The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-12

the Chair OF Civil Engineering III the
! Lawrence University.
A daily paper is printed at SACRAMENTO,
California, in the Chinese language, and
is supported by the Chinese residents q
that city. - f
Mrs. Stowe is writing 9 new novel,
which win soon be published. A new
romance is also expected from the pen o
Mrs. Pike, the author of Ida May.
Murder and Robbery seem to be re-
Fgaraelssl quite pleasant pastimes Attic
East, at lsast We Judge 50 from the num-
Der we see reported in the daily pspers.
The Boston Courier says there is a d.
lelnma in court as to the proper mode Of
making Jew swear. The Philadelphia
Pennsylvanian suggests treadlng on ms
eorns. .b0om @!ls'uioli'os II ..''.''' 80
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Tits rumored that the Democracy and
old-line Wings Of Massachusetts, will fuse
this fall, and nominate Robert G. Win
throp as the fusion candidate for Cover
nor. IA. Guode / .ta bae 4sza5 - 81
The family Of DR.. KANE have received
100000 as their share of the profits OF
his second Book E'ssaaot s1a9 7sa52
His first Book, it is stated, only nettetdl !.
HIM ln, sI[ooo.. sao1eR4 haraiodi Y" II
|saoTht, census Of Kansas has been taken
under the act of the Free State Leglsla-
ture and the population asserted to be TO-
ooo. There are upwards of $4,000 legal
| votnra 1uoI .atToi'@i s'#3
5,i:1fr9a ri oi 2Ta.naGfa8 39t@@5' "Aa
The free colored population Of New
Orleans are said to be worth at least four
millions Of dollars. The colored people
Of Ohio pay an annual tax on six million
dollars. aom tli;R t97oGod mh''
The Boston Board of Aldermen have
| voted to sell the steam fire engine. "The
boys" have triumphed, says the lraveler,
| sinews have beaten steam, Farewell to
the "great squirt" ar,.a al 81
One of the laborers on the Watertown
road. forgetting to "grunt' when he rails
ed shovel full of dirt, the other day, was
Immediately seized with bowel complaint
| from which he has not yet recovered.
The wheat crop of Indiana last year,
| was about thirteen million bushels. This
! year it is estimated by those who have
given the matter their particular attention
to reach the amount of eighteen millions.
I1GlThe New York Times, has fairly won
the reputation of being more SOLICITORS for
ponce, than principles. i 1t has now be-
come completely Democratic, supporting.
Walker and Buchanan. a ia.'t3
A paper has lately been started i'll
Oregon, for the purpose of advocating
the introduction Of a slavery clause in its
future State, Constitution. 4. a...,;g
1.-The citizens of Mantorville, Dodge Co.
and other places throughout central and
southern Minnesota, are organizing mill
tary companies in view of the pending
Indian difficulties. 3!,G1 / .i1on alnna
The Washington County Democrat, in
speaking of its friends and enemies, gets
off the following toast, to close the cere
| monies: ll;l. .a,. iii Liza k4s va
Ts "Here'se Champagne to our real
friends, andreal pain to our sham friends
J. Il. 1t takes nineteen consecutive hours of
fast printing to turn off the weekly edi-
tition of the New York Tribune, which
requires an equal amount Of time for
mailing, and makes thirty cart loads on
| being taken to, the post office. The edi-
| ton is I76,ooo copies. a. - r.,
The ~ A.. ,Repiew says that the old
saying, "a short horse is soon curried,"
if 1'upperised, would read, ''The abbreyi-
ated poney, diminutive offspring of cold
Canada, rejoices in a right speedy dis
charge from the brisk manipulations of
the hired hostler." '''4''' ~
After funeral in Boston, according
to the Post, husband who had followed
his departed wife to her alast abode"
| returned to his saddened domicil to re-
ceiye visits of coincidence from sympa-
thizing friends. sfWell, how do you feel
now O. asked one. somewhat
better!' was the reply-''this little prom
enade has done me good" Il aeffad
The Chicago Journal, contains a
lengthy account of the death by abortion
of a girl, who was brought to that city by
her seducer and a physician from Bureau
Co. H., where all the parties reside
Both the gentlemen are men Of wealth and
high social Position. They are now un-
der arrest. We should like to see them
hung.
A new life preserver has been introdu-