The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-07-13
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ggThe Democratic State convention
meets ut Madison on the oath OF Au-
gust.
GE The Republican State convention
Of Minnesota meets on the 2oth OF this
mouth, at st. Paul.
Judge Reber of the common pleas
St. Louis, after listening to argument,
has set aside the verdict Of 100000 in
favor of Carstang VS. Shaw, for breach of
promise, and ordered a new trial.
ne Mrs. BAILEY is said to have con
Quoted for long time the business de-
partment of $hs National Era. She
will probably retain the proprietorslnp OF
the paper.
gg- A man of philosophical telnpera-
ment resembles q cueumber--tor al
though he may be completely cut up, he
still remains cool.
The recent marriage of Mr.. Day and
Miss Field presents the singular anomaly;
that although he won the field, she gain
cd the day.
gg"The Rev. Mr.--,an eccentric
preacher, in Michigan, was holding forth
not long since in Detroit. Ayoung man
rose to 90 out, when the preacher. said;
"Young man, if you'd rather 90 to hell
than hear me preach, you may go!" The
sinner stopped and rejecting moment,
and saying ''Well, | beliye | would"
went on.
gg The lower bridge over the Mississ-
ippi river at St. Paul, a mile below the
suspension Bridge, has been totally des-
troyed by the recent freshets. 1t was
built in 1856, under the supervision OF
Stone, Boomer & Boyington Of Chicago,
and cost entire, $4,000. 1t was the
property Of an association of gentlemen OF
Minneapolis and St. Anthony.
EES Some the women of Kansas are
singing petitions to the new Constitution
al Convention asking for equal political
rights with men on the popular sovereign
ty principle The law makers will be
more apt to vote against the petition than
to answer the arguments.
Gg" Archbishop Hughes has written an
article for the MetropohtGn Record, IN
which he uphods Austria and condemns
the allies. Prediction is made that in the
end the cause of conservatism will sue
coed, and the reyolutionist be chastis
ed.
gg-The Detroit Tribune expresses the
opinion from good evidence that the wheat
crop of Michigan this year, will be the
largest and best ever harvested in that
State. A greater breadth has been sown
than ever before.
ggTho Charleston Ners declares
that, if the Charleston Convention hest
tates about slave cole, and especially if
Douglas is in danger of nomination, the
southern delegates will rccede, and nom
mate for themselves.
Es"Judge Douglas is reported to have
stated to q very prominent Southern po-
litican in Washington that he intends to
support the nominee of the Charleston
Convention; but what was meant by bis
letter to Mr.. Dorr of Iowa was, that lie
will not himself consent to run upon
platform he cannot endorse. In any
event, it is said, he will adhere to his
party against the opposition.
4 .Ao,., a, G. ,,or,o ,Iotac
that the French funds had declined on
account Of n rumor that the Emperor
Napoleon had received check on the
Bank of the Pc.
GgThe Milwaukee News tells a story
of one Of the citizens of that place, who
transplanted fifty nice cabbage plants,
and left ground vacant for fifty more
The next morning a boy at the door offer
ed him q lot of fitty-just what he want
ed-at a low price, and he bought them.
On going into the garden, he found that
he had bought the ones he had trans
planted the evening before. He says
there was one cabbage head" in the
garden that morning in good condition
for ''sour" krout.
DE-The Methodist have recently CON-
plcted very handsome church IN New
York, to be called St. Paups and said to
be tho largest in the Mon belonging to
this denomination. 1t is one hundred
feet long by seventy seven feet wide, and
its spire Of marble and cost one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. 1t is undoubt-
odlv the handSomest Methodist Church
IN the States.