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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
Murder Near Stevensville.

A shooting affray occurred across the
river from Stevensville on Saturday
evening, a man named M5Cluen being
shot dead by n Lyons. No could
be found in town Sunday or Monday
from ~Stevensville way, and the murderer
had not been brought to jail up to a late
hour yesterday.
It seems McCluen, who was married,
and Lyons lived On what is known as
the Phelps claim. McCluen is reported
to have been quarreIsome for several
days, making threats and trying to get
possession OF some revolvers concealed
by the N He finally went to a
neighboring Indian ranch and procured
a gun. The quarrel was resumed on his
return, and Lyons is reported to have
given the revolvers to McCluen, when
the shooting began. According to our
information McCluen fired twice at
Lyons, II shot piercing the latter's hat.
At this juncture Lyons turned o. his
assaiIant and fired five shots in quick
succession, all of which are reported to
have taken effect. McCluen died almost
simultaneously.
This is the substance Of the affair as
given by Lyons, and it is understood
the woman c~orroborates all Lyons says.
The parties are spoken Of here as bad
characters, quarrelsome, drinking, and
no advantage to the community. The
finding Of the coroner's jury was MOI
learned, or what was done with Lyons.
Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
THF BENTON CHI.
Its Construction a Certainty-The Contract
for Fifty Miles to be Let at Once
Work on the Branch Will Prob
ably Begin next Month.

DR.. Atkisson, j. r. Wilton and 9TH
ers who have just arrived from Billings
tell us that there is no longer any doubt
about the early construction of the Ben
ton branch of the Northern Pacific; or
at least that such is the universal opln-
ion at Billings, among railroad officials
as we'll as others.
MI. Billings, one of the directors and
leading men of the n. p. road, and af-
ter whom the town of Billings has been
named, recently paid a visit to the lat
ter place, and donated the town the
money necessary to build a handsome
school house and church. In a talk to a
delegation Of citizens he assured them
that he would not neglect the town that
bore his name, aid limited that before
many days they would hear some good
news, referring, as was surmlsed, to an
early order for the commencement OF
work on the Benton branch. And, sure
enough, not many weeks afterWard came
the welcome intelligence that the branch
had been ordered built and that a con-
tract. would be let at once for the con-
struction Of forty or fifty miles of the
road. This information is from head
quarters and is youched for by officers
high in authority at Billings, among
them Col. Clough. By this time it is
probable that the contract for this por-
ton of the road has been let, and that
work on the same will begin before
many days.
This is joyful news for Fort Benton,
as it is an assurance that the railroad
will reach us not later Than next year,
and the commencement, even, OF WoSk
on the road so soon will give our town a,
tremendous boom the present season.
AS soon as it is known that the North
ern Pacific is building to Benton, the
Canadian Pacific will lose no time about
doing the same thing. Meantime the
Manitoba road is rapidly working up
this way, and Helena will never amount
to anything until she has connection
with the seaport" SO that it is only a
matter of two or three years until Fort
Benton will be the principal railroad
center of the northwest. The Boom is
coming, and he that does not s'calch on
will be out of luck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
From the Husbandman.

Louis Hoffman, writing from st. Paul
under a recent date, says that the snow
was twelve inches deep and the country
was looking very dreary.
4 Among the relic hunters who visited
the Rocky mountains during the pas
season from the great cities, was one "A
search Of the uhornsu Of a mountain
lion.
I DR.. Parberry has just received q letter
from Sam Snider, who is now in Cali
fornia, informing him Of the purchase OF
5000 sheep, which he will drive into
M~ontanathis summer. Nhe sheep are
all yearling ewes, the pick OF q large
band. This addition gives the doctor
the ownership Of the largest number Of
sheep OF ii one man in Meaeher
county:
Lash Mosa4y week the coach that left
Martinsdafe for Benton lost It's way,
owing to the snow storm, and attermnrlt
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18

wandering came to an unoccupied sheep
cabin, where the night was passed. The
driver had oats for his team, but he and
the passenger, Frank Severance, were
twenty -four hours without a meal. MI.
McGregor's ranch was reached next day
and the night spent there, the storm not
letting up.
Our enterprising townsman, B. R.
Sherman, arrived from his trip east on
Tuesday last. While there he purchased
a large assortment of wagons, harness,
etc., and within two weeks from this
date will have a full line Of wagons, bug
sale here. His purchases are all of the
best class of goods manufactured and ex-
pressly adapted to our mountain roads.
Mr.. Sherman thoroughly understands
these requirements and has made his
selections accordingly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
Imperial Troops to Leave Canada.

OTTAWA, April 1T is reported that
the imperial government will at the ex-
piration ofthe marquis of Lorne's govern
orship withdraw The imperial troops from
Canada, handing over the ordnance,
property and Qualifications at Halifax to
the Dominion government, as there is
not the slightest danger of war with the
United States, and the Dominion govern
men4 is strong enough to maintain peace
within its borders. There seems to be
truth in the report that the new militia
act provides the enrolment of perma-
nent troops of cavalry, another battery
Of artillery and three companies of caval-
ry, and as there are two batteries already
III Canada and mounted police, these
will be the nucleus Of a regular army,
which will be increased when necessary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
MINES
What is Being Done at One of the Coming
Camps of the Territory.

Peter F~ehrenbaugh, the well known
%prospector and miner, arrived in the
city yesterday direst from the Montana
district, and from him our reporter
CLEANED the following facts in reference
to mining operations at. that camp:
Pete is the principal owner Of the
Samson, one of the best leads in the dis
trict, although be has but little to say in
praise of it. He thinks it speaks fully
for itself. He tells us, however, that he
has driven q tunnel sixty feet on the
lead and sunk a shaft twenty feet below
the tunnel level. He has over 900 tons
of excellent ore on the dump. Pete has
worked on the mine all winter and pro-
poses to stay with it until his pockets
are full of crock" or thereabouts.
The tunnel on the Fitzpatrick is in
between Is aud 100 feet, and the mine is
showing up well. It is proposed to
drive this tunnel about 200 feet, and by
that time the III (the Messrs. Fitz-
patrick, Largent and Ulm) will have a
2O-stamp mill on the ground, as the ore
is free milling and of a very high grade.
Jas. Chamberlain and Wallace Bell
\ I'LL 1S AL
Montana Belle. They propose to sink
fifty feet on each, and are now working
a vein of four feet of fine ore, among
which specimens can be found hat will
go 65 per cent. of silver.
There are six men at work Oh the
Queen Of the Hills, III which a number
of Benton parties are Interested. They
have run a 200-foot tunnel, tapping the
lead at a depth Of 100 feet. The lead
where worked is foul feet in width, and
the ore of a high grade, showing black
sulphurets and ruby silver. They have
filled several seamless sacks with wire
silver that will run about 81 to the pound
or 81, 900 to the ton. Without doubt the
Queen of the Hills is a big bonanza.
William Crandall is working on the
Blue lode and has a shaft sunk some
thirty feet, showing up a nice vein of
mineral. 1t is free milling.
Mari & Hanly are at work Oh a lead
on Carpenter creek that promises to be a
fine mine. It.promised but little at first,
but their perseverance was fully reward
ed by striking it rich' at a depth of SO
feet.
Besides what is mentioned in the fore
going there has been but little work
done in the camp the past winter; in
fact hardly anybody else wintered there.
With the coming of the good weather,
however, they expect a boom, and GER
tainly there is no mining district in the
Territory that promises grander results
in the near future.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18

This new lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen was instituted on
the 26th of last month by Max. Water
man, D. D. G. NJ. w, with the follow
lowing officers:
P. NJ. W.-Robert NJ. Dryden.
M. W.-Chas. Boissonneault.
Foreman-Chas. III. Williams.
Overseer-Frederick P. Dunton.
Recorder-Clarence A. Walcott.
Receiver-John w. Beck.
Financier-Andrew Nick. Thompson.
Guide-William w. Shakely.
T. W.-Chas. A. Young.
O. W.-Joseph Dennison.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
The Fitzpatrick Mine.
MONTANA Dist, MEAGHER CO.,
April /. 1883.

ApIII i, 1000.
Editors of RIVER Press:
[ see in your paper of the 21st ult. an
article to the effect that the owners of
the Fitzpatrick mine were about to or
ganize a stock company for the purpose
of working the mine. Your informant
also leads people to understand that the
mine must necessarily be stocked in
order to develope the lead and erect a
ten stamp mill. This is not the case. It
is not the intention of the owners of the
mine to stock it for that or any other
purpose, so far as | know, and [ think [
ought to know considerable about it.
The fact of the matter is, the mine will
continue to be worked as before and a
ten stamp mill will be erected this sum-
mer without the aid of a stock company.
There is now, or soon will be, enough
ore on the dump to purchase and erect a
first-class mill, and as much more ore in
sight, so where is the consistency Of
your newsmonger's statement. But
there are some queer folks who will mind
everybody's business but their own. All
communities are pestered with them,
and it seems the Belt mountains are no
exception to the rule.
ONE OF THE OWNERS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
The River.

The following items are from the Pho
neer Press Of the Sd inst:
The contract for the transportation of
supplies to government posts on the up
per Missouri has been closed with Ed
ward Comings Of this city. The rumor
to that effect heretofore published vas
confirmed by MI. Comings yesterday.
He will begin operations as soon as the
papers are executed, which will lot be
later than the 10Th Of the current month.
His service will be between Yankten
and Bismarck, a distance of 613 miles,
for which he will be paid 529 cents per
100 pounds each 100 miles transported.
To do the work Mr.. Comings has Sc
cured the Eclipse, w. j. Behan, Gen.
Terry, and Gen. Meade, and, from pres
ent indications. is of the opinion that he
will have a prosperous season OF freight
and passengers For the route from Bis
marck to Benton a Mr.. Wright is said to
be the lowest bidder, but the contracts
for that distance have not yet been made.
The Missouri is as solid at Bismarck
as in mid-Winter, with ten inches more
of ice than two years ago, when the
great flood occurred. It is almost the
the universal opinion that the breakup,
which is not expected for ten days yet,
will bring unusual excitement with it,
and no small amount Of disaster to those
located on the lowlands. The SHOWS in
the mountains are very heavy, and the
river is now nearly bank full. The rec
ord kept in the railroad office at Bis
marck furnishes the memoranda given
below Of the dates Of the breakup since
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
!. Barker Lecture Course.
CLENDENIN, April II, 1883.

CLENDENIN, April II, 1883.
Editors of the River Press:
Barker has been treated to another
lecture. Last evening the Rev. DR.. De
marest Iectured in the school house upon
the subject "Bunyan and His Books
After giving a short history of Bunyan's
life the lecturer gave a short sketch of
the story, assisted by q drawing on the
blackboard representing the journey of
Christian from the city of destruction to
the celestial city. DR.. Demarest ended
by saying that if any mi should be
tempted by his remarks to read the book
he should feel amply repaid for his
trouble. r. p. T.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-18
Canadian immigration.

The secretary of the agricultural de-
partment, Ottawa, is preparing q list OF
questions to be submitted to farmers. rel
alive to the number of farms now for
sale in the older provinces. The object
IS to learn tile volume III strictly Can
adam immigration from tie older pro-
vinces to the Northwest and the United
States.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-16
The Burks-Hinton Case,

The decision OF the Supreme Court OF
Appeals OF Virginia in the BURKs-liINToN
case WILL, we suppose. surprise nobody.
Our respect for the highest court in the
state is such that we do not wish to speak
Of the gentlemen composing it in any other
than terms consistent with that respect.
We may hereafter, however, have occasion
10 overhaul in proper manner the opin-
ion Of Judge LACY sustaining that deciS-
ION.
When and before Judge LEWIS was
elected to the bench OF the Supreme
Court Of Appeals, we gave Our readers
TO understand that there was at least one
man spoken of for that high place who
would always follow the right rs God gave
him to see the right. Therefore, though
we had never heard word as 10 his views
OF this question, either from himself or
any other person, yet it was not at all un'
expoctedly that we learned yesterday that
Mr.. LEWIS had read a dissenting opinion
in the BURKs-IINToN case in which he
maintained the doctrines which had been
for so many years lMd down by his prcde'
cessors in the highest judicial tribunal in
the Commonwealth. But it would be a;
unjust to Judge LEWIS for us to pursue
this line OF remark as 1t would be impro
per for us to denounce the judges who DIFF
fered with him IN the BURKs-HINToN case
We publish both the opinion of judge
LACY and that of Judge LEWIS, and lie
our readers decide for themselves as Il
the respective merits OF the two.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-16
Virginia News.

\ good prospect for ice through the
State.
Another large furnace Is projected at
Roanoke 10y capitalist from the North.
Dipbtheria still prevails to an alarming
extent in Pittsylvania county.
Gchard Burch, a prominent citizen Of
Henry county, died 4 few days ago.
The barn of Mr. l.. W. INWARD. OF
Gsh's Mil, was burned Tuesday night.
The fire was accidental.
The Salem Register confirms the state
ment that the reports regarding the small
poX at that place have been exaggerated.
Mrs. L. j. Newton. of Culpcper. fell
upon the ice Thursday and fractured her
left ankle very badly.
Hiram G.. IIeningar has been commits
stoned postmaster at Town House, Smyth
county, Va. and Robert Z. w. Morris at
Lynchburg. Va.
In Roanoke last week n scaflold at the
second round-house broke, precipitating
two workmen, MessrS. Samuel Funk, OF
Gishes. and John Trent, OF Campbell
county, to the ground. Mr.. Funk sprained
his right ankle and fractured his leg below
the knee. Mr.. Trent's right shoulder was
dlslocated and both received many minor
bruises.
Speaking OF the Yorktown monument,
the Norfolk Landmarks Of yesterday says 4:
This national work, OF which Or. Power
ought to feel proud, progresses after the
official manner. The bids for the granite
work on it have been opened, and ranged
from $4,000 down TO SjS,000. 1t is an
interesting fact that General William Il.
Taliaferro was the means OF erecting pre-
vious monument on this historic ground.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-16
A virginia sculptor I'm Baltimore.

4 Baltimore letter in the Bridgcwater
Na0 journal says: We visited the studio
of Mr.. Herbert Barbce, and found him
busily engaged in modelling in 60S-reIiCt
the bust OF lady and gentleman, both OF
which had been ordered by lady OF Balti-
more. He bad Just finished i'm marble 4
beautiful ideal figure OF MidSummcr's
Dream" ItrepresentSa loyely-faced young
Girl OF fifteen or sixteen years OF age. who,
overcome by the heat Of the day, flies away
10 one Of the gorgeOUsly-curtained win
dows Of her chamber, and Selling hold OF
the fnely-wr0ught lace-curtains, she en-
twines them about her bosom and falls
asleep. Everything that was pictured IN
the mind of the gifted young artist is fully
and happily disclosed in the lovely figure,
and we suppose that IT will presently ad0rn
the private parlor or gallery OF some
wealthy denizen OF one OF our great cities.
We were told by Mr.. Barbee that his laboTs
were incessant from early morn until mid
night.
Herbert Barbee is n son OF the late Will
liam Randolph Barbee, the sculptor, whose
" Coquette" and Fisher Girl" are espe-
cially well remembered by our older citi-
zenS. Both the elder and the younger
Barbee were born and reared in Virginia.
Herbert Barbee's principal works are
Meditation" "Reycrie," " BOyhood,"
"Happy Visions" and "Charlotte Cor
day." He has also transferred TO marble,
from his fathers models, "The Star Of the
West" 1.-THE Live Plciad." and several
copies OF the Fisher Girl" and in bust
portraiture has produced most success
full and striking head OF the Rev. DR..
DeemS.l
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-16
A Card from ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Blair.
EJCHMOND, January 10, 1855.

ltItuhOND, oduuug 10y iSOo'
To The Editor of the Dispatch:
Judge Staples assures me that in my
brief published a few days since in your
paper, in matter of Judge Burks rs.
Judge Hinton, fell into an error in stating
that lie was interested in the result OF ca;
pdrte Meredith referred TO in my brief.
Il seems that Judge Staples's brother
vacated his Office OF county judge OF
Patrick county on 1st January, 1850
a fact did not know until now -
and therefore Judge W. Il. Staples could
not possibly have been interested in said
decision. hly argument on this point was
based on the reporters foot-note to in rt
Broadus, ed Graft, 10. "Judce sta
ples's brother was interested in the ques-
ton, and Judge BurkS was personally in
terested in kindred question" and there
fore STAPLES and Burks, j. j., were marked
absent.
l supposed the same condition OF things
existed in subsequent cases, and | knew no.
thing to the contrary until Judge Staples
information.
A long practice before Judges Staples
Burks, and Christian, who, mainly. sat in
The iudeeship cases, has convinced me Of
their great purity as jurists, and, while
have not always been satisfied with theil
decisions, / could not do any one OF then
an intentional injustice. | hope, therefore
you will publish this correction, as you
very kindly published my brief.
Your obedient servant,
i. S. BLAIR,
OF counsel for Judge Hinton.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-16
The Convention Question.

We received yesterday so much matter
bearing upon the subject OF convention
that we dcspaired Of getting all OF II into
our columns. We give few articles from
the papers, aud few letters from the peo-
pie, and reserve others for moro conve-
nient season, provided this shall ever come.
The balance Of opinions seems TO be rather
in favor Of n convention; but we must con-
fess that some OF the wisest Democrats in
Virginia have without authorizing the use
OF their names) signified, some Of them to
us, and others Of them to Mr. KELLEY, that
the present is not proper time for calling
a State convention. We expect, however,
10 be aide TO announce either this morning
or before long that the State Executive
Conmittee has come TO definite conclusion
on the subject; and SO we dismiss it for the
present.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-16

A dispatch from Washington dated
January 18th narrates the following: De-
tails OF the terrible suffering and dsth OF
three men from exposure and cold on Cur
rituck Sound, N. c., reached here to-day.
The men were sailing in large soop-rig-
ged canoe; and. being overtaken by the
! severe storm which passed over that see
ton last Friday night, the boat was over
turned while the occupants were endeayor-
ing TO tack about. One OF the men was
drowned almost Immediately, being chilled
by the icy water. Another chung to the
vessels Keel until forced to let 20 by the
intense cold and the iostling of the boat.
The third man, whose name is reported as
Waterteld, held on TO the keel, and was
washed ashore, after having been in the
penetrating water for over three hours.
When found on the beach Waterfield was
frothing ut the mouth, his limbs were ter
ribly swollen and blue, and his tongue,
which was also very much swollen, pro-
trudcd from his mouth. IL Is expected
that he will die from the effects of his ter
rible experience.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-16
Was She Abducted?

sTRANGELY-C CONFLICTING STORIES REGARDlSo
THE zEREfDA-GARRIsON AFFAIR IN ST.
LOUIS.
Advlces from st. Louis state that the CITY
Is still greatly excited over the Zerelda-
Garrison affair, and opinion IL about even
ly divided rs 10 whether the girl was OF
was not free agent during her recent so
journ ut the house Of Mrs. Levy, on Wash
ington street, where, II hos been learned,
she remained during her absence from home
since Saturday last. A telegram Of sunday
says: Since Miss ZereIda Garrison's return
70 her home she has been laboring under
nervous prOstration from either excite
ment or the effects OF spirits. She has
made this statement:
"When [ stepped off the car Saturday
afternoon / was accosted by large man
with light hair. lie asked me where was
going, and told him TO the Convent. lie
said. Il can take you 10 better place than
the Convent and at the same time placed
his hands on my shoulder. started to run
away. when handkerchief saturated with
chloroform was applied to my face, and |
suddenly became unconscious, and re-
member nothing more until ! woke mp IN
the room on Washington street. ] was
kept in confinement there, and the light
haired man visited me every day and said
that was held for ransom. He dictated 4
letter TO my friends, which he compelled
me to write, but never used any harsh IAN
guaee. He informed the landlady OF the
house that was his wife and was partially
insane, and not to pay any attention TO
what | might say or do. Last night the
lady took me down to the back door and
told me to run to the station and would
be safe. did So"
The story Of Mrs. Levy, who keeps the
house ut No. 7l9 Washington street, is en-
tirely different, and il corroborated by a
number OF other facts. She states that the
young wom1n came there OF her own ac-
cord. accompanied by 4 young man who
represented her rs his wife, and gave the
name OF Arnold. She was under no re-
straiDt whatever, and went every day with
the man to her meals at neighbOring res
taurant. A Police Gazette and kindred
papers were found IN her room, and there
was every evidence that she was enjoying
herself. When the disappearance was pub
iished in the Republican, the iandlady made
an investigation and found the name Gar.
rison" on her handsome borders port
monnaie. She charged the girl with beng
Miss Garrison. and the girl denied the fact.
A few minutes later the landlady heard
that the police were coming, and uncerc-
moniously hustled her fair lOdgcr out OF the
back door.