The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-26
NOTES OF NEWS.


The Guadalquiyer. in Spain, has risen "a
feet.
a violent storm is raging over the Mediter-
ranean.
A railway accident occurred at Puerto Cor
tese to trains consisting of two passenger
coaches, mail and baggage cars. The cars
jumped the track at Golden Rock Cave near
Amowe, Mexico, and fell nearly 70 feet.
Nearly all on board were killed
A Washington special has the following
points General Grant heads petition to
make Postmaster James. of New York, Post
master General in Garfield cabinet Neither
Blaine, nor anybody else, has been offered
cabinet position under the new administra-.
ton. Conkling and his friends ere very
angry because Allison, Of Iowa, is to be Sec
retary Of the Treasury.
Numerous wrecks, with loss of life, are
reported around the British coast. In several
instanceszsn the east tcoastSthe storm was so
severe that it was impossible to render assls-
tance to the crews The severe weather con-
tinues, but the gale and storm have abated.
In London the street traffic is paralyzed, the
snow drifts in some cases, being five feet
high.
A senatorial caucus to nominate q United
States Senator was held at Trenton, n. j.,
January 10TH General Sewell was nominated
on the 18th ballot, i wo ballots were declard
irregular during the proceedings, more than
40 votes Nhe whole number) being cast.
There was tremendous excitement and con-
fusion. sewells opponents were Robson,
Halsey, Harper, Dudley and Hobart sewen
received ~ votes on the last ballot.
The observatory in the neighborhood of
Nice, which is being erected at the expense
of M. Bischoffsheim, is rapidly approaching
completion. The great equatorial is to be
one Of the largest in the world-perhaps the
largest-as it will have an object glass feet
IN diameter and focal length of upwards of
so feet. The construction Of this monster
telescope has been entrusted to NM. Pau and
Prosper Henry, Of Paris, and the total cost
of the observatory will be more than $400, 900
in American money.
General Walker states that the percentage
of census increase is as follows: Alabama 26;
Georgia 80; Louisiana 80; Maryland 10;
Missouri 26; South Carolina Al Texas "a;
West Virginia 80 Florida 40; Kentucky a.
Arkansas IS; Missssippi37 North Carolina
80; Tennessee 20; Virginia 90; Connecticut
IS: Massachusetts, %; Rhode Island 81;
Maine 3; New Hampshire 8; Vermont 5;
New Jersey 25; Pennsylvania 22 New York
Is; Delaware II; California 81; Illinois 81;
Iowa 36; Michigan 38; Nebraska 268; Ohio
10; Wisconsin 25; Colorado 383; Indiana II;
Kansas 173; Minnesota n Nevada 46; Ore
gon 80; Arizona 319; District of Columbia
35; Montana 80; Utah 66; Wyoming 1913;
Dakota 854; Idaho ia; New Mexico 90;
Washington Territory 213
The Senate in executive session has direc-
ted its committee on elections to investigate
by what means the full text of the Chinese
treaties and accompanying documents, prin-
ted ia confidence and for the use Of all the
members of the Senate, had become public
last week in twelve or fifteen newspapers
throughout the country. The resolution or
dering this investigation was presented by
Edmunds in a speech, in the course of which
he expressed hope that the Senate will SUBJ
ject any correspondent who refuses to dis
close the source from which he obtained the
documents to Imprisonment in Jail for IS long
time rs he may continue to refuse any COM
mittee's questions. The resolution adopted
empowers the committee to send for persons
and papers.