year after she left Omaha.
This incident was mentioned, in the course
Of conversation recently, to . well known
Omaha character, now in Colorado, who
used to travel with the James boys Said he:
''You must not think that that big reward OF
$4,000 will be the means of catching the
James gang. In the first place they have
separated and scattered. Il is not generally
known how the james boys operate, bat /
can tell you, as got it straight from man
who was with them on two or three Jobs
Jessie and Frank go into a farming commu-
nity and become acquainted with the men.
and pick out certain ones after careful
study OF their character, to join with them
in particular robbery. They carefully
broach the subject to these men, and if thev
are willing they agree to give them all the
way from 800 to 500 each. They are re-
quired to hold the horses and fire off qnns
aud raise racket while Jessie and Frank
with perhaps one or two experienced TRUSTEES
do the robbing Immediately after the cam.
pletion OF the job the farmers are paid The
stipulated sum, whether the haul is small or
large, and then they ride to their homea. and
the James boys strike out 10 place Of safe,v
The men who have been inveigled into the
job are never asked 70 60 into q similar mn
dertaking second time, but they ever after.
wards remain under the power and fear ne
the noted robber chieftains, upon whom thew
dare not squeal, for by so doing thew wonld
give themselves away. They alWays stand
ready to protect and secret the flames hn,,a
when they are hard pressed. This ernla;,,s
why the James boys have 80 MANY frian.as
in Missouri, and why II IL SO difficuIt to natah
them It is as hard to find them in Nilsson;
as it would be to find a needle in ! hau.
stack
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-24

communication yyrGFs Hea.
TElmira Free Press.1

[Elmira Free Press.l ~
a mother living not very far from the post
office in this city, tired with watching over @
sick baby, came down stairs for moment
the other day for few seconds rest. She
heard the voice Of her little four year-old
girl in the hall by herself, and, curious TO
know to whom she was talking stopped
moment at the balf-open door. She saw that
the little thing had pulled chair up in front
of the telephone, and stood upon it, with the
piece pressed against the side Of her head.
The earnestness OF the child showed that she
was in no playful mood, and this was the
conversation the mother heard while the tears
stood thick in her eyes, the little one c4rry-
ing on both sides as II she were repeating the
answers:
s'Hello!"
ssWell, who's there?''
ssIs God there z"
ssYes.''
sis Jesus there 2"
ssYes."
ssTell Jesus | want to speak to him.
SWELL"
lis that you, Jesus p
s'Yes. What is II. e
'Our baby is sick, and we want you to let
it get we'll. Won't you, noW2
No answer, and statement and question
again repeated, finally answered by .Yes.
The little one put the ear piece back on its
hook, clambered down from her chair, and
with radiant face went for her mother, who
caught her In her arms
The baby, whose life had been deepaired
OF, began to mend that day and got well.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-24
THE oLD-FAsHIoNED BIBLE

low dear to my heart are the of my childhood
That now but in memry sadly review;
the old meeting house at the edge of the wildwood.
The rail fence and horses all tethered thereto:
The low, sloping roof, and the bell in the steeple,
The doves that came futtering out overhead
AS it solemnly gathered the God-tearing people
To hear the old Bible my grandfather read:
The od-tashioned Bible
The dust-covered Bible
The leathern- bound Bible my grandfather read,
The blessed old volume! The face bent above it
AS now recall it's gravey severe.
Though the reverent eye that droops downward to il
Makes grander the text through the lens of a tear.
And, as down his features it trickes and glistens
The cough Of the deacon is stllled, and his head
Like balo>d patriarch S leans as he listens
To hear the old Bible my grandfather read:
The old-fashoned Bible
The dust-covered Bible
The leathern-bound B Bile my grandfather read.
An! who shall look backward with scorn and derision
Aud scott the old book, though it useessly lies
In the dust of the past, while this newer revision
Llsps On of hope and q home in the skies?
Shall The voice or the Maker be stifed and riven
Shall we hear but the OF the words He has sad.
When so long He has listening leaned out of heaven
To hear the old Bible my grandfather read
The d-fashioned Bible
The dustcoyered Bible
The leathern-buund Bible my grandfather read
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-24
IF SHE GOULD ONLY oooK OK u

ou nave not changed, my Geraldine "s Il
Your voice is just as sweet and low .., +.
You are as fairy-like In nein
As tour and twenty months ago.
since Hymen tied the fatal knot 5'is*
I've basked within your glance's beam.
1our beauty has not dImmed iot,
You realize q poets dream.
a poet Graves for boundless love .. ...
And beauty of the first degree;
ia 90 with less than that my dove
I'm much more moderate than he.
me CLEAN from dark-fringed eye.ids sent.
Ihe Witchery Of tone and look,
would forego to some extent
My Geraldine-if you could cook!
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-24
CATHOLIC,

..~-r IA sy5eE-z,.I. ~ CATHOLIC.
oa1nohc CHURCH services will be held at the several
81 eaufches II as follows: Fort BentonFirst and ast
oanuays OF each month Sun River-second Sunday
eaoh month Fort Assinaboin and Fort Shaw {a
s,th,ru SUNDAY of each month First Mass
- iatsh iNass and Sermon loso a. NJ Sunday
school, 23o p. NJ; Evening Service and Isctrna ao
p. M. Rev. n. j. Camp, s T SSNEN1ttS7' t'0
, 1881-05-03

THE French are beginning to admit that
their progress In Tunls Is not quite 50 easy
as at first reported The Krou,nir have
contested every inch Of the ground. fighting
with considerable skill and unquestionobie
bravery, and fnucttng as severe loss on the
French rs tho French INFLICTED on them.
And now the French are threatened witt. 4
fire In the rear. Tic Algerians are become
restIye, mud Add FL Kader, son Of the great
rebel, but who Is himself loyal to the French
connection, advises the French that q
rising" may he expected at any time.
, 1881-05-03

ARDuRRA1lMAy KHAN, the Englis'l-,natle
A1necr Of AfRllnnistal,, has goodly-slzed
family. It consists OF thre4 wives, foue chill
t1ren, arld ilfty servants. They were at
Samarcalld. In Asiatlc liussin, April l., and
were then about commencing their journey
towards the Aueer at Cabul under the escort
Of 200 Afghan Turcolnnns. The Russian
Government has also sent further escort
Ut Cossacks. 80 tint tile family, nor any
member thereof, might not fall Into the
hands Of the parttsaus Of Ayooh khan, OF
such people. 1t will, without doubt, be IN
teresttng to American readers tn know that
one member OF tho escort is numed Sink
llallbakoff.
, 1881-05-03

RICHARD GIsAF, q boot md atlne t1ealer Of
Wilkesbarre, ra-, failed yesterday. Some Ut
tho creditors were satisfied TINT there was no
good reason for the failure, and had Graf
arrested OIL tho charge Of secrettnR some Of
Ills goods with the intention Of cheating
them. How muny Of the baukrupts adopt
Atr. Graf's p!an Is matter OF some Interest
to muuly creditors.
, 1881-05-03

THE Cunard Steamship Company find 1t
necessary to dispatch four vessels per week
In order to accommodate emigrants who in
tend to make their home In the United States
Each vessel will transport about 1000 per-
sons to this country. A very large percent
age OF those who are coming are Scandina-
tfAnS
, 1881-05-03

SzEaEDrN, the Hungarian town which sui.
feretl 10 much from floods few years ago,
was threatened yesterday by sinlllar vIsita-
tion. For thirty-slx hours Violent storm
rugged thore. The waters. of the river were
dashed against the dtkcs with great yio-
lenee, and they every moment Threatened to
give way. At last accounts the storm had
somewhat abated, and 1t was thought the
danger lind passed.
, 1881-05-03
FAIR weather, northerly to easterly winds,
and stationary or higher temperature for this
teGton to-day.


DURING the month Of April Ss,sn3, 900
wostI, OF eagles and half-eaEIes wero coined
at the various United States Minis. Only
2,300, 600 silver dollars were coined during
the same. period.
, 1881-05-03

RucnoSSET, Radical member Of the
Federal Council Of Switzerland. has received
an anonymous letter threatening him with
death unless he speaks aid acts more lenient-
j. in reference to the Swiss Catholics. 1t Is
mt likely TINT the letter will change tbs
policy of II, Ruchonuet,
, 1881-05-03
Garfield Nearly Breaks the Table with
His Fist When the Committee
Speaks to Him.
Important Supreme Court Decisions, as
to Hosiery, tho spragaes, Insurance,
md Taxing Drummers.
The Total Debt Is S1,884, ,072, ,893-De+
crease During the Month Of April,
$1,000, 300.


hp<eta' DtsDatea to 1h* chteaoo Tribune.
e WASHINGTON, u. T., Nay e.-In the Senate
there were no outward indications Of the be-
Rinntng Of tic end. Senators on tue opposlt
slles pursued the salne policy OF arrnlRntng
each other. examinations ana rocrtminations
succeeded eacl1 other. Farley, tue Demo-
cratic scnator from California. ctdeasored
to make capital Tor himself by, q special
plea for MI executive session to consider the
Chinese treaties: llo lind need to do thfs, In
view Of tie fact that It Is Known tn the pn-
cflic Coast. that, at tia last session Of Con-
Rress,. wien 1t might: have been' pos
slble to- haye < ratified the ; treaties,
he objected to considering them,
asking moro time to, prepare aulepl.uehta.
The truth Is, that. at that time, Farley aud
to the treaties; G[htmta &hat 3theYttid mt kly :
fnr enough. 1'hpy .were unwilling: to Rfyt
tho nnnuhttco,a ti,o crnbtt f,r >hnrfno navr
tioto,1 +hon, ora ,v.rc nrannr,ry n n,,n;es,
49,. s"'' ""> "~'o SN~T'' ~ ~''~
a'e''' ,,>,,.. r,,,, r,ur
,. .,,a "a" n.'.,a.S.. 4na. ia' t.'': ..,, -
Mu"eso'' I!u DeHl'c.M.s ~ !.n'o oso. - ne"
!sHl' patt'cHsaiiS ~ n1o p4ehS ~ e'4e't nec
tloil ltasc notn'ed tar!ey ha'Eect'y tha
they ShoniA holu Ili1h fesponsloh
fAr the talllife OF tie treaties. So1lf
Of these facts Mr.. DnWcS showed
when liG exposed the aophfstry OF Furtey'l
MINI. Whatever merits there are iii tht
f,htnesn trcatfea bctone tn n Reunblicn,l All
mInlstro,ion Tha 11en,ocr,,ta and Rennhjto
nms ,,,n NJ t,ret ,.ora .,1s,nan,1 ~ nr,nns.
s .ha, VIZ .a,ia ~ ".s. ,s. "so ~ oRpTn, ,
taeoo t1e".lcs na'o ~" S"unec" t41o's ''''o1
n!'u ~, "to e"eet ~ "eeop' l4'oE' 10 ttao oeot
Hhe'3 ~ w secu!eu.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT srATEMEET
III tho debate WAS the declaration Of .Bcct
, 1881-05-03

A DESPERATE engagement took place BE-
tween the 1Albantans and strong force Of
Turks Saturday near Prisraud. The Turks
were getting tho worst of 1T when roinforce-
,ne.lts under Desvlsch Pastla arrived, and the
Albanlans were defeated. Tho struggle
must have been quite fierce. Although only
0.00o Alban!ans and a somewhat larger nunl-
Der OF Turks wcre engaged, the combined
losses reached 1,So0 lu killed and wounded.
, 1881-05-03

TIE 3far1; Ldnc Express says TINT not
withstand1ng the fine weather of last week
the English crops are yet in a very backward
condition. There may ba some consolation
to tie American farmer who Inns not Ind All
opportunity to plant his crops In this intelli-
gence,
, 1881-05-03

THE public debt was reduced by 80, ,600, 700
during the month OF April, and the total de-
crease for the ten months ending April 80
was ST, 000, COL. The total debt now Is g.
oso, ,9i8. 4s3 and less the cash In the Treasury.
81,8G3. 3.Q2rU
, 1881-05-03

A. CATHOLIC Congress will be held at
Madrid In October Of this year, at which It
Is expected Catholic notab1tItfes froln aIl
parts Ut the world will attend. What the
character or PURPOSE OF the Congress will he
Is not fully set fort! in the dispatches.
, 1881-05-03

Tl1R Duke Of Sutherland and party were
introduced by Secretary Blaine to tho Presl-
don't, the Cabinet officers, and the heads Of
Departments ut Washington yesterday. 6eo-
setary blaine also took tho distinguished
persons to visit tie Senate, III the afternoon
the party, under the escort Of Secretaries
Blaine. Hunt, and Window. Attoraey-{len'
eral Mac eVeaRt. and Slr Edward Thornton,
who we're accompanied by their families,
took a trip down the Potomac as far as
Mount Vernon, where lunch was served.
, 1881-05-03

THE United States Supreme ECourt zeu-
dertd decision yesterday wlliol, holds that
tho forsy-tltth and fosty.s!xth sections Of the
Revenue law Of Virginia, which impose a
special tux on tha agents OF goods ,nanufact'
ureA outside The State, discriminate III favor
OF Virginia manufactures aud aRa!nst the
manufactures OF other States, and Us such
they ase In conflict with the right which Is
vested In Congress to regulate commerce BE-
tween the States, and are therefore uncon-
st!tutiona! and void. The decision IL very
important, ~ 1t ssttles In effect that MI the
laws made III the Southern, States providing
that drunmers will haye 10 take out licenses
III order to curry on their business are 4Ac0n-
stltutlonal, null, and void, which will be
pleasant news for the druuaulerS.
, 1881-05-03
CHE Gtft,111te+

ED PkrsonA Hnab'e 10 psrrhaae tot,t<4 nf T1tE
CnlcAno TninuxE at Ners Aprt,ctes and on FuR-
,p1u tttfts .rtere Chcdg0 pdEtrs aFe mid spM e0A-
FIR fapor hv reporting The facts to thts office, ptr.
ing fun pdrttc,lnrs.
, 1881-05-03
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sheet |P'S
Cl.0I HING!

YES, All W'O0L-11I1t1's OUK m
e1LT,I T,IfI,T'T,-1Nc genuine article
.1'nadduiierafctl, 81 'orotgtt into cle0Mht
~ ;"amifum-bU the famous looms
az az E"ro,e ia anl Ancrica. 1Gshsoncti
y i,,,n nej!fecl apparet for !'1e't ani
iRa~ Wovs U il, immensc qaa,attties.-,fhesc
xxi .m,rvayti,tctfons atuttft your inspection at
, 1881-05-03

WHEN Mr.. Forster Introduced the Irish
Coercion bil! into Parliament 10 prelfctel
that II 1t became law lle could re.luce tue
refractory Irish peasautsy to submission, and
could mafntatu law and order among them.
'rhe bill became law, but Mr. Forster's pre-
dlction Is not being fulllled. The London
Times, whtch was also quito sangufue OF the
salutary effects which coercion would have,
says that ut no tlmo s!nce TIC opening Of
Parliament was agrarlan crime 50 rife as It
Is ut present In the West and South Of Ire-
land. llesistance to eviction ia the order OF
tho day; outsages on agents and batlltls are
frequent and 1t Is quite Impossible to secure
TIE conviction ot any persons tor these
offences,
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-20
michfgan,s Wealth.

The State Board of Equalization met
in the Senate Chamber Monday evening
and organized, full bOrad being pres
ent, and representatives from majority
of the counties in the state, this county
being represented by Supervisor Robert
Ianson, of TuscarOra. A statement prt =
pared by the Auditor General shows the
total number of acres assessed i'm 1881, to
be $4,000, S2O.21 acres, exclusive Of citier.
The value of real estate as equalized by
the Boards of Supervisors for 1881, $542,-
800, 1880; value of personal property,
$111,615,531.52; aggregate of real and
personal property, 1864, C05,Sc5.42.
The following facts and figures we
take from an article in the Lansing Re-
publican:
The population of the state, as shown y
the census Of 1880, is 1,636,335. Since the
present constitution went into operation
the valuations as equalized by the State
Board have been as follows: 1851, $780,
976.27O; 1853, $120,362,574; 1856, $751;:
$3.50 y; 1861, $172.O55,8C8 1866, $c07,-
965.S43; 1871, $630,Cc DC 90; 1876, $780,
CO. It will be seen from the above fig
ures that that from 1861 to 1871 the value
of property almo1t increased four fold,
bnt the panic of 1873 and the bard times
of late. years kept the equalization OF
1876 at the old figures Of 1871. As the
aggregate Of real and personal estate
was assessed in 1881 at $500, 344 ,283 by
Supervisors who hardly ever reach a cash
basis in their estimates, 1t Is safe to say
that the real value OF property to-day In
Michigan, at low figure, is over $500
J c. 1000.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-20
The New Drug Firm.

Elsewhere in this issue can be found
the advertisement of Kenburg & Cooper,
the new firm which recently purchased
O. B. Weeds stock Of drugs. These
gentlemen have since their purchase
improved the store and added largely to
the stock, and solicit the patronage Of
our citizens. The following notice Of
the gentlemen composing the firm we
take from the Owosso Press:
Mr.. Kenburg is thorough druggist
He is graduate of the School of Phar-
macy, of the University, and was for
many years faithful and efficient clerk
in the drug store of j. F. Lauben gayer
in this city. For four years past he has
been connected with leading drug
store in Alpena, but still, "Gus" is al
ways looked upon as an OwossOan, and
has hosts Of friends here.
r,Mr. Cooper is now preparing to re-
move to hebOygan-expects to get away
next week. Although from the recent
planting of his business interests up
north" we might expect this move, still,
il is with extreme regret that we lose
this estimable family from Owosso. They
are valuable people to have in any COM
munity, and ChebOygan Is fortunate in
securing them. May good luck go with
them.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-20
THE GREAT
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The uneQualed inducements offered by this
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Daily Republican., 1881-01-12

CREDIT IS due to Rev. Mr.. Caldwell
for b is efforts TO have the marriage laws
of the State amended. As they stand
now they are a dead letter and of 10
binding force Whatever, and the only
b.neft they are to the State Is tho few
paltry dollars they bring into the
Treasury for licenses from those who
desire to be married at home instead
OF slipping up to Chester to avoid TIE
payment Of $3.50 cents for q license.
Another dead letter par! of the law is
the $500 bond that. has to be given
when the license is taken out, that the
parties to be married shall not become
bur hsn 10 the state. No person ever
thinks Of enforcing this latter part Of
tie law though there are many in.
stances where the amount OF the bond
could be recovered II the thing itssll
was not an utter absuriity. The IL
cen3s tes required is but little benefit
to the State, and to no person indi-
vidualiy except two or three ministers
In Chester who do the most Of the
marrying for Wilmington. We hope
Rev. MIR. Caldwell viii be successful in
his efforts to have some practical COM
mon sense injected into these laws that
operate against the Safe and against
the christian ministers.
Daily Republican., 1881-01-12

CHALMERS, TgB NOTORIOUS Boycott oi
Mississippi, in Congress because he
sole ais ssat, is afraid that Garfield
lacks backbone. As Chalmers has stolen
his seat in Congress for thrse succss-
sive terms from a district that has
about Is, 600 Republican majority in it
he ought to bs authority Oh backbone.
The Democracy seem to incline in the
direction Of backbone anyhow. There
vas Garcslon, 1t will be remembered
what a tremendous spinal column he
had when he stole a whole state, and
Thomas A Hendricks Of Indiana con.
graduated him, telling him that the
Democracy Of Indiana above all thinRs
admired the kind of backbone that
he had exhibited. Barnum had the
same kind Of bsckbons, when he aOod.
ed the country with lies about the
Morey letter, and Wade Hampton,
Bayard and BeltzhO0vsr have had
brief but very violent attacks Of the
same disea9e. We rather suspect that
Garfield wont qaits measure up to the
Democratic standard in its pesuliar
species Of backbone. But then the Be.
puslicaDs from the nature sf things
are less liable TO this disease than the
Democrats.
Daily Republican., 1881-01-12
A CARD.

The DAILY REPUBLICAN has
a larger circulation than any
two papers in the city com
bined, and a larger city cir
culation than all the other
three papers. Therefore we
give advertisers more tor
their money, and they should
be made aware of this fact
The REPUBLICAN is still push
ing its circulation, which has
been steadily on the in
crease for the last three
years.