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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
Iowa Election

After much doubt on our. prrt and
many assurances from the Pioneer that
the Democrats had '.carried the State, "
we are at last sure that the Republicans
have triumphed in Iowa, and that the
new Constitution is adoptcd by the people.
The Dubuque Times gives the returns
as far as received which foot up:
For the New Constitution 1905
Against q g" 1885
Leaving very consoling margin Of
$3.50 on the right side F. 81. Pa4l
TswSs.
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More than Two Huna
lion Dollars for Ed"
At the lasf. month";

At tho last monthly meet;n. '''
Connecticut Historical Society," y "
~ Barnard, the President, % ",. ,oa \ \
interesting paper relating to i tbs
Of donations requests, &C., mad S aa'9 y
ucational literary and sciiept;f;" 10;
in the United States. The wboIlP.a 4,
ofland appropriated by the ps as 'eN \
erment for educational purposes V y .
OF January, 1854, was stated to ! al
070,22l acres; which at the ~, W.
price of such lands when fi,.. .4I'>
into market, represented the m.' V's y
sum of $6e,ooO,OOO, but wbio as''i'
time, could not be worth less tE. a a.
100000. The amount of don, %a W
subscriptions by individuals f., ''
all that has been given by Stats u ''s
lures. Mr. Barnard read from . ~. ~
hibiting the donations and beones 4.'
by citizens of Boston within the I,,q
century, amounting to upward, S !,
100000. 'I q
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

THE Republican party has just been
organized in Washington Territory. A
Mr.. ABERSErHY is the Republican can
didate for Congress. l. J. STEVENS,
PIEKcE's Governor. is the opposing can
didate. Tho Republicans bave little ex-
pectntions Of succeeding in electing thor
candidate tho present year, but are lay
ing the foundation for future success in q
thorough organization, and the dissent
nation Of their principles.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

~"Why have you left tOs -. n
cratic party I" said a Buchanan l nnr
Republican. Principally on NV. 0.st
the Kansas outrages," was inc ,; iTt
"Why don't you know th sI. Hl% j
of the Kansas stories arc fals' .,,r
the Bucanier. Well, suppose M
what do you do with the o'ns, .bs 4
I go for the Republicans Oh -
tenth.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

Iowa ALL RGHT.-Belief hss g.
into a certainty at last, that Iowa hu
oughly and unwaveringly Rcpug;H.a
The Dubuque Times says; yves e.
hnue to give reports of the ma]'Ta 10,
far rs heard from. They foot up Nv
in favor and AGO against e''7 !
margin of 1851 majority for The '
stitution."
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
St. Louis, August

Kansas advices to the eth are req
Walker has returned to LawrenN
the troops, tho apprehension Of f, sn !,
attack proving groundless' The d, Oh
of the city government met onthe I'll
and are perfecting ordinances. Lii.
returns indicate nearly unanimous
in favor of tho Topeka constitution
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

Ton HYER WHIPpEp.-The VS.
ton papers state that the great lou
or was whipped at the Capitol y
Hunter, of Georgetown, D. +" :,
said to have been a fair fight on
was elegantly whipped.
Tom Hunter had better 60 to-
Carolina and run for Congress
be sure of election Waukesha II
l;can.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
w B.yard TAYLOR saws that a Yanke,

EB Bayard Taylor says that Yankee
in walking in St. Petersburg ono muddy
day met the Grand Duke Constantine.
The sidewalk was not wide enough for two
persons to pass and the street was very
deep in filth-whereupon the American
took silver roublc from his pocket; shook
it in his closed hand and cried out: .Crown
or taill" "Crown,' guessed the Grand
Duke. "Your highness has won" said
the American, looking at tho rouble, and
stepping into the mud. The next day
the American was invited by the Grand
Duke 10 dinner.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

Ier sex. These revvmllons, we ru,nn,
must Danish from the public mind all
sympathy for Mrs. Cunningham, and
those who have heretofore believed her
to be an innocent and injured woman,
must now admit that she is an unmitiga-
ted villain, disgrace to humanity and a
libel upon womanly character.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
nEThe laws of nature arc

nEThe laws of nature srO nj
terrible. There is no weak ino' emf
Cause and consequence arc 9. tbs It
and inevitable. The fire burns W., N
browns, the air consumes sne H. - r,l
les. And perhaps it wo''la u y CRIBS
our race if the punishment o. y. inscp
gainst the laws of men were o. arsiil5 a
as the punishment of crimes $. Insrrlss
laws Of nature-were man 'ro.rW'
his judgement as Naturs--1'
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
Mrs. Cunningham.

This woman, who has heretofore so sue
ccssfulIy evaded tho meshes Of tho law,
now seems to be caught. Her attempt
to falsely, produce an heir to DR.. Burdell's
property forms novel chapter in crime,
the details of which both ludicrous
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
HOOPS VS. HypRopHoEIA.-

Hoops VS. HYpRoPHoEIA.-lne'
que North West gives an aec'un'
mad dog passing through the J., s 'r.
that City, Swapping at every'['. !,
came in bis way. He attacked ~ ~
dies, but few mouthfulls of CrIrop
isficd his hydrophobiaship that D. ~
get better somewhere else. Inc s~
capped unframed, while, a few 'sp'. .
and rocks put a stop to the 'n''
of the mad canine.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

were it not for the fanatical TRADE of Abo-
litionism, several of the Northern Slave
States would become Free States within
five years, at most" Mad. Patriot.
We think Pump, that You Islander our
Southern brethren by that assertion. 1t
has been SO often asserted that some peo-
pie foolshly believe it is true. Does not
every rejecting man at the South know
that slavery is gigantic wrong and q
blighting curse? Do they not know that
it deprcc;ates the monetary value of the
States in which it exists, dcgrades morals,
stultiies intellect, fosters idlcness, and
checks all onward growth and progress I?
Do they not know that tho great mass of
Northern men have no sympathy with the
i" fanatical TRADE of Abolitionism," that
non-interference With slavery in the States
whore it exists is distinctly expressed
principle of the Republican party! And
vet YOU would have us believe that the
South cling to this institution simply be-
cause few Abolitionists arc violent in
their desire to have them get rid Of it.
1t does not look reasonable To use q
homely illustration, it is as if schoo boy
had the Itch, disease annoying and UNI
pleasant to himself, and yet would refuse
to cure II, simply because his playnates
wished to have him.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

sEWe would Request all our friends in this
sn0 adjacent towns to aid us in giving interest
to our paper. by furnishing rs with items OF
local news, articles on any Of the industrial
interests of the community. or of a literary
character,
No communication will be inserted. unless
accompanied by the real name OF the writer.
not necessarily for publication, but as guar
nnty of the writer's good faith.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

HA friend of Charles Lambs once
said to him. lam about to open a pre-
paratory school for children. What sort
Of sign shall I put QUIT" The Murder
Of the Innocents' was hrs prompt reply.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

ZEN AMI SS1SCO"Ss
Applause is the spur of able minds the
end and aim of weak ones.
Effects do not always arise from eau
scs, as many poor lawyer knows to his
cost
Mr.. J. 8. Fall, q Mississippi editor, asks
when we shall get wise. Undoubtedly
before Fail if ever.
Tho Germans of Saltwater have formed
an Independent Political Club. They are
strongly Republican in sentiment.
Miss Kimberly is reading Nothing to
Wear" in New Haven-not It is to be
hoped, ain appropriate costume" as she
rcad Hiawatha."
We are considerably amused by an
account that we lately saw of a remarka-
bic duel. There were six men upon the
ground and six misses.
An editor, whose subscribers complain
ed that he did not give them news enough,
told them to read the Bible, which would
doubtless be news to most of them.
L,ebig, the great chemist, was 80 dull
in college, that he was called the "booby"
of his class Isaac Newton and Waltor
Scott were also slow coaches" at school.
An English paper informs US that it
costa as much per annum to support the
family of Prince Albert, a. it does to sup
port forty thousand families of working
men!
Ruskin, in one Of his recent lectures
says:-"Mrs. Browning's Aurora Leigh
is, rs far as l know, the greatest poem
which the century has produced in any
language
Antoinette Brown Blackwell, with her
husband, is at present residing at Newark,
NJ. 1t is not truo that she has perma-
nently retired from public life. she will
return to her whilom ways "ss soon as
circumstances will permit
The Postmaster at Bradford, Va, re-
fuses to deliver tho N. Y. Independent,
because it is an ''inccndisry print" The
publishers appeal to the Postmaster Gen
oral. His decision is looked for with n
good deal of interest.
Sir Christopher Wren's tomb is in st.
Pauls Church. 1t has been said of him
that no "lies inferred in the midst of his
own works." The same has been or may
be, said with equal truth Of many ply
sicians buried in church yards.
In the Slave States for about every 10
white persons, there are 10 persons of
corrupt (mulatto) blood. In the Free
States for about every 237 white persons,
there is ono person of corrupt blood.
Which are the practical amalgamationists :
The editor of the Battle-axe of Freedom
and Tomahawk Of Liberty, writing from
Philadelphia, after hearing Miss Louisa
Pyno sing the song of the "Skylark."
says: Her voice is delicious, pure as the
moonlight and as tender as three sha-
ling shirt"
The N. T. Day Book states that it has
been ascertained that the average length
Of life of abandoned women does not aver
age ten years after their commencement
Of career of vice. What fearful warn
ing to those who follow career Of lowd-
ness and debaucheryl
The editor of tho Louisville journal,
who recently had . street fight with a
brother editor, calls the late personal col
ision between the gubernatorial candi-
dates in Missouri, "a very discreditable
affair" And 90 it was but should the
Journal editor b the man to say III
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
Republican State Convention.

a REPUBLICAN STATE CONvEN-
N TON will be held at Madison. on We'd
nesday, the End of September next. at ID NJ.
FIR the purpose of nominating candidates for
Rta.e Officers TO lie elected in November
Each Assembly will be entitled to two dele
estss IN the Convention
l.. p. HARVEY,
n. W. DEAN.
K. j. FLEISCHER,
J. &. COVER.
THOMAS REYNOLDS,
BYRON PAINE,
CHARLES RGSER,
L. II. CARY.
EDWARD ILSBEY,
Republican, State Central Committee.
10y 80, 1857.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

REMARKs.-Wc do not object to the
moderate use of hoops, but we do object
to an abject slavery to fashion. If hoops
are useful why stick to them. But we
fear that those who are loudest in their
praise, will cast them off as soon as the
queens of fashion adopt different style
of dress. We should like to see our fair
countrywomen, evince spirit and indopen-
denco enough, to follow their own tastes
in dress. and not foolishly pattern after
gay, immoral Paris. The argument that
mems fashions are as ridiculous rs woman's
is weak one. 1t is always the plea OF
sinners that others are az bad as they.
(ED. JoUR.)
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
Sl1MdcrOlls.

awe do most religiously believe, that
were it not for the fanatical TRADE of Abo-
litionism, several of the Northern Slave
States would become Free States within
five years, at most" Mad. Patriot.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19

sE Advertising bills must be paid quar-
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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26

perfect gslows." Any intelligent jury would hang
him on the evidence of his face alone, were ne on
trial for any one Of his murders. more villain
Gus countenance never encountered in my expe-
Renee, and trust ! never may see such another
especially in a lonely place, toward nightfan.
must do the spectators generally the justice TO
say that il seemed 70 me that most Of them had paid
their money and come in to see the sight, as did
without any purpose Of doing him honor. And
judged go rs well from the remarks beard made
al about NE as from the few persons that took paN
in the ovation. | was not IN at the time Of his en-
trance: but when be was called on for the speech he
e hAt--ner Tho acts Of the play, il
made rhirh ~rr N-sr~--- II
was with great difficulty that sufficient eau c"';i
be rsi.ed. And as il was, be had to yield &c very
moderate compulion. put forth by very moderate
number of people. Indeed, suppose, the clsss of
peorle that yaake up his tail are not such as are
resdy 10 psv half a"lar even in the cause Of their
"coantrys glory" After I'D 'atisted my eyes
upon his features, as Ia frX them in my .nemory
went into Madame La Changes Farewell COncers
10 take the taste cut of my mouth, which her
d" linked sweetness long drawn ont did, for the
time being trust it is only one Of those Farewells
that are not forever get for any great length of
time BYLES.
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both Of whom, to the wonder OF Ii cir families aud en-
loyees-for both are gentlemen engaged in business
IL this oity-starfed of ct early hour IN company,
and returned late az night. AT the end of tina; tine,
ard about one week since, Of the parties started
for New York with nearly bushel Of choice pearls in
his possession: His frt application in the city was
made TO celebrated firm in the jewelry business on
Broadway, and on examination Of the pearls they
were pronoHced TO be Of the rt quality and Of lare
value The firm immediately advanced s40, 900 upon
the gems and took them into their keeping giving
receip, FOR them by the measure.
The owner Of the pears crew ;dc lsday IN gold, and
deposDg in his csr-t h.- s..r.S s-r home on the
HIdson Riv: Road. As he landed 90 this side he was
met =; 81 old trend who, sapping him % toe back.
said IN q familiar tone: All, old boz hSw are you-
frareliHg g0sr muscle, sh p The pearl-inier
started and tuned pale. Associatng the remark at
once With the discovery Of the muscles and without
moments thought, he exclaimed: Good God how
did you find Il on. Does any one else know about il
but you 7" why. no." replied the bewildered
friend " Then step in here to the StanwiI. was the
rejonder, "and III make il wol1n vow while 10 keep
quiet"
.Sot knowing what TO make out Of such strange ccn.
duet and aluos: doubling he sanity OF his friend, the
person who had accorted the lucky fisherman to the
Stanwx, where, in private room. be soon received
an explanation, much to his satisfaction, and with
out letting out the fact Of his previous Ignorance
Of the discovery Of the pearls This tSd party has
since been prosecuting the search and las obtained
probably $l5oo0 to 10000 worth Of the precious
sfD
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ANOTHER PEARL-FISH STORY.
From The .4lbans Statsman, JuMe q.


There has been considerable excitement in neigh
bolhood in the immediate vicinity of this city for the
past two weeks, although Il has extended al present
but TO limited circle III consequence OF the dis
covery Of large number OF pearls winch IN SIZE,
purity ard value are certainly unequaed by ANY tha
have We, been found in the different localities IN which
they said 10 abound even supposing the most ex
travagsnt newspaper descriptions to fall iar short OF
the realty. IL appears, 80 far as We can al present
ascertain the reliable facts, that about Ia or ID days
since two gentlemen who were about to proc Led on
fishing excursion were searching in a mud-bottomed
creek near the city fol ba when one Of them found
large sized common muscle. by way of joke he
allied ont 10 his companion that he had picked up a
valuable gem, and then laughingly produ ced the
muscle saving that the gem inside IN the shape OF
u priceless pearl. His friend smiled at the sell,
and The muscle rds Actually Hrof a'ide NHH'" oe'Hg
oDHtd.
shortly afterward, however, the same gentleman
came across another muscle. smaller than the nrst
but with a round, full shell This time ms curiosity
being somewhat aroused, he took out his knife, in
serted between the shells and forced them apart To
his utter establishment he actually discovered small
but beautifully pure pearl, perfect IN shape anu nee
from the slightest flaw. lie shouted u his friend
in earnest and when he returned the two went back
10 the spot where the ir,t muscle found had been
cast recovered and opened H. AMI discovered, u Sle
snazemeui and delight, that II contained pear OF
rearlv fabulous size. OF oval shape, and pure
ara perfect as the one hrst found. Unprsciced a.
they were in Judging of SUCH things they ioiesaw III
moment that is value alone mus, be fortune.
A. our readers may Imagine, fishing was instantly
forgotten by the fortunate couple and with eager en-
ergy they 81 L. work to search for .re oil the same
sot Wadug into the water up 10 their waists, utterly
disregard!ng brcadclcth aud linen; now kneelns III
the thick mud ard ggoyelling IL II with their
bsuds they continued their explorations until utterly
incapsoi'a;ed by hunger and fatigue from further
lrost cutting Ae labor They hac not worked without
ryard for the muscle. we've actually found IN heaes,
having apparently been unei.,urbed for centuries,
and We aIe cIediiaby informed that every nth or
sixth she'll contained peaI of greater or less Slze
they had two or three pockets full OF the precious
gems.
For six days the spot VS. ..ted by the two seals,
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&c Ingenious man 20 make the ssed grow - you VII
get plants early to set out. Tobacco houses can be
erected IN a cheap form, and will last several years;
and then again the consumption Of tobacco Is sani-
ally on the Increase which IS Of course, sufficient
nducement for farmers 70 raise more OF Il han they
have for years back. ". TAPPss.
FRUrI-TREE DEsrRorERs-7ie Dayton (Ohiol
Jeurna! states ths: voraoious worm, resembling IN
appearance the measuring worm, IS devastating the
nrpe orchards destroying the leaves on the trees IN
that vicinity. The rsvages Of tie worm in some
localities. extend to the pear, cherry and occasionally
70 the peach. Some the forest trees DO not escape,
the oak hickory elm snd linn entirely stripped
- foliage. In some apple orchards scarcely
OF TIE" ..n the tree is shaken the worms swing
leai iss'en- W. nf the spider, one end
down OF thread Ike tina.
/ which remains attached 70 a limb.
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PER!LoUs BlLLOOS AscySsf0S--THE AEr0sAVT
DROPPED INTO LAKE ERIE.-On Thursday morning
a man whose name we cannot Immediately ascertain,
asc.pded fIom Erie in balloon, with the intention OF
crossing over TO Canada. He had made about ~
miles Of his aerial journey aud had reached within SIX
miles of Grand River on the Can ada side, when the
wind veered round and blew him down the lake and
,oward the American shore. When abou. twenty
miles distant from Long Point he saw the propeller
Marie Stuart and let out the gas in order that he
might board the propeller The uniucky aeronaut was
.oon immersed up 10 his middle IN the water, from
which position he rescued by the boat os the he
ne Stuart. The balloon was made fa.t " the boat
that il might be Owei 10 the propeller and Preserved
but the machine began 20 fill again ana the WIND
freshening the position If tie boat and the balloon
was charged and the sailors found iheuse'es ty!ng
through the water a. tie tai Of this ne"-ia19sd
cruiser The ropes quickly cut, and the balloon
soon scUdded cat u sight. The propeller took ihe
seronaut 10 Detroit from which point he sent e'te;
BY the Cry # Cleveland, o be mael Tue, u ais
friends in Ere, announcing his an-Ya.. lDet' Al''
Rlortx WYsrPoeT Our neighboring town wa.
the scene on Wednesday eveLing ast, 81 Oue q. the
net c.craceiul lEobs nave known . Occur Il The
INNER c.gltry. Prom a. We can learn : appear: ma
a teht occurred q. : butcher sop kept by a Gcr
nan between the butchers sOn ana citizen 0
he town. named Bucher. Thi, I'D 10 4 rather fre
eight between the friends OF ne two peytes. IN to-
evening the frleI is II Blcac- attacked tho house
the butcher dove b. family put q dOOrs, destrCye
he property and comp hey demolished .he pren-sez
The next moved 10 anOtAer pat OF tie town aDi &c
stlOYed three ether German I01ses Ipon Ihas peek
We have been unSO.e TO i=ArD, except that oe Cca
poats se.s G-Ios0o. Kassa; Enterprise, J me ~
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CEMENT DRAIN PIPES.

To tle Editor Of The ~ y. Tribune
SIR: have noticed lately several articles In youi
paper in relation TO porous draining tide In your daily
issue Of the 9th instant there is repetition of the
suggestion that, by the mixing OF some material which
might decay with hydraulic cement in its formation
into draining pipes holes would be Left which would
obyiae the objection to the mperyious character OF
cement drains But | think, if such adInixture were
practicable the effect would not be permanent The
nercolatiun Of water through these pores would soon
close them by the deposition OF lime pd its crystaza a
ton, which effect s well known to take place in the
passage of water through material containing lime,
and more especially hydraulic lime. II Is to this well
known property that this material owes It's utility Tor
hydraufc purposes. A cistem not entirely waertght
in the frst instance will become tight after repeated
filing, by the deposition and capitalization OF lime
from ihc alter in passing through the inlerstlces
therefore apprehend that drains, for agricultural pur-
draining pipes. 400. d.
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BOGUS ELECTION DAY.


From Oar specis. CoTesp1ndsnI
LECoMPToN, X. T., June y, 1857.
There is busy stir in this whisky -drinking cup,
ital On this eyentfu election dag. Clusters Of IA
steady looking men have cOngfsgated around e~o A
grocery, and many yellow headed whisSy-bsr FL
Is slowly bleeding 70 death b further the ~ al.
work There is not an army here at .ae pol> bu.
still i safe thing to say that az hast t"~ sln-
bred men are here who could not be eonstrae' iito
voters By anything short Of bogus judge.
There j. Union Democratic heS.t J, that
is under cloud Inc ultra tire-eain2 uc<s T. with
>uryeyor.General Calhoun Ut - head q going 10
clear the field with a Vengeance National
Democue,7 and Union Democracy 10 se locked
h,rp. and Union Democracy Il So completely
,rn,hi.stsd that IL ghost VII scarcely b. ibls 10
walk the earth. ,-,
o,r,ervstion If SPIRITS he rvin:!os between 'hs
f,w.snd.O,dcr b1loUa. Demoer icy anj lis
TycelleDcy are lot vi the uSst sW able cast. But
he ba. obeyed tbsy u pda.e 50 {, s. Ills stumpns
ou.laions have .itber sgbAlded'er enjuy temporary
rerose GIN Calhoun. was 7 %, Voluateered %
:aze force Of meo. aGd collect the taxes IN
Lawrence If His EKceIs lcy would legallze tho
proceeding but HIs Exceleacy declined such