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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05
Epidemic Among the Ugly Wen I'm
New York.
Letter from Mrs Burnham 10 the e Louis Re-
nnhlican

letter from Mrs Durham TO the &C. Louis Re-
publican.l
The men are certainly suffering from
some dreadful malignant complaint. Ev.
erywhere hear tales of some petty, an
noying insult to quiet ladies, in some
cases middle.aged andunprepoSsessing wo.
men, are receiving from men ia horse.cars
You can tuck your feet gnder your scat
as far as you please your next neighbor
is sure to poke about in the straw with
his No. 22s, and make you wretched try.
ing TO change oyershoes, IL the villain
has newspaper, he opens il out wide, and
lets the hand holding it next ysu rest
against your arm with a gentle pressure,
which increases from time TO time as the
paragraph under consideration seems 20
regulate. IL the car is crowded, he throws
his arm behind into the window, aud
pokcs you occasionally in the neck. lie
makes \ donkey OF himself in hundred
ways but occasionally he meets his match.
I'm Broadway vehicle, q lady
entered and found \ seat next to a mel.
anckoly.looking mana sallow, Sickly
specimen. tlt wouldn't be half so bad
II the nice.looking men did these disgust.
ing things, but they don't; it's always
the horrid ones. And this particular
man was very horrid; his dress was dis.
mai he wore black worsted gloves and q
stock. A man who wears a stock is ca.
pablo Of anything. But this unsuspect-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
W hich Argument Finally Takes the
Color or Blood, and Threatens Rape,
Murder, and Fire.

WHsHNGroN, Feb. IA number Of Re-
publican colored men now in Washington,
from several Southern States, including
Representatives Rapier Of Ala, Pinchback
A. NJ. Gibbs of Arkansas, and Geo. W.
Pierce Of North Carolina, together with
Frederick Douglas, Geo. Downing, Profs
Langston and Sampson, ana Doctors
Buryes and Augustus and others, held a
private meeting recently, and have just
now published the result Of their deliber-
ations. They conclude their address
as follows:
considering that every Democratic
victory, whether won in nothern State
or upon the floor Of Congress tends d..
rectly TO increase the addacity and law.
lessLesS Of the enemies Of constitutional
freedom and the union rs now establish.
ed and further considering that next to
the malign influence Of Democratic vic.
tory is the evil Of timid assertions of
rights by our friends--considering more
over, that any action or non.action or the
part Of the federal government, manifest
ing their apparent apathy and indifer-
ence to the condition C the loyal people
Of the South, is promptly construed
by these disloyal enemies into
license and IMMUNITY TO
renew and redoubled their violence-we
shudder at the wretched condition Of
things which may reasonably I've expected
70 follow in that section of0u country IT,
in view Of the circumstances now exist.
ing, the United States Congress should
alter all adjourn without enacting and
providing for the enforcement of appro.
pirate laws for the better protection OF
persons, property and political rights in
that section. Considering that we belong
70 the class Of citizens, who will suffer by
the non.action of Congress we earnestly
appeal for relief
II Affairs are permitted TO proceed as now Il
requires no unusual foresight 10 see that the
colored citizens Of the South will either be
driven into neutrality, or Tor ell-protection TO
act with their old oppressors in the Democratic
party and the latter Is more probable than
the former, as peaceful organic ,tiOn for the
purpose VI neutrality would naturally excite
suspicion, sur eillauoe and violence.
There Is still one other alternative 20 which
We are exposed zone which II truly fearful 10
contemplate. Human nature is the same ev-
erywhere. There are many varieties OF men,
Eut ohly one human nature, and Il Is possible
that, stung TO madness and desperation by the
continued and increasing outrages, and
seeing no means OF escape, a
spirit Of retaliation and revenge
may be aroused which will an the south viii
scenes OF rope, blood and fire. To avoid such
catastrophe, We earnestly appeal 20 Congress
for the action already mentioned. We invite
iympathy and support 70 this appeal from All
lovers Of liberty and order throughout the
country.
Signed by Fred. Douglass, Jno. NJ Lang.
Joseph, Of Alabama Geo. w Price, Of n. e.
committee, and J. A. Emerson, OF Arkansas
Secretary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05
THE NEWS.

Russia has formally recognized King
Alfonzo of Spain.
king Victor Emanuel gave an audi
nee yesterday to Garibaldi.
Fannie Rogers, courtezan, said to
be rightly Alice Tayler of Rochelle, H.,
committed suicide at Omaha Saturday.
The Wisconsin Legislature is to take
several ballots for Senator Tuesday, in
stead Of only two or three, as heretofore.
The Queen of England, in calling her
cabinet to Osborn, only desired consul
tation on the next royal message to Par
lament. There was no talk Of war at
the meeting.
Bernard Boucher, liquor merchant OF
Cleveland, has been held in the sum OF
$4,000 to appear for trial on charge OF
having attempted to burn the United
States bonded warehouse in that city.
"A riot occurred at New Orleans Sat.
urday, by the striking longshoromen en-.
deavoring to drive away those who were
working for less then Is cents an hour,
but it was suppressed without serious con.
sequences.
"A Philadelphia dispatch says Preston
/ Twins mill at Manayunk burned this
morning; loss heavy, Three hundred
hands are thrown out Of employment by
the fire.
In the Florida Legislature four bal
lots were taken for U. S. Senator Friday
without an election. The last ballot re-
suited as follows: Call "a Walker 20 I,
McLin is; Hicks 3; Bisbee 3.
The Car has sent note to the
Prince Of Montenegro, congratulating him
upon the peaceable solution Of the diff
Guilty which lately arose between his gov
eminent and that Of Turkey.
"A dispatch received at St. Louis,
purporting to come from reliable source,
says the James boys were captured Fri.
day at Missouri City, by Sheriff Groom OF
Clayton county, with posse of 20 men.
No particulars.
-Wintermute's friends at Yankton
were encouraged Saturday to believe he
would escape punishment for ling Gen.
McCook, he having been discharged. but
the court at once ordered him again into
custody of the sheriff. His lawyers hold,
however, that he cannot be placed on
trial.
A circular has been issued by the re
csiyer of the Lake Shore L Tuscarawa
valley railroad, announcing that on and
after February |, the road will be operat-
ed under the name Of the Cleveland, Tus
carawa Valley & Wheeling railroad coz
pany, with the offices at Cleveland.
"A committee at Sioux City, headed
by the Mayor, publishes an appeal for i'm.
mediate assistance for the sufferers from
the grasshopper plague Of last year in
Cedar, Dixon, Knox and Dakota counties
in Nebraska, the settled portion Of south.
ern Dakota and in the upper Des Moines
valley Of Iowa.
"A resolution has been introduced in
the Missouri House, calling on the Gov.
ernor to inquire into all real and alleged
facts relating to the attack on Ruben
Samuels, near Kearncy, Clay county, last
night, when his house was set on fire
Mrs. Samuels severely wounded and bel
children killed, by the bursting of shell
which was thrown into the house, and re
port to the General Assembly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05

CHICAGO, Feb. l.--Mrs. Maggie Van
Colt to-day begins q series Of revival
meetings in this city, which will last some
weeks. She works Independently Of any
organization or sect.
A fire here this morning damaged the
House Of the Good Shepherd, an asylum,
covering Market and Elm streets on the
north side, to the amount Of $4,000. 1t
originated in a defective flue. None Of
the inmates we're injured.
The Evening Journal has information
that the judgment OF the LEGAL circuits in
the case Of Jas. Barron, the noted robber,
and Chss. Hall, abortionist, have been
affirmed to-day in the State Supreme
court. The cases have been pending a
long time on writ Of error.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05
THE CUBAN WAR.
Substantial Victory Gained BY the
Patriot Army--IEenvy Losses ON
Roth sides.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l

bOth SIDES.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
HAVANA, Jan. 3l.--The local newspa.
per of Sancti Expiriti in the Cineo Villas
district, has the following report: The
insurgents, commanded by Geo
MOI and Sanguili, attacked the
settlement of Jibara at 4 o'clock the
morning Of the Goth inst. The assault
wss made at four points. Rebels attack
ed Fort Macheti. The beseiged defended
themselves CALAMITY, but the enemy's
numbers were too great. The garrison
having exhausted its ammunition and been
reduced to ten effective men surrendered
to the insurgents. The latter respected
the lives Of those who surrendered. The
fort and its contents were destroyed and
many houses were burned. Our losses
are considerable in proportion to the
numbers engaged, but we are without de.
tails.
An eve witness says losses Of the rebels
were heavier. This we believe, consider
ing the pertinacity Of the attack and the
obstinacy OF the defense.
When the news became known here,
troops were Immediately sent out to pick
up the wounded and reconstruct the de.
fences and buildings OF the town.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05
From the New York Graphic !

A rather startling placard has been posted In
various public places offering in huge / lack
letters reward of 81 900 for one copy Of Ger.
tain book published in London In 1890, and
suppressed At that time by the lord chancellor
at the instance Of the royal family, because, as
the placard mildly puts Il, it contained certain
statements regarding q member OF the royal
family. The name of the book is not men
toned, but from the names Of the Publisher
and prinier, which are given, the book is rec
ogni4ed as a sort OF scandalous chronicle which
was published In the year named, and which
gave what purported 10 be- an accurate account
oi the secret marriage OF King George w., with
Mrs. Fitzherbert and Of the Issue OF that mar.
riage-a son; who was either kept in conceal
ment or spirite> out OF the country, but who,
IS this be true, could now make very strong
pretensions 70 the British throne and the title
Of George V.
The story has been told, more or less In de.
tall in two or three books which have an
peared sincr 1890, and that some degree of i'm.
portance is attached 20 il by the present royal
family is shown by the tact that every one Of
these publications have, without exception,
been suppressed by the government by the In,
Fiction OF severe punishment and the payment
Of large rewards for the possession OF stray
copies. The book now dhsTtised for was pub
lished by NJ. lindsell, paternoster row, and
printed by /. Jackson, Newgate street, ami
both publisher and printer suffered long terms
Of Imprisonment FOR disobeying the iniunc.
ton of the lord chancellor About tiirpe
years sgo the scandal threatened 70 burst forth
again, Tor single copy OF the book which had
escaped the destruction Of the original edition
came int the possession OF the editor Of the
London Standard who threatened 70 publish
Il serially In his paper. This came to the ears
OF the government, which az once
ffered the editor the choice OF
fwo alternaiivcs-cither 70 publish
the story and 70 20 prison Tor con
tempt Of the lord chancellor, or 70 refrain from
publishing il and accept 5000 for his copy OF
the book. The editor looked upon the latter
alternative IS the most desirable Of the two.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05

1T is generally believed in some Of
the counties OF Michigan that men will do
more plotting aid planning 10 rob hen
coop, than would be necessary 70 insure a
successful bank burglary.
The man who could not ex rcss his
feelings sent them by mail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05

They tried to scare n Toledo man in
Missouri by threatening TO tar and feath.
or him; but he replied "Come on with
your old tar; I've been there six times
and I've got receipt for washing 1t sFl'i
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-19
The New Post-offlce Building In New
York.

The new Post-offlce building Is TRAN
gular structure. the three sides of which
front on he City Hall Park, Broadway
and Park Row. respectively; the Park
Row front is 27S feet long, and the other
two fronts are $50 feet each in length.
The extreme length of the building. from
the park front to the opposite extremity
is 2S6 feet. The height from the sidewalk
to the lantern on the south end of the
building is 1875 feet, TO the pavilion 40
feet and to the dome 182 feet. Below the
sidewalk are basement and cellar, the
cellar being feet and the basement II
feet high. Above these there are five
stories, the first, second and fifth of which
are set apart for the post-office, tile third
and fourth tor the courts and the offices
connected with them. The first-story Is
Is feet high; all the other stories are p
feet, with the exception of the District
and Circuit Court rooms and the Criminal
Court rooms, which rise from the second
to the fourth floor. The triangular form
of the exterior of the structure is preserv-
ed throughout. The building is construct
ed around a central triangular space. This
area is vacant except on the first floor.
Around this central area extend three
broad divisions, the inner one being oe-
cupied with apartments and chambers.
the middle division consisting entirely
of corridors, which run the whole
distance around the building,
and the third and outer division
being taken up by rooms and chambers.
The entire building is lighted by tiers of
lofty windows from the outside, as well
as from the inner space, while from the
ceiling of the corridors are suspended
massive bronze chandeliers bearing gas
jets. There are ten elevators in the build
log for mail matter. and four for passen-
gers and general freight. Twelve of the
elevators are worked by hydraulic press
are. The four passenger elevators run to
the top of the building; the other ten from
the basement to the first floor and gallery.
Seven principal staircases rise from the
first to the fifth story, and there are about
twenty smaller ones TO various points in
the building All the staircaSes are spiral
and constructed of iron. Thereis heaief
beneath each window, fanlight over
every door, and ventilators ia every room
connecting with the top of the building.
The building is fireprOOf throughout, and
sliding window shutters, which are OF
iron two inches thick, are so arranged
that in case of fire from without threat
ening the building they can be easily
closed by persons within Each floor is
lighted by sixty large windows from the
outside, and every floor except the first by
twenty-one windows from the inside, the
light coming to these latter by the open
central space of the building. The build
ing is rapidly approaching completion,
but the Post-office Department is not ex-
pected to move in before Septenber.-N.
z Mil IL - - n.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-19
Taking a Vote.

AS train on the Lake Shore ROa1 was
coming into Detroit the other day long
geared man, who had been sleeping tor
two or three hours, suddenly awoke, rose
up, and after yawn and a stretch he took
his plug hat in his hand, held it out to one
of the passengers, and remarked:
LESS vote for Beecher."
"Oh, go to thunder ~ grOwled the man
The tall man tore five or six leaves from
his memorandum book, wrote innocent
on some and guilty on the Others, and
st .rted down the aisle.
I'M idam," he said as he approached the
nearest lady, {" I'd like to have You vote
one of these tickets. Vote just as your
conscience dictates, madam"
She refused to vote, aud he dropped a
ballot marked ''innOcent" into the lat and
passed to a man, who, overcome by the
heat had fallen asleep.
Here! you-what do you think of
Beecher?" he asked, shaking the sleeper
.'Durn you, sir-durn you!' roared the
man as be sat up.
(Which way do you vote p
"Gwav from me or rll mash the top OF
your head down on your cOllar-bone! y
yelled the aroused sleeper, lifting his big
red fist.
The ballot-man pissed to boy about
ten years old and inquired:
"Bub, what do you think about Beech
err" ..-a q
81 dunno" replied the boy, father
said he'd lick me if 1 said any thing about
it!''
A ballot Of guilty was. dropped in-o
the hat, and the man passed down to a
dreary-looking old chap who was rolling
bit of plug tobacco under his tongue.
"Well old friend, what do you think OF
Beecher?" was the inquiry. ed.
The dreamy chap got up, tossed MS
quid out of the window, and calmly took
The canvasser by the hroat and damned
him over a seat and hit him twice on tho
chin. 1t was all over before any body
could interfere, and as he resumed his seat
ne looked back at the canvasscr, who. hail
stunned, was gazing around in the great
est establishment, and remarked:
81 promised my dying wife I'd lick the
next Ian who said Beecher to me, anC
now you keep away"
The canvasser pushed the dents out OF
his plug hat, borrowed pin to mend his
cOat-collar, tied wet handkerchiefarOunC
his throat, and sat down and fell into such
a train of reflection that the peanut boy
had to speak to him four times over before
he was arOused.-Detroit Free Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-19
A Memory Of the Past.

The death of the Oldest surviving son OF
the illustrioas Hamilton is an event which
under any circumstances should not be
passed over in silence. 1t seems like
bringing the past into the present to i'm
agine a son of this revolutionary statesman
living with us. Yet the Alexander Ham
ilton who died on Monday leaves behind
him three brothers still in the vigOr of as
much health as can be expected from ex-
IRENE old age. The deceased was in the
ninetieth year of his age when he died.
AS it is seventy one years since Hamilton
himself was killed, his surviving children
have all passed the limit ascribed to hui
man life by the Psalmist.
1t is long period since Hamilton died,
especially in a history as brief as ours.
We are now entering upon the centennial
times, when every day almost is an ami
ver>ary of some of the great events OF the
times which tried mems souls. First
among the great men who led this coun
try from its struggling. disordered cOndi-
ton as a confederation of provinces, into
the imperial rank of nations, was the
father Of the venerable citizen who died on
Moniay. He was a great man, by many
believed to be the greatest of his day. TIC
him we owe much of the vigor and
promptitude shown by New York in tax.
ing part in the war. He was the counselor
and friend Of Washington. He was the
first Secretary of the Treasury in Wash
ington's administration and founder OF
our national representative system. When
he retired from Office it was because hon
orable ambition was denied to one who in
all his temptation had led the life of hon
oratle poverty. When he died by the
pistol of subtle and audacious opponent
he was still young man. Had he lived
there is no knowing to what higher emf
hence he might have attained in the eoun-
ellis of the young Republic.
The name of Hamilton grows loftier as
his figure recedes from us. We are re-
minded how shsrt time has passed in the
life of nations since the Revolution by the
fac that we. are even row mourning the
death of one of his children, and that we
rejoice still in the presence of three of his
sons in hOnored old age. Alexander
Hamilton lived quiet, retired life. He
was an efficient, useful, modest citizen.
He did what work fell upon him with dill
gence and prOpriety, and bore aloft no.
BILE name. He bore it for ninety years,
stainless and exalted, never forgetting
what was due to the ancestor. In leaving
it behind him he leaves it as model for
the emulation of Americans.-Ne,o York
Herald A1L0nSt a.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-19
A Bold Leap by a Girl.

/ A rash leap was made by a young girl
last night, as the excursion train convey
ing the Bible Christian congregation from
PorI Stanley to London was dashing past
the Ross farm, about u miles from the
city. 1t appears that while at the spot
mentioned the girl named Mile George,
about u years of age, daughter of Mr..
William George, corner of Clarence and
Nelson Streets, was standing on the plat
form of the second last carriage, several of
the other scholars being with her. A gust
of wind blew off her hat. Apparently
thinking It too good to lose, she jumped
of the carriage unobserved, strange 10 re-
late, by any of her companions She was
seen TO fall on her hands and knees, and
to rise up, hat in hand, and run after the
tram. Those in the last carriage pulled
the bell-rope. but it was apparently I'M
workable, or at least was unobserved by
the G. nductors, as the train arrived in this
city before they weFefully apprised of the
affair. No time was lost in dispatching an
engine along the line to look for the cour-
ageous little girl. Fortunately. to the
great relief of the girls mother and her
friends, no were in a sad plight at the
station, she suddenly put in an appear
ance at home, with but few scratches as
a remembrance of her rash act.-London
(Cdn.) Free Press. Llt-4
An amber mine has been discovered in
SehWarZhof, Germany.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-19
d A FancyDog Story.

Mr.. Ed. Walsh, well known farmer,
residing about one mile south Of this vii
lage: had a hen and nice clutch of chick
ems. this spring. One day the hen dropped
and died, the little chicks became orphans
and werea pitiable sight to behold clus-
tered round the dead mother. The dog in
question, q black shag, seemed 70 take
quite an interest In the little things, kept
an eye on their operate movements, and
when night came gathered them together
from weeds and underbrush until he had
the entire clutch collected in a corner OF
the fence. He then laid down outslee
them, and If any tried to escape from the
guardianship of their singular protector,
he took them gently and tenderly in his
mouth and replaced them, sometimes
using his feet and caudal appendage TO
keep them together In the morning ne
liberated them, and repeated the same
thing every. evening until they became
quite accustomed 10 his guardianship, and
would nestle securely between his legs
and on his back; and this strange scene
was repeated night after night for several
days. AT length Mr.. Walsh was obliged,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-19
The StOppage of the Cotton Manufac.
ture in England.

With the marked decline of raw cotton
in En- gland cotton goo have of course
sympathize1. Trade in all. branches is
much depressed in that conntry-as It is
here-and even a Diminished production
of the cotton mills could not find a ready
market at home or abroad. But the man
ufacturers, hoping for an increased de-
msnd and an upward turn In prices, have
not limited their production. They have
kept the mills going at the old rates for
operatives, until they now find themselves
stocked up with certain classes of goods,
and the market giving no sign of improve
ment. Under such circumstances thy
have two courses open to them-one to
close the mills. and the other to- require a
concession Of wages from tie hands. The
formerfs the sim pier remedy and the best
for employers; the latter is the more hu-
name for the men The manufacturers
decided 10 reduce the wages 10 point at
which business could be continued with
out positive loss. A pro POSITION TO this
effect has been rejected by the hands, and
the mill owners have no alternative but
to proclaim lockout. This is now in ac-
tive operation, and threatens 10 extend