River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-03
General Items.

The last song of the seattle lay of
the cable.
STRIPED hose is not in style for fire
engines.
Tx UNITED STATES SENATOR Ross is
sticking type in his rural newspaper
Office in Kansas.
WHAT are You doing ?" said father
to a son who was tinkering at an old
watch. Improving my time, sir. /"
EXCURSION tickets to participate in
the festivities attending the execution
OF Sam Davis, are advertised in Texas.
THE Charing Cross Hotel, London,
well known to Americans, is to be merg-
ed into freight depot.
MORE than 81 per cent. of the wealth.
en- predictions of ''Oid Prob. in May
were well verified.
CALToRNIA shows no sign of giving
out 49, a producer of the precious met
ais. New gold and silver mines are
frequently reported
The latest triumphof "similia simil
BUS western yeteranian announces
mat brandy is an unfailing remedy for
" staggers.
The following is an epitaph over the
grave OF a sea captain at Truro: "He's
done a-catching cod, and gone to meet
his God
HUNDREDS of dead turtles. it is said.
are floating in the canal east of Roch-
ester, having been frightened to death
by a recent storm.
The sportsmen are now roaming a
rich harvest of fish from Cayuga Lake.
the result of 10000 young trout placed
therein several years ago.
WHILE Texas women claim to ride on
both sides of their horses, the New
York Herald claims that all sensible
people only ride on the outside.
A COUPLE recently married at Taun-
ton had been counting thirty years, hav-.
ing been atfianced before the birth of
the clergyman who united them.
INDIANAPOLIS makes flourishing ex-
hblt OF her growth since 1860. In that
year the population was $4,000, and it
is now estimated at $4,000.
Chou rainest in this bosom" as the
chap said when basin of water was
thrown over him by the lady he was
serenading.
The cremation poet of the period is
Nathan ID. Urner, of the n. Y. Ledger
lie writes words that burn-if you pat
them in the stove.
Two boys at Aurora, Ill.,, who were
stealing IA ride in a grain car, were kill
ed in curious way: The car capsized,
and they We're buried under its contents
of wheat.
HERR kUHNFR, the missionary taken
prisoner by King Koffee, at Coomassie,
arrived in London ON the 18th of June.
He is in good health, and hopes to re-
turn to Ashantee and again pursue his
work.
They are looking for a man in Lon
don to regild the ball ON the tip of st.
Paul's. Twenty pounds in money and Il
life insurance policy will be given for
the job.
On the mammoth new bridge across
the Mississippi river at St Louis the
Democrat OF that city says, it is now
clear that its revenues will make the
fortunes OF its owners.
IT is said that Westminster Abbey is
moons for Americans in London. Dur
ing service they employ their time in
copying inscriptions from grave stones.
Now, Sammy, tell me, have you
read the story of Joseph ?" "Oh, yes,
uncle. "Well, then, what wrong did
they do when they sold their brother?'
They sold him too cheap, l think"
The Christian Union thinks that if
all the kings and queens should now be
commonly spoken of as Mr.. and Mrs.
So-and-so, they would all have to abdi-
cate IN six months.
SPEAKING OF the southern grain crop.
which is in a very Aourishing condition,
a travelling correspondent says it re-
minds him OF the bridesmaids conven-
honal motto, Wheat rye to please.
Two immigrants left 5000 in gold mn
der their pillows on steamer at Fall
River, "a few days ago, and had got to
Boston before they missed it. They
went back, but the cash was gone.
The son of Henry J. Raymond, who
graduated with honor from Yale Col
lege "A few years ago, and who was
expected by his father TO succeed him
~ 'AA' hANolfhDNAs II uOM law
reporter ON the Brooklyn Union.
JusT now, when boy INDUCES before
his parents in audible "reminiscences of
last Fourth of July, he is really more
interested in financial questions than
was Secretary Chase during the darkest
hours of the rebellion.
A LoNDoN correspondent says that
the most valuable library OF its kind in
the world, that at the India Office, con-
tanning thousands of Arabic, Persian
and Sanscmt manuscripts, is entirely
without protection from fire.
THE quiet services in a colored
church at Nicksburg, Mississippi, were
rudely interrupted on Sunday evening
last by two women, who, after glaring
at each other few moments, sprang AZ
each other, and before the rest of the
knew what was going ON
were fighting like two wild eats. They
were separated 10y their friends and
then left the church.
BEN A. Hut concludes his latest re-
ioinder to Alex. H. Stephens thus: