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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
The Judith Mines.

Mr.. John s. Atchison is in from Overland,
the. new town near Fort Maginuis, and he re-
ports wonderful mining activity in that vi
cinity. Some excellent quartz leads have
been struck in the Judith district and numer-
GUS prospectors are searching the mountains
for new ones. Messrs. S.. T, Hauser and A.
Nj. Hotter visited the camp recently and in
vested three thousand dollars in d mine, con-
%ditionally. Since then a shaft has been sunk
to the depth required by the contract and as
the vein of quartz has improved rather than
deprecated the sale will undoubtedly be
closed. Mr.. Atchison and F. M. Rodgers
have Of the most promising leads in the
district. 1t assays away up and as the ore is
free milling and easily worked they are con-
fdent they have in it a valuable property.
Mr. Rodgers is an experienced quartz miner
and 1t was from him that Judge Davis
bought the Lexington at Butte that recent
" sold for a million. Rodgers received
$1,lOO for it. Mr.. Atchison informs us
that there has recently been quite an immi-
grafton Of miners from the Black Hills to the
judith District and that the camp is growing
rapidly. Vaudeville is the name of the town
that has sprung up in the gulch. It is only
8 few miles from Maginnis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
Rescued From Death.

Not for many months had the neighbor-
hood IN the vicinity of Judge Tattan's resi-
dence been SO excited and alarmed as it was
yesterday just after noontide. And when w
consider the imminent peril in which a life
hung with but a shadow of hope Of saving
it, We can not wonder that the stoutest hearts
should quail that brave men who scarcely
know what fear is should tremble with ap-
prehension; or that women and children
should have become paralized with terror!
We have interviewed several who witnessed
the heart-rending spectacle and they all unite
in the opinion that it was simply indescrib-
able that no tongue can express the hor-
rors. Of the situation, no pen describe them.
We do not expect to reach the sublime heights
essential to an accurate portrayal ofthe scene
yet as an enterprising newspaper the RIVER
Press can not pass it in silence.
The sun had reached the meridian and
journeyed on perhaps an hour beyond. The
midday meal had been dispatched and the in
dustrious man Of business and the laboring
train were just returning to their respective
posts, when the agonizing cry Of "He's
drowning. he's droWning-in the rell.!!n
rang out upon the afrighted air Of upper
Main street. Johnny Murphy, always ready
to render succor where manly arms and a
hearty Willcan accomplish anything, was the
first to respond to the piteous appeal for help
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26

shaft sunk thirty-fve feet and propose to de-
velop the mine on the most approved
method, as they do in the coal fields Of Penn
%sylYania. Dir. Arnoux is not certain yet
whether or not he will be able to deliver
coal In Benton the present season, but next
year without fail he will be fixed to furnish
all that is needed. It lis forty miles to Cast
ner's, the nearest coal mine to Benton, and
as the new mine is but eighteen miles dis
tant it will be seen that Mr.. 4. has some
thing in the way Of q bonanza, if it pans out
the opening of this mine, if successful. will
reduce the price Of fuel in Benton to a great
extent, and the reduction can not come too
soon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
AaaazRdER FNTA4sDP
4 Change.

Jim McDeyitt has closed the Benton Sta
bles until next May, having sold his hay,
with the exception Of fifty tons for his W
stock, to Messrs. Harris s. Strong, of the
Park Stables. 1t is not Macs intention to 90
out OF the business, except for the time being
This winter he will exercise his team hauling
ore at Barker, and next season will replace
the adobe with one of the finest brick stables
IN Montana. MI. Smith has also sold his hay
to Messrs. Harris & Strong and the latter
gentlemen will have the livery business in
their OWL hands this winter. AS they are
enterprising, wide-a. wake business men they
will found equal to the emergency.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
Murder.

The Bismarck Tribune of the 18th inst.
has the following account of an assault,
probably with fatal results, upon the watch
man on the steamer NIobrara:
At an early hour this morning messengers
came from the landing in hot haste for q
physician, and one was only procured after
considerable trouble. The messengers re-
ported that q man serving temporarily as
Waterman of the steamer Niobrara had been
assaulted and nearly killed, his skull being
crushed and having received other injuries
that will probably prove fatal. While on duty
a number Of men sneaked up and struck him
over the head with an eight pound sledge
hammer. The assault was made for purposes
Of robbery but no money was secured. He
had 5000 due him from the boat but he had
not yet received il as the men supposed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
~ 1&af9sN NazaN@
AM Author.

1t is not generally known that we have
an author in Benton, but such is the case
and G. N. tanning the man. Mr.. Z. is pre-
pairing an Indian-English lexicon, and has
a greater portion of the work upon the same
completed, the result of occasional labor
during the past six years. He spent five
years at Fort Mcleod and became thorough
" conyersant with the language of the emo
BILE red man. It was then that be formed
the determination to prepare a dictionery
and ever since has been gathering material
sentences with their translations, as well as
the simple word, so that q person wishing to
become familiar with the Indian language
would find it a ready helper. Some five
hundred subjects are treated and in an eX-
haustiYe manner. It is the language of the
Blackfeet, and the same that is spoken, with
very slight variations, by the B!oods and
Piegans. MI. tanning even goes further
than the average author be proposes to
publish his own book. To that end he has
purchased q Novelty press and a few fonts
Of tYpe-and when business is dull will try
his hand at the case. With the meagre IA
cilities he has at hand he will find it slow
work and may yet be compelled to call in
the assistance of the RIVER Press book and
job department.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
ssDOWn In q Coal MIne,,'

Is where Jimmy Arnoux now spends q
portion Of his time, noting the progress Of
the men who are opening up bis store house
Of black diamonds. II other words Mr.
Arnoux has struck a seven foot vein Of ex-
cellent coal, easily worked, near his home
on HighWood, and he is now developing the
same as rapidly as possible. Dir. Pierce
Thacker, an experienced Pennsylvania coal
miner, ism charge Of the work, and express
es the opinion that the mine will be in all re-
spects an excellent one. They have now. u
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
River Ripples.

From the Bismarck Tribune of the 18th
inst, we take the following concerning the
whereabouts Of the boats
The Benton passed the Tobacco Gardens
at 8 a. N. yesterday on her way up the river.
The Butte passed Buford yesterday on her
way down the river. She met the Black
Hills at Carroll and the Helena at Musselshel
on Thursday.
The Eclipse leaves for Poplar creek to-
day.
The Bachelor will be in the river again to-
morrow, and will leave on Wednesday for
Poplar Creek.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
"A New Strike.
On Thursday of last week the workmen at

On Thursday Of last week the Workmen at
the Barker mine struck q new lead or spur
Of very rich ore about eighteen inches in
width. It is q higher grade Of ore than the
regular lead, and in consequence the
s'strike" is an important one as it adds
greatly to the value of that already valuable
property. 1t is the general opinion Of those
who have examined this lead that Mr.. Glib
son, who has bonded the Barker, has an i'm
mense fortune in it. One gentleman, who
may be a little enthusiastic in the premises,
confidently asserts that Mr.. Gibson will get
his 100000 out of the mine before the bond
ed term has half expired, and will then have
a property worth millions left. So may it
ho
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
CATHOLIC.

Catholic Church services will be held at the several
churches as follows: Fort Benton-First and last
Sundays of each month. Sun R~iyer-Second Sunda
of each month. Fort Assinaboin and Fort Shaw (al-
ternately)-Thlrd Sunday Of each month. First Mass
s a. M; High Mass and Sermon, 1913 a. m. Sunday
School, $50 p. ~. Evening Service and Lecture, 7:3o
.. m. Rev. Fl. j. Camp, ST.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26

AN letters and communications containing matter IN
tended for publication IN this paper, should be addressed
to "IHe River Press and the name Of the a0riter must
be giOen to insure attention.
Local advertisements aOW be inserted In these columns
at the rate Of fifteen cents per Tine from transient and
ten cents per lime from regular advertisers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
IN TOWN AND OUT.

80 * w AAAS0 -e @#
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Cashiers coal teams arrived IN town last
evening.
w. s, Wetzel has received large invoice
of cigars this week.
There has been q big emigration to Barker
the past week, and still the demand is for
more men.
Anticipating a live trade, our merchants
have already commenced ordering goods for
the holidays.
a swan committed suicide on the ferry
boat cable yesterday. The services Of the
Coroner were not called in.
A sidewalk Of some kind to the school
house is badly needed. The School Board
will please make q note of it.
Our young folks are preparing to give a
s'sheet and pillow case hop" next week. It
promises to be d pleasant affair.
The Zn0ependent says it is again rumored
that the celebrated Drum Lumon mine is
about to be sold, and at big figures.
Two Meagher county horse thieves named
Sentro and Borden were sssent up Blast week,
the first for five years and the other seven.
The farmers should be at work these fine
days saving their root crops, or that portion
that have escaped the ravages of the frost.
VIM. smythe, of the Judith Basin, has
taken 1900 sheep belonging to DR.. Parberry
on shares. Of the number 1000 are lambs.
Dave Browns trains will be in from
Whoop Up in q day or two loaded with coal.
z. G. Roosfelt & Co. will receive the larger
portion oft.
Killally 6 DesChamps and Charley Black
loaded Ed. Smiths train for Barker Yester-
day, and they are now pulling in the dlrec-
tiCn of the camp.
Cans s. Klein received q large invoice Of
goods last week from both the railroad and
river, and are now well supplied in every
line for the winter.
/. G.. Baker g Co.. are receiving goods
from down the river every day. They will
soon have their mammoth stores and ware
houses s'chock full
w. w. Austin, the successful Missouri
river ranchman, took the stone boat up the
river a few days ago and is due here to-day
with a full cargo Of vegetables.
The ranchmen are now busy getting the
crops out of the ground. They report that
the potato crop has not been injured to any
great extent by the frost and snow.
James Arnoux intends to open a store and
hotel at his ranch, on Highwood, for the &C
commodation of the people Of the HighWood
valley, and travellers between Benton and
Barker.
There are about $50 tons Of freight at
all of which must be Wagoned to
Benton in the next few weeks. /. G. Baker
s. Co, have the contract for transporting the
entire lot to this city.
A lot Of Montana women have organized a
mining company. If speech were silver.
that company will strike the biggest bonanza
ever seen at the first meeting Of the stock
holders.-Bsnaarck Tribune.
Mir. w. B. Settle is pater-familias to q bran
new boy, an eleven FOUNDER. born last Fri
day night. This statement will account for
the perpetual smile that has played on Mr..
SIS countenance the past few days.
The Raihoad Register is authority for the
statement that If 1000 a~ble-Dodied men, Of
whatever race or color, viii apply to the
Northern Pacific Company, on the Pen
dOreille division, every one Of them will
get steady employment this winter, and for
the next two years if they want It.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
He cleared the new picket fence with a
bound that would have been creditable to

He cleared the new picket fence with a
bound that would have been creditable to
the India rubber man of a circus and in one
half the time it takes to tell it was at the
we'll, a dozen OF the %neighhors following as
fast as they could. John took in the gravity
Of. the situation at a glance and without wait
ing for an explanation, peeled his coat and
rapidly descended to the bottom Of the well.
A life was at stake, and he did not think Of
Sire damps' or the danger Of breaking his
neck in the hasty procedure! While Mr..
Murphy was performing his mission of
mercy below it is needless to say that the sus-
pense on the part Of those who had gathered
above was simply intense. They expected
each moment to see johnny emerge from
the well with the lifeless body Of a child in
his arms and the exclamation, sOh, hit"
which came up from the depths tended to
confirm their fears. But the worst would
soon be known. The rescuer was slowly as
cending. To the questions, lis he alive?"
'sWho is it?' Els he hurt ?" there came nc
answer, and the suspense grew more intense
every second. At last the hero Of the hour
emerged bearing in his braWny arms the III
no, NOT a child, but a little puppy belonging
to the children Of Sheriff Healy! The dog
was alive. Murphy's language for the next
few moments was entirely to emphatic for
publication or we would give it in full.
&4&1 zn.@ -%&
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-26
THE CHURCHES.
EPISCOPAL,

Episcopal Church services areheld every Sunday at
II q. n. and 7 p. "a. Sunday School at $50 p. 10.
Rev. s. c. Blaekiston, Pastor.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-10-05
BEATTY'S ORGAN FACTORY
BURNEP.

To my Customers: You have
doubtless learned of the destruction
of my m ammOth organ factory. 1t
occurred on Sunday afternoon about
2 o'clock. So devastating and I'M
comfortable was the fire that in
about one hour, the magnificent
structure, covering over three acres
was in ruins.
/ am happy to announce that l
have perfected temporary arrange
ments for the construction of the
Beatty instruments without delay
under my own supervision.
l have plenty of capital and en-
ergy as can be readily aseertained,
and all I ask upon the part of my
patrons is timely forbearance and
patience. I can begin to fill orders
again in about two weeks aud ! as
sure everybody that my business
will be continued with redoubled
energy and vim. Phenix-like from
its ashes my factory shall rise again
upon a large and more complete
scale than ever. 1t shall be built
and In full operation inside of so
days. trust that my friends and
customers will come to my aid by
patiently allowing me the extra time
necessary to fill orders.
DANIEL p REATFY,
Washington, n. j.. Sept. 20.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-10-05
PARTICULARS OF THE DEATH or
rom LEACH
= Chattanooga Times


Thomas Leach a brakeman for
conductor Reed on the Cincinnati
Southern freight train No. 20, which
leaves the city at 5:15 a. m. was
killed yesterday morning about two
and a half miles from this city, in
the sixth district, where the East
Tennessee, Verginia & Georgia rail
road and Cincinnati Southern rail
road cross. Leach was standing on
his car, wiping a cinder from his
eye, and seemed unaware that the
train was approaching low bridge,
and before he could duck his head
he was thrown against the timbers
and sutained a terrific blow across
the skull, which knocked him be-
tween the cars and astride the
bumpers. He was unconscious from
the blow, and of course could make
no effort to save himself from his
impending doom, and after remain
ing their a few moments he fell
across the track, and several cars
passed over his legs. When found
he was already dead. His left foot
was entirely sevred, and his right
leg mangled dreadfully his head
was fearfully bruised andbeaten e1lA4
tirely out of shape. .T-IF =.
A L. Leach, who is employed in
the East Tennessee, 5Virginia "a Geor-
gia depot at Knoxville, arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon, and
accompanied the remains last night
to Morristown, the home of the de-
ceased. .ET-.5re. 3
The unfortunate man was quite
young; he married at Knoxville
about ten months ago, where his
wife now lives. He has beenrin the
railroad business several years, hav-
ing been formerly employed on the
East Tennessee, Virginia q Georgia
railroad, but only for the last few
days on the Cincinnati Southern
railway. He has another brother
living besides the one in the city
yesterday, who is depot agent at
A third brother of the1
deceased met his death several years
ago in an exactly similar manner on
the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia railroad.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-10-05

Here is an item that may be of
value to some of our local phys
clans should fortune ever throw
them within the confines of New
Jersey with a sick friend It is
stated that under a law passed by
the Legislature of New Jersey last
year making in an indictable offense
for any physician to practise with
out first filing copy Of his diploma
with the County Clerk, protest had
been made to the Coroner signed by
the resident physicians Of Long
Branch, stating that upon search
ing the record of the County Clerk
it was found that neither Bliss, Ham
ilton nor Agnew had his diploma on
record. This, we presume, was
filed in view of an intended prose
cution Of the Presidents surgeons.
If this Is to be the policy adopted at
Long Branch, invalids from other
States than New Jersey will do we'll
not to visit that watering place if
they wish their own medical
advisers to attend them.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-10-05

Nelson Underwood, a young
Knoxville printer, was run over
and killed by train on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad, near the Southern Car
Works, in that city, Tuesday
night of last week. His body was
mangled almost beyond recognition.
He was intoxicated, and, it. ist sup-
posed, fell asleep on the track.
While boy he lived in Morristown,
and will be remembered by a num-
Der of our citizens.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-10-05
THE MALEEYCRAMER CASE

| vi wv AAAO4 LII VI Oob Jul
the body of Jennie Cramer, the
daughter of a New Haven tobacco
mist, was found in the water at West
Haven Beach. A post-mortem ex-
animation revealed the fact that she
had swallowed a sufficient quantity
of arsenic to cause her death. The
girl was Is years of age, rather
pretty, and her face was familiar to
many of the residents of New Ha-
ven, whom she waited on when they
dropped into her fathers store. Up
to the time she made the acquaint-
ance of two young men named
James and Walter Malley, the one
the son and the other the nephew
of a wealthy New Haven merchant,
her reputation was unsullied. The
"Malley boys" as they are called by
the witnesses who have testified
against them at the hearing now in
progress, had rooms in a hotel own
ed by their uncle. There can be no
doubt but that they conspired to-
gether to lead Jennie Cramer from
the path of virtue. In this infa-
nous undertaking they were assist
ed by a depraved woman, who flo
ures in the press reports of the
tragedy as Blanche Douglass. Jen-
ME Cramer went with these people,
much against her mothers will, to
various places of amusement, ana it
seems from the testimony, that she
passed the night of August 4th in
the building in which the Malley
boys had their lodging, and proba-
bly, in the room occupied by one of
them. On the next evening she &C
companied them to a suburban re
sort, near where her body was found
on the following morning. The i'm
moral conduct of the Malley boys
appears to have been sufficiently es-
tablished by the evidence, and the
question now to be determined is
whether they added the crime of
murder to the wrong which they
had already done, or whether the
poor girl was driven to suicide by
remorse. The prosecution has in
troduced some testimony to show
that arsenic was purchased by one
of the Malley boys on the day be-
fore Jennie Cramer's death, which
gives color to the theory that they
the poison in order to
give rise to the presumption that
she had taken her own life. Under
the somewhat peculiar practice
which obtains in New York and in
some of the New England States,
the trial of murder case is a very
tedious proceeding. First the cor
oner makes an investigation, which |
often occupies a week; then the
committing magistrate takes up the
case de n0UO, and hears all the testi
mOny on both sides precisely as if |
the accused were on his final trial, !
and his counsel defends him with as
much zeal as if he was facing jury
who were to determine his guilt or
innocence. Six weeks have passed
since the body of Jennie Cramer
was found floating in the water,
and the committing magistrate has
not yet decided whether the Malley
boys ought to be held for trial or
from custody. Should
the case be sent to the grand jury,
the same tedious investigation will
be gone over again, and if indict-
ments are found the public are not
likely to hear the last of the Malley
Cramer tragedy for many months
to come.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-10-05
LETTER FROM BLoUNTH1LLE.
0 the Editor of The MOrristown Gazette:

To the Editor Of The Morristown Gazette:
Sunday, September 18th, was a
beautiful as many ofits predecessors
A large congregation assembled il
the Presbyterian church to witness
the installation services of Rev. Jas
B. Converse. The committee of the
Presbytery, Rev Messrs. George S
Lyle, d. o. Byers and J. Albert
Wallace, sat in the pulpit, and the
pastor elect sat in the body of the
church. After the singing and
prayer, Mr. Lyle read an able SER
mon from Acts 8: 6; 'Lord what
wilt thou have me to do?" His
subject was Christian Duty. At its
conclusion he stated the doctrine of
the Presbyterian church that it
was the duty of the Presbytery to
take care of the preaching in every
church, and to see that the gospel
truth was purely preached. After
the singing of an appropriate hymn,
the solemn vows Of pastoral duty
and of the peoples encouragement
of him in his works were exacted
from the minister and the congre-
cation. Then the Rev. J. Albert
Wallace charged the pastor as to
the performance of his duty, and
the Rev. D. O. Byers charged the
people. The services were conclud-
ed with the doXology and the bene-
diction from the new pastor After
wards nearly all the people took him
by the hand to bid him God-speed
in his work.
In the afternoon Mr.. Lyle ad-
dressed the children, and at night
he preached ably ON striving" to
enter at the strait gate. The ser
vices Of the day were greatly en-
joyed by all who attended The
service especially gave
the people many new ideas as to the
mutual duties of pastor and people.
AT about eleven o'clock at night
the whole town was aroused by the
cries Of lamentatiOn Mr.. Robert P.
Eanes had suddenly died of heart
disease. His wife heard him call,
but before she could strike light
Or the nearest neighbor could arrive,
be was dead Mr. Eanes had been
from an enlargement of
the heart for several years but his
death was none the less a shock and
4 surprise. He had held the office
Of county trustee, and after a hot
contest he had lost it by only TWEEN
" votes. He was generally loved
IS a kind and benevolent neighbor
and an upright citizen. J.B. c.