The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-02

HlScOck, s chance Tor Il e SpeakeTsnlD Is
lessened by the selection of Fo]ger and
Jvmss for the Cabinet, both eing New
York men. Western men object to New
York having disproportionase honor and
power.
The steamer Jennie Gilchrist with thirteen
passengers and crew of sixteen men aboard
was dashed against Rock Island (Ill)
bridge On the night of 18th ult and broken
to pieces. Seventeen persons were drowned.
Disabled machinery caused the accident
Almost the entire crew were drunk at the
time.
There is only nineteen Gays water supply
for the city Of New York at the present rate
Of use. The insurance men are nervous
over the scarcity and the printing establish
ments fear the water being cut off even for
few hours per day. The police will be in
s.ructed to prevent street sprinkling or waste
of Croton water in any way.
The Governor of New Mexico writes to
the authorities at Washington that be sees no
i'm mediate prospects Of a permanent peace
with the Indians. He thinks the raids are
due to the fact that these Indians cannot
readily fed subsistence in the barren pro-
vnces Of Sonora and chihuahua.
The heads of the Department Of the Treas
ury are unanimously pleased with Secretary
Folger. They say that the financial course
of the Government is icing already shaped.
a good lawyer is more needed than 8 fnan-
n, L. 1;4,J, S,
the decisions of appeals BY importers one Of
the chief duties Of that office. Fulger is we'll
fitted fer that duty.
The Peoria Sugar Refinery was burned
last week. The fire started in the rying
room, wooden structure, at the corner OF
the main building, which was q seven story
brick, and in an hour the entire pile Was o
mass of ruins. The loss is estimated at $780,
900; insured for S250,000 Two hundred
and fifty men are thrown outof employment.
The refinery belonged TO Hamlers, of Buff4-
To-
Last Friday the President nominated Char
les j. Folger, of New York, for secretary OF
the Treasury; Thos. L. James, OF New York,
for Postmarter General; and Frank Hatton,
of Iowa, for First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, and the following Consuls: Charles
kahlo, OF Indiana, to Sidney, Australia; 6.
w Roosevelt, Of Pennsylvania, to Bordeaux;
J. A. Leonard, Of Minnesota, to Leith; John
). Robson, Of Tennessee to Tiipoli.
There was sc.ne surprise in the Senate
that Howe was not nominated for Attorney
General. James was nominated as precau-
ton to avoid any qaibble regarding bis fu~
ture official acts Howe's friends claim that
he will be nominated as soon as the President
can communicate with him. Others assert
that the recent Star Route complications,haye
convinced the President that MacVeagh
ought to remain and conduct the cases, and
he illinsist on his doing SO or appoint Solici-
tor-General Phillips as Attorney Genelal pro
tem until Congress meets.
Four cowboys, Ike and Billy Clanton and
Frank and Tom McI1oWery, had been parad-
ing the town Of Tombstone, Arizona, several
days, drinking heavily and making them
selves obnoxious. The City Marshal arrested
lk6 Clbutu4. OOOn attGL Ills AeACeaoo Lag AooA
met the Marshal and his brothers Morgan
ana Wyatt carp, and City Marshal ]. L.
Holiday The Marshal ordered them to
give up their weapons, when fight COM
i menced About thirty shots were fired rap
idly. Both the LoWery boys were killed.
Bill Clanton was mortally wounded, dying
soon after, and Ike was slightly wounded
and was arrested Morgan carp was severe
ly wounded in the shoulder, Wyett slightly
and the others were unhurt.
The ready and unanimous confirmation Of
Judge Folger BY the Senate, October 27th,
shows that the nomination inspires general
confidence among public men. The rumors
connected with Judge Folger, that his nomi-
nation is prelude to his transfer to another
sphere, are said to be by the friends OF Presi~
dent Arthur, entirely gratuitous. L is known
that upon the entrance Of Garfield to office it
was the great desire Of New York that one
of her partisans should succeed Secretary
Sherman Hon. Levi p Morton was CEN
tered upon and public sentiment ID the state
was almost unanimously favorable to his ap-
pointment When it was aacertained that
his relations to the banking interests were
deemed an objection by the President, The
rnnara] desire was that .T1dUa FaIunr raya+