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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06

the bench, throwing the knives upon
the floor. A violent contest now en-
sued for the possession of one of the
deadly weapons, Eggler finally sue
ceeded in clutching knife. At this
moment he received blow from Etta's
clenched hand upon his nose, which set
that organ bleeding and Infatuated him.
In his rage he struck the girl with the
knife. She stopped, as he supposed, to
pick up another knife, and in the UNI
conscious fury and evaporation of the
moment, he again plunged his knife
into her body-not seeing where he
struck, not thinking whether he was
numbering her or not. AS one mad
thrust plunged the blade up to the hilt
in her breast, she sunk to the floor
gasping: "Pm dead" In an instant
the horror of the deed which he had
done overpowered him. He sunk upon
his knees, calling her by name, trying
to raise her, looking vainly for
some sign of life. She was
beyond hope ~ dead, mangled
hideously, CORY corpse. In his despair
he rushed upstairs, intending to kill
himself, first dragging her body little
aside from the door, but not waiting to
endeavor to hide it. When upon the
verge of self-destruction his love of life
overcame his resolution, and he de
termined upon an effort to escape.
Then he rushed downstairs, and fled
from the house by another door than
that near which she lay. He could not
pass the horrid sight of the Accusing
corpse, and, driven by a horror even
greater of the dead than of the living
who might pursue him, fed on until he
was captured.
The court, and even the prosecuting
attorney, deemed his story plausible,
and considered that there were mihgat-
ing circumstances to be taken into con-
sideration in awarding the penalty of
his crime. As he was a minor, his pun
ishment was fixed at two and half
years Imprisonment. Had he been of
age, double that term would have been
given him.
In all its aspects this is one of the
remarkable cases upon the record of
modern criminal Jurisprudence.
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MoRE BRILLIANT WEDDINGS

Washington gossip has Il that Admir-
al porters handsome mansion bids fair
To he ahla2c with the brilliant light az
Homogeneous this winter, rs the paai.s
announcing the marriage Of his two
sons with southern heircsses are waited
ON the wings of autumnal winds, and
Dame Rumor coniidentially informs us
that Miss Lizzie has brought 20 her feet
"a distinguished New York journalist.
with all his money, enterprise. horses,
and soup philanthropy. Miss Porter is
conspicuous for her finely moulded fig
ure and exquisite taste in dressing. and
her graceful dancing.
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Shall John Chinaman Vote f!

The question now is, shall John
Chinaman vote? 1t has been discover
eel in San Francisco that the revised
statutes of the last Congress have
authorized the naturalization of the
Chinese and any other oftheadult males
of the yellow races. The old law of 1902
declares that "any alien, being a free
white person" may be- admitted 10 be
come a citizen, nc. In 1870 the pro-
vision was extended to cover "aliens of
African nativity and persons of African
descent The revision uses tho words
of the law of 1902 emitting "heinga free
white person. and inserts the law of
1870 about Africans, Ii is claimed that
the law, as now standing, breaks down
all barriers of race or descent which
California has hitherto successfully
opposed.
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False Tongue.

Under the above caption the Visalia
(Cal.) Dalta says: "No doubt every
body thinks he knows what we mean by
this heading. But what we do mean is
a disease by that name, several cases of
which have occurred on Tule river.
The patient is taken with itching on
the under side, mt the root of the
tongue, from which we are informed
commences the growth Of fungus re-
sembling tongue, which soon fills the
mouth and protrudes from it, causing
suiiocation and death in few days, I'M
less relief is obtained. DIR. Henhahon
has had several bad cases, the fungus
being burned away with caustic. In
one instance the tongue is said to have
grown two inches i'm an hour"
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WINTERMUTE.

p. p. Wintermute, the banker who
shot and killed Secretary McCook at
Yankton, ID. T., a year since. was re-
Gently taken from Yanktou to Vermilion,
on a writ of habeas corpus issued by
Judge Kidder, of the Territorial SUI
preme Court 1t was asked that the
prisoner be admitted to bail, it being
alleged that his health was falling be
cause Of the unhealthy and filthy condi-
ton of the Yankton Jail. The case was ar
gued by counsel, when Judge Kidder
took the matter under advisement, say
ing he wanted TO confer with his associ-
ates before rendering decision. In the
meantime, the prisoner was ordered re
turned TO Jail.
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DECISION CONTRARY TO SETTLED Law.

Judge McKennan, of Washington.
Pa, while holding a term of the United
States circuit court in Philadelphia re-
Gently, pronounced a ruling in contra
diction 10 what has heretofore been
considered settled law. The case was a
suit brought by the drawer of a check
for 500, which had been raised To
81, 100 10y the dawee. to recover from
the bank 81, 900 improperly paid.
Judge Mckennan charged the Jury
that ii they believed from the testi-
mony and from an inspection of the
check that there was nothing unusual
in its appearance. nothing which would
have been sufficient 10 put a careful
person upon his guard, then they
should find for the defendants; il other
wise. their verdict should he for the
plaintiffs. The paying tellers Of sew
epd banks having testified that there
was nothing in the appearance of the
check, rs raised, to excite suspicion. the
jury rendered verdict for the bank.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
Terrible Experience in an Australian
Bush.

A few weeks ago a respectable man,
named Bartholomew, was found in the
Puzzle ranges in Australia. He had
been lost in the bush for four days, and
when first seen was crawling on his
hands and knees in an exhausted con
dition. He was very feverish and badly
bruised, and had had no food during
the four days. He had thrown away
his blankets, not being able to carry
them, and had suffered severely from
the cold. He was carried to the hospi-
tai ut Alexandria, and it was found that
the soles of his feet were as black rs
coal, senile gangrene had set in, and
the nails of his big toes had already
dropped of, and the poor fellow must
ose both his feet.
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DESTRUCTION OF RAILROADS IN SPAIN.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times writes that during the asst
few months the Carlists have DESTROYED
on one line Is coaches, engines, and
7 bridges. One method Of destroying
them is to break down a bridge, then
put full steam ON, and run the train in
to the chasm. Another method is to de
tach the engine, and then start itfulltilt
against the train so as to destro, the
carriages On this same line they have
destroyed % kilometers of railway, -
of telegraph posts and wires, besides
greatly damaging various other stations,
bridges tanks, etc, the whole of which
is an estimated loss 10 the company of
20, OG0,0 600 reals, or moro than million
and quarter of dollars. FINALLY one
Of the Carlist chiefs, Lozano, has issued
"A decree declaring that any railway
funchonary caught within one hours
distance Of a station shall be immedi-
ately shot.
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SATANTA AND BIG TREE

These two Kiowa chiefs are now in
the hands of the military authorities,
ndwill probably be hung. 1t has been
decided to turn them over to Gov.
Davis, and recommend the execution of
the sentence suspended at the time of
their release from confinement. 1t has
been proven that these chiefs have vio-
lated their paroles.
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The Acorn.

An acorn swung
On an oak-tree bough;
So long it had hung,
1t would fain fall now
To the kindly earth,
That its germ within
Might burst into birth.
And its life begin.
And the autumn came
With its burning hand
And each leaf grew a flame,
And each bough brand.
And worm came up
And began to eat
Through the hard, dry cup
To the acorn sweet.
Aud the acorn thought,
Il" shall soon zee now
The life have sought,
When | fall from the bough;
For the worm gnaws through
Each tendon slight,
That about me grew,
And bound me tight"
And with dying day
Came the zephyr's sound:
And the acorn lay
Next morn on the ground
But its germ was gone
BY the worms sharp teeth;
And the ground it had won
Was its grave in death.
r w. b., IN The GdlaI
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THE ERIE ROAD.

Capt. Tyler, the English expert sent
to this country TO examine into the con
dition of the Erie railway, has made his
report. He says the road undoubtedly
possesses great natural advantages, but
III order that its resources may be prop
erly developed several things are neces-
sary, which he specifies rs follows: A
double track with steel rails and dura-
BILE sleepers on a whole main line, and
some sections, some improvements in
the gradients of the road; fresh extern
sions andconncctions; change Of gauge
is Indispensable; improved terminal ar
engagements to provide sufficient storage
for increased traffic; iron bridges to be
substituted for wooden when the latter
require renewal; speculation in coal
fields, and all other speculations, should
he avoided; no outside rings should be
permitted. To carry out any of the
above mentioned improvements, liberal
expenditure is required, but the precise
amount 10 he expended from time TO
time can only be settled after the most
careful deliberation. There is probably
no railway in the world which would
better repay such large expenditure than
this, if really good management, sup
ported by stable constituency of pro.
prietors, can be permanently secured.
Capt. Tyler recommends the organiza-
ton of Il strong committee in England
to control the arrangements with regard
to fresh capital and expenditures gener
ally
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THE ENGINEERS.

Locomotive engineers of the West be-
longing TO the o-called Brotherhood are
preparing to resist with all their com
bined strength, n reduction Of wages,
which the principal lines have decided
on. The strike of last spring had its
unpleasant features, and the one in CON
temptation, if it is forced to an issue,
will be even more unrelenting. Grand
Master Wilson, more than any other
man, curbed the violent spirit of the
engineers in the last strike, and he paid
for his moderation and prudence with
his official life. His successor, accord
ing TO common belief, will approve any
action Of the Western Division engi-
neers, however contrary to the regula
tons andprecedents of the Brotherhood.
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HOW THE cARLIsTs GET ARMS.

A Paris telegram to the London
Times says a French paper to day
gives the following account of the way
in which it says the Carlists were sup
piled. Ships laden with arms and am
munition clear out from Antwerp, Liv-
erpool and New Hamburg, nominally
for Japan or China. They repair To the
Gulf of Gascony. Here they cruise for
some time waiting favorable opportu-
nifty to land their cargoos. They are
careful to remain in Spanish waters and
not in French waters, because they
know that as soon as bad weather comes
ON the Spanish cruisers return to
cover. Then from little Biscayan
creeks which are in the hands of the
Carlists, boats so ont to the English,
Belgian or German vessels and load
arms and ammunition without the
smallest obstacle or risk. We are nm
able to explain the negligence of the
Spanish cruisers, but we insist upon the
strict correctness of our information.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-11-06
Tender Appeal OF an Old Travelling
Trunk.

The tender appeal ola travelling trunk
which passed through the railroad
depot IN Scranton, Penn, on Wednes.
day last, had the desired effect of secur.
ing careful handling by the baggage
smashers. The trunk was large, dila-
pidatod Saratoga, and on the I'D, in
large letters appeared this touching le.
gcnd: I've been through the war.
Gentleman handle me carefully, as am
old. : The baggage sInashers gathered
around the old trunk and read the re-.
commentator carefully; then reyerent
" removing their hats, they took it mp
tenderly and deposited Il carefully II
the baggage ear.
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pursuit, driving the Indians toward the
edge of the Staked Plains. Col. David
son moved from Fort Sill with strong
column ON the 2lst, going west.
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TUE FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.


CHANGES TO OCCUR ~ THE SENATE.
Terms expire For the succeeding
state March 3, 1875 term.
California. Hager. ...... NEWTON BoorH
Connecticut buckingham. Hm. ". EatoB--gaiH.
Delaware. j. BGyard. 800.
Florida. Gilbert ......
Indiana. 81. ,. Pratt. ......A Dt1a0crdf--gaia
Maine ........ Hamlin j.. A Republican.
Maryland Hamilton HD,. F5i'cknep Whge.
Massachusetts Washbun
Michigan ..... Chandler
Minnesota ramsey.
Mississippi .Pcase. .,.,. Branch X. Bruce e..
Missouri .... .SCHURZ zee.
Nebraska . rmroS. IA Republican.
Nevada ...... Stewart. &c..
New jersey Iorki0H ....
New York DENTON ,...
OHIO ........ Thurman. AHea q. Thurman.
Pennsylvania. Scott ..,.....
Rhode Island SpraguC.. A Republican.
Tennessee BroWnlOw
Texas ...... Flanagan Sau2 n. Marey-gaia.
Vermont EdmHnds George +. Edmunds
Virginia. ..... Lewis ...,.. R0bt n. UHhers-gdiH
vs.. Virginia Foreman. - Dcmocrdt-0aiB.
Wisconsin 49,. Carpenter
Total Of Senators whose terms expire
with the Forty third Congress, %, viz. !:
II Administration Republicans, in
Roman; Independents, elected rs Re
publicans, in SMALL CAPS; 3 Democrats
in itaiic type.
The Senate at its adjournment, stood:
80 Administration Republicans, 3 indie
pendents, 20 Democrats, and | seat
Houisiana) vacant. The Democrats
have already made gains of seats.
THE STATUS OF PARTIES IN THE HOUSE.
When the forty third Congress as
sembled, in December, 1873, the House
stood: 1875 Republicans, 90 Democrats
and Liberals, contested seats vacant.
AT the end of the session a full House
would have divided 20l Republicans,
81 Democrats. We count as a Repub
hcan seat that which Pinchback, Of
Louisiana, might have had in the House
had he not too confidently chosen to
make his claim upon the Scnate; also,
the seat of Mellish, of New York, vaca-
ted by death. For convenience of ref.
ercnce we give the representation by
states, including elections already made
for the Forty fourth Congress, as fol
lows:
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CALIFORNIA; great central plain is for
six months a scorched and dust-swept
desert In April il becomes one Aow.
er bed 400 miles long and thirty wide.
set under range OF snow mountains.
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Death of Distinguished New York
Financier.

A very distinguished tinancier died in
New York on Monday, John Austin
Stevens, widely known as President of
the National Bank of Commerce of New
York. He occupied this position for
more than quarter of century. The
bank was one of the first to organize un-
der the general banking law of 1888, and
the list of its Directors ut that time in
cluded many names which have been
the highest ornaments of the business
world of this country. Mr.. Stevens was
born in New York in 1895, and was con
sequently in his S0th year at the time of
his death. He was a graduate of Yale
of the class of 1918, and in the many
positions nc occupied, such as President
of the Merchants Exchange, Secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, Presi-
dent of the Bank of Commerce, and
Chairman of the Historical Meeting of
the Banks of New York, Philadelphia
and Boston, in August, 1861, was a
notable contradiction to the belief that
liberal university education disqualifies
man for business pursuits.
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A uioH note One Of thousand dol
lars.
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Sharp Struggle with Mad Wolf.

In the Charente, in France, little
girl was engaged in picking up chest
nuts, when she was attacked by wolf,
which flew at her throat and killed her
before a man named Texier, who was
three hundred yards off, could come
to her assistance. When Texier arrived
the wolf left Marie Favraud and dashed
at him; he was unarmed, but he man
aged to give the Infatuated beast vio-
lent kick and to seize it by the throat.
Wolf and man rolled to earth together,
but the man was on top, and he held
the animal firmly pinned, though the
wolf had got hold of his arm. This
struggle lasted for twenty minutes,
when man called Frontroubade came
to the rescue, and with Texier at last
succeeded in kicking and beating their
antagonist to death. Texier received no
fewer than twenty-five severe wounds
in this combat, and FontrOubade had
one of his fingers lacerated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
TIE INDIIN Question:
s,vAGEs ON TIE WAR PArH--AGENT sAviLLE, EN-
DRAYORs TO AVOID WAR.

s,vaGt;5 ON HE WAR PArH-AGENT sAViLLE3 EN-
DEAvORs TO AVOID A WAR.
OMAHA, Feb. tS-Thrty or forty Indians
Monday afternoon seven miles above the
upper crossing o' the Horseshoe by Lieut. Allen, who
with body OF mon gathering up herd Of cattle
at Fort Fetterman which had boon "stampeded." He
dad not dare leave the herd 20 attack them InfOrmG
ton received to-day from agent SavIlle says;
War parties OF Minnecorj)us have gone north, and
bmuIBg the prairie behind them. Red COId in
forms mo tbat messenger from BlackstOnes has ar
rived and that HIS party will IN, but that Crazy
Horse and his party viii join tho MiDnscOnOus. hayo
told tho Osaallas plainly that the army will strike
these Indians. and they must choose between lighting
them They have chosen stand by their agency
and us. and they can be depended on IN this case.
defense OF this part the country. Flat Iron, rela
tive Blue Horse started Black Hlils to-day To
soSS There are nnnbcr OF oSaaas IN the north
road, and there are remaining number OF MinnecOn-
jous AID 5Jns-Arcs in the different camps about tho
agency, for what purpose do not hn0W-noe q good
think.
Agent savie says nc supposas these Indians will DO
speedily published and requests 30 be kept advised OF
military movements. that he be- prepared TO give
information and keep tho Ognallas out OF the way.
He "a getting all the property and tho white msn inside
the stockados. He also requests the commanding
officer Of Sidney Barracks 20 got all the Ogailas Of
the Ri0sse band VINO supposed % IN that neigh
borhood together and send them. under military
cort to North Platte River. G.n. Ord has instructed
the cOmmandant there 10 do So Agent Howard OF
whitestone Agency reports tho immediate danger over
The Minneconous leaving quietly. Beof was issued
on the lith.
COM,NCHH CAMP BROKEN ZIP.
WASHINGTON, Feb i8.-The following VAS
received to-day:
CHICAGO. Feb II. 1874
CoI W. d. WHIPPLE. Washington. ID. O..
Gen. Au2ur. commanding The Department or Iexas,
telegraphs that Lieut. Col. Buell. with command con
sisting OF parts or Companies and g. ION Cavalry.
and IS Tonka scouts struck small camp OF C0manche5
on Double Mountain Fork. the 9Th Inst. and killed 10
Indians captured all of their stock. consisting VI ga
horses IIo will report fully his return To GRIMM.
L. H. SHERIDAN. Lieutenant General
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WAsuTNnrOS Wednesd,

WAsHTNGrON, Wednesday, Feb 10. 1874.
Tho Senate Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to-day heard statement by DR.. Verdi mem-
her Of the Board OF Health of Washington. relative to
the gas furnshed by the Washington Gasght Com
pany. He represented the gas frequently being OF
poor quality, and the charge OF the Company
certain and excessive. The Committee pursuing
this investigation with view TO ascertain whether the
quality aud price OF the gas furnished not only TO ts
citizens OF Washington but to the various public build
gs here cannot he regulated by Congressional action,
and II this IS not deemed feasible tho Committee VIII
consider the eIpediency OF that the pub
lilo buildings be supplied by some other means-or in-
stance that the Government gas works for itself
In recent dispatch. founded upon Information de-
rived from official document transmitted to the
House of Representatives in relation moeties
stated that from March 1862. Nov 80 1873. there
paid TO tho chief officers Of the port OF New York
follows: TO tho Collector. s32Ojs Ga to The Sur:
ysyor s''l 9S e. an5 esr from tbe secro
tary of tho Treasury. was erroneous Tho period In
which these amounts were received should nave Doeh
from july 1852 Nov. 80 1885, making IN annual aver
age OF about $4,000 edCn
The Senate Committee Naval Affairs has agreed TO
report bill for tho relief OF the " iron
clad vessels during tho war; allowing tho right to prose-
cuto their claims before the Court OF Claims for losses
susalned by them IN tho construction OF tho ronclads
when the Government god the plans and specica
lions and prolonged the une IN the completion Of the
worKn many cas- ron SIX months 70 t%o am n n
person here representing those claims Ia Nathaniel
Mckay Of New-YOrk.
The Secretary OF tho Treasury has instructed tho Col
hector OF Customs at Baltimore TO nterposo further
objections tbs Cria trip Of the steamer Edgar stuart,
evidence having been furnished Of the good intentions
II all concerned 1Ie qualities the permission, however.
10y requiring That IA Oicr OF tho IjVChdo SNAIL accom-
ptny jhc steamer.
Tho Committee Ways and Means. which WAS 10
have heard Mr. H. @. jayne. Iato Treasury Special
Agent on how frauds are committed by New York i'm
pOrters decided after consultation not to hear further
itOm him until tho time liked Tor giving 4 b0ariug 20
ths NewYOrk and Boston merchants on the subject OF
InOeties TO informers
Tho sub Committee on Banking aud Currency VIII
gin next week the examination into tho afrs VI the
First National Bank OF Washington. They viii propose
certain written questions 10 be answered by the Secre
Lry Of the Treasury, Controller of tho Currency. aud
receiver OF the bank before sunImODing witnesses.
TIE order relieving Gen Eaton. CommiSsliy General
takes effect on May Il.
For HJ.iT Ho u coayraJaI PJo>siaJ. Ss,"I PIg>