The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-08-27

There is only II inmate OF the Jail to
10 tried at the next term Of court.
-Ioe Either has accepted a position
With a leading grocery house Of Butte.
q + Mcnamara and Mr.. Farrell will
,osve this morning for Fort Maginnis.
Perry Aspiring has returned from an
]ovtpnsive trip through northern Mon
tana.
VIM. Mclaughlin, of the Montana
stahles. is confined to his bed with rheu-
matism.
Mrs. J.. n. Hazlett and Miss Lou
steele. of Choteau, are registered at the
Grand Union.
Owing to the serious illness Of Mrs.
Dena Murray, her restaurant will be
closed for a short time.
Col, w. f. Wheeler returned from
Rplknap and A~ssinabOine. The Colonel
il still busy hunting up old timers.
Assessor Kennerly and John Tut left
yesterday morning for the Shonkin and
arrow creek. They will be absent
about four days.
A party of gentlemen are forming a
olee club. 1t is to be composed of good
material, and we may expect some fine
music this winter.
The green coloring on postal notes is
impregnated with arsenic, and postal
clerks are cautioned not to wet their
fingers with their lips in handling them.
Thev are to be discontinued.
Since 1876 the annual consumption of
cigarettes has increased from 5000, 900 to
10 900, 900 last year. OF this latter
number 40, 600, 900 were exported, the
remainder consumed in this country
The revenue derived by the government
from this source was 81 $4,000.
Messrs. j. V. Smalley and J. F.
Haynes, the latter photographer of the
N P. r. r., will shortly pay Fort Ben
ton a visit. They will leave Helena
about the 18th Of September and make
the trip down the river in a boat, which
will be in charge of Commodore w. f.
Wheeler. Mr.. Haynes will take views
at all the interesting points on the up
per Missouri. Ten days will probably
De occupied in making the trip. After
leaving Fort Benton they will go to
Fort Maginnis and thence to the rail-
road.
The attention of the RIVER PRESS has
again been called to the Cracon-du-NeZ.
hill road. 1t is stated that the money
which will be expended to put the road
over the Indian trail in good order will
be so much wasted, for when it is COM
pleted the hill is too steep to be practi-
cable. 1t is suggested that a bridge be
put in at the Teton at Embleton's place
lone pier of which is already in posi-
tom, and use the old Sanborn road,
over which there is no hill to speak of,
besides shortening the distance to the
Marias.
Among the arrivals ON the Helena
coach yesterday were Messrs. John
Douglas special agent of the treasury
department., and Peter Blow inspector
of customs. Mr.. Douglas is a brother-in-
law of ex-senator Window. His office
is at st. Paul and he has jurisdiction OF
the customs district of Minnesota, Dako-
ia, Montana and Idaho. Mr.. Blow
recently made a seizure Of clothing at
Helena, which it is Necessary should be
appraised and sold by the collector. A
courier was sem out last evening to
bring back MI. Hunt, under whose
supervision the -appraisement and sale
must take place.
From Col. Donnelly, who has just re-
turned from the Shonk1n, We learn OF a
wonderful electric storm which occurred
On Saturday last. The dark clouds APP
peared wedge shaped, with the darkest
part at the point, and the bolts of light
ming came down apparently the size OF
awater pail. The lightning struck the
ground thirteen times in close proximity
10 their wagon, tearing up the earth
and throwing clods and dirt fifty feet in
the air. The colonel says it was the
most terrific STERN he ever witnessed.
He would rather face a battery of artil-
lery than go through it again. On Sun
day Il violent hail storm visited the
Shonkin, causing considerable damage,
breaking windows and killing chickens.
One of the hail stones measured ST inch
es in circumference. The storm was
most violent at Miner & Boardman'ss
ranch.
Miles City is to have a new stock pa
per.
Jack Harris came in from the round
up yesterday.
Geo. p. Fiske arrived last evening.
George is looking like an honest ranch
man.
Chas. Culbertson, the owner Of the
famous coal mine in Sand coulee, is in
town.
Col. Wheeler will leave to-day for
Choteau, the Blackfeet agency and Birch
creek.
Post offices have been established at
Sahara and Truly, both i'll MeagherS
county.
The painters are at work on Joe.
Raknr1c ho,,a c.,I - -,:lf rannl ha Tnadu