The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-19
INTERESTING.
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Chicago gamblers fleece the people of
s 1000, 900 a year.
Rose Eytinge, who secured a divorce from
George Butler recently, has married Cyril
Searle the actor. They sailed on the Gallia
for Europe recently.
The Atlanta Constitution says there are at
least 5000 girls and woman at present earn
ing their living in the factories of that city,
while ten years ago there were hardly 500.
A daughter Of the late President johnson
manages a farm near Albany Texas, with
such economy and success that a prosper
Gus future is already assured the Presidents
two grandchildren.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press says that the
impeaching of Judge Cox took ten weeks
time and cost $35, 900 in money. and it wants
some remedy for cases of fragrant drunken
ness on the bench less costly and less tardy.
An GUN &c OF selection is worth a pound of
cure.
Dr.. Danforth, of Chicago, was the pioneer
is prescribing by telephone. In 1880 he was
requested by a lady's husband to telephone to
her and perscribe for her. He received toll
erably correct answers to all his inquiries as
to SYMPTOMS, and when he asked her to run
out her tongue she declined to communicate
further.
Germans and English swear by God, the
Latin races by the Virgin, Danes by the
devil. For the Swede one devil is not
enough. ga thousand devil take me" is his
usual oath, or, if the emergency demand, ten
thousand. In moment of great excitement
he rises to the occasion and exclaims, Ten
thousands tons of devils take me-"
Among LongfelloW's classmates at Bow
dom in 1895 were John G. S. Abbott, the
popular historian Jonathan Cilley, the
Maine Congressman who fell in a duel with
Representative W. j. Graves, Of the Louis
vile district J. w. Bradley, the eminent
lawyer and politician George B. Cheever,
the anti-slavery advocate Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, and others who achieved eminence.
Guiteau has raised his rates for autographs
and photographs. He has stuck up a card
at the door of his cell with this inscription j:
thereafter my autographs will be sold for
So. so per dozen, or Is cents each. No extra
charge will be made for adding religious
sentiments to them, such as In God we
trust or something like that. My large
sized photographs with autographs attached,
will be furnished for 81 each, or SO per
Dozen"
Edith Maibe, aged Is, held a young pee
Piles prayer meeting every Saturday after
noon in the First Baptist church of Rock
ford, Ill. These gatherings soon became
larger than those which the pastor, Mr.. And
erson, drew to hear his sermons, and he an
nounced that no meetings other than those
he personally authorized should have the use
of the house. But Edith is very popular
and has hired the town hall, with the con-
sent and support of two of the deacon.
Lady Wilde (Speranza) the patriotic moth
er of Oscar Wilde, writes mo Irishman
returned from America loyal to monarchy.
IN Inc contrary, ne IaugnS 10 scOIH TIE Ola
bonds of servile feudalism, with all its super
stitions of class worship, and his opinions
soon gain many followers. The American
flag holds the place Of honor at all popular
demonstrations in Ireland, and is always
greeted with enthusiastic cheers, while the
English flag is nowhere seen.
The fashionable circles at Washington,
the gossips, are telling people who listen to
such things, that the President is counting
the eldest daughter of the Secretary of State,
and that the siege indicates q surrender at an
early day. The same quid-nuncs are Whisp-
ering about the corridors of the Capitol that
Mr.. Kasson, Member OF Congress from Iowa
may also lead to the alter before long the
younger sister of the aforesaid daughter of
the Hon. Secretary of State with the hard
name to spell.
The arrest of the Marquis of Huntly on
the charge of obtainind money upon false
pretenses is q sad climax to q career OF IN
bridled dissipation and extravaganza. The