The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-03-24
PEN AND SCISSORS.

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Navy, commander of the Gulf Squadron
in the Mexican war, and afterwards of
the Japan expedition, died at New York
on the 4th inst.
The official statement shows the
whole number of foreigners arriving in
this country last year to have been 271,
558, of whom 100 900 were females.
Freeman Hunt, editor of Hunts
Merchants Magazine, died at Brooklyn
| N. Y. on the 81. inst.
The Chicago Democrat says that
mechanic of that city has fallen heir to
fortune of 5000, 900 ty the munifcence
OF relative recently deceased in Austria
liz. The will is in the hands of an at
torney in Chicago.
Ono item in the wardrobe of the
Princess Royal of England on her mar
raige, should attract the attention of A
merlcan women and be adopted by them.
A part of her eft OUT consisted of twelve
dozen pairs Of boots, which are described
as "useful and solid;" some OF them inten-
ded for rough walking are provided with
treble soles.
In the Louisiana House of Repre-
sentatiyes bill has been introduced, one
section of which provides that no debt
owing to q citizen of Massachusetts, shall
be recoverable in the courts of Louisiana.
A movement is on foot in Canada
to abolish imprisonment for debt. 1t is
high time the movement came to head.
"A bill has been reported in the Mas
sachusetts Leg. making laborers' wages
to the extent of $50 each, preferred debts
to be paid in full, in all cases of insolvency.
The nephew of the Emperor of ia
pan, with a brilliant suite of military and
scientific officers, is about to make tour
of Europe and the United States. This
Il significant of a disposition or the part
ofJapan to relax her exclusive policy.
An exchange places English moth
ers against the world. In one neighbor-
hood there, are sixty old women who
were mothers of 500 children, averaging
FOURTEEN each.
The two greatest attractions to lady
visitors now in Washington, are, Mr.. Bu-
chanan, who has no wife, and Mr.. Bern
hisel, the Mormon delegate to Congress,
who has twelve.
Henry W. Herbert Esq, Frank
Forester, was recently married in New
ark, N. j. Some twenty summers have
failed to make wrinkle on the face of the
bride, while fifty winters have done their
work on the face and form of the groom.
Rev. DR.. Cox has preached a SER
mon against tobacco, which he styles a
gratefully offensive ptyalism, with con-
comitant dirt inefable." If the devil
could be killed by hard words, DR.. Cox
would be dead shot.
An Eastern paper publishes lists
showing that aboat 10000 persons have
been hopefully converted, in twenty states
of this Union within about six weeks past.
Mr.. Samuel Nowlan, an engineer of
New York, has invented what he terms
an air raft, which he says can be adjust
ed to vessels in few seconds so as to pre-
vent their laundering at sea under almost
any circumstances. He also states that
it can be applied to ships while on fire,
SO as to effectually extinguish the flames.
About the middle of April, Col.
johnson will make an effort to enter Salt
Lake City. q
In the year 1856, 10000, 900, lbs
tea were imported into the United Sta
| ties.
A rash challenge was recently offer
ed by lady skater in Boston. She off
cred a kiss to any one who would beat
her in a race. A young darkcy was the
winner and received the reward.
The wedding dress of the Princess
Royal Of England, was made in Brussels,
and cost $4,000.
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