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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12

Baldy, on upper Snow creek. Capt.
Mcintosh, Wallace Bell and Jimmy
Chamberlain are busy Shedding rich ore
from the Montana Belle and their other
mines over the range to White Sulphur
Springs. This ore will be shipped east,
and will no doubt pay the boys we'll for
their trouble, as it is very high grade.
The snow is nearly all gone out Of the
gulch near Neihart and the weather is
very pleasant
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
A Petition in Favor of O'Donnell.

WASHINGTON. December 8.-A con-
gressienal delegation called upon the
president to-day and presented a petition
praying for the respite of O'Donnell.
The presidents reply was satisfactory
to the delegation. He said the depart
ment would at once telegraph Minister
Lowell to obtain all possible Information
regarding O'Donnell's citizenship, and
he Qhe PRESIDENT would do all he could,
with propriety, to further the wishes of
the delegation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
Another Railroad For Montana.

CHEYENNE, December 8.-Articles of
incorporation were filed to-day by the
Wyoming, Yellowstone Park & Pacific
railroad. Among the incorporators are
Dupont, the famous powder manufac-
turer, A. r. Converse, president of the
First National Bank of Cheyenne, and
w. Hale, governor Of Wyoming. The
road will run through the coal, iron and
petroleum region of western Wyoming
into the National park and Montana.
Construction will begin in the spring.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
Our Sensible Governor.

A Washington dispatch states: Gov.
Crosby of Montana recommends to con-
gress, through the secretary of the
interior. the Immediate cutting down OF
all Indian reservations ''noW covering
two-fifths of the area of Montana to
the actual wants of $4,000 Indians,
throwing the lands open to settlement.
He urges relief for the Blackfeet, North
Piegans, Assinaboines and Gros Nentres,
also that schools for educating Indians
in agricultural pursuits be established.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
School Statistics.

Weare indebted to DR.. J. w. .Wheelock,
county superintendent of pnblic schools,
for the following statistics, taken from
his report to the territorial superintend-
ent:
Number of districts in county ............
Number enrolled between and 21 years of ags.. GIL
Average attendance. 1852
length OF school term ........... S7L days
wages. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ISL. 10
Taxes collected zestimaed) ......S $500 90
Townsite School Fund Observation-Disclosures. IL, 600 90
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
The 800 and $500 Chamber Sets.

The rattle for these valuable and beau
tiful articles will come off during the
holidays and as there are only few
tickets unsold those who want q
"chance" should nail onto the tickets
without delay. Considering the value
of the articles and the fact that there are
two chances to make a winning, the
price of the tickets is remarkably low.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
Extensive Fire.

WILMINGTON, N. c., December p
This town is in ashes. The entire busi-
ness portion burned last night. The
steamer Commerca, of the Baltimore,
Roanoke & Norfolk line, with 200 bales
OF cotton and quantity of miscella-
neous freight, was also burned. The fire
is supposed to be incendiary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12

WINNIPEG, December THE civil
rights movement is gaining strength
and the farmers are organizing in every
district and appointing delegates to the
convention at Winnipeg on the 10Th
inst.
The Ontario government has agreed
to refer the whole Manitoba boundary
dispute to commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
Chicago Wants the Convention.

CHICAGO, December 8.-A delegation,
which left this city for Washington to-
day for the purpose of attempting to Sc
cure the holding of the next national
republican convention in this city, will
appear before the national committee at
its coming meeting.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
Stoned by Roughs.

PITTsBURG, December ga dispatch
from Collinsville says Mrs. Langtry's
car was stoned by roughs as it passed
through that place this evening.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
- SGzD - Sssss~--
patent Refused.

WASHINGTON, December 8.-Secre-
tary Teller has declined to patent lode
mining claim to Kennett & McGriffith,
Central City, holding that in order to
make valid the location they must have
all portions of the lode contiguous, with
ont an intervening claim.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
Macleod Mail.

Mr.. 4. d. Holmes, who is just in with
/. G. Baker & Co.'s Macleod coach, re-
ports the drowning Of young fellow
Familiarity known as 'the Kid" about
the 18th of November, at the Blackfoot
crossing of Bow river. What makes it
worse is that no one up there seems to
know his real name and where he was
from, only that he went north with
''Dutcho Patrick last August and has
ever since been working as cowboy for
[. G.. Baker & Co. Some Indians found
the broncho on which the boy had start
ed out alone that morning, standing,
dripping wet, in the ford It Is sup
posed the horse fell, stunning the rider,
so that he was washed under the ice
before he recovered consciousness, as
the water is not deep at the ford. No
traces of his remains had been found.
The late storm was q severe one in the
north, though they did not have much
snow. It was 260 below zero at Duke
Akers' place, at Whoop-up. When the
coach was on its return the chinook had
struck the snow and many of the cou-
lees had to be crossed by swimming the
streams that were then flowing in
them.
AS an instance of the enterprise of our
northern neighbors an important place
like Fort Macleod will only be allowed
one mail week after the new mail con-
tract goes into effect on January 1st, by
way of the Canadian Pacific.
The Bloods are dying off rapidly with
"a disease resembling the mountain
fever. ~-----------4
Joe Kipp's ferry boat<was all mashed
to pieces by the late flood in the Marias.
The ice was piled ten feet high on each
side Of the stream after the flood had
subsidized, necessitating the cutting of a
road through the big blocks. Joe is ex-
RsS5sa Z es faaa Pafsr sSa@H %as msf a o. lis
way TO Fort Macleod with his face SO
badly frost-bitten and swollen up as to
almost obliterate his former good looks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12
Burned.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, December o.
The Annisquam mill at Rockport burn
ed this morning. Loss, 100000; in
sured for $500, 1000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-12

The Civil Rights Movement = Manitoba
Boundary
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
SWIMMING NIAGARA.
How CAPTAIN WEBB PRorosEs TO
SWIM THE PERILoUs WHIRL-
POOL.

Captain Webb who swan the Eng.
Iish Channel in 1875 and proposes
soon TO swim the rspids below Mag.
ara Falls il now in New York city.
lie describes hIs plan 81 follows;
The current they cay, is thirty
nine miles an hour and the river is
ninety FIVE feet deep. II is vide
just below the falls and narrow ct
the rapids. l am only afraid Of two
awful lodges Of pointed rocks which
Iut out from the shores into the whirl.
pool. The water fairly sbrleko and
hsses as il boils over them. Now, !
want TO avoid the sides, and yet l
dare not 30 into the middle, for there
lies the Yorttx,and that means death
/ will 10 out into the middle of the
river IN q small boat just above the
Suspension Bridge. The only cloth
ing ] shall wear will be the silk
trunk bad on when swan the
Eogleh Ctaunel. At the time ap
pointed sill leap into the river an I
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
rHE TALUE OF 4 SYSTEM.
Sotr q Clerk I've the Ba1h, Of England Re
oorerod SIJ, 900 Paid OHt iRa
Mistake


More than ffty years ago there
lived near London Mr.. Field. q
widower, with seven telesting chill
dren, and holding a position in the
Bank OF Englsnd something anslo-
gous to that of teller, 80 called in the
banks OF this country.
Making up his accounts one day he
found himself $4,000 short, about
S45 600.
As he or his securities were liable
for all losses or defalcstions, this mis-
fortune Was to him absolute ruin.
One who has occasion to visit the
Bank OF England to exchange large
note for smaller ones, or for gold,
goes TO desk and writes his name
and address on the back OF the note.
He then takes it to a wicket, or open
ing, and presents 1t for xsnination.
a large card il taken down, and, i
correct, mark il made on th o note.
Then TO another wicket, wnere like
examination is made. Then TO an
other place. in continual line,
small portion is torn cffthe note and
cast into basket, and on a slip OF
paper an order is gwen on the next
place, and you receive your new
notes, or gold.
Mr.. Field could only imagine that
IN giving notes in exchange he might
have given ten one thousand notes
for one hundreds, which wolld leave
him minus $4,000.
He rushed to his basket Of refused
notes, and found one Of Gl 900. Ou
the back was the name of Mr..
Brown, add the address, Turks
Head I'm.
Mr. Brown was traveller, then,
and might be already gone from that
house
lie reached he inr. with what
speed might be imagined, and found
coach there, filled with passeu gei &,
aud just abont TO leave the yard.
Breathless with anxiety, he sp-
preached the window Of the coach,
and inquired If any gentleman #
the name Of Brown was within.
Ny name is Brown said gen
teman with a pleasant face. Why
90 you ask ?
DID you change thousand pound
note at the B,uk OF England to-
day p
TdidI
Have you the notes given in ,x-
changer
i have, just as you gave them to
me
The cOachman was impatient, ae
also were she raesengers; but in
some way the baggage Of Mr.. Brown
was allowed to be taken down, and
the package containing the notes
oisp .ayed. There were ten notes Of
81 900, much to the astonishment OF
Mr.. Brown himself
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
AGAINST L0NGSTRE /.
A NEW SYNDICATE IN PURSUIT. Or
The GEORGIA MARsHALsHIP.


Among the visitors who made their
way into rhe Presidential resence
yesterday was Mr.. A. f.. Buck of
Atlanta, clerk OF the Federal Circuit
court and chairman OF the Rerubli-
can State committee OF Georgia. He
had blood in his eye and anger in his
face. HIS interview with the Presi-
dent did not last long, but it is said
that he made the most of his oppor-
tunity. He was intercepted on tho
steps OF the White House.
What is the condition of the Re-
publican party in Georgia p
1t was never better, said he, look
ing toward the jackson monument
with his weather eye. we were
never better prepared for aggressive
work than we are now. There in
only one discordant element IN the
party. If that could be reno we'd all
would be we'll
What " that obstacle p
General Longstreet.'
why do you dislike Longstreet p
s'Because ho lie no Republican. He
ls spy from the enemy in our camp
He 10 party to himself. He does
not consider himself to be Repub-
Iican, refuses to recognize he exist
enoe OF the party, and acts in thor
ouRh contempt Of il. He is not of
us, and we don't want him
But then you have Speer p
Yes Speer makes a good attorney
| helped TO get him his place. He is
i'll sympathy with us, and will do the
right thing at the right time. Speer
will do to rely on, but keep your
wits about you when Lon6street
comes about
And the great man rode off like
one who bad relieved his mind of
burden. The best information ia
that Mr.. Buck came to Washington
with protest from the Republicans
OF Georgia against the retention Of
General Longstreet in the Office Of
marshal, and that he laid it in the
hands Of the President at the inter
view to-day. 1t may be given as a
matter Of gossip that Mr.. Buck ls
supposed to be under contract to de-
liver Georgia TO Arthur in the nom.
mating convention, and for this pur-
pose it is necessary that he should
have control of the custom house
officers. Hence the Buck syndicate
promises to displaoe the celebrated
Longstreot syndioate.--Atianta Con-
StiLItioa.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
Il BUNHY MAN WHO WIS NOT ar
am FUNNY.

'ls the man that gets up the fun
ny column Lere?' asked a smirking
little chap aa he poked a bulbous
nose into the room.
% yes said bald headed man
with disordeIed necktie, gr IL
zled beard ard face like that OF an
undertaken at an expensive funeral.
Walk right in;' and he caught the
little man yiciously by the collar.
Want to see the funny man, don't
your and he butted the little fellows
head through a seventy fve-c cent
clearinghouse.
Like TO look at the comic.
wouIdoht you ? aud he tore the in
iruder's coat down the back and
took a fresh grip on bis shirt.
Come down from the country to
see the old clown, haven't you?
Like TO see him stick bis head
through paper balloon, Say 'Heys
dIddle diddle, the FOOLS in the
middle, and get cut around the legs
by the ring master, suppose, and
a No ~ boot collided with the seat
oil the little wretcbs trousers with
a shock like that Of dynamite bomb.
The 'bufoon' siu'L 10; he is train
ing new jacket Come right 10
Children half price. Just going TO
begin. Sit dowD and be iammed
the terrified little visitor into kee
Of printers ink.
The queens jester will be long
pretty soon. Wait for the great
sho " ! he yelled, as the little man
madly tried to escspe through two
closed doors, and finally rolled down
stairs, accompanied by the water
cooler, two ink jugs and the pasts
pot.
Want one more paragraph, Mr..
Graves, said a voice through the
speaking tube, and the solemn man
wound a wet towel around his head
eat down at the desk,sud wesril,
wrote;
is a man getting up stares when a
buys az eye-glass Y--Baston BulLeti
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
JONES'S START IN C1LI-
EORkI1.

Senator Jones Of Nevada had gone
TO California with thousands of
others when the wonderful discovery
Of gold IN that far Off land thrilled
every hamlet and village. Among
those who went to seek their for
tunes there was a man named Hay
ward, from Vermont. Hayward
had claim on The mountaiuside th st
as yet had shown no particular prom
ise stiiI he stuck to it. One hot
GUNNER day, when The Red Hills
we're qulvering with heat, Hayward
came TO see Jones. SAID be;
Jones. ! sro very near the wonder.
lul vein. ! know # feel il. but |
sm Cat broke. / want $1,000. with
that viii maze both our fortunes
Now, old fellow, said Jones. i
have known just 900 men who were
in exactly your tx. They only
needed I! 900 and sometimes SlOO
to make their eternal ALL Finally
Jones said 1 will give you this
money. / have $1,000 buried under
the FIRE place, and when The FIRE goes
out I will get il out for you, bu,
don ask me for any more.
Hayward got the money and eajd
'Whsu ! strike it will give you !
quarter interest.
One afternoon about a month after
tbis happened Jones wac citing in
bis cabin when Hayward suddenly
burst 10 az white ~ sheet. Jones.
said hp, j have struck it,
They went together to look At H.
and sure enough Hayward Lad
struck an immense boparza. OF,
pocket 'fa'most pure gold Jones
with his experience, saw IL was the
richest minein California. HAYWARD
so IT TO Wells, Fargo aud some
others for 100000. The dav tbe
sale was made he gave Jones 81 25O..
600. Jones afJerwsrd married Hsv.
vsrd's dsuRLter.-Lou sUHc Couriiy.
Journal,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21

float into the rapids. OF course
viii make no attempt to so forward,
for the fearful speed OF the water will
carry me through. When the water
gets very bad | will so under the
surface, and remain beneath until |
am compelled 10 come ~ for breath
That will be pretty often, III wager
When strike the whirlpool will
strike out with all my strength and
try to keep away from the suck hole
IN the centre, will begin with the
breast strokes aud then use overland
strokes My life will then depend
upon my muscles ana my breath. 1t
may take mo two or three hours TO
get out OF the whirlpool, which is
about a quarter of a mile long.
When | do get through | Will try to
land on tue Canadian side, but il the
current Is two swift, IA | think il is,
| will keep on down to Lewiston on
the American side.
The feat will probably be per-
formed on the DIST Of July. The
various railway companies which run
to Niagara Falls have subscribed
10000 for Capt. Webb. and it is
expected that bupdred thousand
persons will witness the uudertak-
ing. Preparations are deiug made
to have specia, excursions from every
town and city within reach OF tho
railway.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
IJvE-KIlN cLUn rHInosornY.


De o,z1n has now alrovo for pul, in
ole hats aud rillers outer do broken
wludors, an' I seize de occashun to
ok you TO remember:
Dat a front gate of it's hinges
rnoans a slip-sboi man in de house
Dat red nose means hungry
lonr-bartel
Dat no man eber got work sittin'
on de fence an disCussln' do needs
Oh de kentry.
Dat de less pollyticks man has
de mo each be kin pay his grocer.
Dat arguments on religion wont
build churches nor pay Ie preach
ers.
Dat a fanny which nebber Dor.
rows nor lends keeps nayburs de
longest.
Dat beauty will starye in de par
Tor whar common sense will grow
lat in De kitchen.
Dat de world am full o. mice..boles
an all de cats need DO am to watch
an wait.
Dat economy doau' mean buyin'
kahker fur yer wife an broadclotb
fur yerseii.
Dat progress doan' mean Gttin' ole
doahs TO new buildln's.
Dat liberty doan gin you de right
to eat anoder mans chickene.
Dat success achieved by rascality
am q fsh-net made o. yarn.
Let us now purceed to attack the
reg'lar programmy o. bizness. an II
dar am any mo coughln' an spittin'
ober 10 de lur co'ner, sartain pussons
will witness purceedin's dat viii! casl
a gloom ober de next Glty y'srs,-
Detroit Free Press.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
P 4 T E N r S

Obtained, and all other business in the u
;. Patent Office attended TO for MODE
RAIE FEES.
Our Office is opposite the L. s. Patent
Gtiice, aud We can OBTAIN Patents in less
time tnan those remote from Washington.
Send Model or Drawing. We advise AS
paieutabIlity free Of charge; and we
make no charge unless we obtain Patent
We refer here, TO the Postmaster, the
Supt. OF Money Order Div, and 10 ofi.
ci Is of the u. s. Patent ONCE. For CIR.
cuar, advice, terms, and reference 10 act
ual clients 10 your own State or county.
address
G. a. SNOW u CO.,
Opp Patcn, Office, Washington. y C.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS,
Tho Latest Expedition Undor
Prof Nordenskjold-u
Theory of the eli
m"to in the SC
tic Regions

The latest Arctic exploring expe-
dltlon, which is now Well on its way
to Greenland under Prot. Nordeusk-
Jold, is. perhaps, the most anciiul
enterprise Of the kind ever under
taken. Other explorers have gone
to seek new pathways through the
northern seas, or TO discover new
lands or determine the course of
ocean currents and take observations
that might be turned to practical
account IN various ways. All OF them
had more or less OF what men call
loolhardlDes9 in their composition.
tut Prof. NordensNold's new ven
ture seems almost to belong to the
dom ain of romance, rather than of
reasoning, calculating science. With
a little Swedish steamer and q crew
OF twenty -four Scandlnavians he pro-
poses to undertake a trip TO Auleit-
slvikJord, near Disco island, on the
west coast of Greenland. Landing
here he will endeavor with ten men
to pierce the lofty chain Of zoe noun
tains that skirt the coast and pene-
trate far enough into the interior to
prove or disprove a favorite theory
he has held since 1870. Nearly the
entire known coast of Greenland is
bordered by a rim OF mou ntains gen
orally supposed TO be practically
lmpassable. They are sheathed in
everlasting ice, aud from their rug
ged sides the glaciers move cease
lessly downward to the sea. sendinp
adrlt l9ets Of great icebergs and
RATS Of grinding hoes. At some
points the .heighte are less precipi
tous than others, but the range il
continuous, and at few points more
than forty miles from the waters
edge. Prof Nordensljold has long
had a theory that within the circle
OF this mountain rim or border there
lies al area Of comparatively mild
climate where vegetation nouGishes
and the Arctic summer brings some
cheer and warmth. He proposes in
this trip to find out whether he is
right or not. II he returns safe from
This venture he proposes to ship a.
gain and sail around to the southeast
coast, where another inland expedi-
ton will be organ Z.d to search for
traces Of the old Morse colonies which
were founded in Greenland 500 years
before Columbus reached the main
land of America. These colonies
continued to thrive as late az the be-
ginning OF the fifteenth century and
are supposed to have numbered TO-
600 sous. Communication with
Europe was lost for 100 years and
then the explorers who rediscoyered
Greenland found no Inhabitants but
Esquimauz. The very location Of
the former colonies was lost. The
general belief is that the colonies
dwelt somewhere on the southeast
coast, but Nordenskjold holds that
they we're east Of Cape Farewell. lie
proposes # possible 30 answer this
queition also. Nordenakjold is an
enthusiast in bis belief and were it
not for his great experience and ac-
knowledged ability he would be
looked upon as a dreamer. His
present enterprise involves compsr-
OtiveIy little perilous navigation, but
his effort TO cross the mountains vii.
be very dangerous. And TO what
end 2--Rcgistcr,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
WHITE HOUSE SECKErIRIES.
Something .Ibom he Mcn Who Hare Scrrod
the ProSidcnt.

The gentleman who have served as
private secretaries TO the President
Of the Uuited States for the past
twenty years have all come ont pref
ty well in life. The office has a sal
airy of So 500 year, but sooner or
later the occupants strike it right.
Mr.. Lincoln had two secro, aries John
Hay and j. G.. Nicolay. Mr. Hay
married a daughter of Amasa Stone,
aud the lattel's will, opened few
daya since, gives Mr.. Hay 100000
and his vile 100000. N,colay is
Marshal of the United States Su-
Preme Court at u salary Of $1,000 a
year--a life position.
Col. Babcock, Grants secretary
made large sums of money through
his connection with the Whisky Ring,
was indicted, tried and acquitted.
w. K. Rodgers, whom Hayes dis
covered mp in Minnesota, did not
baye a dollar when he went 20 Wash
Ington. Now, he 10 an attorney
there, aud is president and director
in half dozen stock companies that
are likely TO want Influence in
Washington.
j. Stanley Bronw. before he went
with Gen. Garfield, was stenogra-
pher, at SIS month, in the geolog
ical survey Offices. When Garfield
died President Arthur kindly Offer
ed to retain him, but Brown docin-
ed, and at once went iuto business az
a partner Of Lieutenant Bateman, OF
the navy, ds banker aud broker.
Brown pulled out Of this after d
time, and is nov the business agent
OF Mrs. Garfield.
President Arthur's secretary f. j.
PHILIPPE, is quiet, unssauming
young gentleman, for whom the
President will DOUBTLESS provide
handsomely when he leaves the Pres.
idential chair.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-07-21
B. & O. r. R. TIME TABLE.

Condensed time table Of Passenger
Trains of the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad,
for the stations named below, which ,ook
effect May -. 1888!
EASTWARD BOUND