The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-09-14
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The latest news from the English crons
highly unfavorable. Severe rains have l5l
great damage to the oat crops, besides res
eng 1ne prospects OF good yield from
otnef grams. AS consequence the vii
VIII fall far below ninety per cent viii
Was counted on few weeks ago, aud
iorce England to draw heavily upon
other grain producing countries. At
| same time, IN our country, the prolong
dry weather has Injured the wheat, and "
reduce the crop below the average WELD
acre 70 an extent which is not made uD
| the increase In the acreage. We shall, ther
| tore, nave less to sell to England, but wheth
we get better prices depend good de
'pcn the extent of the supply which can
plocared from Eastern Europe. It ia repo1
ea That both Hungary and Russia will see
better yield than usual but these renor
may DC nothing more than part OF the gre
game OF brag which Mark Lane INDUCES
to keep down American price
Next to the Presidents family, and espe
laljy to Mrs. Garfield, who mas endeare
heiselt to the whole country by her quit
ana "omanly devotion public sympathy
uue the physicians who have his case i
chaFge. Never was such trust discharge
under more difficult circumstances. W
might nave supposed that there would hay
oeen an avoidance Of every word or &C
winch might tend to confuse or embarra
them, and to rob them of the coolness need
ed at difficult moments On the contrar,
there has been, through many of the princl
wal channels Of public utterance. q constan
yolley OF captious criticism and unreasonable
faul-hnding. The grand outflow of popular
feellng IN the matter has mad this dark back
ground of unWisiom behind it. A thousane
Jaskasses have been brayng, as one NAV
say, around the White House, not with NAL
ice, but III the excess of vanity and Ignorance
ana GONG their utmost 10 make it impossible
Tor the physicians to do their duty. This
Tault-hndng, in case of Mr. Garfield's death.
Will culmln.te, of course, atathe trial of his
murderer. Ii will be pleaded that the Presi-
lent died, not Of his wound, but of the mall
II received. and these medical and
newspaper authorities, so far as their names
ire known or Can be ascertsined, will be
'alled IN support Of this thesis and In defense
u Charles Guiteau. No doubt they will en-
oy the figure the, will then cut rs Witnesses
or the assassin against such body of phy-
lc1ans as the six who are in charge of the
ase.
The English Parliament was prorogued
ecently, after a session barren of every
hing but single great measure As the
hootlng season began several weeks ago.
1e attendance on The last days was exceed
'glly slim. Forty members of the House and
nd three Peers listened to the reading Of the
'ueen's speech. Its the general impression
lat the Gladstone Ministry are IS strong in
ublic confidence at this monent, as when
ley came into power. Their weakest time
as during the passage of the Coercion
avs People said, IF we are to have Tory
easures for the government of Ireland, we
light as well have Tory Government to
ASS them. Mr.. Forster seems, as Burke
1t it, to be doubtful Of his healing remedies
1t to be sl.re Of his poisons.' Those laws
ok the heart out Of the Liberal party for
na, But the spectacle of Mr. Gladstone
rcing the Land Gcrs upon the titled land
rds Of the Upper House, and carrying q
aasure which offends at every point the
ejdudices Of the landed class, revived The
pular confidence in his leadership. With
genuine Liberals, he is as popular as ever,
W much he haslost by alternating the Irish
te, only elections will show. But in three
'enl elections the Liberals had an easy vic
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