River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-08-08
General Items.


FRED THOMPSON, of Guilford, known
in war times as the {" ten-mile fifer
from Vermont, is dead.
The Rev. DIR. Guinzburg, a distin-
guished Hebrew divine, of Boston,
died there on Sunday, aged 81 years.
FIFTY THOUSAND males and ten thou
sand females work for living in New
Orleans.
The New York Graphic says that the
peanut business all over the city is at
a stand.
THE masons' laborers in Troy are on
strike against the use of a patent hod-
carrier
The largest glass of lager served in
New York is now called 'policeman's
pony"
NATURAL LEMONADE from the acid
springs at the Geysers is sold in San
Francisco.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN now has the
chills and fever in Hamburg. His con-
dition is said to be precarious.
A CINCINNATI brewers wife papered
her trunk with costly keg revenue
stamps, and the brewer is in Jail for the
way he took on about it.
SIXTY EIGHT Cinnamon are now on
the way from Sacramento to Philadel-
phia, where they have been employed
to work in cutlery factory.
The Grand Duke Alexis has almost
concluded his trip around the world.
He was expected to reach Kathalinen-
burg, Siberia. ON the 10th inst.
COLONEL RoMANoFF, of The Russian
army, who has been the correspondent
of the London Times during the march
to Khiva, committed suicide at Karak-
Alta.
a BANGOR CLERGYMAN thinks that
Solomon was lumberman of the
Penobscot River, for the Bible says
that "Solomon built Great Works"
SEVERAL diamonds have lately been
found at Grass Valley, Cal, which
were not "planted," but were genuine
finds.
The latest trip of the Juggernaut car
at Calcutta, India, resulted in the
crushing OF eight voluntary victims
under its wheels.
ANOTHER duel is imminent in Rich
mond, Va. This time between saloon
keeper and newspaper reporter. They
have exchanged cards.
THE English government is going to
enroll company of men in India to
fight the tigers, while here we have
men enrolled to keep people from fight
ing the tiger.
MASSACHUSETTS had ten Governors
while Lemuel Shaw was its Chief
Justice. Quite a difference between
the judicial and executive departments
of the Commonwealth.
IT is a pastime with San Francisco
hoodlums" to fill key holes with
powder, fire crackers, etc, ring the bell
and light the fuse just as somebody
comes to open the door.
A MINNESOTA paper says: eff
pitching fish from the lakes with an
ordinary chin tined hay-fork is any
indication of good fishing, then we
have coed fishing here"
A CHlTTENDEN, VT, farmer scouts
the idea of taking a newspaper at two
~
on a schoolhouse that 80 hoggs hev
strade or bin stoolen from him.
LIGHTNING recently struck telegraph
pole and ran along the wire INTO the
Office at Coatsville, Ind, when the
operator. seated at the instrument, ex.
citedly telcgraphed back. "Don't send
so Il ID fast. !"
ALICE: " Do you know, uncle, that
that horrid Mr.. Binks declares You
have taken to hard drinking 2" Uncle
George Not true, my dear,-No !
Never drank easier in my life Fun.
THE negro WHO was hanged at Suf-
folk, Va, the other day, remarked as
he was going to the gallows: 81 wish
dey had put it off till after watermelon
time.
An Iowa paper says that an Indian
arrowhead seventeen feet long has
been found in that State. If they
could find the owner he would have
arms about nineteen feet long.
THE once famous Partisan Black
Doctor, Vries, who protested to cure
cancers with some mysterious Eastern
herbs, has died in garrett, in extreme
poverty
UNDER the new military law of Italy,
Victor Emanuel vii soon have regu.
lar army OF 800, 600 men Of all arms.
and reserve militia of $50, 900, of
which it is expected 200,0 will be eff.
fective.
A TRAVELLER in the West, seeing a
sign over the door with this one word.
" Agorsequrdere, asked the woman
what she sold, when she said she did
not sell anything, but that, agues was
cured here.
A CLAY COUNTY Ky puctioneer
pulled out n revolver aud announced
" II any man goes frolicking around
while this sale is going on. shall in.
terrupt his career. Put them shot
guns over by the fence, an leave EN-
thar"
" CANNOT something be done 10 pre.
vent young ladies from being iusuited
on our streets at night ~ asks Gin.
cinnati paper. There can. just have
the girls mother tuck bpr into L.,