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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-24
The East.

NATE SToDDARD, charged with numbering
Goodrich, was in court in New York. on the
18th inst. ON motion to examine into her
sanity, bat because 20 demonstratiye that
argument Of the motion had to be postponed.
Ir is officially reported tat the loss at the
Weehavken fire will fall little short Of $780,
600. The total number Of barrels Of oil burned
r 10000. Fifteen or sixteen tanks were de
stroyed
FHE council Of the American Hebrew Cuion
Of Congregations commenced its session in
Cleveland ON the l4th inst. II is proposed to
found Hebrew Theological Institute
NEs. DwYEH, who killed her three children
~ Brooklyn few weeks ago has been sent to
an insane asylum.
IHroN has notified the committee Of ilyesti-
CATION Of the Beecher scandal that he will pre-
pare and submit to them a fun statement Of
his grievances.
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The Life Of an INDIGO Planter.

For some six months in the year the
indigo planter in India is IN the sad
die from six o'clock in the morning I'M
til noon, experimenting the blowing.
the sowing, the wedding, and the
reaping. About the end of June, says
the London News, "Mahaye" begins.
and lasts until the beginning of Sep
TENDER. =" Mahaye" is the manufacture
of the indigo, the MASKING and beat
ing Of it in great watts, and running it off
of the water into other watts, and the
treatment Of the stuff through the va
rious stages until it energies from the
presses " veritable indigo. worth ever
SO many rupees a pound. Mahaye :"
occurs in the very hottest partof the In
dian year but the indigo planter must
disregard the heat if he is to keep up
his character and earn commission. He
spends hours every day in little shed
perched high over his watts, whence he
superintends the labors of the coolies,
and sees for himself that the MASKING is
thorough and the running off takes
place Ill the nick of time. He must
generally pervado the press-house, and
it will not do for him to be dainty over
stain of blue ON his hands or face.
He must superintend the storing, for
the mild Hindoo is not proverbial for
honesty, and feels sorely tempted when
the chance offers to carry off piece of
indigo which will hardly make knot
in his cummerbund, and yet for which
he can realize rupee. When "Ma-
haye " is over, the cold weather is think
ing of setting in, and then, after giving
start to his cultivation, the indigo
planter feels himself free man for
season. His holiday time has come,
and he is the man who knows how to
enjoy a holiday time.
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TheSouth.

LOUISVILLE will entertain the National PORK
Packer Convention on the 9th Of September.
THE remains Of Gov Caldwell. OF North
Carolina, lay ia state at the capitol ia Raleigh.
ou tho i3tll inst. They were thcu inferred al
Norgnntowu, where hc resided
fHE constitutional convention Of Arkansas
met al hitle Bock on Tuesday. July a.
Con JonN ~ FInuNg. State Superintcu-
dent % Public Instruction iu Tennessee. pub
fishes a cavd Withdrawing hi rccommeula-
uons ia egari ~ employing teachers. and
making other new contracts until the fate OF
the Civil Right. BIN wa- ascertain ed
Gov. CALDWELL Of North Carolina. lel at
Hlllshoro ON the Itch inst.
JANIS T.. EymuE Deputy United States
Marrhal, was found murdered IN the road near
IHnchburg Tenn. on the 10Th inst. lie sue
cceded iIilldrcth who was recently killed near
Hil,~boro
THF Directors Of tho pircct-Trade Union
met at Ailauta. Ga recently Liverpool aud
Savannah ageuta wern present and made final
arrangements. They arc now ready q slip
cotton or wheat
lsUAf1 EtIls. ~ Memphis. Tennessee, sh,t
aud fatally wounded his -on. DURING quarrel
on the 10th tt,t Elh- vas arrested.
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WASHINGTON.

THE rostoiice department has received no.
tice from. the Japanese government IN relation
to the tai treaty, asroeably to which the
treaty viii go into effect next January.
ON the Presidents return to Washington, he
will appoint successor to Jewell, az Minister
to Russia. Mr. Creswell is no. an applicant
for the position
THE new District commissioners having re-
tanned certain alleged members Of the old Dis
trict ring, citizens BOT friendly to the late gov
eminent are disposed oquentiou the propriety
OF their coarse
IN will cost $S0000O to colnpleto tho sewers
Of Washington, and +; 1000, 300 TO carry out
existing street contracts.
TnE Shephcrd-Dana libel case * not yet die
posed Of,
GAIT WooD, Of the Chicago baseball nine,
has had 70 submit TO amputation Of one leg.
lie has boon suffering some time from disease
Of the bone
THE first bale Of cotton OF the season " as
shipped from Brownsville, Texas, TO New Or
leans, on the 10th inst
THE New Hampshire Legislature adjourned
on the 10th inst to the last Wednesday in
May next bill to prevent bribery in cleo
tons failed, owing to a disagreement between
the two houses.
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4 Remarkable Man,

Michael Lahy, who was graduated
from the Pittsfeld Mass High School
last week, at the age of twenty one, is
a remarkable young man. When a
child, while playing on the railroad
track, he was run over by train. and
it was necessary to amputnte both arms
so close 10 the shoulder that no precep-
tible stumps are left. Nevertheless he
has perscyered in his studies. has not
been absent n tardy once in his four
years course at the High School. and
has become proficient in the highest
branches, turning the leaves Of his
book with his tongue. He has also
acquired a very Iegible and even hand.
some style of penmanship, which he
executes with his mouth
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AggrayatiOn,

A correspondent OF the New York
Mail says
s. lived in an Eastern city he slut
tered awfully. R. lived in the same
city. s. kept corner grocery store.
One day a countryman was driving
down the street, and seeing r., says
he, " Do-do-do you wa-wa want toto
to buy-buy buy any whi-whi-white
be-be-beans ?"
R.-No, sir, | don't; but I'll tell You
where You can sell the wholelot Doyou
see that sign, SIS? Go up there he is
awful on beans.
Countryman-Ta-ta thank you.
Then he turned his horse and drove
up to the store. b. the time he reach
ed there r., with u choice collection
OF friends, occupied box seats at the
side door. The countryman entered,
and it didn't take long for each one
to make up his mind the other was
mocking him. The countryman spoke
first
Says he, "Goo-goo-good mormon
morning, si-si-sir.'
S.-(ioo goo good mor-mor-morning,
you-your se-se-self.
C.--Do-do-do you wa. wa-want toto
TO buy-buy-buy any viii whi-white be-
be-beans?
S.-No-no-no' do-do-don't. Go-go to
toto the-the de-de. devil with with with
your be-be-beans. Who-who-who you
Notwithstanding, si-si-sir?
C.-Who-who-who are -you-you
mo-mo-mocking yoursel sel-self? Go
| pO-pOl did darn vo1,
S.-Ge-ge-get out Of my-my mystic
sto-store, you-you t-t-thundern o-o-old
scoun-scoun-scoundrel you-you-you.
C.--Im-I'm-I'm goo-goo-g0od mi
mi-mind to-to-to kno-kno knock your
dar-dar-daned o-o-old hea- hea-head
OFF.
Here S. seized two pound weight
and rushed for him; but r. and his
friends ran inand stopped fight. The
madden a suffering man gets the
more he shutters, so you can imagine
where the laugh comes in.
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JoHN MITCHELL the famous Irish exile. is
about 20 return 70 Ireland and ruin for para.
mont. Ills friends in this country and Ireland
have raised $1,000 TO dcfray Dol. expenses.
TIM famous trotter Rcd Cloud won the 2:22
race a. indianapolis on the lsth limo 2.23.
SEVERAL "hnc Old Kentucky gentlemen. n
quest u Office are said TO be waiting Secretary
Brstow's return 10 Washington
lnr portion 81 our navy now iu tue Gull of
NeAco aud in the Wcst mdisu waters wiu not
'c sent north this summer, hat win remain
where they arc. ~ a toue immediately ayatI.
able IN ease thor preseuco is needed In Cuban
waters
GfN WM $. lmuN d,od ia Washn..ep
ou The i}lh inst
t'n nine years the municipality o., lIobolop
nae carried on q litigation to avoid the paymopt
OF Wai bounty claims. Tho Court Of Error.
ana Arpoale has settled tho question by az.
ciding The ease against tho city. Tho claims
amount % $4,000, and ,ho litigation ha. cost
the ciiy $4,000. The original claim. amounted
10 s2s,O00
TnE cotton dealers 80 Norfolk aui por...
mouth, Va, have formed cotton EXCHANGE
A sEvEnE storm ra-tel over uolt county.
Mo-, recently uprootng hundreds Of frnit
trees, unroohng houses, and prostiattug whole
fields Of grain.
A cAsE, said by physicians 10 Dc pure Asiatic
cholera, occurred at Louisville, Ky. Jaly u.
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Mortality Among the Sheep in Angora.

! 1t seems from the statistics of the
mortality o. goats and sheep in the pro-
vince Of Angora, Anatolia, for the years
1873 and 1874, that the number Of Mo
hair goats has decreased during the
past winter from S59,9 to 1868. 29S.
The common goats and sheep have been
reduced in numbers from Lose, 73l to
lS6, 1893. This computation, which is
official, being taken from the sheep tax
ledger Of the local government, does
not include the three districts of Yoz-
gat, Kaisserich and Kirsheir. The dis
trict which comparatively suffered most
is that of Nomadik, which lost all its
flocks while at that OF Yoknra- Cassaba
they were reduced from 193, 0l5 TO 90
800 The district of Angora suffered
less than most of the surrounding dis
tricts, losing only 1,l95 out of =. e7S.
The estimated returns of the tax fof the
present year, as compared with those of
1873, show falling of of about two
thirds. Last year the sum collected in
taxation was s, 4l9, 75j piastres, whereas
this year the estimated sum is ONLY
2,7i0, ISL The immediate loss to the
peasantry is said 10 be terrible" to
the treasury the direct loss will not be
considerable but in an indirect man.
ner the disasters of the last few months
will tell heavily upon the revenue, and
it will probably be many years before
the unhappy province will recover its
1 )rmer prosper y.
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The Danbury News Man on the london
ROy

Il never get tired of studying the
London boy, writes the Danbury News
man. :" He Is always in the street, and
always in the way. never saw such a
10y in any other city. He is not quar-
r9lsome, not saucy, not addicted to
smoking, and Ineyer heard one of them
swear, even under the most favorable
circumstances. 70 tell the truth, |
never heard them say much of any
thing. He is helpless youth, addict
ed to store windows, rubbing against
buildings, and topping over obstruc-
lions. He has a dreadful tendency to
be always backing up against some
thing, and always missing it, to the
detriment of his bones Only they do
not fall with sufficient force to break n
bone / have seen one Of them slide
from the side of a lamp post, turn a
part somersault, recover himself, hit
up against the post again, slip of the
curb, aud gradually get down on his
back in the gutter taking in all some
dozen seconds TO do it, while an Ameri-
can boy would go down and stave q hole
in the back Of his head, and make a
doctors bill of eighteen dollars in less
than n second
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-24

A BOILER in the saw-mill Of PaslIall Il Co.
at Fulton, Ky, exploded, demolishing the
building and fatally injuriug Perry Pashall and
hi, son.
a PARTY Of eight or nine farmers, who Lad
been drinking freely at saloon near Toledo
o on tho 18th inst got into fight, during
which Michael Smith was stabbed and killed,
and John simmons mortally wounded The
rest Of the crowd were more or Less cut with
knives
July Is was celebrated ly the Oraugcmon
of New York city Everything passed OF in a
auiet and peaceful manucr
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Foreign.

CUBA.-The American, Dockery, has been
sentenced to death by court martial
ENGLAND Agnes Strickland, the historian
authorizes, is dead.
RUSSIA The Emperor Alexander has re
turned to Sc. Petersburg.
Prussia. One Kullmai, IA cooper by trade,
and strict Catholic. attempted TO assassinate
Bismarck by shooting HIM while ON the street.
The Emperor William is in Bavaria. Fritz
Ruster, The novelist. is dead The Bishop Of
Padcrbarn has received another sentence of
$4,000 thalers fine and three months deten-
tioi ia a fortress, for persistent violation Of
the ecclesiastical laws. There is intense ex-
element in Berlin over the attempt on Bis
marck's life
sPMN.-The Carlists have cannonaded Puy-
cerda without effect They are now waiting
for achievements. Gen Zaballa has arrived
and viii take charge Of operations. The
Carlisle are trying to drive away foreign cor
respondents by shooting them as spies. Many
Germans have already withdrawn from their
ines
FEANcE.-The Figaro for melting revolt
against the decisions of the Assembly. has
been suspended for two weeks.---A majority
Of - is claimed by the Left Center for the bill
proposing the organization of defuItive
republic.---A committee has been appointed
to draw up bills for the organization of the ex-
ecutiye powers, and for the establishment of a
Senate.
ITALY Monsignore Demerode, the Pope'-
private chaplain. is dead
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Slept with His Spurs On.

Yes, said the Oldham with smile.
81 remember one time a. particular,
while out prospecting with an old
friend, about twenty years ago. We
were travelling on hon eback, and came
ausUss to tavern one night about ten
o'clock. Being yer" tirt d and hungry,
as soon as we got some supper, and
something warm TO keep the cold out.
We asked to be shown to cur room. On
looking around, we found the room had
two beds in it, one Of which was
already occupied by two strangers.
who were both snoring Justify. The
fact OF there being two beds in the
room did not surprise rs, as in back
woods taverus there were frequently
three beds in Il room. We undressed.
and Just as | was going % blow out the
light, my friend, who had got into bed.
cspled the foot of one OF the strangers
sticking through the bedcloths
at the foot OF the bed. With
"A suppressed chuckle lie notion
ed me to hold ON moment he got
quietly out of bed, and going to where
the strangers boots were he took of "A
huge, sharp Mexican spur, and care
fully adjusted il to the bare heel Of the
unconscious stranger. With another
audible chuckic is he thought Of the
consequences that would follow when
the stranger drew in his foot, he got
back into bed, and / blew ont the
light and followed him. He soon
managed 10 get long straw from the
bed and reached over and tickled the
strangers foot He instantly drew his
legs up until his knees almost touched
his chin. In doing this he drew the
spur the whole length his bed-fellow's
leg, making bad scratch The victim
uttered yell and sprang ont OF
the bel with muttcred exclamation
that | did not make ou., and then he
commenced o wild dance around the
room with his neither garment under
his arm, aud mixing frantic efforts
either to disl1cu,e his neck. or to
sre how badly he was hurt, all
the while making cxclamations that
would have made a baggageman with
n Saratoga trunk on his shoulder
turn green with envy. The innocent
cause of thetroublo had been awakened /
at the first yell Of the victim, and in /
Strengthening his legs ont, scratched |
himself most numerically. He did |
not yell nor say bad words, hut he /
jumped ont of he'd pud made for his 1
friend with the purpose Of taking 4
vengeance, | supposed; but he had not
taken two steps before he iabbed the
spur into his leg. The landlord then
with light, followed by
half the bolrdcrs in the house. and
inquired what the matter was. An
brought tn light the spur.
which explained tho matter. The
stranger looked sheepishly ut the spur,
thenat his scratch, and iiuallyoxamined
his boots, and with sickiy smile
said Well, Boys, I have lived an
my lte among people who wear spurs,
1nt | never before saw man who
could pull oil his boots and leave his
spurs ou his feet. IN treat in the
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Substitute ror Tea aud Corcc.

II is stated that tea and coffee may
be superseded 10y Brazilian tree.
which produces u fruit about the size
g. q walnut The seeds are roasted.
mixed with water, aud dried. Before
being used they require grinding, when
they fan into kind of powder The
active principle is identical with that
found Ia tea and coffee. hut tacrc Il
twice as much Of IL in these seeds.
which are called Guarnana, "a there is
in tea.
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Course of True Lore.

I.--AcQUAINTANCE.
May is fair
Sunshine gilds the ballny air;
Promises most rich and rare
Whisper round us everywhere.
Has she frowns; All, yes we know them.
But she has her blossoms too;
And tie sly coquette will show them,
Wishing what she dare not do.
H.-FRIgNDsHP.
June is dear;
But the promise Of the year
Yields no ripe fruition here
Flowers are less than they appear
Has she roses; More and sweetor
Than the fairies ever grew;
Yet wait joy completer
Than these June days ever knew
-BROTHER-AND-sIsTER
Fond July
Meath this warmer, brighter sky,
All her graces multiply
Shall my soul be glad, or sigh!
Hopes for fruit and fears Of blighting
work, within my anxious heart
Strange mosaics. most delighting
When most innocent OF art.
IV.--LOYE.
August heart
Life in love il here complete;
Fruits are ripening rare and sweet;
Hence | would not find retreat.
This is love; so closely blended
With July's prophetic sun.
Who can tell me where it ended,
Aud these perfect joys begun
IN he Gdl0rg.
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the future. AS the fears grew, the
imagination strengthened, just as the
cases already quoted, and the result has
been the same.
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and in the same house in which the epidemic
Of 1857 broke out The victims name was
Patrick Foley.
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A Kentucky Marvel.

This is the story lettor from James
town, Russell County, Ky. tells:
"a few days ago two Messrs. Pierce.
who live in the Long Bottom. discoy.
cred something in the cloudless sky.
jus! under the sun, that very much
rescmbied a man. They Immediately
went 10 their own or their nciohlor's
house and told what they had seen.
Pretty soon others went fofth b. make
observations. but instead Of seeing the
man that had been recognized by the
others they plainly discovered two
women emerging from the sky one
from the left and The other from the
right of the sun. They gradually came
together just under the center of the
sun until they were in the embrace of
each other at which moment n large
eagle came forth ana sailed around
the women for fifteen minutes. and nj
length rested on their heads and
remained there for some time. The
same evening a DIR. Davis who lives
two miles from the picrccs. saw the
same sights at the seinc time of dty.
Mr.. Davis says the Pierces are reliable
gcntlemaL. however strange their dis
coyery may appear.
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THoRovGHLY respectable" Well, /
think you will suit me. What Is Your
name n Shakespeare, ma'am. but no
relation to the play actor ofthat name. "
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o there are times
When all this fret and tumult that we hear
Doth seem more stale than to the sections ear
HIS own dull chimes.
Ding dong ding dong
The world is in a simmer like a sea
over pent volcano is me-
All the day long
From crib to shroud
Nurse DER our cradles screameth lullaby,
And friends in boots tramp round Us as we die
Snulllhg aloud.
When the evening dim
Draws round NJ, then the lonely caterwaul,
Tart solo, sour duct, and general squall-
These are our hymn.
Women, with tongues
Like polar needles, ever On the Jar
Men, plugless word-spouts whose deep foun
tans ARE
Within their lungs.
Storms thunders, waves.
Howl, crash aud below till ye get your fill;
Ye sometimes rest; men never can be still
But in their graves.
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THE NEWS.
Oshkosh--loma Falls.

terribly destructive fire. on the evening Of
the l4th inst, destroyed a portion of the city
of Oshkosh, Wis. The lire originated in barn
on Main street, and made clean sweep of
both sides Of that street for a mile or more
The flames then leaped across Church street
taking Websters block and many other iiue
buildings. jefferson avenue was also laid
waste. In fact the entire Fourth ward Of tho
city is wiped out The loss is estimated at
$1,000 600. Three hundred families arc said
to have been rendered homeless by This fire.
Tho City Treasurer W. r. Taylor, in hs ef-
forts to save property, burst blood vessel and
has since died. The area Of the fire il about
one mile long and from twenty TO aixty rods
wide.
IOWA FALLS,
thriving city on the Iowa division Of the n
linols Central Railroad, IA mics west Of Du
buque, was also visited by the fire hend on tho
nth inst, The business portion Of the city
was completely destroyed. Forty-fve build
ing were consumed resulting in a lofs Of
$3.50 600
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J0sH BILLINGS nays Heuinrs IN.
habit the sea generally: but thos
who inhabit the grocery always taste
20 me IS though they had boon falted
ON snlt They want q deal OF freshen-
ing before they're eaten. aud also
utcrward. II | kin have plenty of
herring for breakfast, 1 generally make
the other two meals out Of watef2o
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THE sURRoGATE's BOOKSHELF

Wholesale Cutting on or Heads and Re-
duction or salaries-Senators Pressing
, for Patronage.
Surrogate Hutchings left the city at late hour
on Thursday evening.
Four OF the Surrogate's Clerks found letters on
their desks when they entered the once yesterday
morning, announcing that their services were no
longer required In that department.. The follow
ing Is list Of those who have been cur or the pay
rolf
Mr.. Henry 9. Fuller, one OF the chief clerks OF
the administration department. Mr. Fuller was
or many years connected with the Surrogate's
Once, and was recommended by Ex-Governor Hoir-
man during the lattcr's first term in the guber-
material chair.
John Dopnelly, recommended or rather ap-
pointed, by ex-Sherif Matthew 7. Brennan and ex-
Assemblyman Denny Burns, the member from
Sligo.
OF Finance.
James Leeds o liberal republican politician
recommended by Mr.. Thomas stewart
The salaries Of the following gentlemen, heads Of
duced from $4,000 to $2.5OO--Mr James Trainor,
Administration Clerk; Mr. Oliver Mr.. Jellett, Pro-
bate Clerk, and MIR. Styles, Certificate Clerk.
Surrogate HutchlngS' friends say that during the
session or the Legislature he has been subjected
to most extraordinary pressure IN the matter OF
appointments. Nearly every member OF the Leg
islaJure be1cved that he had claim on him Tor an
appointment. In some cases, for political reasons,
to the Senators from the city who sit In Albany
another session. During the last mouth the pay
roll OF the SurrOgate's ONCE exceeded the apprO-
priation allowed BY the Comptroller by 5000 This
out OF his own pocket and he has decided to orego
the luxury Of too many clerks in the future.