River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-14
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

1 N.
racy."
AT late spelling match in Gambia. N.
H., Deacon Ezekiel Lane, SO wears old.
spelled down all the young folks and took
the first prize.
The District Of Columbia debt is up.
wards Of $20,000,000. But then the little
municipality can draw on Uncle Sans
treasury.
Long Hungry" the Comanche chief,
says the New York Commercial Adoer-
tiser, is on his way East. What Apply.
tight he'll have when he gets here.
The Cincinnati Enquirer proposes
popular vote on the question Of Beecher's
guilt as the only way OF settling the mat
ter and restoring social peace to the
country.
a sharp talking lady was reproved by
her husband who requested her to keep
her tongue in her mouth. "My dear, :"
she said, cts against the law to carry
concealed weapons"
Robert Connct, a workman at Colum.
bus, o., was killed on the % by half
ounce Of croton oil given to him by drug
scription plainly calling for castor oil.
Among the minute men of Connecticut
one hundred years ago, were Lieutenant
Noah Grant, of Coventry, grandfather Of
the President, and Captain Mcclellan, OF
Woodstock, grandfather of Gen. George
B. Mcclellan.
Gen. Cook is said to be the first mill
tarU Gamma nln,, &c Ac,1nna nh. ,uaa ,,ot
welcomed to the Territory with flags,
drums and speeches. and the only one
whose departure is regretted by the peo-
pie Of the Territory.
The circus sensation of this season will
be fac SMILES OF Tilton and Beccher. Ev-
cry first-class show pays large salaries to
men whose only show merit is that they
resemble the plaintiff and defendant in
the great scandal suit.
a Dubuque printer received the follow.
ing note from his girl: May | git
yanked out o bed at midnite every mite
by a cuss like TheydOre TitOn, an car
ried upp a million pare of stares, if ever
! sese to love you. Jim"
There was once Pennsylvania legisla-
tor who laid by thirty thousand dollars in
one session. When he was asked how he
managed this with salary of one thou
sand dollars, he said that he saved it by
doing without hired girl.
Agnes Burns, daughter of poor weaver
of Dundas, Scotland, who secretly left
her home for New York last September,
is wanted by her wealthy uncle, Robert
Gray of Glasgow, who proposes to make
her his heiress, but cannot find her.
The Rev. Washington GLADDEN. says
that the religion of the Southern negroes
has not the remGtest relation to their
conduct, and that "the notion Of any in
eOngruity between piety and theft or
adultery scarcely enters their heads
San Francisco had spelling match, in
which the worst speller was to have the
prize, which was a copy of Josh Billings
book. "Virtue" was one of the words
given out, and the man who spelled il
"Beechertilton" was awarded the prize.
Bishop Foster does not anticipate a sue.
cesSful temperance reformation for CEN
fury to come, and seems rather doubtful
about it then; but he has one consolation,
that at the judgment day the prohbi.
tionists will get even with the rum sellers.
Gen. Frank Blair, who has long been
Frustrated under the effects of paralytic
attack, is thought to be improving since
his physician, DIR. Franklin, of St. Louis
has reSOrted to TRANSMISSION Of blood into
the Generals veins from those of a
healthy man.
One Of the objects of the new English
expedition 20 the Arctic regions is to
search for another mine of eryolite, Gce-
stone,) and in the event Of its attainment,
certain LOndOa merchants have pur-
chased the exclusive right for its work
ing by pledge to pay all the expenses
of the expedition.
Canada is not all devoted to agricul-
culture. Official returns from Ontario,
Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
show 81, 964,020 invested in manufac.
lures, employing 1877 ,942 persons, earning
$4o,S5l,OO0 year, using 1924, 907, 246 in
raw materials and producing 500, 6l7,-
773 in manufactures.
After twenty years trial of proh,bitory
legislation, the Michigan Legisla-
turc has resorted to system
OF TAXATION IN lieu OF license, the
latter being forbidden by the constitution,
and has also proposed a constitutional
amendment giving the liquor traffic Who'll.
ly into the control Of the Legislature.
The Northwestern camp meeting
ground, il is decided, will be located in
some spot along the southwest shore Of
Lake Michigan, which will be provided
with ample hotel accommodations, and
all convenience for camp life and camp
meetings, including seats for 5000 people
around the central pulpit.
Rev. A. Crowell of Shueyville, Ia,
minister Of the United Brethren Church,
whose mind has been affected by illness,
recently tried to commit suicide by cut.
ting his throat, and probably will not re-
cover. Certainly he cannot be restored
TO reason. lie has beena faithful timer.
ant for twenty years.
The German reporter who committed
suicide the other day in consequence Of
the Beecher trial, was detailed TO trans.
late the proceedings into German. I'll
ever an unfortunate human being was
justified in shutting of this coil he Ger
family mac auI - o,A,fl.I q.