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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

DARTICULjR attention is solicited to
few Investments which bid fair (, I've
what in our westcrn country are called TEN
Strikes" For information concerning them.
apply in,mdiateiy, either in person or by Ietter
10 GEO MAY POWELL.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

A Ii persons having unsettled accounts with
~ G. B. COX. are requested to call At his
mills and settle as early as possible
- - O. B. cox Z
RivcrF Fails Js.e. lssh, 1857.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28
TURNING. AND SAVING MILL !!

THE subscriber has on the South Fork ofthe
Il Kinnickinnic. a large and commodious shop
for doing all kinds of Mechanics work. He via
be prepared to do all kinds of Turning on the
shortest notice. Also any kind of Saving n
Jeiners work
J, A. SHORT.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

N. B.-With regard TO fhc hist mentioned
tracts of land, and Those /" tcn-strikes," we
would assure our patrons that these tighttmes
have opened the way for some real bargains
among them. and that the changes to buy 10
make are better than they ever have been. or
ever will be again.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28
TIIAIN OF TITLE

of any piece of Real Estate in Pierce Co.
furnished or shown on short notice from a
complete and systematic general abstract made
from the public records. 7..-.r s..s# e..e.5
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

DARTIES ,entrusting me with the sale or
Il purchase of property viii have the benefit
of thorough advertising; and all business placed
in my hands will be carefully and promptly
attended to. ' t~ r" a;. ~
OLIVER GIBBS, ia.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

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REFERENCES.
Hon. Q. T. MAxox, Prescott, -.a.,.s, 81. .-,
Truman FIELD, Esq, Register Of Deeds, do
Hon. S. N. FULLER, Circuit Judge Hudson
DR.. THos FosTER, editor Ninnesotidn, st. Paul
Ex-Gov. BAsHFoRD, Oshkosh -,t
Hon. d. J. PcwERs, editor Farmer, Madison
Can't. 0RRIY SMITH, President Ct the Galena
and Minnesota Packet Company. Galena.
and business men of Pierce County generally
Prescott, Wis, March 5. 1853. 38yl
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28
List of Unealled for Letters
i. II. " eayer l
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Prepared By Professor B. WIlcoz, Riper Falls
THERMOMETERS Ar....6 A. M.-I2 M.-6 P. NJ.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

The sign minus q indicates below zefo.
s ea-zzs5 So NA
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-28

aiver Tails, ian. |, 1858.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24


estimated IL a. about $500, when he oongregalien
depossd the building oonmiltss, eleciing Captain
Cox, Sir. Traverse, sud Mr. SissoR IN their stead
They (the congregational are further saidto have of
fered to compromise the claim Of Mr.. Angus By al-
lowing him $500 additional Tor Il. This compT0
mise being refused, On the 9Th inst, according to
The Information asoe1ded 70 ss. The Cd building
oO1uittes, attended b. Mr. Angus and four others
hom Washington, went 10 the church and tore cut
the doors and windows.
Afier "a alteration with Nrs. General Hunter,
WAC defended the premises with great zeal, having
been the largest contributor 20 i erection, lgiving
some $500 aud the land,) the work Of destruction
was only sIadeftsken upon her refusal 70 assume
responsibility fog The payment Of the $780, for
which the building committee alege their response
bility 10 Mr Angus.
The Preceding Elder is said 10 sustain be refus j
Of the Church 70 Tay the sum delaanded; and Mrs.
Hunter who has not yet decided the land on which
the church stands has ayaiied herself Of thst fact
to commence suit in Alexandria agsinst the lac
building committee and Mr.. Angus for the damage
done to the building
The churches IN Alexandria county, Va, seem to
be the arena for scenes Of vieleace, We regret to
state. Il will be remembered that young man, 3
yesr or two ago. killed another in church not three
miles from Hunter Chapel which said church vas
subsequently, secretly buFnedt othe ground b alleged
Partizaus Of the person killed.
The Methodist church two OF three miles vest Of
the last mentioned one has more than once been in
astse Of semi.sieRe BY disOrderly rOHsies.- Hasb~
iRgt0B StGr, Dec II
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24


The saTnnnah Rps5liear ID notice Of tbs evils
dence Introduced upoa the trial Of the parties ar
re ted Cor completely il the slave trade, on The 20h
says; " Aftsr the developments thus far, n enc
sntertsins doubt that cargo Of Afsi0sns hsve
been introduced into the State; hrt Whether legal
evidence can be had to fx the ofense upon any
particular person, or persons is Wholly different
question"
The Washington cores pendent Of the SsF York
couFiz and Enquirer says that some Of he leading
Republicans in the House contemplate Introducing
resolutions declaring
J. Tbs. all Territorial officers should be elected
By the people
2 That each actual settler is entitled 10 one
quarter section Of public land upon settlsment and
improvement for 3 stated period Of time.
g. That Territorial Governments should be self
supporting and, therefore, that henceforward no
salaries or other expenditures belonging or incden
tai 10 the local Territorial organizations shall be
paid out Of the Federal treasury.
A. That whenever any Territory shall hsve pop
ulstioa equal 70 the then existing representative
ratio, it shall be authorized to form Constitution,
which having been confirmed By the votes Of ma
jOrity Of the people, may be presented 70 Congress
with an application for admission as State
The Boston Transcript notices the srriYal Of several
hundred bales Of cotton from Memphis, Tenn, BY
the Boston and Baltimore line Of steamships. Byit
the productions of the great Mississippi valley End
an easy transit to the Atlantic border. The line is
from Memphis up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to
Psrkersburg, Va where il connects with the Balti-
more and Ohio railrssd 10 Baltimore.
Mr.. John s Prescott, who has resided in the
vicinity Of Spirit Lake. Iowa, for than year,
writes to the Davsnporf Gazette that there is the
slightest truth in the report Of Indian troubles in
that region he says that thers has been collect
ing Of Indians in that vicinity; that depFedatons
have been committed on the property or persons Of
wholesalers; that Miss Gardner (nOE Mrs Sharp
does not live at or near Spirit Lakes that Inkpadutah
is eight hundred miles northwest of that spot; and
that lhs Indians seen around Spirit Lake during The
last twelve months have been perfectly friendly.
George P Paine, Of Worcester, Mass, was long
celebrated as s powerful physical medium" who
could make tables move apparently without human
contact Recently his system Of operations has been
detected in New York, and he has acknowledged that
his exhibitions have throughout been ingenious de
osptiens small hole in the floor and rent in he
carpe. we're discovered in close proximity with the
legs CT his mysterious table, and he now exhibits
piece Of No. wire as the veritable apparatus by
which he had moved tables and converted hundreds
10 spirituRlism.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24

A New ENTERPRIsR.-The New Y,rk Jowraal Of
Commerce learns that company has been recently
formed in New York city, which proposes 10 Oovi-
ate the delays. dsnsers and difficulties Of the pas
cage round Cape Horn by esisblishng liOe OfpOWer
rul tugs.eamers to TOW vessels from ocean to ocean
through the straits OF Magellan and that provided
the government Of Chil- agrees 20 certain proposals
which the company has already addressed to them,
steps win be Immediately taken to carry the desiga
into execution. The projectors Of the enterprise
are very sanguine Of its success aud assured Of its
beneficial results They assert that the passage
of the straits may be made quickly and safely BY
vessels Of any tonnage with the assistance Of steam
tugs and they calculate that the saving of time to
vessels passing the Straits, 50 compared with
doubling The Cape would, on en- average, be
folly 20 DAYS, bssing their calculations Lieut..
Msurys statement that average time required for
rounding Cape Horn is % days. They calculate
that the savngof 20 days in interest and in insur
auee on vessel and cargo, aud on wear and tear of
vessel, &c. would be pot less than $1,000 900.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24


A dispatch from Mobile, dated the Goth says: 1t
s stated here the best authority that the ,ehOOn
er Susan sailed for Nicaragua with the firm deter
ninstou on the part Of the leaders Of the expedi-
ton not to allow the British or any other foreign
power to stop them without resisting till blood is
drawn, their purpose being to test the disputed
points Of international Law to compel England to
make an early exposure of The grounds of her as
sumed pTotectorste over the San Juan river and it's
adjacent territory. It is thought probable, how
ever that they will not fall in with any vessels Of
war whatever.
The President sent to the Senate on the 21st for
restoration to the active list in the navy the names
So Of 90 gentlemen, whose cases we're investigated
by the naval court Of inq6iry. Commodore Stew
arts name would have been among the number, if
st were not for the fact that he did appeal to
other tribunals. But the President has intimsted
that it would afford him pleasure If Congress
would provide for his restoration the active list
BY special Law.
The form Of the pension bill agreed on by the
House Of Representatives on the 2lst, proposes to
give 500 per snnum to those in actual battle With>
out regard the period Of their service, and in>
eludes within its provisions the regular army,
State and Territorial troops, volunteers militia,
together with the marine corps The pensions are
secured against attachments for debt.
An association called the Mexican and Central
American Colonization Association is said to be
widely rAmifed throughout the country, comprising
already two thousand names, including many per-
sons Of wealth. Their proceedings thus far are
snvsloped in mystery. Il is reported that General
Henningsen has been selected to carry out their
operations, or al least an offer hss been made to
that eject.
On the Goth inst, Mr. Cyrus W. Field received
from New FOundland a dispatch of q nature ealcu-
lated to revive the dropping hopes Of the friends Of
the Atlantic Cable. On Saturday last the Superins
tsndsnt teegrsphsd Mr.. Field that some very good
currents we're received, and the word Henley was
distinctly recognized st about the hour when, ac-
oording advices by the Arabia, Mr., Henleys large
machine Wss 10 have been working
A dispatch from Albany, n. y, dated the 2lst, |
Gays: ThebOard Of State osnvasssrs haev discover
ed that in several Of the Congressional districts men,
bers have been Illegally returned as elected. It is
likely that several Of the districts viii be declared
vacant, including the Sd, 4th, 9th, 7th, sth, and
va Nothing certain is known as yet, however,
q. IL The returns are amended by the county
-assers they will BE accepted. The members elect
d from these districts we're ss follows: 3d. district,
)spiel E. sickles, Democrat; 4th district ThOs. J.
,sr. Democrat; 9Th district, John Goshran; 7ths
lao. Briggs, Republican Sch, P F. CLARK, Anti
.eoomptoH Democrat s2d r 6. sPsulaisg, Be,
ublisAp.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
Trouble About a Church.

For some time past there has been dispute in the
congregation Worshipping ct Hunters Chapel Meth
odst Episcopal Alexandria county, Va. in this
neighborhood relative 70 a claim Of Mr. Angus,
builder in this city for balance Of some $500, al
legged by MIN be due on his work the church. In
this demand it seems no is sustained by the late
building committee Of the church, Messrs. Frederick
Stuart, W. B. Lacey, and - Corbiit, Who are said
to hold that they responsible for its liquidation
The congregation, dissatisfied with the Din Of Mr.
Angus, on which they had paid SOB, had the work
measured by Messrs. Harknsss and Deal, messurers
Of carpentry work in this city who are said 20 have
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
VALUABLE PLANTATION AND NEGROES
FOR SALE. tb
pursua1cI Of decree IN Chancery, will sell, ths
EiFsI Of FPhrmnrV. 1914. IL

the premises public auction, valuable cotton plantation,
situated Deer Creek in Washington county, Mississippi
owned BY J. W Percy Cosnd known the Percy Pare ssid
plan Ston contains fifteen hundred and seventy i've Of the
land in the Southnne hundred acres in the highest
OF cultivation. Il is in delightful neighnOod, twelve
miles back Of Greenye the shipping pointtis pey nd
pendent leves above the highest The entire
susceptible Of cultivation any momentt has upon de-
Hyhul dwelling, gin house perfectly quarters. stables, &C.
the hand,
win also sell at the time and place, sS AccmAted Ne
groes "a Of them hands, belonging to J. W. Percy Co., and
raised By them Also % mues 10 yoke Of oxens = hadO cat
e Sheep 50 COCO bushels Of corn, with plantation
sis, WAGONS 6e-, Of all kinds snd in good order.
Terms--For the land fourth in cash; the balance IN
and three equal annual insslments with per cent Interest
and approved security the negroes and personal pro
perry o. all descriptions, for twelve rouhs aecsptsnces
proved houses in New Orleans All persons wishing purchase
are invited to come and TisW tie premises.
5sszs-ssaaSB'59 B. :. BIxeS, eonlillssssg.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24

control Of al lhe branches throughout The State, es
sabiishiDg kind Of central power At Nsshvills.
shieh, according to der vi2Hs Of the business sad
wants Of the country, could expand sad contract
the circulation at pleasure The entire circulation
Of Banks on he srst q January, 1857, in round
numbers, was eight miilian Of dollars. a bank With
cspsciig to furnish eight millions of ejaculation
must be under the control Of a central regency
sbioh central regency must slWsys, to greater
or less extent. Be goVssS By he inasnees riea sur.
round q. To increase lhe cspiial Of the Bank of
Teunessse and confer these additional powers upon
it, would be doing great injustice TO the other COM
mereial divisions Of the State each of which would
be mere competent to judge Of its necessities and
cOnveniences, 90 to the amount Of circulation re-
CURED, than any directory could be At the city of
Nashville"
Sure enough, as anticipated 6y Gov johnson,
this very policy gas urged before the Legislature;
and. astonishing to bslieve, it vas urged by that
very board of President aud Directors who had in
formed the Legislature in their report that the Bank
had failed of its purpose-thss its capital would be
more probably invested II turned into per cent
bonds Of the statetnat heavy losses of its capital
had been sustained and that there YES strong reason
TO apprshend that losses Of aimilsr character
would occur, requiring the profits by The time its
charter expired to renslate its cspital-and that it
the tue interest of the State to disoOnnect tsef
from banking which always results in the loss Of
money, as well as credit Of the State" and thus
avOid also the exciting contests for the control Of
its capital which are Witnessed at almost every gem
ersl eloston Such is the uncertainty of the opin,
ions and il aaenees incident to lhe management of
State Dark Few can withstand their temptations
It would seem TO require something mere than Ordi
nary integrity and virtue to minister in their tenn
pies aed come out with principles as pure as when
we enter'd them. EFee
For these aad other reasons which shall assign
in ny next, Iregard the Bank Of Tennessee as the
greatest obstacle to any wholesome reform in the
currency Of the State.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
CAUTION no TEE PVRITC.

After several years experiment. In the manufacture Of Gin,
fortunately succeeded, in the year l making discovery
manufacture by which deprived Of s acrd and milan
caatory properties, and rendered perfectly pure.
Ny mandatory at seeiam Holland After ssve months
reelection what title give It. introduced American
public under the title OF jewellers SehEedau Are
matte SchnapPs.'' schsdam Is name o. the place
Holland Ehsre he Gin manufactures: aromatic derive its
from tie italian Juniper berry with which favored
and the word schnapps il the German for drnk-cogue dram
WOlses seheidam aromatic drink No sooner had ny shnapps
been introduced to the American public and received with sppro
baOn than the quormixers Of New York Boston and Pha
dslphia started in pursuit VITA their and poisonous stu
under various In several instances my labels have been
Perfectly initiated, viii only ihe addition Of letters TO
plead technical avoidance Of the law carefully prepared
% impose careless purchasers. understand large qusn.
y has been purchased BY The merchants Orleans on &C.
count Of the cheapne Of The Two Dolas prozen for
the Quarts ard One Dollar aud cents dozen for the Pas
being The wholesale prcs in YORK. It Is nothing but Aeri
Whisky favored with the Juniper, refined thirty
per cent below proof merchant Ehopartcpatss iudsetIn
the fraud by selling the spurious article lsasmuc offender a.
the principal, Who planned the imposition.
hope every respectable citizen Who values hesl o. The
community in which he live, viii rrsttng out ando-
posing the inscriptions merchant Who the Of few cents
will put jeopardy the lives Of the Community which he lives
Such should be nailed the piIo pubc execration
UDOLPHO WOLFE,
Sole Inn porter, Nos. rs, 90 and 22 EReav err ste,
NEW YORK.
Ts following respectable Firms in New Orleans sell the Gen
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
IMPORTANT FROM NEw uEXICO.
Massacre by the Canl..nellie Indians
NeOShO Mail DestrOyed---The Mail Party
all Murdered.

NeOshO Mail DestFOyed---The Mail Party
ALI Murdered.
Mr. J. D. Miller, publisher Of The Santa Fee Ga
set5s communicates TO the Kansas City Journal Of
Commerce the following intelligence: ,.r-.r
SANTA FE, n. NJ, Nov. q, IS58.-As am writ
ing to you on business, may as we'll send you an
item OF very Important news in the same envelop.
Major Wells, connected with the stage line arrT,
here this morning from the Neosho mail route, hav-
ing deemed it unsafe to proceed with the mall sf
hearing Of the deploraAle disaster which, he informs
me, occurred to the last outgoing party. II seems
lha the party which left Albuquerque on the 18th
inst for Neosho, bad some Of their animals stolen
by the Indians, the Csmanches Of the Plains,
which the party however pursued and recovered
The Indians tbereupOa largely reinforced themselves
and attacked the mail party, which, after several
pulses they eventually succeeded in overpoweriRg.
Tke entire party R9ssacTsd, ana all he OUTFIT IN
Gliding tRe mGk destroyed
Major Wells learned these facts from some Pueblo
Indisps who came into the settlements and reported
the facts These Indians brought with them, as an
evidence of their statements some Ct he spokes of the
stage wheels and some of he curtains of the carriages
Their story is fully credited here especially By those
who know thatthe mail party consisted Of but 7e
six men, aud the Indians on the route had declared
vengeance again any party that light attempt to
open a ueg rad through their country.
/ know but two men along with the party thur
wiped cut; Mr.. Hall, the conductor, and Mr.. Au-
gusius Ferguson, Of this ciIy.
The PueblOs state that he mail men fought long
and well before they were overcome by the greatly
superior numbers Of their red eEemy. N.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
FARMERS

VNTIL be graed to observe that il view OF The
Wv continued stringency have concluded to make such
a reduction popular and unapproschzhle Corn and
Cob Mill, the Excelsior, viii bring within the resch
Of ALL offered Tor this only all complete, with
two sets Of grinding rings the very low Of Forty Dollars
aware this Is lover than the Excelsior has
before the United States and its superiority Is
viii appreciate efforts by sending in their orders Believing
the pubicaVe long awarded 10 the Excelsior the palm
superiority, will without discussing its surprising merit offer
with the remark that the Excelsior, is adapted to us
ing corn and Cob wheat rye oats &C. stock; and grinding
meal family Il discarges the meal directly into half
busel provided with movable grinding surface which,
when worn Of three dollars Agents
throughout the State authorised sell the ExceOr Above
Persons wanting the sboVS viii please address
JAMES @. BALDWIN,
dec2EdEtW3m 81, College street, Nashville, senn.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
AUCTIOx sAIEs FoR PREsENE W..

EoMAfENCISG this morning DsonhsE a. BHi- =. slds
viii keep his Aucuon Rooms e1c DAY and evening l1l1g
tie present week, for the purpose q dCsng 70 ths hEs ia
tl03 worth Of 1,zrchsnisc % most every Tlr
Just received an1 Sow receiving from the steamer Arugs
ssii1gir psr- o. ns ieEsir Euches Yankee n0t1s tl1
patsdvrs, dry goods, kas furnishing grod furniture
inEs &C. We compelled 20 irce this l-gesud lliscs 1sus
stock q Eoods, have orders oc1s th arrival AsnJ
Of hen veil calculated Chrmas preseais and Hi
ne attention o. rsde public r1ner-y. slu
Bills for each day. idsc2fl BEEJ. q Shields
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
rRARuE a LUCUs.

TYE have leased the large and extensive Warehouse recently
w occupied By Carter, Mckay Co.. next door pro-
sent sand where viii remove January LIST 1850 We will here
after have ample TO receive description Of mesn
disc, make saesat auction OF description. Dry goods,
clothing hardware carpetngs, furniture and every other desp
ton OF goods sold either at auction private sale.
dss9g TRABUE & LUUUS.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24

gUVO PRENTERSs--Wanted Immediately Al this Office
good job Printerone who thoroughly understands his
business To such constant employment viii Be gwen
DscarnFar off
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-24
AGENCY
G. H. Il Z h R N

VWTILL attend the collecting, settlement and securing Of
Wv claims and acountsi agent for selling rent
ing property de- Having long acquaintance with this market,
Will purchasedY goods, groceries and other ranss
mission fer Of persons living distance. Orders
solicited.
Any business entrusted his care will be promptly attended to-
He be found John Brownies OF Deeck and
the Square.
RefereDce-James Erwin Co., WIN W Miller Macy Ham
iltou, fdec22-dsetwIm
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~ D sT0rK. -.

r. WILL se 20 1a higszt hiidsr, ny pla1ta-on, rid
I've miles from iha oy he LouisVe Branch Turnrke,
csi q SIX months, E n1 web eniard, arse guam
81 Old Oats IS barrels % foda AIMING uensiil.
household and kitchen igrulura- Also mules horses re al
stock hogs, mich and seck cattle. One 5uey
s1d a good bugly. A'sor one coed barn sagon-
sale aks pse saturday Decmterz5 is53 rln 2lso se
81 private sale The above tract o. land
3cI7-5Ide j. HaoPER-