The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-23

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working apart from either party. The Re-
publicans lack one of the number necessary
to organize the House, and the Greenbackers
| will force the Democrats to join them.
The New York Post says the business men
Of New York City are losing $4,000 per day
| by not having the business streets cleaned.
One of the west districts in West Ireland is
notorious as the scene of more than one scan
dalous Land League victory. Between twenty
or thirty village tyrants have quietly abscond-
ed since the second reading of the act for the
protection of persons and property in the
| Ireland BILL
| Official dispatches from Poplar river and
Buford bring news of an extraordinary flood
of ice and water. The Indian camps were
flooded, and eight Indians and several hun
dred ponies drowned. Others escaped by
precipitate flight, losing their tepees and robes
| in the river
The sales of Northern Pacific railroad lands
in 1879, amounted to 161, 104 acres and in
1880 to 727, ,743 acres. All indications point
| to larger purchase of farms on the line of
| the road this year than ever before, and to an
unprecedented immigration which will COM
mence with the earliest opening of spring
| travel.
| The members of the German Parliament
are divided into the following factions: Con-
servatives SO, Imperialsts So, National Lber-
| ais 81, Secessionists under Herr Forecken-
beck Z, Liberals Of the Right IS, Progress
ionists 81, Centre or Clerical 101, Poles il,
Social Democrats 10, Independents, includ-
| ing those from Alsace and Lorraine 81.
| Jay Gould has obtained control Of the New
Jersey Central railroad, which will be opened
to Birmingham and consolidated with the
| LackaWana. The latter is owned by Gould
and will be pushed through to Buffalo and
advantage will be taken Of the new line from
| Cleveland to Chicago to get into the latter
| city by building short line from Buffalo to
| Cleveland.
| Leading Republicans say there is no longer
any doubt as to the position Of Senator Ma
hone, and he will vote with the Republicans
to organize the Senate. He has written
Republican Senator to select him a seat, and
one has been chosen for him on the Repub-
/ lican side of the chamber. He repudiates
the action Of the Democrats in assigning him
a seat=on their side.
The President has Withdrawn the nomna-
ton of Forster for United States District At
torney at New York City, and stated that E.
T. Shepherd, Conklng man, would be
nominated. This 1t is said will weaken the
opposition to Stanley Mathews and improve
his chances of confirmation, and it is said
that the administration will discontinue it's
attacks on Conklng.
The pedestrian tournament to begiven un-
de- the management of Daniel O'Leary in
Chicago, commencing April 25th, promises
to be one Of the best Chicago has ever had.
The prizes offered are $1,000, $700 $400,
5000 and $1O0. In addition the FIVE prin-
cipal contestants will receive so per cent. of
all the receipts over SIS, 900, which will be
divided amongst them in proportion.
The sundry civil bill, which has been sent
to the printer BY the committee, provides for
participation by the United States in the In
ternational Monetary Conference, $950,000
for the National soldiers home, $522, 900
for the coast and geodetic survey, $4,000
for completing the census, $2,375, 900 for
United States courts-salaries, fees, prison
era, etc, $1.700,0O0 for public printing.
Parnell addressed u, 900 people at Claro,
Kings county the 18Th inst. He was received
with great enthusiasm by large crowds at the
railroad stations, On his route. He advised
the people, especially the tenants, to remain
firm, and congratulated himself on having by
the obstruction in Parliament prevented O
suspension of the Aa6eas corpus A Catholic
Priest presided and the stars and stripes
waved over him.
The assay commissioners, who have been
engaged in the United States Mint, at Phila-
delphia, for several days in testing the coin
age Of the various mints of the country, have
completed their work and will report the re-
suit of the test to the President in few days.
It is understood that certain defects were dis
covered in the coinage executed at the Carson
City mint, but that none of this defective
coinage has been put in circulation.
Advices from Leadyille report that saw
age and bloody fight has taken place between
two companies Of men over the Washington