The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-26

ia unODpOeeQ, as IL suoWu Uy tAO i0oV Gnae
the cost of Lord Algernon Percy's unopposed
return for Westminster in the first week OF
the present session was $9,9SO.
The execution of two Indian murderers by
shooting instead of hanging, in the Indian
Territory, a few days ago, was done on the
urgent plea of the doomed men. They had
an awful dread of the moose, but protested
fearlessness as to death by the rifle.
The Russian bath is said to have origins-
ted with Peter the Great. 1t is recorded that
when he was advised by foreigners to intro
duce hospitals and dispensaries into Russia
he was wont to reply that "Whlle Russia had
baths they needed nothing else as a health
giving remedy against mortal ills"
The richest silver mine in the world is at
Potosi. 1t is situated on an elevation Is, 900
feet above the level Of the sea, in a region of
perpetual snow. 1t has only been worked
in a very rude manner, yet it has already
produced $3.50, 900, 900, and shows no sign OF
exhaustion. The annual product of the sill
yer mines of South America at the present
time is estimated to be 1913, 000, 900 and their
total product to the present time has amount
to So, 1886, 0OO, 900.
Indian Commissioner Price seems to un-
derstand the wards under his care. He was
recently visited by a delegation of sscs and
Foxes. and in reference to the affair, he
saws: 81 think this is the last Indian pow
WOW we shall have here while | am commits
sionor. 1t is perfect nonsense their coming
here. They don't know what they want
when they start, and the longer they stay
the less they know. 1t is only a waste OF
time and money
In San Francisco the number Of Cinnamon
in the various manufactures has been steaol-
w increasing and the number OF whites cor
respondingly diminishing, as the following
statement shows: Cigar makers-o,5OO
Chinese. 179 whites. Manufacturers or
cloth1ng-7,51 $40 Chinese, 1000 whites. Max
ers of boots and shoes-5,7 700 Chinese, l,loo
whites. Boot and shoe factories-15O Chln-
csc. 81 whites. Slipper factories-49. Chinese,
no whites. The same condition OF things ex-
tends through all branches Of industry.
Mrs. D~onnought's husband left ner in
Providence. and went fortune hunting in
California, four years ago. He sent her
money occasionally, and now having accum-
ulated $40, 900, has returned to his old home
But he finds that his wife married Thomas
Froskleton in 1879, and has since had two
pairs of twins. Froskleton says that she told
him she was a widow, and he is willing now
to give her up; but Donnought doesn't wan
her under the circumstances Thus, from
having two husbands, she drops to none al
all.
The wonder of Paris, if the correspondents
know ANYTHING about it, is the boy with tn
telescope eye. One eye is as large as a sli
yer dollar and the other as small as q frehcl
nea. Up TO a few months ago this large.ey
was of no use. But after an operation upo
it an astonishing change occurred. Inc ey
became telescope in its range, and the 90
could expand or contract the pupil at Will
At night he could see the rings and moons Q
jupiter and the newly discovered satellites Q
Mars. Then it was discovered that tn
smaller eye was microscopic, q drop OF We
ter appearing to him through it as a world Q
life. The oculists, microscopists, and al
tronomers of Paris are said to be in q stat
of great excitement over the boy.
The Betty and the Baby boom is still tn
sensation at Washington. Mile Rhea CAV
them a benefit at Ford's theatre from Whlc
$500 was realized. Betty and the D. occ'
pied a conspicuous box, and at the close {
the fourth act Mile Rhea and Mr.. Gotthol
stepped forward, and after the latter ia
made a brief address handed the money
the beneficiary. Mrs. Mason burst into teal
whereupon the little one set up q sympatn
tic wall. Nearly every lady in the house, i
GLIDING the actress, became similarly atfecte
and q moist time ensued. Then Mile Rhe'
realizing the righteousness OF the situation
took the baby out of the box and clasped
to her breast. 1t was q pretty tableaux, an
the applause that greeted it was deafeninl
This was a good investment for the actre
az we'll as for the fair beneficiaries. Varle
are the advertising devices OF the day.
The American Newspaper Director.
which will be issued next month by deorf
P. Rowell & Co., of New York, will conta
the names of 1861 periodicals in the Unit
States and territories, which is q gain OF 8
in the year just passed. The numOer
daily papers has increased in q someWn
large proportion, and is nov represented oy
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