The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-12-02
PEN AND SCISSORS.

another pictorial at New I ork, telling
them to look out for their pay. Frank
Leslie claims $4,000 damages for the
libel.
Gov. Head, of Canada, has issued a
proclamation appointing Friday, Nov.
9th, as day Of general fast, humilia-
ton and prayer" on account of 1.-THE
grievous mutiny and disturbances which
have broken out in india
The Washington correspondent of
the n. Y. Tribune says that Col. Benton
has entirely recovered from his late Sc
rious illness, and seems quite rejuvenated.
When you go home on q cold day,
all chilled through, don't worry because
the stove isn't red hot. Just Keep cooA
till you get aoar0s.
We learn from the N. Y. Post that
the Boston Glassworks Company have
built chimney to their works, located on
Bunker HUI, ten feet higher than the
monument.
When the United States become as
donsely populated as Holland, they will
contain nine hundred million inhabitants
nearly the present number Of the whole
human race.
1t has heretofore been ascertained
that the poll list sent to Lecompton from
the famous Oxford precinct being fraud
to the extent of 1900 votes, was copied in
regular order from the last Cincinnati
Directory. 1t happens that the name of
| Gov. Chase, who is a resident Of Cincin-
natl, is on the list, the scamps who got up
the fraud having taken the C's in their
order.
The gross income Of the n. Y. Cen
trail Railroad for the year ending on the
3oth Sept, is reported at $s,ooo,ooo.
Tho London Economist thinks that
the exports from Great Britain in 1857
will exceed $6O0,00o,oOO. The amount
in 1856 was 1910, 900, against $47s,
100000 in 1855. The chief increase
during the first half of the present year
has taken place in the exports to the Uni
ted States, British India and the Austria
Ian colonies.
The st. Louis Herald says: "Tho
streets are full Of idle mon, mechanics,
clerks and laborers, who have been thrown
out of employment in consequence Of the
recent troubles in the money market"
Grapes are becoming quite an article
of culture in Illinois. It is estimated that
citizens Of Monroe county will market
10000 gallons Of wine, which at pres
ent rates, will amount to 100000.
Bartholomew, the sculptor, now in
Boston, has sold his famous statue of Eve
to an American gentleman for $4,000.
L Will be brought from Rome in the
spring.
-" Common sense, says Dir. En-
mons, "is the most uncommon kind Of
| sense.'
John, stop your crying" said an en-
ragged father to his son, who had kept up
an intolerable "yell'' for tho past five
minutes. "Stop, say; do you hear!"
again repeated the father, after few min
utes, the boy still crying. "Yo dom
suppose | can choke off in minute, do
you!" chimeI in the hopeful urchin.
The fall emigration in Kansas, says
| the Herald Of Freedom, is arriving over
land. The roads are everywhere full of
covered wagons, with families seeking u
new location.
In the Assembly vote, in Grant Co.
Patch, dem., beats Cole, rep, by two
votes; and York, DEM, beats Jones, rep,
by four votes.
There is to be a weekly mail this
winter from st. Paul to Superior, starting
each way on Monday.
There is Temperance Association
in Hudson, which holds regular meetings.
Last week the application of law to the
temperance reform was discussed.
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The Waukesha Republican says that
in that place the liquor trade is now as
far below par in point Of profit as it al
ways las been in responsibility.
In Maryland, the Know Nothing
party have carried the State in both ex-
ecutivc and legislative departments.
1t is rumorcd that the President will
take strong grounds in his message in
favor of hard currency.
A Swedish par er, called the hin
mesoten Poster, has just commenced at
Red Wing, M. t. 1t is devoted to poll
ties, religion, news, literature, &c, and
has special reference to the Americaniza-
ton Of the Swedish population.
Rev. E. D. Neil, of ST. Paul, is pre-
pairing to publish a complete history Of
Minnesota It is to be work of 400
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