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The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
HOW TIE BANDIT LOOKS.
A Clever Sketch of Frank James as
He Appeared in the Gallatin
Court.

A representative of the Atchinson (Ka.)
Champion described Frank James as fol-
lows 1t was remarkable figure through
out. Quite slender, emaciated in fact; :;
with long arms and legs, and slender
waist, conveying, one would say, rather
the idea of a professional man; but the
face was sone among ten thousand, and
one never to be forgotten, long, thin, worn
not with disease, but watchfulness, long
travel, suspicion and anxiety with rest
less, thin-lipped mouth that was never
still; short, sharp chin that rose and fell
and occasionally seemed to close up and al
most disappear under the thin, sickly
looking, yellowish moustache; SO that the
moustache, lips and chin were blended in
one. Gray eyes, with changing shades
that betrayed various feelings, but never
kindness; and most remarkable of all, a
long, large nose that dominates over his
face not a Jewish, not Roman, nor a
Greek nose, but nose by itself. not exact
ly human; q nose like a wolf or fox.
Straight back, sloping at an angle, almost
as great Of that Of the nose, was fore
head, smooth, white and broad, which,
had it been straight, would have been a
fine feature, but it lay down so to speak,
after the cruel fashion one sees in cats,
leopards, tigers, wolves, and the baser and
crueler sorts of carnivorous animals.
Across the forehead was a long, thread
like scar, perceptible only on close inspec-
ton, and said to have been made in child
hood. There was, to make the face more
singular, deep depressions below the tenn
bahind and above the ears, but not i'm
mediately behind them, SO as to give the
thick neck common in the lower order of
criminals; on the other hand, the neck
was long, slender and sinewy, and quite
fair, and displayed by turning collar.
The complexion was hard to describe; it
was doubtless bleached by confinement,
and might become bronzed by exposure in
the sun. The thin, fine brown hair and
the color Of the mustache indicated a
blonde; there were dusky spots, as if the
man had black skin dimly showing
through white one.
The face was one to be studied again,
and might then tell very little. His occu-
patton, for instance could hardly be guess
ed. A half-dozen suggested themselves
to the writer, and were discarded. But
whatever they were, the idea of dishonor,
treachery and Wickedness were associated
with each. A confidence man, sneak
gambler Ito which the long, slender fingers
gave evidence),a a wandering dentist, US
ing chloroform to debauch his female pat
rons, an intermittent schoolmaster of little
education and villainous tendencies; a
shower of counterfeit money, but not a
maker of it; clerical dead-beat. There
| was nothing bold or brave or manly or
open about the face; nothing Of the hero,
even of the cheapest sort about it. And
yet, when the singular combination of
mouth, nose, mustache and chin, of which
we have spoken, took place, shadow OF
| internal cruelty stole over the whole coun-
tenance, to the roots of the hair and the
edges of the ears.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
Wit and Wisdom for Women.

A society miss makes hit if her father
is rich.
us it true that when wild goose's
mate dies it never takes another?'' asks a
young widow. eyes, but don't worry
about that. The reason it acts that way is
because it is goose
An old lady was asked her opinion about
Mrs. Smith, her next door neighbor.
"Well," she said, IT am not the one to
speakIill Of anybody, but | feel very
sorry for Mr.. Smith. Rochester POST
Express.
Mrs. Ada Nj. Bittenbender, Of Lincoln,
Nebraska, has been admitted to the Su-
preme Court Of State. She and her hus-
band now have their law and real estate
office in the old European.block on o Street,
Lincoln.-Woman's Journal.
The funniest paragraph yet invented is
one to the effect that Phoebe Couzins, the
woman's rights girl, was blown away in
the Minnesota cyclone. The cyclone that
strikes her will have all it can do to get
out OF town with whole hide.-Atlanta
Constitution.
wouldn't let any woman but my wife
drive horse of mine if ever wanted to
use him again. My wife was as bad as
as any Of them at first, but gave her reg
Mar lessons fill now she can handle anv
of my best horses with perfect ease and
comfort and she is a light. small woman
too. What will unfit horse the quickes,
for driving is the continual jerking up on
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
Criminal Notes.

Halifax: Mrs. O'Connor widow. died
from abortion, and DR.. Archibald Lam
son, prominent physician, has left the
city, it is said to avoid arrest.
Clinton, La; While Tailor Raillaird was
attending to his usual duties in the Jail he
was secured by the prisoners, gagged, his
pistol taken from him, and locked up.
Six prisoners then walked out. -Four
were recaptured.
Montreal: Grenier, who followed to
Massachusetts Cloques, tile defaultine
treasurer of the Fabrique De Notre Dame.
has returned, and says an amicable settle
ment will be arrived at. The amount
stolen was about $4,000.
Ruthland, VT: The case Of J. M. Haye1
charged with the fraudulent issue of nre-
ferred stock of the Ruthland railroad.
while treasurer, has been called. The en-
tire afternoon was occupied in an unsue-
cessful attempt to secure panel.
Albany, N. Y: Frank r. Sherman. ar
rested in Chicago, pleads guilty to the six
indictments for contempt of court in con-
nection with the case of defaulting cashier
Phelps of the state treasurer's office. Rail
was fixed at $4,000.
Milwaukee: Judge Blodgett sentenced
Henry f. Wright, defaulting assistant
postmaster of Racine, Wis, to five wears
and one day imprisonment at the Chester
(Ill.) penitentiary, and to pay fine of s5.-
900 which was the amount of his deficit.
Albany n. Y: In the Sessions Brad
leJ legislative bribery case, the Judge de-
cides that the defense is entitled to twenty
instead of five challenges. Ex-Speaker
Sharpe was examined. The panel was
exhausted with six jurors secured. Anew
panel was ordered for tomorrow.
| New York: Thomas Middleton. con-
ductor, and Samuel B. Ayres, brakeman,
/ on the Manhattan train in collision with
the Flushing train at Hunters Point, Sept.
! 10, was arrested on a coroner's warrant.
charged with manslaughter. Three per-
sons were killed and several wounded.
4 Other arrests are expected.
4 Fort Wayne: Samuel Mcdonald was
hung here to-day for the murder of Louis.
Laurent. Mcdonald was last seen in his.
company on the night of March %, in the
cabin on his clearing. On the Goth the
body of Laurent was found in the cabin
frightfully mutlated. Mcdonald was
conyicted Of murder in the first degree.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
ASSISTANT BISHOP POTTER.
An Ideal Pastor and Rish0p-Why he
Accepted His New POsition-The
Story of Two Bay0nets.


New York Letter: Assistant Bishop
Potter astonished his friends by accepting
the office to which he was elected. It was
thought that the pastorate of Grace Church
with its equal prominence and superior
emoluments, would be deemed by him a
greater prize than the berth of assistant
to his uncle, Bishop Potter, but the cer-
tainty of very soon succeeding to the full
bishopric proved potent inducement. As
it st ands, the metropolitan diocese is pro-
yided with the handsomest man in the
Protestant Episcopal denomination for
bishop and assistant. The uncle is a most
imposing figure, no matter how incapaci-
tated he may be in other respects, and the
nephew is the society woman's ideal of a
priest abundantly realized. This assertion
must not be construed as meaning that
Henry G. Potter is ladies' man-at least
clergyman is compelled to be. There is
no effeminacy in his conversational man
ner. In his study, saw hanging on the
wall two bayonets crossed. 1 asked him
if they meant anything in particular-an
emblematic declaration, for instance, that
his administr alton of his new Office was to
be frightfully aggressive.
81 have had those trophies since the
day after the battle of Gettysburg" he re-
Piled. "I will tell you about them.
heard the roar of that battle where I hap
pened to be staying at a Pennsylvania
farmhouse, and we made up party to ride
to the field. The dead were still there,
and the horrors and ghastliness of the
spectacle don't in the least fade to me as
the time passes. Bodies i'll blue and
bodies in gray were in heaps. | took a bay
onet from northern musket and another
from southern musket, and carried them
away as trophies. A strict order had been
issued against taking anything off the
field, but owing to a heavy rain, we got to
cur wagon without being stopped. Each
of my companions had supplied himself
with some sort of memento, and the en-
tire collection was put under the seats.
Pretty soon we were challenged by SEN
tinel. He asked if we had anything con-
traband. Nobody lied to him, but am
bound to confess that the soldier was de-
liberately misled. "You may examine the
wagon for yourself" said /. He mistook
that for a denial. and accepted it without
investigation. Next day [ took train
for home. Each door of the train was
guarded, but [ slipped past the sentry
with the bayonets under my coat. How
ever, on taking my seat, they fell to the
floor with rattle and clang. stared
out of the window as if | had never seen
or heard of bayonet. Strangely enough.
nobody took much notice of my relics, and
after minute or SO slyly drew them in
from the aisle with my foot. On reaching
my home fell i'll and came near dying.
was partially delirious for days, and as
sure you that during that spell | was &c
times tried by ceurt-martial, condemned tc
death, and taken out by a military guard
and shot for being caught with those bay
onets on my person. Those dreams were
SO vivid and frightful that they remain in
my mind about as firmly as the real scenes
of Gettysburg
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
POI TRY.


They sat at the spinning together,
And they spun the fine white thread,
One face was yoang and the other old
A golden and silver head.
There was many holy lesson,
In woven with silent prayer,
Taught to her gentle listening child,
AS they sat spinning there.
"AId OF all that I speak, my darling,
From older head and heart,
God giveth me one last thing to say,
With it thou shalt not part
Thou wilt not listen to many Voices
And, 0, that these might bel
The voice of praise, the voice Of love,
And voice of fiattery.
"But listen to me, my little one,
There's one thing thou shalt fear;
Let ne'er a word to my love be said
Her mother may not hear.
mo matter how true, my darling one,
The words may seem to thee,
They are not for my children to hear
If otindeed for me.
- SAcn AZ CSS4 hoCp SiaC yOuA4E lCdIo pui
Thy mothers heart from fear,
Bring all that Is told thee day by day
At night to thy mothers ear"
AS thus they sat spinning together,
An angel bent to see
The mother and child whose happy life
Went on SO lovingly.
record was made with his golden pen,
This on his page he said:
"This mother who counseled her child so wei
Never need feel afraid;
"For God would ksep the heart Of the child
With tender love and fear,
Who lisps, at her mothers side at night,
ALI to her mothers ear"
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
Accident ut n. r. junction

DULUTH, Oct. 13.-Jack Welsh, a track
man on the st. Paul 6 Duluth road, step
ped between the cars ut Northern Pacific
Junction last evening to pull q coupling
pin, and in going out bis foot caught IN a
frog or the track and be fell. his right arm
falling on the rail. One wheel passed
over the arm at the elbow and his right
leg was severely cut. He was brought to
this city about / o'clock this morning in a
special and the arm was amputated by
Drs. Mccormick and McComb.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
suicide of a mime superintendent.


CUSTER STATION, Mont, Oct. 13.-Col.
A. T. Moore, the newly appointed super
intendent oi the Collar Gold Mining COM
pany of Maiden, Mont, en- route from his
former home at Altoona, Iowa, to take
charge Of the mine, committed suicide in
his room at s o'clock this morning at q
hotel here. He was widower, aged forty
and said to have commanded regiment
of Iowa volunteers during the war. When
found he was lying with his head on q
hand satchel. A 3S calibre revolver was
by his side. The ball entered over the
right ear and passed through lis head. Il
is thought that he had received bad news
through the mail. as nothing about his
person or effects was left showing cause
for the act,
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
A. Rich Girls Room.

It might be furnished in white camel
hair or serge, with soft, cozy arm chairs
and lounge. The bed might be covered
with large bed spread of the same ma
terial, and bordered all around with swans
down, and in the centre the monogram of
the fair owner could be worked in silver
or IN thick white silk, which, if not SO
pretty, would at least never tarnish. The
toilet bureau should be of ash, with bright
silver-plated ornaments, like the rest of the
furniture; and an oval-shaped toilet mat
of white cloth bordered with doWu and
embroidered with the owners monogram,
like the bed spread, would be very pretty,
with an elegant pin cushion to match.
Every article in the room should be mark
ed with the young ladv's monogram. The
carpet of this charming room might be of
white moquet, with colored border one
foot wide; or, instead Of a carpet, the floor
could be of polished wood, with a fine
white wool mat or two. The walls should
be frescoed in cream color, with dance Of
cupids or some other airy subject, and the
ceiling should also be frescoed with a
cream colored ground ard lovely figure
| Of q young girl, representing Innocence
or an Undine among water lilies, but not
the hackneyed Aurora. All sorts of pretty
knick-knacks should hang about on the
walls, on the backs Of chairs, on sconces
everywhere. And there should always be
large cream and rose-colored bowls full of
delicious hot-house flowers. Isn't that a
fascinating room?
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able for running passenger cars with one
person in the capacity of driver and con-
duetor. Peter Shultz, driver of the car,
criminally censurable; Frank Burd, engi-
neer of the train, criminally eensurable
for running the train, and the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad company for sched-
uling their time at faster rate of speed
within the city limits than allowed BY the
ordinance. The railroad company is also
censured for employing incompetent flag
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
The Loss at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Oct. 13.-The total loss by
the burning of the Greenlaw Opera House
building and Cole & Co.'S store last night,
is 5000; total insurance, $67 900, of
which $4,000 was in local, and $4,000 in
foreign companies.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
Successful Robbery.

EUA CLAIRE, Wis, Oct. 13.-Between
and I o'clock this evening burglars entered
the store of Joles Succummen and made
way with $4,000 worth Of gold watches,
rings and jewelry. No clue as yet, although
it is supposed to be the same gang that
cracked four. safes in Chippewa Falls q
night or two ago.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
The Wisconsin Train Accident.

EVANSVILLE, Wis, Oct. ia stock
train on the Milwaukee & st. Paul road
met with an accident two miles from here
last night by the train breaking into five
cars, demolishing then, and 60 cattle and
hogs were killed.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27
Accidentally Killed.

DEVILS LAKE, OAK, Oct. BE. S.
O'Brien was accidentally shot by the dis
charge of his gun and instantly killed this
afternoon. His remains will be shipped
to Mapes to. morrow, where he is from.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-27

x. Beidler is still ruatling in the lower
country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-16
COLONIZATION OF COLORED PEG.
PIE,

The Charleston News and Courier
is informed that movement is on
foot in Washington, among the lead
ing colored men of the country assem-
bled there. to colonize the negro race
in America, and to make colonization
a means OF entirely separating whites
and negroes. A move of this sort was
begun in 1877, and t,has been steadily
gaining ground of late, until in
South Carolina, where conditions
exist attendant upon the proposed
colonization, lead to manifest
interest upon the subject. Our
Charleston cotemporary says. the late
speech of Senator Butler, at Marion,
s. c., has added fuel to the fire, and
has brought many leading colored
men into the movement, who have
hitherto held aloof. 1t is even stated
that Fred Douglass, who claims the
foremost place among his race in
America, has given his approval to
the scheme, and that he will lend his
efforts to its successful accomplish
ment. However all this may be, it is
certain that secret colored organ
ization has been formed in Washing
ton, which has for its sole object the
colonization of negroes in certain sec
tons of the South and in other parts
of the country. Many of the men,
bers of this organization now hold
government offices and are enlisted
heartily in the work. The meetings
of the league are held in out of the
way places in Washington, and are
conducted with great secrecy. 1t
is the purpose of the schemers to main
tain this secrecy until they have
finally determined upon a plan of ac-
ton and have selected a desirable
territory for colonization. When this
has been done the whole scheme is to
be made public and freely discussed at
colored mass meetings to be held in
Washington and elsewhere. Such is
the substance of the movement, SC
far as is known. The colonization
league, it is said, contemplate select
ing in South rolina the whole SEQ,
ton lyj2T 7eep the E{listo ri7ei
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-16
PUBLIC OUTRAGE.

A good deal of just indignation is
expressed at the fact that but tour
voting places in the city of Austin
were open yesterday for the recep-
ton of ballots; and people
naturally asked whose fault it
was. The duty of locking after and
providing for such an election rests in
the county court, and the result of
yesterday can be traced to no other
quarter for responsibility. The prop
osition resolves itself into one, of
absolute disfranchisement. Hundreds
of people went to the usual voting
places. finding no provision made for
receiving ballots; no judges of cleo
ton were at any of the voting places.
excepting four, and at these the vote
was almost solidly against the amend
ments. 1t was well understood, be-
forehand, that the vote of this city
would be almost a unit against
at least the tax amendments,
and that there existed no pop
ular desire to sustain any of
the amendments. The neglect to have
the polls open is simply public out
rage. and those responsible for il
should be held to strict accountable
ity. Imputations, of all kinds, are
apt to follow the officers, and just
lly they receive the undivided cen
sure of the entire community, ex-
cepting. probably, those few who were
| laboring. for interested motives
! in favor of the amend,
ments. The Acknowledgement of vo-
tiers of Austin is subject for their con.
graduation ;nd theirs alone. In 8
| light vote this failure would be in favor
Of the propose lions, and that is what
pleaaes the advocates. These inter
;<fc. |,~..|.-r<r< 1r1 rle1fotteI that noil-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-16
THE ST. LOUIS FAIR.

The premium list of the twenty
third st. Louis fair is before us. Fifty
thousand dollars have been appropri-
ated by the association towards max
ing this fair, which begins October
LIST, the most attractive exhibition of
its sort ever held in this country. The
st. Louis fairs have become justly
noted for their magnitude and splen-
dor, and they have done more towards
advancing agriculture and stock rails
ing in the west than any other
agency ever put in force.
AS a mechanical exposition
this fair will be of unsurpassed inter
est. Backed by large capital, the IN
vestments of the association in
grounds and Improvements place it in
a condition to offer exhibitors accom-
podations and space not provided by
any other association in the country.
The fair grounds, covering eighty
acres on the outskirts Of the great
city, have been improved and beauti-
fed until they are sight within them
selves, without the addition of exhib-
itors' displays. The permanent ZOO
logical features of the grounds have
been so enlarged as to make them
alone of sufficient interest to enter
tain visitors. But the coming fair
claims public attention. An exami-
nation Of the premium list shows a
succession of splendid inducements
for exhibitors to make complete dis
plays, and those who can spare
the time to visit St.
Louis, during fair week, will
be amply repaid for so doing in seeing
the best agricultural and mechanical,
and one of the best live stock shows,
in America. The fair begins October
1, and ends October 6, and special rates
are allowed on all the railways lead
ing to st. Louis for the accommoda-
ton of visitors. Many, no doubt, will
attend from Texas, and it is probable,
that many of the exhibitors may be
induced to transfer their exhibits to
the Capital State Fair, beginning at
Austin October Is.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-16
Personal.

Prince Frederick Charles, Of Ger
many, has ordered Conrad Freyberg.
the court painter. to depict him reeeiv-
| ing the French colors at the surrender
of Meta
Postmaster General Gresham saws
Arthur Is immensely popular in In
diana and received a heaEtieY welcome
than any other president who ever
visited the state.
Anna Dickinson win return to the
stage next season. Her manager says
that he will keep her in the west,
where she is appreciated and where
she will make money"
Labouchere says thu greater part of
the Duchess of Edinburgh's trousseau
was sold in London few years ago
as the property of alady of rank. The
royal family, with the exception of
that amiable and popular pro1igal.
the Prince OF Wales, appears to be
very frugal, as if rainy day were
coming.
Mr.. Oscar Wilde viii bring over
with him from England quantity of
new scenery and stage properties, to
be used In the production OF his drama
OF ''Vera," at the Union Square thea
tire, August 20. One of these new
scenes represents a cornfield; another
is the audience chamber of the Rus
sian car.
His Eminence Prince Schwartzen-
berg, archbishop of Praga, celebrated
the hftieth anniversary Of his priestlv
ordination on the 18th Of this month.
He is seventy-two years old, was Gre
ated cardinal by Gregory XVI jan
nary "a. 1842, and is the only survivor
Of the cardinals created by that pope
II he resided In Rome he would he
dean Of the Sacred college. 4