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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
TWO TERRIFIED HUNTETS.
Chased Out Of the Berkshire Hills by an
Enraged Maniac, on Whom They

EnTdScu mduldCs On UHOm IHte
Fired
Pittsfeld, Mass Letter to New York Sun.
Two Vermont hunters, John Simmons
and VIM. Shegan, aver that they met
with strange adventure a day or two
since, on the pine Crabble' peak, just
east of BIackston village. four miles
north of North Adams. This pine-cap-
ped peak was, some years ago, the resort
Of wild animals, and of late it has been
seldom visited. The story of the hunt
ers is that. while hunting in the vicinity
of this mountain, they heard slight
noise near rugged cliff, and saw
huge hairy object, apparently half man
and halt beast, spring from behind the
cliff and start for the woods, running
with the speed of the wind. Mistaking
it for a wild animal, one of the hunters
fired at it. The shot appeared to take
effect in the arm, for, with scream of
pain the creature halted, tapped the
wound, and, turning, charged its pursu-
els, who, with empty guns in hand
dared not measure strength with such
foe. Dropping their guns, both sought
safety in flight, and stopped only when
compelled to do so for lack of ability to
run further. The men say they are pos
tive the creature resembled man in
its general appearance. 1t was wild
eyed and very fierce in its disposition,
Judging from the short time they saw it.
The hunters story revives long for
gotten, but now distinctly recalled yarn
to the effect that many years ago lu-
matte, then a young man, escaped from
his keepers from somewhere near the
New York state line, and gained the
mountain Businesses, where he evaded
pursuit. and, it is thought, subslsted on
berries and the flesh of animals killed
through some means best known to
himself. Several years later, strange
creature, answering the description of
the being recently seen, with the ex-
ception of the grizzly beard, was discov-
cred by a party of children who were
berrying on the mountain, and It is
thought that this may be the same.
The hunters say that they are posi-
tive that it was no optical illusion, but
a genuine wild man, and very fierce
one at that. The creatures arms, they
say, were long and hairy, and it looked
very much like a full grown gorilla.
They aver that it ran with remarkable
swiftness, all the time uttering loud
cries, as though in pain and enraged.
They declare that it was only by their
utmost exertions that they escaped their
pursuer, and they say that there is not
money enough in Massachusetts to hire
them to again venture across its path.
There is talk of organizing an armed
force in Wiliamstown to go III search
of the creature,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
CASUALTIES.

A DETROIT, Mich, dispatch of the
3tst says the hull ofthe steamer Amazon,
a; Grand Haven is now rapidly going to
pieces, and all hopes of saving the flour
in the hold is abandoned.
A ST. PAUL dispatch of the 3Ist says
two brothers, Thomas and Timothy
of the st. Paul & Sioux City r. r., near
by the first train. Thomas was killed
aud Timothy fatally injured.
A SPECIAL from Detroit, Mich. of the
3lst states that at the wedding of the
daughter of L. D. Yeaih, at Spring Lake,
last evening, all of the guests of
whom there were more than
one hundred, were made i'll by
poison in some ingredient of food, sup
posed to be arsenic, in baking powder or
tlavoring of the cake. Although several
were dangerously i'll for a number of
hours; all are expected to recover.
HALIFAX advices under date of Oct.
31st lay the great storm of the previous
twenty-four hours fell severely in the
eastern portion of Nova Scotia. At
Port Mulgrade the hurricane ragged all
morning, doing immense damage to
buildings and wharves; four schooners
are ashore at Hastings, and one at Cape
Jackligl.t; seven buildings were blown
down. Such a severe storm was never
experienced before in that section.
HALIFAX advices under date of Oct.
3tst, state that the storm which visited
the eastern section of the province, We'd
nesday, was more severe and destructive
than at first supposed. AT Grysboro,
bridges on the upper and lower Salmon
liver were sweptaway, wharves were dam
aged, houses and barns blown down, a
number of schooners driven ON shore,
aud Hugh N. Frazer and Mrs. FlavIn
killed by the falling of a roof and Chin
ney. At Hawkesburg and Canso, the
damage done at sea and on shore was
very great, the buildings in both towns
being leveled with the ground, while
there were wrecks of vessels at the latter
beach; in addition to the wrecks, 30 YES
sells were ashore in Causo Straits. At
Crow Harbor and other places, the dam
age was also severe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

to be put to the same rule. And don't
believe this Sam Royston is no doctor,
no how
fhe physician 3gain put in his oar
with, Look at my diploma If you think
| am no doctor"
'His diplomat exclaimed the new
fiedged orator, with great contempt.
His diploma Gentlemen, that is q
big word for printed sheepskins, and il
didn't make no doctor of the sheep as
first wore it. nor does it of the man as
now carries il, and / pint out to we that
he amt no doctor ut all"
The nian of medicine was now in a
fury, an. screamed out: ASK my pa
tients II am no doctor"
81 asked my wife," retorted Peter,
"an' she said as w she thought you
wasn't"
ASK my other patients" said DIR.
Royston.
This seemed to be the straw that
broke the camel's back, for Peter re-
piled, with look and tone of unutter-
able sadness:
"That is a hard sayin', gentlemen of
the jury, and one that requires me to
die to have powers as I've heard ceased
to be exercised since the Apostles
Does he exoect me TO bring the Angel
of Gabriel down before the time and cry
aloud: Awake, We dead. and tell this
court and jury your opinion of Roy
ston's practice? Am to go to the tomb
and say to him as is at last at rest from
physic and doctors bills: Get up, here,
you, and state if you died natural
death, or were you hurried up some by
doctors? He says, Ask his patients.
and, gentlemen of the jury, they ere all
dead Where is Mrs. Beazls's man
Sam? Go ask the worms in the grave
yard where he lies. Mr.. Peaks woman
Sarah was attended by him, and her
funeral was appointed, and he had the
corpse ready. Where is that likely Bill
as belonged to Mr.. Mitchell? Now in
glory expressin' his opinion on Roy
ston's doctorin.' Where is the baby gal
of Harry Stephens? She is where doc
tors cease from troubln' and infants are
at rest.
Gentlemen OF the jury, he as eat
chickens enough at my house to pay for
his salve, and furnished the rags; and
| don't suppose he charges for maxim
Oh ner worse, dho even he uOn pretend
to charge for curin' of her; and am
humbly thankful that he never gave her
nothin' for her innards, as he did his
other patients, for something made UNI
all die mighty sudden"
Here the applause made the speaker
sit down in great confusion, and in spite
of a logical restatement of the case by
Senator Toombs, the doctor lost and
Peter Bennett won.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

WHAT used to be the Ohio river does
not deserve to be called more than a
creek now. 1t is so low that even the
new marks put down some time ago
will not register the amount of water.
At Steubenville it is so reduced that
small boys roll up their pants and wade
it, andIthrow stones from one side to the
other with ease.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
Old Ike Aroused,
Louisville Courier-Journal

"Look heah, Hammer, you an mes
bin gittin' long TO- nigh onter fawty
yeah an amt never had fuss yit, but,
fo' de Lord, eff eber l ketches you
pealin' taters an scrapin de ha'r often
pigs feet ag'in wild my razer, I'll wipe
dis kitchen flo up so clean an slick
wild you dat de cat can't stan on hit.
Now you heah Ike preachin' ter yer,
an if you spec ter go to heben wild
my good will, don't you poster n" ra-
ger any mo-. Han me dem mushroom"
And Hammer pushed the dish of fried
hogs ears over to her excited lord and
lit out for the kitchen, where she COM
menced waltz and song:
An he used to scrub de handle
90 de hig front doah.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
4 Miss Deacon.

Deacon Wilder. I want you to tell me how
you gepyy ouTself and family well the past season
when 81 the rest Of US have been sick 80 much,
AID have had the doctors visiting us so often
Bro. Taylsr, ths answer is yerv easy. 1 used
Hop Bitters in time: kept my family well and
saved the doctor bills. Three dollars worth OF IL
kept us we'll and able 10 work al the time. Tll
warrant il has eest you ana the neiqhbors one to
two hundred dollars apiece 10 keep sick the same
tn e.
deacon. III use ysur medicine hereafter"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
The Pistol as a Plaything.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Haddock' s
little daughter Elizabeth, aged 10years,
and her little son Francis, aged z, were
playing together with an old pistol,
which wss found by the little boy in an
open lot during the afternoon. Amid
their childish play the boy raised the
pistol and somehow managed to cock
it, when it suddenly discharged its con,
tents, the bullet entering the forehead
of his little sister, and she fell lifeless to
the floor. The report OF the pistol
brought out Mrs. Haddock, VINO was 10
an adjoining room, and who, on behold
ing the scene, became frantic with
grief.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
A Snowman Killed By Boa Constructor.

One of the most intrepid wild.beast
tanners in Europe, Karolyi, Magyar
of colossal stature and extraordinary
physical strength, has recently fallen a
victim to a dread contingency OF bis
perilous profession. He was perform
ing before a crowded audience In Mad
rid the other day one of his most sensa-
tional feats, which consisted in allowing
a huge boa constructor, over twenty feet
In length, to enfoId his body in its tre-
mendous coils, when suddenly pierre
ing cry escaped him, which was greeted
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
Queen yictoria's Foot Guard.
New YORK sun

OF the officers in Queen Victoria's
Foot Guards, seventeen are of Irish.
thirty Of Scotch, and two hundred and
five of English birth. In the House
hold Cavalry, 65 are English, II Scotch,
and ten Irish In the whole army there
are 5,7sS English, /. $50 Irish, and 735
Scotch officers. There are three regi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

A YOUNG lady of Philadelphia had
her pocket picket of wallet contain
ing So. On ascertainiDg her loss she
found that diamond ring, pronounced
to be worth $500 had slipped from the
thief's finger during the operation and
remained in her pocket.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

For September, 1879, the total num-
Der Of Geographic messages, exclusive
of those for the press, sent and receiv-
ed at the Boston office, was 264 .42S,
while for the same month in 1873 the
total was 204, 382-a gain of 60,946 for
the month
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

THE experiment WIS recently made Of
Of magnetizing iron while ii is being cast.
A mould in the form Of bar was SUR
rounded by coil through which an cleo
trical current was maintained. Refined
white iron in a fluid state was poured in.
10 the mould when a curious phenonme'
non was observed, the motion mental in
the mould being agitated veFy much as
when hot metal is poured into damp
mould The mould was not damp, ana
it was thought the magnetic influence of
the coil tended to repsl the fued FETAL
toward the magnetic poles of the mould,
or better, the magnetic of the bar formed
by The metal itself On cooling, 1t was
found Shat the bar was hallow for about
to-thr j. ito length, the hallow part Of
being largest at the centre where the
sides OF the bar had only the thickness Of
paper II is thought that by casing iron
in this manner it may be possible TO make
permaaera and very powerful magnets,
Whatever the results In this direction, the
experiment has another aspect that may
lead 20 important notifications In tho.
msthods OF casting hollow cylinders With
out cGres.--Sertba<r's
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

Four of the largest trades-unions in
Great Britain have, during compare
lively brief term of existence, spent up
wards of .e260. 600 in relieving the wants
of members on strikes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

A WESTERN man has invented an
automatic brake for freight trains. 1t
has recently been tested at St.Louis in
variety of ways, and found to be salts
: Glory.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

THE New York Times amuses itself
with the hero of the modern English
novel. who thinks himself irresistible
in proportion as he is rude. 1t is very
stupid woman who forgets or forgives
bad manners in man, and the girls
won by these heroes are exactly good
enough for theta.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
Good Evidence.

When such men as the Rev. DR.. RsnAin. hes.
DR.. Harvey, Fgther Fitz Gerald. Prof SIrsh ~ ~
Bart5na. Col John k AcCbesney. Z. W. Nen.
and host of Others equally trustworthy ceI1liy
over their own signatures to the marvellous 81
the diseases for which ID Is recommended tt is
time to dismiss doubts on the subject
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

PRAIRIE fires near Bismarck, d. t.,
recently drove the prairie-chickens into
town in SO great numbers that the
houses were covered with them and
boys killed them with stones.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06

PAINT, varnish or japan may be
scftened or easily removed from old
services by means Of solution OF
caustic soda, of greater or less
strength.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-22
The Perfection of Surgery.

Wezre more than ordinarily gratifiied in espying the following aricle, from the Ron- deat Freeman, because Dr. Kennedy (whose skiIlful management of the case reported has dese-yedIy placed him in the highest rank of sGrxeous) is the discoverer of the much spoken ef.PayoEite Remedy. A private letter from a geufles1sn of Rondout, written without Dr. Ks knowledge, aIluding to the case, says: "I know the patient well, and know that he has been unsuccessfully treated by eminent New York physicians" @
 SUEsIcAL OPERATION opefation of EzAoeOmy (removal of stone from the bladder), o0e of tfle most severe and critical operations whEA the suFgeon is called on to perform, was EnccexfuiIy performed on Tuesday, upon Mr Henry H. Pitts, merchant of this city, by Dg Kennedy, of ROndout. Several friends of the patient witnessed the operation. Mir. Pitts had suffered several years from this difficulty, baz II W&s only a week before the operation thai be WAS made aware of the real cause of h7s complaint The Doctor was warmly con- grzsgkfd upOa the success of his operation, &1i the opinion of the medical gentlemen pres szs Is thai the patient will make good recov- cry -
 RECSvERT--Mr- Henry H. Pitts, who was recently operated upon by Dr. Kennedy fer removal of S1oGe from the bladder (says the RaEtsl. Freeman of the 9th inst ), has reeov- cred frsm the effeGs incident to the operation, the cssszre of the wound being complete on the 18th day. His general health is goOd-bet- te<thzn E kAsseea for years, whilehe is perfect ly frre from those distressing symptoms so characteristic cf the disease with which he suf- fsSd- and tEaf necessitated resert to surgical Trezz2ezf Ss he only means by which his life cs1H be savL The speedy restoration of Mir PF-rz to health is certainly worthy subject of es1grzEnIztis0- and we heartily extend ours to ali parties cs0ceTned Had this and similar cases ssrzred bottle of Dr. Kennedy's Favor he Remedy fer one dollar, and used the medi- cTn< in the early stages Of the complaint, there iS r8 doubt but that the formation of stone woad have been prevented, thus avoiding the aeSrsszzy ef subjeding themselves te eneof the Eaos1 dIFES1lf OpeEztieus that surgeon is call cd up01 to urvfWm-
 PzvorIEe Remedy also puriies the BLOOD, czrSS constipation of the Bowels. as we'll as all th4se diseases and weaknesses peculiar to Fe- Ezb=< This excellent medicine is now for sale br all cur druggists.
 DsaT forget the name-Dr. Kenndy's Fa- ssvis< Rszss&E-aBd price, One DOEIdr per Bot tk- 6-4w
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Gentlemen,-My case is briefly as follows Ihave had CataTrh @ for ten years each year with increasing ea nos.r 1f 9s years had h not bseataed through seugh ashma go bad sst De obliged remedy and constant dull pain in my head. My head was at times so full of catarrhal matter as to fnjure my in the night to elesr it and my throat before could appeared under the of not quite three bottles of SANFoRDs RADICAL CURE My hearing fully restored have no asthmatic symptoms no cough, droppings in the throat, no headache and in every way better than have been for years. could feel the effects of every part of my system. What has been done in my case IS wholly the effect Of the RADICAL CURE.
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