The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-12-21

| Week before last 2, 147 pounds of bullion
were shipped from the Butte district.
| The small pox scare in the Territory is
nearly at an end No new cases are reported.
There is money enough in the Gallatin
| county treasury 10 pay all outstanding war
rants.
Butte has granted a right Of way in that
city for telephone poles and wires An ex-
change will soon be established there.
The Commissioners of Meagher county
have appropriated 81, 600 for the construc-
+ ton of a bridge across lower Smith river
The Plunkett troupe disbanded in Utah re-
Gently and the old man went to Chicago to
organize new company for Montana tour
next spring.
Coulson, the new town on the Yellowstone,
is booming. Benton will have railroad CON-
nection with this place inside of three years.
Make note of 1t.
Prof. Yager says here are ninety pianos
in use in private families in Helena and from
this premise argues that the capital is 8
great musical city.
The Weekly Independent will probably be
enlarged next week. Their new press, weigh
ing eight tons, was shipped from the termi-
nus on the 8lh inst.
The Helena papers inform US that Jeff
Davis IS dead. 1t is not the arch rebel, how
ever, but Jeff Conway, familiarly known by
the former cognomen.
The postmaster at Iron Rod, Madison coun-
ty, has closed shop and emigrated to other
parts. The P q. traps have been sent to the
Helena Office for the present.
o On Wednesday of last week Butte
woman, known as 'sSorrel Mike, was fatal
ly shot She died from the effects of the
wound on Friday morning.
A GIendive correspondent Of the Herald
advertises for missionary. He thinks there
s not better field for good, solid, Chris
tian work in the illimitable West.
Elishu Reed, who killed Eugene Garland
at Phillipsburg some months ago, was tried
at Deer Lodge recently and found guilty of
CCs
known.
It is reported in Helena, the Herald says,
that Mr.. E. E. Carpenter, of Iowa, brother
Of ex Governor Carpenter, has secured the
appointment Of Secretary Of Montana. The
rumor is not confirmed.
The mail route On the Utah 6 Northern
-. 1.o,x orJ,ro1 ovian1ed from Dillon tn
Butte The change will take place January
| 10th, when the mail agents will begin run
ming to Butte. Pilot 18Th.
The Times records the fact that the first
prayer meeting was held in GlendlVe on the
4th inst, and adds s.the meeting lacked that
| fervent spirit of religion SO common IN the
| East" No collection was taken up.
| A Helena correspondent Of the Independent
raises the alarm that the public buildings OF
that city are not safe-and, particularly have
not sufficient means of exit IL the event OF
fire. He says this applies with special force
to the school building.
| rhe Courier thinks the field at Bozaman is
not large enough for two live newspapers,
| and believes that those who encouraging the
new enterprise are unwittingly welcoming
it with open arms to hospitable graves,
But the Courier may be little preJudlced.
The Helena way pouch was lost from the
coach between Salisbury and Silver Star, on
the morning Of the 9th, and all efforts to find
| it have proved unaYaiing. Among the con-
tents was aregistered package, from Virginia
City, containing, it is said, $4,000 in curren-
cy --Madisonian.
The Inter -Afonestlsan has asked the District
Court for an injunction to restrain the inter
Mountains from issuing under that name
claiming it is an infringement on the trade
mark of the former. Freeman has sounded
| the tocsin Of war and proposes to fight the
other fellows to the bitter end.
|. A Helena physician made the rounds of
| the mining camps near the capital and vac
cinated about $50 persons, at So SO head.
As the operation did not stake" in a single
instance there are lot OF mad miners over
that way. They have sworn vengeance on
the Helena saW-bone
At our last term Of court, Judge Wade dis
posed Of seventy-fve cases. He also held
the fall term at Benton, Bozeman and Miles
City-his judicial labors extending over a
period Of six'y-nine days. During this peri
Cd he disposed OF 204 cases, being an average
of three cases per day This would be called