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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-08
QUESTIONS ON MARRIAGE.
10 ~ Esisv If TIE N. Y. Ttibsss.

Sin: Your reply TO "A Youan's Questions on
Marriage" in The SRMLWEEKLY OF August 81, has
tuggesed The following inquiries, which You will slo y
M 70 present:
Does the validity of the marriage covenant depend
upon The sanction of the civil Law is il established
by the assertion of th4 parties themselves that they
have agreed Ito live together after Gods holy ordi-
nance Of pa'rimoDy, &c.. II.
Does in6delty on the par; of he man or woman fr e
the other from the obligations of the conpas be-
fore sad compae, kas b declared null and void by
minister Of the lind No. ..
In word: Has the civil government the right or
power 10 marry people OF Only that OF recognizing
them ~ husbands and wives, and o. ~ithar."l suen
,ecogpirop ub.n they have forfeited their claims 10
be considered such
When one of the parties has proved unfaithfui mas
either or have both tho right 10 form new ma;rimona'
connect Us with Others mol Ought not az isast'
the guilty TO be considered as having proved nm
self Tor herself unworthy and incaoahle Of fulfilling
the conditions Of the relation Yes .
In regard TO stlf-sacrfce, l would ask whether ~
may Dot be carried excess and thus become morbid
and even crimiDalf
IL IL certainly noble, maQnanimous 10 hold the mere
qualification Of desire rs OF htls consequence, aud 70 be
uHr to relinqush the happiness Of a lifetime, evea
if he voice OF God demands IL but are there not some
sacrifices l2l Whi no human being has right 10
make, which no circumstances can justifyf ELLA.
I. The ralidty of a marriage may be perfect
without legal sanctions, but the power to punish
violation of the marriage contract is not by legal
marriage the State becomes apsrty to the com.
pact and interested in it's due ful6llment
2. SO far as our observation extends, we see no
danger from an excessive proneness to self-sacri-
fee, but rather from the opposite.
The other questions, to save space, we have
answered in brackets abOve.-[ Ed.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-08
PERSONAL.

Arthur Cleveland Coke, ID. D., rector Of Grace
Church, Baltimore, and frmerly rector of St. johns
Church at Hartford hss been unanimously elected
President of Trinity College, in the latter city, vice
the Rev. DR. Goodwin resigned. The new President
has long been known as poet and churchman.
Seven miles within the hour has been about the
ore attest speed in walking but Mr.. Hail. in match
with MouDjoy, The pedestrian, accomplished the l.
lowing: One mile in seven minutes thirteen seconds;
two miller, fifteen minutes twenty seconcs; and four
mts in tbty-two minutes exactly. This latter is the
highest point of speed on record.
in the cemetery at Lsnesyille, Mess, may be seen
an epiisph that well deserves place among the col
lectioDs of the curious in these matters. On stone
placed at the grave Of child there is the following In
scIipton:
This little Hero tb't lies here
Was conquered by the DiaIrhea"
The funeral of Mrs Graudiue, an old lady who
recently died on Staten Island aged 95 years was at
tended by twenty persons who 80 years old
1t is hoped and believed that no young woman
will without Foundation claim the honor of having
danced with the Prince Of Wales at the recent ball in
Canada The following, however, is the only correct
and authentic list of his partners; it is published in
The Montreal Pilot:
Mis- DeRockave, Miss Leach Miss Napier twicel,
Miss Elizabeth Smith Mrs Elizabeth Stewart, Mrs. G.
Freer Mrs. Dor~ in, Miss GeorgaDs Delsle Miss Ser
vants Mrs Tyre, Mrs F. Brown, Miss j, huston, Miss
Cheanveau, Mrs. Belson Miss Moore, Mrs. King, the
Hon. Mrs Ssnield Macdonald.
Eight minutes says Mr. Willis in a rsroad letter,
form the average Ame lean feediog time Two aud
three minutes suffice for many, and s,me, OF course,
take 81 the twenty but it is surprising how the same
persons, who so gOrmandizingly "bolt' their food,
lounge azy about the portico for the ten or fifteen
mir ues they have to srare not taking the opportunity
TO wash though they seem uneasy as to what they
shall do with themselves.
The Florence correspondent of The NJ Y. Times
writes as follows:
"The Swiss Protestant Cemetery, un'er the shade
of cypress ard the gray old walls OF Florence s
interesting to Americans, well as TO pilgrims from
other countries here the religion of Luther and other
R.formers prevails. There the dust Of a number OF
our country men, cut Off while far away from friends
and home, has found its last repose. The body OF
Tbeodor Parl lies in that hallowed Enclosure. He
was the last buried and probably the most Illus
triaus of all who rest there. / remeu Der 70 have
heard foreigner-who Knows our country welI-say,
when Theodore Parker dsd, II seems 10 me that in
bs death America has lost her most brilliant intellect
That there is truth in such opinion are all In
clined TO acknowledge. simple and 4 steful monu.
meDt has just been put up at the grave 1t bears this
inscription:
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
A Court Room Scene.

In recent trial of liquor case, which
occurred not thousand miles from Wor-
cester county, the witness on the stand
was under examination as to what he had
seen at the defendants domicil, which be
had visited "numbcr of times"
"Did you ever see any spirits there,
Or anything you regarded as spirits y
asked the presiding justice.
"Why, yes, l don't know but I have
was the reply the witness.
"Do you know what kind OF spirits!"
eyes"
allow do you know it?'
81 kinder smelt it,"
"Well, now," said the judge, straight
ening himselfup for the conyicting an
swer, which he supposed would be CIV
en-, "will you please tell me what kind o
spirits it was?"
"Sp:rits of turpentine!"
The explosion of mirth that followed
this answer fairly shook the courtroom.
AS soon as it subsidized the witness wa
discharged, the opinion being that hi
testimony was not to the point. = Wor
cester Spy.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
THE JOURNAL.
Lutte a. TAYLOR, Editor.
Wednesday,, Oct. 81, sSGO.
River Fails, Pierce County. Wisconsin
TO OUR READERS.

We published an extra number ofcop-
les of the JOURNAL of Oct. Sd, in Which
was the first account of the State Fair,
and the receipt of the PRIZE BANNER by
Pierce county. The supply was quickly
exhausted, and the following week, we
reprinted the same matter with addition
al articles, We were unable TO supply
the demand for that paper, and have
been requested to publish these articles
again and several hundred extra copies
Of this number have been engaged. VIII
each of our home readers, after he has
read this paper mail it to some East
ern friend and let him know that folks
live" in Pierce county.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
The Prize Banner.

We copy the following from the State
Journal.
At o'clock this afternoon the silver
pitcher was to be presented TO Mr.. l.. W.
EDGERroN, of Waukesha, for the best
farm, and the prize banner to Pierce Co.
The Banner is q beautiful one. One
side is of blue silk, with the picture of a
lovely woman, representing Agriculture,
with eorncopia, from which are pour
ing ont in prodigal measure fruits and
sheaves,
"The Earlh's increase and t ison."
and in the back ground bit of Wiscon-
sin landscape, and a bend Of the Miss
issippi. 1--WE presume) with steamer,
which is probably the one that brought
down the products of Pierce County that
took The banner. On the other side,
which is Of white silk, surrounded by a
wreath Of fruit, flowers, and grains, is the
following inscription:
Prize Banner.
| awarded
! bv the
| Wisconsin State Agricultural Society,
| to
Pierce County,
! for
Best Exhibition
at the
State Fair.
1860
We are glad that our Pierce Co. friends
took the banner. They had most cred
table show, and the spirit and energy
manifested by them was worthy of al
praise. No part Of the State can exec
the Northwest in the quality of its ag
'ricultural products,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
TIL T. BANNER.

We clip tho following notice from Tie
Hudson City Times, from the rem OF
Fl. A. Taylor, who was ut the State
Fair at the time of the presentation OF the
Prize Banner:
+ Ono of the most noticeable features Of
the occasion, and which created a lively
Interest, was the presentation Of tho Prisa
Banner to the County which made tho
largest and bes; display o. articles at ibs
State Fair. Pierre County woa he
prize aud it was most Justly awarded
The display from Pierce county was
highly creditahle- an honor to hels 4
and the St. Croix Valley. Smith X.
Gum and Milton Webster were the del
egates to the State Fair from Pierce Co, ;.
and the interest and energy they mani
tested in bringing their articles into no.
tee is deserving of the highest praise
They seemed untiring in their efforts and
we are glad to give record of their til
umph. The competition between the
counties of Pierce and Winncbago was
lively and exciting. The friends of each
county were numerous, and the greatest
oaGerncss to hear the result was manifest.
There was heavy outside pressure
brought to bear upon the committee, ba!
true to their duty they carefully and
candidly considered the claims
of the rival counties, and their decision
met with general appreciation. The
Banner is truly a glorious prize. 1t cost
$1,000, aud the elegance and richness
Of its manufact.re is seldom surpassed.
The Banner was presented by Prof. J.
W. Hoyt, Secretary of the Society, in q
brief sensible speech. 1t was received
by Mr.. Gum, who replied in his usual
happy style. The ceremonies were clos
ed amid the deafening cheers of the as
sembleI thousands.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
Arkansas Mode of Enjoyment.

The state of society in Arkansas WIS
excessively trough" several years since.
We hope and believe it has improved
lately. The most frightful tragedies were
enacted very frequently, and the people
seemed TO think nothing Of them. A
dangerous cutting scrape was regarded
as rather comical affair than otherwise,
aswitness the following, which is sub
stantially true.
Two desperadocs met at tavern i'm
Helena one evening. They were nam, d
respectively Ton Scrogss AMI Bill Pike.
Says Seroggs:
FLOWS things!"
Hearty" says Pike.
"Heard you said you'd bleed me next
time we met" says Scroggs.
"That's me-" said Pike, and two bow
ie knives flashed fercely forth. The FL
lows had carved each other pretty brisk "
for ten or twelve minutes, when as Pixies
ears had been shaved off ana his add.
men been several times punctured, it SUI
denly occurred to him that he had enough
of and he struck his coors.
"What's all this!" tremblingly enquir-
ed stranger who entered just rs the fight
was ended.
ooh, its Of no count" says the landss
lord, an ethereal creature of some two
hundred and fifty pounas weight, and
face Of barn-door proportions, faint
nothin'. Some of the boys have been
sojoy;n' themselves Et'e, that's ALL
Won't you hist in little pizcn stranger -
and the genial landlord set out black
bottle aud yellow bowl of brown sugar.
Curious country, that Arkansas, saw
Q al years ago.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
AsUBJECT FOR SERMON.

A correspondent of tho Cincinnati
Gazette says he has never heard a di :
course from that part Of the fourth COM
mandment which says SIX days shalt
tbon labor The writer adds; | would
Eketo see another sect member TO labor
six davs DAYS in the week, and whose
discipline should enforce its observance.
Is there any duty enjoied in the Scriptures
more important than this! Constan,
emnIoyment allows no time to acquire
had habits; and if it were usual, bow lit
tle of that folly and extravaganza would
he seen which new character;xes our
assemblages! Ifsuch an important re-
Iicioas duty as this is not to be enforced
why enforce any cthora Ii idleness is
the parent of vice. why not enforce labor
which is the parent of yirtue! Laborars
est orare-to labor is to pray-is LatIn
adage, embolying !. percept worthy the
teachings of Christianity. Six days Of
useful employment, out of seven, is what
is REQUIRED Of us; end no matter what is
our condition as to wealth, the require
ment is imperative upon all, because the
moral welfare of man demands oecupa-
ticn. and his aim should not bG for self
alone.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
TIL STAT EF AIR!
PIERCE co. "AIL RIGHT"
The Prize Banner Received
Any quantity Of Premiums!
HE Truth Made EAGs0vym!!


Pierce County is Triumphant! Her
sons smiles, and shake hands and say
~ IS gloriousm And SO it is, for n
great victory has been won. We lave
gone down from this Valley Of the ST.
Croix, to our beautiful Capitol, and clial-
lengel the State to an exhibit of The pro
ducts of its tiIth, and have returned lau,
rel,crowned, and victorious.
For three years in succession, has this
county taken the premium on wheat,and
the fact is now established beyond all
doubt, that Pierce IS the best aoheat pro-
duciag county IN tie State.
Read the list of Premiums fer this
year.
lst Premium on Winter Wheat
lst Premium, OH Spring Wheat.
1st Premium on Oats.
Isl Premium on Barley.
lst Premium on Rye.
1st Premium on Peas.
LIST Premium on Buckwheat.
LIST Pren2sune on Best lot of Potatoes
2nd Premium on Beans.
End Premium on Beets
2nd Premium on Cabbage.
In addition to this, tho PRIZE BAN
EER offered by the citizens of Madison to
the county which made the best agricul-
tural display, was awarded to Pierce
The Banner is an elegant and cost one,
have ON It the figure of a fair young fo-
male (the Goddess Of Agricultural and
other appropriate designs.
Isn't this glory enough? And YOU,
my Eastern farmer friend, who may
chance to look over this paper,-don't
you feel as if you had better quit irving
to coax cereals out Of that unwilling soil
Of yours, and como out here, where Ma
ture is lavish Of her gifts, and bcstows a
rich remuneration upon the hand OF
toll.
NIessrs. Smith r. Gum, and Milton
Webster, deserve and will receive tie
gratitude of the county for their energot-
ic efforts, ard we doubt not that on the
next Fourth of July one of the regular
toasts will lie "Our WEBSTER, and our
CVE.(N)
+ As we feel somewhat elated, our
friends v pardon us for the following
sort of spontaneous effusion to
THE BANNER.
Thou vast not won on bloody field.
Where murderous hosts in conflict meet
But where the long broad burrows yield
Their yellow wealth of ripened wheat.
| Now Honor sits on Labor's brow,
The golden days return again ! :
And Science fair, shall guide the plow,
Which turns the brown filth OF the pain.
! Peace hath her victories and the land
| Which honols thus her sons of toll;
| Shall never want willing hand.
To guard, or till Der fruitful soil.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
THE NORTHE RN MIS-
SISSIPPI.

Senator SEWARD in bis speech, at St.
Paul, paid, the following eloquent tribute
to tho beauties of the Northern Missis-
sippi;
"Every step of my progress, since l
reached the northern Mississippi, has
been attended with great and agreea-
bic surprise. | had early read the works
in which the geographer had described
the scenes upon which / was entering,
and | had studied them in tho finest pro.
ductions of art, but still the grandeur and
magnificence, the benifeence and GENT
atty of this region were entirely uncon.
ceived. The sentinel walls that look
down upon the Mississippi. seen as l be-
held them in their autumnal vcrdure,
just when the earliest tinges of the fall
gave variety to the luxuriance of the for
est, exceed all preconception.
| thought how much of taste and gen
ins had been wasted in celebrating the
highlands of Scotland, before civilized
man had reached the banks OF the Missis-
.sippi. And then that beautiful Lake
Pepin, seen at sunset, when the autumn
nal green oft the hills was lost in the deep
blue which initiates that of the heavens,
and the genial, yellow atmosphere re-
ficcted the rays of the setting sun, and
the skies above seemed to come down
and spread their gorgeous drapery over
the scene-it was q piece of upholstery
such as none but the hand of Nature
could have made"
The Senator omitted to mention that
Lake Pepin is for some distance the
Western boundary of Pierce county, and
that this county, which produces large
Republican majorities and the best wheat
in the State, holds within its boundaries
Maiden Rock, and many other Of the pc
cuEat beauties Of Lake Pepin.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
PIERCE COUNTY.

The signs Of the times seem to point
to q recurrence of the rush Of emigration
to the West, and we known Of no section
that offers better inducements to emf
grants than Pierce County. No better
watered county can be found. Having
Lake Pepin, the Mississippi and Lake
St. Croix on its Southern and Western
boundary, it is threaded by the Kinic-
kinic, TrimbclIe and Rush rivers, with
their numerous branches, all clear whole
some streams, affording abundant water
power, while its soil in unsurpassed in
fertility, and its forests yield an album
dance of every kind of needed timber
For three years, it has taken first rank
in the State as wheat producing coun-
IS, while the abundance of water admir-
ably fits it for grazing and stock-growing
purposes. Its resources arc already be-
ing well developed. Mills, Manufactor
les, Schools, everything which ministers
to tile wants Of enlightened and enter
prising people are found here. The on
ly chartcd Academy in this portion Of
the West, is in this County. We arc
sure that people who may be seeking &
new home cannot do better than examine
the advantages Of Pierce County. In
desirob;lity of location, fertility Of soil
and healthfuIness Of climate it cannot be
surpassed.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31

ADVICE TO LADY TRAvELERs.-The
editor of the Ohio Culh0ator advises
people in these times of fairs, conyen-
tons and journeys, to have no more
money about them than is absolutely
necessary, and to keep a sharp lookout
for pickpockc:s, and adds:
"Women's pockets are more easily
picked than mems, especially since the IN
PRODUCTION of insensible steel ribs; but
.be women have the advantage of us
after all, and have q safe that no
pickpockets dare invade, without her con
sent. Sbo has only to deposit her purse
insidehor dress, below her chin" 'e'sh
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
A Perfect Man.

The man deserving the name, is one
whose thoughts and exertions are for 9th
ers. rather than himself; who's high pur-
pose is adopted on just principles, and
never abandoned while heaven or earth
affords means of accomplishing it. He
is one who will neither seek an indirect
advantage by a specious word, nor take
an evil path to secure real good pur-
nose. Such man were one for whom
q woman's heart should beat constant
while he breathes, and break when he
dies.--,Sc0hs Ms -ev,,, go. 9
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
OUR CLIMATE.

Senator SEWARD thus speaks of the
climate ofthe Northern Mississippi
NAY, moro, valctudinarlans from the
North have been in the habit Of seeking
the sunny skies Of the South TO restore
their wasted frames from consumption;
and valetudnarians of the South have
been accustomed to seek the skies Of It
aly for the same relief. Now you see
the yalctudinarians of the whole cou3try
from the North and from the burning
South, when invaded 10y disease, resort
to the sources of the Mississippi for an
atmosphere which invigoratcs and restores
them to health.
You feel here that this atmosphere nus
another virtue; that men from Maine. the
Carolnas, Mississippi, and New Hamp-
shire, and from England, Ireland, Scot
land, and from Germany from all parts
Of the world-come here, within view
almost of the falls of the Mississippi,
and inhalc the atmosphere, which, when
once it becomes national to the lungs,
becomes not only the atmosphere Of
health, but of liberty and freedom. Do
we not feel that they have not only found
the temple and the shrine of freedom,
but that we are within the ACTUAL living
presence of the Goddess Of liberty. And
once in her presence, we see that the ca
pacious temple was fit for the worship
which is her due"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31

w The GAINESVILLE Gazette says that
at the Douglas demonstration il. tina;
city. last week while Douglas was speak
ing, the following dialogue occurred be-
tween a couple of Emerald Islanders:
'That's not MUCH of n speech, Pa
whist" says Pat, "that's only Gincral
McManman, sure, Dooglas will he out
soon, and then you'll hear some spanking.
MI. Enquirer.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
RIVER FALLS PIERCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, WEDNESD.

vail. She has pinned it with a diamond
star, and is now unfolding and drawing
it towards the golden west. She has
silly dropped a thousand gems into the
Lake,-see them flash through the wave
lets. Truly, Nature has here collected
aud concentrated all the clements of love-
illness an1 sabllmity that earth, sky and
air contain.-Pepin County Press.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
Mr.. Kennicott, noted fruit grower of
Illinois writes as follows to the Chicago
Journal.
MADISON, Sept. 20.

Long live the farmers Of Wisconsin,
Though nearly every other department
OF the Show fills very slowly, that Ct
farm products is running over. l have
attended nearly twenty great fairs in my
time, but never saw such show Of grain
and vegetables before. In the former,
Pierce Co. seems to lead, while the vege-
tables come from all around; and such
potatoes, and so many of them, and such
piles of turnips, beets, carrots, DC, DC,
and mammoth squashes, and all that, oue
can't often see.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31

az Prentice says, I'VE don't know
that whisky DARRELL would feel ashamed
in Democratic assemblage but We do
know that it would be badly bored"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31

EE Dobbs thinks that instead Of
giving credit to who credit is due. the
cash had better be paid. Dobbs should
not be impertinent.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31

Why was Pharaoh's daughter like a
stakeholder! Because she cot little
pyophet from the rushes on the bank.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
THE QUAKERs ARE OUT.
By JOHN G. WHITTIER,

By JOHN G. WHITTIER,
Not vainly we waited and counted the hosrs,
The buds of our hope have bust out into flow
ers.
No room for misgiving--no loop-hole for
doubt
We have heard from the Keystone The Qua
keFs are out.
The plot has exploded found ont the
trick;
the bride goes begging the fusion wol t
stick.
When the Wide-Awake lanterns are shining
about
The rogues stay at home, and the true men
come out.
The good State has broken the cords for her
spun;
Her oil springs and water won't fuse into one;
The Dutchman has seasoned with Freedom
his krout ;
And slow. late, but certain, the Quakers are
out
Give the flags 10 the winds set the hills all
afiame
Make way for the man with the patriarch 5
name!
Away with misgivirgs-aw with all doubt
For LINCOLN goes in when the Qnakers come
out !
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31

An old soaker being found in the gut
ter one rainy night, the water making
clear breach over him from head TO
heels, was asked by passer-by, what he
was doing there.
"O," said he, Il agreed to meet
man here.'
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-31
Yurs in hast,
ARTEMUS WARD, il

pee es Duglas SEE give popler suyerenty
a good bio in the paper.