The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-08-18

ton for the past year to have been s1o3-.
s59,72s.
Some twenty five sacks of public
documents, speeches, &C., were recently
received at Utah. under the frank of the
delegate from that territory, the transpor-
tation costing the government about So
600.
Tom Colwin is stumping Ohio for
the Republican cause. He will probably
be nominated for Congress.
Tho publisher of the Way OF Life,
the new revival paper at New York which
recently broke down, has been arrested
for obtaining printing paper on false pre-
A few days ago the unusual specta-
Gle was presented of a negro Of the dark
est hue sitting in the portion of the House
Of Commons allotted to the Peers. It
proved to be the king of Bowny, on the
west coast of Africa potentate of great
-enlightment, who is studying English in
situations with a view to Introducing them
into his own dominions,
The New York Herald commenting
on Douglas Bloomington speech, says.
"Meantime, from the speech of Mr..
Douglas before us, it is reduced almost to
a certainty that his closing battle upon
his Kansas Nebraska Bill will end in his
defeat, and in the occupation of Illinois
by the Black Republicans"
The Minnesota state prison is to be
located at Winona. SIT. 4a 4e5a b5e
English, the author of the English
Compromise, has been re-nominated for
Congress by his constituents in Indian
ma. tH Hi1 - 84' s'
Francis P. Blair received four hun
dred and thirty-fiye votes more in the cit
y of ST.. Louis, at their late election in
which he was defeated, than on the occa-
sion of his election two years ago. This
does notindicate any falling ofin the free
~ ID sH 4 Is
soil and emancipation sentiment Of that
city. The Democracy has largely increas-
ed its vote in some manner-the Demo-
crat says by fraudulent and double vo.
ting. -
Two steamboats, now ply on the E.
RE canal. The day of tow horses, tow
boys, and tow paths, arc doubtless num-
bered. Thus one by one, the old time
monuments pass away.
O - A railroad is now approaching com
pletion through Missouri, which will en-
able passengers to 60 from Boston to Kan
sas in three days. 90 done
~ A new work by Dickens is in prep
aration. The subject has been favorite
one with him for twenty years, but he
has only lately commenced to work out
his original idea. The work is to be an
onslaught upon 'respectability:" in other
words, upon "the conyentionalitics."
The New Yolk Herald which short
time since, thought Simon Cameron was
the only man who could possibly unite
the opposition to the administration in
1860, has changed its views and now
thinks Gen. Scott is the man.
Tho New York Tribune learns that
Mr. Blair will contest the return of Bar
rett to Congress, on the ground of fraud
ulent voting. Mr.. Blair has good case,
but his contesting will amount to moth
ing, in case the Democracy should be in
the ascendant in Congress.
Some excitement is being occasioned
at GAINESVILLE by an attempt to enforce the
ordinance against selling liquor on sunday
A disposition is manifested by some, says
the Gazette, to enter into concert of ac-
ton to resist the law.
Senator Bright of Indianna, has, it
is said, become member of the Roman
Catholic Church. His brother Lucas is
already Of that persuasion.
The yellow fever is said to be rapid
ly spreading at New Orleans, and increas-
ing in malignity.
Senator Trumbull has taken the
stump in Illinois in opposition to Douglas
and the Administration.
The Emperor of France has propo-
sed that the debts of M. de Lamartine be
paid by the nation.
A young Washingtonian, who, the
other day, made a bet that he could put
his finger safely into the mouth ola de-
capitated turtle, tried it and got his fin
ger nearly bitten off. The turtle was
green one, and so was the boy.
1t is thought that the whole vote of
Kansas will reach $4,000. The oppo-