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Sharp County record., 1881-05-26
THURSDAY, May 2G, 1881.

One ofihe iierccst political Strus-
giles between members OF one
and the same party, known in the
history of this country, has just re-
suited in The resignation and with
drawal from public position OF Uni
ted States Senators Conkling and
Platt. of New York. The cause OF
the contest was the appointing, by
the president, of one Robertson as
collector of the port at New York.
Conklin objected to the appointment
of Robertson, claiming that he should
have been consulted in the matter.
The president stood firm and refused
to recall the appointment, which al
ter a desperate effcuS en- the part OF
Conklins and his friends to prevent
it, was confirmed by the senate,
whercupon ConkIng and PIatt re-
signed. 1t is thought that ConkIing
will be reelected, but Pratt will be
allowed to retire to private life
COnkling threatens disaster TO the
Republican party in New York
should they fail to approve his ac-
ton.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-26

There are three things which may
be looked far with certainty at the
beginning OF a new national admlR-
istration, to-wit: the development
of rascality done under its predeces-
sor. a quarrel over the New York
appointments, ard an Indiana war.
The present administration has sue
ceeded in the first two Of these quad
rennial shows with remarkable ceier-
itv. Tho the late president prided
himself on the purity Of his admin
lstration, he had hardly passed for
the las, time ont Of the front door
of the White House before the air
was thick with flying scandals. lie
sought to give character TO his ad-
ministration by throwing mud at
that of his predecessor, and be now
has an opportunity of enjoying the
entertainment which it pleased him
to prepare for otherS.-[Globe-D'm-
Ocrat.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-26
Some statistics concerning capital

Some statistics concerning capital
punishment throughout the world
are printed by the London Times,
and show a difficulty in enforcing
the extreme penalty of the law. In
Austria, during the past ten years,
8O6 persons we're sentenced TO death
for murder and only, IS executed; in
France, 1913 condemned and 90 exc
cuted; in Spain the respective 1igures
are 291 and l26; in Sweden, 32 and
8; in Denmark, 81 and |, in Bavaria,
249 and I; in North Germany, 484
and /, in Australia and New Zeal
and, 453 and 123; and in England
and Wales, in the last 80 years, 665
persons wero sentenced to death and
372 executed
Sharp County record., 1881-05-26
The following star mail routes IN

The following star mail routes IN
Arkansas have been discontinued by
Postmaster General James: Mem
pbis, Tenn. to WIttsburg, Ark llO
miles, cost of service on route, 1888
per annum. Camden, Ark to New
Orleans, GIL miles, cost of service
on route, $4,000 per annum. jack
sonport, Ark, to Batesville, Ark,
50 miles, cost of service, s3959 per
annum. Little Rock to Fort Smith,
Ark, 26O miles, cost of service, $4,000
per annum.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-26
Speaking of the prospects of the

Speaking of the prospects of the
wheat crop this season. Colman's
RNpal World SAYS: awe think the
statements about the great damages
to the wheat crop by the past severe
weather will be found to be cxagger-
ated. Doubtless in some sections
the wheat has been considerably in.
jured, but take the country general
ly, and we think the wheat has gone
through the winter much better thar
usual. We believe that for the past
InIrTy years that we nave pu0Iisheu
the Rural World, not spring has
come when the cry has not been
made that the wheat has been seri-
ously injured. This is very large
country with great diversity Of lati-
tnde AS well as Of soil. and while in
jury may result in some locality, the
crop turns out to be large one. We
predict that the wheat crop for l8e l
will be by far the largest ever rails
cd in the United States.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-26

Fred Douglassis to be recorder of
deeds of the district of Columbia.
The office is worth $4,000 ayear in
good hard money, and then there is
no social complications involved.
The office has been occupied by Geo.
A. Sheridan, who was conspicuous
member of the Louisiana carpetbag
ring. In the recent investigations
of the post office department, revela-
tionS concerning some Of his swim
ding operations has caused his sud
den retirement, thus leaving hole
to stick the Douglass peg in without
disturbing the social atmosphere Of
Washington, and at the same time
relieving the administration Of a
large sized elephant Peoples Trib-
une.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-26
MERCHANDISE.
AT EVENING SHADE, ARK.

Come and examine our mammoth spring
and summer stock of goods, selected with
care by us in person, and at the lowest cash
prices, the advantage of which we pro-
pose to give to our customers; therefore,
YOU will save time and money by calling
on us when you need anything in our line.
We are grateful to our patrons for past
favors. and will endeavor to merit a con-
tinuation Of the same. Come and see US.
WILLIAMS & METCALF.
Sharp County record., 1881-05-26

The cost of the United States Sen
ate is aboHt 100000 year, nearly
100000 going for salaries and mile
aue.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18
FOR THE LADIES.
a Bail in Algeria.

1t must be great fun to attend ball
in Algiers. The Algerian Wdtchmdn
reports grand affair of that kind lately
given by the governor, M. Grevy. In
civilized society, the reporter says,
people attend balls in order to dance,
firt and chat, but in Algiers they sim
ply go to eat and drink, and yet not to
eat and drink, to "swill' rather, and
to stuff themselves. At 8 o'clock on
the memorable evening men stood ten
deep around the governors sideboard,
and so kicked and scuffied that his ex.
cellency was forced to station two
policemen at the door of his supper
room, while his twenty-six cooks even
could not supply the demand. Pres.
emily the policemen were overwhelmed
in the rush and were fain to make their
escape. If a lady wished glass Of
champagne she had to impress some
burly giant to force his way for her to
the sideboard, and only at 3 o'clock in
the morning, when she was half dead
with thirst, could the hostess succeed
in obtaining glass of wine, which she
shared with her preserver in a corner.
Big chasseurs and bearded Arabs
feasted till they were like to die of u
surfeit, and then sauntered through the
gorgeous saloon, covered with jellies
plates and the debris of all edible things
One gentleman belonging to the high
est circles-of Algiers-lay stretched,
the whole evening on o row of chairs in
the saloon enjoying siesta, and play
ing tune upon his nose which might
have been heard half way to France.
Toward midnight M. Grevy visited his
sleeping-room, where he found one of
his guests sleeping the sleep Of the just
in his bed, while the chamber was in
the most shocking disorder, suggestive
of a notorious triplet in Thackeray's
"White Squal." Meantime in the par
lor all the men were smoking furiously
and in the gush of their tipsiness filling
the pianofortes with wine and breaking
glasses over each others heads, no less
than 700 GLASSES, unfortunately, not
heads) being thus demolished. "M.
Grevy was enchanted with the success
of his ball"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18

Bustles are longer and more bouffant.
All mitts are long and loose in the
wrists.
Squares of white dotted null are used
for tichus.
Lace and muslin fchus grow larger
and larger.
1t is the height of fashion to hang q
piece of old faded tapestry on the wall.
Snowy colors in showy contrasts ap-
pear in the composition of fashionable
seaside suits.
White and gold braid trim yachting
suits Of blue, gray or cream white fan
mel serge beautifully.
Fantastic figures are embroidered in
bright colors on artistic and fancy lawn
tennis costumes.
Puffs of null and tulle illusion in the
neck bid fair to take the place of plait-
ings and tichus.
Yachting suits of dark or porcelain
blue, gray or green flannel serge are
made bright and gray with Turkey red
sashes and trimmings.
Null and batiste dresses in pale tints
of color, trimmed with imitation Valen-
ciennes and Flemish point and Vormi-
celli laces, make lovely afternoon and
evening watering place toilets.
Some exquisite white, black, rose col
ored and pale blue Manila grass lace,
long scarfs, and squares, enriched with
gold threads or bright colored ones, are
at very low prices.
Longitudinal stripes il bright coloIs,
with gold and silver hair line effects,
crossed diagonally with stripes, formed
in the weaving of the fabric, make one
of the features of the fall goods.
Artistic parasols have sprays of eg.
lantine, daisies, golden rod, struggling
insects, and sometimes birds painted
as if falling or flying, az ndtmrel, ovel
the cores on the outside, sometimes en-.
croaching on the lace border, or fringe,
while the Innings show shaded effects il
full, delicate tints of blue, green, rose
cream, pearl, and pure white.
White dresses of every description
including Swiss, French, nainsook, jac
onet, lawn, organdie, dotted anG
sprigged Swiss and Indian null mus
Inns, and white chuddahs, pongees
nuns yelling, cashmere, and French hant
American bunting are worn to excess n
all hours of the day, while white surah
satin and damasse. with tulle and crap,
lisse and white Spanish lace. are re
served for full evening toilets and hlida
| occasions.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18
HUMOR OF THE DAY,

"I love thy rocks and drills" as the
young fellow sang to the rich miners
aughter.-Sdlem Sunbeam.
Rocking-chairs would be more com.
Portable if they were less tidy Chat
When we see man with oceans of
oil on his hair, it always suggests to us
a head-light.-StdteSmdn
"That butter is too fresh," as the
man remarked when the goat lifted him
over the garden fence. .-LoareH Citizen.
The hen now sits on the garden fence
But can no mischief hatch,
Because the seeds have all come up;
Plants are too big too scratch.
W.T. and Wisdom.
GA rolling stone gathers no moss"
but one that sticks in the same place
continually gets so covered with moss
that it can't see its way out.-,S. Louis
Spirit.
1t is the easiest thing in the world
to write fun. All you've got to do is to
sit down and think of it and then write
it. We could write columns of it-if
we could think of it.-Middletocn
TRANSCRIPT.
AT session of the Teachers associa-
tion recently held at Saratoga, report
was read showing a large percentage of
defect in sight among scholars, which
would seem very naturally to arise from
the disorder of the pupils.-Statesman.
One can't be too careful with fire.
arms. A Marathon boy carried pistol
in his coat pocket, and one day last
week while he was in swimming the
pistol unexpectedly went off. He has
no suspicious as to who took it.-Mar-
atbom Independent.
DOnbury has a baseball nine called
the Acknowledgements club. When
member is seen with his jaw tied up it
is not known whether he stopped a" hot
ball" with his cheek or simply attempted
to pronounce the name of his club
N0rriStOlCn Herald.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18

eyes"
"But why did you play such prank
on us all p
"I knew you still loved me, but
would never say SO, and, besides, 1
wanted little fun"
"Bless you, it was fun, but you might
have been hurt"
ooh, no." she laughed; "I wasn't
afraid. The others were so brave, and
you were such a coward-all brain and
no courage, you know
A month later was clerk on o good
salary, and six months later Mabel and
were married. But the secret of our
wooing in the stone house and under
the apple tree was never told, and from
that time forth 1 had no fear of ghosts
my own particular precious little
ghost was my shield and my protection.
-Hmper's Bazdr.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18
Products Of the Laboratory,

Several very valuable products have
come from the laboratory of late years
which il is we'll enough to call to mind.
Cosmoline, product of coal oil, occu-
pies place midway between the oils
and solid fats. 1t is doubtless the best
dressing in the world, having the pene-
tration of kerosene, but not a particle
of its smell or solvent properties. 1t
will be as painless upon the eye as upon
the hand. Medicinal fluid may be
mingled with it by stirring it until the
cosmoline is whitened. Glycerine is an
older product. 1t is midway between
oils and water. Either water, oil or
alcohol will dissolve it. In turn, it is q
solvent for great many substances. 1t
is also useful preservative for the
naturalist. Its medical uses are innu-
merable, and it may be taken in tea in
place of sugar. Nitrate of Amyl is q
curious chemical, which only physicians
should use. 1t is light corn colored
fluid, of faint but extremely penetra-
ting fruit odor. 1t is an arterial stimu-
liant of most wonderful power, it being
too powerful for inward application. A
drop on the end of the finger applied to
the nostrils and withdrawn as its effects
become visible, is the safest method. In
asphyxia or syncope, sinking from con
gestive chill, faintness of women with
prolapsus, or in heart disease, it fills ar
entirely new place in medical treatment
Hour Glass.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18
UnMritten Music.

We hear its low and dreamy tone
Like come sweet angel spell,
Among the wood-haunts wild and lone,
Where the young violets dwell;
Where the deep sunset flush hath thrown
Its glory on the sea,
We linger for its ceaseless moan
That wordless minstrelsyl
The primal world its echoes woke
When first the ardent sun,
In all his freshning day-spring, broke
His regal race to run;
II foated through those lonely skies,
Each immemorial hill,
Where now such countless cities rise,
The might of human will
The cavern'd depths of the wild sea
That gather in their lair
Such shrieks of mortal agony,
Such pleadings of despair,
Upon their turgid pillows wreathed
Such lulling strains have sped,
As if their charnel waters breathed
No requiem for the dead.
Oh earth hath not lonely plain
Unblest by mystic song;
The diapason of the main,
Its anthem to prolong.
The seaman, in his home -fraught dream
Upon the moonlit waves,
Hears, in its undulating stream,
The chant of wat'ry caves.
Through Hippocrene's violet fount
The haunting spirit rung;
To every old Thessalian mount
Its storied legends clung.
1t filed the wild Buotian hills
With tabled visions blent,
And murmured through the Pythian rills-
melody unspent.
An incense-breath upon the wind,
For mornings glorious dover;
A fairy spell, the heart to bind
At noontide's languid hour;
A voice the forest-child hath sought
By every glade and stream;
But most, at twilight's hour of thought,
Half shadow and half dream.
A song upon the summer prime,
or gladness and of praise;
A voice that bids the vintage time
Its choral tribute raise;
A tone ubiquitous and free,
A deathless music given
A strain of immortality,
An attribute of heaven
William Huber, Jr., in Boston lotto
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18
1t May Not BE.

1t may not be our lot to WELD
The sickle in the ripened field;
Nor ours to bear on summer ewes
The reaper's song among the sheaves.
Yet where our duty's task is wrought
In unison with Gods great thought,
The near and future blend in one,
And whatso'er is willed is done.
AMI ours the grateful service whence
Comes day by day the recompense;
The hope, the trust, the purpose stayed,
The fountain and the MONDAY shade.
John O.. Whittier .
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18

A Kossuth County Qowa) farmer, who
runs small butter and cheese factory
of his own, says his profits from each Of
his COWS in 1880 were $50.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18

In England, as late as the Reformai
ton, eating flesh in Lent was rewarded
with the pillory.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18

A fruitful place-A canning estab-
ishmsnt,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18
A FASCINATING GHOST.

M ANTED-A young gentleman who knows
w how to aPell, ana who writes good hanl
to do copying; III the country for two or three
months. NJ IT remain in employers hoaSe.
Address III o. hand stating what salary i
expected, y, II y l4u0, this office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02
---~asazzss - q %0D y ~.
s.ChaAlI Your Has,

The cant phrase ''Chalk your hat" which
is still current in many parts of the Union,
is said TO have had it's origin in literal illus
tration OF the words ssAdmiral'' Reside
was an owner Of various stage coaches in the
days before railroads. lie spent much Of
his time in Washington, where, indeed, he
lived for several years. At the annual ao-
journment Of Congress he would pass his
friends of the House and Senate-he was
well acquainted with all the prominent poll
ticians OF his era-oyer any stage line he
controlled. He would say to an Ohioan or
Kentuckian: Il suppose you're going back
to Cincinnati or Louisville, and I'll pass you
through by stage" When be was asked,
"HoW?" he would reply. ''Gi7e me your
hat lie would take the hat make a cabal-
istic chalk mark On it impossible to counter
felt, and return it with the remark, ssThat
will serve your turn; my agents will recognize
that anywhere and won't receive cent from
the man whose hat is so marked" Reside
was right All his agents knew the sign at
once. The thing became SO common that
some fellows tried to initiate il, but they
Were Invariably detected and compelled to
leave the stage or pay their fare. In the
South and West "Chalk your hat still
stands for what the East styles dead heading.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02
Cabinet Speculation.

WASHINGTON, February 1.-The latest Cab.
met bulletins from Blaine sources are as fol
lows: Blaine for Secretary Of State, and
Allison for the Treasury. No appointment
for the Interior has yet been agreedl upon.
AS to the Postoffice Department, Foster can
have it, but Garfield is said to have persuaded
him to remain in Ohio politics and succeed
Senator Pendleton then postmaster James,
of New York, takes it. Don Cameron is
mentioned for Secretary Of War, and Levi
P Morton for Secretary Of the Navy. For
Attorney General, Judge Phillip Fl. Morgan,
of Louisiana, now Minister to Mexico, is
named, although Gen. Philips, Of the De
partment of Justice, and Judge Hunt, Of the
Court Of Claims, are also mentioned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02

Office Name. Residence
secretary. .........JAS. H. MILLS. Deer Lodge
Chief Justice d. S. WADE .. Helena
Aaaooio+o r,.+ces JE. j. CONGER, -. Virginia City
Associate justices Nv. j. GALBRAITH, Deer Lodge
Z. s. District Attorney, J. L. DRYDEN .... Helena
u. S. Marshal, ALEX. c. BOTKIN. ........... s.
Surveyor General. r. H. MASON. ........ Helena.
Register Land Office, JAS. e. MOE.
Receiver Land Office, F. P STERLING...... '
Collector Internal Revenue, T. P. FULLER. 80
Collector Customs, r. a. CUMMINGS. ...... Benton.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND CLERKS.
First District T. X. ARMSTRONG. ....... Bozeman
Second District, ALEX. Ell. MAYHEM. Deer Lodge.
Third District r. j. LOWRY ..............H Helena.
clerk lst Dist Court, THEO MUFFLY Virginia City.
Clerk Sd Dist. Court, ALEX. Ell. BEATTIE.. Helena.
UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE.
Aseayer, Russell B. HARRISON. ,........... Helena
Meter, M. A. MEYENDORFF. ......... ..... Helena.
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS.
Auditor, JOSEPH P. WOOLMAN. Helena.
Treasurer D. III. WESTON. Observation-Disclosures Helena
Warden of Penitentiary, W. W. BOTKIN, Deer Lodge
Sup't Public Schools, W. EGBERT SMITH. Butte
Supreme Court Reporter, G. HEDGES. 80. Helena.
Clerk Supreme Court ISAAC r. ALDEN. Helena
UNITED STATES EXAMINING SURGEON.
BOzEMAN LAND DISTRICT.
Register, DAVIS WILSON. ............. BoZeman
Receiver, j. V. BOGERT. ............... ..Bozeman
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-02
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF MoNTAN !.

DELEGATE IN CONGRESS-.
Hon. MARTIN MAGINN1S, Helena.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-03-02

between the Poplarand Missouri rivers. They
are doubtless those Of the bucks who fed to
the willows on the 9th, when Hargous cap
tured Black Cat Fishs camp. By that cap
ture Ilges has saved many lives. Captain
Overstne was unable to cross the Missouri,
and the Uncapapas after whom he was sent
are believed to have perished. The death
song fills the camp tonight, and the uncer-
taintY as to the fate Of a relative or friend
adds to the general gloom among the Yank-
tonais. OF ponies no less than five hundred
have been drowned. In sight of the agency
was large herd, which struggled for hours
against the remorseless inroad of the iceflled
flood, and gaining slightly higher ground,
suffered for hours ere death released them.
The spectacle presented from the graveyard
near the traders store was sublimely awful
Where the Yanktonais farm had been, there
rolled a seething mass of broken ice, resist
less in power, swapping trees like pipe-stems;
huge pieces weighing tons, meeting some hid
den obstruction, would be thrown high in the
air, and gorges twenty feet or more in hight
and acres in extent were formed by every
hillock. Many of the Indians, awakened in
the night by the surge Of the waters ran for
the high grounds in race with death, leav-
ing tepees, robes and all they had behind. So
Far there are no advices of deaths among the
wood-choppers and whites along the river,
but it is feared many of them have perished,
for they must have been wholly unprepared
for the rush of water and crush of ice which
came SO suddenly and fiercely upon them.
This condition of things is utterly unprece-
dented within the memory Of whites or In
dians-Hernzd.