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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
Terrible Catastr Ophe.

The Steamer Princess recently burst
her boilers near Baton Rouge, and burned
to the waters edge.
She had on board about four hundred
persons at the time, of whom some two
hundred persisted. The accident was the
result of gross recklessness. The boat
was behind her usual running time, and
the engineer is reported to have said that
he would reach New Orleans by a certain
hour or blow the boat up in the attempt.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
Tragedy at Washington.

The papers contain an account of a
terrible tragedy, at Washington, involv
ing the death of PHILLIP BARTON KEY,
United States District Attorney for the
District of Columbia, at the hands of
Hon. DANIEL E. SIcKLEs, member of
Congress, from New York. Mr.. SICK
LES alleges that KEY dishono bred his wife
ard destroyed his domestic peace. Mr..
SICKLEs shot KEY dead in one of the pub
lie streets of Washington. The affair
created intense excitement.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

In early Connecticut times, farmer
boy was arrested for the monstrous offence
of kissing pretty country lass, at her
fathers gate on Sunday evening. He
pleaded, as an excuse for the offence, that
he thought at the moment she was his
cousin.-"J Jonathan" says the maid," if
you want me, you mustn't try to get out
Of it that way y
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
For the JOURNAL.
The Revival at Prescott.

Mr.. Edstor:-In accordan ,ewith your
request, l send you brief sketch con-
corning our protracted mee ting. 1t las
ted fourteen weeks, during which time,
with an occasional exception, there was
meeting every evening, and large por
ton Of the time both in the afternoon
and evening. Our church was crowded
with attentive auditors almost every eve
ming; and so intense was the religious in
fuence, that, for time, the revival was
the theme of conversation in the stores
and shops, and OH the streets Of our lit
tie city.
There has been about 40 protested
conversions; of these $50 joined the
Methodist Episcopal Church, ciassed as
follows:
Married SO
Unmarried AZ
Males 20
Females 60.
The revival influence reached all class
es of community. The old and the young,
the rich and the poor: the learned and
the unlearned were alike, made The hap
ply recipients of the grace of God, dem
onstrating that 'ofa truth, God is no re-
spector of persons" but that "Whosoev-
er will let him take of the waters of life
freely"
There is friendly relation existing be-
tween the different branches of the church
here. The Congregational church under
the pastoral care of Rev. H. H. Morgan,
is in prosperous condition. The Bap-
fist society has been without regular
pastor about one year, but notwithstan-
this Encouragement, thu members attend
and sustain their prayer meetings and
sabbath school with zeal that is COM
mendable.
May the Lord continue to revive his
work in our midst!
A. D. CUNNINGHAM.
Prescott Wis, Mar. LIST, 1859.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

ALWAYS believed in life rather than in
books. Isuppose every day of earth, with
its hundred thousand deaths and something
more of births,-with its loves and hates,
its triumph aud defeats, its pangs and
blisses, has more of humanity in it than all
the books that were ever written, put 70
gether. l believe the flowers growing at
this moment send up more fragrance to
heaven than was ever exhaled from all
the essences ever distilled.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09


WILL not quarrel with you about my
opinion. only see that you heart be right
toward God, that you know and love the
Lord Jesus Christ. that you love your
neighbor, and walk as your Master walk
ed,-and desire no more. | am sick OF
opinions. am weary to hear them, my
soul loathes this fir, thy food. Give me
solid and substantial religion; give me Il
humbe and gentle owe ofG d nj m. n
man full Of mercy and good Init with
out partia'ity or hypocrisy; man laying
himself out in the work of faith, the pa
thence Of hope, the labor of love.-Let my
soul be with these christians, wheresoev-
err they are, and whatsoever opin on they
are of.-John Wesley,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
Supreme Judge.

1.-THE Republicans are as slow in vot-
ing for a Supreme Judge as they are in
nominating the Democratic candidate
will receive all the votes.
1t seems to us the Republicans act very
foolishly in this matter. Let them nom
mate some one, stop talking and elect
him.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

Go slowly to the entertainment ny
friends, bur quickly to th,ir misfortune.
A MAN may wear sound constitution
under soiled coat, and be truly indepen-
dent in low fortune.
"BoYs," said colored individual disclo-
sine a small coffin which he carried along
Broadway, under his cloak. -''Boys don't
laugh-Isa funeral"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

A last man" brotherhood, consisting
of SO printers, exists in Philadelphia.
At their first supper, which took place
four years ago, they procured bottle of
wine, which is to be kept sacred for the
..last man." when he is to drink to the
memory of each of his departed comrades
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
4 POOR vounu man once feh IN loy6

"A POOR young man once felA m love
with an, heiFess, and the passiop being
returned. he only wanted the parents
consent to make them happy. At length
meeting the father, he asked for the daugh-
ter's hand. elbow much money can you
command g. asked the millionaire guilty.
~ cannot command much," was the re-
ply. "What are your expectations ?'-
''Well, to tell the truth, l expect to run
away with your daughter and marry hyr,
if you don't give your consent"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
:. SOLEMN and@ po,ut was %he advise
given by Robert Hall:


given by Robert Hall:
"Walk as it were, upon the border of
the ocean of Eternity, and listen to the
sound gifts waters, till you are deaf to ev-
ry other sound beside"
THERE is a report of Piccolomini's
speech in response to the serenaders in
front Of the Troy House, as follows
Saskatchewan am very much oblige
for dis compliments. I am very poor
speake AngIish, unit feels sleepyr'
WHAT is the difference between an old
bachelor and pretty girl?
A pretty girl steals the hearts of 9th
ers; an old bachelor steels his own.
A LAWYER asked Dutchman in court
what earmarks pig had that was in dis
pute. "Vell, he had no earmarks except
a very short tail" replied the Dutch
man.
THE latest case of absencs of mind is
that of a ship carpenter, who bit off the
end of copper spike, and drove pug
of tobacco into the vessell's bottom. He
did not discover his mistake till the shin
spit 10 his face.
A MARRIED lady out west nearly lr Ike
her neck a few DAYS since, while learn nor
to skate. Since then, there has been an
extraordinary demand for skates by mar
ried men.
AN aged Qnakeress. the other after
noon, was seen intently gazing upon a
piece Of richly embroidered satin display
ed in linen diapers shop in Fleet street
An lrishman, passing. smiled as he saw
the fascination upon the dame. "Ab."
said he, ''that's Satin tempting Eve.o
WANTED to know-If family Jars are
not the most treasured tokens of remem.
brance '-If keeping up a ball until dav-
light does not show a party spirit ?-If
the silence Of the heart was ever broken Q
If hollow heart might be filled nm
with anything 9-If pas ing event /
not an express train ?-How to snlit .
difference ?-How to make svr,,n :,
preserve and peace How the person faIt
next morning who slept on a bed of ro-
ses (which is the best, meerchaum ~
clay, for smoking a joke.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

A poser.-It's not proper for you to
play at school, my dear, to-day. for it's
Sunday. know it, mother, replied the
little puss; 'sbut it's Sunday-school I'm
playing.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
Tax Law.

The new tax law is longer than the
moral law, and not half so comprehensive.
lis general features are similar to those
# the old law, though the printers fees
are increased to m:re than double what
they formerly were.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
m HIS JOURNAL has won, national rep,

tn HIS JOURNAL has won a national rep.
utation for its excellence as a general
Family Newspaper, and its high Political and
of New England on larger sheet than tbs
Boston weeklies, with days later news than
the New York and Boston weeklies of the
same date representing more thoroughly
then those journals can, or profess to do, the
distinguishing principles of New England in
morals, politics and religion /; and made up
with especial reference to the tastes and wants
of New England families. whether settled in
their original homes, or transplanted to distant
portions of the Union-THE REPUBLICAN
presents more attractive features for general
circulation than any other New England
paper.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

NEWSPAPER patronage is a curious
thing in the estimation of some people.
a man lives near you-never took your
paper-it is too small; don't like the pol
tics; to Young Amercanish, too old TO-
gyish, or too something ese-yet goes
regularly to his neighbor and reads by a
good fire-fnds fault with its contents.
disT utes with its positions, and quarrels
with its type. Occasionally sees an arti-
Gle that he likes-saves half a dime and
buys number. This is newspaper pat
ronage.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN contains each
week over forty columns of reading matter.
including all the News of the Week, local.
general and foreign. carefully condensed and
arranged for it, pages A review of Money
and Business affairs. with the latest Boston
and New York Markets; A summary and re-
view of Religious Affairs; Agricultural Facts
and Hints nder the head OF The i arm and
Garden, by practical cultivator; An Account
of all the new Patents and Inventions Origi-
nal Boston and New York Correspondence
Six or eight columns of independent Editorial
Discussions of the Politics. News and Litera-
ture of the day Original and Selected Stories,
Poetry and Briefer Miscellany, for the Family,
max ng altogether the most perfect, various
and readable Weekly Newspaper published in
the country.
Gw The REPUBLICAN has a large and rapid
" growing circulation in New England, New
York and the West, and is an especial favorits
with emigrants from New England in all parts
of the country,
SAMUEL BOWLES & co,
no IS Springfield, Mass
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
The Best New England Family
Newspaper.
The Springfield Weekly Re publican.

Published every Saturday at Springfield,
Mass, on a large quarto sheet of the size of
the leading New York papers under the
editorial charge of SAMUEL BowLBs and DR.,
J. G, HOLLAND, author of the Timothy
Titcomb - Letters to the Young, EBAY
PATH" novel, and Bitter Sweet, poem
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

The lady who had a ''spark" in her
eve has kindleda 'smatch" without troub-
lie.
How opresent flies from getting at
your bacon in summer.-Eat it all in the
winter.
You would not take me for twentyi
said nice girl to her partner, while dane
ing few evenings ago: "what would
you take me for ?-For better, or worse,
replied he.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09
PEN AND SCISSORS.
The Massach lsetts Legislature has
refused to abolish capital punishment.

The Massach lsetts Legislature has
refused to abolish capital punishment.
No ranking privilege exists in Eng
land. Even the Queen pays postage.
1t is stated that Bonner is about to
commence the republication of his Ledg-
or in London, and that an agent is there
now making the necessary arrangements.
Chief Justice fancy abstains from
all society. Even Lord Napier was re-
Gently denied an interview with him, in
consequence of age and infrmities.
There seem to be secret belief a.
mong some men, that God is displeased
with mans happiness: and in consequence
they sink about creation, ashamed and
afraid to enjoy anything.
The New York Italians are prepar-
ING to give public reception to ninety
patriots now on their way to this couu-
try from the dungeons Of king Bomba Of
Naples.
"A bill has been introduced into the
Louisiana State Senate authorizing gam
bling houses in New Orleans. and fixing
the tax or license at $4,000 per an
mum.
C. A. Washburne, who is about to
start Republican paper in San Francis
co, is brother OF the Congressman, and
all of them hailing from the State of
Maine.
"A father is imprisoned in Washing
ton for harborimg has oe0n child! The
father is free negro-the mother slave
and the child came home from a dis
tant part Of the country to see his father
remaining two or three days. For the
shelter and food given. the father now
lies in Jail!
An intelligent Minnesota correspon-
dent, writing to a southern paper, says:
With well selected literary, good dog
and gun, and fishing tackle, several good
horses, pretty wife and three or four
chubby children, if with these, or even
less than these, aman cannot enjoy life
in this land ofsyvan lake and water fall
he deserves to be tied down to the editor
ial desk, or made one Of O. chain gang
upon the streets.
-Bayard Taylor says the hot house
of the Cars, in latitude 90 north, con-
tain the finest collection oftropical plants
in Europe. Palm trees are 60 feet in
height, and there are banks Of splendid
orchards. The hot houses are about a
mile and a half in length
The first church and school house
built in st. Paul, was small building
located of Bench street. 1t was built in
1S4l, some eight years before the Terri
tory was organized, and before st. Paul
had ga local habitation or name"
Now there are about ten or twelve church.
es, built at an aggregate cost of one hun
dred thousand dollars.
Gladly do we notice the rapid
strides which Russia is making towards
an advanced civilization under Alexander
the Second. Papers are now issued dali
ly in St Petersburg. A society has been
organized for the circulation of cheap
books and diffusion of knowledge. Print
ing presses aud type founderies have
been established and lectures are to be
delivered IN different parts of Russia, to
be illustrated with apparatus of every
possible kind, furnished by English,
French and German mechanics.
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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

PRIoE-One copy, six months, 81 90 One
wear $3.50; sixteen months, $500. Eight
copies TO one address one year $1,000; twenty
copies $2O.00,-payabe in advance.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

EARLY in the New Year (1s59,) DR.. HoL-
LAND will commence a new series of special
articles akin to the famo and popular Tim
othy Titcomb Letters.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

WHY is little nurse-maid like the eve
ming star. Because she's q gee-Rnss.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

WE have poets as well as orators in
Congress as you may suppose from the
follow NJ inapromptu penclied by south
ern Senator day or two since, when en-
terng the Chamber he found Senator
Hale in the Char:
"WIen humor. manhood. wit and talent fail
To thee we jointly turn and cry, 'A.l Hale -
her. taste demands magsterial air
To Fl / atlorn and slicnif the Chair.
New Ham shire son, with mode t, ma CHESS
grace.
Presides, and in the Presidential race
Is called by Democrats to fill tn e second place
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

Who hath gladness? Who hath iov /?
Who hath growing bushes and full
Golfers ?-Who payeth his notes prompt
ly? Who gaineth the confidence and
patronage Of men, and riseth surely to af-
fuence? He that advertiseth liberaIly-
he that through the journals of the day
maketh himself and business known! He
hath chosen the part of wisdom, and his
riches and honor increase like the light of
morning. Hs shadow groweth broad.
His complaceney increaseth. His name
extendeth. HI fame endureth, and he is
honored and blest by all men-especialIy
By the printer"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-09

"Walk as it were, upon the border of
the ocean of Eternity, and listen to the
sound ofits waters, till you are deaf to ev-
ny other sound beside"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-03-25

DlsrErsslNG IlomclnE.- the It'll ot
the present month difficulty occurred
IN Crockett between MI james NJ Hall
proprietor Of the Crockett Argus, aud
Isaac NJ Peacock, architect, at or near
Halls Hotel, in the course IF which Hall
stabbed Peacock, from the effects Of
which the latter died. The Printer rep
resented it as cold llooded murder
The Rusk Enquirer, however, details
the circumstances Of the difficulty, as
related by q young man from Rusk who
was in Crockett at the tAue which places
the affair in quite different light That
paper ascrihcs unworthy motives to the
course pursued hy the Printer and
which, if true. ought to disgrace him.
II says
"Mr Hall had an only cliId a lovely
daughter, Just entering her 10th sum
mcr-upon which he layisIcd all his
wealth Of Affections she was his IDIOT
This daughter had clopcd with and mar
ricd young gentleman Of CrockctL
Tho deceased was one Of the parties
who accompanied the clipping couple.
Shortly after, aud while Nh Hall was
smartiug under the aflllction, the de
ceased approached him, in perhaps a
friendly manner, and offered the common
salutations Of tl'c day Nj Hall de-
sired the deceased to- leave him, IA he
wanted to have 40 communication with
him The deceased left him, hut shortly
returned and attempted 20 force himself
upon Hall II again bade him 60 away
~ nv wanted nothing TO do with him,
telling him. the deceased, that he ho-
licvcd him to be "A Id scpundrcl The
deceased then struck Hall, and they
closed in a fight, Hall had small
pocket knife IN his hand with which he
had been cutting tobacco lie struck
the deceased several times with his fist,
without using the knife, and finally
stabbed him in the side, inlIcting the
wound from which he died.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-03-25

SNAIL poy ~ SHREVEPORT The Jeilcr'
son Gazette of the oh contains an OK
aggeratcd statement Of tho Small poN
IN Shreveport, in which it is stated there
were over hundred cases in the place
lhat il was raging there, and might be
found IN almost every house, &c &c.
We were in Shreveport on the 9Th, and
remained :hcrc an entire day, during
which time we made it our business TO IN
stitutc proper inquiries as to the pseva-
lenec Of the disease. The statements OF
the Gazette are all CANNON There were
but foar cascs in the place at the time,
and we have heard Of 10 new ones since,
We DO not believe, therefore, that there
is any danger TO he apprchcndcd from
Shreveport, OF in visiting the place, and
that there has becn really fewer persons
attacked there than at any other point
where tie disease has made it's appear
aurc.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-03-25

| Il win hc seen, from The proceedings
IN another colamn. that the Democratic
Mass Meeting, held IN this place GA Mon
day last, for the purpose Il appointing
! delegates TO the Houston Convention,
adjourned over to meet again next sat
urday week This was done in order To-
give The democrats of thc county gene
rally an opportunity 10 he present and
To take part On ihc deliberations l.
was to be regretted that the meeting
was too mcagrc for action.
1t is customary in calling these meet
ings to urge a general attendance of
the members If the purity Whcn tho
matter is left to our direction, we always
endcavor to employ tho strongest Ian
guego OF personal appeal ior the reason
that we feel the necessity of united ne
ton But few persons appreciate prop
erly their personal influence. Most mru
think their presence uuimportant So
the meeting Is held. no matter how few
attend it, every purpose, 10 their judg
mcnt is subscrvcl, and the party suffers
no injury. This is great error No
party can bee successful il its members
arc negligent aud apparently indifferent
1t dampcns The enthusiasm of the zeal
Gus friends Of the eausc and worse tlinn
this, strengthens its advcrsaries let
ma illustrate the importance Of personal
action There are, say. 1900 voters boz
this county. and Of this number We viii
presume there are 700 deawcra'7 Vow,
let us suppose that every member Of the
party realized the effect If his own per
soual influence and his presence at every
important meeting of the party. The
result would he that every individual
who could possibly DO so would attend,
and give his counsel AMI encouragement
IN achieving the success Of the party
Ia our puhlic meetings, instead Of hay
ing twenty-five or thirty listlcss and in
different persons in Attendance, there
would be from four hundred and fifty t.
five hundred active and enthusiastic
voters present, for personal contact
produces cnthusiasm.l each encouraging
and strengthening the other The pros.
encc Of sucl n body of mcn would carry
with IT, a moral effect which cannot be
over estimated We wish our demo.
cratic friends would consider this mat
tor, and the necessity Of their presence
at all public meetings Their principles
arr dear to them, and all that is noccssa-
~ to maintain them. is for each membct
Of the party to contribute his aid TO their
support In union thre il strength.
We nave but 10 stand togcihcr--io show
hy our presence that we feel an abiding
intcres, in the prcdoninancc of our par
'y, 10 insure success.