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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

penses of sickness, etc., would probably
amount to $50.
few days afterward the mayor received
the appended letter. The wretched orthog-
raphy OF the epistle has been altered so as to
make the letter Ineligible:
MELVIN, Aug. 20, lS7S-;To THE MAYOR OF
NEW ORLEASs-Dear Sir: l received o mes
sage last night that my sister dead. sent
a message for the facts. l received an answer
at O'Clock that she was not dead yet, but there
were hopes.
In the first message they asked for money.
| asked what the cost was, and their answer
said $3.50. think the charge is large, and
think there is something wrong. Please look
| into this and let me know if had better send
| the money. JOHN JACKSON, Melvin. Ill.
] Miss Jennie jackson died on Friday, after
having fingered for several days in a dying
condition, having had black vomit on Mon
day. She was well educated and RI fined
woman, and has frequently visited New Or
leans before, having been on the stage.
She acted for some time at the st. Charles,
her stage name being Jennie Campbell. In
her dying hours she recited passages from
various dramas in which she had taken part
She stated, during her illness, that when
she was in st. Louis she wrote to her brother
that she was in destitute circumstances and
would require about $50 to redeem certain
articles she had pawned, ard to pay hel
passage to his house.
1t is further alleged that he had declined
to receive her or send the money. She was
therefore compelled to take the position of 9
servant with Mr.. Sutton's family. She also
threw out hints that in the settlement of hel
parents estate she had been deprived of hel
share of the property.
At Mrs. Knights she received every atten
ton during her sickness. bill of all the
expenses iacident to her illness and funeral
kept such debts as are betrayed by thu
Towards, win be presented to her brother
through the proper hands.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05
Hending.

: IN a large }amil the mere mending is
| something almost formidable: one re.
CARDS tht pile Of debil'tated garments
sresu from t5e week wa d, with hope.
/ sessness akia 70 despair; each article
/ seeds the Sttch in tine, aud mny have
/ D ssed far beyond that saving process,
+ Saving accumulated a CON pOund interest
f 70 stitches which is quite alarming There
( IS q great temptation to allow the small
f gents 10 ran ever into the next week
] sshen we usaailv discover that they have
gen the race- while We attack the larger
yDd more urgent -uncs; and q greater
( Mutation 70 pursuade ourselves that
+ Ebese are n Sly too bad 20 attempt: that
( I5ings SO diapitated deserve 10 retire
! tom active seryice into the asy luna Of the
4 Gsg ba-; that time spent upon them is
/ - much MONEY lost Most of as have
/ .;ad reason 90 declare that we would
1 father make two new garments than re-
/ .air SD Old cue. II is such discOuraging
york to tn3 the deliberately darned
i Freak If + week fanke6 by neIghbor-
4 jig holcs, Is tlier had rallied b. its aid
/ d tae Iesis srsse against law and order,
/ sDG meant t0 Starry the day; 20 see oar
/ Eat1hes verify. the Bible testimony that
/ '.er cloth gp@n old maketh d rent. 10
/ tear witness araiast the well-w0ra PROV
I srn hat II Is never too late to mend
] j et We DOUBT III the efficacy o. mend
4 ~ has been fgly estimated If the sum
xlst has been asved by timely stitches
t'ere calculated il would, perhaps. sur.
&risg as more .itap little. II IS consid-
- d ppcE branch - business, az the
90 only proper to Oh women, and 10
'oee hnse i}uae is worth norhing: but If
+ should bgcefDe lost art, what a howl
&nuld ascent from the wearer Of every
Sa toniess stsirG and irayed coat sleeyel
;aa speedily We would learn its value
.hat rewards would be offered FOR is
tEssegvery There is. however 40 undoubt-
~ knack 10 mending ef,etis-lr. 10
E.ao@ing 1T plance how mach enerey -
b worth whiie 20 devote 70 fr.cture.
,shen skilful surgery of the needle is de
rtJardeo; wbeh Il will 40 10 slight.
u touch al ~. We do not en-
tsHse the praetlcC Of thOso who expend
Z MUCH t'me upon datIing rs would
~ flee 10 learn iangunge. a. If there
tteIe nothing octter 10 do than 10 weave
ssreads In nr aid stocking or who insert
a<p0lcu 20 aaaeive Fhe very elect. We
t3yuld recommend neainess and dispatch
l:ader any 1tbes regime the week 3 mend
itg would ast q lifetime in some houses
IA be left a. q legacy 20 ones heirs.
RmeweP /. y stroke Of genius 10 ret
II o'l one bands at the EARL, 81 date. lest
n 1arken tnc hcriZen like thunder eloud
8sd overflow inF0 the following Monday.
A. leil iii fhe Inevitable Saturday. siusa
e<sry week Pcs = own imperat: r. duties
ss u ls p9tH management to shUulder
FL mutulbtiea obligations OF the past IN
o: the next ssTcu days
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

1t would have made the old man OF Ash
land throb to have heard his name yelled
as a battle-cry down the shadows of that
lonely pass.
Along the ravine and up the narrow
passl The hero bleeds as they bear him
on, and tracks the way with his blood.
Faster and thicker swarm the Mexicans
They see the circle around the fallen
man, even his face uplifted as smile
crosses its fading lineaments- and. hike a
pack of wolves see ,ting the forlorn trav-
eler at dead of night, they came bowling
up the rock and charged the devoted
band with one dense mass of bayonets
Up and onl The light shines yonder
on the topmost rock of the ravine. 1t is
the light of setting sun Old Taylor's
eyes are on the rock, and there we will
tight our way and die in tho old mans
sight
1t was murderous way, that path up
the steep bank of the ravine. Uttered
with dead, slippery with blood, j. grew
olacker every moment with MIxicans,
and the defenders of the wounded hero
tell, one by one. into the chas 4 yawnine
around
AT last they reached the light, the
swords and bayonets glitter IN the sight
OF the contendlng armies, and the bloody
contest roars toward the topmost rock.
Then it was that, gathering up his dy-
| ing form-armed with supernatural Wig
or-young Clay started from the arms OF
his supporters and stood with outstreteh-
ed hands in the light of the setting sun
4 II rrlD r.r,f
there amid the battle clouds-Santa An
mas formidable army hurled back int
the rayine and gorge by Taylor's lit
tie bano. But more glorious thing i
was TO S that dying man standing there
for the last time in the light Of thar SUI
which shall never rise for him again.
leave me- he shrieked, as be fel
back on the sod, II must die ard viii
die mere! Perll your lives no longer fo
me. Col There is work for you vonder I
The Mexicans crowded on, hung y fol
blood. Even ashley spoke their bayo
nets gllstening by hundreds were leyeled
at the throat5 Of the devot"d band By
the mere force of their Overwhelming
numbers they crushed them back from
the dying Clay.
''Teil my father how | died, and give
him these pistols"
Lifting his ashy face into the light h
turned his eyes upon his eomrade face
placed the pistols n his hands and tel
back to his death.
That comrade, with the pistols in hi
grasp, fought his way alone to the top
most rock of the path. only once looking
back. He saw ashivering form canopiee
by bayonets. He saw those outstretche6
arms graphing with points of steel. HI
saw face once lifted in the light. anC
then darkness rushed on the life of young
Henry Clay.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

It, or piece of wood with hole 10 re-
ceive the upper pot may rest ON the brim
OF the lower one. The two pots thus ar
ranged are placed upon three-legged
stool with hole in it, through which the
projecting part of the lower sponge pass
es, and the water drops into jug placed
below. The upper pot serves as reser-
voir, and the sponge stops the coaser i'm
purities. and thus the filtering layers Of
the lower one may be used for two or
three years without being removed if the
| upper sponge be occasionally cleaned
Care must be taken TO wedge in the up.
per sponge tightly enough 10 prevent the
water passing through the upper POI
more rapidly than it can fl'er through
| The lower one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05
CALIFORNIA WHEAT.
[san francisco Chronicle. ]

The comparative failure of the wheat crop in
California last season renders any comparison
between the business of this and last year in
this particular trade of little value. 1t is with
ls76-77 that the present season may best be
compared, because the circumstances are more
nearly similar. In Is76-77 California sent
abroad the largest quantity of gram known IN
the history of the State, the exports of wheat
and four-the latter reduced to its equivalent
IN wheat-amounting in round numbers to
500. 900 tons. or IL, 00000O centals. This sea
son the estimate of the available surplus. is,
in the opinion of the best informed
ealers, about the Same. although there are not
wanting many per 5ons WHO believe that the
unprecedented ST plus of that year will be ex
ceeded owing % the wonderful yield in the
San joaquin alley. So far the movement of
wheat clos iy approximates that of 1876, the
luantity which has come to Underwater during
The frs six weeks of the season being almost
dehtieal. The exports also nearly correspond.
Up to August. 1876, 1,140,6l0 eentals, valued
at LIS, 957. were sent away. This year, to a
ike date, ], l9l 800 centals. valued 1T 81. 022,
800, have been dispatched. Preparations for
moving the crop are however, on a more extern
i've scale this season. S. AS tons of shipping
being under engagement To load against Al, 675
tons in 1876, and the quantity Of disengaged
tonnage in port is also much larger, footing up
1886 tons against only 33, 300 tons two years
ago.
II is not only in bountiful yield that our
farmers are blessed this season. Prices and
rates of foreign freights are also greatly in
their favor. In the middle of August, 1876
California wheat in Liverpool was qoted at
Us ldM9s Id per GENITAL for average, and 9s 5dC1
10d per GENITAL for club. To-day the value is
los 3d@10s I'd per GENITAL for average and los
6d@l0s l0d fons club, and wooden ships are
rocurable for Cork for orders, at e Is Cd per
ton, while in August, 1876 they worth
60 los per ton. The result is that good ship
ping grades of wheat bring in this market
Sl.7561.S0 per GENITAL against Sl.5061.5215
per GENITAL at this time in 1876, and the fixed
charges, such harvesting labor
sacks, and transportation TO market
being lower than they were, even
more than this increase of twenty-five to thirty
cents per Genital goes directly into the pockets
of farmers Practically, the crop is realizing
quite 20 per cent. more TO producers, and the
outlook is favorable, as the English markets
have strong tendency. In only one respect
is this market likely to have d setback. The
rates of freights now ruling are quite unre-
munerative to ship-owners, and the decline
which has occurred from E3 per ton. at which
the season opened. to 81 q cd to e. IS per ton,
the best now ohtainabIe has checked the in
Hux of ships, and the number the way
shows a marked decline. The tonnage under
engagement is larger the disengaged tonnage
in port is larger, out the tonnage on the way
makes poo showing. Summed up, the WISH
BILE supply Isl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05
a Cottage Water-F .lter .

From the Leisure -Four.
Those who cannot afford to buy a filter
may easily make one. stuff q piece OF
sponge in hole OF a flower pot, place
above this layer of coarse sand. ano
above this layer of pounded charcoal
three or four inches in depth. Another
layer Of pebbles should he placed above
the harcual to prevent ii from being
stirred up when the after il poured in.
The contents of the flower pot should
be occasionally renewed. Bnt hE q
small addition to this & cottage filler
may be made wi ich for practical us, is
equal to the most expensive filter ct cor
responding size. It consists Of two dow
or pots, one above the other. the lower
one fitted with sponge and fitering
layers above described, and the upper
one with sponge only. The upper pot
should he the lsrgess, and If tne lower
one is strong the upper me may stand on
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

The wondrous wheels of life viii turn
When am seen on earth no more,
The sun as bright in heaven will burn,
The sea still tiap the tawny shore;
The daisies still will snow the sod.
The yestal snowdrops sweetly spring,
The heavens reflect the power OF God;
The woods with birds loud warblings ring
Sad thoughts of that dread time come on;
What is our doom when life is spent?
Our joys as soon as seen are gone,
Appear but for one moment sent.
Would | could live as lives the rose,
Unconscious of a time Of gloom,
Or be the humblest flower that grows,
Forgotten when cease to bloom!
This life so short so full OF tears,
Has only fitful dreams of rest;
Where are the eyes that shed no tears?
And where is one unsorrowing breast?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

GRAIN whsat declined It6is5cs receipts z4h.Hta
bushels; sAsas S2s,090 bushels: No. mixed state
81 zB; ungraded red 97cs11.I4. No ] red l.lass g
lis. steamer No do los: uuaraded amber lsiffz
1860 Ia; Ne. . white Lips; MOL do lf91s ex-
do l.2llTi.32; white stale Ia. Rye hFEn; No !
western Gle. Barley, western nominal. Corn. n
4s550isc. No. s, s9c; steamer saFS4e&4e- Gzfs de-
c1ped Ls1ec; receipts 25,0oa bushels: sales 1l9ssl
bushels: rejected 25iscs NO 8, &c ASKED 10. Z
S5sss1Sis. mixed western 2sds4c; white 7Ss5SSssc
PROvISIONS-Pork dull: mess Sla-i0zJia.2S
Beef dun and unchsnged. Cut meats dun, ives eTu
long clear niddles $3.50: city e,50. Lard active
prine steamed ST-So1T.4o.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

ffRATN-wheat Ia lair demand, al lower rates No
red winter csc: No. do 94o cash and September
No Chicago 93lse: No. 2 do s. ,as9C cash anc
Seutesnber. salsc bid October. Corn quiet and
veal; s5ss bid cash; Sia September; 81 &c 0cto-
her. rejected SliFc. Oats duh and shade lower
20ls 12D4c September: 30ASc cash; Else October
rejacted f6lsc. Ryr steady Barley strong aud high
or; 81 10 cash and September.
PR0yIsTONS-Park sans cash: s-234a 48e2
Sslyterpl,tr. Q.S7lsG5a.40 October Lard duh aud
weak 6.sea16 92s< cash and September. TH7sE 0cto-
Der. Bulk meats 5.09t1s.2S@I6 81.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

So that while the requirements are quite as
large. the prospective supply is smaller, a7d
the freights now ruling do not encourage ac-
cessions To the list of vessels bound hither.
Under these circumstances wheat is likely to
be pushed forward to take advantage of the re
duction to which ships have been compelled to
submit in order to fill mp and get away, and,
within the next two months, a much larger
proportion than in 1876 will have been realized
from the proceeds of our crop.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

Memphis Correspondence Chicago Tribune
have thought to supplement the wires by
the mailbag Tonight, promising that the MSS.
shall, 20 itraugh raven processes of disinfec-
20 before - dc1l;s,A into the box. o. il
!. 10 tFaup,l. asa,sce you. There are gallons
}, earon.ic acid lyirr about. and burning ia,
ana nuipouruua fsu,ts tcfoul the air under The
profession of purifying il. When look ont
on the dark, silent street, and these vspors are
waited through the open window, feel the
oppressiveness of the presence of death with
that horrible odor Of carhoiic acid which
rises from the little ssucers beneath the coffin
IL 10
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

iPilneeton Theological seminary owns av.r
u lDy1-tys ~otth Of property. About a Guar.
q % this - ia sroal estate. tae rest 10 bonds
aSa mortgages
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05
THE aowARI,s

are at an expense Of over 81 900 per diem. ye
the benevoleuce ri the people Of our land ha'
kept them from want. As the wires have toie
Won, new cases have appeared in tho last thre'
days, and scarcity Of nurses has crippled the
VI rk of the association. Twenty-Five new
nurses are expected from Mobile 10 morrow
and with the help of these Il y hoped 20 give
the sick all attention The Towards have not
come ont of the fever district unscathed so far.
John C. Forbes volunteered TO take charge OF
TIRE branch depot of supplies IN the heart Cd
the plague-ravscsd section. he WIS buried
Friday. VIM. Finn took his place. He was
buried Saturday Jahn Morton succeeded him
and - living "a. Acting-President Isaugstaf
has now gone thither himself. History con
tsins no eiander illustrations of Gnt-llke self
sacrifice Ghan are found in tins city every day
and every hour.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05
HAIIFAx AWARD.

In recent conversation on the sub
fsrs of The Halifax award Secretary Evurts
.,-,gpss,d his himself IN s way that plainly
shows n, urotosition has heeu made in cor,
,,s,ondapce with the British government
1,olsinse Il, r renewal OF principles ol recipro-
.eItv between the Dominion and United States.
According to English views IS expressed IN
tbe London press, the real object Of Mr.,
Tgarts in opening up corresponding With
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05
BANK HaBBERs ARRESTED.

BANh IlfIbbElls = fNfNL-sl -
The Sedalia Me. Dsmocrat has the FOL
lowing account Of the eapture Of the robbers OF
the Coreoydia bank: Constablei ErdmaDns OF
Coaeorais Nm. Bradford snd james Crouch
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-05

There are wen authenticated cumoFs
thst The Republican officials Of Iowa are in a
a>r5 rs Quandary as 10 The day which MEM
has ii Congress 10 That state should be elect
"a GOV Gear tele2rapbed prominent officials
at q tshington foI sdyice. audit was strongly
rec .unendea 70 him to csH an extra session
o. tue Legislature 60 provide single election
~ ali officers in Novevaber. This IS known
70 be the Judgment OF Secretary AcCrsry,
who is recognized as authority on the subject
There is no doubt chat Gov. Gear viii cali the
LEGISLATURE together soon.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06

IunIata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week.
Samuel Strong and wife, residing near
McAlisterville, left children at home
last Wednesday, and went to visit
friends. During their absence, about
noon, when there was fire in the cook
stove, the house took fire and was en-
tirely consumed with all its contents.
On Wednesday evening las Mr.. Creigh-
ton Harris and Miss Coder, of Beale
township, were crossing the railroad
track at the station in Patterson on their
way home in buggy, Mr.. Harris acci-
dentally let one of the side lines drop
out of his hands. In his efforts to re-
cover it, the horse became frightened
and started to run, and turning abruptly
to one side upset the buggy off the small
bridge at the side of the railroad, where
by both occupants were so badly hurt
that they were compelled to remain in
town over night. The young lady was
the worst hurt of the two, Their inju-
ries were dressed by DR.. Banks.
Max Siegle, who robbed, or who was
one of the party that robbed Winey's
store at Richfield on Wednesday night
uhC IUlnS lOlC5 CSCttDCQ iIOlll Jill Oil
last Wednesday night. He was con-
fined in the northeast corner of the Jail.
A stone chimney passes through the
southeast corner of the room named
When the Jail was built, two-inch pine
plank were placed against the chimney
lengthwise from floor to ceiling, and
lathed and plastered over. With a pen
knife the prisoner cut away the plaster
ing, lath and plank. The material from
the opening he concealed in o paper
flour bag that was in the room. Under
the pretense of desire to paper his cell
with newspapers, he had obtained paste;
the paste he used to conceal the hole
that he was working through the hall,
which he did by pasting paper over it
in the day time. When he reached the
stone chimney he worked number of
stones out of it, all of which he conceal
ed in his bed. When the opening was
large enough to admit him to the Chin
ney, he tied bed cover to stick, put
the stick across the hole, on the inside
of the room, and dropped the other end
of the cover down the chimney and then
slid down the rope thus provided, to the
room below, where the chimney opens
into fireplace. The key was in the
room door that led to the outside of the
Jail to Third street, and Siegle unlocked
the door and walked, and has not been
heard of since.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06
The Synder County Tragedy.-Last W

The Synder County Tragedy. win
ter an aged couple named Kintzler,
were murdered in their own house
(which was afterwards set on fire), near
Trexlerville, in Snyder county. They
had some $4,000 or SO, 900 in their posses
sion at the time, and for this they were
murdered, and, as is now supposed, the
house was set on fire to avoid suspicion.
Their charred remains were recovered
and inferred. Among the parties ar
rested on suspicion were Emanuel Ed
dinger and two others, but for want of
evidence they were released some time
last winter A young woman named
Sarah Hartley lived with Eddinger at
the time of the murder as housekeeper.
Eddinger, Jordan and others were after
wards arrested for stealing bees and con-
victed and sent to the penitentiary in
May last. Since that time Miss Hartley
has become uneasy and now says that
Emanuel Eddinger, Israel Erb, Uriah
and Jonathan Meyer, the latter's wife
and herself committed the deed - first
only intending to rob, but the chloro-
form not operating as desired they MUIR
dered the old people and afterwards set
fire to the house. One of the Meyers,
she AYERS, had to be be coaxed into the
business. Israel Erb and Uriah Meyer
are now in jail, as also is Sarah Hart
ley-the latter is held as a Witness
John Meyer and wife are residing Kan
sas, and will doubtless be arrested there
and brought to Pennsylvania for trial if
the confession proves true or worthy
of regard. The relatives of the suppos-
ed murderers are trying their best, says
the Selinsgrove Times, to damage Miss
Hartley's reputation. The story she
gives about marked trees and points
where she says the money had been hid
are found to be correct. The indications
are, that the next sheriff will have an
interesting but painful job to perform -
the hanging of four men
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD PA. AUGUST 6, 1878.

wreck and escaped with brulse in the
forehead and eye, and pretty bad cut
on the nose He says he was thrown
violently, head foremost, on the ground,
and made narrow escape from break
ing his neck.
Mr.. Kemp, o boiler maker from Ly-
kens, went down with the wagon and
was severely cut about the head and had
one of his legs severely bruised and cut
In several places. He left in the p. M.
train for his home at Lykens.
Mr.. Miller, who is q mill wright,
sprang out of the wagon in order to save
himself, and escaped with badly frac-
tured arm above the elbow the cap be-
ing literally torn loose, producing a
very painful wound This patient was
put under the influence of ether to ad-
just the injured arm.