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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19
LUKE BLACKBURN BEATEN.

THE ONCE GREAT COLT NOW Nkt'h'
crrxNopr THE WINNER Of THg COMFY ISLAND
C5P -BLACsBrEN DENGs HIMSELF N p" "'"
PAROLE ALSO baFE,IED-A DAY or THE UNA
PECTED
The biggest crowd ever aSe"m'ied ~ 9"'''
Boy aud one of the igg 80 seen al Aii'''""' 90
the East for many years attended the races '' '"'
Zone, Island Jockey Club yesterday. II WIS '"P
day and LIKE blackburn was I" nun lh'' WIS
The chief attraction in the eyes ot the 'h"N'''l'
,aho eIlod every scat and al thc stlndineroom in
the grand stand. who covered tic laWA nv" y
arornd the ronl,rn.rs and hoonnahrr' I'LL"
mighty Luke Ia been seen in race only once Si''
his wonderful career of victory last year. ana
that WAS IN q pur,e race a. Jerome Park
:, xhich there was nothing 10 make MN
,un Rut now he WIS to meet such horses az Parole
N,onitor Tucas and Gl,nmorc, the best Gun horses
il IN. couutry Reports had been flying abont '"r
,yaet that blackburn was badly oh and th2t ne
,picbt NOT De- able t. start. Tho newspaper ~ Their
tnrf articles had mentioned his being anis.. fut
when il was known that he was 10 run al th'- was
dismissed as idle fiction intended to influence INC
bettiug The ma~s of the people interested ln rae
ING has made a turf idol Of Luke and refused To ne
ueve that he conld be- overcome 81 they hurried
10 bet IN him, pushing and josi,ing IN Their c'g'r
ness to get to the French pools to buy French
tCkrfs. But il'i'i''i' WV ''''
of last gear was in no state 20 run. Not only was
he beaten but he was beaten" all TO pieces anu
came lmping III fourth.
II was another sad day for favori;cS. Victim one
of the lowest in the netting. was first IN the run
ming for the opening race. Glcnnore, last IN the
pools. took the Cup. Fcrida, again great iaVoHte
as on Tuesday. again failed. youngster H'tl'
thought of won the fifth race Only the gent
raee and the stccplechase consoled the hackers OF
favorites The bookmakers rcaped n rich crop
There WAS so great n crowd about the French pool
stands that people desiring to bet were forced IN
many cases to resort to the hookmakers, who took
advantage of the opportunity to give only tho short
est odds. As the favorites slaughtered and few
were backing the low horses, and thoSe only for
small sums. the gains Of the professional betting
men werc extraordinary. 1t was really the best Gay
of the wear for them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19
RAcING Oh - HARLEM.

The annual club regatta OF the New York
Athletic Club was rowcd on tie Harlem River yesterday
afternoon. The course was one half milo, from No
Combs Dam Bridge 10 the boat house. The first event
on the programme a single SOUL handicap race in
which j. Maginn tscr.tol NJ I Hard % secondsl, c.
II Leebert IL seconds J. H. Graham a. second-l. and
s. Miur 10 seconds participated Despite the Gdyan
tagos gwen the others the scTachAn won the race In
3I6@. The fourOared shell race that followed, brought
out three crews, as follows: No. IA. h. Wilson,
stroke; W. sprague, J. Il. Curran, q. ID. Philips bow.
No. 2--J Maginn, stroke 7. 4. Buckman, T. A. Buck
man, W. H. ODOnnen. Z. johnson, bow. No. S--M. T.
Hard, stroke; W. shaw, T. H. Koator ". q. Dcmsrost
bow. When about half WY the course DernArest
lost oar. which put the practically Of tina
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19
THE COURTS.
QUESTIONS NOT pLEAsANr TO ANs

QRlS iONN MI PLEASANT 10 ANSWER
The cross-suit for libel of G. A. g,r,a
AGAINST W. T. g. saauss was continued yc..orlly M ,t,
-seA Market Police Court before .Iu.iie. s-nr
B'uc was placed on tlc stand ana es-cXau.-.l ia
colonel Davis hc sad that the present snit a.a.n -
-i.nas wa. prociWtatol by The dofradan'', aoti.,
u-ail.t liui iu q Brooklyn Cogr. weck neio. ti. %
complaint "a. made. bus tiat IL was not tiol.lia.,
ci..rf-trtlon Ihail. s.-aton ia Ihe Seaha,i is,a,,
him. a -ai. bs rla,iue bis pi.r1r $40 tac i.o..' en-
ie~'. whct. never Wa. and whore boo hoped tf.,,
h,,.r ..'il he.
tu.o'ri Davis n tbs point moved for fsai..si. Al,
fnr compliant on the ground that Nr. BYrur had ,,
tfiI.Y adm Ted Thar thc .uit hro0ght q, ei.,
arf .1. The complainant had waited sixteen mYot,.l
FORE hrl.n action for the alleged liD, ani tb !.
vl~ in -t.d Chat ihr shoud Pos, ao.iy on a .rp
s,ccut oi ~ ,hc whole. The Court fused d, enter,
tain tlc motion. and exception was taken. Goin4o,
vI'h DIS answers thc witncs. sail that he tlnote
slider fh- -atciner; That Doc weighed 10 polu,ls
in te,lf lihcllo,s: nor that he hii dora brown hoi
unr l'at o had " mi round face" That De- f,. ,,
FL" "I. Hf 1a' Iaf pug nose, us stated n 90, arf-
Wr ''' inf. j. Nh@ DOT ii"-" U"'nr tahrr Ia.ltr;
tf be- objected ICE. hHf 90 those .l y e0unr,frf . -..
v,'' wild thr Illustrations. he Wa i.nffi,d to M.
400 .lrfriii. lr >nu. ih JhniF', i@-o. tol"ne Dawn.
I.. NJ 'it Nrrrl'- .faI'iru from rrr l h.n d va
nf''.i. about hs her improper nuracy with fhc wiz
i-- j -tfUt ~uli. rti. d pIf Doe sf-f 90 fi,,i
o rrr,.iry Colonel pa ~ ins-f'd thAt for clc.e
u. ftt.u- o. iI. ritr u Haf rr.t-i.. ID -rf at .
OFF ji, fi.f..tp know tl. 80 ,a. story: ti.t tn 49,.
flr '"rIin1uf- having -riuocd another ulu'. wi.s
tbs i-at -.frIli enter factor into ,hc ..>r V,
r'fI Iuli itifIrl said iaf uc hIH ntf h.rH DO fi,
iHf nl " aresuai,iHg people. Counsel fHf t- g..
'H.. r.'d au article Do cops ~ truth a.l.t Nrt,
HH.f. p" r.irfrienhrt as b.aeph'mo lit r'Iel IN
p' '.. l-lf. explained. was ~ show tt BIO com.
la.i.i- r'ir,r Hs iifu"er az citr1 'cr Dol 'ldrt
Do h.4-i.u"ry. When TIE Wifuc4- NH- asked or ~
H' wa" b. he Court 'ad that be- need not answer Le
Il, ...a will le resumed, o., u, rovf ,vofrr.r.v
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19
SCARCITY or ELtcK WILYIr

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19

a clerical gcu'lrmau formerly settled in the
fnr uuf oi scotland hl u,ca,'on leo apra tAe crty-
dangerous bii OF OF hr lnnii-
800 r-,.t oi too tIrc 90 whshy. lu the course OF
tlrl tl.h l aili, laut Dpua.t, du NOT lhluk
that would Dee better without % aItogttAt trl,t-
luF }uu have to hc out often wicu tie s,.t ls
lI' We'll. dluud hen hut. ir NJ. HIl No4 ur'
nD t.lut- LtIuE diam outset g. o. Oh, Ate, said
tlc minister. dO occutiunAll lWt Donald. have
been fllnAug seriously nhout TINS dru drinking nnd
IIl tell SOFA ~ hat Wn doc !ol wli PROMISE to gNclt
~ altogether. will" "Ay WELL replied Donald. % b.,
g,ry hlul OF you. Iu sure; bat II would li.c yuu a
promise, feared tiHt HaduA b. able 90 arrp %
and you-oc. 10 ui,at De- oar Nhr llnrr Wl u ..r.a
YOU and wad Do .Yr) % ta.uk tat Joii NadA bu ge
III your dram Ahils was takin' mine"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19
1E0JELES OF WOEKLyGNEN.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19
WESTERN FEMALE SEMINARY.

OXFORD, Ohio, June ls.-Iho Western Fo-
male Seminary OF this place has just closed s tv,nty
sixth year. during which the school has numbered elk
teen teachers aud 10 pupils. representing twenty
States There been o. ten lectures special
subleots The closing examinations Tor the term
held on Tuesday and "Wednesday ~ tis week, cOmprs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19


, Isl, .,, t-ipN &c.. 'hEl-. >plrl DI lllL l-lHi s'-l
trntE>pALr. Mass, june l1.-La,c semi
r.- fr ..s. situated lu ODD. lovely Sos England sol.
l h, .tta.t ci uun-ua attention tol so.u, t.uc past
, ,,.,l % tic aJul ton OF at o.. primo .l cii.- o
.u.nIia.ta p,ptc.urlt" u .is coIr-e o' Instruction.
ta -u.. %, foundation Dos irof,or Edward l-'-'.I in
ISL 10 has ranked amoug tlc FIRST lu r,."inr,hip.
farn.iusn tE'-c lnst years unconditional ciuddntrs
totac best ,oI,res orou 90 joaus woacu. the expert
,t..t u- watched With quc-tiuuIrr interest For four
YEAR. A- Inrios. superintendent OBJ tlc Boston tootus
school, has given demonstrations OBJ Der a To- tA, whole
.. hooi o rdlY afternoons Mr- D. o. tio.t. Jrnule
fifr gave t fl-l .retlIr. luI i".ti} q" tr -ttl. OF
f %. $3.50 Ir Alla- Iut. % aI Ms. lii., rs boston,
l..., &c. lowed .l. Iir,,tirAl t.-tI4,f'ta
I.,r .Hu-' ui aprr.t.. hl- hrtu surprising to tho
best f-1rri- o. Ar movement l' on lt- lrtu uu-
Ir to receive fhr appclrf- for places Ou june the
Garner .turc OF urw huiI'lnt HtH with nppr1-
trsfc exercise. Hu.nr t.r.u, notably poem tf rs
pnri the dturu,,r OF l9.i-t Chandler huu.tHu. Che
-lu- ,t,Icl-,- ol iAc -Caool year have occupied tho
past Rtth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19

Fifteen starters made the first race puzzle
II was n selling race Of one mile for purse OF 800
Keys horse Milan lag d. 10 pounds was the fayorie
mt s35 Bells gedng Dan X aged 1873 second ch"ioe
at s25 O. L. Iorard's dly Topsey c. go bringing 80
prynuts geldng Big Medicine g. 90 SD and the re
manning eleven in the field for SO The eleven were
snillman's geldng Victim tagged, 1l7, Burnharns mare
Marchoncss g. Oh Beyinss geding NaCrant aged 30.
F. Lorlards fy Edith q. 60. Days lilly kiitc clark
g. 81. Owens's hlly Valera o. 9O, Cathcar' :
mare Jnanita o. 3d. Mukcys nlly Rosalie "a. 50 Fer
riss horse starte Is. 100. Dufy's mare Baby o. lo7
and Encemans lly Elise g. ~ In the books the bet
ting was TO against Milan 10 against Dan n To
against Topsey. and larger odds against the rest To
onjck and good start Victim. Dan X. and Big Medicine
began the run IN front. but Victims rider and owner
spillu,an took pull the gcldiug and Marchoncss
dashed out ~ the bunch % thc first place MarchioncS
led al the way round into the homcstrctch with Big
Medicine second and Milan only head behind great
mart 81 the way Milan gave IL up in the a-t quarter
and Victim coming with rush. by head. Big Med
icine second length before Marchou sTops"y fourth
Dan a clo-e firm. French pool tickets on Victim paid
slsl 90 for - IN the books the betting vas ID 70
agains Victim.
There was hearty applause whom Luke Blackburn ana
Parole paraded l the grand stand before he Cup race
The reports that LIKE Blackburn hal been uiiins aud
chart NJ work did not prevent the general public from
rushing tumuliuous,y 70 put 'he- money on MN y"
les than , 575 Luke Blackburn tickets wer sold IN TIC
French pools to only i6l Prr" LrlllartS entries.
2si on Glrumore. aud 200 Oh Monitor. Tic auction
pools sold as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19

'ntmafHcmatcs languages, natural scicnccs and Eng
r.u literature. Thursday was devoted To graduating
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-19
We Must Hnve u.

The RIVER PRRss has now entered upon
its second volumn and the first years sub.
scriptions expire with the present number.
This is the time at which q number OF obliga-
tons entered into q year ago by the RIVER
Press must be met and in order to do Sc, we
are obliged to ask our friends and patrons
in Benton and throughout the county to re-
new their subscriptions at once. We desire
to meet promptly all obligations Of the Office
and If we can collect what is due us at this
time the task will be an easy one. We will
be around during the week making fashion
able calls upon our subscribers and others
indebted to the Office and expect to case har-
den our cheek before starting out. We will
try not to slight anyone, SO, reader, you may
safely depend on q call. We hope the re-
Spouse will be liberal. The amounts in each
case are small but when aggregated they will
help US out amazingly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-19

possible. They think that within a month,
if the weather permits, the smelter will be in
full blast, and that by that time there will be
q large amount OF ore at the mill ready for
treatment. The company has purchased all
of Buck Barker's interests at the camp, in
GLIDING bis interest in the Barker mine.
Work on the latter properly will begin at
once, so as to assist in furnishing ore for the
smelter. The contract has already been LET
for the development Of the Queen of the
Hills, owned by the company, and the
Wright 8 Edwards Mining Company will in
8 few days begin work on their splendid
property. A number Of others have also
signifed their intention to work their mines
this winter, since there is now a certainty of
q market for their ores. The Shelter com
pany has let a contract for-wood, and in this
issue of the RIVER Press they advertise for
bids for furnishing 10000 bushels of char
coal. They mean business, and in a very
short time will be prepared to reduce all the
ore that is laid down at the mill. The boom
is just setting in, and hereafter Barker will
be q lively camp.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-19
The Storm.

The storm of the past week gets completely
away with the oldest sold timer" yet heard
from. Not one has come forward to. assert
that away back in 80, 81 or ONE other
year the snow was deeper at this time; the
mercury further below zero, or anything Of
that kind. They give it up like philosophers
and candidly admit that the pilgrim who
landed but q few weeksago has had q chance
to see just as tough weather in October as
they know anything about. 1t is not often
that you stump an sold timer but HENS GER
tainly did the business last week. But there
is some consolation at least in the thought
that the cold wave was not confined to Cho-
teau county or even to Montana. It was gen.
eral throughout this Territory, Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon and even penetrated to
the remotest parts of the northern states.
Montana is no worse off than other portions
of the country. t is probable that The snow
will melt away in 9 Jews days and that sew
eral weeks Of good weather will follow. Our
Indian, summer is still cue and we don't pro-
pose to be cheated out OF it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-19
NAmoeFaer Sme2ser For Barker

Wr. Waterman informs us that he
has made arrangements for starting another
smelter at the Barker district next spring,
and that the project is an assured success.
Governor Allis, of Wisconsin, is at the head
Of the enterprise and there is au abundance
of capital to back it up. Mr.. Brady, who is
to be the superintendent of the new smelling
company, is expected in the city to-day, and
in conapany with Mr.. Waterman he Will pro-
coed 10 tha camp Us soon as conyepleaa with
q vic 5t aSaeEsa51ing The merits Of :Aa 1o"
minas.: 5~1sG=s5S Mr.. Allls, OF 1isrr0"a :
Allis, aasi sEs4 J@4SrA Gap, is q aaa oS tbs
Governor, and viz probably represent bis
fathers interests at the Barker. We ore
pleased to report the probability ef another
smelter for the Barker and hope it will not
be many months until it is in full blast.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-19
Round.U UP Items.

The Shonkln roundup has gone into win
ter quarters at the Big Sag and will remain
until the advent of Indian summer. Nearly
all the members have returned TO their homes
for the present to reture when this weather
lets up. After they resume operations it will
require about ten days or two weeks to finish
the work.
The Sun River roundup got q late start
and the cold wave played havoc with them.
They will be required to go back to the be-
ginning and try it over again as soon as the
weather permits.
The stockmen Of the Musselshell were
more fortunate and finished their work before
the storm set In. The number Of calves
branded is not as large as was anticipated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-19
INNING N OTEs.

Some Helena capitalists, of the number
My. s. 7. Hauser, visited the quartz mines in
Warm Springs district some days ago and in
vested in crock" to q considerable extent.
The indications are that Barker will be a
lively camp this winter. There is now a de-
mand for men there and they are coming in
at a rapid rate. The Mining and Smelling
company will buy all the ore they can get
and the consequence is that mine owners are
making preparations to develop their leads.
There is more activity in thescamp just now
than there ever has been and when the Smell
ter begins operations a regular boom may
be expected.
NEW YORK Stock Report: The best way
of bringing the merits Of 9 mining property
before the public, is through the medium of
a reliable paper, with the corroborative evil
dence Of journals and individuals located in
the n~eighborhood Of the properties described.
There II every evidence that rye are ap-
proac0iug Ihe ggeatest stability ever known
il mlsa5st1, 3 sT confidence is gra157al1V e.
EICEGifa @|G=s&&&& 1EA .@ESI@ hlt SiE&S2ElEEAtGS
anioaa1t aG es+5tssi ID f8w il that direction.
AS in oil wells. SO IN mining, many 1ner-
chants have years ago ventured 70 their cost.
Petroleum has now reached q settled basis,
and although there are fewer Goal Oil
Johnnys," there is amore general prosperity.
We may expect to have fewer Mackeys,
Fairs or Floods in the future Of mining, but
mere widely diversified benefit, and the mer-
camille element which has been frightened
off in Its early stages, will return and con-
tribute to the development Of our vast min
ing territory. In short, we are to have more
mining and less stock dealing, more mines
and fewer promoters.
The Nen North Vest learns from a pros
pector the following method of ascertaining
the amount Of mineral in ores, q process fire.
Quently employed by prospectors who..are re-
mote from assay Offices. We submit it for
the benefit Of our mining readers:
"a sample OF rock to be treated is pulver-
lied III q mortar. or in the absence OF that
with q hammer, or such appliances as may
be obtainable. Of this take one part and of
gunpoWder two parts. Mix thoroughly, and
then dampen with water until it is of the
consistency Of paste. Then make this into
the shape of . low cone on q shovel or any
| substance that will stand heat. 1f it is con
! yenient expoee this to the suns rays for a
day or two 10 dry out !; Il not It can be readi-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-19
Horse Stealing Extraordinary.

Week before last o band Of forty-seven
horses, belonging to Harrison Bros. and
others Of the Yellowstone valley, were stolen
by a band of marauding Indians and a por-
ton Of them were driven successfully from
that point across the Missouri and towards
the Northern line. Pursuit was instituted
shortly after the raid was made by q party
oftWelve men, most Of whom were at work
on q round up at the time, and but for the
storm they would certainly have recovered
the horses and made 8 few good Indians be-
fore this. AT the Judith Gap they were less
than q day behind the redskins, q few miles
from that place they lost the trail, owing to
the snow SON, and after that had M re-
course but to move on to Benton by the
most direct roads. Seventeen Of the ami
mails were dropped out by the reds before
reaching the Gap, as they were unable to
travel as fast IS it was necessary they
should, ana another was killed by a knife
stab ous Of pure cussedness. Messrs. Harri-
son. Murray and Brown, OF the pursuing
party, came IN to this city, arriving last
Saturday, and the others returned to their
homes. The above named gentlemen, &C
companied BY Sheriff Healy, Deputies Tai
bert, Clark and Ross, left for the North on
Sunday to continue the pursuit. They are
determined to recover their horses and bring
the thieves to justice il such . thing is posi-
bic. a gentleman who assisted in trailing
the thieves several miles, and who has had
considerable OF that experience, informed
the writer at Martinsdale that in his opinion
Tie raiding party consisted Of two Indians
and NO more.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-19
The Barker District.

The writer had the pleasure of meeting
Col. Clendennin, Geo. w. Maddox and Fl.
G. Tillinghast, prominently connected with
the Mining and. Smelling Company, shortly
after their visit to the Barker district, and
from them learned something Of the work
proposed to be lone this season by the COM
pany. Their visit was protracted by the
storm. and they left the camp with q very
1attering opinion regarding il, in fact, are as
enthusiastic on the subject as they we'll could
be. Messrs. Maddox and Tininghast are
thoroughly convinced that their investments
at the camp are good ones, and they have
ordered The work pushed through rapidly 80
that operations can commence as soon as