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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-19
Sleep.

Sleep, DR.. W. A. Hammond says may
be defined as general repose. Almost all
the organs rest during sleep. The heart
popularity supposed to be in perpetual
motion, is at rest hours out of the pa
the respiratory organs s, and the other
organs more or less. The brain alone IS
constantly employed during wakefulness,
and for it sleep was formed and made
needful to its preservation. 1t is true
that sleep does not give the brain a total
recess from labor: imagination and
memory are often vivldly active during
sleep. and unconscious cerebration like
wise takes place, but enough rest IS
obtained for the renovation Of the brain,
and that which has been torn down dur
inc wakefulness is 10 a certain extent re-
built Sleep is most wonderful power
often stronger than the viii, as in the case
Of the sleeping soldier--and more mighty
than pain, as when sick persons and tor
tured prisoners sleep in the midst of their
sufferings. No torture, it is said, has been
found equal to the prevention of sleep
The amountof sleep needed differs &C
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-19
A Desperate Rufilan Attempts to XIII a
Justice In Court.

A recent dispatch from Utica, n. Y,
gave the following: "Ill fix your ex-
claimed Tony Lucot with an oath as he
was arraigned before Justice Edward T.
Marston, of Marcy, yesterday on a charge
of burglary, and pulling pistol from
his pocket fired at the justice. The
weapon was loaded with shot, nails and
similar stuff, and part of it lodged in
Marston's side. Lcuot was secured al
once.
Tony Lucot has long been notorious
ly bad character hereabouts, He is farm.
er, and keeps small hotel three miles
from the city. lie has threatened to Kill
Mr. Marston for several years, and recent
difficulties with that gentleman doubtless
led.him to the attempt he made on his
life. Seven or eight years ago Lucot's
mother, who was widow, owning farm
near her sons, became insane, ii is said
from ill-treatment by Tony He tried to
get the custody of his mother, for the pur-
pose of controlling the property
This was opposed, and Esquire Marston
was appointed a committee to take charge
of her and the property. Mrs. Lucot
went 10 live with married daughter in
Utica. Tony twice stole heT from his
sisters house, once securing her in a
piece of woods, where he kept and i'll
treated her for several days. She was
discovered and returned to her daughter
care. Not long ago Lucot presented TO
Justice Marston bill for boarding, the
old lady, amounting TO quite sum Mr..
Marston refused to pay it.
Lucot brought suit and got Judgment
Mr.. Marston appealed, and before Judge
Bliss last week obtained judgment
against Lucot The latter then openly
declared he would kill Me-. Marston at
the first opportunity. Lucot's wife con
veyed a warning 10 the justice that her
husband had armed himself and was de
termined to put his threat into execution.
Mr.. Marston, however, paid no attention
TO the matter, and to collect the judgment
he had against Lucot had an officer at
tach a sleigh belonging TO Lucot
The officer took the property and
locked it IA a barn Lucot broke open
the barn and took the sleigh away. He
was arrested yesterday on charge of
burglary and arraigned before Squire
Marstor, when he attempted to take the
life of the magistrate Mr.. Marston was
not dangerously hurt, although the shock
rendered him unconscious for a short
time Lucot will be tried on the charge
of attempted murder.
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/" Conjugate at Home.

\ London weekly paper makes itself
responsible for story that " Miss Ste
vens the American heiress,n is engaged to
marry the Hon. CORVALLIS Maude, son
and heir of Viscount Hawarden, one of
the queens lords in waiting, who bears
the title of Mr.. Gladstone's castle home.
Mr.. Labouchere makes the following
pleasing observations there anent: Two
years ago the young lady passed a season
in London, and being endowed with both
money and beauty, received innumeraOle
tenders Of hearts and hands" american
heiresses are becoming factor, as Mr.
Gladstone would say, in English fashion
able society, and many silded youth
hopes TO convert himself into a golden
husband by allying himself to one of them.
But these young ladies are not so easily
won. remember, years ago, the daugh-
ter of an American minister being the
loadstone of the una ,tached London i'm
pecuniosity, The sorry ran that she was
discovered one day writing letters, and
observed: = am writing my declensions.
This London is a good enough sort of place
for flirtations, but | mean TO coniugate
at home.n The young lady referred to
was the daughter of Massachusetts,
millionaire, and whether the story be true
or false, as here related, she is believed
TO have " declined ducal coronet, and
she did finally - coniugate at home"
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without a Name.

1t isn't often that a governors veto
poets, but the nav of Governor Kemper,
of Virginia,is responsible for such blight.
1t was the case of a man without name.
Cast upon the world in infancy, his par
ents' name was never learned, and the
waif grew up dubbed Tromp Payne. lie
was mason bv trade. and had become
quite successful in business. He had al
ready experienced modification and some
legal difficulties by the reason of the I'M
certainty of his name, but he had managed
TO get along until last year, when he fell
in love with beautiful girl of Fauquier
and sought her for his wife He found
his nameless condition an insuperablc OBJ
lection of the lady. She could never con-
sent 20 part with her own name until as
sured that she would legally receive anOth-
er in its stead. "Tromp' applied to the
courts for relief, but they held that, while
they had power to change q name, they
had no power TO give name to a person
who had none. In his tribulation "Tromp''
applied to Ex-Governor Smith, who intro
duced in the general assembly the bill le
CALLING the name of Charles Van Mason
in which "Trompr had combined the
name ofhis chief benefactor with that of
the trade whereby he had got on in life.
But ii was not unil the last days of the
session that the bill got through both hous-
es and was sent to the governor. He had
not heard of the facts ofthc case, and sup
posed it to be one in which the courts
could do everything required. he vetoed
it disapprcved just as the
general assembly was adjoining sine de,
and it was too late TO help the matter.
Late information from Fauquier tells that
the lady hiss finally refused 70 entertain
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What Tommy Said.

I've been sick.
Mamma said 'moking was j nasty,
dirty, disgraceful habit, and bad for the
window-curtains
Papa said it wasn't. He said all wise
men 'moke and that it was good for rheu-
matism, and that he didn't care for the
window curtains, not a-that fing that
busts and drown people, | forgot Its
name And he said women didn't know
much, anyway. and they couldn't reason
like men.
So the next day thai papa wasn't nice
a bit-that day | frew over the accawa-
rium-and ! felt as though l had the
rheumatism every time went to sit down,
just got para's pipe and loaded 1t and
'moked it,
And they put mustard plasters on my
tummick till they burned a hole in il. |
guess.
| fink they fought was going to die.
/ did | fought so.
Mamma said | was going to be little
cherub. Nurse said so, too. Then she
went to put an ozZer mustard plaster on
and | didn't want her TO, and she called
me something else. | guess that was
cause I frew the mustard plaster in her
face.
/ don't want TO be a cherub anyhow.
Cherubs are little boys without any
bodies or legs to them-nothing but lit
tie wings right back of their ears. They
can't have any mustard plasters put on
them, but then they don't have much fun,
and l guess the angels use them for play
ing marbles.
The other angels are called Syrups.
They wear nightgowns and gold rings
about their heads, and no end Ofwings.
They haven't anything much TO do ex-
cept to tote around little harps and play
tag and loaf about on the clouds.
But | wouldn't want to be a Syrup I'M
less l could have tail, too, like mer-
maid or lobster.
Anyhow I'd rather be little Tommy for
while yet.
But won't 'moke again.
guess mamma was right. Maybe IN
something like a window-curtain. Mok-
ing isn't good for me.-Puck.
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changing On"

One was a parcel boy and the other a
cash boy, and as they halted under an
awning for minute the parcel boy
asked:
"Do you get the same old wages
YETI"
''Yes, just the same"
And haven't you been presented
with a watch or cane, as token of es-
teem?n
"No-not thing"
Don't the boss ever ask you III to a
Sunday dinner!"
" Not one"
Never comes around and asks your adj
vice about the markets.
" Never"
"And he hasn't got daughter to fall
in love with you, and suicide if she can't
marry you?"
No"
swell, l don't see why you stay there.
1t must be awful humiliating to a boy Of
your temperament
$50 it is-it's just awful on me, but I'm
hanging on in hopes of finding five
dollar bill on the floor and buying all the
rock candy / can eat. Seems as If
could taste it now-youm-good bye. Few
people know how we boys suffer day after
daV
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The Absent-Minded Man.

\ very respectable citizen of Detroit
decided the other day to try the blue glass
cure, and he took the glass and glacier
home with him and pointed out the win
dow where it was to be put in. Itwasn't
the glaciers business to notice that the
window was on the north side of the house,
where no ray of sunshine ever came, and
he finished his work according TO instruc-
tons The citizen returned just as the
job was completed, and after walking
around the house two or three times he
remarked:
"Well, it seems to me we have got the
wrong window"
mo sun here" replied the painter;
what shall / dol"
well said the citizen, as he squinted
around, "well leave it for day or two.
If l can get the snh around here some
way it will be all right. If can't we'll
have to take the glass out"
The glazier is waiting to see if the man
can handle the sun.-Free Press.
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ern frontier of Montenegro and is marching
towards Slenica. The Prince Of Montenegro
has ordered several battalions 10 concentrate
near Niesies TO besiege IT,
An official dispatch announces that
Eyoub Pasha has attacked the Russians under
the Grand Duke Nicholas north of TiTnova
and defeated them with loss OF twelve thou
sand, and the Grand Duke is surrounded. Two
Turkish monitors destroyed the bridge at Sis
tova. The monitor was subsequently sunk by
torpedoes. The Porte officially declares that
the Russians have burned alive the inhabitants
Of Jonis, near Tirnova, who had taken refuge
in a mosque. The report OF the defeat of the
Grand Duke Nicohlas is not confirmed by dis
patches by Redif Pasha. 1t was probably
based on false reports made to local authori-
ties. Raouf Pasha sends dispatch formally
confirming the report that the Russians had
been beaten in the Trivardizaka Pass.
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SUMMARY OF THEGESERAL NEWS.
How Bank Rosb.ri.- are Accomplished

now Asthh Ftophertes are Accompanied.
In the trial OF the bank burglars
at Springfield, Mas, on the 10th, VIM. ID.
Edison, lock expert, testified 10 connection
with the prisoners while travelling salesman
Tor Herring & Co, safe makers, in the fan
Of 1873; formed partnership with Connors,
Scot and Dunlap 10 discover the chances
for Bank robbery, and make preparations,
and share In spells. Edison got $1,000 from
robbery OF bank at Quincy, H. and $500
from Pittsten, Pa. The gang made unsalc-
cessful attempts at the Long Island National
Bank first, Saratoga, Covington, Ky, Rock
vile, Conn, Syracuse, Nantucket, Mass, and
The First National " Northampton, where
they boxed the hole, but met distractions.
Edison also examined the bank at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, but no attempt at robbery was made.
Edison reported the weakness in the vault Of
the Northampton bank in August, 1879, and
obtained the impression Of keys. The secur-
tiles stolen were concealed in Northampton
for fortnight after the robbery Edison re-
eeiyed 81 zoo and negotiated with the bank
for the return Of securities, the bank Offering
$4,000. His partners charged him with trea-
sol, and refusing 10 make division. he turned
states evidence
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Holding she Thieves 90 Justice.

Shortly after the theft of $4,000 from
the United States treasury, in which Vim. H.
Gilman was implicated, Gilman deposited SO.
900 in an Alexandria bank. On learning the
whereabouts o. this money the treasury at
tachcd il. and Ottman's counsel fled plea to
Jurisdiction, which Judge Hughes now re-
verses and requires the trial Of the case on its
merits. The principles decided by Judge
Hughes are first: Congress has the constitu-
tIonal power 10 confer on the United States
courts Jurisdiction Of suits that are brought
against defendants nonresident in the dis
trict in which the suits are brought. Second
Congress has conferred the jurisdiction as to
suits commenced in State courts by an at
iachment against non-residents, and removed
Il into United States courts by sections 8 and
I Of the act Of March 81. 1875. 10 determine the
Jurisdiction Of The circuit courts Of the States
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Altogether Lovely.

Postmaster General Key, in CONVERSE
ton with i Tennessee congressman, said it
was impossible that there could be more per-
feet accord and harmony than existed in the
cabinet, not only on the Southern policy but
on all questions. lie said the president and
cabinet were thoroughly satisfied with the po-
litical situation; that the entire opposition to
the administration came from extreme wings
Of the two parties; that the moderate men in
congress Who constitute a majority, would
rally TO the support Of the president. Mr..
Key said that no suggestion has as yet been
made TO take the circuit judgeship, made
vGcant by the death Of Judge Emmons.
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A Child Asleep in a Tree Top.

A very remarkable escape occurred TO a
little nephew of Edward E. Powers, in
Detroit. The child. who is five years old,
was missing at twelve o'clock, when look
ed for at dinner time, but, after calling
him, the family ate dinner, and. the child
not appearing, became alarmed and insti-
tuted search through the neighborhood.
His hat was found in the yard under some
large maple trees. Nothing could be
heard Of him until about three o'clock,
when a girl discovered him up in one of
the limbs of the maple trees, forty feet
from the ground, asleep. The girl called
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railing orthe Attorney GeneraI.

Attorney General Devens has given an
opinion reversing the ruling made by Seere-
tary Sherman that unexpended balances Of
appropriations for carrying out treaties with
the Indians should be covered into the treas
ury at the end Of two years. The attorney
general decides that the Indian treaties are
contracts and that appropriations for carry
ing them into effect are therefore excepted
from the operations OF the act of June 20th,
1874, providing that unexpended balances re-
naming for two years shall be covered into
the treasury. He holds that such balances
remain available for the time for carrying out
existing treaties
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The Next speakership.

The Republicans are greatly divided
upon The next candidate for speaker, in fact
the party seems somewhat torn up for their
man. Gen. Garfield IS the most ambitious
candidate and for this reason he viii be most
numerically slaughtered in the contest. Eos
ter Of Ohio, is another candidate, while the
friends of Banks will work hard 10 secure his
election. Among the Democrats Samuel
Randall and Sayler Of Ohio, arc ahead at pres
ent, but strong Southern element insist upon
their right to candidate and bring forth
Regain Of Texas, who in many respects the
best man the D emocrNts have vet named for
the Do-ifi0n
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. And old Bender himselfls

8 guess he didn't get away, stranger
guess there are men in Kansas who could
dig up what's left o. him without much
trouble! Law is good enough in some
cases, but in other cases it is bout as we'll
to plant family in sandy sile and not
have any fooling aroundr'
Z" And that's the reason the Blenders
have not been discoveredln
"Purty much the reason, / reckon,
though folks can keep on looking if they
want tol''
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schur z Give. Clerk the Grand ounce

S. L. Hayden, who was appointed
from Maryland 16 years ago, has been sum-
marily dismissed from his position as clerk.
Secretary Sehurz, in his letter OF dismissal, sets
forth that the testimony taken by the board
OF inquiry shows that Hayden, according to
his own evidence, has accepted money or 9TH
er things Of value from contraction and has
held private correspondence with outside par
ties in relation 10 the official business OF the
department. The secretary concludes by
saying: Such conduct is uttuerlY incompat-
ible with that sense Of duty and those prin-
eipies Of honor which should animate every
public officer. Secretary Schurz in converse
ton, expresses the earnest determination Of
summarily dismissing any and all employees
who may DC found guilty Of irregular o. cor
rupt practices
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New evidence Against brigham.

Hon. Summer Howard. district attorney
% Utah has informed san Francisco Cali
reporter that the object Of his visit 10 that
city was TO hunt up certain witness for the
purpose Of producing him before the grand
Jury Of Utah now in session investigating the
Mormon affairs Of that territory. This wit
ness was a member 81 the famous DANTE
band. and il had generally been assumed was
murdered many wears ago. Howard however
succeeded in tracing him up and asCer:ained
that ne ha> been living in this State for some
p wears His evidence viii have an import
ant bearing upon the investigation. For
satisfactory reasons the name Of the Witness
and the nature Of his testimony Is withheld
Howard left with the witness for Utah the
same morning.
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The Tactics of the BonaparsI-ts.

In consequence of the recent bold dec
larations of the Bonapartists, TO the effect that
the government would support their candi-
dates, Minister FOurtOu addressed a circular
10 the projects stating that the govern
ment will only patronizc those candidates
whose electoral addresses do not deyiate
from the policy OF cOnciliation and union
agreed upon by all sections Of the conscrva-
tiyeS
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him, but he did not awake, and the situa-
ton being discovered, his aunt prevented
any noise being made until two boys
climbed the tree and awoke him, and be
was got down safely. 1t cannot be as
certained how long the child had been
there, but continuous search was made
from one O'Clock TO three Pm.
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professional tour with my entertainment,
and we never again met-poor dear Ar.
temus having gone over to the majority !"
in my absence. | often meet Weather
wax, but the sign and symbol ofmy Lord
Cowley has long since disappeared frfm
the china bowl. That packet of ofty
cured him.
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Troop, Rem.,n,nrtn TN. sou,n.

No action has been taken by the war
department towards ordering more troops
away from the South. The second infantry
recently on duty at Atlanta having been or
dered west 10 reinforce Gen. Howard, but few
troops are left in the South. The whole body
Of troops now stationed in southern States.
with the exception of Texas,t to operate against
the Mexican marauders, do not exceed 200
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cording TO the constitution and habits.
Big brains and persons who perform
much brain labor need large amount o
sleep. Children need more sleep thar
grown people because construction IL
more active than decay IN their brains.
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Alabama ataiIroad Bonds.

The Governor of Alabama in private
letter to New York parties offers TO compro-
mise the Alabama and Chattanooga railroad
bonds, Endorsed by the State at twenty cents
on the dollar, giving State bonds in exchange
fer them at that rate.
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Latest Markets.


GRAIN-Wheat, No. 2, s1.47ls cash; seller
August, Sl.25; seller September 81. l6l4 No
8. $13l@l.32 Corn, No 2, 4S9<6149c. Oats
No. 2, SIC. Rye, No. ., Csc. Barley No 2
zoe; No s, 3sc.
CHICAGO.
FLoUR-Common to fancy So. 15ds.50; do
Minnesota $775@95O; Minnesota patent $500
@ll.00; fair 20 choice $S.50@950; fancy
brands, 10.O0610.5O.
GRAIN-Wheat, No Q, Chicago spring $l44IS
@145 cash; $l.40d1.41 seller July; $llS
seller August; $1.l4@l.15 seller September;
Corn, 49c cash; 4S55se seller July; 4se seller
August; 4Ss4 September; rejected 46c. Oats
lower; 3l15c cash; 2S96@2ss4c seller August.
Rye, 64c. Barley, 60@65c.
Provisions Pork, $13.G0@13.65 cash;
$1,000 \ 3l365 seller August; S13.721%d 1878
seller September. Lard, $9.15 cash and seller
August; S9021s seller September.
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VnIuebIe Property in lItira,,on.

One Col. Boulder is about to commence
suit, in San Francisco, against the United
States TO obtain possession of Mare Island,
now used by the government as a navy yard.
The plaintiff alleges the title of the United
States TO the island, which was originally
Mexican grant, Is unsound and that he holds
the only valid tiae. The Third District Court
has granted the plaintiff an order 10 perpetu
ate the testimony of witnesses who are scat
teros over the State. The following viii APP
pear as counsel for the plaintiff: Judge Jere-
miah 5. Black and Gen. Albert Pike and
Messrs. Mezner VI. Noon and Aluanedo, Of
San FraDcisro
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suspension OF a ~. Louis Rank.

B. VI. Chambers, president of the
Butchers and Drovers' bank, Of ST. Louis, No.
has made announcement Of the suspension OF
that bank. He says only 80 per cent. Of the
Capital stock has been paid In, giving $780,
coo to be derived from that source, II found
necessary, to secure deposits. He says his
wife and sisters stand ready TO give deeds Of
trust in several hundred thousand dollars
worth Of property TO secure any balance that
may be due depositors, provided such time as
may be necessary 10 realize on the assets Of
the bank Is granted him. The suspension
grows out Of a run on the bank a year or two
ago, which took from it nearly seven million
dollars; and although the bank had 10 some
degree recovered from that, the recent failure
created such DISTRICT that the bank lost
ground again and il was deemed best TO close
mp.