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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-07-07

CHARLEY Ross.-Barnum, the great American
Snowman, has undertaken to find the lost boy. The
following is his advertisement.
I will pay 3d. 900 in cash for the delivery to me
alive Of the kidnapped child Charley Ross. or for in
formation that will lead to his recovery. I most
solemnly and sacredly pledge my word of honor and
my reputation as an upright business man not to
attempt for myself 10 discover the identity Of the
persons negotiating with me in this matter, nor TO
convey to any other person any hints or clews by
which any accusation, or even suspicion, shall be
directed against them. The parents of the child
nnite with me in this pledge, and agree, IL their
darling child is by this means restored to them, to
abandon all attempts to punish any person con-
netted with his abduction or concealment they
agree Dever to appear against such parties, and
with myself win use every endeavor to shield them
from exposure. For the last three years those
parents have suffered more than death and, now
that Mosher and Douglass, the real abdactorH, are
dead, it is hoped that the persons who have The
child in custody will be willing TO accept this re-
ward and immunity. The reward shall be paid in
current money as soon as the child is identified by
its parents As an additional security to the rer-
sons bringing, him, q reasonable tine shall elapse
between his delivery and the public announcement
Of the fact. that the parties delivering him shall
have every opportunity to avoid discovery.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-07-07
PERIODICALS SENT FOR TO ORDER.
PAPERS DELIVERED FREE OF POSTAGE
Eastern American Papers

to any part of the Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-07-07

TWENTY-FIVE lines of the highly valuable space
of our contemporary were last Wednesday devo-
ted to a puerile attempt to correct a patent typo
graphical mistake in the figures of the distance
which we laid down between Iquique and Auck-
land, $3.50 miles, as well as the crushing out of the
tail of seventeen. Balaann's animal has quite enough
to do to mind his own tail and keep out 40"
from the ballauce-sheet of his own journal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-07-07

SOMETHING New AT DICxsoS's.-We were re-
Gently shown Two very handsomely colpuEed
large size photographs of their MajestiesO She
King and Queen, 6pished by an artist recently
arrived from San Francisco, and now attached
to Dickson's establishment, Fort Street. The
new process gives the appearance OF a painting
in oil, but retains. the accuracy Of the photo
graph.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-07-07
Religious Papers.

Harpers Bazaar. ........ SIS 90 Godey's Lady Book. ....$4 so
Demorest's Monthly. 8 90 Leslie's Lady Magazine. 8 90
Leslie's Lady's Journal. 8 90 lDelineator. ........... 2 so
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
The Bogus Piano Business.

Among the many frauds carried on in
New York, the manufacture and sale of
bogus pianos, brought to notice by the
recent great fire which originated in one
of these factories, holds prominent
place. This matter attracted good deal
of attention about year ago, when a
leading manufacturer, in order to protect
his business, took legal proceedings
against one of the parties engaged in the
fraudulent traffic. The fraud consists in
making pianos of the conmonest and
cheapest material and stamping them
with names so much like those ofrespect-
able dealers that among persons who do
not know much about pianos they easily
pass for genuine. ''Stenway," for in
stance, can be palmed off for Steinway,"
stack for = Steck," Bainesn for
" Haines, "" Denham," for " Dunham,"
and so on. This business has been car
ried on very extensively for several years.
Nearly all of the bogus pianos are sold
well away from New York, the best
market for them being in the West, by
agents who make large profits out of the
fraud. AS the pianos are made of the
cheapest material and by tie poorest
workmen, their original cost is very low.
Very often they are merely stuck tOgeth-
er, and become utterly worthless in year
They are generally sold on the installment
plan but in every instance of this kind
enough money is exacted at the first pay
ment to cover the whole value of the
instrument. so that, if it breaks down and
the purchaser refuses to make any further
payment, the seller is not out of pocket,
at any rate. For instance, he pays $125
for piano which he represents as worth
$500. He sells it for $3.50 "a good bar
gain, receives $3.50 down and agrees to
take the remainder in monthly or quarter
" payments. In The majority of cases he
probably gets altogether from $3.50 to
$500 before the worthless character of
the instrument is discovered, but even if
a second payment is never made he is
still on the safe side. A farmer who
wants piano for his daughter may pos
sibly have heard of Steinway or Durham,
or he may not. But, supposing that he
has, smart agent with a lively tongue
won't have much difficulty in palming
off" Stenway" or Steinwayn for the for
mer, or - Denham for the latter, and gen.
orally by the time the farmer has found
out the fraud, if he ever finds II out, the
agent has enough of the farmers money
in his pocket TO keep his conscience per-
fectly easy,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
Down the Back of His Neck.

Some BARRIERS need to be told very
plainly before they can do their work
satisfactorily to customers. Here is a
case in which a man failed to make him
self understood:
.sCut my hair" said customer, as he
seated himself in BARRIERS chair, ''and
be sure you let it run down the back of
my neck" referring, of course, TO the
particular style of the cut.
The barber was Western artist, hav-
ing lately arrived in Oil City from st
Louis.
After clipping away fe1 some time he
concluded that perbars the hair wasn't
running down the customers neck as
fast as that individual might desire it
although for the life of him he could not
see why he should want it to run dom at
alI-and when a quantity had accumu-
lated inside his shirt collar the accommo-
dating barber showed it down and OUT of
sight with the handle of the brush.
This performance was repeated two or
three times, and the customer began to
realize what was going on. Hencefor-
ward he took lively interest in the pro-
ceedings. He said:
sWhat are you doingl"
sit didn't seem TO run down." said the
barber, apoIogetically, land so / cram
med it down with the brush"
The customer acted like a man who
had lust made the discovery that a rat
had built her nest between his shoulder
blades. He yelled, and turned somer-
sault out Of his chair. The barber es-
caped.-Oa City Derrick.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
THE CONFLICT IN THEOLD WORLD

A special from Veran Kaleh contains
the following: Seventeen thousand men from
the Kars army viii be detailed 10 assist at the
siege of Plevna Gen Melikoff started sud
denly for Erzeroum on the sSth: He will take
command Of the besieging force there. At a
council of war; held on the same day Phillip
pOfI, prominent general, recommended that
a corps be left to cover Erzeroum, while the
remainder of the army be pushed through
Asia Minor 10 Scutari.
The Roumanian official paper announces
that the Roumanians captured Rahova on the
2lst after three days engagement. The Turks
fed towards the Lon Palanka ard Widdin
with the Roumanians in pursuit Stimuli
taneously with the capture Of RahOya a
Roumanian division crossed the Danube Op-
posite that town.
A special correspondent at Giurgevo
sends the following, under date of the 22nd:
Il have been shown "a telegram from Russian
headquarters requesting contractors 10 furn-
ish 10000 bags Of biscuits instantly for the
besieged in Plevna, as osman Pasha had open
ed negotiations for the surrender of that
place." Gen. Mehkoff, when summoning
aukhtar Pasha TO evacuate Erzeroum. in
formed hin ofthe capture of Kars and that il
he resisted he would be attacked by $1,000
men with overwhelming artillery. Mukhtar
Pasha replied that he would hold Erzeroum
10 the last
The view taken OF 0sman Pasha's po-
sitiOn is on the whole responding, but some
maintain he has provisions enough to hold
out until Mehemet Ali can organize an army
If relief Great Efforts are making to accom-
plish this end. a Tifis dispatch says: The
Dion corps viii shortly attack Batoum with
heavy artillery. The Caucasian insurrection
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
A Soldier Question Episode in Con-
gresS.

Extract from House Proceedings Nov. ed.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, brought up the
question of the alleged discharge by the
doorkeeper of the crippled and disabled
union soldiers who had been ON the door
keepers roll, and remarked in the course
OF an imprisoned speech on that subject
that when the President of the United
States saw fit to take men who had been
in the confederate service, and who to day
care democrats, and put them in positions
of responsibility and power, and when the
republican party OF the country commend
ed the President for so doing, it might
possibly be that the door keeper should,
in the interest of pacification, be allowed
to discharge crippled and disabled union
soldiers, and put confederate soldiers in
their place.
Mr.. Cahell-Does the gentleman from
Maine consider that the President has done
wrong i'll doing what he has done in form
ing his cabinets
Mr.. Killinger, of Pennsylvania And
so do l.
Mr. Mcmahon replied TO Frye, and said
that although there were three thousand
disabled union soldiers in his district, he
never heard of any of them getting pc
sition in any of the departments ofthe gov
ernment. This talk about disabled union
soldiers on the door-keepers roll amount
ed only to this. that some members had
got some favOrites of their own appointed.
Are there no union soldiers in the country
EXCEPT those who voted the republican
ticket. In his district the boot had been
put on the other leg.
Mr.. Conger-The other leg is buried.
Laughter.
MI. McMahon wet on TO say that the
door-keeper had not vet fixed up his per-
msnent roll. He (McMahon) was not
surprised at the inquiry as to what kind OF
soldiers have been or are 70 be appointed,
because with recent experience in the
selection of cabinet it was a matter Of
some uncertainty what kind of soldiers
had been actually appointed. Laughter
II sympathy for the union soldier was to
takesubstantisls shape and If the gentlemen
on q e other side would lay down a rule
that all crippled or disabled soldiers
throughout the country were to have their
shares of the eighty thousand or one
hundred thousand offices, II would be
time enough for them to speak about the
the little pitiful patronage of the house.
Mr.. Sparks denied that the door keeper
had turned out crippled union soldiers,
and put in their places other men who
were not union soldiers. He had turned
out few Republican union soldiers, and
had filled their places with crippled
democratic union soldiers, just as the
people Of the Fifth Ohio district had
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29

doing the burglary. The next night a
detective followed them from the theater
to the door of Reilly's home, where both
stopped and Reilly rang the bell. 1t was
clear moonlight. The officer arrested the
two and was leading them off A pale
face appeared at the window, and Mrs.
Reilly saw her boy in the hands of po-
liceman. She fell TO the floor and died
suddenly. The boys were taken to the
station, and next day they pleaded guilty
to burglary and were committed in de
fault of bail. Just then Reilly's elder
brother informed the Judge OF Reilly's
mothers death. 1t was news to the boy
and he began to sob. The father was
there, too, and asked "Can my boy come
to his mothers funeralln The Judge said
it was the most distressing case he had
ever met, but he could not grant the re-
quest. James Reilly was committed to
the tombs and the remains of his mother
whom his conduct had killed, to the boz
som of the earth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29

The Trans Pacific Cable company for
laying telegraph cable from San Francisco
TO Japan and China via the Hawaiian islands,
organized on the 14th. President, Leland
Stanford; vice presidents, c. c. MOrens and
John T. Miller; secretary, A. S Hallidie;
treasurer, Mark Mcdonald; directors George
s. Dodge, Vim. Norris, Eugene Sullivan,
William Irwin, o. ii. LaGrange, ID. l. Melon
aid, VIM. Simon, Frank Pixley, y. K. MastOn
all Of California, Henry O'Reilley Of New York
James C. Flood was elected director but has
not yet signifed his acceptance. The capital
stock Of the company is slOOOO.OOO, in shares
ei 500 each Vice President Dozens will
leave in a few weeks to secure the necessary
franchises from the Hawaiian, Japan and Chi
nese governments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
Struck Dead by a Bad Boy.

James Reilly is the youngest and fav-
orite son ola respectable old couple in
New York. Mrs. Reilly had been long
in fear that her boy was going wrong
from his late hours and rough assoc. ations.
sha had heart disease, and sitting up
late of nights, in anxiety for her son,
stimulated the malady. James had every
comfort provided him at home,and spend
inc money a-plenty for rational amuse-
ments. but he became infatuated with the
society of one Wygand, the worst youth
in his ward, and James Reilly went
wrong. A store was broken open and
Wygand and Reilly were suspected Of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29

selected one-legged general to repre-
sent them (Rice), and as the gallant
Democracy of New Jersey had selected
as their governor that gallant Democratic
union general, Mcclellan. Applause.l
The discussion was carried on for some
time amid great uproar and confusion,
and finally proposition, offered by Mr..
Foster, directing the retention of these
disabled soldiers was ruled to be ont of
order. and the ruling was, on appeal,
sustained
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
rnprecedentea R,cbn...-

According to a letter received IN
Valparaiso there has boon a general discovery
made at place a few miles from Arequipa.
The discovery consists Of rich vein Of gold
and silver ores. II is said the vein is some
~ metres in length and broader than any
vein Of metal yet discovered in the world The
lay Of ore is four ounces 10 the cajon, accord
Ing TO assays made in Capt. proofsamples
RENTED there, some reach 30 ounces. Seven
ty-One quintals sold in Arequipa is said TO
have produced 10000 sOles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29

General Sherman was again before the
committee on military affairs on the 22nd and
furnished an epitOme OF the reports received
by the war department for the last year as to
he Mexican frontier. lie also went consider
able length into the question Of the distIibu
ton OF troops and expressed the opinion that
II the protection Of Texas required a military
force Of 1000 men, the protection Of the north
ern belt Of the country for within one hundred
miles from the British line, where the sioux
and other hostile Indians range, would require
at the same rates a force Of 10000 men.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
FearraI Naval pI.n.ter.

During furious gale on the morning
sf the oath, the United States lMan-of-war
Huron, Commander G. P Ryan. went ashore
near Kittyhawk, on the North Carolina coast
and almost Immediately went to pieces. Her
crew consisted Of 119 men and Is officers. OF
the latter only one, Ensign Lucien Young,
was saved, and Of The crew IS are known to
have reached the shore alive. The vessel was
en- route from Fortress Monroe 10 Havana and
had been out II hours when the accident Oc-
Cured
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29

The grand jury in Yankton. ID. T. re
turned two indictments on the I'D against
Wigsby & Smith, publishers of the Sioux Falls
Paragraph. and enc against Taylor Bros, OF
the Dakota Herald, for alleged libelous pub
LEGATIONS charging the governor of the Terri
tory with dishonest speculations in Territorial
warrants Gov. Pennington went before the
grand jury and asked these indictments that
he might confront his accusers in open court.
He pronOunees the publications. false and ma
liciOus.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
Enslana,. Labor rrounIs..

The cotton masters of northeast Ian
Gashire conferred with populations from the
numerous operatives societies at Manchester
on the Goth, and it was at last amicably ar
ranged that wages should be reduced five per
cent on January I'd, If the trade meanwhile
shows no signs Of improvement The exec
utive committee Of the London master build
srs' association have confirmed the resolution
that conference with the striking masons
would I've useless.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29

The new ministry has been definitely
constituted as follows;I President Of the Coun-
ell and Minister Of War, Gen. Grunoudet dc
ROchebaul; Minister OF Foreign Affairs, Mar
quis de Bannevillc; Minister of the Interior,
DE Welehe; Minister Of Justice, lie Pclletier;
Minister OF Finance, Dutilunt; Minister Of
Commerce, OZenne; Minister Of Publ, Works,
Graef; Minister Of Public Instruction, Faye;
Minister Of Marine. Admiral Rouissan. Du-
tilunt was deputy for Compieigne, but was de-
feated in the election Of October IA. lie sat
with the constitutional group and has been
connected with the ministry OF finance for
many years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
Latest Markets.
milwaukee.

GRAIN - Wheat, No. l hard,
81. I416; No. 1 $l.12l4; No. 2 SL0S14 ;seller No
vember, S1075< seller December, $l.0615; No.
3, Sf0411 Corn, No 241c Oats, No. 2, 25i6c.
Rye, No. /, 5534@56c. Barley, No. 2, 6415@
G5t5c.
PIoyIsToxs.-Mess pork S12.25 cash and
future. Lard, prime steam, $3.50; kettle
sS31X@S.5O.
FLOUR-Westerm extras. S4.15d5.15;
Minnesota extras, S5.75G6.50; patent $3.50
d900: superfine S2.50d400.
GRAIN-Wheat, No. 1,Chicago $10916 No 2
Chicago S1.O9 cash; Sl0Sl4@S.0S19 seller
November; s.. OK seller December and the
year: S1061I(d .O6 seller January; No. Chica-
90, 81 031$. Corn, 4535c cash. 44s4c seller
November; 42c seller the year; Oats, No. 2,
255lc cash; 251tc seller November; 243s@25c
seller December Rye 5434c. Barley,6lc.
PROVISIONS PORK sl225 cash; $500
6l205 seller November 1920
seller January. Lard, S7.S715 cash;
S7.S5 seller November; 1.S21zseller December
S7.sO@7 .S215 seller the year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
SUMMARY OF THEGENERAL NEWS,


The Mark Lane Express weekly review
of the grain trade saws the slightly firmer tone
OF the foreign wheat trade the past week, is
no doubt to be attributed 10 the fact that the
English Weld is turning out badly in quantity
and condition, for the enormous shipments
from America and the large quantity Of wheat
aioat from this and other sources Of supply
would, under other circumstances restrict the
demand. The inquiry has SHOWN decided
improvement, although with large supplies
pouring in, it IS idle to expect that prices viii
be to any extent affected by the enhanced re-
quest. Imports Of wheat in Liverpool during
the past fortnight have been enormous; Mon
days list showing upwards Of 10000 quarters
and retGrns TO Friday further the arrival Of as
no quarters. The pressure TO sell American
wheat, export shipments, ard TO avoid the ex-
pense Of warehOusing, ha-.sned the decline
Of a shilling quarter, OF course. Large i'm
ports now arriving are considerably in excess
Of our immediate requirements, but from the
recent tone observable i'm trade, 1t is evident
that the outlook for holders is not so gloomy
As many might imagine. The course Of pol
itics Is being closely watched and this is un-
dOubtedly a weak point as far as sellers are
concerned, as a termination Of the war be-
tween Turkey and Russia would set free the
accumulation Of grain IN me Black Sea ports,
and bring sbOu, for time, state of things
not unlike panic in the wheat market Our
exports continue fair and cheap wheat is in
request TO supplement the deficient harvestin
France. Feeding corn is quiet There is very
little alteration in the value Of barley, oats
and maize, with fair arrivals at ports of call.
The floating cargo of wheat has stood steady
at an improvement Of about six pence per
quarter. Maize has advanced to similar ex-
tent Barley is firm
Warning 40 Military TfppIers.
Gen. Sherman has issued general or
der from re headquarters Of the army, i'm
which he saysi the president is much concern
ed to find before him for action the proceed
ings Of cOur.s martial in several cases where
officers have been tried for the violation Of the
thirty-eighth article Of war, which provides
that any army officer found drunk on duty
shall be dismissed from the service The
president desires IL to be made known 10 the
army that he cannot be led to underrate the
magnitude Of tie evil which the crime alluded
10 is likely 10 produce in the public service.
No person addicted to il can expect to be en-
trusted with any responsible duty, and per-
son who cannot be trusted had bet
ter not be continued in office. Ii must, there
fore, be understood that any elemeney which
moy have been heretofore extended by miti-
cation or Communication Of sentence cannot
hereafter be relied on as a basis Of hope for
a Ike favorable action. After this solemn
warning rigorous execution of sentence i'm
posed in due course by courts martial may be
expected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
statistics Concerning National Banks.

The treasury now holds $344, 94O,55
in bonds to secure national bank circulation
Deposits: United States bonds deposited for
for the week ending to-day, $751;
$50; United States bonds held for circulation
withdrawn in the same time, 1886 600; nation
al hank notes outstanding, currency notes,
1913 1871; gold notes, s1,45,12O. Receipts
Of national banks for the week as compared
with The corresponding week last year, 1870
e. 10000; 1877, s., 49,. 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
The Navy Yard Frauds.

In the United States circuit court at
San Francisco, on the 22d, George VI. Pinney,
Rufus c. Spalding, W. r. Carr, John o. Han
com, Dennis Jordan, Thomas Rogers, Joseph
K Crawford and c. B. Higgins were arraigHe
on indictments found against them in con-
nectiOn with the issue Of the fraudulent navy
pay certificates. Pinney and HanscOm de-
INJURED. pleading the statute of limitations,
and that the counts do not constitute the
crime charged. Jordan failed to appear. The
others pleaded not guilty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-29
Educational Grange.

The National Grange met at the Grand
Hotel Cincinnati, on the 2lst. Delegates were
present from all the States. The main part
of the work must Of necessity be devoted to
the equalization and systematization Of
grange work, and a decision must be reached
whether there tie any longer a National
Grange. and if So what shall be its functions,
power and limitations.