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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-06-29
E RIVER PRES

Princeton College had been Aaron Burr's
father. Lawyers knew that his sisters hus-
band had founded the first law school in the
New World. Once his daughter had led the
fashion and beauty of Washington society
and had married one Of the richest planters
in the South. He was about to die in sight
Of his birth place at Newark and his orphan
home at Elizabeth, where his father and
grandfather had ministered, and whence he
had entered the revolutionary army. These
two towns are in plain sight, ard Elizabeth
is only about a mile distant. Fifty years be.
fore being brought to Staten Island to die,
yourg Burr, while on Washington's staff had
proposed to the General to head an expedi-
ton against Staten Island, every lane and
corner Of which he knew, having made its
hills his rambling ground from the fat mos
quito-rldden plains Of Elizabeth. It was per-
haps his pldymate's son, Judge Edwards, a
resident Of Staten Island, who was almost
his only visitor at the inn. The island of
Tories was now about to receive the last
mould and living shadow Of Aaron Burr
q. Il. Townsend IN N, 7. Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-06-29
"A Aaron BEarF.

A few months ago | took the ferryboat to
the north, or rather the northwest, shore Of
Staten Island and landed at the village i'm
mediately opposite Bergen Point, called Port
Richmond, so named because it is the water
approach to old Richmond Court House, at
the center of the island. There is not . more
animated spot in the water scenery Of New
York than this. It shows both the Bay Of
New York and the Newark Bay, the latter
receiving the of Newark City, and
Hackensack marshes, and of the Jersey in
lets as far down as the Baritan river. They
all pass out between Port Richmond and Ber-
gin Point, through the Kill Won Kull, which
is only half a mile wide. A sick man could
set all day long at his window, watching
tugs, propellers, pleasure steamers, sloops
and schooners, oyster crafts, RATS and barge
toWs, garbage fleets, yachts and excursion
barks filled with music, go past like process
sions in a mirror. 1t was to Port Richmond
that Col. Burr, ex-senator and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, ex-Attorney Gen
eral Of New York, e%x-candidate for Cover
nor of New York and for Minister Of France
and was once almost President Of the United
States, was brought one day il early June,
at about the present time Of year, upon a
litter to die. The hotel, now called the Con
tlnental, stands, nearly as it did at that mo-
ment, right in your face as you turn from
the water at Port Richmond and only a few
hundred feet distant-a yellowish brown ho-
tel with q gambrel root, and six tall, spare,
thick wooden columns rising to the caves
and inclosing in their piazzas three stories.
Ascending the steps to this piazza, a broad
door and hall are right opposite the middle of
it, and a broad flight Of naked steps rises to
the second floor, and a similar hall there,
and the room to the left. as you look up
from the ground, is the room where Aaron
Burr died. Under it is the bar-room now.
The chamber is q square room, with little
carved bits of carpentering about the Chin
ney side, and it is Of a respectable size, quite
q bedroom parlor. Mr.. Burr was borne to
it on a litter from the steamboat, an old,
helpless invalid, prosecuted by bodily decay
and creditors, and the fear of dying in the
streets.
He had lost the confidence of man, woman
and child. Politics had spewed him out
thirty years before. Family circles had tried
not only kiss, but tell. Clients found that he
would sell their confidence to the other side.
And yet forsaken, friendless and unpitied,
such was the mystery of this miserable little
man that half Of the world said the President
of the United States. then running for the
office before the people, was the son of Aaron
Burr. The religious world remembered that
the greatest logician and theologian since
Paul had been this outeast's grandfather.
The educated class knew that the founder OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-06-29
GOOD ADVICE.

It thou dost bid thy girl farewell.
But for one hour though that farewell may be,
Press thou her palm, old man how canst thou tell
How far from thee
F ate or caprice may lead her feet,
Ere thy next interview. Girls have been known
TO lightly turn the corner Of the street,
And days have grown
To months, and months to tagging years,
Before they looked into loving eyes again
That is in yours-and we have other fears,
But can't explain.
Therefore, lest sundry whims should come between.
Or some new masher-clasp with pressure true.
The waist of her who goeth forth. and lean
And ki.s her too !!
Yes, find thou always time to chin
Some music in between the smile and smirk,
O, collar thou the present, and get in
Get in thy work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-06-29
How Abdul AZ1z was Got Hid OF.

The following account Of the murder Of
the late ex-Sultan Of Turkey is taken from
q rumored confession of some Of the alleged
conspiritors, who implicate several leading
functionaries:
The inner history of the revolution of
1876, as set forth by the recent discoveries,
begins with an intrigue between Hussin Avni
Pasha, then Grand Vizier Of Turkey, and
one Of the ladies Of the harem Of the Sultan
Abdul Az, some seven or eight years ago.
AS usual in such cases, the secret amour was
discovered after some time. Hussein Avni
Pasha was banished, and in his Punishment
received information Of the execution Of his
.lady-love, together with 9 message from her
lips to the effect that she died for his sake.
For the blood Of this unhappy woman Hus-
sein Avni Pasha vowed vengeance upon Sui
tan Abdul Aziz. With Oriental patience he
concealed his wrath and hatred. In due
ulne his friends induced the Sultan to receive
him again into favor. He was made Minis
Yer o. War, and Immediately began TO plot
against the Sultan.
After the deposition of Abdul Aziz, some,
al least OF the conspirators entered into q
plot Tor a complete change of dynasty in the
Empire. 1t was decided to make a bold
stroke, to destroy the new Sultan and all of
me Dlood royal, aud to place upon the throne
1ae 5herlt Of Mecca. This man, being Of
inc lineage Of the prophet Mahomet, would
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-06-29
URES.

Address OF Chief CorEow when Told 60
Take "a Walk.
, 1881-03-19

yard, whereupon possession was
formally taken. The Arab tenants
came and verified their leases, the
ub-Governor of the district paid a
visit to the agents, and the chief inha-
bitants expressed satisfaction at COM
ing under French protection. The
agents, who had barely seen Mr..
Levy as he drove past at a gallop,
returned to Tunis, leaving on the
estate the cattle sen by him, but
belonging to Mustapha Ben Isma'l
and two generals, all three members
of the syndicate of high personages,
so that the Arabs did not dare drive
them off. Aparty of Algerian Arabs,
French subjects, were, however, to
be sent to perform this operation.
Mr.. Levy is said to have neglected
the formalities of precaution, and, TAX
ing possession, has simply declared
his readiness to pay the proper price,
but has made no real offer and affects
to ignore the reserved strip. He
left for London on the 18th ult.. ap-
parently for the purpose of obtaining
official lntervention.-Times
, 1881-03-19
RUSSIAN DISPATCHES FOUND
AT CABUL.

| have reason to believe that the follow
ing will he found a substantially accurate
account of the material features of tha
Afghan papers found by General Sir F.
Roberts at Cabul, aud asked for by Lori
Lytton on Monday, as we'll as of the inci.
deuts referred to by the Duke of Argyll.
There has never been any doubt that u
conversation took place between Lord Lyt-
ton and Count SchouvaIof on the arrival.
of the former from Lisbon to take ~instruc.
tions before proceeding to India asVireroy.
nor has there been much mystery among
diplomatists as to the purport of thar
conversation. At that time Russia was, il
she is not now, perfectly prepared to ex.
tend the Clarendon agreement and 10 join
in bringing the pressure of two Great
Powers upon "a handful of barbarianS'' in
Central Asia The great question mooted
TO Lord Lytton, it was understood at thu
time, was whether England would make
a c0sus beW of the advance on Merv, ON
which, Of course, the new Viceroy could
have said nothing without the sanction OF
the Cabinet. Not merely in the course of
this conversation, but generally, Count
Schouvaloff about that time wished it to
be understood that the very delenceless-
ness of the Central Asian tribes was an
attraction to adventurous Russian %oficers,
or, as General Skobeleff afterwards said in
Constantiuople, the desire for a decoration
had as much to do with raids on the tribes
as any settled policy. Still the hero of
Plevna did not deny that Russia's mission
was southwards, and agreed with Count
Schouvaloff that the best termination Of
standing irritation between Russia and
England was to draw a line across the
map and resolve not to interfere respective
ly north and south of it. Where the line
was to be drawn was another question ;
but neither Count 5chouvalof nor General
Skobelef thought that the phrase no
reference in Atghanistan" was sufficient
to cover the question at issue between the
two countries.
The papers, which the Duke OF Argyll
rightly said would create some excitement
in the country and which extend over the
seven months ending February, 1879, are
not so complete as has been reported.
They do not include the texs OF q treaty
between the Ameer Shere Ali ADD the
Gar. Such an instrument did exist, but
the Afghan copy OF it was destroyed by
the Ameer Yakoob Khan before he went
ont to Join General Roberts. However
the substance of it was recovered from the
memory of the Afghan Foreign Minister,
who was examined separately from his
chief assistant. The papers will contain
both these versions OF the treaty. which
corroborate one another. The treaty. was
signed in August 1873. by General Stolie-
toff. by virtue of the authority given him
by General Kaufman ia q letter rent BY
that officer to the Ameer under the date
Of June 1878. The letter rscjted that
, 1881-03-19

Mr.. Edw. Masterson for 1855. On
same. day the lots No. 6 and 8 b. in
S~trandstreet, belonging to J. B.
Dunlop's children, were sold likewise
at public auction, for $500 to the
same gentleman. When these lots
are rebuilt there will not be many
traces left of ruins from the fire in
October 1878; the now fast crumb-
ling walls of the former customhouse
will then be the most conspicuous
monument of that sad event.
, 1881-03-19
T U N I S
Paris, Feb. 4th.

considered the French official ver-
sion of the dispute between a Mar
settles company and Mr.. Levy, a
British subject, respecting property
at Eufda sold to tbs former by Khe-
redine Pasha, the ex-Grand Vizier,
now in retirement at Constantinople.
The property is situated SO miles
south OF Tunis and consists of Y, 200
hectares, and was made over, toseth-
er with Kheredine's palace, in repay
ment of a loan of 3,O00,OOOf. The
Prime Minister, Tustapha Ben Ismael,
andother highpersonagesther are said
to have counted on the property be-
ing confiscaled by the Bey, as used
to be done with disgraced Ministers,
but Kheredine, before leaving, had
placed himself under the protection
of the French Consul, M. Roustan,
and his title to the property was be-
yond dispute. Mr.. Levy, "A Gibral-
tar Jew and 81 member of the Tunis
International Financial Commission,
alleged to be the tool Of these high
~personages, has a small estate adjoin-
ing Eufda, aud it had for some time
been known hat he intended to dis
pute the conveyance to the French
Company by setting the Mussulman
right of "cheffaa," or presumption, en-
enjoyed by the co-proprietor, kins-
man, Or neighbour Of property to be
or already sold. Musselman %jurists
have sought to thwart this inconveni-
ent right by delays and formalities,
by requiring claimant to give the
purchaser the exact sum he had paid
"a fact not easily ascertained-or by
the vendor retaining a small strip Of
land bordering on the claimants eS-
state, thus rendering the latter no
longer contiguous. K~heredine not
only took this last precaution, but
left undetermined the separate price
of the Eufda property. The anti
Marseilles party resolved, however
on selling the estate, thus obliging
the company to become plaintiffs, and
enabling themselves as defendants
under the Consular jurisdiction regu-
lations to choose the tribunal. The
Treasury officials, moreover, when
rendered the 200, 00Ot. transfer duty,
the necessary preliminary Of "a con-
veyance, refused to receive it till the
following evening, so that the compa-
ny's agent could not start till the
opening of the city gates on the 18th,
whereas Mr.. Levy had set out on the
18th and reached Euida at midnight
on the 18th. Accompanied by two
native notaries to certify to his taking
possession, the latter had obtained
without difficulty the requisite per-
mission of a mutt, or cadi, to act as
notaries outside their particular dis
%tricts, but the Marseille's company's
notaries found a similar permission
refused them. Consequently, N. Rou-
stan allowed a Consulate official and
a janissary to go with the Marseilles
agents and one qualified notary.
They arrived at day-break on the
18th, took possession with Moslem
rites, expressly reserving the border
strip, and reached the house at II
o'clock. There the keeper told them
that Mr.. Levy had already asserted
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24
Learn q Trade.
From tho Idaho Statesman ]

There Is a commendable desire
upon the part of parents to give their
children an education. Schools are
provided at public expense, but the
popularized idea OF free schools and
education must be accepted with
some misgiyings as TO the good that
will follow. Children, and not un
frequently parents, are led to believe
that an education will place every
man IN position to make a good
living. This may be true, il we
understand education correctly. II
We mean by this, book education, or
what Is learned at school, 1t is ten 10
one II you are not educating your
sons to become political bummers or
respectable panpers. III we were TO
VISIT The young men in our public
schools and ask them what occupa-
ton they would prefer, nine out of
ten would decide in favor OF an office
or clerkship of some kind. We do
not blame the young men for form
Ing such opinions. 1t is the fault of
their teachers and parents. II you
were To take an inventory in any
given community of all the clerks
and ofhce-holders you will not find
one in ten who has made a bare
living out OF his Office or clerkship.
As general rule they are not so we'll
oil as the day laborer. Half the time
they are out OF employment and are
subjects OF charity on their friends.
Of all the avoeations i'm life we should
say to the young man never think
OF a clerkship or of an office. Not
but what these occupations may be
respectable, but there always has
been and always will be hundred
men 10 fill these places, where there
is only one place to be filled. Under
the Jewish custom every boy had to
learn trade and ii made no differ
ence what his rank IN life might he.
There are more mechanics needed to-
day than at any former period, and
no mechanic need be without employ
ment or subject Of charity on his
friends. He can always find place
at remuneratise wages. 1t is n fool
ish notion 10 think that there is
something gen.lemanly about clerk
ship, contrasted with the occupation
OF skilled mechanic. There is a
growing desire in this country 10 ed
ueate young men for something that
is ''geutlemanly," instead OF educa-
ting them TO life of usefulness. We
are raising up too many Gulteaus in
our country, by our superficial
notions Of educating young men for
"gentlemanly" occupation. Young
man, go and learn a trade.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24
Happy Keasueky

According to the annual message
OF Governor Blackburn. kentucky Is
ENJOYING an almost unprecedented
condition OF prosperity, with the
brightest of prospects before her. He
SAYS the outstanding bonds Of the
State amount To the insignificant sum
OF $50, ,394, To meet which she has in
money and bank and turnpike stock
estimated resources OF S70S,l33. The
State tax amounts 10 but forty-five
cents on the one hundred dollars, OF
which twenty cents goes to the School
Fund and five cents to the Sinking
Fund, leaving only twenty cents OF
what is termed revenue proper for
the support and expenses OF the State
Government for all purposes whatso-
ever.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24
4 Monster Snake.

A couple OF Cinnamon. while fish
ing In the Sacramento river recently,
near Chico Landing, were attacked
by large snake which eoiled
round one OF them. The other China
man seized batchat and cut the mon
'ster to pieces. They tnen proceeded
to measure 1t, and placing toVther The
parts severed, it measured 43 feet !
inches, and was as large around as
arm.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24

Henry George, in recent letter
written to New York paper, gives
the following picture of the state OF
affairs in that unhappy country
Imagine government snch as I
have described. welded i'm the inter.
est of privileged class infuriated
with the fear OF losing the power of
drawing immense incomes from the
toll OF others. Imagine all constitu-
tional rights uspended, and the whole
country at the mercy of an absolute
dictatorship, backed by fifty thousand
bayonetS in the hands OF foreign troops
"a dictatorship for which nothing
il too arbitrary and nothing TOO mean.
Imagine elected members of the high.
est legislative BODY, the trusted lead
ers of a political party that embraces
nine-lenths of the indignities to
which convicted felons in civilized
countries are not subjected. Imag-
inc the people of the most respecta-
BILE localities dragged off daily to
prison. without charge or inquiry.
upon letters de cachet issued by n
governmental undcrling AT the sug-
gestion of some landlord or police in
speetor. Imagine a country where
even the meetings To discus public
questions cannot be held, where even
the meeting of ladies are burst in
upon aud dispersed by Policemen;
where the newspaper editor must
scan his proofs closely lest he may
find himself the next day under lock
and KEY: where men OF the highest
standing fear TO talk OF public affairs,
save with bated breath aud in secure
places; where they tell YOU that their
every movement Is watched by detee-
tives and their letters opened and read
in the postofiice, and warn you that
you are watched as closely. Imagine
a country where you hear of magis-
trates who refuse bail 10 poor fellows
charged with such henions crimes as
saying, ITO hell with the Queen" or
who send buys TO jail for whistling
tunes policemen deem reasonable.
Imagine country where you
hear OF constables cutting to pieces
with thrnsts of their sword bavoneis
young girls who are flying from them
In terror, where the proprietor of
such hotel as the Astor or Metropol-
itan, OF New York, or the Lick House.
OF San Francisco, will show You the
bruises on his face, inflicted in his
own house by policemen who rushed
In and beat him. because with an i'm
pulse Of common humanity he had
exclaimed when he saw them kicking
poor boy about the streets Let
any American. IL he can, imagine a
cosntry such "a this, and he will get
some idea OF the condition Of Ireland
to-day. 1t N reign OF terror.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24

PRESSING kiss on her ruby lips,
Rupert said to Myrtle : "Would YOU
like to go 10 the matinee Saturday
afternoon, my pct 2' ayes. darling, :
replied the girl, glad smile ripping
sover her features. "Then.n said Ru-
pert, a COLI, cruel sncer slowly crawl
ing over his oountenance, yon had
Better strike your old man for dol
2ar." and with hoarse, demon like
laugh he started for the s.reet-car.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24
Another Crank.

At Andover, Mass, Frank Sharon,
a vonng barber, went home Wednes-
dav evening. entered the room where
his wife was sleeping. kissed her
three timrs, and drawing a pistol
shot her dead. lie said something
crossed his mind and made him do
II. lie was taken to prison.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24

ana, hain't been n real good boy
since Two been going to Sunday
school ?" eyes, my lamb" answer
ed the maternal parent fondly. "And
.yon trust me now, don't you, mar
4'Yes, darling" "Then," spoke up
the little innocent, "what makes you
keep tho preserves lockei up in the
pantry the same as ever ?"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24

One OF the allegations made in a
Louisville wife's bill for divorce is
that her husband, tn cure her of jeal
ousv, compelled her TO kiss the
woman OF whom she was jealous,
having brought the latter TO the house
for the purpose.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24

II is proposed in Philadelphia to
give the bell of Independence Hail
200 strokes at midnight Of New Year S
eve; To mark the beginning OF the
2o0th year since the founding OF the
CITY.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24

Irno more expedition is used IN
the Gnilean trial, the Chicago Times
believes that next years hemp crop
NAV be exhausted before the rope Is
called for.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24

The Woman's HOSPITAL OF Call
fornia il again benefited by the gem
erosilv OF noble woman. Mrs
chas. crocker has forwarded TO them
a check for three thousand dollars.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-24
WHITE PINE NEWS
PufliShe every Saturday morning By
W. L. DAVIS.
Terms of Subscription:
JeB PRINTIN

THE SBws Office Is supplied with every
facility for executing all krds of lob
Printing In a neat manner and at living
rates. Any job from lady's visiting
card TO n full=sheet poster turned ut short
notice. Orders Solicited.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-07-22
Tho I,e.ourccs of virginia.

The yield of wheat in most sections of
Virginia is turning out satisfactorily, and the
growing crops-corn tobacco and cotton-are
looking we'll. The tobacco, IL Is true, is backward
most of II having been planted after the 10th of
June, but II we have sufficient rains during the
remainder the summer the leafhas plenty Of time
to develop. The dark common tobacco of Vlr.
ginia has been such drug In the market for sew
eral years past that II does not pay the planter to
raise 1t, and unless the experimental crops Of bar
ley now growing prove successful Virginia will
have to turn TO cotton as one of her staple
crops In few counties cotton has always
been profitable. Indeed It is considered
staple production, and there is no doubt
that It can be cultivated to advantage In
every county Of the south side. The day is not
fur distant when Virginia will be classed as a cot
ton State. Georgia has made more rapid progress
In developing her resources in the last few years
thar any other State in the South. Indeed, her
push has been 50 noticeable that she gained the
popular name Of the Yankee State Of the South"
But Virginia has enough hidden wealth to make
her the richest State in the Union. We have soil
good enough to keep up our standing as an agri-
cultural section for we can raise wheat, corn, to-
bacco, cotton, and peanuts; and, in addition 10
the agricultural resources, under the ground UNI
told quantities Of iron are found rich veins Of coal
lead, and copper in workable veins, and even gold.
In another line We have granite and slate in
practically inexhaustibe supply Then add
kaolin and china clays, fire olays. and dry paints
and we have almost everything that nature has tc
bestow. Our mineral resources ore being deyel.
oped by capital at home and from the North, espe.
eiGlly the latter Richmond (PG.) State, July ~.