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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-04
Russian Losses During the War.

Official returns state that the Russian
losses in killed and wounded during the late
war amounted to se,304 officers and men,
Among these there were ten generals killed
and eleven wounded. One prince of the
imperial family and thirty-four members of
the higher nobility of Russia fell on the field
of battle. OF the wounded, 36,S24 are al
ready perfectly recovered. and 10000 more
will be able to leave the hospital during the
next few weeks. The proportion of killed
and wounded to the total number engaged
was very large, one out of every SIX men who
went into action being either injured or left
dead ON the field of battle. In the great ac-
tons of the late France-German war the
proportion of killed and wounded to men
engaged was very nearly the same, being
one-sixth in the battles of Worth and
Spicheren, and one-eighth IN the battle of
Mars la-Tour. The returns also show that
one out of every eleven wounded men re-
ceived into the Russian hospitals died from
the effects of the injuries received. During
the whole campaign only two men We're pun
ished with death; one for the crime of deser-
ton. the other for robbery, accompanied
with violence. On the other hand, $780, 900
rewards were given in the form of decora
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1,,,1 service Commission

The bill introduced in the House by
Mr.. Harrison, to provide for a more efficient
civil service in the United States, provides
that from and after the passage of the act
the shall be created a new department OF
the United States government, to be called
the department of civil service to consist Of
five commissioners, who shall not be appoint
ed from any one political party. The term OF
office shall expire respectively on the 1st of
January of the year 1882, i84, 'S6, 'sS and 80
At the first meeting of the COL missioners
they shall draw by lot for their respective
terms, and the commissioner drawing the
shortest term shall be the head of the depart
nent. and thereafter the commissioners hold
ing the shortest term shall be such head. On
the expiration of the term of office OF any
commissioner, or in cas- of death, the term
of office Of the Gu 'ssioner ap-
pointed to fill such vacancy shall
expire two years after the expiration OF the
term. The salary of the head of said depart,
nent shall be $4,000 per annum, and of each
commissioner $4,000. 1t shall be the duty oil
said board to prescribe the qualifications re-
uuisite for appointment into the several
branches of the civil service, and to examine
all applicants for appointment. The bill
further provides that no assessment shall De
levied upon any officer of the United States
for political purposes and the payment OF any
such assessment shall be cause for immediate
dismissal from service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-04

stlll larger fortunes, but that was not the
saddest blow to Effie. Her. fater,, too.
was taken from her, and no wonder that
for time she was crushed by the blow.
But there were duties closely pressing
on every side, and she could not Weld to
idle grief. She set herself Faithfully to
work to cary out the principles of life
that her father had been instillinp
through all tne years of her existence.
An orphaned cousin, like herself finan-
cially stranded, she took into her counsel.
Their plans We're soon matured, and in a
new last growing town they opened a
small provision store with tie limited
capital they could command. Their
store soon became noted as the neatest
grocery store in the place. Everything
was fresh and tidy, and there was always
room tor blooming f1ower-p in the
window. 1t was something rare and
beautiful, and often changed for another
which had been perfecting itself in the
small back room where the brave girls
kept house. A hired boy was all the
help they had at first, but with their
bright, eheery ways they managed to
make much of him. Cheerful folks
are always the best served by those in
their employ.
Etiie was the business manager, and
she conducted their financial affairs ad :
mirably. And Saturday night she could
tell you axactly how the firm stood, and
as It was cash store there were no bad
debts to bother about. Now all her form
er education came in play. She was
most thankful for that early drilling
which had brought her to handle money
wisely, and turn it over to the best advan-
tage. The business grew with a steady,
healthy growth, like SNOWFALL in deep
snow. Better still, her worth was known
and valued in the community TO which
her presence was blessing. The poor
and the suffering knew always where TO
turI. for helper and sympathizing
friend.
Ellie, too found new and happy
home at last, and not unwillingly laid off
the cares Of the large establishment on
the strong young shoulders Of Cousin Dell
and an industrious young merchant who
proposed to unite the interests of the two
concerns in very emphatic manner. In
deed, heEceforth Dell seemd to take fully
as much interest IN Arthur's success in
business as her own. Whenever the
wheels got into tight place, Cousin Effie
was willing to leave her handsome home
and its precious ties, and come down for
a day or two, if need be, to help straighten
affairs.
Indeed, in all the relations of life she
never found it of the slightest disadvant-
age that she had enjoyed the benefit OF a
thorough business training and she fully
carried out her plans of making her own
girls efficient, practical working women,
as she wished her only son to be an in
dustrions, intelligent business man.
If more daughters were trained in the
same way, this would not be such hard
world for women to make living in
when reverses come. There are great
many poor people in almost every com
munity, but few ere so poor or so hard to
help as useless women who have been
reared in idleness of both brain and hand
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A New Whisky-P Punch.
Philadelphia Times.


Thee ompounders of cocktails at the Con-
tinental have been kept busy during the past
week explaining the use of a neat-looking
black-walnut case in the centre of the bar,
with little silver circles containing the fig
ures 10, Is, 90, 25, 80, 40, so, 70, 100, and
200 below each of which is small drawer.
This drawer contains pasteboard cards, with
q number corresponding to the circle above.
When customer calls for glass of ale the
ten cent drawer is pulled out and card with
that amount is handed to the imbiber, who
passes over the cash and the ticket, both of
which are deposited in the cash drawer.
Meanwhile the action of opening the
drawer causes a similar card to drop into a
locked receptacle below, the key of which is
in the possession of the proprietors of the
hotel. When the cash account is made up
in the morning, the amount OF money in the
cash drawer must equal the total amount of
tickets in the punch receptacle. The ma
chine is very ingenious in its workings, and
is an effectual preventive against bartenders
knocking down" One of the genial man
ipulators of glasses remarked, yesterday :
"This thing beats the Virginia and street-car
bell punches, and,'' laughingly, sit also
beats the bartender, as there is no knock
ing down with this new-fangled thing. One
thing. it stops the professionals who come in
for their morning cocktail and take us to one
side to mysteriously whisper, Put it down
on the slate; Eli pay another time. All
we have to do is to point to the machine.
That stops that business, you know. A
number of amusing instances have occurred
since the register has been in use. A travel
er called few nights ago, and while par
taking of his drink | pulled the lucent
drawer, when he shouted, Don't ring for a
porter; / don't want to go 10 bed yet An
other asked where the cashiers desk was af-
ter receiving his bit of pasteboard. 1t also
saves us vast amount of trouble with I'M
pecunious young men about town, who
have been in the habit of requesting
credit. The know that if the cash is not
forthcoming after receiving drink we are
! held responsible for the amount. 1t will regis
ter as high as you wish, from 10 cents up,
nothing'below that figure, as there are no
five-cent drinks sold here" The invention
was manufactured by the New York register
ing company, and is the first introduced M
to that city. One old bartender said that
''the boys will have to give up wearing fine
clothes, gold watches and chains. ETC., as
this Internal tangled machine will break
up all funny business with the drawer. No
more carriage rides to the park on Sunday
and summer visits to the water places. oh
for the good old times! They will soon b :
gone. but the boys will get in their work
before the call of the turn. What will you
have, sir?" said he, as the reporter went out
of the door, in quandry as to the meaning
of all his remarks.
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rysed March Is, 1878
The King Of the Turf.

A Bismarck correspondent of the SPIRIT
of tie 9Imes, thus speaks of the skiing Of
thes Turf" in that locality: "Ihere are
nutnbSe of thoroughbred horses Mt the diff
fersnt POSTS naar this owned by spirited,
spott-laving officers, and yet among these
and alG the thousands of other horses III
this past of the country an Indian pony has
been fSl, years liking Of the Turf, chal-
lengins all corners to run any distance over
a quarter of mile. This pony was form
erly oSned by Sioux chief named Mad
Bear, and the pony has always been called
the MiSi Bear pony. He is, ] think, about
nine years old, and about IA hands, well
muscled, high spitited, and could run all
day. ia the beginning of his racing career
among the Indians bis fortunate owner won
nearly all the blankets and other personal
property belonging TO all the sporting men
among his red brethren. Onc Indian
who kad been betting agaiist him, and
had LOST every thing be possessed, even to
q medal given 90 him by the Great Father,
tried to revenge himself by killing the pony.
He shot the pony in the side with one Of hia
war arfowR. The arrows head CHANGING on
one of the RIBS, lodged, and could not he
extricafad by any Of the medicine men, and
for yes7s it left arunning sore, which was
the oniy blemish on the otherwise perfect
animal The arrow head was taken out by
one Of 4,ur horserAan last summer, and the
wound5is now healed. The pony, for the
last eighteen months, has been the property
of Mc9See d. Archambeau, who keep rancho
about afty miles from here"
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NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
Foreign Markets.

The Mark Lade Express review Of the
British corn trade the last week says: A
large breadth of spring corn has been planted
under favorable conditions, and the season
able weather of the last few weeks has
strengthened the wheat planted without IN
duly forcing it. In spite of the present win
ter weather we have every reason to hope for
more prosperous season than for years. In
many districts the sowing of the barley and
oats is nearly completed, that another week of
dryweather would nearly end the spring sow
ing. Some reaction in favor of higher prices
is noticeable in the wheat trade but the i'm
provement has onlyin few instances extend
ed to home grown grain, which has been
marketed In very short quantity and some
what defective condition. Foreign wheat of
which the imports into London were very
moderate, is met with an improved demand
at an advance of shilling per quarter, chiefly
on AMERICAN descriptions, but more business
is passing than oflate in all varieties, and the
tendency of prices is in the sellers favor.
There has been some continental demand,
which has tended TO advance value for car
goes off the coast. tits probable France will
REQUIRE seven hundred thousand quarters of
fine wheat for mixing purposes between this
and harvest. Judging from the dizziness OF
trade at the close of the week 1t is doubtful
whether last week Mondays advance will be
maintained as arrivals ofwheat from America
and Russia the next few months will be on
, too large scale to admit of much enhance
ment of values France will probably relieve
us of some portion of the accumulated stocks
in Southern Russia, but allowing for this it is
scarcely likely the ordinary consumptive de
mand will be sufficient to support the present
currencies. Some attention is directed to In
dian wheat. of which the stocks in London
are worked down to comparatively narrow
compass, and a slight improvement in the
value of Calcutta produce appears probable.
Maize, although quiet, Is fairly steady Both
old and new corn is in moderate request at
late rates, but other sorts of feeding corn are
dull. Grinding barley and inferior sorts OF
oats have given way one shilling and six
pence per quarter, respectively, with moder-
ate arrivals Atports of call the floating car
20 trade for wi. eat ruled steady. The demand
for the continental continues. Maize has adj
vanced three pence. Barley sold slowly at
rather easier terms.
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succrssraI Rank Robbery

The bank of South Pueblo, California,
was robbed of about $500 in money and gold
watch, on the Both ult., Mr.. H. \. Banks, one
of the proprietors, sleeps in the banks. The
robbers forced an entrance through the back
door, and when Mr.. Banks awoke, one was
holding big revolver to his head and the
other had the point of a bowie knife against
his body, opposite the heart. They threatened
to kill him if he made noise, and immedi-
ate gagged him, after which they COMPEL
ed him to open the safe. After securing the
plumber they tied his hBnds behind him and
bound his feet to the bed post, and threatened
to return and kill him if he attempted to make
any noise after they had left
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Victoria and Napoleon at Windsor.

I advanced and imbraced the Emperor
who received two salutes on either cheek
from me, having first kissed my band. |
next embraced the very gentle, graceful,
and evidently VIEW nervous Empress.
We presented the princes (the, Duke of
Cambridge and the Prince Of Leiningen
the Queens brother and our children
(Vicky, with very alarmed eyes, making
very low cultsies). The Emperor en-
braced BERTHE, and then we wentup stairs,
Albert leading the Empress, who in the
most engaging manner refused TO go first,
but at length, with graceful reluctance,
did so, the Emperor leading me, express
ing his great qualification at being here
and seeing me, and admiring Windsor
TIE lie Of the Prince C0asort
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lPublisled March %. 1873. /
f.Hf4U-fa $40


AN AIT 10 amend chapter 50 Of the general
laws ef 1870 entitled An act to provide for
the representation OF cities and incorporated
VILLAGES in the county board OF superNis-
ors.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and As emily, do enact as
follows:
Section /. Section of chapter 50 Of the
general laws Of 1870 is hereby amended so as
TO rea6 as followe: Section l. Every ward or
part Of ward OF any city in this State, and
every aoporated village or part of an incor-
ported village in ihis State, shall be represent
cd in t1ie board Of supervisors of the county
in WHICH such ward or part OF a ward of any
city o. incorporated village or parts Ofan IN
coTporated village is situated, by one super.
visor, aDiess the charter Of such city shall
proyida for a less number than one from each
ward.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be in f1rae from and after its passage.
Approved March II, 1878.
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Resumption.

A report has been submitted 10 the
House committee ON banking and currency
by the subcommittee consisting of Chitteu-
den and Ewing which recently visited New
York for the purpose of ascertaining the pres.
ent condition of the sub-treasury in that city
with regard to the amount of gold held there
belonging to the United States government
and to Others, and with the view of confering
with certain financial gentlemen regarding
the pracucability of the proposed resumption
of specie payments on January LIST next. The
following are the substantial points of the re-
mort. The bankers were of the opinion that
resumption at the earliest possible moment
was not only consistent with the public we'll
fare, but was of the greatest importance TO
the best prosperity of the country. Also that
resumption on the first Of January, 1879,
might be made practical and safe if adequate
measures should be adopted; but all who ex-
pressed themselves on the subject were agreed
that the plans of the secretary of the treasury
were inadequate, and that if he should make
an attempt to resume on the first of January,
under such circumstances as are likely to ex
list at that time, the attempt would most
probably fail. They were of opinion that the
emonetlzation of silver had seriously inter
fered with the probabilities of resumption at
the time fixed.
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in any factory or other workshop whore more
than three persons are employed,in this State
and no child or children Of twelve and under
fourteen years Of age shall be so employed in
any suchIaetory Or workshops for more than
seven meiashs IN any one year.
Secticts ?. This act slal take effect and
be in fofee from and after its passage and pub
LEGATION.
Approved March III, 1873
gPublisled March o., 1873
CHAPTER 1917.
AN ACI5relating TO the release of dover in
certai5 cases.
The geoIsle OF the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented. In Senate and Assembly, ID enact
as follows:
Sectios /. A married woman may, by
separate;ieed of conveyance or quit claim, re-
lease hey dower 10 any lands OF her husband
which lie has conveyed voluntarily or upon
exeeutioa, judgment or foreclosure or decree
of courts
SeciiuG 3. All acts or parts Of acts neon
sistent Sith me provisions OF this act are
hereby fspealed
Sectic; s. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
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A Wonderful Snake Story NOuched for
by the Hon. Eli Perkins.
[Cleveland Plaiindealer. |


AS the fast express on the Lake Shore
stopped at Berea yesterday to take water,
the passengers saw in the corner of rail
fence. summing itself large snake. When
the engineer blew off q stream of Kissing,
hot steam the snake suddenly cooled itself
up as if to jump at the brakeman, who stood
with his back towards the reptile. Col.
Robert Downes, who was in the parlor car,
saw the dangerous position of the brakeman,
and with cool presence of mind leaped
from the car, grasped fence rail and
proceeded to strike at the snake.
Bv this time the ladies in the car We're
screaming and the other male passenger had
Jumped out to help the colonel. The snake
lodged Col Downes's first blow by dipping
its head, and then suddenly, to the horror of
every one. sprang from its coil, head fermost,
upon the platform of the car, and, the door
being open. glided with fiery eyes and dart
ing tongue straight into the centre of the
car. Several ladies' nearly tainted, and the
screams of the frightened passengers brought
Superintendent Newell, who had revolver.
from the rear car. Mr.. Newell Is good
shot. having served through the Mexican war;
but the screams of the lady passengers seemed
to unnerve him, and his nrst snot hilsseu
the snake, which now cooled itself up, with
head erect, ready to spring IN among han
fainting group of ladies
Luckily. as soon as Mr. Newell fired, and
before the snake could make a deadly
spring. Mr.. Augustus Schell of New York,
drew revolver and shot the snake dead.
ouivering moment. its head fell, and the
dead body lay hfeless on the carpet OF the
car.
On measuring thssnake it was found to
be II feet and 7 inches long, and had four
teen rattles on its tail and four rattles around
10 neck. 1t was a rare species of rattle
snake. or rfcafs saakiH0, thought heretofore
hT- naturaIists to be an extinct species. Our
readers can place the largest credit to this
account. as We gained our information from
one Of the passengers who saw the snake
die and afterward measured it. Mr.. Iii
Perkins is the passenger.
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Red Muster.

Unofficial but trustworthy information
from Fort Walsh confirms the recent story of
a large confederation of hostile Indians in
that vicinity Sitting Bull and spotted Eagle
have been reinforced by lodges from the MIS-
souri, river agencies, including Red Cloud
and ii is now estimated that There are from
5000 to 1000 warriors within 100 miles
of Fort Wash. Some of these bands have
been seen by Miles scouts. The sayages are
very restless and are Hnder constant surveil-
lance of the too limited force of Canadian
mounted police, who evidently expect
trouble. at a council the last week in Feb
ruary the Indians resolved to resist the but-
alo law, and Sitting Bull counseled modera-
ton toward the Canadians but breathed def
anee against the Americans. The force is
well armed and equipped, and could probably
be augmented to 10000 men, in which case
vigorous summer campaign would be prob
able,
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me Corner ON silver.

Regarding Secretary Sherman's state
ment that the silver owners of the Pacific
coast have made corner on that commodity,
and put up the price of bullion 10 figure
higher than that at which they were previous
ly willing to sell for shipment to Asia, even
with freight included, the Nevada bank au-
thorities say such is not proper statement of
the case. They hold they are as business
men, entitled to whatever profit would fan to
them by their nearness to market in offering
silver for coinage at the San Francisco mint.
They estimate what it will cost the govern
ment to buy silver in London and land it in
San Francisco, and regulate their prices ac-
eordingly.
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,Iilwankee produce Marl,et.

GRAIN-Wheat opened firm and &c lower,
and closed steady; No. / hard Sl.l5; No.
S1l315; No. 2 $1.0s5s; March S1.085s; April
S1.bSK; May $l085s; No. $1.0211@1. 0411.
Corn, scarce and firm; No 2 44c. Oats, higher;
No. 2, 26c. Rye, firm and steady; No. l, 55c.
Barley, stronger; No. 2, fresh, soc; April Sac.
PROVISIONS-Un Unchanged; nominally firm;
mess pork $685. cash; 1910 May. Lard, prime
Rteam, s7.25 cash; S7.3759 May.
Chicago Produce Market.
GRAIN-Wheat, active, firm and higher; No.
/ Chicago gilt edge S10S1&; regular SLOTS
cash; $780, al .067s April; S1.o714 May, these
prices bid; No. 8 Chicago S1.02; rejected SIC.
Corn, inactive and lower at 1880 cash, April
or May. Oats, demand fair and prices higher
24ES025c cash or April; 2714e May. Rye,
easier at sac. Barley, easier at 46@4713c.
pROVISIONS-Pork, steady; good demand
at 80. 5Oa9 52l@ cash; 1856 April; $9.6716@
9.70 May. Lard, fairly active and shade
higher at 1920 cash or April; S7.25@7.27]5
NAV. Bulk meats, steady and firm; shoulders
$3.50; bulk short rib S5.1214 bulk short clea
S5.97IS.
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Published March %, 1878
CHAPTER Isl.

AN ACT to amend section / of chapBer $50,
Of the general laws OF 1877, relative to the
employment Of children in factories or 9TH
er workshops in this State.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin. repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly do enact as
follows.
Section / Section ! of chatter 2S9 Of the
laws of 1877 is hereby amended so as to -ead
as follows: Section |. 1T shall hereafter be
unlawful to employ any child or children un-
der twelve years Of age at any manual labor