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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-12
a Queens Passion.

On Monday Queen Olga, of Wurtemberg,
| established herself at Cannes, says Lie Vo6-
ta5re, in the villa des Dunes, occupied last
season by her step-sister, the Empress OF
| Russia. | hope for q Queens sake that her
s%ojourn at Cannes will not be followed by
the same catastrophe which permitted her
brother Alexander to make the Princess
Dolgorouki 8 czarina IN p0rtsbus. But in any
case Charles Of Wurtemberg would not utilize
a widoWer's freedom in order to seat some
fayorite petticoat upon the throne. In fact,
no petticoats can turn his head and if the
Queen has never given him an heir, she has
| at least never had reason to suspect him Of
in6delity. To get himself photographed every
month in a new pose and admire himself in
| his own likeness-such are his chief occu-
pations and if you wish to obtain his good
graces just tell him that in spite of his 81
years he seems to you the handsomest young
man in all his kingdom. You will be received
with favor at once, and the order OF the
crown will soon be attached to your button
hole.
Queen Olga is Of a very different character
from her august spouse, and it is really she
that rules in Wurtemberg. She is a year older
than the King, and in spite of the resources
50 dear to the late Jezabel, the destruction of
her system by the anBmia which consumes
her has left her nothing but the vaguest
shadow of that beauty whereof she was once
50 justly proud. Her complexion is lemon
colored, and her skin is covered with thous-
ands Of little wrinkles, which produce a very
odd effect; nevertheless her features remain
pure and noble, and bear the stamp of truly
sovereign dignity.
But to see her today a prey to nervousness
almost a maniac, loving nc living creature
except the dog who never leaves her; pitt
lessly lashing her regal brothers and sisters
with her bitter tongue, no one would believe
that her youth was marked by a love romance
%unequaled, perhaps, in any European court
in the nineteenth century.
She was then quite a young girl, and,
fguratiVe]y speaking, created gloom or sum
shine as she pleased at the court of her father
the Emperor Nicholas. The hero of the fir
tation was the actor Bressant, the artist once
so fasbionably diistnyue, who is now but de-
| cliniDg like his august conquest, and is sell
ING his collection OF curious and artistic OBJ
| iects in order to retire to the country for the
rest his days.
The actor paid the price Of the too great
distinction with which he had been honored,
and was conducted in a mail-car to the Rus
| sian frontier with orders never to return to
the country. He became q member of the
| Grand Duchess Olga assembled the throne Of
| Wurtemburg.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-12

would suppose Blaine to be about the last
man the Southerners would fraternise with,
| but it was noticed long ago that politics made
strange bedfelloWs.
M. Rochefort is quoted by a London jour
nal as saying: e am nowhere so heartily
disliked as in England, just IS ! am no
where more popular than in Russia. | put
| this down to the fact that your form of gov
| eminent is so evenly balanced that you can
but %disapprove of my violence" But this
unpopularity is only among the aristocracy.
ssLet me tell you, by way Of pazenthesis, hat
| believe I am very popular with the lower
orders in England. A little pamphlet with
my portrait and a short biography, published
for 8 penny. was sold in tens Of thousands in
! London when / was there. AS for the Irish,
| I cannot make them out. They are strug-
Cling for independence, and yet they almost
| threatened to lynch me at Cork in June,
1874"
The recent marriage Of Mile. de Malakoff
causes the Paris correspondent to recall this
curious incident Of her father, Marshall Pei
issier. Il remember, once, it was in Africa,
at q grand maneuver Of bis division, an Off
| Ger had mode mistake after mistake, until his
| regiment was thrown into utter confusion,
and Pelissier into a towering rage. sDont
| do that again. shouted the General, Or
| and he raised his whip. The Colonel drew q
pistol from his holster and pulled the trigger;
fortunately, the weapon missed fire, but the
gesture brought the old soldier to his senses,
and he added: SEQ to your quarters in arrest
for a week for not having your ARM n
| condition. Evoked by the actually OF
his daughters approaching marriage, this
martial figure inspires sad reflections OF the
painful episodes of ten years ago, and more
| than one says now as he said il 1871 THAT
was the man whom we should have had at
| Metz or Paris.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-12
THE RIVER PR S.

dressed in olive green, the trimming being
Turkish red and yellow. a plush duchess OF
Devonshire hat sat jauntily on her head, sur
mounted BY a large imitation cockleshell and
yellow-red bird. Her dress of dark olive
green color, was of shaggy cloth with a front
Of red and yellow plaid. The sleeves were
short and long thread gloves covered her
plump arm nearly to the elbow. Acrossthe
back of the chair hung a long olive-green
cloak lined and trimmed with fur.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-12
AT DUSK.
With the twilight enter dreams

With the twilight enter dreams
Of my sweetest, far away,
And again her presence seems
Near me in my room to stay,
While the frelight's wavering beams
Round her half-seen beauty play.
Once again I seem to hold her
Closely clasped against my breast,
With her brown hair on my shoulder,
Where her bright head used to rest,
And the heart of June is colder
Than the heart to my heart pressed.
Oh, the JOY Of answering kisses,
When the soul is turned to Heaven,
And the sun of all Life's blisses
Seems in that n moment given.
And the spirit nothing misses
In the peace of the still even.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03
maIss ssHkoEzFBHTEON PnsOsEHIs-
Az HEa

The strong argument Of the advo-
Gates Of Prohibition is that intern
perance leads to crime, and that The
prohibition OF the use Of intoxica-
ting liquors would, as a consequence,
present the commission Of crime
This proposition Is not, however, q
conceded fact, by all who have inyes-
tigated the subject, and we have seen
some very interesting figures, which
negative che asseverations Of our
temperance friends. The latest we
have seen is an extract from a letter
written by Judge Goddard, Of Maine,
to the Portland Press, in which tie
writer says:
"In 1851 the population Of the
State was 5S7,660, and in 1880 it
was 640,945, an Increase in twenty
nine years Of only fourteen per cent.
In that time, however, murderers in.
creased 325 per cent; manslayers
400 per con; ; murderona assaults 1873
per cent; arson l25 per cent rape
500 per cent: attempts to rape 500
per cent, In 1851 divorce vas hard.
ly known in Maine, and in 1878
there were 47S divorces granted, or
one couple ont Of evers 61g In the
State Suicide and insanity have al.
50 largely increased and youthful
criminals have increased IN number
to an alarming extentN
Maine, it viii be remembered is
the home Of Neal Dow, and the nurse
ny Of Prohibition, but With such a
showing Is he above, strong as tue
desire mightbe 20 sen the morals Of
our section improved, we conclude
thoughtful men would hesitate to iD-
augurate q so-ealied reformation in
Mississippi, by the advocacy OF pro
MbitOfy liquor laws
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03


The Columbus lndexmontious Col.
~. al Iuae. of Corinlh, Tor the next
Attorney General 90 Mississippi
The Democratic party corla moo
makca INSTRUMENTATION Col. lnge
o. admirably CITED hy nature. and by
education lor lA position Naturally
endor rilh a ar.gt.ca. bsau aud
quick pcUspIlous. h.s long expert
cuce in thc former h.s strengthened
one. anl shlweaci tto Der faculty.
Asa sound, wti'f oad lawyer De
/ has lcw ,qua. ss on able advoc o.
I hc hasno sapcriors Learned, ah ye
This fellows, In an branches Of the
legal profession. 6 IS in knowledge
% criminal law, lhat Col lnge is
peculiarly. distinguished.
AS q soldier he Was brave, de-
voted, and successful, and at The cad
of The 18Th Mississippi cavalry, ho
won for himself an enviable repu.a-
ton as a dashing cavalry officer
/ As Democrat no one has been
truer than Col Inge, and few volun-
teers from the ranks have done more
10 advance the interests, and estab-
llish the principles Of Democracy
His friends, who have long known
and appreciated his talents, would b.
pleased to see Col. Inge in a position
which would enlarge his sphere O
usefulness, and give full scope 70 Biz
abilities, and those who do not knew
him, may rest assured that the inter
ests Of the State viii be safe In Bis
hands, and if elected Attorney Gen
eral, be will come fully up TO thl
highest standard of excellence, a.
tanned By the most distinguished o
his predecessors
1t was In Chiekasaw county, whv
) quite a young man, that Col Ing
began the practice OF his loved pro
lassionsand It was here, he first mad
his mark as q lawyer. II he will be
J come a candidate for Attorney Gen
eral, he will End we have not for
/ gotten the brilliant lawyer and gent,
companion, and when Chickasaw ]
called in the State Convention, sh
s viii respond every time: "Fou
S votes for lnge." ANXIOUS.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03

In the death Of Senator Carpenter
Of Wisconsin, the United States Sen
ate has lost one Of its most brilliant
members in the past At one time q
leader of the extremists Of the Re
publican party. be gradually became
less and less in sympathy with them,
and his conduct for number ofvears
past has been marked by moderation
and courtesy
He vas born in Morctown, Yer
mont 10 1924 In lS43, he entered
the military academy at West Point
and remained there two years In
1845, he studied law with Rufus
Choate and was admitted to the bar
In 1s4S, he removed to Wisconsin.
aud entered upon the practice OF his
profession, 10 which he was conspic
uously successful.
Mr. Carpenter entered upon bis
public career in 1863, when he was
forty five years Of age, having been
elected TO the United States Senate
from Wisconsin, as a Republican, in
place Of James R Doolitlle He
served to March 3, 1875. He prac-
tictd law in Washington and at Mil
waukeo until 1879, when he was re.
elected TO the Senate IN place OF
Timothy o. Howe His term OF ser
vice would have expired in 1885.
The death Of Senator Carpenter
will throw the organization Of the
Senate into the hands Of the Demo.
Gratis, If there should be a special
session on the fourth Of March. His
successor will, doubtless, be appoint
ed az once by Ito Governor Of Wis
consin.- Register
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03
a CONSERVATIVE illustrates.

The management Of the Tonnes
see Brokerage association having
received, during the thirteen months
gifts existence, the most positive and
satisfactory assurance Of the at
tractiveness Of their methods as com
pared with the system formerly in
vogue, Of sending orders direct to
New York and Chicago brokers, as
eyinced by its large and increasing
volume of business, and being desir-
Gus Of showing their appreciation Of
the generous action OF The trading
public by furnishing them every
reasonable security for their invest
ments through this association, did.
on the LIST Of February, add to their
previous paid up capitol Of $50. 600
surplus fund Of $4,000 in United
States four per cent. bonds, which,
by resolutions Of the board Of drec
tors, is to be held saoredly for the
protection and payment Of margins
deposited with them by operators.
These securities are deposited in a
reputable bank under such cond,-
tions as will not permit of their with
drawal for, or application to any
other purpose than the one mentioned
above and specifically set out in the
resolution creating this surplus fund.
Il will be noted that this makes the
total paid up capital and surplus Of
the Tennessee Brokerage association
in eaoess IF $4,000 counting the
premium on their bonds. This in
crease Of capital, and the creation Of
SPECIE FUND FOR THE PROTECTION
OF MARGINS, ought to, and the man
agement confidently believe, will
secure them a large and new line Of
desirable business correspondents
who have hitherto hesitated to favol
the association With their orders. il
consequence Of the absence Of ius
those features now Advertised
/ Memphis Appeal.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03
EXTREME ENTERPRISE.


We admire enterprise in business,
but even this commendable charac-
teristic may be carried to an extreme,
A case in point, which ne were
tempted to refer to at the time, oriqi
mated with The State Organ last year
We have a Masonic BENEFIT Associa
Ton IN this State, Of which Brother
Power Of Jackson is nominalIy Sec
rotary but Brother sIosby Of Holly
Springs as Assistant Secretary trans
acts all business Of the Association
Death notices and assessments re-
eeived from him at certain times last
year contained advertisements Of the
Clarion, and proposition to the mem
bership to make him tie medium
through which thy we're 10 send
subscriptions to that journal, thus
mixing benevolenee and business in
manner, the propriety (which was
regarded by many az qucstie nable.
This Is one instance. Another to
which We would call the attention Of
our friends At the State Capitol. who
enjoy the lucrative patronage accru
ing to the State printer Is their recent
"nohce 10 merchants sent out. We
presume all over the State. Certain
il Is, leading business men in this
city have received postal cards bear.
ing the names Of Power d Barlss
dale informing them, that q recent
decision Of the Supreme Court had
rendered il necessary to make some
changes in the form Of Merchants
Deeds Of Trust, that they we're pre
pairing o form e meet the require
menls Of the Law as laid down in said
decision, and proposing to supply
them at less price than any Job
printer IA tile State can furnish them
unless be can print and sell at least
ten thousand The proposition win
not affect Us, for the reason that our
merchants have On arrangement with
tho Clerk which enables them 70 pro
cure blanks Of this kind without pay
ing even 200 per hundred, but The
manifest purpose on the part or lie
State PRINTERS q compete with.
underb bid and cripple the local press
smells 50 rank Of injustice. and pre-
senis such q tendency % monopoliza
the printing business Of the State,
that much as We like our brethren OF
tho Clarion personally We could bot
offer the above criticism upon what
xe regard rs "extfome enterprise.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03

" AhhihhApht j. Nst fcpfuaff 20 1871.
Jcfferson's way Of being Inaugural
ted was the best as General Hancock
said in one Of his memorable letters
to General sherman. But Jefferson's
way is not the way decided on for
the inauguration a week from to day.
General Garfield will be accompani.
ed 10 the Capitol By mere militia
men than there are soldiers In our
army, and The wide avenues ofuur
city will be splendi3ly decorated and
be filled with such crowds Of people
Us they never saw before SO far as
this general outpouring of citizens
indicate rejoicing over the fact that
the man To be inaugurated was real
IL elected, or that nc is q citizen and
not a soldier, it is very easy 60
think approvingly Of it, Certainly,
any one elected is better than Hayes
counted IN, and almost any man With
the hahitgand ideas og o civilian is
better than the soldier who filled the
Presidency flom SOS to 1876. There
is cause for rejoicing.
There is no longer doubt that
Congress will complete its most nee
essary work before the Alb OF March
If General Garfield has a wish to car
~ out reforms OF any kind. he will
not be hampered in them by having
Congress here in extra session II
he shall attempt TO convince the
southern people that their interests
viii be guarded and theirlnstltullons
defended, no Radical House or Sen
ate wifi be in session to break the
force Of his promises by hostile at
ton.
Some measures Of Importance win
fell for want time at this session,
but probably none Of the appropria,
tion bills nor the Funding bill, and
outside Of these there is nothing
which could make a called session
absolutely necessary.
There win be reported from Febru
airy reduction Of about eight mill
lions in tie public debt, en- amount
totally unexpected at the beginning
of the month.
Speaking Of the Treasury. Il graft.
les me to state that Che Secretary
very promptly used the power 10 his
hands to prevent a disturbance Of
the currency when sundry National
Banks gave notice, the other day, 81
Withdrawal Of their circulation.
Without expressing any opinion
as to the course Of the Banks in this
matter, tits gratifying to know thaf
Mr. Sherman now considers his Of
fee one to be carried on for the ben
eft Of the people and not Of tie
Banks generally, or Of any one
Bank
Senator Carpenters death, yoster-
day, was loss that only those can
/ feel who knew him, and who knew
los thoroughly he was preparing
himself for n great, and, perhaps
prolonged wholly outside oil
party lines--to yindicnte those right
Of the individual citizen which have
partially lest through extra consli-
tional policies Of the party now ia
power and which are threatened
ngain in The growing strength OF
souiless corporations He hardly
! ~ believed, q mpnth ago. shat Toe
great work Of hislile was isiily be-
gun. He will be sincerely and for 4
long time moufned by every honest
and patriotic man who know h.m
BENTON
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03

In an matters where publicity is
desirable IN county matters The coun
81 paper affords the most efectual
aud economical method Of puhlica-
zion A written scrawl ON tue court
house door or on some tree, or
stump nt some cross roads in lhr
county, mav hav, been lhe most e.-
ieriife lnghoi iu past rge-. bc.o G.
thoieu paper p.c-s hfc4u. sn uni
vcial, o9t low iherc is aUrs.pap 2
published boo Ipaill ovcrv ,ormiy ia
tae >iate, and o. lake Doe coauN pa
pcr IS @ mnsh slrcv asI cheaper
method 80 Keep ones sell informed
Than to Waica each tree Gal stump
end fence stake in the county, OF
Than hiring lawyer 10 watch toe
court house door for a notice that
may be torn down 10 an hour alter
Z is posted. Where newspaper pub
LEGATIONS are required, il is only just
that the price should restricted with
in reasonable bounds, as Is the price
Tor caring Tor stray stock, but we re
peat unequivocally. without the fear
Of successful contradiction, that in
all cases where publicity is desired,
whether IN the matter Of sales under
degree Of courts, estray stocks,
warning orders or notices to nom
residents, the county paper is the
proper channel for making the pub
licauon, and the law maker OF codi-
fer who does not recognize the fac
is sadly behind his age. We may b,
interested parties, but we challeng,
and defy a realization Of our position
Instances in proof within our Owl
knowledge are toonumerous to men
ton. A citizen Of South Carolini
can pay 81 90 subscription, and 81
or 80 for a notice and keep poste'
as regards the proceedings in regar'
to any particular case for q Who'll
year, but he could not hire q lawyer
or other person TO watch the cour
house door and gate posts 10 th
county for less than treble the sun
and though he paid him ten times th
, amount there would less certainty q
, his giving the matter his particula
attention. The rule applies wit
equal force in the matter Of estrayl
IL is much easier and cheaper t
watch the county paper than eac
public door, gate post, tree, stun
and bridge timber in the county, an
while we have known Of many owner
Of stock who have been led to its r,
covery through newspaper advertis,
f, monis, we have never known one {
complain Of thecost Of the announc,
ment that led him to a re-possessio
3 OF his property .-Greenwood Fla.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03

The trial Of Col Cash, for the kin
ing Of Shannon, in q duel, in South
Carolina, last year, came on at Oar
lington Convert House last week.
The prisoner was indicted for muir
der and the killing was proved by
the State and no. denied by the de-
Tense. The only plea was the bar
barous one, that custom permitted
gentlemen to settle points Of honor
by the code daeAo. The result was
chung jury"-eight, it is said, fol
acquittal and four for conviction
The judge and prosecuting officer
must however be acquitted Of the
charge Of having any part or lot in
TINS Infamous prostitution Of Justice,
for both did their duty.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03

sEIth tIae Usuni Attcndart Of
Moh Hmlc.

A friend writes us from Louis
vile, Winston county giving o
lengthy description Of ihe execution
of the NEGRO wife murderer esosgs /
Conner, which oecouea q thai place
on LAST Friday, and detailed account
n ouutlsr auogioui murder com
mllled on The same day undor abe
very thadow Of the eallows, upon
which the body ofConaerhung The
description ofthe execution is rep
clifton Of the latter day hangman's
exhibition, not emitting repentance,
forgiveness and the accustomed
"gwino home to glory" consequently
we Go not insert It, but we pub
lish elsewhere in our correspondents
own language the horrible story Of
The murder OF one Of Winston's
best citizens in less than an hour after
one Of her worst had paid the pen
atty Of the outraged law. As usual
morbid curiosity, religious fanati
cism and brutal sympathy combined
to draw q crowd of thousands to The
spot where the condemned scoun-
drel was TO expiaio his crime. Some
went 70 see with what stolid indiIer
enee Conner would meet bis fate.
Others wished to hear bis cantng
proteNahons that bis terrible sin
was forgiven, and "dat be was gwine
to climb de golden stairs and walk de
streets OBJ De new Jerusalem," while
others were there to sympathize with,
and encourage The brute 10 his last
trying hour, and to admire and
applaud the murderer's calm demean
or while preparing for the fearful
ordeal. It Is doubtless true the curl
osity Of many good people prompts
them to attend o hanging, but it is
ever the signal for the assembling Of
the lawless, vicious and depraved in
the whole country round about, ant
instead Of the rope and scaffolc
striking terror TO !he hearts Of th,
criminal clssses and lettering then
from the commission Ct simil0i
crimes, 1t rather begets a spirit o
emulation, desire to create the sam'
kind Of sensation, aad when they qui
this world, have q crowd Of gaping
4 spectators to witness their cool in
difference on tue scaGold and ttei
sudden ascent 70 rest and glory
These reflections are forced upon GU
mind, by the terrible sequel to th,
hanging at Louisville last Friday
and cause US to renew our demands
, for the abolition ofpublic executions
Let the villain who deserves the Sc
yerest penalty Of the law be stranglec
IN private, with only such witnesse
to his taking of as the Court ma.
appoint. The terror of the punish
, ment would thus lie increased, Grim
f would diminish in proportion, an'
our ministers OF religion would ceas
to populate Heaven with the viles
Of earth's criminals.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-03-03

Tue Alabama Legislature has re-
Gently passed a bill regulating freight
and passenger charges by railroad.
doing business in the State, or rath-
CT appointing Board Of Commis-
sioners, who shall fix the tariff oil
charges The Montgomery Adver-
tiser says:
"Thcre are to be a President and
two Associate Commissioner. The
Governor sends into the Senate
three names from which that body
will select a President, and six 9th
ers from which &c viii select two As
sociate Commissioners. The Com
missioners are TO be State officers,
to have an Office at the Capitol, and
Is meet Oh the lsto f September each
year Tor the discharge Of their duties
They are to Gle an oath OF Office, and
ore subject TO impeachment and re-
moval from Office as other State Off
GERS, for causes prescribed The
President is 70 receive q salary Of
So 500 aud each Associate Commits
sionof So 900 The Commission is
to have Secretary with a salary 81
81 5l0; aud the sum Of sl2,5o0 is
appropriated for the purpose Of pay
ing these salaries III ease the SEN
ate does not make a selection from
The names sent 10 hy the Governor.
he shall seEd 10 others until 40 cleo
ton d made