The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-30
Pi25) NAL AND I'M PERSONAL.

For the first time in the history of New
York the senate elect has a majority Of dem
ocrats.
Queen Victoria has expressed her g%ratifca-
tlon at reading the life of President Gar
field.
Frank Haitian, the new assistant postmas-
ter general, was q drummer boy during the
war.
Prof. King is building another large bal
loon on q novel principle, with further TO
test the easterly current.
DR.. D. Hayes AgneW's practice is reported
to have largely increased since his connection
with the presidents case.
Bismarck, u. t., oWes but $4,000. But
Bismarck hasn't yet begun to build sewers
or water works or payements.
There were LAO pounds of diamonds
shipped TO Europe from Cape Town last
year. They were mostly secured by hotel
clerks.
Counsel Cook estimates that Corkhill is q
liar. Like enough the public is beginning
to believe Corkhill capable of almost any
thing.
Haitian had hardly got his hat off before
his portrait was drawn in Harper, and q
sleeping car and numerous babies named af-
ter him.
The prosecution of the Wisconsin Central
railroad conductors for embezz,ement result
ed in all the cases being thrown out of
court.
The Oldest senator is Mr.. Morrill,, Of YER
mont, who is seventy-two the youngest is
Mr.. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, who is forty
years old.
Sarah Barnhardts success at Belgium has
been so great that she is to return later to
Brussels in order to give fifteen more per-
formances.
A man was made ii an instant bald -headed
forever, in Mobile, by the explosion OF q IRE
cracker in his hat. Il was the work OF his
playful son.
Mrs. Abbey Sage Richardson, whc taaa e.
.rled from q long European trip, will lect-
ure the coming season on English and Amer
lean literature.
The same steamer that brought 81, 500, 900
in gold from Europe last week brought two
toms of cabbages. That's what we need here,
cold and cabbages.
The duel between Paul de Cassagnac and
Adrian Monticello resulted in the latter be-
ing slightly wounded. 1t requires but a very
email amount of blood to satisfy a French
man.
A Professor Cunning, up il Michigan, ls
lecturing on 'sAfter Man, What E. a Fort
WAYNE editor who has been there rises to re-
mark that cit is generally the sheriff or some
woman"
tt is rumored that Hon. G. B. FarWell, of
the third Illinois congressional district, con-
templates resignation, on account OF the
Moor health Of his brother, who is his bust
ness partner.
Mary Anderson's leading man caught a
terrible cold the other night. she became
80 carried away with her part that she forgot
herself and kissed him. Kind friends thaWed
him out.
The natents issued in America to woman
for the ending July, 1880, numbered seventy,
ten more than the average. Most OF the 10
%yentions of woman have to do with house
hold appliances.
The soft coal mines at btreator, Ill, the
.aoo+ - +ho yunr,I ware Hn0lad nv q flow
of ouicksand recently, entailing. a loss &c
Chicago parties of $4,000
The late Justice Clifford left an elaborate
naner upon the electoral commission, but his
son, William H. Clifford, bas not yet had
time TO read it. It is thought it will be pub
lished in book form.
Mr.. Chauncey I. Filley, the St. Louis post.
master. who is now attending to his duties
at Washington, says that be has not been Of
fered the postmaster-generalshlp, ana, q
course, has not accepted the place.
Gen. Sherman pojntedly ignored the in.
structions of Secretary Lincoln Ia giving his
annual report to the press without submitting
II. as he should have done, to his superior,
and there is trouble il consequence.
Seth Low declines to give one penny IN aid
Of his election as mayor OF Brooklyn, and
he was elected with a rush. Mr.. Low is the
SON Of one of the richest men in Brooklyn,
but he doesn't believe in buying office.
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