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

- At convention OF the newspaper pup-
fishers of Michigan, recently held at Jack
son. It was resolved that hereafter all pay
ments must be made in advance.
At Hitchcockville, Ct.,a few eve
ninss since, at a corn husking, 200 bush
els were husked, 40 girls kissed, 5 en-
gagged, and cyerybe dy at home before 10
o'clock.
That must be nice place to live in.
The product of gold in California
for 1856 wass77,l14,s5s; Of which 500
| 1876, 922 we're exported to foreign coun-
tries. It is largely transhipped from
Liverpool to London, thence to France,
Germany, AID other parts of Europe, to
be manufactured into watches, jewelry,
plate, &c.&c. .a s. aa ~
The Harpers announce that their
suspension will not in the least interfere
with the regular publication of the Mag
azine and the Weekly. Both will be con-
tinued as hitherto. ra8aad 9aj Ffl' arr
The rumor that Gov. Walker was
to be Withdrawn on account of throwing
out the fraudulent vote of the Oxford
precinct is groundless. President Bucha-
nan approves of his course.
Five of the eight Democratic papers in
Oregon are advocating the establishment
Of slavery in that Territory. '-
The Chicago Journal, calls the voting
performances of Indian men and women
in Minnesota, another good illustration of
squay-ter sovereignty.
Mortimer Thompson, better known as
"Doesticks," and Editor of the N. 7.
Picoyune, is married to Miss Anna II.
Van Cleve, of Minnesota.
Some of the leading men in Chicago
are advocating the establishment Of a
soup house, at which the poor Of the city
shall be fed. I.
The recent election, in Chicago was
the most quiet one ever held in the city.
No rows and scarcely :unken man to
be seen.
Since the ID Of July last, when May
or Wood disbanded the Police, the n. Y.
City Hall has been the headquarters of a
gang Of rowdy politicians and the scene
of series of most disgraccful acts. The
last item was furious fight between one
Tom Corners. and gang Of dead Rab-
bits" in which Corners was SO terribly
beaten that there is no hope Of his recov-
cry Verify, Gotham is a great place.
The n. Y. Independent, has ceased
to publish its weekly list Of failures. The
reason given is, that when a house is an
nounced as suspended, its creditors cease
to remit, and so make failure almost
certain.
One hundred unciyilized Indians,
wearing blankets, voted the Democratic
ticket on the Winnebago Reservation
Minnesota, at the recent election in that
State! ...a.. ..tr..
Nearly 5000, 900 acres Of land were
located by military land warrants under
the act Of March, 1850, from tho first of
July 1856, to the first of August last.
The Telegraph line is completed
from Milwaukee to Prairie du Chem. III
THE hard times are bringing rents
down rapidly in Chicago. The Tribune
says that good tenants are now at pre-
MUM there; and vacant stores and rooms
can be had from 25 to so per cent cheap
or than six months ago. a H3.a54a
a No pupil can SO greatly be pitied as
the pupil of the eye for that is continually
under the lash. T.. ,.a..~e..- ,4s.a- asrf
Iii --Brayman, the Chicago editor, and
deacon in tho church, who was indicted
for robbing letter. drawer in the Post
Office has plead guilty sak s5f
He was supposed-to be Of an irrcproach
able character .,..d 80 a4-~t -..ae.e-
The leading New York hotols are
reducing the price of boar! so cents per
day. q aI r ata8 res 81
The steamer Persia which arrived at
New York on the 18th, brought $1,000
900 in gold, partof which was sent for
ward to purchase the grain of the West.
Mayor Cross of Milwaukee issued a
proclamation requesting the keepers of
liquor. saloons to close, their doors on cleo
ton day. / A good idea. Honor to the
Mayor for it, .nes,...r
The Fuller House and Merchants
Hotel in St Paul have reduced the price
of board one dollar per day. -
By a census Of the city of Milwaukee
just taken the population is found to be
44,542.. .,..e
The following sentiment was given
at recent railroad festival held in Cleaye-
land, Ohio: e
SON naothers-th only faithful ten
ders who never misplaced a switch
A dispatch from Syracuse, N. T., says
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