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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-10
ALARM IN LOUISIANA.
The Negro Exodus Frightening the White
People.
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The Negro Exodus Frightening the WIiite
People.
New Orleans Times.
The sensation of the dag is. of course, the
stampede Of the negroes from the cotton re-
gion of the State. The effects of this exc
dus are already being felt; they are very Sc
rious in their nature, and must be seriously
regarded.
It is no use for journals in this city to cry
poppy cock" and CANNON" Would il
were! the negroes, like a flock Of fright
ened sheep, or a drove of insane swine, are
making head first for the river, and nothing
bat the most determined efforts will prevent
the depopulation Of the upper country.
The causes of this fright have already
been described, and when the character OF
the negro is considered, these causes appear
sufficiently reasonable. An additional IL
centive to action on their part comes from
the favorable reports made Of the prospects
of the negroes who have already left foi
Kansas.
1t is wei shown that the colored churches
in ST. Louis have banded together and are
furnishing the needed assistance. In tins
work the local committees are aided by the
anti-slavery society of New York. This So
ciety has already sent a large amount Of
money and supplies of clothing TO 81. Louis
TO be distributed smonp the negroes who
arrive there.
The result is that the negroes are well re-
ceived, clothed and sent OF their way re-
joicing toward Kansas What ls more,
there is lawyer Ia this city who intends TO
90 shortly to Kansas 10 attend the settle
ment Of the legal status Of the negroes In
that country.
The negroes know OF these things, and
therefore. the publication thereof viii not
act as an extra indueement 20 them, as some
persons seem To think They wouid be
published, however, were this not true, the
object Of The publication being 10 open tbs
ewes of the people Of this State, and show
them Whist is shout 10 happen
The trouble VIII not be confined 10 one or
two plantations, but threatens 70 effect the
whole State, and the sugar region must szst-
fer when the cotton region Is overgrovn
with cottonwood trees and weeds.
Not q week ago came 81 extensive planter
TO this city to arrange for advances on his
coming crop. He made satisfactory arrange
ments and was on the point Of returning
home when there arrived 3 telegram telling
him his hands hsd left In consequence, ms
arrangements he'd to be cancelled, and be Is q
ruIned man.
Every day the same scene Is enacted IN
this city. The cotton plantsr wishes sd-
vances; the commission merchants ask what
are his prospects What, indeed, are his
prospects under the present condition q
things?
There seems 10 be hardly any remedy e.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-10
CELESTIAL VENGEANCE.
Cinnamon Preparing to Commit Series
OF Murders

% 41AF0efS-
Portland (0regan) Standard, March Is.
As we write this item we know full wen that
the lovers ofsthe degraded, diseased and disguise
ing Chinese viii assert that it is untrue and
merely a creation of our own, gotten mp TO Gre
ate more prejudiees against the poor down.
trodden and much-abused little brown men with
tails on the hack of their heads aud disease and
loathsonae vsrors being thrown of their entire
opium-soaked carcasses. Before we commence
we viii assure such unfortunates whose bump
of lunacy has overpowered their good sense that
what we say we can substantlate and Is as fol-
lows: About SIX years ago lady In this clty
engaged China boy who had Just arrived from
the wilds of China to do her Homework. He
was NATURALLY bright IN comparison to the gen
eral run and seemed 10 take an interest in his
work. She not only Taught him house1ork. but
to read and write. He grew rather fond of the
lady who had helped him so much and would
exert himself TO please her. being always com
pzratively neat and clean few days ago he
went to her and told her he was going 10 leave.
She, not desiring TO lose him, insisted en- know
ing reasons After some time he said that as
she had been a friend to him he world tell her,
providing she would not repeat il, 20 which she
agreed, and be proceeded As follows: Il belong 10
the same company that Charley Lee Quong and
All Lee, who are IN JAIL DO. and our company
has given orders that if they are executed three
white men n asst be killed for each one hing.
We are TO procure axes or hztchets and when we
meet > white man under favorable circum
Stances We will xiii him. ard our company VII
protect rs. Some Of orr men have three ha
chefs. Ny company gays 1 mast quit work
until this Is settled. I would like 70 stay bat
cannot II viii be remembered that the
company has already spent much money in
trying to save these men. They have tel
egraphed 70 Chins several times. undoubtedly
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Evenings al Home.

IL is y bad sign when a bus band DOES
not spend bis evenings al home. BONE
mems business duties viii not permit
them 70 DO 50, and they are excusabie,
but are nevertheless most unfortunately
placed iH life for enjoying the sweetest
and besS part Of home happiness. II Is
e7en a worse sign when the wife and
mother prefers to spend Der evenings
elsewhere than il The home circle Of
which ssl@ should be the center and the
light. Eaa, likewise. Ii II when the young
folks 6'ts their enjoyment away from
nome, % are kept in a. night only By An
authority from which they long 70 be Tree.
Bets cen u iaMIess freedom ana stern
restrain; fog children there is not IL 1eh
70 choose. Each course sends thousands
20 their ram every year. II 10 pity
bhefe cart De play room ia every house
wBeEe tksfe are young children, fitted up
with single gymnaatic apparatus; kept
clear oi lurDitgre. 50 that al sorts o. live
IN games sud ipqOof sports may BIZ in
dulged II AID open 70 he 3oisier0us lit
Il. folks sbenever they Babt q "sptee.n
Bat il Il ngt much 10 give up an early
eVeaing henr 10 the sjttiBg-rO0in for some
one Ct i've many pleasant Ways ia which
people ON entertain each other when they
set about IT, Don't save ali o. your good
times, aRv more than your good manner,
for ''eo0fpany.n There are two months
more Of Evenings a. home. II the read
inc hes Rsgged. Or the Old games grewn
sfsle, desaae new methods Of amusement.
whaf woad you do ii a dozen friends
were coe X in for a. EVENING" Can't
yog do as much tor the ehiidrenl Don't
be siraid II fun. good people, even if il
~ q iittie noisy, and prize it enough 10
plan for IT, GoJden Rule.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-10
THE YEAR 1879.
Some Predictions ey mr. d. @. oroty.

Some Predictions by Mr. ID. q. CrotB
The following is an abstract of the predic-
tions developed in the course of en- interesting
conversation reported in the New York
Graphic of March 20, the prophet being,
we believe, Mr.. d. G. Croly, who was
lately the managing editor of the journal
named:
1. The year of 1879 will, on the whole, be
a prosperous one for the United States.
There will be a general revival of industry,
labor will be employed and confidence in
the future universally felt. Before the close
of The year there will be widespread inter
est in precious-meta mining. A dangerous
speculative feeling in other industries will
soon show itself.
2. There will be a partial failure of crops
this year. Our hay crop on the Atlantic
slope will be short.
3. At least two important failures of Wall
street magnates will take place this year.
They will be of persons with whose names
every one is familiar.
4. An unsupported weakness in our ma
tional banking system may be developed
during the coming year.
8. The disproportion between our exports
ana imports, such as we have witnessed for
the past two years, will come to an end be-
fore 1881. Home prices will go higher and
foreign goods be sold cheaper. We shall
export less and import more. Unless the
unexpected" occurs there will be drain of
GOLD abroad, and then resumption, as at
present established, must be legislated upon
anew or it will fail.
6. Should the country be prosperous and
resumption stand until the national coIlven-
tons meet in 1880, John Sherman will DE the
candidate of the Republican party for the
Presidency.
Z. Resumption has not settled all our
financial difficulties. Questions affecting
the business interests of the country will be
the subject of many warm political contests.
But tie final result will be the establish
ment of national bank similar to that of
Great Britain or France, but probably called
by us by different name. When that oc-
ours the secretary of the treasury will be
stripped of much of the power he now pos
sesses.
8. A foreign war before many years are
over is not improbable, due TO the weakness
of our navy and the unprotected condition
of our rich seaport cities.
8. new pestilence or the revival of an
old one, which will effect the people inhabit-
ing the temperate zone, is among proba-
bilities of the near future.
10. A new motor will soon be discov-
cred which will make air navigation pos
sible.
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si4g, and to youl No-no--with one pota
Jared "N0 uVeo
The harmony c Life's long chord ia broken
Your words we're light and by Light iips
Aid yet the music that you loved is marraa
one string, my friend, Is dumb beneath yo1t
strike and ,, throbs and vibrates at yonr
viii,
Ealters upon The verge Of sound, and still
F!llls back as sea waves shattered on the
strand
Touch Il no more, for You shall not regain
zine sweet lost tone. Take what Is left, or
let
! LIES music sleep to Death. Let us forget
rhe perfect me3ods We seek in vain
And yet perehauce, some day before we die,
AS hali ID Dreams we hear the night wiad
sweep
Around our windows, when we iain would
sleep,
| Laden with enc long, sobbing, moaning cry,
/ Cine faint, Far tone viii waken, and will rise
/ Above tbs great wave voice OF mortal pain ;
| Hand wiz touch hand and lips touch lips
again,
| As in the darkness IL recedes and dies
| Or lingering 30 the summer evening glow,
/ : Then, when the passion of tae crimson
/ West
Burning like some great heart that cannot
rest,
! atains as Wits blood the waters as they flow,
| some old forgotten tones may rise aud wake
| Our dying youth, and set our carts afame
With their old sweetness-to our lips the
name
81 love steal softly, for the old loves sake.
C0rah4l Magazine.
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A DIVERS SAD END.
Sufocated Eighty Feet Under Water-The
-Afr-Line GETS Caught Ia a Hook oss q

SttfocGted Eighty Feet Under Wdter-The
4Air-Line Gets Caught Ia a Hook o1a q
sitaaIsssa Wreck.
| Newport Telegram to New York Herald.
| The first accident in a submarine dress,
which occurred in these waters, took place off
| Point Judith this afternoon. John Waters,
the well known wreeker went off early this
morning to the sunken Block Island mail
packet Thomas T. Lynch, which sunk
off that place about two weeks ago, for
the purpose of raising her. His diver, Horace
Manchester, 80 years of age, went down early
in the day, and apparently endeavored TO make
all the necessary arrangements to tighten the
wreck. Nothing was heard from him for some
time and the persons on board the wreeking
schooner Yonng America began 10 get alarmed.
The air was being pumped and the Lifeline
kept in hands which yainly tried to
feel the least pulsation, but none was felt
from the unfortunate man who was eighty-four
feet below, that being the depth of water
where the craft sank. After he had been down
three-q uarters of an honr he gave a signal that
he was all right. In few.minutes he signaled
he wanted more air and then he sigDalled that
he was having too much. His signals were
faithfully answered by Capt. Waters, who is
known in all wrecking companies between
here and New York as q man who understands
his business.
The revenue cutter Samuel Dexter hove in
sight, and seeing the flag at half-mast on board
was Immediately dispatched to this port for a
diver, gear and attendant, which was furnished
| by Capt. Ramsay, United States navy yard,
| commanding at the torpedo station. The diver,
Augustus Feliess, promptly volunteered to go
down in search of the missing
man. He was soon submerged, but
returned after lapse of about
| twenty minutes terribly exhausted. He re-
| ported that he saw the man suspended about
| five feet over the sunken vessel, the air line
having been caught by hook the boat.
| He went down again and succeeded in olsen
gaging the line. At last the lifeless remains
of the diver were free, and soon the sig
nal was given they were hoisted to
the deck of the vessel. The
body was brought here at once by the cutter
and placed in the hands of an undertaken. The
diver, when be came up the second time, was
! found to be extremely exhausted. 1t is be-
| lieved that the deceased was engaged in taking
out the ballast when the line suddenly became
| entangled.
| Capt. Waters is of the opinion that the man,
who went down with some little mlsgiving, ow-
! ing to the depth of water, became frightened at
some slight disarrangement, and died in fit.
| The face of the man shows that he died a terri
| BILE death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK



A tramp, incendiary fire at Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, in The early morning April 4th, de-
stroYed two barns.
In Chicago, April 18th, John Lamb
convicted Of the murder Of officer Race was
sentenced to be hung June 20.
In quarrel at Kaufman Texas, April
9Th, John Ken shot dead Charles Smith, a
nephew Of Congressman Brown Of Kentuek".
In indianapolis, April 9Th, the jury IN
the case of Warren Tate, who murdered
William Lowe in the corridor Of the court
house last September, broughtin verdict Of
not guilty.
A San jose dispatch gives a brief ac-
count of tragedy in the foothills near that
city. -Four members of family were horri-
bly, mutilated by an ak or similar weapon.
The mother OF the family is missing. 1t is
not known whether she is killed or escaped
10 the woods. The family lived in seclusion
in a rough ha bitation. Nothing is known of
them previous TO coming here a few months
ago. There is no clue to the perpetrator, and
no motive is assigned for the deed. The
family had no property to excite cupidity.
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That's NV Bow,

Big blue eyes with roguish twinkle;
Dimples ever running riot;
Busy tongue that's never quiet;
Forehead fair, with meier wrinkle;
Clust'ring hair of sunny hue;
Nose little snub, tits true
That's my boy!
Fun and mischief never stopping:
Teasing now for pants and boots,
And q truly gun that shoots;p
Kisses on my cheek fast dropping
Then away with shout and hop
Till Icry. sob mercy stop!n
That's nay boyt
Never ending, still beginning;
Pockets fun of dirt and crumbs;
Crazy over horns and drums;
Noise in all things ever winning;
Dragging he of "JiInn is master,
While run for white court-plaster-
That's my boyi
Do you hear fearful noises
Do you scent burning smell 4
Do you hear a curdling yell
Loud enough for twenty boys?
Do you hear while at your prayers,
Some one tumbling down the stairsg
That's my boy
So it goes-some pain, some pleasure.
Wonder |, 'twixt tear and smile,
VIII it be thus all the while
Joy and grief in equal measureg
Shall Icry, in bitter sorrow,
In some dread, far-off tomorrow,
That's my boy?
All, no, mol Mothers eyes look far aheal
And mine see, with tender pride,
By gray haired woman's side
One whom, now that years have sped,
Brave, yet gentle, is her stay;
One Of whom she'll proudly say,
That's my boYt
Cora II. Campbell SHERRY.
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THE WOMAN wHo REALLY SUFFER
A Mrs. Mary 0ifrer Whose HAIR Has
Turned GraR Through Modification.
lPhi!adelphia Times.

There is a lady in Washington who might
Justly bring a suit against both plaintiff and
defendant in the OhveE-Cameron case for con-
euuential dam .ges. To the best of my belief
the only real ufferer from wounded feeling in
the matter il another Mrs. Mary Oliver. who Is
utterly innocent of anght ave the misfortune
of having the same name as the plaintiff and
having been rightfuily appointed from Penn
syivania to a clerkship in the treasury depart
uent at the instance of Simon Cameron when
senator. He knew her husband, who was one
of the stanch supporters of the clan Cameron
and advised him to run for Congress Mr..
Oliver did 50 and was defeated. and lost for
tune and courage to battls with life. He died
not long afterward, and his widow was ap-
pointed, st Senator Cameron S instance. to q
cIerkship " soffice of the comptroller of the
currency, wen she has for several years hlled
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To Set he Col9qs IN Cottas StssseErsgs
and Cagte0es.-LSuE suGne sugsr-of-leAa 10
the water to wash colored stockings and
eslicoes, il Will set the color; any drug-
gist xiii tell how much sugar Of Lead
Should be used In gallon OF water
For Washing SiIgv.-Put ons-half
teaspoonfnl Of harfShorn into the sEacls In
which the silver is washed; nave the "a
ter hit; wash quickly, using q smell
brush; rinse in hot water, and dry with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-10
GOLD.
The Recent Find tn the Upper Peninsula
Milwaukee Special to Chicago Tribune.

The Recent Find in the Upper Peninsula.
milwaukee Special to Chicago Tribune.
Concerning the gold discoveries on the upper
Michigan peninsula, the Escanaba Iron Port of
yesterday has the following:
There is no question of doubt now but that
certain portions of the Emmett mine ere con-
tain large amounts of pure gold, which in some
of the best specimens show quite distinctly
upon the surface. We must confess that We
were somewhat astonished when we first heard
of it, but after investigating the story, examin-
ing the ore and seeing the unmistakable pre-
cious metal present itself on the surface we had
to be convinced. The latest assay, Judge IN
gals informs us, yielded at the rate of 81, 4OO
to the ton. This must undoubtedly have been
from selected ore, although some of the pieces
that we have examined would go much higher.
The question of separation, the judge thinks, is
com partlvely easy one, as he is satihed that 1t
can be treated readily with quicksilver. 1t
may have to be roasted to eliminate the sulphur
which is incorporated in small quantities with
it. The process of pulverizing and amalgamat-
ing subsequently it will be quite simple
prominent assayist of Chicago assured him that
with all the surroundings favorable he thought
that the extraction of the gold and silver could
be made at a cost not exceeding two dollars
ton, The Judge is anxious to try the separa-
ton On a large scale, and would send ton or
so to some stamp mill providing there was one
anywhere near. In case be should not be able
to do so, he may for trial purposes build an old.
fashioned Mexican arastra, which in the case of
free gold. to be collected with quicksilver, is
lust as effective as anything else. OF course
many stories are atloat in regard to this strange
discovery, and the further they travel the
larger they become until specks and fine scales
of gold have become sizeable nuggets, and some
of the nuggets are increasing In size. There
can now be no doubt but a gold mine ex-
lists on the upper Peninsula of Michigan, thirty
four miles west from this port.
We have obtained the exact analysis, as pro
cured by Mr.. Thomas Breen, who bias just re-
turned from Chicago.
Silver. 2e4 260-l 900 OF. per ton 1000
lbs. equal, at 81 .0S per o., to......S 220.69
Gold. IS 1881 900 or. per ton OF 2,000
lbs, equal, at S20.6S, to....-....... LOCAL
Total. m. 81 ,4Z4.l
The same paper ressserts that iron-ore carry
iug gold has been found in the vicinity of the
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Iris generally supposed that "perique'
tobacco is peculiar plant and can only
be grown in St James Parish, Louisiana.
This is a mistake. 1t is merely subjected
to peculiar treatment. While the plant
is growing, the smaller leaves near the
top are stripped off, and the lower leaves
attain prodigious size in consequence.
These are then taken and pressed for
some weeks, without being allowed to
dry thoroughly. Perique is largely used
the manufacture of cigarettes.
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Clean linen towel; then rub very dry
with channels skin. Washed IN this
manner, silver becomes very brilliant.
and requires no polishing with any of
the powoeIs or whiting usually EMPLOYED
and the silver does not wear out.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-04-10

THE present Duke of Newcastle will be
rich man, with something like 10000
or 100000 year, when he comes of age,
as the heavy charges on the Worksop
property are paid off. He is a cripple
owing to an accident when a child, which
the nurse unpardonably kept from the
knowledge of his parents, and the injured
leg had to be re-brokcn and set.
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TIE cost of Congressman Whiteaker's
hurried trip from Oregon to attend the
opening of Congress, including the special
palace car from San Francisco to 0g-
den, is estimated 70 have been from 81,
500 to $500 He went from his home
to San Francisco, which he had not seen
for nineteen years, by steamer. The voy-
age was very stormy, and he was sick,
hungry, and exhausted when he reached
the Golden Gate It was MS purpose to
recruit his strength by a stay Of some
days in San Francisco, but he was seized
Immediately on landing, hurried across
san Francisco Bay to the railway station
Of the Central Pacific Railroad, where
q special locomotive and palace
car were waiting, with steam up,
and vas whiried away with nothing in
the way Of food aboard except some cold
luncheon, nor did the car stop anywhere
to get warm meal for the dropping
Congressman until the regular trair thai
was sure to bring him TO Washington ia
time was overtaken. It took about twcn-
tv-four hours to do it, during which
soluble the usual time was made. Who
is to pay the expense Of this extraordina-
~ trip has not been stated, but it is not
Sir. Whiteaker.
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THERE are over one hundred China
men in Chicago, and oue-foutrh of this
number have become Christians, and are
regular attendants at Sunday-school.
Chicago is not the most moral city in the
world, but in its treatment of the Chinese
it is vast improvement on San Francisco,
and the results are certainly very encour-
aUiuO
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an lrsaman, 10 describing America,
said: K an told tnat you moight roll
Eaglaga fAFu II. an il wouldn't make a
jlntin t5ae ground; there's fresh water
oceans liaside that ye moight dr0und Old
Ireland ii an as for Scotland, ye moight
sick II Ia corner an ye'd niver be able
- find tout escept it moight be by the
smell Of @bisky.
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AS proof of the humidity given TO
the atmosphere by trees, experiments
show that the "Washington elm at
Cambridge, Mass, with it 100000 square
feet of leaf surface, transpires seven and
three-quarter tons of clear water vapcr
in twelve diurnal hours of clear bweater
From this it is inferred that grove, con-
sisting Of 500 trees, each with leaf sur
face equal to that of the elm mentioned,
would return to the atmosphere 1876
tons of aqueous vapor in twelve hours.