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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-13
Cornell Uniyer.Itx,s Good Luclz.

The Democrats of Minnesota have nominated
General r. W. johnson for Governor Of State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-13

A MIN named Church, in jail at Newton, Ca
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-13

Nelson W. Adrich will probably succeed the
late General Burnside in the United States
Senate.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-13

Frost has injured the tobacco crop in vi
ginia and South Carolina.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-13
Burnsidc's succcs.

The late Mrs Jennie McGraw Fiske be-
queathed in her will $3.50, 600 to Cor. ell Uni
versity.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-13
Tobacco Crop IrJured.

Owing to the failure of crops, famine il
feared in Sweden.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-13

s17s,o55,150

The following is the public debt statement for the
month of September:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Guiteau Indicted.
Guiteau has been indicted for murder.
Famine I'm sweden.
Owing to the failure of crops, famine is
feared in Sweden.
Tobacco Crop IrJured.
Frost has injured the tobacco crop in Vir-
ginia and South Carolina
NihiIIstx Arrested.
dispatch from ST. Petersburg announces
the arrest Of sixty Nihilists.
General Grant
General Grant is to become q Trustee Of o
foreign insurance company.
Another Harper Gone.
Fletcher U. Harper, of the publishing hoase
of Harper Bros, New York, is dead.
Minnesota Democrats.
The Democrats of Minnesota have nominated
General r. W. johnson for Governor of State.
Cornell Unlversity's Good Luck.
The late Mrs. Jennie McGraw Fiske be-
queathed in her will $3.50. 900 to Cor. ell Uni
versity.
Burnsidc's succes.
Nelson W. Aldrich will probably succeed the
late General Burnside in the United States
Senate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16
RIVER PR S

inst. The Home rulers had pursued a course
OF obstruction by keeping up an endless de-
bate, and al1nless speeches about nothing,
simply to. prevent discussion on other issues.
Gladstone rose TO address the House and the
announcement was received with q motion to
adjourn, but the Speaker ruled that he was
IN possession of the House. Parnell then
moved that Gladstone be no longer heard.
which was ruled by the Speaker to be a de-
hance to the Chair, and after q motion to
suspend Parnell, which was carried, the lat
ter refused to go, and was elected by force,
together with tWenty-eiglt others, the vote
beng almost unanimous. It has resulted
thus far IN alternating from the Irish much of
the sympathy which their movement had re-
ceived from the English Liberals, and we
cannot conceive what the object OF the
Home rulers can be, unless it is to incite op-
position TO England to such a pitch, by cease
less and petty measures OF hostility, that she
will resort to armed force to destroy Irish
agitation. 70 do this-unless the Irish are
lmprudent, and be the first to resort to force
England must resort to measures in opposi-
ton to her constitution, and in opposition to
popular goVernment-Which would probably
the English people themselves to the
danger OF the destruction of their liberties,
and SO embarrass the government that it
would be obliged to .concede local option to
the Irish. It can hardly be possible that the
irish leaders contemplate civil war, in which
they would almost certainly be overwhelmed,
although it may be that they are driven to it
oy the state of public opinion in ireland.
Such a policy is sui cidal, and would not be
justified by any hope of success whatever.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

ELSEWHERE we publish the resolutions Of
the canal project, and the subject of foreign
Intervention in matters pertaining to the Am
erican continent, Northern or Southern. It
reported favorably on the Presidents recon-
mendation TO enforce the Monroe doctrine,
and il fact, has expressed itself in unmistak-
able terms, that no supervision whatever
should be allowed by any European power
over any American State, either politically or
commercially. This virtually assumes the
control Of the Western Continent by our
government, an6 If we are to persist in it we
must show ourselves more competent to man
age than we have. It is useless to assume SO
much power and respon5 ibility, and not
maintain ourselves in a position to support
it. At present our strength is the knowledge
Of Europe of our latent energy, wealth and
resources, and not by the power we actually
possess. If We assume q p~rOtectorate over
the South and Central American States we
should lose no time in preparing ourselves
for any act that might at any time be con-
templated or precipitated by a European
power or the practically defenceless condi-
ton Of those States. At present, if they
were attacked or interfered with, we could do
nothing but make ridiculous protests, which
would make US the laughing stock of the
world, especially in the face Of such an
announcement as that formulated by our
Committee on Foreign Affairs. Our navy is
rotten and utterly,useless, and without q good
one we would be poWerless to compel at
tention to our demands, or serve the interests
Of the governments we assume to protect.
We have a few old iron-clads, fit FOR shoal
water only, and mounted with cannon of
small calibre, and slow, pudgy cid wooden
tabs, the whole of which could be. sunk by 8
couple of the little vessels built for the
| Chinese government with only one gun of
heavy calibre and capable Of making eigh-
teen or twenty miles al hour. Chill, herself,
ie really more able to cope with a maritime
enemy than We, and, in fact, though we are
the first power in point of latent strength in
the world, we are the weakest for effective
and instant action, such as would be required
in the event Of any opposition to our assump-
ton of the protectorate. Unless our Gov
eminent will build q suitable navy for active.
work, and be ina condition. to enforce our
policy, we had better leave such matters TO
some government which is more able to SIS
sumo the responsibility.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16
Inter Oceanic Canal.

The House committee on Foreign Affairs
unanimously adopted the report of the sub
committee, Hill, COT Ohio Chairman, upon
the Grape resolution, declaring the policy of
the United States IN reference to the Inter-
Oceanic canal, and instructed him to report
the same with q substitute resolution accom-
panying to the House with Recommendation
OF their adoption. The report reviews the
entire question, and concludes with the fol-
lowing: Your committee therefore as af-
frmation to the Monroe doctrine, believe the
Americans must rule America, and that as
notice to all the world that the United States
eherishes q friendly spirit toward oil nations,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

WITHOUT wishing to our neighbors any adj
ditional trouble from The disgruntled elements,
we can but find comfort in the reflection
that, after al, Montana will not suffer 50
great q loss as the most Of her sister States
and Territories. The destruction Of cattle in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and
Colorado, andthe cheering intelligence which
reaches US from various parts Of this Terri
tory. indicates that our loss will directly be
much less, while from the losses Of our neigh
bors we may expect such a rise in the yalua-
ton Of stock that our own losses will be reim-
bursed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

and while adhering to stsict neutrality in eli
transatlantic affairs expects q like non-inter-
terence IN all American affairs, whether in
the Northern, Southern or Western Hemis-
pbeTe, and that we recommend the abortion
of the following resolution:
ResoI0ed, That the establishment Of anv
form of protection by any one of the power
of Europe over any independent State on this
continent, Or the introduction from any quar-
ter Of the scheme or policy, which would
carry with it the right Of any European
power to Interfere with their concerns or to
control in any other manner their destiny, or
to transfer TO any such power by conquest,
%cesslon, or acquisition, or il any other way
OF any OF those States Or any portion thereof,
is a measure to which this government is OPP
posed, and which, should the attempt be
made, it will regard ana treat as dangerous to
our peace, prosperity and safety.
Resoloed, That the construction of any pub
Lie works connecting the waters of the AT
lantlc and Pacific by any European govern
ment or power, whether the same is by con-
structlon at Panama or elsewhere, would be
IN violation Of the spirit and letter of the Mon
roe doctrine, and could not be sanctioned By
the government of the United States that if
1t should be constructed across the Isthmus
OF Panama or elsewhere, this government
will insist that 1t shall not be under the con-
troll Of any European government or power;
that it shall be free to the commerce of the
world upon equal terms, and that no discrimi-
nation shall ever be against the United States
IN peace or war; that the President be re-
quested to take the steps necessary and proper
for the %abrogation Of any existing treaties
whose terms are in conflict with this declara-
OF principles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

THE Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and
Uranus are all nearing their perihelion
points, and if the prophets, necromancers,
s~oothsayers, meterologists and pyramid ex-
Founders are to be relied on, the year 1881 in
its terrible cataclysms will amply compen-
pleted, if it do not fly off into space, fall into
the sun, or burst into a thousand pieces like
the asteroids, and go to the demnition bow
vows generally. What the relation between
perihelion and pestilence is, nobody knows,
but science has been trying to explain it by
a%ttributing the malevolent influence to a dis
turbance of magnetic equilibrium, a species OF
circulation which is believed to exist between
the sun and its numerous offspring, the plan
cts. There are more things 'twizt heaven
and earth than are dreamt Of in our philos-
ophy, and did not the astrologists old have
some foundation for their occult science IN
8 sequence Of causes too remote to be IN
derstood? We will never know whether the
science was simply the result Of observation
that in certain positions of the planets there
was exhibited q series of favorable or unfa-
yorable influences, or whether 1t was q gro
tesuue distortion of an exactscience, evolved,
perhaps, from the brains of Chaldean philos-
ophers some ages before and lost. Anyway,
there is a connection, and somehow an in
crease of energy of some kind, hat affects
the solar system. The winter OF Mars has
been exceptionally severe, the snow coming
down much closer to its equator than usual,
and probably causing sad havoc with Martial
stockmen and fruit-growers, who doubtless
would take their misfortunes with more com
posure if they we're aware of the situation IN
Montana. Jupiter has some bright. mean
descent spots, apparently islands OF IRE on
its red hot surface, while Saturn Is still II
agony over the loss of one OF his rings,
which not long ago fell down on him. AS
for us. perihelion or 40 perihe,ion, we will
all agree that we are having q series OF al
~mosnheric disturbances that is satisfactory
only in the possibility we may enjoy OF tell
ing our grandchildren impossible eola wealth
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16
er yarns and blood-curdiing stories of Sat
u nine disasters

L. Y. POWER made 8 proposition to the
Legislature last week that it put a boat on
the Missouri above the falls and maintain it
for several years, in which he would himself
take a good interest. It is not to be expect
ed of this Legislature that it will adopt
this measure, Notwithstanding It's urgency
and Importance to the interests Of Central
Montana, for the session is drawing to q close,
and the conflict caused by local jealousies,
together with the prejudice which exists
against substituting anything, no matter how
benetcent the object, will probably cause it
to be laid On the table, or under it, If it
should be so fortunate as to be favorably re-
ported from he committee. The Colnmo-
dore proposes to place upon the river above
the tails a boat 157 feet long, rs feet wide,
and 3 feet deep, with all the necessary appa-
ratus, warehouses, etc., for which the Terri
tory is to give him $50, 900. We consider
this a very modest sum for a venture which
requires SO much to be done before any profit
can be obtained, and which requires so much
experience to successfully i~naugurate. There
is no necessity to recapitulate the advantage
to the entire Territory which this scheme
presents, nor to its feasibility, for Mr.. Power,
more than any man in Montana, is the man
whose judgment is the most reliable, and
who is the most competent to manage the en-
It will save thousands Of dollars
annually to the Territory, and assist in its de-
velopment toa degree which is incomparably
greater than the pittance which is asked for
It's furtherance. We can only hope for its
consideration,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

The deadlock il the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature over the selection Of a Senator still con-
%tinues, although both Grow and Oliver have
Withdrawn. Wallace still retains his Sc adj
herents, while the Republicans are as yet
hopelessly divided. But the Cameron ring
though devoted is likely to be defeated, and
the whole power Of the administration will
be brought 70 bear upon it to its defeat.
There is not much to hope for Cameron's
men unless the Democrats should be won
over to their support, and 50 far the spirit Of
resistance seems to be free against them. But
the Pennsylvania Legislature has long been
noted for its utter obsequiousness to the
Camerons and has too often proved its OBJ
liquity in the matter Of bribery for an attempt
to redeem itself to be regarded with more
than q hope.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

Barere' is the most powerful and cutting in
vective ever written. shooting Niagara.
rendered him unpopular in America for &
time, but he lived to see many of his predic-
tons verified.
He was born at Ecclefechan, Scotland,
try was prodigious, and whose memory
was even more marvellous. His reading was
enormous, and embraced everything, and he
never forgot. His writings were as diversi-
fed as his readings, ranging over til, field of
mathematics, geography, natural philosophy,
philology, history and bellies zettres. At %
he became afflicted with the demon dyspepsia,
which was never better described than in his
wv Words:--"I entered my chamber and
closed the door, and around me came troop
ing throng of phantasms dire from the abys-
NAL depth Of nethermost perdiction. Doubt,
fear, unbelief, mockery and scofing were
there, and | Wrestled with them in agony Of
spirit. 1t was thus for weeks. Whether I
ate, [ NOV not; whether I drank, [ know
not whether I slept, / know not; but I know
that when I came forth again it was with the
direful persuasion that [ was the miserable
owner of a diaboIical arrangement called q
stomach" This chronic dyspepsia lasted
through the balance of his life, and its inhu-
ence On his works appears in every sentence,
and.gaVe to his character that grabbed cynic-
ism which was habitual to him. This self
consciousness he believed a sure sign of i'll
health, which he attributed to the age he
lived il, and which he believed was a sort Of
moral dyspepsia:-"All this talk about the
improvement of the age, the spirit of the
age, the march of the intellect, and the pro-
gress of the species. is evidence of an un-
healthy state, the precursor and %prognostic
of still worse health"
He lived on, and thought, and wrote, and
published, Notwithstanding his distemper, to
the green old age Of s. years, 2months and 2
days, retaining his vigorous mental power
TO q few hours of his death. He died at $50
on the morning Of February 6, inst, and was
unconscious from son the evening of the 5th,
expiring extremely feeble and his hearts &C.
ton barely p~erceptible. He suffered none
during the last So hours. His niece was with
him to the last. He will be buried in the
at his birthplace, Ecclafechan,
Dumfrieshire, Scotland.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

WE hope the suggestion of Commissioner
Weatherwax that the Sun River bridge be
bought and owned by the counties of Cho-
teau and Lewis and Clarke, will be concur
ed in by the Commissioners Of the latter.
The Helena road is one Of the great thor
oughfares Of the Territory, and the ex-
pense of keeping it up should be borne by
the counties, and not thrown upon those who
are unfortunate enough to have q carrying
business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

The Board Of County Commissioners, at
its last meeting, decided to begin the work of
draining the town at once. They have acted
wisely, for nothing was more needed than
a series of drains which. would carry..of the
great quantity Of water which every wet
season brings down on US from the adjacent
hills. We are glad to note the energy dis
played by the board in the matter of town
improvement, and hope it will be continued.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16
% ~IAsan
H OSgIkeS.

The Popular river special to The Pioneer
Press says: A detachment from Lges' COM
mand, composed o ftwo companies of the 9Th
Infantry, went to the camp Of Black Catfish,
Yanktonnais Sioux, near the Post, to demand
the surrender Of the hostile Uncpapas. Black
Catfish attempted to parley and the troops
took possession Of the camp and arrested the
chief and forty-nine Y~anktonnais and took
them to the post. About 80 Uncpapas were
captured at the same time. They are now
under guard at Poplar river with the other
captured and surrendered hostiles. There
are now 700 Of these captive Sioux at Pop
lar river and Fl. H5uford to be disposed Of as
the government shall decide. Black Horn, a.
noted hostile chief, is among The captured
Uncpapas. He will be.taken to Buford in
irons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

The British seem to be meeting with more
resistance than was anticipated from the
Beers, who seem TO be actively organizing on
the best received European plan Of warfare.
They are also inviting the natives to rise,
which, should they accomplish, will place a
different aspect upon the whole war, and will
render their conquest difficult, if not impos-
sible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

The House Committee on War Claims de-
cided to report adversely upon Representative
Hunton's bill, to provide FOR the settlement
OF the unpaid claims of those officers in the
line OF the revolutionary army who served to
the close OF the war for independence and
were SO returned on the books of the Treasu-
~. The bill If adopted would have involved
the payment of several millions of dollars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16
% BERAN 4Bse
HENRY
r. s. PRICE,
10 STOCK Ig Kras

HELENA, Montana, December5 s. 1889,
I hereby certify tnat | have never sold to any party
WhoIasoever any cattle belonging to myself araRR Ihas.
Lehman, branded y on LETT thigh or G vented on right
thigh, and never sold TO E, Ts0sser any EXCEPT four
mead OF steers. Z. D. KgNYON.
r. S. Price nov owns the above brand. Address
Fort Benton, M. Z.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16
MONTANA RAISED va /, ~ ) Es

we nave a tine band OF horses, three and four years
Old, OF from n / to three-quarter breed, WhichWe will
sell at a fair market rate. j.. Fl. EVANs8a co.
Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

HELENA, Montana, December s, 1880.
Thls IS to certify that never sold any stock cattle
OF my brand, 9 on right singh, without the same be-
ing vented, and never sold any with my brand and II
Oh iele tIlgh 70 any person. JOSEPH CANS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03
An Over True Tale.
BY MINNIE X. DAVIS.

Written for the St. Louis Republican,
Where basks the pensive crocodile
In peace and euniight by the Nile,
Long, long ago there lived nation,
Whose works are still our admiration,
Because 1t is not oft we see
A people knowing more than we;
For they've forgOtten-let US grOan-
More arts than We have ever known,
All nuisances were soon abolished,
The human certainly demolished,
know not how it all was done,
But can tell the tale of one.
Ca va suns dire-yon unaerstand-
A single service blessed their land
And to foreieil the weather's tenor
They asked a certain Mr.. v.
One summers day the sun was hot,
Uncredible? Believe or not)
The next was hotter, hotter yet;
They thought that worse 1t could not get.
And said, ''There'll be q change to- morrow
Tomorrow came-'twas worse and WORSE
They still in vain their hopes rehearse.
they sigh and only wish they could;
Then pray to every COW and cat.
And say they want no more Of that.
Old Probabilities kept on
Till even hope of change was gone,
Thus cheated OF their hearts desire
The people vowed u vengeance dire,
They caught old Probs and Mr.. ".
DeClutnS no" huCu worse 'LWOulu Oes
Surrounding then the luckless two,
They cried; "It's hot enough for You -
long half hour. that summer day,
The torture wore their lives away,
The angry crew. in pity then,
Led forth those poor detected men,
And down beside the placid Nile
They fed them to a crocodile.
greater poet asks with care,
''What moral is in being fair?'
Let me be Laureate to you
And sing the moral III the true;
Ii you take pains to follow me,
And let your words all earnest be,
And tell no tales that are not true,
The world will have respect for you.
But if, alas! you're fall'n so low
That you the weather would fOreknoW.
Then mend your ways and learn IN time
The lesson l would teach in rhyme;
There may be hope-alack, alackl
l take this sober counsel back;
On cruel pixies my soul Is toss'd;
j fear the moral will be lost,
For you're 100 sensible to need 1t.
Aud weather prophets will not read 1t.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

One Of the grave problems OF the day
in this country, is the suppression OF
crime. The newspapers are, daily filled
with accounts OF bloody or disgusting
crimes. While in no sense pessimistic
in our views, we can scarcely avoid the
conclusion that crimes are becoming
more frequent. The explanation that
the better facilities for newsgathering
accounts for the number OF cases report
ed, not the increase OF cases, ID but very
partially true There is an increase OF
crime, and an impudent boldness about
it in many instances that is appalling.
The trouble is not in the laws; it is in
the people themselves. There no long
er exists that public sentiment against
crime which once prevailed A criminal
returns from the penitentiary, or es-
capes punishment while known to be
guilty, by the leniency OF juries or other
cause, and red-handed murderer though
he be-convlcted thief or swindler-it is
OIL sAo oolAOs ouo eAClO uto uuuuEcuo VI
people who pass for respectable who
condone his orlme, and grant him their
society and influence. Crime Is no
longer made Infamous as 1t once was :;
the same disgrace does not attach to it.
We are glad to say that these remarks
are less applicable TO L .fayette county
than to many other localities. There is
a sentiment in this community which
desires to see criminals punished, and
we believe that it is growing. The only
safety to the people is for them to set
their face as adamant against all forms
of crime, big or little. In every neigh
borhood let the authorities impress the
Importance OF this subject upon the peo-
pie upon every suitable occasion. Let
peace officers be vlgilant, and prosecu-
ting attorneys and .iuries do their duty
tearlessly aud impartially. There is
but one way to extirpate crime, and that
is by vigorous prosecution OF the law,
backed by decided and firm public
! opinion.