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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
Cen IsEct2a.

The Methodists are now completing 9
steeple to Their new church which when
finished will be an indication to strangers
as they rass up and down the lake that
we have some place for religious services
in Hudson. Heretofore we have had no
building which would attract the attention
of strangers in this respect.-Hadsoa
Chronicle.
Since the above was in type, we learn
that in the storm Of last Sabbath, the stee-
pie oftIe church was blown down, and
considerable injury done to the building
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
OCAI ITEMS.
River Falls, Saturday June Is.

A There will be a celebration
on the Fourth of July at this place. The
programme of arrangements we believe is
not yet completed, though the main fea-
lures Of The celebration will be after the usu
al order; reading of tho Declaration Of In
dependence, Grafton, Dinner, Toasts, dc.
There viii be a Festival in the evening,
with various fancy toys and miscellaneous
''fxings" for sale, and no pains VIII be
spared, that all who attend may have q
s'good time generally" The profits Of
the Dinner and the Festival will be used
to purchase philosophical and chemical
apparatus for the River Falls Academy.
The Grafton will be delivered by Prot. B.
Wilcox, and the musical exercises will be
conducted by Prot. G. w. Pratt. More
extended notice of the celebration will be
given in our next issue.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
Real Estate transactions.

The following is a list of some of the
transactions in real estate recently made
in River Falls and vicinity.
n. d O. S. Powell, to Mr.. Rollins
two lots-S3o0.
N. N. & o. S. Powell, to Mr.. Patter-
son one lot-S90.
Daniel Bull, to S. NJ. Davis two lots
and sm all house-SS25.
Joel Foster to P. and George D. Rand
$50 acres-S2, 400.
S. NJ. Davis to Cyrus Glass, soacres-
81, 600.
Eli E Nimrod Hickerson to Charles
Davis, 100 acres-S2 900.
n. N. d O. S. Powell to S. Barlow
one lot-S16o.
Charles Davis to Eli Hickerson &C
acres-s5oo.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13

We~enp the following from the editori-
slcorrespondence of the wisconsin Pa
triot."
Prescott seems to me to be remarkably
well located; [ mean as a business point
of great future Importance. l confess,
for the reason following, / can see but lit
tie of the fancy and romance about Pres
colt, to admire. The Buff (which is not
inconveniently high) trespasses 50 near to
the verge Of the river, that but little room
is left for business and sufficient Levee.-
And then, the shore on the opposite bank
Of the II ss:ssippi-or rather the Island IS
low and in high 1yater Is uaaai.y submerged
and presents nothing to relieve the eye IN
that direction OF Ito me) disagreeable
monotony; but no other inconvenience ex-
lists, as no such thing rs fever and ague
exists here. This view is taken from a
stand point near the river.
But, now, reader, just step with me few
PAGES on to the Bluff, and | will show you
The most lovely table land-extending far
back in every direction-you ever beheld.
Here you have a lovely view, and the
righteousness of the scene fully compen-
safes for the parsimony of nature below.
You VIII see by this description that adj
lnire the beautiful as well as the useful /;
and rs Prescott exhibits the former, at a
stand point from her table land, in no sim
ted degree, so she has lay.shed the latter
on the seemingly contracted Limits below.
He who studies cause and effact-con-
trasts the present with the future-cannot
avoid the conclusion, that Prescott
combines advantages that few Mississippi
river towns viii ever possess. Being at
the immediate junction of the St. Croix
Iake--ee iiovely sheet of water-and the
Great M;ss;ssippiit must inevitably possess
rare advantages, as trans-shipping and
re-shipping point.
Boats can reach this point at all sea-
sons of the year, when the waters are not
congealed in cold winters embrace. At
present. some five or SIX boats arrive and
depart every day, while a single arrival
per week, some six years ago, was the
lraMmum limit. Such has been the re-
markable increase of business on these
Western waters.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13

Dr.. Vannatta has just opened a new
stock of goods in the store formerly owned
BY l. P. Green. His card may be seen
in our paper to day. The Dr.. has been
absent during the winter and has returned
with large and full assortmento Of spring
goods, groceries, &c. The DR.. is one OF
the first settlers here and we wish him
abundant success, and doubt not he viii
win it.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13

A Mr.. Walter Alexander d G. NJ.
Powell are engaged in fitting up large
nursery, short distance from the village.
We do not know what varieties of fruit
they have. Mr.. Alexander has had q
long experience in this business and we
doubt not will make it profitable to HIM
self and greatly beneficial to this section Of
country.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
MERE MENTION.

lin HSV4ss
Senator Butler Of South Carolina is re-
| ported to be dangerously Ill.
| The trayel on the Milwaukee and Prai-
RE Du Chen R. R., is represented as i'm
menss.
i Senator Sumner, at last accounts was
sojourning at Paris, his health being near
ly restored.
Alexander Smith, the author of "a
Life Drama" was recently married to a
Miss Flora McDouald, of Glasgow, Scot
land.
Charles D. Robinson, of Green Bay is
suggested by some of the Democratic pa
pers, as the best man for Candidate for
Governor.
bred Scott, his wife and two daughters
have recently been emaneipated. They
were conveyed to Massachusetts, for that
purpose.
The New York Herald and Times have
each offered a reward of $4,000 for the de-
lection and conviction of the murderer of
DR.. Burdell.
Jenny, the swedish Nightingale has
given birth to another little Nightingale,
and Mrs. Cunningham is expected soon to
give birth to another-chill.
In one of Bayard Taylor's late letters
from the North occurs the following sub
lime and truthful sentence. True religion is
never spasmodic; it is calm as the existence
of God"
Pump Carpenter has already given
over $4,000 bail to appear at count
and answer to charges of libel. Pump
keeps talking, and suits and bonds keep
multiplying.
The Editor Of the Auburn Journal, wri-
ting from Chicago; says "The haclSmen Of
Chicago are the most INSCRIPTIONS set of
thieves in the United States. Robbery
with them seems to be a leading principle.
They live up to it most irreligiously.'
An actor in one of the New York
Theatres. named Bourcicault, has chal-
leneed Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher to dis
cuss 'sthe comparative virtue of elergymen
and actors" He thinks the actors are
more moral than the clergy.
There is story going the rounds,
though we can hardly believe il, Of
lady who was struck by lightning and
would have been instantly killed but for
the protection of steel petticoat hoops,
around which the electric fluid circulated
harmlessly for On hour OF more.
The Olney (Illinois) Times vouches for
the truth of the following. There is a man
in White County Illinois, who has a wife
that has borne him sixteen children. The
first six came by twos, the succeeding nine
by threes, while the last one, poor, help
less, lonely thing came into the world al
alone.
The leading New York Papers have
agreed to pay for the transmission of
| 1000 words daily over the submarine tel
egraph. This--will cost $1,000 dollars per
/ week. 1t is said the price of the dailies
! is to be increased to five cents.
A College of Agriculture has been es-
tablished in Michigan on q handsome
/ farm of 700 acres. 1t has an endowment
of $4,000, and in each of the last two
years the Leg Stature has given it $4,000.
/ Students are admitted free but are obliged
to labor three hours each day.
Doesticks, the American Humor-
ist, has habit of sleeping TIL very late IN
the morning. He says he knows the
adage about the "eariy bird" but does
not want to catch the norm as he has no
place to put it. The Landlady's only
means of revenge is TO address him as
"the lote Mr.. Doesticks."
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
NEW ORLEANS, May %.

Walkers friends confidently assert that
he will 90 back within thirty or sixty days
with plenty of men and means.
He and his staff accepted an invitation
to attend Spaulding's anaphitheatre to-
nicht. The house was densely crowded.
Gen. Walker was enthusiastically eheered
By the assemblage.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13

A Look here, upon this picture,
and then upon this" says Hamlet; butwe
sly look here upon these elegant summer
hats and caps at friend Whites, and then
look at his nicely finished fleet ware" and
see if you can get away without buying.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
Se6leO.760 acres.

TIE first named SIX territories contain
,as3,l36, square miles, s2s,I2s,o4o
Is of land, and rs the total area of all
BE States and Territories belonging TO
10 Union is 2,936.l 66, square miles, they
elnpr.se nearly one-half ofthe whole
1hey run through some avenseen or eigh-
ed degrees of latitude, and embrace
aany millions of acres of the finest land
"a mineral deposits and the finest climate
Ina finest rivers in theworld.-S. Louas
afpaocrat.
re- 1t is noble sight to see an hon
+ man ''cleave his own heart in twain,
|nd fling away the baser part"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13

Messrs Crossman & Hart are erecting a
large brick yard on the south branch of
the Kinniekinnic. They VIII burn kiln
in few days. We have examined the
ward and material and do moi doubt but
they viii manufacture a large amount Of
Irregular bricks"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
The Territories.

There are uow open Tor settlement, the
Territories of Minnesota, Oregon, Nebras-
ka, Washington, New Mexico, Utah, and
Kansas. These Territories contain, ac-
.cording 10 compep iium of the census of
1850, published in 1854, the following
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
Minnesota. Election Frauds.

The result OF our city election on IA on
day, exhibits the most Illuminating specta-
Gle that we have ever been called upon to
record. The most enthusiastic trend Of
our growing and prosperous city will not
claim that st Paul has more than 1000
voters, yet $500 votes were cast, and
scores, yes, wethlnk we may say hundreds
of legal votes were not polled, because the
voters were >l,her too Inattentave to their
bounden duty OF too timed to elbow their
way through q drunken and riotous
crowd ot-of--our Irish fellow citi-
zens." At the lowest estimate, and that
estimate is made by the leading
Democrats there were One Thousand lie
gal votes cast in this city, These were
cast in all the wards, though as usual,
there was four times as many i'll the sec
and as in the others. In the First ward
there was q heavy Illegal vote, notwith-
standing the Judges endeavorea to do
Their duty in the premises. But it is al
most impossible to keep them out when
they will swear point blank that they are
citizens and residents of the district, al
though the ju lges may be well acquainted
in the district, anl be entirely satisfied
that the man is committing PERJURY
We think the same may be said of the
Third ward, though we were not on the
ground much of the time and Of course
had not the opportunity Of judging per-
sonally.
But the most shameful, open and bare
facediy outrageous proceedings were those
that characterized the voting at the sec
ond ward. 1t is notorious that this ward
could always poll moro votes with the
! sInalltst population than any ward in the
city, but on this occasion she has outdone
even herself. Al the charter election
500 votes were pollod now there is 1900
Increase in four weeks 500 and if
the polls had been Kept open till z O'Clock
we verify believe there would have been
geo, for st 5 o'clock when the law com
peIis the judges to close they were voting
as fast as during the middle Of the day.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13

gy The weather, that common topic
of conversation among all classes and on
all occasions, demands a passing notice.
Some scientific men assert that the comet
which is spreeing around and threatening
to whsk its tail into other peoples faces,
has disturbed the electrical currents, and
caused mixing up Of matters in the up
per regions. We know nothing about
this, but we do know that there has been
considerable rain lately, and some very
fine, warm weather, and the consequence
is that tie wheat and oat crops look finely.
White pants are distinctly visible. Straw
hats are lying around loose Ladies hats
are arraved in al their glory, and the gen
eral aspect of ''out doors IS fresh and
smiling as June.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
PIN l. And 9.
~ s.Ss
LIME.

TIVE Subscriber has a.1quantity of Lime
i for sale at River Falls. All persons Wishing
a firstrate article can procure it by calling on
him, OF at the store of Powell Il CO..
A. AITCIERSON.
River Falls, June 18th 1851
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13


M The workmen are now busily en-
gagged finishing the Academy Building,
preparatory to commencement of the sum
mer term. The brush of the painter, and
the labor of the artisan, viii soon render
it as attractive without, as the presence Of
the school viii make it pleasant Within
Professor Wilcox has desired us to say
that the summer term viii commence In
the early part of July. The year viii be
divided into three terms of fourteen weeks
each. To all those wishing to aquire a
knowledge of either English or classical
studies we would say, como here. The
village is a very desirable place of resi-
dence, and the qualifications Of Prot. VIII
cox as teacher are-beyond cur praise.
Notice viii be given hereafter Of the
time when the next term will commence.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
Peterson's Magazine
Tllc Best and Oh aapest Magazine
In the World for Ladies.

FE'HIs popular Magazine already the cheap
I est and best Monthly Of lis kind in the
world viii be greatly improved for 1857. 1t
viii contain nine hunpsed pages of double COLI
umn reading matter; tfoaa twenty t. A.sssy
steel plates, and five hnsldred wood engrayings
which is proportionallg more than any Pc
riodlcal Of any price, ever yet gave.
It's Thrilling Original Stories
Are pronounced by the newspaper press to be
the best published anywhere. Morality and
virtue are always ineulcated.
It's Colored Fashion Plates in Advance.
II is the only Magazine whose Fashion Plates
can be relied on.
It's Superb Mezzotints
and other steel engravings. It's Illustrations
excel those of any other Magazine.
Patterns for Crochet, Needlowork, etc.
are given in great profssion in every number,
with instructions how to work them
Terms,---Aiways in Advance:
One copy for one year, Sa0O
Three copies for one year. $50
Five copies for one year, $50
Eight copies for one year, 1000
Twelve copies for one year, 1900
Sixteen Copies for one year, 5000
Premiums for Getting up Clubs.
Three Five, Eight, or more Copies, make a
Club. To every person getting up a Club at
the above prices, and remitting the money, We
viii give gratis, .''Ihe Garland OF AIT, con-
tanning SO Steel Plates, all Of which are entIss:
| II original, or Mrs. Widdidelds Cook Book
| the oasiq real cook ever yet published; OF vol
unae of peterson for 1856 Fer Glib Of
Twelve, an extra copy Of the Magazine for
1857 viii be given, if preferred. For Club of
sizteel, and extra copy for 1857, and "TLs
| Garland IN addition.
CHARLES j. PETERSON.
NJ. 100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13

w Among those who have recently
settled il River Fails, we notice with
pleasure Mr.. GEORGE D. RAND and falni-
". Mr. Rand has formerly Leen the ed
itor Of the Cazedonion, published at St.
Johnsbury, vt. After looking over the
Northwest to some extent, he has east in
his lot with us. We welcome all such
corners. It is the pride Of our village that
we attract such valuable citizens, BY COM
bining the advantages Of the West with
the intelligence and morality Of the most
favored sections Of the East.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13

Powell and Co., to A. Legings two
lots $500.
Jno. Goodwin to Powell and Co.. 270
acres six miles from town 81 $50.
Nathaniel Sampson to @. S. d G. Pow
ell so acres five miles from town 5000.
G. W. Pratt to Rev. A. Gibson two
lots-$2oo.
g. W. Pratt to E. R. Childs two lots
and one acre out of town--ss75.
G. W. Pratt to Charles Thayer two
lots $500.
G. W. Pratt to Charles White one lot
$3.50.
L. A. Taylor to W. Fl. Winchester one
lot-$2oo
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
Prescott.

We~enp the following from the editori-
sl>correspondence of the wisconsin Pa
+.io+
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
Pass him Around.

Under this head the ''Wisconsn Piaery
publishes the following description of q
charming couple who are 'bobbin around
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-04

These ignorant adults were nearly all
notire born the pure stuff. Br. Young
man must admit, that, in those districts,
ignorance had fair chance TO make "Black
Republicans :" but they turned out Black
Democrats
To make the truth still more apparent,
we now turn to Northern Illinois, settled
by intelligent Yankees and Pennsylva-
mans, and apply the same test to the FIRE.
MONT BANNER Districts. No. l Coug
District is No. l Of all the Republican dis
tricts in the Union, as seen By the figures:
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-04
Republican maj. 9,092

Republican maj. 9,O92
After what we have shown, we assert
it as an iacontrorcrtiJle fact, that it was
not the better informed class of our ciii.
zcns-native or foreign-who believed the
song of "Buck, Brcck, and Free Kansas"
or who throw away their votes upon Fill
more!
We will not aggravatc the case by show
ing that Democratic New Jersey alone has
over 5000 more ignorant ndtires, black and
white, than ALL the SIC Republican Ncr
England States together l.! We will not
compare Maine, Vermont,or Massachusetts,,
with Pennsylvania, in respect to uniform
education. 1t is unfortunate for our State
that the diversity Of races has caused the
failure to thoroughly educate the masses;
and the disparity is an occasion for regret
more than for ceusure. A population half
German and half English can not harmo-
nizc and advance like population exclu.
siyely German or exclusively English.
Free Adult, ,rho can not read and urife-
In the 10 Buchanan States 745,ss0
In the ii Fremont States 2i0,iO9
Buch. ahead among the uneddeeatsd
old fogles 5o5,a7l
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-04
TIE CHRONICLE.
THE POLITICAL COLORS
Light and Darkness.

! Our neighbor of the Sudbury GazeHe
states that '.BLACK REPUBLICANIsM, GEN
ERALLY, MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE
WANT OF LIGHT" If that be true, both
our observation and the figures are greatly
at fault. BY "black republicausm," of
course is intended that political party
which opposes the extension of the ''black"
or slave power over white or free soil.
| The first thought that "strkes US strong.
ly, in considering this grave position, is,
if isnoranceis the cause of Republcanism,
why did not Gen. PACKER in his benevo-
lence embrace the opportunity, offered by
Judge WILMoT, to 20 before audiences of
both parties, and disenthral us miserable
Republicans of our blindness aud delusion,
1t is but the part of candor to admit,
that all parties have some very good and
very intelligent men, and also some very
bad and very ignorant men,i their ranks
This is as true Of the Black Democracy,
which for the past twenty years has been
a servile tool in spreading the deadly inf.
uence Of slavery-that sombre relic of the
dark ages-as of the "Black Republicans"
who would circumscribe, diminish, and if
possible cxterminate that evil.
But this concession on our part will not
suit the purposes of the Gazette That
paper claims, that, "generoby, Black Re-
publicanism may be attributed 10 tie waat
Of Hyhf'-plainly indicating that the
Black Democracy have the most "light on
the subject" and that our party is most
in darkness.
We deny the assertion, and offer two
classes of proof that it is light, and not
darkness which guides US on our pathway.
l. Dissertations. We ask the reader to
put down the names of the FIRST fifty Re-
publicans, starting from his home in any
direction-and then of the first fifty Dem.
ocrats in the same manner-wcigh we'll
their general intelligence, (politics aside,)
and say if the Republicans will not exhibit
at least an equal share of ability to read,
of reading habits, of close observation, of
roson'ivo mo"ory, and os o'ory o,ho. q-.i
ity which is necessary to make an intelli.
gent man? Take any opportunity you
choose, apply this test, and the Republi.
cans will not suffer by the comparison
2. Facts If it be not true of indicia-
uals that it is ignorance which actuatcs
them in opposing the spread CT the evil Of
slavery, FIGURES abundantly prove that it
is not the Ignorant communities that sus-
tain the charge.
"Ffyures acont lie" 1t is an admitted
fact that the Free States gave over 100000
majority for the Republicans, and that the
Democracy carried the Slave States "all
hollow" Let US see, then, which have
the most ignorance-Free or Slave States
from the L. S. Census for 1850:
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-04
A score Of Printers.

In this Office, there are twenty printers
engaged. Only look at them. ln age,
ranging from twenty to forty; in size and
complexion, from the ordinary stout I'VE
never new fat printer to some that
might have crawled through creased
flute; some as white as Circassians, and
others brown or rosy as your "Georgia
cracker" or Pennsylvania publican. Some
bearded like parl," others smooth as
Greek slave. One las Travelled all over
the North American continent, hunted
bears in Kansas, and the wild horse in the
pampas of South America another las
been out on the broad ocean, and has seen
life before the mast another graduated
at West Point-served in the army; an
other accompanied Col. Doniphan in the
Xenophonic grand campaign all over New
Mexico. What a book he can write .
Another has kept tavern, sold goods at
auction, Travelled all over the United
States, several times been well off, and
broken-often. Two have been "on the
stage" profession printers ere much ad-
dicted to, for about half the actors on the
American board are printers. One has
preached sermons; another has lectured
to crowded houses another has served IN
Mexico with Gcn.Scott sixth has been
a stump orator, member of the Legisla-
ture "out West," and fought duel.
Three have practiced medicine, kept store,
dealt in horses, cotton, and niggers. Two
have held municipal offices. Four or five
have been officers or privates in various
military companies. One served with
Houston in the Texas revolution, and one
in the Canadian rebellion. Six or eight
have edited and published newspapers IN
various parts of the United States. One
has been officer of packet on the "raging
canawl" One was wounded-leg off-at
the storming of Monterey. Another has
clerked on the Mississippi steamers, and
was blown up and slightly wounded.
Some are or have been married; some are
old bachelors. All have seen more or less
of life and its changeable scenes. They
are live men, good practical printers, spea-
king various languages, and form news.
paper corps hard to surpass or equal.-Cfn-
cinaatG Lniouia