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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16
The New York Exening Post in an.
article on this subject says:

The New York E'rening Post in an
article on this subject says:
Sickles, in acquiring so perfectly the
morals, should also have acquired the phi
losophy of the class to which lie belongs.
1t i'll became him, who is SO careless of
his own conduct, to set on foot inyestiga-
tons into the morals of others, and to
avenge false step With death. No mat
ter how nearly the offence touched him,
he should have treated 1T as he treated
criminal intrigues of the same nature ia
which his own wife was not concerned, as
trIfling matter, as pleasant jest, as a
thing to be passed off with sly allusion
and a knowing look, in short, as some
thing which the adulterous intriguer was
we'come to chronicle among his tri-
umphs."
ltseems to US then, thai while the con
duct of Key admits of no defence or palli-
alton, Sickles richly deserves to be dealt
with as a murderer, though we greatly
1oubt whether he will receive the punish
nent he merits.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16
RETURNING to London Jora,

RETURNING to London, Jerrold was roo
ognised IN the railway Garage bv aen
ueman who wished-seeing the enthusiast
with which he pointed to the beant as,asll "a
me iandscape-to ingratiate himself hn =,
I me assumption of IN equal enthusiasm
Dnt the counterfeit was plain and revol
.ng: i take book, said the stranger
rellre INTO some unfrequented field lie
down. gaze on Gods heaven then s.,,d ~
u u mere are animals in the field. 50 much
the better; the COW approaches, and looLa
a ,l,Ma at me, and | look Up at hers,
with = fllial smiler asked the wit: :.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

The church suffers greatly from the un-
bending disposition of many of its commu-
rlicants. Such people walk as though
their bodies possessed not single joint,
their spinal column having been filed with
molten iron, which had cooled into ono
rigid mass. This was great error and
neoded correction. Christ was the incar.
nation of gentleness, and when his follow
ers were imbued with his temper, then tho
world would see and be improved by a
race of Christian gentleman.
Rev n. L. Stone.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

New DRUG STeRE.-We are olad 70
see evidence OF return ing confidence once
more IN our midst. Messrs. Gavin &,
Grant have made all the necessary ar
rangenents for the erection of a buildipo
~ by 40 feet, on the lot just this side Of
Mr.. lilIngswofth's residence, which we'll
De hn'shed by the opening of navigation.
ana ready for stock Of drugs and medi-
cines.
:, Or. Hatch has also in contemplation
the building of another large store. on the
vacant lot this side of the post office,
which would make an imposing, block
and we hope to see the good work 90 on.
we near OF quite number of other i'm
Provements talked of, which we will chron-
lcle In good tlme.-Huolson North Star.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

ln the Court of Special Sessions. re-
cel,'iy, a man was arraigned for stealing
,demyohn containing three gallons e
Wn Us Are you guilty, or not gull
tys asked the clerk.-"WaI. You can
tell It what you likes; [ tux the wbiske,
lna1 l admit, and drinked it, too
+" You took it without leave. did 10,
not - never wait to be asked when
that articles around" "noi'
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16
From the N. Y. Evening Post.
AnecdOte of the Late Mr.. Key.

A distinguished member of the Bar in
this city, happened some time since to be
dining with z. Barton Key, So, who has
just ended his career at Washington.
After dinner the conversation turned up
on the cons ancy of women, and Mr.. Key
expressed and defended with great
warmth the opinion that women were
naturally inconstant, AMI could always be
induced to transfer their affections to the
last man Who would address them With
the requisite batteries and appliances
He parted from his friend by pleasantly
hoping that he might never practically
realize the unsonndness of his own opin
ions, and by saying tEat he would send
to him a little poem be had translated
from the Spanish, which embodied his
own sentiments on the subject.
The next day he sent Am the following:
OsE eve of beauty. when the sun
Was on the stream of Guadalquiver,
To gold converting, one by one,
The ripples of that mighty river
"Beside me on the bank was seated
a Seville girl. with auburn hair.
And eyes that might the world have cheated
A bright, wild, wicked, diamond pair.
"she stopped and wrote npon the sand,
Just as the loving sun vi as going,
v It'll such small. white, shining hand m9
GU would have sworn twas silver flowing.
"H LEI, words We're three, and not one more;
w nat could Diana & matto no .
The syren wrote upon tie shore
'Death-not INCONSISTENCY 1 saiss
"And then she turned her languid ewes
30 1ull on mine, that, Devil take mel
| set the air on fire with signs. III.
And was the fool she chose f., mako mo
81 francis might have been deceived
y WIN such an eye and such hand
ct one week more, and I believed
AS much the woman as the sand"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

WE hope now Of our readers will be-
come converts to the doctrine of spiritual
ism because JosEPHUs has appeared as a
writer in the JOURNAL. The Josephus
whose communication we publish to-day
is a modern individual, and we do not
think the ancient Jewish Historian has
any connection with the matter.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16
The Key-sickles Tragedy.

i The details of the recent tragedy ,
Washington are doubtless familiar to mo.
of our readers, In the City of Washing
ton but few sabbaths ago, while piou
hearts all over the land were joining i
the solemn worship of God, distin
g aished member of Congress arms himsel
with pistols, goes into the street and meet
g another dis tinguished man, tells hin
he has dishonored his family, and disre
garding the plea for mercy, he twice shoot
the eefenceless man, and then bendine
over the fallen body again discharge:
the murderous weapon and sends the dead
ly contents to his heart, and thus lis vic.
tim with no time for repentant thought
is
"Cut off, even in the blossoms of his sin
unhouselled, unannointed, unannelled
Noreckoning made. and sent to his account
With all his imperfectiors OH his head,
Sickles, the murderer, is in prison. and
the question of tie expectant public is,
will he be punished? Will the law be
enforced, or will tho offence of Kew he
sufficient palliation of tie crines Tn or
der to give a Just decision it is necessary 70
examine the characters of the actors in
this tragedy, and see in what soil this
eliminating immortality took its root.
Siekles is confessedly seducer and
flbertlne. The very crime 70, which he
murdered Key, is one which he has often
committed. The Albany Statesman
says: *
"Ihe career of the individual who SO
pompously cnacts the character of the
injured husband in this domestic turmoil
is familiar to our citizens, as indeed if is
known to the people of the entire State
lie has reputation for everything 5m
integrity, honor, morality and manhood
Ii there Is a moral vice with which he is
not conversart-practicaliy familiar-we
mink 1t must be indeed modern. Those
VINO are familiar with the libertine career
which first gave him possession of the I'M
ortunate. woman whom he calls wife. will
lot te surprised at the denouenent of his
naruea lIfe. How she could so lono
reserve her purity through such an OK,
mpie IS matter for conjecture.
Now high-minded man. of sno.less
haracter and blameless life might doubt-
IS avenge wrong like that committed !
hey, with safety, but can Siekles TINS ,
0 1t. He has himself outraged and de- ,
I'd that public sentiment upon which he J
DIV relies for safety. His life was a per- b
'tual invitation and encouragement TO n
wife to commit the crime of which She Il
$ been guilty, and the disgraceful re- tt
1t is but the legitimate harvest from HE n
N sowing. Is he the man to pirate of IL
ishonor" and assume the awful and sa- O,
d office of an Ayengar of social crime tr
The Springfield GLASS; Republican ex
s with reason:
III his wife bad acted upon the priuci- op
that animated him, in this matter. and La
which he will rely for acquittal. she so,
lid probably have killed more than one -
nan before this time. And why sbo,d i''
not have equally vindicated BIZ the MOI
Diver, the purity of her mar,iaoe do,
ssse.l 5s 49,. Sag
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

A penny-a-liner never uses the word
10 eat, but defines ITO insert nutritious
paoulum into the denticulated orifice ba-
low the nasal protuberance. which. bein,
m I, peregrinates through the car.
q cavities of the larynx, and is
nnally domciliated in the receptacle for
particles" In this wav. he
turns three letters into five lines. He
knows his tradel
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

make no selse Of. It is something like
this: Good feasible ground--air-line-
straight across our beautiful bridge sixty
feet above iigh-water mark-toll free
omnibus waiting TO convey you to the
Greenwood House-sare three miles to
Hudson-rae every step of the way IT
you have a team of your own. When the
people living on the line Of this Safe
road are SO far enlightened as to believe
that it is for their interest to enter your
village by The South Fork bridge, then
and not till then, will they take measures
to have this road moved over there. They
are all to man in favor Of having the
road opened where the State Commits
sioners laid it.
The proceedings of the Town Board on
March 9Th, shall not record, as | con-
sider it Of no importance except as a bill
81 expense for the taxpayers.
JOSEPHUS.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16
: The Empire of God.

Prof Mitchell in closing zh:s series o
Lectures on Astronomy says:
"Now my friends, must close this
:: long series Of lectures. We have passed
s. from plsne. TO planet, from sun to sun,
from sxstem to system. S We have reach
- I'D beyond tholinajfs OF this mighty stel-
lar cluster. with which we are Allied
We have found other islands, universes
=. sweeping through space. The great I'M
finished problem still remains-W Whence
- came this universe? Have all these stars
which glitter in the heavens been shi-
: ming forever? Has our globe been roll
ing around the sun for eeaseless ages p
- ~ hence, whence this magnificent arch:-
lecture, whose arcilltraves rise in splendor
before US IN every direction 1t is not
: the work of chance. Who shall reveal
+ to us the true. cosmography of the uni
Verse by which we are surroundede Is
It the work of an Omnipotent Architect ?
lfso, who is hisaugust Being? Go with
= me to night, in imagination, and stand
with Old Paul, the great Apostle, uloa
:. Mars Hill. and there look around YOU as
ne did. Here rises that magnificent bui'-
ding, the Parthenon sacred to Minerva |
the Goddess of Wisdom. There towers
3. Der colossal statue, rising in its majesty
above the city of which she was tho guar
'edianA-the first object to the rays. Of the
! rtsa'tg, and the last to be kissed bv the
rays ofthe. setting sun. There are the
temples. OF all the gods; and there. are
- me sh a1lleS, OF every divinity ,And yet
= tell you these gods and these divinities.
!. though created under. the INSPIRING fire
3 OF poetic fancy and Greek Imagination.
never reared this stupendous structure by
which we are surrounded. The OIvmpc
Jove never built these heavens. The wis
: dom OF Minerva never organized the mag
{ 5nillGIlcent-systeins.i say with 81. Paul:
Il. OBJ Athenians, in all things / find Won
too snperstitiens; for, in passing along
your streets, | fad an altar inscribed TO
the unknown God'-Him who We iono-
arantly worship; and this is tic Gcd de- +.
clare unto you-the God who made heay-
:. en- and earth, VIII, dwelIs not in temples
made. with hands, +,
No, here is the temple oeour divinity
Around us and above us rise Sn, ond y
system, Clusters and Universe. Anal
'a ., not that in every region of this vast
Empire ct God, hymns of praise and an
then1s of glory are rising and reverbera- .
ting from Sun to Sun and from SYSTEM
TO System-heard by Omnipotence alone II
across immensely and through Eterpitv =, b
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

The WIs. FAamER for March is as
fresh and instructive as ever. It is what
it purports to be a Farmers periodical,
of the best class. We can furnish the
Farmer for avery small sum, as will be
seen by referring to our editorial notices.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

Ne mean the west ll5ofthe N. E. Quarter of
section l, town %, range Is. This IS
as good land as there is in the Kinickinic Val
icy, and viii De sold at the lowest price for tho
ready John Davis 1t lies near the head
waters of the Kinickinic, and i roast 1nau
BILE location For further particnlars e asslIa
nave money, call on the Subscribe a. ~
1c EesAL DrTIor. g. II A:-TAYTffiiip' ~ ~
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

Some one well says,-"It is character
lstlc OF narrow-minded men, that they
grasp the few ideas which lie within the
limited circle of their comprehension with
cleafness which often deceives lis in our
estimate of their intellect. They are like
beggars, who know the stamp and date of
every penny in their pockets"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

BUSINESS view OF MATRIMONIAL
book-keeper was "engaged"but could
not get married Mt the specified time,
owing to want of funds.-"T he time was
liked for yesterday" said friend. II
know it,"rejoined be. ''Then why were
you not married 2" "Well, said be, look
ing very serious, and approaching his ear
confldentlally, "the fact is, haze got an
extension p
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

lie ships cooks wife held WASHING
gay on board, whilst the fleet Law off
Brest. The drapelies futtered in the
wind. "Wnat flag is that g. asked the
admiral. "The flag of all nations, re-
piled the captain of the flag sup: IA
petticoat and no mistake"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

;. Inc people of st Louis are described 90
o'v'ded INTO two classes: l, those who
sell lager beer; 2, (which includes the
1lrst class), those who drink lager.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16
An Elegant Eetract.

Generation after generation, have felt
as we feel now, and their lives were 90
active as our own. They passed awav
like vapor, while Nature wore the san,a
aspect OF beauty as when her Creator com
manded her to be. The heavens shall
be as bright over our graves as thew now
are around our paths. The world shall
have the same attractions for our offsnr;no,
yet unborn, that she had once for o,'r
children. Yosa little " bile all hi. will
be stllled, and We shall be at rest. Our
funeral will find its way, and the PRAYERS
will be said, and our friends will all ret,rn
ant. we shall be left behind in silence and
darkness for the worms. And # NOV
De for but short, time we shall be sno.
ken Of but things Of life will Green in
and our names soon be fogotten. DAYS
Will continue to moveen, and laughter AMI
song will be heard in the room in which
we died; and the eye that mourned for us
VIII be dried, and glisten again with low. |
md even our children will cease to t6ink
II US, and will not remember to isp opr
lanes. Then we shall have become. in
n the touching language of the Psalmist
forgotten aud clean gone out of mind"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

n,as hSheT OF ALONG sERMoN.-A clergy
man on Sunday last preached sermon
= ssl1alasuai interest and ability, and at the
same same time: of unusual length, detainine his
congregation for half hour beyond the
aeeusat pm time of dismissal. That tho
thoughts ofall his hearers were moi f;yed
q. on ale heavenly things during the last
sulrly minutes may be inferred from the
sensark of a lady listener as she nassed
gu. o. the church: "Well guess INV
turkey is spoiit by this time Is
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16
The Best New England Family
Newspaper.
The Springfield Weekly Re publican,

/ Mass. on a large quarto sheet Of the Eise Of
| the leading New York papers under u.
editorial charge Of SAMUEL Bowl ns and D.
j. G, HOLLAND, author of the !" Timethv
Titcomb" Letters to the Young, "Bav
Path, novel. and Bitter Sweet" poem,
IT HIS JOURNAL has won national r.o.
Il utation for its excellence as general
Family Newspaper, and its high Political and
| Literary character. Published in the heart
| of New England on a larger sheet than the
Boston weeklies, with days later news than
| the New York and Boston weekliss of the
same date; representing more thoroughly
then those journals can, or profess to do, the
Distinguishing principles Of New England :.
morals, politics and religion and made up
with especial reference to the tastes and WANT
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 ether New England
paper. @
@PRroE--One copy, six months, 81 90: One
year $3.50 sixteen months. $500. Eight
copies to one address one year $1,000; twenty
copies $40 .00,-payable in advance.
Early in the New Year (ls59,) DR.. HoI.
LAND will commence q new series of special
articles. akin to the famous and popular T;u-
othy ritcomb Letters.
The WEEKLY REPUBLICAN contain, each
week over forty columns of reading matter
including all the News of the Week. local
general and foreign, carefully condensed and
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Six or eight columns of Independent Editorial
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the country.
GB The REPUBLICAN has a large and rand.
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IF the country,
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no 20 Springfield. Mass
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

JOB PRIST1NG-Well now who would
!. nave ave thought it, says Mrs. Partingtou,
taxing OF her specta lies, wiping them and
again placing them in a proper position.
always thought JOB bad other tbinos
to attend to besides printing. Ifthe Bible
tells the truth it must have been hard work
Tor HIM to leaan the trade. However
strange things happen nowadays, but
never should have thought that JOB was
still living and printing a newsnaner
The old lady who had been looking at
the sign of our Job Office, and hal snol-
80 ra,her loud, was at this moment spok-
en- to by Ike. After few words with
INN, she moved quietly away remarkino
."How body can be mistaken these |
lays 'Asse
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

Pleasure Parties
VIII find this House an agreeable resort The
~ atural Scenery of the Kinnickinn;c P;.o,
IN the vicinity, is as fine as any in tho MI
vest. The streams abound with sneoh,.s
trout, and afford the best amusement to III
lovers OF the angling art FISHING tacl,;,>.
always on hand
Inc proprietor respectfully invites his fr;ends
seeking either pleasure or profit to give him
call.
commodious Stables are connected with
Ehe House.
beARD.-one Dollar Per Day. Three
and half Dollars per Week.
Rivel Falls, 4 u.s.. July 18th. 1858. .4-n
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

The following table shows the time at
which the States therein named were ad-
m;tted into the Union:
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

how hateful is that religion which, savs
business Is business, and politics are
Poiltssland religion is relig:on.s Rel;a;" ae
IS 'us'ng ever, thing for God; but man
l ai dedicate business to the devil sna
aslit;cs tatho dcril, and shove tel;s;on ~ ;n'
@ sAeseraeks and efesiees of tine and
make y The llypoeritieal outerwa'l::ng 't ~
ts. q. sseise,e and la1a-eass.. !, :. : -, -
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16
GREENWOOD HOUSE.
III. III. BYINGTON, Prop,r.

TNHE GREENWOOD HOUSE has inst
u been newly furnished in the latest and
best style. The proprietor fiatters himself that
by strict attertion to the wants of his ouests
ne can make their abode with him pleasant and
agreeable. So
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-03-16

PRroE--One copy, six months, 81 90 One
year $3.50; sixteen months. $500. Eight
copies to one address one year SIC 100; twenty
copies $40 .O0,-paya able in advance.
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Early in the New Year (s59,) DR.. HoL.
LAND will commence a new series of spsc;aI
articles akin to the famous and popular Tim
othy Titcomb Letters.
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-10-01

Mas- We cut from the Mansfield Herald
the following notice of case which has
created considerable interest in legal and
railroad circles; I.-o- ..-,'
A SINGULAR CAsE.--A case of rather sin
gular character was tried at our court last
week. Some time ago lady, the wife of the
postmaster at Salem, got on the cars of the
Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland Rail
road, at Crestline, intending to 60 to Salem.
She had along with her couple Of small
children. When the conductor came around
for tickets she offered him ragged and
soiled one-dollar bill, which he refused to
take, saying it was worthless. The lady said
it was all the money she had, and that it was
good. She was then told by the conductor
that she must get off when she got Shelby,
which she did on the arrival of the train. AT
that station she was advised by SOME gentle
men to get on the train again, it being only
five miles further to Salem. This she did,
and when the conductor again came around,
and found her without other money than what
was before offered, he stopped the train and
put the lady of. The day was cold, and adriz-
zlilg rain had made it quite muddy, and
having over half a mile to walk for shelter,
the lady and the youngest child took a severe
cold,s which after q sickness Of over two
months, resulted in the death of the latter.
Suit was brought for damages, and, after a
protracted trial, the jury rendered verdict
for plaintiff for six hundred dollars. lg4 s