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now no DEAL WITH MEXICO.
The Mesicdn authorities UncilIinG to Pat
stop to steatin0--FotIy Of Half WaB

The Mericdn authorities U,srilTing to Paf
stop to StealinG~-Fouy of Half Hay
Measures
Galveston (Tex.) News.
1t is evident to everybody who has paid
the slightest attention to Mexican affairs
that the Mexican authorities at the City of
Mexico are not only unwilling, but also I'M
able, to enforce law and order. In fact, the
Mexican government has not sufficient re-
liable force on the Rio Grande to enforce
theif own custom-hotise regulations. Raid
ing into Texas could be broken up by CO..
operation with the Mexican troops: but the
truth is the Mexicans do not propose to as
sist the United States forces at all, but, on
the contrary, to rally In defense of the
thieves, as they did when Gen. Mackenzie
followed band over the Rio Grande a few
| weeks ago.. This hostile action on the part
OF the officers of the central government
joins the issue. There is now nothing left
for the United States government to do but
either to back completely down from the
order directing Gen. Ord to cross the Rio
Grande under certain circumstances, or else
to uphold the order to its fullest extent, and
protect Texas from the Mexican side OF the
Trio Grande. The Mexicans virtually declare
hey will continue to fit out expeditions
fl the purpose of invading Texas, and driy-
iIs stock back into Mexico, and that the
lifted States shall not be permitted to stop
it iE following the thieves to their holes. If
it ii as has been semi-ofIicially announced;
the Intention of the Washington authorities
to UNFOLD the dignity of the national flag.
audit the same time carry out the terms of
annxation, by affording Texas protection
agaaslM Mexican banditti, it is to be hoped that
| no halfway measures will be taken, as the
Teams are the only sufferers by them. 1t
hasbeen the custom and policy of the United
Staes to send troops across the Rio Grande
to tir up the hornets nest, and then to fall
bak, leaving the Texas frontiersmen to suf-
| ferfrom the raids of the exasperated Mexi-
cars. The Rio Grande frontier, fourteen
hundred mi in length, is defended by less
thin tw 3nty-hye hundred men, if such an
array OF troops to that length of frontier
can be called ga Defense Hence, if hostile
expeditions are sent over into Mexico some
assurance should be given the Texans on the
border that they will be protected from the
rtaliation which is sure to follow. To main
ain status of actual warfare on the Rio
5rande with less than twenty-five hundred
lighting men, is the height of absutdity On
1.-THE part of the secretary of war.
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The Taking OF the Bastile.

Henri Taine gives tie following vivid
description of the capture of the famous
Paris prison by the French revolutionists
on July 18th, 1893. After the garrison
and its governor had capitulated they
were killed by the infufisted bopiilace
for firing upon them:
At the bastile from ten o'clock in the
morning to five in the evening, men fire
at walls forty feet in height, thirty feet
thick, and it is only by chance that they
hit one of the inmates At the first
demand the governor has his guns drawn
back from their embrasures, he makes
the garrison swear that they will not
fire If not attacked, invites the first
deputation to breakfast, permits the
messenger from the Hotel de Vile to go
over Inc whole fortress, bears several
discharges without replying, lets the
first bridge be carried without firing a
shot. IF he do finally fire it is at thu
last extremity, III defense of the second
bridge. and after having warned his
assailants that he was about to do so.
As for the assailants, they are maddened
by the novel sensation of attack and re-
sistance, by the smell of powder and the
excitement Of fight; all they can do is 70
dash themselves against the solid mass
of stone, and their expedients are on a
level with their tactics. A brewer takes
1t into his head to set FIRE to this block of
masonry by pumping on it mixture of
PHOSPHORUS and oil of turpentine A
young carpenter, who has archaeological
notions, proposes to construct catapult.
10
possession of the governors daughter and
are about to burn her by way of obliging
her father to yield. Others set fire to an
outstanding building full of straw, and
thus distract their own way THE bas-
tile was not taken by main forcc,n said
the brave Ellie, one of the assailants; sit
rendered Itself Up even before 1t was at
tackled" it capitulated Oh the promise
that no one should be injured The
garrison, only two we'll sectred, had no
longer the heart to fire in safety ON liv
ing bodies, and on the other hand it was
disconnected by the sight of the immense
crowd.
Only eight or nine hundred men We're
attacking it. But the Place de la Bastile
and all the surrounding streets were
throunged with the curious who came to
look on at the spectacle; among them,
says an eyewitness, "a number of we'll
dressed and FASH, nable women who had
left their carriages at little distance
From the top of their parapets, it seemed
to the garrison as though the whole of
Paris was marching against them. Thus
it is they themselves who let down the
drawbridge and introduced the emmy.
All alike have lost their head, besieged
as we'll as besiegers, but the last most
completely because they are intoxicated
by victory. As soon as they enter they
begin by breaking everything, and the
latest corners fire at random on the first
every one fires without taking notice
where or on whom the fire tells" This
becoming suddenly omnipotev,t and hav-
ing license TO kill is too strong a potion
for human virtigo follows, men
see red, and their delirium ends in ieroc-
ity.
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E.ahorrrouhle Anticipatea.

4 Wilkesbarre letter in the Tribune,
gives the conversation of a gentleman en-
gagged in a manufacturing business in one of
the northern couRties of Pennsylvania. He
says the chances are we shall have much more
serious trouble within the next two months
than that which came upon us so unexpect-
eddy last summer. Preparations are beirg
made fer simultaneous strike all over the
country, on railroads, at the mines, in many
OF the largest manufacturing establishments,
aud nothing but the utmost vigilance on the
part of the State authorities and such pre-
parations as will make it possible to crush
out such a movement instantly, will prevent
one Of the worst calamities that has ever be
fallen the country The 18th of August is the
tune fixed for the outbreak.
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In. the Same Boat.

Frota the Boston sHualeiin
The Clergyman at church near one
of our populas summer resorts, who used
to have "strahgers within his gates at
nearly every service dunDg the season,
was quite pleased 10 notice the regular.
attendance eYefy Sunday for seveSsl
weeks of a native of the place who had
not enioyed the best reputation, ans was
pluming himself upon having saved
another brand." etc, VIXEN the
man suddenly ceased his attendance
Meeting him few week. after, the min
ister hailed with "Ah, Thomas, haven't
seen you at church lor fortnight
"N:o. said Thomas, tie people | drove
for have gone home, '.The people, Won
drove for?r sYes, sif You see j was
hirel to drive iem ovt here from the
hotel 1.-TWO r.iles awsy) every Sunday.
and now theyiare gone I've lost my lob"
"Ah7n said che palon sarcastieallv.
"then you arc one of Che men that do
not 90 to chuSeh unles you are paid for
ii, are your "certaini, sir, and Won ara
another, amt you Yo don't go unless
you are paid fer it, &c We, sirg"E The
minister had - Gouiesskha ia that "a.
spect be and Thomas we in the same
boat.
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Great Flood.

On the night of the goth inst, the
greatest rain storm on record visited Chicago,
doing immense damage. over four inches of
water fell. A telegram says: The damage
IN the city on account of flooded easements
cannot be calculated. Among the heaviest
toscrs are Carson, Pierce &c Co., a West side
dry goods house. Their basement was flood
ed and goods reported dana ged $4,000 10
$4,000 OF this amount $4,000 was or car
pets. The post office building, which is up-
dergong repairs, suffered to the extent Of
many thousand dollars, the rain coming in
from the roof, drenching the floors and ceil-
ings and damaging the stock of postal cards,
blanks, etc. The military headquarters in the
same building suffered considerably On
Milwaukee avenue about thirty easements a1e
dlled with water. The principal loss there
falls on Clement, Sayer Il Co, clothiers.
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MORMON DUPLICiTY.

Secretary Schurz has received the follow
ing letter, dated at Ogden City, Utah, the
10th inst.
SIR: The object of this letter is to give
you some information relative to the traffic
in ammunition which is carried ON by the
cooperative stores with the Indians. The
cooperative stores are conducted by the
Mormon priesthood. My ihforf1efs, the
deputy United States marshal here and
others, tell me this traffic is carried on daily,
and, beyond doubt, by all similar institutions
all over the Territory, and in Southern Idaho
at the following places where the cooperative
stores exist. Malade City; Soda Springs,
and Paties. These places are directly on the
Indian borders. The Mormon priesthood
have constantly missionaries among the
Indians. The latter are converted to Nor
monism and taken through the endowment
house, where they Che Indians) pledge
themselves to support this priesthood, and
they are called by the Mormons sour little
battle-axes." Therefore almost every Indian
war is carried on directly or indirectly by
this priesthood, and therefore this traffic of
ammunition, The great aim of the priest
hood is to intimidate flon-Mormons from
getting the valleys anywhere within 500
miles of Salt Lake for the purpose of keep
steady, and rapid growth of Mormonism the
priesthood can colonize the unoccupied
region. The so-called masonary that binds
all tribes together, 50 often referred to by
the press of the United States, emanates from
the endowment temple at Salt Lake, where
the secret work and the endowment gar
ments are given them. The so-called friend
~ Indians always carrying information
and ammunition to the hostiles. AS this is
as serious as costly, l deem it my duty to
report tho same to you, and If there IS TO
law to stop the sale of ammunition to the
Indians, suggest that the President issue a
proclamation in which to prohibit the sale
of ammunition and firearms to the Indians
during times of hostility. If our govern
ment in this Territory would be alive to the
interests his should represent, | am certain
this traffic could not be carried on as extern
sively as it is.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-01

The New York Times is of the opinion
that no street in the world represents in
the short space Of two miles and ha'f
anything like the enormous aggregate OF
wealth represented by Fifth avenue resi-
dents between Washington Square and
Centrals Park. 1t gives few names:
DR.. Rhinelander, $3.000,000; Nj. O. Rob
erts, $5,000,000: Moses Taylor $4,000, 900;
Augustus Belmont; $S.000,000; Robert L.
and A. Stuart, $5,O00,000; Mrs. Paran
Stevens, $4,000, 600 Amos r. Emo. $4,000
900; John Jacob and William B. Astor.
$50 900, 900; Mrs a. I. Stewart S50,000,-
900: Pierre Lorillard, S3.000,000; James
Kernochan, $2,OO0,0O0, William FL. Van
derbilt, S75,0O0,00O, Mrs. Calvert Jones,
$4,000, 900; James Gordon Bennett, 81
600 900; Frederick Stevens, $4,000, 900;
Lewis I.orillard, 81 100000. Total, S24S,-
900 600. Here we have Is families living
near each other who derive fixed yearly
incomes from capital of between sac,
600. 900 and $250,00o,000.
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The sioux Indians.

The United States Indian agent at
White Earthagency, Mimi, writes. the com
missioner OF Indian affairs, under date ofJuly
is. as follows: "a reliable half breed who
has Just returned from visit to Ssseton
agency, Dakota Territory, says that while
there he met and conversed with some Sioux
Indians from Standing Rock agency. They
we're couriers sent with tobacco from the
Sioux of the plains to invite the Sisseton
Sioux to join them in hostilities against the
whites; that already eight different bands of
Sioux had joined the confederation, and that
Sitting Bull himself had made a visit this
summer to Standing Rock agency, where he
spent three or four DAYS in disguise.
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to Coy Wells and Gen. Anderson thu the
Tilden electors were chosen, but thalthey
might On fair consideration Of the
question come to different concluion.
Witness satisfied himself as to the perrtTa-
ton of the Pinkston outrage by inquirieE and
he supposed that the political parties, TIM, by
taking the same means OF inquiry that b did,
cotilo have also satisfied themselves as % its
perpetrators He told Governor KelIgg if
these things happened in Illinois he fould
bring the parties to punishment or he iould
leave the State He believed that the pople
would have been satisfied with the Pslkard
government if they thought he had beenfair-
" elected After few unimportant uueiofs
GOV Palmet's testimony was closed ara the
committee adjourned till the 18th of August,
unless sooner called together.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-01
auo,ner vna,a, .,k,,,,,s,

A Baker City dispatch says Col. For
syth's command left Robinsville, Grant coun-
ty, Saturday, July Goth. Near Clear creek
they struck deep canyon, and fourteen of
Robins scouts were sent ahead. In a few
minutes they were fired upon by Indians
strongly posted in the canyon. H. H. Free
man was killed and two others wounded.
The scouts retreated to the man body. The
Indians abandoned the position before the
troops came up. The hostiles are making
for Malheur agency.
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Companions ON the Road.

Life's milestones, marking year on year,
Pass ever swifter as we near
The final goal, the silent end
To which our fated footsteps tend.
A year once seemed century,
Now like day it hurries by,
And doubts and fears our hearts opprQss,
And all the way Is WEAKNESS.
All incl how glad and gay we were,
Youths sap in all our veins astir,
When long ago with spirits high,
A happy eareless company,
We started forth, when everything
Wore tile green glory of the Spring,
And all the fair wide world wis ours,
To gather as we would its flowers!
Then. Life almost eternal seemed,
And Death dream so vaguely dreamed
That in the distance scarce it threw
A cloud-shade on the mountains blue,
That rose before us soft and fair,
Clothed in ideal hues of air,
To which we meant In after time,
Strong in our manhood strength, to climb
How all has changed Years have gone by
And of that joyous company
With whom our youth first journeyed on,
Who-who are left7 Alas, not one
Love earliest loitered on the way,
Then turned his face and shipped away;
And after him with footsteps light
The tickle Graces took their fight,
And all the careless joys that lent
Their revelry and merriment
Grew, silenter, and ere we knew,
Had smiled their last and said "adieu."
Hope faltering then with doubtful mind,
Began to turn and look behind,
And we, half questioning. were fain
tn follow with her hack AGAIN.
But fate still urged us on oUr way
And would not let us pause or stay,
Then to our side with plaintiye eye,
In place of Hope came Memory,
And murmured of the Past and told
Dear stories of the days of old,
Until its very dross seemed gold,
And friendship took the place of Love,
And strove In vain to us prove
That love was light and insincere-
Not worth o mans regretful tear.
Ali all in vain-grant twas cheat,
Yet no voice ever was so SWEET
No presence like to Loves who threw
Enchantment over all we knew;
And still we listen with sigh,
We gaze to catch a glimpse again
OF that dear place but all in vain.
Preach not. o stern Philosophy.
Nought we can have, aud nought We see,
VIII ever he so pure, so glad,
So beautiful, DIS what We hsd.
Our steps are sad--our steps are slow
Nothing is like the long ag6,
Gone is the keen, intense delight
The perfume faint and exquisite
The glory and the etfiuence
That haloed the enraptured sense,
When Faith and Love were at our side,
And common Life was deified.
Our shadows that we used to throw
Behind us, now before us grow;
For once we walked toward the sun,
But now, Lies full meridian done,
They change, and in their chill we move,
Further away from Faith and Love.
chill is in the air-no more
Our thoughts with JOYOUS impulse soar,
But creep along the level way,
Waiting the closing of the day.
The future holds no wundrous prize
This side Deaths awful mysteries;
Beyond what waits for us, Who knows
New Life. or infinite reposes
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Life Staftnn.-

A large body of United States cngin-
GERS and scientists are making grand tour
Of the lakes and rivers and locating life saw
ing stations on the American shore The
party intend to visit the Canada Pacific rail.
way works at Fort Williams and Prince Ar.
thurs Landing and different mines in the
vicinity. The Canada Pacific railway has
now an iron extension OF i40 miles laid west
from Lake Superior, but fires are raging all
along the shore and interior, causing i'm.
mense damage to the forests
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bring to boil as soon as possible and
cook steadily for ten or fifteen minutes
Place glass jars on cold wet cloth, with
q silver spoon in each jar; fill The bIim
with boiling hot fruit; place the rub.
Der and cover in position and tighten
Immediately, and again when the fruit
fas cooled. The rubber should show an
even edge all around. Wrap the jars in
aper before setting them away.
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French and English Girls.

Pf.ris Correspondent OF the Baltimore Sun.
:Flgure is supreme to face in Paris. A
gisl Dlnus the one and plus the other is
lcat to all hopes of bon pdrti, be her dot
ever so crest No, l withdraw the dot,
fcs a modern Ftenchman will marry even
sace with dos, and throw in his coronet
as a make-weieht for an absence of
fi:icial figure, The young ladies are nos
ufrt or self-assetting, as know them to
be in other places outside Of France
TSey are not bred to a clutching wildly
al. every straw on the whirlpool of admir-
alton. If they are, they hide it admirably.
SIZE makes her character and person to be
schght. She does not boldly go into the
matrimonial market seeking whom she
may devour. The mothers do all this,
good dears that they are. You dance at
a sfall with q young lady and find her
ccsnpanionable. She is not walking
mitch. muscular contestant in beefy.
btfsterous health, like your young English
gi3s.-I mean the twenty -four year olders of
Bfitain- for under that age there they arr
suggestive only tor the nursery and bread
ana butter odors. To go to bali simply
tosdance and indulgein motion is reduc
ing it to a mere gymnasium. Interchange
OF ideas and ways that OBTAIN with the
P.:risian young lady, and you may talk
bE tie hour without fear Of being referred
tosmamma or summoned for breach OF
psf,misc, as gen are in England now a.
days The Paris young lady not only
taeKs, but does so we'll. She dances divine
lys .nd IL not sound spending most of her
firA in the supper-room, examining her
seiiMwith outlets and sherry, and in a per
pet3gal defense:of her hunger, with thous
ands of excuses from tight shoe to tha
sl..ncers." have knowR more English
girls driven int starvation by the sian
GERS than by total abstinence for a aay.
why not be honest, and, as Dean svif.
said about the brandy and water, say you
lie itgv TheEe is no logical relation
between tight 5shoes or 'lancers,' and
ham Sandwiches and champagne, that I
can clearly de3iise. No, cram is the cause.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-01
yellow Fever.

Great excitment is caused at ViGks,
burg by exaggerated reports of the preya,
lenee Of yellow fever The city physician
published card, saying; a passing tow boat
from New Orleans put of two cases of fever
on the 25th, one Of them dying during the
night at the Marine hospital in the outskirts
of the city. The other died on the Goth. An.
other man on the boat who had the fever
when she passed the 25th, died The
boat returned to have him buried. The boat,
John Porter, enroute to Pittsburg, was thor
ouehly disinfected on return. No other cases
snneared, and the alarm has greatly subsid-
ed Energetic efforts are being made to thor:
onghlv clean up and disinfect the city.
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pr..emnt,nr I..,iI ROAD Lanas.

Secretary Schurt's decision to the eff
feet that Union Pacific lands can be pre-
empted by settlers at $L25 per acre, will
throw open to tine public large amount of
valuable land in Nebraska, in some counties
the land being valued as high as st2 per acre.
There is no doubt that nearly all of this land
viii be quickly pre-empted by actual settlers,
who viii sieze upon the opportunity with
eagerness. All such pre-emptions cases will
probably be contested by the Union Pacific,
who are determined to make desperate
struggle in this matter, which will cause
them to nav heavy loss.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-01

Quincy, ILL.,, was visited on the 26tll
inst, bv heavy rain storm, which did crest
damage. In the city and vicinity the injury
to the streets amounts to nearly $4,000, and
the damage to private property is much
greater. Bridges across the streams in and
near the city were washed away. Cellars and
houses were flooded, and in some instances
stocks of goods in stores were greatly injured
by water One family who were surrounded
by the flood were rescued at late he ar in
boats. The rain is believed TO be the most
severe that has ever visited this section.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-01

The Galveston Meas of July 9th says
Mexicans from Sas Vaees, Mexico, fired fifty
shots in the town of San Felipe, Texas, in
retaliation for having been pursued by Cap
tain Kelley, U s. A., who took from them
some stolen stock. parson Potter, of frontier
fame, shot and wounded greaser last night
while in the act of stealing his horses Esco-
bedo is condemned to be shot but it does not
give peace to the border,
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VOLUNTARY nankrupter.

on Monday the goth inst, ] II. Nc
v;,,,er tor many years proprietor of Nc.
,-ioi,er's theatre at Chicago, and well known
:. .te dramatic world, filed a voluntary peti
-. = n bankruptcy. Liabilities s650000 Oh
49, an,ount half million is a Judgment
,aa;,st hin, as enc Of the bondsmen Of David
I Coco ex-city treasurer, who defanited IN 6
-. mount to the city in 1874. or the re
, - $4,000 ia secured by mortgage on
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-01

A San Francisco dispatch of July 23d,
has the following. The schooner Parallel
reports that on the 18th inst, off the. coast
about 100 miles west of that port, she fell In
with Japanese junk. Not living person
was on board, but number of corpses were
found, some shackled together, which must
have been dead at least a month. No food
was found on board. Some of the bodies
were dressed in costly material