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The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
WHO'S 4 ROOF 2

An Independent interviewer reports Mr.
r. C. Power rs saying that the Benton pa
pers were "fools" for opposing the upper
river navigation scheme. Mr.. Power prob
ABLY said the Benton Press, NOT papers,
and used q singular fool TO express his con-
tempt for the youthful organ at the other
end Of town, If so, we fully agree with
Mr.. Power in that the infant gives no
promise of future wisdom, butthink prob
ably in time it may be spanked iHto prop
er appreciation Of and respect for gentle
men who have the brains and foresight 60
understand what schemes Or enterprises
arc necessary to promote the welfare Of
Benton.
As for ourselves we would say that we
are at present very favorabIy impressed
with the proposed effort to navigate the
Missouri river above the falls. Why should
we oppose it? The river is not likely 10
be injured in any way by Mr.. Waters or
any other mans steamboats,, and II he fails
Ia bis enterprise, his own money or some
body eses capital will be sWamped, but
certainly not 4 dollar ol oar own funds
will 20 down with the wreck. It cannot
be said that the RECORD ever opposed any
scheme, however Utopian, that was in any
way likely TO circulate additional currency
| lit Benton. Indeed, we went so farat one
time as to advise the draining Of the upper
| river, will, a view 70 discovering gold &c
the foot Of the falls, supposng the river to
| lie Of 40 little consequence that 10 run the
| Warcg 0ut of 1t could make no difference TO
anyone. We DID not tEIeH think, Ut course,
| that any sane man would ever undertake
| to navigate it with steamboats,, bat since
such proposition has been made, we must
regard ii as most fortunate that our drain
age scheme was not carried into effect.
| Nevertheless, having great confidence in
the existence Of valuable gold deposits at
the foot Of the falls, We should insist, ~
return for our indcfatigal1fc efforts toad
vance the navigation scheme, II said scheme
| is not carried out within a reasonable time,
that the people of Benton and Helena CO.
| operate In q plan for running the water
from the upper river and securing the gold
which, is supposed to be deposited in huge
masses IN every hole and corner near the
great fails. III the event o. failure 70 find
the gold the draining Of the river will "
] least have the advantage of settiug at rest
| forever this mitch agitated scheme OF up
/ ,,n~ ~; x,or :, a yri trnf;a.4
Let it be understood, therefore, thatfrom
this time on the RECORD is not TO be class
ed with the 'sfools" who oppose the upper
river navigation scheme. f Is good
scheme, whether successful or not, and We
want Mr.. Waters and the Helena Board Of
1spade I'd 70 right on with the grand work.
| to spend as much OF their own money as
they are wiling to put III, 70 secure as
/ large u Government appropriations as they
can get and if possible persuade the peo-
pie OF Benton and Helena TO subscribe lih-
eralv towards the worthy enterprise.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
IN TEgEL AN d.
Bioodm@s1nds 20 Track 2EnFdeFeF&~
1he Church Against me Ladies'
land aeRSue-E&aiEMFe.

LONDON, July 6.-The Dublin Frsenpan's
Journal says that the Government intend
to employ bo0dhounds to track murdereTs.
The Archbishops and Bishops Of Ireland
have prepared circular for the priests di-
recting them to discountenance the Ladies'
Land League, and forbidding females
from attending public meetings without
the consent OF the parish priest.
Thomas Walsh, who was arrested in con-
nection with the recent seizure Of arms at
Clelkenwell, has been remanded until Fri
day week, after conclusive evidence had
been given by the police to show that
number Of consignments 0f arms had been
sent by him to fictitious names in various
parts Of ireland. .."&
DUBLIN, July ga man named James
Casey has been arrested on suspicion Of
being accessory TO the murder of Kenny.
Three persons have been arrested for
threatening Kenny's widow to prevent her
from t}ivulgil.g The names OF her husbands
associates.
It is said that the police have obtained
fresh information relative to the murders
of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr..
Burke. Al additional reward Of 1000 has
been offered tor private iutornI ton i'll con-
npction with these murders.
LONDON. July 7.--CharIes Canny & Co.
have failed. Their liabilities are 92Q0, 900.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
ALL SO 4.

a Philadelphia counterfeiter know AZ
Gopher BIii' has been arrested. Ltseems
the authorities adopted the suggestion.--
Inter Ocean.
Bostonss base ball club might win .
game once in awhile were it not for the fact
that the tieIeIers become SO interested IN
ootanizing that they forget ali about the
bAlI.-t Philadelphia News.
X Denver paper processes to think il
marvellous that man whose brains were
knocked out is still living. If he We're ouE
ii 9 way, he would not only be living, but
he would be holding some Important office.
-[Gou ter-J ournal.
The coming man will have microscopes
over hiseyes, telephones on his ears, speak
lug tubes IN front Of his mouth, i pourous
plaster Oh his back, and q liver pad on his
stomach. Which means that lie will be
thoroughly Informed and we'll healed
Il LPicayune.
Gus dc Brown, who has prolonged his
call considerably after l0:45 p. m.: So
YOU don't admire men of conservative
views like myself, Miss Angelo" Miss
Angel, with yivacily: mo, indeed, ]
prefer people who have some 90 III them.' =
Dc Brown reaches for his hiatt Tiger.
A Journey around the world n Nv takes
ninety days. and tlecost can be reduced TO
$500 And in going around in that time
and at5tIat expense you can have about as
much fun as you'd get in sitting all night
in q rai5a-stor1n, on picket fence, listening
70 bull-dog bark at 3 cat in barrel Bos-
ton Post.
Mother. said little Ned. one morning,
after falling out Of bed, II think know
why I fell oat Of bed last night. II was
because | slept too near where | got in. y
Musing q little while as If in doubt whether
he had given the right explanation, be adj
ded No, that WASH t the reason; it was
because I. slept too near where I Tell OUT
( Ex.
How did yon like Eurepe?'' sIt.s too
splendid Tor anything was the reply.
And were Jon sick ~ Yes, avluly
Sick And was your husband good q
your Oh, he WAS too good for any
thing Just as soon as he found out Wsta
sick he went and drank salt water Sc. rs to
be sea-siel IN unison with me; !; and am
not his second wife either -! Kansas City
iInles.
The paIaea Of the sultaaof Turkey con-
taias two hundred and tifsE windows, and
and when b returns from the lodge 1t
midnight after assisting III confefing tie
tyenfysnfnth degree, and attempts 10
crawl into j window in ortler. not TO dis
curb the household, he fluids his wife sitting
there waiting for him. He doeail't try ;.al-
other Niadou, because he knows she is aI,
guard at al the windows, and lie. .onl =
way GO get o. The root and slide tIoys:1 / aa
ela lfaafafy " hIssh, we are Informed, Ill
never Goes - SriatoWn Hesa.sl
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
FIR Z !.

The indifference manifested by the peo-
pie OF Benton regarding tresas tor e1tir-
gushing fires is sometbiag pIelionenal.
We have slTeWd business men here who
would consider their business credit en-
t!zsnzeretl ii they were to inVest tive dol
lar Hole without proper security aud rea-
-oflahle rate ot interest, anu Yet they will
risk thousands oi dollars worth OF pt opelty
Without SO much as showing i disposition
TO secure it against destruction by IRE.
Their property may be Insured against
loss 10 The aEnouur-uf one half or two thirds
III its whole value, but i d fire Sl1ould oc-
cost value Of goods would be a small CONS
pensation for the loss Of profits and busi-
ness between the time OF Iile eontlagration
and the arriyal OF new supplies. Itis not
Hpe.itIvely certain either that tire most rep
futahIe Insurance companies il the world
would lot raise legal objections &c paving
Insurance on buildings destroyed for want
{ Of proper means 10 eStinguIsh fires. Al
all events tile extra rates charged for in-
suTanee on account Of tie aDsenee OF means
to e1tngaisll fires would go 4 long way
towards purchasing a good fire apparatus
and supporting All efficient fire depart
ment How can any man who prltles him
self Oh his caution, foresight aud scrapu-
Iot1s regard for the minutest details OF btlsi-
ness transactions either tolerate for a dio-
ment such state of affairs Or Justify his
own want of interest in so important=a a
matter. It is almost enough 70 ruin the
credit Of every firm III town 10 have A 1ner-
camille agenI report The fact that the coIn-
nloIest precautions against tire are aiifver-
sally tisregarded. Perhaps the destrue-
ton Of Benton by fire would not ruin oni
leading merchants even If they tailed 70 gel
II dollar Of Insurance, but the loss would
oe heavy 70 all and might cripple many.
We believe this m=ttter to- be one OF
greatest importance. thas hHpn. agitated
t1l1ls. and again, bnt beyond the purchase
Of d seeond-tland hook and ladder truck
sEll3 Ias Iissel t3Ssii fsss1AaA5Ie " sVst
purchased, no efIorg has 1eeHmalle 70 guard
against fires. on to e1tipgais1l Ihen il START
ed. lis the duty Of newspapers 90 call
attention 10 subjects of public importance.
but beyond azifatlng the Inat1er they can
DO IIEtIe=to further the WORT. We have
.tE.sIeInre discharged cur WI1uIe duty III
tie mater and II remains lal. I Ils people ot
BeI5Eon o say whether O uo6 our efforts
are III vains
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
THE NEW G0YEPAOR

Our dispatches announce that j schuy-
lt1 Crosby, Ut New York, has been appoint
s.d Governor Of MUurallst TO succeed Benja~
min T. Potts, whose terra expires on the
Oh inst Col Crosby will be promptly
confirmed, without doubt, and We have ev-
.,rv reason to believe will make q worthy
executive.
rne new 8ppoHtee is q tieseenaent OF
the distinguished Schuyler family Of New
York, and for many years the name OF
Schuyler Cto=hy has been identified with
altthe great social events Of the eastern
cities. He was u leader OF New York So
ciptv and is Il man Of cnnvivial habits, .jo-
vial. and cultivated. During the war he
served with gallantry under General Phil
Sheridan and was brevetted Colonel. Some
wears ago he entered The diplomatic SER
vice. for which he was euliuently fitted by
hts varied accomplishments, and for the
past few years he haB represented this
country az Z. 5. Consul at Florence, Italy
Ills courtesy auNI hospitality to Americans
abroad are we'll known, and Col. Crosby
i generally referred 10 .a a representative
American gentleman, OF whom there are
nos TOO many III our diplomatic corps. he
is Il talented man, of about forty-fiye years
of age, an ardent Republican and a gen
tlenanottt2e highest standard. The Col
onel Is i married man and his wife Was Z
Miss Van Fse.sslaee Of the great OH New
York family of that maine.
The new Governor will surely be very
popular in Helena, and a>i,ie from his So
cial at1aiDlnents he has q long experience
IN public affairs which will Efd him TO gov.
trfY this prosperous Territory. Col. Cro<7
~ has been anxious foa' some time to b
recalled to America, his nome, and doubt
Tess his selection tor his new position is
due 10 that iucU atld 70 his vast personal
influence with all the leading men in the
Unltf.d Statea. We are glad the President
t4;ss made 80 wise Il vh0iee, ai1tl 10 E!ssE}el
compliment eau be paid tie new ESecu-
tive than 10 Hope that he will be rs accept
able to the people OF Montana as his re
Specteti predecessor has been.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
THE SHG1eK IN BA e.

Before the people of Benton act upon
any proposition 70 build railroad to Hell
ena. before thew listen TO any wildcat
scheme to place boats upon the Mis.Rnri
river above the falls. and before tbey think
Of anv public Improvement whatsoever
they should turn their attention to the re-
moyal. or 1T least the improvement, Of the
Eshonkn bar which Is now the most sari-
Gus obstacle to upper river navigation,
We referred to this matter as early as the
year l875.but Mai, SLa.innis was thenwork-
Inc for ali appropriation for the improve
mant of the whole river from Benton to
Csw Island. and If was supposed, of course.
that when the anDlopriation was secured
ana the engineers cot to. work the Shonkil
Bar. being the nearest to Benton. would be
the first obstruction removed. The engi-
fneers. however. vent to work Oh the rap
ids at lower noiats on the river and are
sfill ut work on The RAPIDS, with no imme-
aiare prospeet of turning their attention
10 this worst of All obstacles to steamer
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
frERssETOl2EAL.

Last Saturday pistol in the hands q i
Richard patterson, II CentreTi'le, %eilF II
actIden. ally. WmzndEilg, prosa5is f;ttHlIs.
a Mis- aIc4reie H.lo vas sts,Hdiag bE.
B. the 1T OF August there sill be Y con
tinuo,ss l4Ite q aspmtaUon f'y rail an's
s.eaner frots. Portland 70 Thompson
Falls. wt.icll Is within 10J Mules oz SIIs.
Boula.
Harry Mitchell and AS J.. Eddy have
hces1 arfeszed for buig|arIzinS the hoaae
ot !. c. l.scTson, rear Warm sps1a@~
creek, of mooney and goods tp the value q
aboiil 500,
While hauling wood down the Birch
Creek n4nunf1ii.s last "Wednesday George
Talent was thrown -1ron his wagon and
had his right oulder-blade hr6Aen5anef
side badly conl11sess
Hank Elark, Il galhfnet Landing saloon-
keeper, recently attacked Jack Webster, =
Northern Pacific employee, bcatinE him
over the lleas1 with a revolver aud crush
ing his skull. The wounds will probably
be fatal. CLARK has skipped.
A man named 1leagher, who had charge
of gang Of Chinese workmen on the
Northern Pacific, west OF Missoula, i'll
some way incurred their eninity short
time since and they murdered him. Some
Of the dead mans friends banded together,
determined on vengence, aud attacked the
Chinese, killing six and woundins thir-
teen. The surviving Cinnamon took tht
r,on for tEiSGn1Ia
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
IEINTER BOAIs AZ BENT0N v.

II is singular that some Of the steamboat
COMPANIES DO not TRY The experiment Of
winterlg boats at Benton. Messr5. J. G..
Baker 81 90. have long intended 20 make
the experiment, buE have beer prevented
by some unforeseen circumstances. Last
wear, we believe, the trouble was With tie
crew. who refused 10 be LETT in Benton for
the winter; and this year the wreck Of the
Red Cloud will prevent the firm from
keeping any Of their boats here. But the
other companies should certainly try what
ean be doue Ill thI4 direction. The ha1bor
IL certainly rs safe asaRha of Bismarck Or
Yankron, where every year one OF more
boats are sunk or wrecked, and the advan-
tage OF havinga boat here TO go outWith the
ice iii the spring must certainly profit
able 10 the owners, rs 1t will add at least
one-baH trip TO the seasons work. Itlat
is, a boat can load al Benton, follow the lie
oat OF the river ami reach Bismarck betore
the frzt steamer usually leaves that point
for Benton.
Some years ago we stated editorially
that the time was not tar of When boats
wonld be Wintered at Benton, barges built
during the winter and loaded with quartz
OF bullion, or whatever freight there was
for shipment, and the whole would start
for Bismarck rs soon as the river broke upr
reaching their destination before the sea-
son had fairly opened On The lower river.
We believe the time has arrived for ~ eA--
pertinent In this direction. There is
freight=enough here to load several steam-
ers aud a feet Of barges in the spring, or
at least freight enough could be secured
if it were known to.a. certainty that boats
would leave here, say in the month Of
April, This would also enable boats to
remain longer i'll the river At the end Of
the season, as they are often obliged now
to go into winter quarters at y 5in1e when
they might make another trip to Benton il
it we're certain that they would not get
caught by the ice on their return. The
boating season might thus be extended sew
eraI months in the year. We have known
winters in Montana when the river broke
up ae Benton in the early part Of Feb
ruary, and the stream from Benton TO Bis
narcI was clear OF ite il the month Of
March. One year, indeed, the river never,
closed during the entire winter. Il boats
had then W.ufered al Benton they might
have started from here on the 1stoI March
or earlier and continued TO rnnas late as
the lst Of Deeemer, thus giving Us q boat
Ing season Of eight Or nine months long in
stead of. three Or four mouths as now. The
one obstacle In The way of this enterprise
IL, We believe, IN securing II cE'ssF, but this.
perhaps can - readily overcome by pay-
ing additional wages or agreeing 60 ship
the crew BY some other down steamer. II
not, the tra1nps and dead beats who aeetl-
nlulate II. Benton during the winter might
be saved ux1lII spring ana IRen utilized 10
s ork the boats down to Bismarck. IAa
az erianenf il certainly worth 4 lrlaIs
szszzsgazzzszzsaazszszz
Base bali il one III tlle elsesf games ii
the world. AflaEn took the aPnla rom Eve
- tic II.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
g1@PECTALLY FOR LADIES.

One is alone i'll a crowd when one suf~
fe1s, or when one loves.-[ RocFeped1'e.
DIR. Anna Warren, Of Emporia, Kansas,
has practice Of So ,000a year, besides min
lug iuterests.-[ Western Woman'a Jour
nal.
In love. as in everything else, experi-
ence is a physician who never comes until
af5er the disorder is cured-I Madame de
la Tour.
My DEAR said a husband to his wife,
what kind Of q stone do you think they
will give me when I am gomez She
answered coolly, Birthstone, john. :,
An exchange says: TO tell good eggs,
put them in water; if the large end turns
up they are not fresh This is an infaI-
Hble rule to distinguishes good egg fronea
bad one.
Mrs. General Sherman, who once col-
Iected $50 00o in Peters pence, IL the
only American TO whom the Pope has ever
given that nlt1ch coveted emblem, the
golden rose.-[ PhIladtIphi Inquirer.
spoony dry-goods clerk TO smart miss
trying on a hat before the glass-"Dou'e [
wish was 4 looking glass. y Smart miss
Yes; perhaps you'd get more girls 10
look at you them Clerk col!stTses and Is
carried out.
The Cincinnati Commercial thinks that
Emerson's viii, leaving $2o0, 900, proves
'sthat good English pays;'' but that de-
pends upon now fnucf m"ney your second
wife had vIler you married iler,--L BdIti-
mere Sunday Herald.
The most attractive girl at q picnic does
nos always make the best wife. Young
man, take our advice, and slIicker mp TO
III girl who attends TO the baking OF the
salad. Her t1earJ's in The right place, and
she can make her own dress.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
Indian E5 t.
Special TO the Record.

Special 70 the Record.
SANTA FE, July 24.--An Indian fight
took place on the 1ztt IN the Apache moun7
tains between two companies Of the Third
Cavalry and band of Apaches. The loss
to the troops was ten in killed and wound
ed. Lieut.. Morgan was nlortally wounded
and Lieut.. Converse slightly.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27

WHEN man assumes the judicial robes
with all the gravity and owl-litc wisdom
that cluster around them, he is only too
apt to forget that III was once q baby
But there II d Justice III Lafayette, Indi-
ana, who has not permitted lis head TO be
turned By the solemnitjca ofhis high office,
and the decisions recorded upon his docket
are perhaps the only decisions in the coun-
try that affect the right and privileges Of a
much abused and oyer-spanked class Of
citizens lie takes cognizance ofevery act
Of baby spanking IN his jurisdiction, more
especially II it i accompanied with uni1-
sual rudcness or anger, fixing the puHfsh-
ment the same as in ordinary cases Of as
aAult and battery.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27

TIE Ring organ Of Dakota, the Bismarck
Tribune, is evidently no friend Of I. G.
Power or the Power Lime Of steamers. 1t
calls Mr.. Power to account for statements
made to IN independent reporter at Helena
regarding the amount of freight carried By
the s'p'' Line of steamers this season. 1t
is needless to~say that although Mr.. Power
gavc a mere estimate Of the freight carried
by his vessels, the nanifests OF those
steamers Published in the RECORD show
chat he could hardly have been more cor
rect had he furnished the exact figures.
The Tribune is always finding fault with
somebody, but has never yet dared to cen
sure the n. z. railroad, which is really
responsible for All the freight delays and
consequent injury to shippers that have &C.
cured on the Missouri river for the past
three or four years.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
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FoRr BESTos, II. r, July 25, 1882

oE. 1hls - =. : !. =,
To tise Editor Qf the Record:
The Riper Press, Iii referring 70 Judge
Tatfan, John T. Murphy and one Of TWO
others as candidates for office, connects
these gentlemen with "slate.o Ia view
of the fact that the names Of several Re-
.publIeans have been presented by the Press
n being avowed candidates for county Of
fees, the stating Of one set Of men with
one hand, and the Earring of another aet
with the other hand, while u may BE III
right among politicians, appears neither
Independents nor consistent to al
ISpEPENpENT DEAoeRAg.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27

thrifty order Of newspaper men VINO WELD
weapons not mightier than the sword. but
mightier sometimes than the pen the
scissors and guln-pot, to-WlF.
ssSzaa&Hezz ezzzzezzsnnz=zzza=a
KING T14ebaW of Burnlah seems 70 have
worthy consortin his Chief Queen, called
the LoopaYahlat. She has just caused one
of the other Queens, a young Girl on whom
Theebaw had fastened his fatal affections,
to be beaten to death with clubs i'll her
presence. Then she imprisoned those who
knew about this performance and might
criticlse It ontayorahly. NigEl this pair q
uortI.ies on the throne, no nonier that
Mandalay i stricken witi' terror. News
that Thecbaw and the LoopayahiAt hafl
been dethroned by some daring subject
would doubtless be hailed with JOY tl1orugh
r!1o kingdom.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27
E4Eg1atas5Eag Flashes.


j. Schuyler Crosby, Of New York, has
been appointed Governor Of Montana. He
is /: New Yorker and is well known there
as a strong sfalWarf, and il a particular
friend Of President Arthur. Col. Sanders
OF Helena, now absent in Washington, w4s
thought TO be the probable governor Of
Montana, but be has been tooIed.
CHICAGO, July 1o.-The Greenbackers
and Republicans Of the 18th Illinois District
will unite Oh Candidate, and he will be
elected.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Congress is ez-
peeted to adjourn July 295h.
Heavy forest fires are reported from va
rions parts OF Michigan.
LONDON, July lo.-The reserve squad
rons have been ordered 10 return to their
stations. The excitement about the
trouble in the East has most entirely sub
sided.
MILWAUKEE, NTzs., July l9.-The arti-
cles were signed and The money put up for
q glove fight, TO take place Saturday, Au-
gust 5th, between John Brooks, claiming
to be the champion OF the Pacific coast, and
John Ward, of this city.
NEW YoRE, July 18.-In the great glove
fight at Madison Garden between Sullivan
and Wilson the latter won. Although
Wilson was knocked down twenGy-seven
tlnaes, he stood his ground 10 The end of
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27

lr ID said that Henry Ward Beeeher
scientific farming operations have raised
him from affluence TO poverty. lie bought
pigg for flve dollars. fed them forty dollars
worth of corn aud sold tElen' for seven dol
,ora He lost on the corn bat made on the
Digs, 80 he considers his farming failure
but his mig raising Is grand success.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27

uHz RECORD was the only Territorial
nauer chat could place Col. Crosby On re-
ceint Of the dispatch announcing big up
t,otntment 70 the goyeEnorshipo of Montana
Even our esteemed cotemporary, the Aeee
North,oest, was compelled to acknowledge
that it did not know the gentleman. The
RECORD, in its first daily issue after the
dispatch was received, gave q brief but
yerv complete sketch Of the colonePs pub,
,,c and social career. and defined his quail
ficationg for the high office 70 which he
had been appointed.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-07-27

A NETTING OF the Territorial Democratic Il;
Central Committee is called for Oh Iues-
day, the lst day Of August, 1882, TO fx 'he
time for holding The Acknowledgements
ton and apportioning to the several coun-
ties proper representation in said eonven-