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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-31
SUMMARY OF THEGENERAL NEWS.
CivIIservIee Reform.

EXECUTIVE MANSION. May 26.-MY
DEAR SIR: Ihave read the partial report Of
the commission appointed to examine the
New York custom house. | concur with the
commission in their recommendations. II Is
nv wish that the collection Of revenues should
be free from partisan control and organized
strictly on a business basis, with the same
guarantees for efficiency and fidelity in the
selection Of chief and subordinate officers that
would be required by prudent merchant
Party leaders should have no more influence
in appointments than other equally respeeta-
BILE citizens. Noassessments for political par
poses on officers or subordinates should be al
lowed No useless officer or emplOye should
be retained No officer should be required or
permitted TO take part in the management Of
political organizations, eaucuses, conventions
or election campaigns. Their right to vote, or
to express their views on public questions,
either orally, or through the press, is not de-
MED provided it does not interfere with the
discharge Of their official duties. Respectfully,
ISignedl RIB. HAYES.
To Hon. John sherman.
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Effects Of a Tong sermon.

Hartford Letter TO Springfield Mas Republican.
The large congregation that attends the
- Congregational Church were much
amused a Sunday or two since by an incl
dent that occurred while the eloquent and
learned pastor was preaching a sermon on
Saint Thomas" He had devoted some
half hour to that disciple when something
led him off on to Joseph Cook and some
of the subjects on which that gentleman
had recently been lecturing here. For
getting his manuscript and watch that lay
ON the desk before him, he went on for
another half hour in flight of eloquence
that was very interesting to all but the
unfortunate people of - avenue; who
were keeping one ear open for the semi
occasional Sunday horse-car that takes
them home. Suddenly its approaching
bell was heard by all but the clergyman.
As the sound grew near and nearer a pOr-
ton of the would-be passengers rose. hop
ing to slip quietly ont of the church. Just
then one of them-a gentleman dropped
the watch that he had been holding half
open in his hand. Ii struck the floor and
rolled a short distance with noise that
covered the departing persons with con-
fusion, especially as the parson, suddenly
coming to himself, gazed at them blankly
an instant, and looking at his watch,
started back with establishment at the
lateness of the hour, shut the leaves of the
neglected manuscript with bang, and
exclaiming, "That's all | have to say
about Thomas" gave out the closing
HYMN.
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.nn,,.cr Ra,,Ie win indian.

Gen Miles, with Companies L, III, l.
and q, Of the I'd Cavalry, and p mounted men
# the Fifth Infantry, attacked an Indian vii
lagc on Little Muddy Creek, ninety miles from
the mouth Of Tongue River, surprising and
routing them, and pursuing the red skins five
miles over a rough country on foot. Fourteen
dead Indians were counted upon the field
-Four hundred md City ponies and horses and
81 lodges, with their entire contents were tn
ken The cavalry found many new agency
goods, saddles, guns, officers clothing, etc, Ia
ken from the Seventh Cavalry in the Custer
fight. The band were MinneconjOes, led by
Lame Deer. Four priyates were killed out
right and eight wounded. Gen. Miles had a
narrow escape from being shot by two Indians
who, under cover Of friendly greeting, came
near shooting him just before the engagement
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Crazy-Horse surrenders.

The I.Idlan chief Crazy Horse, and his
band Of 600 warriors formally surrendered to
Gen. Crook, at Camp Robinson, ON the 25th.
All the principal men having assembled inside
the agency stOckade, an interval Of silence en-
sued while the Indians arranged the order o
precedence in speaking, and the counsel was
then opened by Crazy Horse, who is notably a
man Of few words Seating himself on the
ground in front Of the General, he spoke in a
low voice as follows: you sent tobacco 10 NV
camp to invite me to come in. When the to-
bacco reached me started, and kept on NOV
ing until reached here. Ever since my arTiv-
al here my face has been turned toward the
fort and my heart has been happy. In coming
this way picked out the place where | wish
To live hcrcafterand put a stake in the ground
to mark the spot There Is plenty Of game in
that country All these relatives Of mine that
are here approve my choice Of place, and
would like them al 70 go back there with me
and STAY there together
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According to rpeviOus arrangement
secret meeting was held in Washington on the
cath for the purpose OF organizing national
party. About 80 persons from different
States were present Those from the North
expressed themselves strongly against the
course Of the President and his Cabinet, alleg-
Ing that they retained in office men who are
opposed to the principles Of the Republican
party, to the exclusion Of its tried and true ad-
herents. The representatives from the South
declared that the President had discarded the
friends in the States which elected him, and
given the offices to the enemies of the party.
Resolutions were adopted organizing the meet
ing into a national joint body. Permanent Of
fcers were elected, with power TO institute
branches throughout tho country, with head
quarters at Washington
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Fatal Launch.

On the morning of the 22nd. the Sara
tOga, large iron steamship which was to be
launched at Roach's shipyard Chester, Pa.
started from its blocking sooner than was ex-
pccted killing and wounding many. About
forty men were under the Saratoga when she
went off An order was given for them to
come out, but was not heard. The scene dur
ing the time the ship was going off was heart
rending the men being seen struggling to es-
cape while the huge blocks, rolled by the
ship, crushed them to jelly. No assistance
could possibly be rendered by those who were
standing by. Instead Of cheers, as usually
greets a launch, a vail Of anguish went upand
shrIcks Of pain rent the air As soon as pos
sible the dead and wounded we're carried 10 the
ward Office and physicians summoned About
1870 men are employed at the yard, and the
FRIENDS Of nearly all Of them rushed TO enquire
inr them. Il was found after investigation
that seven were killed outright and many
others injured.
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Iettuc..

One secret of getting lettuce forward
early consists in planting or sowing in a
very light and rich. but not rankly ma
nured SOIL and in warm situation. 4
strip of good soil along the front wall of
dollhouse is an excellent place to SOW if
there is a sufficient depth of soil, The
heat from the wall makes a sensible diff
ference in the temperature of the ground
for several feet outside The seed should
be sowl in drills six inches apart and the
Young plants should be thinned out as
soon as they can be laid hold of-first to
one or two inches asundcr. and the last
three to six inches This is not allowing
much room, but it is enough to produce
nice little compact heads. When tic
plants are growing they should never be
allowed to get dry at the root, but kept
constantly moist, to encourage a quick
succulent growth and early heading.
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bling hands and putting them over and
again to his lips, which were CULVER
ing with emotion. Surely you know
meln
"You-you are Aymer Preston, STAN
mered Marion.
l was Aymer Preston, am Robert
Lesson. A relative of my mothers left
me his fortune on condition of nv taking
his name. have searched for you vainly
Marion Hyde. My prosperity has been
bitter to me till now find you Oh you
shall never touch needle or work again y
NO, indeed, that you shall not
chimed in she who had been the means
of this happy recognition; and as she said
it, both her arms were round Marion's
neck, and she was sobbing and kissing
her alternately. Robert always said he
would never marry anybody but you, and
you'll have him, won't you, dearE
/ have proved my innocence of that
charge of robbing my guardian said
Robert, gravely 1But it was long before
| could do so. | followed up the an
whose testimony convicted me, till he lay
dying, and gave me written confession
of false witness. My guardian paid him
to iniure me. He wanted me out of the
way. will not be so abrupt as TO ask
you to marry me now, but as this rash
sister of mine has said so much, can do
no less than testify to its truth. | have
always loved your sweet, dear face, Mar
ion. | sh0ll never cease to wish it my
wife's face till that wish is realized
And then he left Marion to his sisters
petting and soothing.
This morning | was alOne-not a
friend in this wide world, ano now -
A burst of tears came to her relief.
She is Robert lessons wife now, and
her beautiful eyes are as dovelike as ever
with compassion for the unfortunate.
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A Plucky Ten.Year-Old.

From the San Francisco Post.
There is little 10-year- old now in the
City Prison, who halls from Chicago. His
name is Charley Levine, and all alone.
friendless and moneylcss, he has travelled
to this city overland. As he sat on the
bench near the wall this afternoon, his
clothing in tatters, his feet incased in con-
sumptive shoes and no stockings, and his
head surmounted by tremendous hat,
ii was easy to believe from his reso
lutte tone that he had done what was said.
"How long were you in coming Char
leyl" said thesreporter.
Seventeen days. Got here last Satur
day night N came up here. I'm goinI
to stay here a couple o. days. like it. G
used to live with my aunt In Chicago.
Ny mother is out here at a place called
Belmont, two stations down, l believe.
She came out here year ago. I've got a
sister, too, at Council Bluffs, across the
river from Omaha
/" How did you get here without any
money!"
40 Jest jumped ON the cars N stuck.
They put me off at Omaha N North
Platte, but l jumped on again. They
couldn't keep me off What did / eatl o
the emigrants gave me all wanted. They
gave me this hat only had five cents
when | started, and spent that for din
ner l didn't like Chicago n didn't
like my aunt N / wanted to see my
mother; that's why came"
+" When are you going to see your
motherF'
go in couple o days. I've got good
bed N plenty TO eat, n think I'll stay
here N git rested. Funny, amt itl |
came in here jest to sec what it was, n
they wouldn't let me go out, but | don't
care. I'll go down on the train to Bel
mont. It's only two stations, and I'll
only take two trains at most. What's
them fellers-Chinamen
Nodding acquiescence, the reporter
left him, and wondered what the fate of
the plucky little youngster would be
when, so weak, small, and young, he haG
already travelled thousands of miles UNI
aided in search of his mother.
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The Rattlesnake and the Rat.

4 short time since one of the members
of prominent Boston manufacturing
firm spent fcw weeks hunting in Flori-
da, and on his return he brought with him
a monster rattlesnake the gift ola friend.
His snakeship measured about five feet
in length, and has body the size of
mans arm, the white, yellow and brown
cuticle blending rather beautifully in
patches of various forms. The heavy
triangular head, characteristic of yeno-
nous reptiles, has sinister expression, and
in moments of excitement the five rattles
on his tail keep up an unpleasantly sug-
gestive whirring, while forked tongue OF
inky blackness and surprising length
darts angrily from his turtle-like mouth.
He is no sleepy, half starved fellow, as
may readily be imagined, but wide
awake and ready for an encounter of any
kind. 1t was into the cage occupied by
this snake that few days since a rather
small sized wharf rat was introduced, in
the expectation that the rodent would
form meal for the stranger. The snake
seemed to think so, too, for he darted on
the unwilling visitor and caught him by
the neck. The rat, who had hitherto beer
running around the cage trying to get
out, gave sharp squeal as he felt the
serpant's fangs, and, twisting himself
about, buried his teeth in the scaly jaw OF
the aggressOr.
The snake writhed and twisted and
ratified sharp notes of alarm as the rat
kept his sharp incisors at work, before the
spectators could fairly comprehend what
had happened the little quadruped had
shaken himself loose and was hopping in
alright at the further end of the cage for
means of exit To the surprise of all
he showed no effects of poison, and when
the snake again made grab at him he
met his creeping foe half way and shipped
off piece of his long forked tongue. This
seemed to be rather more than the Flori-
dian had bargained for, and he dragged
himself into corner, cast down and
defeated. Since that time the rat has
flourished in his strange quarters. He
capers over the body of his whilom
enemy, and avoids the punch of stick
by creeping under the head of the snake.
The rat seems perfectly indifferent as re-
CARDS the reptile, and when the latter,
reused to high degree of anger by out
siders makes strike at him, he hardly
takes the trouble to dodge, and only
bites back when the RATHER is unusually
offensive. 1t is singular condition of
things, and the rats immunity from
death cannot very easily he accounted
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ai..l..spv, Cannot Protect Her Citizens.

Gov. Stone, Of Mississippi, n relation
g the KemPer county massacre, states that he
has done 81 II his power TO bring the guilty
ones 70 trial b requesting Judge Hamon. the
Clrcu'. Judge. 20 cal an extra session Of his
cor FOR that pupose, and that under the laws
oft State the executive has no power 10 do
in matter. lie had gone TO DeKalb as soon
As had heard Of the but when he arrived
the ioters had dispersed, and nothing was left
or him 10 do except TO 90 and see Judge HamOn
and ask the judicial officers 70 take steps TO
bring them 70 trial. The Governor thought it
exceedingly doubtful II any jury in Kemper
county would convict the rioters, all Of whom
were Wen known, aud resided there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-31
A Russian Mob eutgeneralea.

Referring to the French theaters at Con-
stantinople and st. Petersburg, and dis
ouss.ng the probability of their remaining
open or of their being closed while war is
in progress, a writer in a French paper
relates what took place in the latter city
when the French army was marching
upon Moscow.
Mile. Georges, of the Comedie Fran
caise, was just then the idol of the St.
Petersburg playgoers, and, though the
news of French victories arrived in the
city, she continued to play, by order of
the emperor, but not without some appre-
hension as to the result in consequence of
the growing hatred of the populace
against the French. After having appeared
every evening for two or three weeks,
she was informed when about to start for
the theater in the court carriage, which
was always placed at her disposal, that a
band of moujiks, armed with thick sticks,
had collected outside the theater and APP
peared intent upon procuring admission.
Ii was with great difficulty that one of the
actors who played with her could per-
suade her to go to the theater, and she
was by no means treasured by the savage
appearance of the men who glared at her
as she got out of the carriage.
Count Narischkine, the superintendent
of the imperial theaters, endeavored to al
lay her fears, but she felt more emotion
as the curtain rose than upon that memor-
able night when she played before par
terre of kings, and on looking round the
theater which was filled from top to bot
tom with the savage mOujiks, she fell
faintirg into the arms of the actor who
was standing beside her. As she was be-
ing carried off the stage, the moujiks,
brandishing their sticks, attempted to
force their way in pursuit of her; but
Narisehkine, who had been watching the
scene from behind the wings, came for
ward, and by motion OF his hand kept
them back. Several officers of the army
were with him, and upon a sign from one
of them the doors of the stalls, galleries
and boxes were thrown open, disclosing
the Preobraienski grenadiers with loaded
muskets and fixed bayonets.
At the same time detachment of sol
diers came forward on to the stage, and
one of the servants of the theatre brought
table with pens and ink, and laid down
plank to enable the moujiks to step on
the stage from the body of the house. But
before they were allowed to do so Count
Nanischkine addressed them as follows:
Ny good fellows, what would be the use
of your insulting or killing inoffensiye
actors, who are, in addition, our guestsl
can give you better advice than that.
Come up to this table, and enroll your
selves to serve in the outposts, where yeu
will be able to prove your devotion to
holy Russia and your love for her master,
our respected and glorious emperor
Not single moujik uttered murmur,
and they came up one after another, de-
posite their sticks, signed their names or
made their marks, and started for Mos
ooxv D1U Hall G0zeffe
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Life Insurance in Ancient Jerusalem.

One day, just after King solomon had
written column of solid nonpareil wise
and moral proverbs. he took his eldest
son by the elbow, led him down the back
stairs of the palace, through the back
yard, past the woodshed, out into the
alley, backed him up behind Ahitopel's
wood pile. looked warily around 10 see
that no one was listening, and whispered
into the young mans ear: My son,
little Office in a spread-eagle life insurance
company is better than CARLOAD of pre-
ferred stock in the Ophir mines" And
then the monarch threw his head on one
side, drew in his chin, shut one eye, and
gazed at his offspring in silence. Three
years afterward, when the Great Hebraic
Consolidated Stormy Jordan Life Assu-
rance Company, of which that intelligent
young Prince was President, went into
bankruptcy, the young man was able TO
let his father (who was a little short at the
time) have 2s5,000 shekels for 80 days on
his simple note of hand-Bar'ington
Hack<ye.
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A.-n.-Inn,Ion In LouI-Iana.

The New Orleans Republican gives the
following account Of the assassination Of James
Laws, cOlored, of East Feliciana: Mr.. Dule, of
East Feliciana, has reached New Orleans, and
brought with him the coffin that was placed
at his door Saturday and bunch of Winches-
ter rifle cartridges which were placed with it.
He also relates that the crowd Of bulldOzers
after threatening him, went on with the infOr-
nation that they would return soon and put
their threats into execution. They proceeded
to Jackson and rode up TO the house of John
Laws, colored, and found him seated on his
gallery with his mother. They said, Halo,
Laws, have you got back He rose and an
swered them, and was instantly shot dead
This was on Saturday night.
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Ex-President Grant arrived at Liverpool
on the steamer Indiana, on the 2Sth. Adam
Badeau. United States Consul General at Lon
don, and Vice Consul at Liverpool in Consul
Fairchild's absence, with several prominent
Americans, went in 8 tender to meet the ship.
The Mayor Of Liverpool, with a number of
prominent citizens, received Gen. Grant at the
anding stage on the return Of the tender
Hearty cheers followed the tender as Grant
and family left the steamer. Many members
Of the Common Council and large crowd Of
citizens received the tender with cheers. The
Mayor warmly welcomed the eX-President and
extended him the Inequalities OF the town
Gen. Grant returned thanks, and accepted the
invitation
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Fighting Quality of the Turks.

Although Russia has two million armed
men she will not find her road TO Con-
stantinople strewn with roses. Every
stream of water will be a thorn and every
hamlet thicket The Turk may be
cruel and vicious an uncivilized, but it
cannot in truth be said that he is a coward.
During the famous Crimean war, the
bravery and dash and brilliant fighting of
the turbaned infidels challenged the adj
miration of the world. All through the
insurrectionary struggles of the past two
years the fighting material of the Turks
has been thorouhly tested, and has beer
proven to be a superior and remarkable
quality. The religion of a Mohammedan
makes him warrior. From infancy he
is taught to hate bitterly the Christian
and fight to the death for the Crescent
The Mussulman faith opens wide the
gates of eternal JOY to those who die in
defense of its cause. This wonderful
system of sensual fatalism led the Turk
across the Bosphorus in attempt to make
the Mohammedan faith of universal
sovereignty.
1t has steeled the heart in war, and made
him for nearly hundred years resistless
against armies whose hosts Outnumbered
his five to one, and his sword conquered
in his westward march until Eugene of
Savoy checked his onward career at Zen
Ia.
The Moslem has gradually deteriorated
since the Crimean struggle until 1t has
become not only effeminated but con-
ceited and brutal. Still this decline in
the elements of its greatness has not made
it by any means a nation of towards.
The Turks will fight the Russians; they
will fight them with all the glory of their
morning. They realize that it is a yerita-
bic struggle for the existence of the en-
pire and their religion, and as they are
devoted to the former, and love the latter
as they love life, the conflict will roll its
bloody surges through every province in
the empire before they will submit to their
conquerOrs.
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Bangs" sends us the following com
position on rabbits, by schOol-boy of his
acquaintance: rabbits is generally
about the size of cat. They amt so
useful to catch rats as cat, but they will
pull the bark off of my grandfather's pear
tree, and he got mad, and kicked the
stuffn' out of him, and skun him. Rab-
bits ears is long, so you can pick 'em up
easy. A rabbit often has red eyes, but
fla girl had red eyes she'd look bad, you
bet. Ne and another boy done up some
boss radish in cabbage leaf, and gave it
to Mr.. Hackett's rabbit to eat, and he
jumped over clothes line and run into
the kitchen and upset bucket of syrup
all over his hair, and he was sick-look-
in rabbit, and don't you forget ii, | d
ruther be dog than a rabbit"
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of the flight with a velocity that threat
ened to carry him through the hall door
at the foot, the old clock bounding after
and striking him in the back of the head
every second stair hard enough TO loosen
his back teeth.
Mrs. w. sat down on the stairs and be-
gan to cry, thinking he was killed but he
arose after minute, shook his fist at her
and said:
IF you don't stop this blamed house
cleaning business, right away, I'll get a
divorce"
He took his hat off the rack, jammed il
over his eyes, went out, slammed the door
after him, when his next-door neighbor
met him and said pleasantly:
"0h. Wadso, good morning"
go way from me, he replied, : or I'll
mash you into million pieces"