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SPECIAL TELEGRAPH NOTICE,

n III taTtf from >0lns-Ti.l ami south " ct
l. iiAr'"F {" Ellsworth, ou AMI Aft . MAs IS. l,sl
III L. twenty nv p cent un a IIr-~sEr 10 Ten
loi w"T'ls ami Tao -,-E cents for d additional
WOrri. Also the ~ the uflry ~ ~uInr-s HE
wili D. changed 10 Nj Is-rt instead % >omr-, Vile
heretofore
II ~ CLARK. Prr.t
X g. ~NLi>BtRi. soy.
Mount De,ert. Apr. ~ ISL. Evils
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Chambers to Let
Ox FIR>T FLOOR, SUITABLE

hwyer'- Office, Corner Main ani water It,
formerly occupied by 4. =. BuTnham, later 6y
b Worcester. Enquire Of
lTtf :. ID. " ltblN.
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Notice.


WI HEREhS any wife Mercy w Conary, has
w lent ms bed amt board without just cause
and ha- taken with her nv TWO daughter,
hereby forbid all per-ons barboring or trusting
them or ethef If hun IN my account, A. shall
pay no bill, o. their contracting afler ths date.
y. T.. UONA.Y.
Ellsworth. April p 1851 3wl7'
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The Council have rejected the nomination
Of J. Fred Hall for Judge Of the Municipal
Court al Rock!and, and the nomination Of
George 7. Perrigo Of RockIand, for Trial
Justice. They voted 10 confirm the nomi-
nation Of James b. Lindsey for County
Commissioner Of Aroostook county in place
Of 4. A. Bur!eigh, appointed Collector Of
(nsfnfns
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Notice.

IND HEREAs my wife, Belinda Mace, has left my
w hed and board without just cause, hereby
forbid all persons haTboriBg or trust Dg her on
my aeeouni. as l shall pay no bills OF her con
tracing alter this dafe. ISAAC MACE.
Aurora, April 23t. lssl Swift
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According to the repsrt of State supt-,
Lsrs, there are 1895 .chadIsa between 4
and "a years Of ayr. in Hancock CoastY, Of
which SANDER only SIS per cent, on an
Average, stieaded school daring the past
year. And yet fhis county shows the high
est per cent. of average sttendapce Of any
county IN the State.
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House for Sale,

- new two story dwelling Hons -,
l,ssltt latSd on High street. for sale ~ a e,,aat
l1nA bargain Inquire OF - greet
.. 4. TOMPKINS
I.u-r,.o-., Nj, at Aiken's Stove store
go NAS'iiS' l4tf
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Picked up April Izth IN LOng Island souni, of
Fatnn's Neck a centre board full of water
with me- end sill attached The owner can hear
fr,m anne bv addressing Capt.
Ellsworth Maine. NJ NJ. WHITAKER.
3w11+
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At thu meeting of the Governor and
Council on Saturday the following tax IA,
assessed upon the different telegraph COM
paiIes DONG business in ih!s State
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Notice,

Maso Mt nui III TIE y UNDERSIGNED, the
North West Hartor. 1t Is a two ~ r. ne
i ny Wit French roof. 10 by 90 80 "a, o uni
INTO ny, Hotel which is much needed IL nm efted
III oe soid at bargain II called for sos,n pace.
Deer Isle, April 8, 1851 " l. LtfhlN.
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Notice..

w the undersigned A. >elcctmcn Of the town
w II Lr"uliaborO give notice 10 all holder Of
i.tvu ORDER OF the town OF t,uull-bJro.
luu hereby notihe,l bring an or,lcr- to the.
~ctrCtmen- Office before tie first day uf June
- Tor payment, or 10 b, funded into d.e ger
cent notes, Al The option of the holder At wh ch
time interest ~ III cease On them
I TRACY, selcctmen
X, r. JOY, Of
u g. COLE } C,.uAt.borp
pate-l At GuulI-blru thu 90 iay OF April ISL
CIVIC
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Notice of Foreclosure
Pauper Notice.

'ItE undersigned hereby gives no,,ce ,ha, ~
! ma contracted with the City Of Ellsworth for
W., ~, 7tnptoft 81 the poor during the ensuing year
IL -, - hdle ample provision for their sunDort
ne therefore torbid- all persons from furDIsbiag
6p piss % aiS pauper On his account, as without
~ "Lltteh order, lie will pay for no goo,l- 50
Ellsworth. April 5, ISL 90 -
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Notice..

THE undersigned gives notice that he has this
] iay'given to his minor son, George W. SAWYER
his time and tat he shall not claim his earnings
or pay any debts hereafter of bis contraction.
ADMIRAL g. SANYEk, Jr.
Deer Isle, April 10, issl, 3wI7'
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Dissolution of Copartnership.

ri III fran &C. SAITH abd Fsiien !. th.. .is. .l.-
sulgr-i bs mutual CONS. 1T.
HkEN ~ SMITH
JpIiN " IAIItN
Aifs-t Eft EEN -MlIu
Nc. f4.sg4a ts.r No NJ
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For Sale I!

lxA The farm OW ncd ami oyruplr4l by I A.
tIW Crabtrre ls ior sale. " ~ d. exchange for
&lk another Place. II j. situated in the eastern
part Of franklin on Teles Taph road. half way lie
tween Ellsworth and thrTry held Contains about
Is acre. Of lAnd. well wooded. cuts IT, tons OF
hay. has town watering privilege. ouug orchard
beginning 81 b~ar, due cranberry Ari. great hay
privilege ami j. Of the hest situations TOR
public house in town. Inquire OF subscriber
T. A. CEABIKkE.
franklin May >, ls,l. lsgf
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Go into Business.

The Wharf, Goal shed, and store House former
Is occupied BY MIR. Geo. W fisge,
ron RENT
Thi- Is very opportunity to 20 into the
Coal, Hay. Storage and short Lumber business
A. Il l. permanent aud ali established
For further particulars apply 10
BACON 4 HUCktNs,
lou BANGOR, Me-
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DR.. L. S. CHllCOTT,
DENTIST.

uFFItE II BEtDLEl'- Biu-.k.
HLE HAEi'pI.. MAINE
hihvr 80 nitrous aN,t. -a- tlta.aI.i-ryI, }, A-.n
ue,H.--lr, Ia !ht ySira. t..a.a ct l.,FH I,tf
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Wanted,

s. senclglng Agents to travel In III. N.,, p,
f,ss,s, M take Srefs for Nursery SIZE a a
,ar,os Trees shrubs, Vines, Rose s sla
and names as reSerenesa age, previous occapatsSe
amas,as 5. T. CANNON.
Augusta, Mains.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

THE New York Chamber of Commerce,
through its special committee, gives Stan
fords railroad letter a rough overhauling,
going over all the grounds raised by those
who are opposed to the great influence OF
these corporations. The report is too long
for publication in full in this issue, but the
following paragraph shows the nature OF the
railroad issue: "1n response to the plea that
railroads should be left alone to
manage their business in their own way,
and to decide what is . reasonable
charge for services rendered, the committee
quote from Congressman Daggett's speech
that all the money ever invested by the stock
holders toward constructing the Central Pa
ciic was $12, 500, and that the officially re-
ported value of the road in 1877 over llabili-
ties was 1886, 556, ,008, represented in part by
S54, 900, 900 Of watered stock Of the Central
Pacific and $36, 100000 Of Southern Pacific,
being an aggregate of $90,O00,O00 in stock.
which cost them onlY the price Of printing,
and upon which they are compelling the
public to pay them eighteen per cent yearly
in dividends. The Southern Pacific has been
constructed and paid for from the earnings Of
the Central Pacific. yet the owners issue $780,
900 in stock and $40,0 900 in bonds per mile
and charge such rates rates as will enable
them to collect annually eight per cent, on
the stock and six per cent. on the bonds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

THE New York Times, one of Conkling's
numerous organs, advises Garfield to &C
knowledge he has made blunder. In the
face of the almost unanimous support which
the country at large has expressed for the
President, this advice savors somewhat Of
being interested, and should the President
follow it he will make blunder which will
bury him as deep as James Buchanan, and
from which he can never recover. If Conk-
ling should ally himself with the Democratic
party. in order to defeat the confirmation of
Robertson, he should certainly be allowed to
do SO. He would gain his point and loose
every particle Of bis influence. The Senate
is a body that the American polity would be
better off without, and if it is to remain what
it is and has been for the last 40 years, the
sooner it is destroyed the better. 1t has grad
ually usurped all the functions Of govern
ment and has become mere oligarchy on
which the people have no influence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

TE1EeRApH1o dispatches indicate that the
Nihilists axe tired Of war, or have become
satisfied by concession and q change OF pol
icy, having offered to lay down arms, IN con-
sideration Of amnesty. Should this prove
correct, ID will indicate that the thing was
more Of the nature Of cabal for court in
trigue than social revolution. The name of
the present Gear has been frequently men
toned in connection with Nihilist plots-and
it has even been hinted that he was prime
mover in them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

would disclose that this route as is practi-
cable IS any. in SO far as engineering difficult
ties are concerned, and considerably shorter,
and having richer country on its line,
The question really lies between the COM
Daratiye ease Of the Deer Lodge pass and
the comparative shortness of the direct routes
across the mountains, in which, it appears to
us. the latter, unless totally unpracticable
from the cost Of construction, should inhu-
ence the company In four years there will
be at least FIVE trans-conflnental lines in COM
netit;on for the Asiatic and Pacific trade, and
il this competition very few miles will add
the deciding weight Of relative cheapness,
and the question Of shortening lines is one
that no railroad Of the magnitude Of the
Northern Pacific can ignore So patent has
this feet become that the Union and Central
Pacific are spending millions in the work Of
shortening and Strengthening, and it is SO OBJ
viously in the interest of economy and busi-
ness prudence that this should be done at the
commencement, that we may expect to see
all the routes, including the Cadotte pass
route, thoroughly and comparatively exam
ined. z..... ....
Anyway il appears that Benton is to have
an extension of this road, and, as we have
stated before in these columns, the adVan~
tage of having connection with the head Of
navigation amounts to q necessity which at
fects not only this road, but every other that
enters the Territory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

THE project to consolidate the two hote
enterprises into one has about been complet-
ed, and as soon as a proper location can
be selected the work OF building will be
begun. This is most desirable consumma-
ton, and one that indicates closer spirit of
harmony and unity among our principal bus
mess men than has before been exhibited,
and one that augurs we'll for the future OF
the town and its business growth We have
FIVE houses here, each Of them 8 power IN
itself, and which by themselves have accom-
plished wonders. But unfortunately there
has not existed that unity Of action that would
have produced the best results, and improve
ment has proceeded in disjointed and jealous
manner. But this policy OF separate exten-
sion had really grown 80 serious that it was
unmanageable, and there was danger that
things of general necessity would either be
overdone or loft anaonle, through sheer
impossibility OF supporting dual enter
prises requiring great capital to inaugurate.
We are glad to see this new spirittaking root,
and believe that in the limited compass OF
this town, or any that it is likely to assume
for many years to come, whatever OF public
enterprise or private thrift that may be ex-
hibited by one will benefit the whole to q
nearly equal degree. Mr. William H. Todd
has been jealous co-Worker in the project
to conso lidate this double enterprise into
one magnificent scheme, and he deserves
every praise for the public spirit and bust
ness tact he has displayed in aiding so mate
rally to bring about this result-a result that
not only will make Of this enterprise q
paying investment, but open the way for a
close union Of interests that really are iden-
tical, and cannot much longer be kept separ-
ate without either utter stagnation, or fe-
yerish excitement and ruinous competition
fully as destructive to the solid and enduring
interests Of Benton.
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a Moorish Coffee Stand.

Leaving the market-place we passed
through crumbling old archWay into
shady lane shut in by high walls. Here
Moorish coffee stand was established in
shanty run up against the inside Of the arch,
and benches were placed along the walls of
the lane for customers. 1t was an amusing
study to watch the keeper Of that coffee stand
at work preparing the cup Of coffee ordered
for me by Simon. He was little gray
Wrinkled man with bent figure, clad in
complete suit of flame. color, which gave him
semi-diabolical aspect to eyes familiar with
the opera makeup Of Goethe's mephistophe-
leg. His oddly-shaped kettle, too, placed on
a very small stove level with his chin, had
something alchemical about it. Seen in the
gloom Of the shanty, the fancy easily trans
muted it from kettle into an alembic for
the distillation of uncanny liquors; and the
patient, keenly Watchful face OF the old
Moor as he ground the portion Of coffee for
the cup and famed the flame under this
alembical kettle, would have made very
fair model for a Paracelsus Men might
come and men might go in the quiet lane
passing from the dust and strife of the mar
ket, but this true artist went on intently
grinding the berries and flaming the fire IS il
his earthly horizon had been bounded BY tie
wall of bis rickety workshop, and the whole
duty of man had been the brewing Of good
coffee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

PooR scio, for SO many centuries the field
Ionic poetry, and the scene OF Phrygian
plunder; one OF the connecting links between
q past buried up in old Egypt and born
anew in the later Greek, whose glory was al
ways allied with misfortune even in her best,
as il to fulfill the doctrines of ultimate COM
pensation, poor Scio has again been strick-
en-. Her last misfortune was 10 incur Turk
ian hatred for her aff1liation with the war Of
1922, when the island was ravaged and 05,-
600 people nlassacred or sold into slavery,
and now, as il not satisfied with relentless
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13
PURELY PERSONAL.

-Jno. Leply left on visit to his ranch on
Friday last.
Joshua Nathan, of New Orleans, came in
from Assinaboin on Saturday and is stopping
at the Overland.
Col w. W. DeLacey is in town, stopping
at the Choteau house. He is going to the
Barker on surveying expedition.
Jos Ellis, of Arrow creek, is in town,
and runor has it that bis purpose here is even
to sever his connection with batchelorhood.
Paul a. Leach arrived on Sunday from
Butte, where he had been employed on the
Iaden. He comes to Benton to assume 3 po-
sition on the Record as foreman.
Geo. Warren and Joe Watts, owners of
the Oxide mine, arrived from the Barker dis
trict Monday. They report weather fine and
only one foot of snow in the camp.
Mr.. Steven Spitzler, mine host Of the
Assinaboin restaurant made us q pleasant
call Tuesday Mr. s. will take in city Life for a
week before returning to the monarchy.
d. Wells came in on Friday coach from
Wickes. He intends purchasing piece of
property and building residence. His
family, at present, are living in michigan.
Paris Gibson and Jas. Matkin paid q
visit to the ranch Of Mr.. Gibson on Thurs
day last and both have returned therefrom,
confirming the general report of q luxuriant
growth Of grass and improving condition Of
stock.
MIR. Crooks, gentleman who came in
from Barker sometime ago, and was immedi-
ately afterWard taken sick with indamma-
ton of the lungs, died on Sunday at the Cen
tennial Hotel. The disease changed into an
abcess On the lungs, from which great
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

destruction by human hands, nature has con-
spired to finish what was left. A terrible
earthquake has shaken and destroyed the
towns of the island and buried vast numbers
of people in the ruins, the number killed be-
ing variously estimated as high as fifty thou
sand. This figure is obviously too high, but
at best the picture is sad one. Its wine, oil
and mastic have been sung for ages, and
still form the principal industries Of the
island
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

WE present on another page a brief history
of sthe Northern Pacific road, and the
routes now projected or held in view.
Among them the following are held the most
favorable by the management:
First-Up Shields river and Cottonwood
creek, across to the head of Sixteen Mile
creek, down that stream to the Mission, thence
by way Of Helena to the mouth of the
Little Blackfoot.
Second-Up the Yellowstone, across to
Bozeman, down the Gallatin valley to the
Three Forks, thence by way Of Helena to the
mouth of the Little Blackfoot.
Third-Same as second route 10 the Three
Forks, thence up the Jefferson and south
fork of Boulder across to the head Of Dry
Cottonwood creek, down the latter named
creek to Deer Lodge valley and on to the end
of the division.
Fourth--To Three Forks as before, up JEFF
ferson, across Pipestone pass and down
Deer Lodge valley.
Fifth-To Three Forks as before, up JEFF
ferson, across Deer Lodge pass and down
Deer Lodge valley.
The Cadotte pass has also been mentioned
but for obvious reasons will not probably
enter into the calculations.
OF these passes all but the Deer Lodge are
liable to the objection of tunnel near to the
SUBMITS, and leaving that pass out, the
question resolves itself into which Of the
other passes have the lowest attitudes and
most approachable SUBMITS.
The most northernly routes are the best,
other things being equal, and the country
traversed is better and more open. What
the ''obvious' reason may be that Cadotte
pass will not enter into the calculations
Of the management we do not know, and per
haps is not yet determined. We have heard
it objected that the Cadotte pass was imprac-
ticable because road would, coming from
Miles City by way of Smith river, descend
two OR three thousand feet as it reached the
in q distance comparatively short, and that the
Eastern approach to the mountains was 30
sudden that long tunnel would be necessary
in order to make the levels.
There are some good grounds for this OBJ
lection, although precisely the same objec-
ton exists with every other route designated
above, with the exception Of the fifth, BY way
Of the Deer Lodge pass; and the amount Of
tunneling that would be required would be
nearly equal in all four cases, and We do not
think would be any more in the more North
ern route by way of Cadotte's pass.
The Eastern approach to the Cadotte pass
along the top Of the divide that separates
the Dearborn from the South Fork Of Sun
River, is by slow and easy grade, that will
carry one nearly to the summit, and there is
no obstacle to speak OF in the whole route ex-
cept the tunnel, and that obstacle would be
encountered If any of the routes by Helena
are chosen, or the Pipestone, or the Boul-
der The Cadotte pass has not been SO
thoroughly explored as the others have,
and the difficulties Of that pass seem to have
been somewhat exaggerated. There are sew
eral passes In the region Of the Dearborn
and Sun River, which those using them re-
port equal toany except the Deer Lodge pass,
and we feel confident that thorough survey
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

FROM what we can gather from the agents
in Benton relative to the effect of the gorge
and food on the upper river boats, the dam
age sustained BY most Of them is not SO great
as was first reported, consisting mainly of
slight injuries which can be repairedin few
days. They are not SO great as to seriously
effect transportation interests, and at most
will only cause delay Of q few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

A SENATE which has withstood every pub
lie interest, and neglected every public duty,
which tired out the patience Of fifty millions
of people who are quiet sufferers BY its ex-
istence; body which has labored strenuous
ly for several weeks to do nothing, and has
done it, was at last compelled to give in,
tired to death, and energy exhausted. John
a. Logan has been making a speech.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

IT has just been discovered that the new
charter for Deadwood, D. T., makes the city
thirty-two miles IN length in one direction,
but excludes the most populous portion of
the town. The Legislature didn't s'get the
Dead wood" on the boys, for once. By the
way, Montana has municipal corporation
act" she would sell ''dirt cheap. ."-Agant
Courier
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Fort Benton, Montana Wednesday, April Is 1881

quantity of mucous matter was drawn with
the aspirator, and the man fingered along for
several weeks until he was finally released by
death He did not suffer much after the in
hammatory stage had passed away, as the
parts affected seemed dead to all sensation,
In fact they were dead, and the gangrene was
in q part too vital to admit of a recovery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

THE Cambridge and Oxfrod boat race,
oY,r tie usual course from Putney to Mort
Lake, was won by Oxford by four lengths,
in 81 minutes and 81 seconds 1t was the
most hotly contested race known for years,
the difference between them not amounting to
more than seconds
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

THE Canadian Pacific syndicate will COM
mence work at an early date. They have al
ready purchased 100000 feet Of lumber at
Minneapolis, and will shortly engage one
thousand horses and drivers to proceed to
the northwest. A large number Of navyies
from Europe will, it is expected, arrive out
very shortly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

THE April elections in various parts Of the
country show varying results, and seem in
great measure devoid Of partisan sjgnifi-
canoe, owing to the extent which local issues
have usurped the party influence. St. Louis
shows heavy Republican gains, but the re-
suit, looked at from q party standpoint, has
only nominal significance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

THE Indiana House on Friday passed a
joint resolution by vote Of 60 to "a, amend
ing constitution so as to give women the
right 20 vote at all State elections
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

THE Senate has before it dismal future.
Collector Merritt has a petition signed by
New York merchants for his retention which
has reached the length of 50 feet.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13
THE RIVER PRESS.

WILLIAMS, WRIGHT & STEVENS,
PUBLISHERS AND PRopRIEToRs.
II. G. WILLIAMS EDITOR