The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-05-19
PEN AND SCISSORS.
The troops are moving in all dire

The troops are moving IN all direc-
tons towards Missouri, and thence to
Utah.
The citizens of st. Cloud, Minneso-
ia, have bought a new press for Mrs.
Swisshelm.
i. E. Owsley has field of winter
wheat about twenty miles from Spring
field, ILL.,, containing 2,4oO acres. 1t
looks beautiful.
Mr.. N. P. Willis is reported to be
lying seriouslygin atIdlewild, with bilious
fever and pneumonia. ts
The London Times takes marked
interest in our Utah difficulties. and ex-
.postulates severely with the Mormons.
Silver coin is so plenty in New York,
that it is advertised for sale, in lots Of 800
and upward, at ! per cent. discount.
TO kill bed bugs, take corrosive sub
Innate and daub it all oyer your bedsteads
Then burn your bedsteads and bed cloth
ing, and move into another house.
"a country editor thinks that Column
bus is not entitled to so much credit for
having discovered America, as the coun-
try is so large he couldn't well have miss
ed it.
-s'Mother this book tells about the
waves of the angry ocean. What makes
the ocean get angry?" because it has
been crossed so often, my son."
The great question is settled. Col.
Bentons will has settled it. "Our Jessie"
is still sour JESSIE" In that document
che is mentioned as Jessie Ann Benton
Fremont.
The Pro-Slavery press say ''the Re
publican party lives on agitation;;" and
Just that is what the Pro Slavery party
dies on another illustration of the ole
adage, that "what is one mans meat is
another mans poison"
"A British Steamer has gone to the
Red Sea to make soundings for line Of
Telegraph across it.
Arnold entered into compact with
the English in 1880. The result is
known to the world. Buchanan's com
pact with the English in 1858, will result
in equal disaster and disgrace.
The result of the election in Phila-
delphia shows that Buchanan has lost
Pennsylvania to keep South Carolina.
To retain Florida and Texas, he will lose
indiana and Illinois. Great is Buchanan,
and English is his prophet.
The N. Y. Post in commenting on
the treacl y Of English says tive never
had much confidence in reformed rakes,
or reclaimed prostitutes, or in converted
Jews; we have still less in the second
birth of knavish politicians"
% The Opposition to the Buchanan
Administration in Philadelphia have just
succeeded in electing their entire munich
pal ticket by an average majority Of 1000.
Coming events cast their shadows before
"A week ago, "chattep' arrived at
Patterson, New Jersey, and was stuffed
with bread and cheese, and geographical
idea. about the north pole. He sail that
his masters daughter aided him in PLAN
ming his escape, and told him to run hard
for three weeks.
The Pioneer says that st. Paul is
now Infested with pickpockets, ana, tho
there is no danger from them, Gas very
few of the citizens have auy money!" yet,
it advises every man to eight valiantly"
in case of an assault, to prevent an expo
sure Of the general poverty!
New Orleans papers of 21st inst,
complain of the heat of the weather, while
our Georgia exchanges bring us accounts
of severe frosts and hail last week.
"A lady in Boston came near dying
one day last week from medicines pre-
scribed by spiritual medium. A tenn
poral physician was called in time to save
her.
"A punstor says, "My name is Som
erset. | am miserable bachelor. /
cannot marry, for how could l hope to
prevail on any young lady possessed of
the slightest notions of delicacy to turn a
Somerset.
The following is postscript to an
Irish letter:
''Dear Mike-If you don't get this let
ter at all, write and Its no it, and I'll
raise the divil with the postmaster"
Eight hundred and forty dissatisfied
Mormons-men, women and childi en-
recently left Salt Lake City for California
The United States Congress pays
about $4,000 yearly for the folding Of
their documents.
IT is announced that S7oo,0 in
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