The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-11-04
PEN AND SCISSORS.

ting an abandonment OF the East l'io'i''
possessions soon.
Col. Benton is said to be irrecovera-
bly, i'll, though of a disease with which he
may still linger on for some years a care
full invalid.
George Washington Parke CustIs'
the last member of the Washington fam
lily, is dead.
Edward G. Parker has given up his
share of the editorship of the Boston
Trayeler.
-Longfellow, has received special
message of thanks from tho Emperor Of
Brazil for the beauty of his works
Snow fell at Albany on the goth of
October-not much behind us.
Gov. Pollock, of Pennsylvania, fol-
lowing the example Of New Hampshire,
Maryland, and Now York, has appointed
the 10th of November, as a day of gen
eral thanksgiving in that State.
Samuel Hueston, for several years
the publisher of the Knickerbocker Maya
zine, died at his residence in New York
City last Tuesday.
Mr.. Richard Sherwin, the Oldest
practical printer in Boston, died at his
residence, No. North Russell street, a
few days ago. 1t was he who, dressed in
continental costume, worked the original
Franklin press in the procession at the
Inauguration of the Franklin statue, last
year.
p. T. Barnum, the serene highness
of humbugs, is again on his legs! The
Stamford Adoocate announces "with
pleasure the probable fact that to-day he
is n richer man than he was before his
connection with the Jerome Clock Com
pany. 1t is said that he has bought all
the claims against himself, for from five
to twenty-five cents on the dollar, with
the exception of $4,000 held in and
about Danbury, which he will probably
have to pay in full. The whole of the
vast property assigned by him for the
benefit of his creditors has passed again
into his hands, and he is now refurnishinr
and re-itting Iranistan in good style for
his future permanent residence"
The Boston Post says" We know
of nobody who will be very sorry to hear
this news. Barnum is q printer by trade,
not clockmaker.'
AS Professor Stcinar was starting
off on his aerial tour from Syracuse, on
Friday, the sheriff came to attach the
balloon. The Professor detached it, by
cutting the ropes, and made his escape.
We should call that "going up
Col. Benton's book upon the bred
Scott decision, it is said will soon be out.
1t is terribly severe upon some of the
opinions.
Emerson and Putnam, the two
popular magazines, have merged into one.
Col. Fremont has gone to California,
and is arranging his affairs in that quarter
in a manner highly satisfactory to those
who arc so situated as to be seriously
affected by his movements. A paper
which would not be inclined to speak of
him in very flattering terms, having taken
strong political grounds against his cleo
ton, believes that bona ,tfde citizens, the
miners, will have occasion to thank the
Col for his return, and that fair and
amicable adjustment Of all previous diff
culties and disputes growing out of the
location of his claim in so rich a portion
of The State, will follow.
The Madison Patriot has come to
hand this week, trimming full of facts
for the Forty" We find in looking it
over that "PUMp" has got home again.
We think by the time he has applied his
\" Rotary" to the "Forty Thieves" little
more, they will be "pumIed" dry.
Some of the prominent men in Kan
sas have entered protest against the
forged returns brought in by the Border
Rufiians from some of the counties. Gov.
Walker has thrown them out. We'll
done THIS time.
Mr.. Scriven, of New York, just down
from Lake Superior, reports that Superior
City, which was built up as far as gene
on speculation, and mainly by Govern
ment officials, is said to have collapsed.
It's business men have no money or trade,
and were unable to pay for the freight
delivered by the North Star on her last
trip. The Iron City refused to discharge
her cargo there, because the consienees
were not prepared to pay charges. Pow