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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-23
A New Marriage Service.

The persons to be married anew to second
partners being present, with suitable wit
nesses, it is well, says the Independent, that
the minister should briefly exhort them to the
effect that marriage is q serious business, and
vet not so very serious after all and should
encourage them to be Of good cheer, because
mistakes are easily corrected. After which
he may read il Hosea l., Q: SEQ take unto
thee a wife, = ETC.; and ill.,, ID: 900 yet love
q woman beloved Of her friend, etc. Then
he will do well to omit the customary invita-
ton to any present to show ssjust cause or
impediment,' and proceed at once to require
of the bridegroom to show good reason why
he has q right to be married, Notwithstanding
he has q wife living.
Then let the man answer thus, or to this
effect:
"Here are the papers, all fresh and regular
from the court Of So county, Indiana. Cause
incompatibility Of temper, and the assurance
Of Messrs. Quirk, Cannon g Snap that they
have been procured promptly and without
publicity.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-23
Am Empress Making Calls.

While at this place, says a correspondent,
we saw the empress and emperor Of Austria,
very often. It is not far from Godalo, and
her majesty likes to ride over, 60 directly to
the stable, change her riding habit, then en-
ter the house for a short call, after which she
takes a fresh horse and returns home. One
day the countess, hearing that their majesties
had ridden into the stables, hurried to the
stalls to receive them. Alas Elizabeth was
changing her habit in the stall beside her
horse, and Franz Yosef had to act as screen
to this impromptu toilet scene. The countess
never told exactly what they did and said
but her maid gathered enough next day to
describe it to me as being very disagreeable.
The groom told me that the empress often
changed her dress in this way in preference
to going to the house. LESS danger Of tax
ing cold" she says, and nobody dare dispute
the imperial will.
She refuses all refreshment except q glass
of water during her visit, and one of the
grooms carries a little square package of It's
sue paper, for the imperial lady never uses
any other substance with which to wipe the
Precipitation from her pretty face. I have
often heard her say sPaper," and seen the
groom hurry forward with the delicate nap
kins Of soft white tissue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-23
THE RIVER PRESS
And the woman shall answer thus, Or to

And the woman shall answer thus, or to
the like effect:
Oh! I'm all right. Divorce from the SUI
perior court Of Connecticut, Chief Justice
Park presiding. Cause, conduct tending to
defeat the object Of the marriage relation.
Then let the minister say:
Who giveth the indemnity bond to the
minister to secure him, in case there should
be any trouble growing out OF this little af-
fair?
And this question having been answered
by the execution, then and there, of q good
and sufficient bond, let the persons take each
other by the hand, and let the minister say to
the bridegroom, calling him by anne
You, take this woman to be your more
Or less lawful wife, and you promise to rem
der to her the duties that society expects of
you in this relation, until some incompati-
bility Of temper arises or until the present
arrangement is regularly dissolved by the d.
vorce courts. Thus you promise; though,
If you don't choose to keep your word, I do
not see what in the world is going to be done
about it.
Answer-With this understanding, I do.
Then Jet the minister say to the bride:
You,-, take this man to be, in q certain
sense Of the word, your lawful husband and
you promise, having taken all necessary pre-
cautions to secure your property in your W
right, to show a due respect to the conven-
tionalties of society until incompatibility or
divorce shall part you. Thus you promise.
AnsWer-It strikes me as safe to do so.
/ pronounce you, therefore, in the sense in
which the words are used in the statute, to
be husband and wife. And, since your be-
ing joined together is in distinct contrayen-
ton Of the Law Of God, there seems to be no
obvious reason why man should not put you
assunder at his own discretion.
Prayer and benediction being manifestly
inappropriate on such an occasion, the ser
vices may be concluded by the paying of a
fee,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-02-23
FLOATING FANCIES.

Get your spring poetry ready and avoid the
rush next May.
The greatest Washers usually turn out the
smallest potatoes.
Inquirer-A heather is q man whose idea
of God is different from yours.
Passing around the hat is one way Of get
ting the cents Of the meeting.
Eggs are $3.50 a dozen, and roosters are
looking at tortoise-shell combs.
A bypocrite is q man who tries to be pious,
but can't-With q pTeponderance Of cant.
Gen. Hazen, the new sold Probabilities"
began lite as a plumber. How the old fellow
favors the trade!
"Hello, Joe: Oh, excuse me; thought
you were another mani Laconic stranger
answers, II am!"
Don't swear when you step on the icy side
walk. Think Of a little pray instead. "Now
lame me" for instance.
II heaven were run on the American plan
there would straightWay be q caucus to see
who should be %gatekeeper.
81 don't so much mind, said Mr.. Henpeck
-sI don't so much mind a woman's having
a mind of her own, except that, in such q
case, she usually takes charge Of her hus-
bands Also
A Bridgeport carpenter, while in fit OF
anger, threw a hammer at q fellow-Workman,
and swallowed a screw he had in hia mouth.
It was an unfortunate affair, but it was better
than throwing the screw and swallowing the
hammer.
One of these %inquisitive Graphic men has
found a young lady who, six months after a
happy marriage, on being asked If she was
much troubled with cold feet, simpered hest
tatingly and with ingenius simplicity: Eye
yes; but-but they're not my own
lis YOUR wife a democrat or q republi-
can p asked one Rockland citizen of another
in a store. aShe's NEITHER" was the prompt
~response!" and then glancing cautiously
around and sinking his voice into q hoarse
whisper, he explained, ''she's a home-ruler."
IT never saw such tenderness in my life.
WUtEGVGI LIZ pll1LA GOniOS A0AlS AAS 80
meets him at the door and kisses him" len
derness, in a horn!" responded q friend OF
the family: s'she does that to see how his
temperance pledge is coming on this cold
weather. Whenever she kisses him it smacks
Of hypocrisy
4sSay, boy, say" exclaimed Q hot-looking
man with q Yalise, sswhat is the quickest way
To Get to the cars?' ssRun,' yelled the boy;
and the hot-looking man was 50 pleased with
the information that If he could have got
near enough to the boy be would have given
him something-something that he would
have remembered.
old Middlerib came home one night and
ordered d light lunch before going TO Ded.
ssJust q mouthful Of tea and 9 bit OF bread
he explained. do you want just plain
bread p asked Mrs d., with reference 20
the presence or absence Of butter. And the
old reprobate said, he would take one piece
plain, and the other with . Topped oVerskirt,
SHRED down the cores with the same, and
held in place BY knife pleatings OF grape
Jelly. He got the heel Of the loaf.
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THE PORTRAIT.
In q lumber attic room.

In q lumber attic room,
Where, for want of light and air,
Years had died within the gloom
Leaving dead dust everywhere,
Everywhere:
Hung the portrait Of a lady,
With a face so fair!
Time hadlong since dulled the paint
Time that all our art defes-
And the features now are faint,
All except the wondrous eyes
Wondrous eyes,
Ever looking, looking, looking.
With such sad surprise,
AS man loveth, man had loved
Her whose features faded there;
AS man mourneth, man had m%ourned.
Weeping, in his dark despair,
. Bitter tears,
When she left him, broken-hearted,
To his death of years.
Then for months the picture bent
All its eyes upon his face,
Following his where'er they went
Till another filed the place
In its stead
Till the features of the living
Did OUTAGE the dead.
Then for years it hung above,
Hidden like a sense Of shame;
Toainr with +ho fadinr love ""@
In the mockery of its frame
- Save the eyes, "
Ever looking, eyer looking,
With such sad surprise.
Oft the distant laughter broke ca
Harshly through the cobwebbed door,
And the cry of children woke
Dusty echoes from the floor,
All, those eyes!
Ever looking, ever looking, ".. "."
With their sad surprise.
Once there moved upon the stair,
Olden love-steps, mounting slow,
But the face that met him there
Drove him to the depths below;
For those eyes
Through his soul seemed looking, looking,
All their sad surprise.
From that day the door was nailed
Of the memory-haunted room,
And the portrait paled and paled,
In the dead dust and the gloom
."@."." Save the eyes,
Ever looking, ever looking,
With such sad surprise.
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]. AT noon he left bis residence
And sauntered forth with spirits light:
A pause-a yell of wild suspense
Before his vision colors bright;
Then swift and sure he sat him down
Upon the icy pavement there,
While from his brow there came the froWn,
And in his face the sad despair.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-15
Attorney General Of Florida ::
mo. le.l
A1ToRNEY-GENERAL's OFFICE,
Tallahassee. Fla. October 7. 1873

OFFICE,
Tallahassee, Fla, October I, 1870.
T.. p BAYNE, Esq., 81 Broad street, N. V.
DEAR S1RYours of the 9th u received few days since
Mr. Coey the Commissioner Informed me few days prior to
the date of my former letter. that you had expressed willing
ness to here and testify makes but for this
l should certainly not have written you.
presume you have the report of the Assembly Commit
tee and the testimony OF Governor Harrison Reed which
are basis of the Assembly Resolution but knowing
you have, enclose the report testimony and resolution
in print.
In making investigation feel it but just give your
firm opportunity to make statement and should be pleased
to receive you and Mr. Rogers statements of facts
upon dny points of the testimony report statements to be
sworn to before Florida Commissioner.
Hoping hear from you and receive the statement very
soon. Yours very respectfully
GEO p. EANEY,
Attorney General.
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CRAwFoRDvILLE, October 8, 1879.
GENERAL /:


have been stopping week the Gulf coast and my
home evening before last received your letter. under
date of oath ut informing that by resolution of the Leg
sature 1872 you required examine the origin and
disposition the bonds issued under the of ls73 etc. and
inqurng 'Wi you be kind inform by return mail
whether there your knowledge any facts cir
cumsances constituting fraud in the of the pas
sage of the bill be entitled relating the Indebtedness
of the State approved February 2 1875 and any what
they were and who can subsaniate the same?" etc.
No facts constituting fraud the Of the passage
of the bill in question came to my knowledge Having
answered unqualfedy your first and important question:
might STOP but will venture to add General, that had
of the passage Of the said bill had guess
to who used it. and who influenced by the of it. but
Governor Hart and Comptroller Cowgirl had their hearts
upon the passage of the said BILL and that end they directed
the highest energies of their nature in the vigant and kul
argument the intelligent and stirring appeals
the party passions and prejudice of the less intelligent epub
cans trusting entirely the virtue of money persuade Dem
enough carry the BILL That the bill carried by
money have doubt and yet say that facts constitu
ting fraud came to my knowledge.
With respect and esteem, JONI L. CRAWFORD
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OFFICE OF T.. p. BAYNE & Co., BANKERS,
Nos "a and SO BROAD STREET, New York, Jan. g. $780,
Hon. GEORGE P. RANEY,
Attorney General State Of Florida:
DEAR SIR: We beg apologize for the delay which has
unavodaby transped in preparing to the inquiry
addressed through you under resolution of House
your Legislature Il has not been the result Of neglect
seeking questions and meet accusations which it
never could possibly arise because having
foundation in fact and hence have of being
guarded against, or prepared to meet
When closing the dealings referred to in said proceedings
we were dealing those in every instance who had the
right and authority to settle with and being bound and
concluded ourselves regarded such be equally the condition
of those with whom dealing and therefore the matter
when settled passed from minds forever closed
But in view of the circumstances attending the call made
upon have deemed comply with your request
the best of ability and in doing SO found it necessary
to look back through books and aside and wait the
absence of those whose collect the
information have attempted to impar which we herewith
inclose zt
We deemed proper to print it to render our
statement the more tegbe and hope will prove satac
tory to your Wishes and the purpose you desire
1.st Your obedent servants,
eh Ft41.5 r, p RAyNE a Co
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OFFICE OF l.. p BAYNE & Co., BANKERS,
Nos "a AND Sc BROAD STREET. New York, Oct %, 1870.
Hon. GEORG p. RANEY,
Attorney General Tallahassee FVd.:
DEAR SIR: In last communication you, said that
when Captain Rogers returned from California the statement
you required referring to the adjustment OF T. t. II Co.'s
accounts with Cowgirl, Comptroer,) would be given
Rogers has returned but really ne has had such pressure
upon his me from the time OF his return to the present mo-
ment e in Virginia upon urgent busness we have
found impossible to get work it, But as
leisure be snached you shall have the paper in tme
trust, for all practical purposes
Yours very respectfully
J.. p. BAYNE.
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mo o.
EucHEEANNA, FLA, October 9th, 1877!
HoN. GEO. p. RANEY :

EUcHEEANNA, FLA, October sth, 1879.
Hon. GEO. p. RANEY:
DEAR SIRIn reply your communication of the Path OF
September reply that have knowledge either directly
or indirectly Of fraud corruption being used or attempted
used procure the passage of the funding bill OF 1873
to which YOU refer OF have heard in with
perhaps every person about Tallahassee in those days. multi
piled charges Of fraud and corruption as to the or ae
feat of much of the legislation Of those days. but 40 not reco
ec any undue influence being charged procure the passage
of this BILL don't think there any Of corrupt or tTa"d'
lent character. :,
that act nor its intention the sale of portion Of the bonds
notably in the transaction with L. p Bayne Co. BY an ex
animation of the Senate Journal of 1874 believe, speak
from memory you will find report of committee on the
subject liberal view of the transaction TO
Cowgirl as conscience could permit. t
Respectfully, &C.,
- A. +. McCAsKILL.
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SPRING Hill. Polk County, Fla October 5, $40.
GP RASEY,
attorney General:
DEAR SI-In reply to yours of September a. 1872 have
that in possession of any facts circumstances
nutlng fraud the time of giving my VOTE the occur
renee to which your letter refers nor am at this time in pos
session any, Nv vote in reference to the bonds approved
FEBRUARY 81, 1873 was given from impressions originating
y within myef-a kind of presentment f you please that
issuance under the circumstances, would result dlsas
'Oaly to the State
am respectfully yours, J. W. BRYANT
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OFFICE,
Tallahassee, September II, 1879.

Tallahassee, September II, 1879. I
l.. p. BAYNE, ESQ.,, 81 Broad street, New York:
At the session of the Legislature of this State held in
the early of the the following resolution was
passed by the House of Assembly, to-wit:
Resolve That the Attorney General is hereby directed to
into the circumstances the origin and disposition OF
the bonds issued and ascertain whether suits should
he instituted against the late Comptroller A. Cowgirl
and L. p Bayne Co., for the of the amount Of the
bonds illegally sod and also for conspiracy deraud the
State
may desire take your and write inquire if
you will come this place and give the same.
propose taking the matter up about the middle of the
ing month.
Hoping to hear from you-yours respectfully
GEORGE i. RANEY,
Acknowledgement.
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GREEN Cow SrRuNcs, Fla. September 20, 1870.
~ Gro p RAyEy 8 l bA

GREEN Cow SrRaNos, Fla. September 20, 1879
HoN. GEo. P. RANEY, 81 EH
Attorney General Tallahassee, Fla:
DEAR SIR Yours of the gath inst lie before me- in which
your enquire the facts motives why voted against
certain bill passed by the Legislature in the year 1873
only speak from memory (which very treacherous
qucnty my altogether satisfactory myself
remember being of the Committee who appointed
enquire into certain against parties
reference to the sale railroad and public lands
II remember correctly (the Committed unable
ferret any facts which Of the parties interested could
be reached by legal process
Though the impression made my mind that there
fraud being paeticed against the State reference bonds
&c. my in reference the passage of the aforesaid bill
upon general principles than upon any facts that
can now state Yours most respectfully,
u M VIM PEELER.
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NJ. A. KNIGHT.
mo. IL
Hon. GEORGE p RANEY, n p.
Attorney General Tallahassee:
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, September 80, 1879

Hon. GEORGE p. RANEY,
attorney General, Tallahassee:
DEAR SIR My recollection for voting against the bill was
lst had confidence in the administration financially,
and feared bill speculative operation to meet
private ends withdraw from hypohecaton bonds that
illegally hypoecated for which the State received
one ourh their value and believed the time that the
money obtained from these bonds used for the best inter
of the State Again. opposed to the interest being
payable in gold which worth large premium,
and was also opposed any further of taxation The
deeply debt and feared that further issue would
swamp the State had many objections at the time did
not fancy the manpuatos the measure and yet cannot
say that any fraud but thought could see cat
meal tub which common expression at that time
| lad no connection with any one on the opposite side
Very respectfully,
nTIvu
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OFFICE T. 7. Co, BANKERs,
Nos. 54 & So Broad Street
NEW YORK, September p, 1878.
Hon GEO. p RANEY,
Attorney General Of Florida:
Your of the 18th inst duly to hand Governor
Drew months ago. made similar request of that
now do; in reply told him that could possibly 60
Florida but he desired it, and that would his purposes
would try and find tme when Maj. Rogers through whom
the adjustment and final settlement of made
with Cowgirl Comptroller returned from California, to make
up written statement and would furnish the him
YOU The General assented to this; and ogers is
absent AGAIN. allow say to you that this promise will
endeavor O redeem in all next month.
Yours very respectfully
i" p. BAYNE.
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TALLAHASSEE, FLA October Z, 1879
w. T. WEEKS, ESQ, Providence Fla:
DEAR SIR The bill which referred is the bond bill
which introduced the regular session Of s73 and failed
pass whereupon Governor Hart called extra session.
when passed These facts will probably aid you in
freshng your memory.
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE p. RANEY.
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IfNGsBoko', MASS, October 10Th, IS7g
Hon. GEo. p. RANrY
DEAR S-Your letter of the gath ul after much crcu-
locution, has reached me here
know Of nothing that would be of any the State
connected with the passage of the bill You refer to-
Very respectfully,
III. JENKINS, JR.
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Hon. GEORGE p. RANEY.
5. Attorney General tallahassee, Fla:
DEAR SIR: Your letter hand Would say in reply
your inquiry that do ecoect any facts circum
regard the passage of bill mentioned in
letter 1t has been long that have faint recollection
of the bill. have msad the journal-could my
memory might be refreshed and could possibly give you
some information in regard to it.
am very respectfully
IT WEEKS
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LAKE CRY, Fla, September 20, 1879.
Hon. GEO. p. RANEr,

Hon. GEO. p. RANEr,
Atorney- General Tallahassee
DEAR SIR-On my return home, after absence OF few
days. received yours of the oath nst and in reply would say
that if any fraud used in the Of the passage
of the bill to which you refer was not aware OF It,
Respectfully yours, DC, se
H. .6sI' 4 CHARLES Thompson.
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ober %. 1879.

y PINE Level, Fla, Uctober 70, IS'V.
"OS GEORGE T. RAxEY:
% Dir In reply your letter Of the oath OF September
would that have no knowledge of any fraud being used
10 secure the passage of the Hill Won refer to- Therefore
give You information that will aid you in the investigation
Respectfully your obedient servant,
''ur letter long time reaching me.
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Hon. GRO. p. RANEY,
Tallahassee I:
JOIN l.. CRAWFORD.

Npp.EnlHG October 3, 1879
IIoN. GEO i. RANEY, II
II Tallahassee:
DEAR SR-Your favor the oath ult received In reply
beg say that recollection of the bond bill of 1878
without referring records that the bond bill pending
before the regular session. failed passage for of time,
the opposition preventing the waving of the rules wherefore
the Governor called the session the passage Of
the bond bill of 1873, which was accomplished.
The main object of the BILL understood it, redeem
bonds hypohecated New York and absorb all the
floating Indebtedness of the State of Florida also certain
be sold to raise currency the State
cash basis.
redemption bonds New York well enough
but change all the outstanding Compoers warrants into
six per gold bonds also the selling of large amount
eighty the dollar get United States to
carry the government and the increase Of general
sinking fund and Improvement tax mill, which in
crease of one mill taxation features of the bond
bill that opposed and therefore voted against the bill
If there any fraudulent used to the
of the BILL of the fact and voted against the
bill myself on general principles
Very respectfully yours, NJ A. Knight
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,srMBLY JOURNAL OF MARCH 8.
FROM

xpoRr OF ArroRNEY-GENERAL CONCERNING THE
rSSRA''' DISPOSITION OF THE BONDS OF 1873.
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VERNON, FLORIDA, October ,, 1879.
GEORGE p. RANEY.
AHoyney- General, Tallahassee, FId.::
Il. f. OLIvEnos.

GEORGE T. RANEY,
Aaorney- General, Tallahassee Fza.:
DEAR SIR: Yours Of oath September Just received know
fraud used procure the passage OF an act relating
the indebtedness of the State approved February 81 1872
nor neither did hear of any being used its
passage that now remember If knew Of anything would
take treat pleasure in letting it be known
Yours respectfully,
A. j.. McKINNON.
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allowing communication addressed to the Speaker, was
The from the Attorney General and read to the As sem
N.Y. csnt moved that the communication with accompa-
Mt. SSo.nments be spread upon the journal;
h"sJowng is the communication:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, !
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, March 3, 1881