The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-10-28
PEN AND SCISSORS.

GEO. STRONG.

The Tampa, Fla, Peninsula, under
the head accident" relates that son Mon
day, while Capt. Parkill was returning to
his camp from this place, the horse Of his
seryent "a strapping negro many was ri
ding, took fright and threw the rider
Tho head of the negro, in his decent,
struck the leg Of Capt. Parkill's horse,
breaking it, when it (the Negroes head)
glanced and struck tree on the side of
the road, peeling off the bark for several
feet. The negro was Supplied for an in
stant but received no injury It is sup
posed that he belongs to the hardshell
,ersuasion."
Tho Atlantic telegraph cable has
been sold to the Red sea telegraph COM
pany, at $3.50 per mile, which is an aG-
vance of s65 per milo on the cost. A
rise of thirty per cent in the price of gutta
pcrcha has given it this increased value,
and it is supposed that the new Atlantic
cable will cost still more. This cable is
sold on account of the awkward mistake
by which the two halves Of the cable
were made to twist in opposite directions.
A few days since boy was passing
through the cars on the Cleveland and
Erie road, handing out advertisements OF
"Nothing to wear" illustrated. A lady
remarked to a gentleman, s'That takes of
tho ladies, l suppose" "No," said her
fr.en |, at only takes off their dresses"
'.Then," replied the lady, ''it is proper
that a stripping should sell it."
Mr.. Finnefrock was addressing the
ruffian democracy of Fremont, Ohio, and
taxing his invention to the utmost in out
rageous charges against the black Bepub-
licans, when he paused suddenly and
said, Snow, gentlemen, what do you
think q Instantly man rose in the as
sembly, and with one eye partly closed,
modestly, with Scotch brogue, said: 'Mr
Finnefrock, | think, Sir; l do indeed, Sir,
| think, that if you and I would stump the
county together, we could tell more lies
than any other two men in the country,
Sir, and I'd not say word myself, all the
time, Sir"
On Thursday afternoon, about a
quarter past one o'clock, Mr.. James Plat,
one of the members of the Canadian Par
lament for Oldham, was accidently shot,
on the moors, at his estate, near Green
field, Saddleworth, and the wound proved
fatal in very little more than an hour af-
forwards.
r Great Britain is at war with nearly
one half the globe. The United States
are at peace with all the world-save the
people of Kansas. The English war in
China for satisfaction and indemnty-in
India to maintain their empire. The
American Democrats war on Americans,
to extend the curse of human slavery.
Illinois will produce this season, two
hundred and eighty million bushels of
grain; moro than ten bushels for every
man, woman, and child in the tho United
States.
-Eyperiments made at various places
with the new sugar plant seem to have re-
suited very favorably, and it is not unlike
ly thatit will become staple plant in the
country. In the South, with very made
quate machinery, it has been found to pro-
duce gallon of juice to eight stalks, and
one gallon ofsyrup to six Of the juice.
more survivors from the wreck
Of the Central America, have been saved.
They were without food or drink eight
days, and twenty hours, and a great part
of the time drifting about on pieces of
the wreck.
The Governor Of New Hampshire
has appointed Thursday, Nov. 2eth, for
general thanksgiving-day in that State
This is the first of the season.