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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

No less than ,469,15O penny pieces
were coined at the Philadelphia mint
last month. The work of coming these
small pieces will continue uninterrupted
for some time. Superintendent Snowden
has made requisition for thirty thous-
and pounds Of one-cent unmilled blanks
which are composed of % per cent. of
copper and > per cent. of tin and zinc,
in equal proportion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

VICE President Wadsworth, of the
Chicago, Nil .aukee and St. Paul Rail
road, said recently that, owing to the
utter impossibility of getting iron in this
country for its western extensions, the
company has been compelled to order
it from abroad. Every rail mill in the
country is running to its fullest capac-
ity, and orders many months ahead.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

LEWISTON, Me-, now has nineteen
manufacturing corporations, and a
capital of s7,25O,O00 invested. The
mills the past year have consumed
about % 100000 pounds of cotton, en-
ployed 8, 500 operatives, disbursed 49,
100000 and produced about 55.0O0,OOO
yards of goods, chiefly cotton. Alto
gether, there are now about 3OS,O0O
spindles in Lewiston.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

MANY of the wholesale firms of Phila-
delphia reported the volume of last
weeks sales largely in excess of the
corresponding period of any year since
1878. Increasing activity, accompanied
by steady appreciation of prices in
most departments of trade, is reuorted
in all sections of the country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

THE New York papers continue to
speak of the business boom" in that
quarter. Jobbers say that the volume
and aggregate value of goods sold dur
ing last week is far in excess Of any
corresponding time on record. The
activity extends to every branch of
trade and manufacturing industry.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

THERE is a sarcasm in the fact that
the beautiful monument which stands
in Capitol Square, at Petersburg, Va
Washington on horseback, Marshall,
Madison, Lewis, Henry and Mason sur
round him-was built with borrowed
money which has never yet been paid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16
Why Do Not Negroes sneene
Jacksonville fFla.J Sun.

Will some medical man explain why
it is that the negro is never known to
sneezeg Ask any old planter, who
owned scores Of servants, and he will
tell you he never heard one OF hIs ser
wants sneeze. 1t may appear very
singular fact, but ii i none the less
tue; and we allude to it just TO show
how upoDservant most people are.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

DURING the first half of September,
one of the largest firms of agents IN
Lancashire, England, took more orders
for cotton cloth for India than they re-
ceiyed during the same period for all
the English firms which they represent.
This significant statement, by the Black
burn correspondent of the London
Standard, indicates that there is basis
of truth in the assertions of English cot
ION millers, who have closed or who
threaten to close their mills; when they
say that they can buy cotton cloths
cheaper than they can make them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

THERE are said to be fully two hun
dred thousand beggars tramping about
the German empire, and they are esti-
mated to get as aims not less than $751;
100000 annually in money, without con
sidering the value of food and clothing
given them. Many of these beggars got
into the habit of gaining their livelihood
IL this way through the oppressive laws
formerly in vogue that required APP
prentices to travel literally as journey
men, with view to perfecting them
solves in their respective trades.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16
MINES OF SIERRA MOJADA.
Boston Transcript.


Tho mipes recently discovered in the
Sierra Mo}ada, Mexico, about which so
much ha3.recently been said, were found
by Mexican lieutenant and squad while
in search of Indians. Believing that In
dams made their abode in the rough and
almost unapproachable region, the lieu
tenant proceeded to investigate, and came
upon several squaws and children, and
two worr out warriors, who were congre-
gated abolt the mouth Of cave mould
ing bullets. The reds were taken in tow,
when the cave was searched, and quite
quantity Of silver bullets and other rough.
" made silver articles were found. So
astonishcd was the lieutenant 10 find the
precious metal put TO common use that
he made further search, discovering the
very locality at which they obtained the
natural GRE. Their mining tools consisted
principally of two or three old hatchets
aud axes, with which they cut the ore
loose az & chung, an almost solid mass, to
the sides Of gigantic mountain. For
years tie Indians had visited many Next
can towns, even going as far as Monclova,
with cafgoes Of bullets Of pure silver,
which thcy almost gave away. But no
one knnt*, anterior 70 the discovery made
BY the Mexican lieutenant above referred
20. where they manufactured the bullets.
Row tlle:locality is swarming with seek
crs after wealth, and the richest silver dis
covcries known have there been made
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16
NEWS NOTES.

IT is estimated that the amount OF
new railroad track which has been laid
in the western states alone since Janu-
ary has been more than a thousand
miles, and the aggregate for the re-
mainder of the year will be far greater.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

A NEW mode of collecting honey is
being tried in Germany. a small APP
paratus, with wires, gives the bees an
electric shock, and they fall to the
bottom of the hive, remaining motion
less for several hours.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

Two young aligators, each about a
foot in length, and very pretty speci-
mems of their species, were discovered
in the third class mail mater in the
New York postoffice the other day.
They were in separate boxes. and one
was addressed to lady at Vassar col
lege and the other to lady in Brooklyn.
The postof1ice authorities have the right
to destroy such object when sent by
mail, but an effort will be made to for
ward these to the parties.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16
Rnrusa, erfiflcates.

It Is no vile drHgged synH. pretending 70
made OF wonderful foreign cots. barks, &c. and
pufsed M by long bogus certificates of pretended
miraculous cures. but 8 simple, pure, effective
medicine, made of well known valuable remedies,
that furnishes its own certificates BY it, cures.
Ne refer TO Hop BitteFs, the puresf and hest Of
medicines. See another column.-Rs pRblscstfa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

Prices are little higher for the Ma
SON & Hamlin Organs than those OF
very poor organs, but the quality IS a
great deal better. 1t is certainly good
economy to obtain the best, when there
is no more difference in the price.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

l took dinner at the tavern; right be-
side me sat member from one of the
back towns who had never taken din
ner at a tavern before. Before his plate
was plate of peppers. and he kept
looking and looking at them; and final
ly, as the walters were mighty slow in
bringing on things, he up with his fork
and in less than no time he pounced
down on them. The tears came into
his eyes, and heseemed hardly to know
what to do. At last, splitting the pepper
into his hand, he laid it down by the
side of his plate, and with a voice that
set the whole table in roar, exclaim-
ed: Just lie there and coolr'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16
The Way Garibaldi Fought.
Fortnightly Review.


81 do not believe" said MacMahon
chat he will ever be general. He
wants comprehensiveness. He can
not forsee or provide for results distant
in time and space But he is an ad-
mirable partisan. When he was in
Italy with his 1000 men, one OF his
spies told him that ne had discovered,
a couple of leagues of, an Austrian
force of about 5000 men, who were not
aware of his proximity, and could be
surprised and cut of. The spy was a
traitor. There were 1900 Austrians,
and the spy had been sent to decoy
Garibaldi into attacking them. With
his usual impetuosity, he fell into the
trap, marched against the Austrians,
and found when he approached them
that they far outnumbered him, and
were prepared. Most men would have
retreated, been followed, overtaken,
and destroyed He attacked the Austri-
ans with such vigor that they thought
that their spy must have deceived
them, and that Garibaldi was in force
He drove them from their position, and
pursued them for couple of miles.
when they discovered the smallness of
his numbers and turned back ON him;
his troops, active and unincumbered,
saved themselves in the mountains"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

A MAN on Upper Lynx creek, Arr
IONA, one day last week picked up a 800
nugget.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

A FAIR idea may be had of the enor-
NOUS share of business taken by Great
Britain in the China trade by compar-
ing her shipping in the East with our
own. In 1877 the total number of en-
tries of all kinds into the China ports
was made by IS, S07 vessels, representing
IL, 983, 59l tons. In 1878 these figures
were augmented as follows: Vessels,
20,928; tonnage, Il, 446, 1874. OF these,
British shipping was represented by -
973 vessels with tonnage of Z, 1929
Chinese shipping, or vessels of foreign
type, owned and sailed by Chinese,
counting, with the English entrances
and clearances, as 10000, the other
European vessels and those from the
United States make up the remaining
1000. To give better idea of the vast
preponderance of trade in favor of the
English, the folio wing proportions may
be more readily understood: If 100
trips of all kinds were made, either
coastwise or across the ocean to China,
in 1873, Great Britain made AZ IL 20 of
these trips; Chinese owned ships, home
or foreign built, 80 $3.50; German ships,
8 47-100; American, $3.50; Spanish
ships, 5 17-100, and the Insignificant re-
mainder may be apportioned to eight
other natlonalities. OF course, as 1t is
tea which forms the most important OBJ
ject of export, Great Britain monopo-
Lies rather more than one-half of the
entire tea trade, importing four times
more than any other country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

The king of the FIJI Islands is said 70
relish "BAby Mine" very much. He
likes it well done, to-.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16
The Curse Of These Times.

from the ADVANCE.
The mania for gambling, in one shape
or another, is one of the worst evils of
the time. Gambling with cards" is
one of the least forms in which the de-
moralzing passion appears. Gambling
in railroad stocks, gambling in mining
stocks, gambling in grain, has taken
possession of people of almost all sorts
and all ages. The business on Change
is too largely strictly gambling bust
ness. The poolrooms and so-called
bucket-shops" which cluster about the
Boards of Trade in all the large cities
are hagrantly immoral and flishtful!y
demoralizing. Public sentiment ought
to demand of the responsible civil au-
thorilies the enforcement of the laws
against gambling. Rev. III. A. Stimson
of Minneapolis, honored his position
and rendered valuable service to the
whole community, by sermon which
he preached on the subject, and which
we see published in full in the Pioneer
Press of that city. The local occasion
for the preaching of the sermon was the
ruin and sudden disgrace OF a young
man of talent and social position, and
so much of established character as had
elevated him to a position of peculiar
trust, who had been drawn on from step
to step to the betrayal of his trust, and
the inevitable utter degradation. The
preacher having defined what gambling
is, and the immortality of it, made these
points. First, when man resorts to
other than legitimate business to gain
money, he is in fact either gambler or
thief; second, when a community
knowingly tolerates forms of illegltimate
business, that is, business which is not
for the mutual benefit of all engaged in
it, it condones either gambling or steal
ing, as the case may be, and is a partak-
er of the crime. Third, for church to
tolerate wrong-doing in its member
ship, either because it is WIDESPREAD
and respectable, or because it is difficult
to detect it, is to blink at immortality and
to prove unworthy ofits trust. Fourth,
finally, the slightest acquaintance with
gambling shows that as temptation it,
can only be successfully withstood at
its beginning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

\ LEWISTON, Me, special of the 9th
SAYS thirteen tramps armed with rocks
and missiles, boarded train from Cum
berland, ON the Maine Central railroad,
this morning, and defied the conductor
to Dust them. After running some dis
lance the train halted on an iron bridge
here, and help was called for, when the
rufflans left the cars. Several arrests
,s-nrn m oln
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26
a HURRICANE n. Sea.

ST. GEORGE. BERMUDA, March Is.
The bark We~tIerhorn, Shilling,
Galveston for London, with cotton
apd bone dust, arrived 10 distress.
She experienced a harricane % the
2lst ulIimo ; was thrown on her beam
ends. aud only partly rigbted. She
is leaking aHd will discharge TO re-
pair.
The ship Britannia, Hamilton, New
York for Londoa, with a full cargo Of
wheat, corn, ajur, etc, fifteen days
our, arrived IN Five Eathom Hole in
distress. Experienced 3 hurricane on
the 2lst ult, during which she was
struck by a heavy sea. which swept
The decks, threw her on Der beam ends,
shifted Der cargo, carried away her
starboaTd balwarks, s~Ianchions and
chain plates and filed the cabin. Her
sails were blown away, she made a
large quantity of ate and lay fJur
days on her beam ends, after which
time the weather moderated, her
patches were opened and about Que
hundred tons of cargo was thrown
overheard. The discharge of a p0r-
tiOn Of her cargo into lighters was
commenced on the Ion instant,
preparatory 10 towing heF iRto port
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26
Bank Robbery.

A bank robbery was successfully
carried cut IL this city on Thursday,
the particulars Of which h~ve i1aliy
leaked cut. notwithstanding The
strenuous Eff rts Of the Ulcers ot the
bank aud If the detectives 10 Keep
he matter quiet. The modus oper-
dndi was this: la the same buud
ing 10 which The bank Is located i
The ofhce Of an insuFaocs campaDy.
The President of the bank Is also
one # the principal Ulcers # the
insurance company. IL Is the h4bit
Of the clerks 10 90 10 dinner abou,
noon. leaving Only 0ne or Two per-
Sons 10 the bank for some tine. TIE
thieves evidently understood these
fac 5 well On Tbursdey, a lHtls
before one O'Clock Ia the afternoon,
two men drove up TO the bank IN u
buggy. Oae remained IN The buggy
while the other went into the Dauk
and told the President that there was
a man outside who wished to see
him about some insurance. The
President went out % the pavement
to see the man in the buggy, leaving
10 one 10 the bank bat the Cashier
aud the stranger. The latter engag
ed the attention Of The Cashier, aud
a third man, a partner Of the FIRST
two, slipped in quietly add gathered
up all the money be could reach. All
three then left before the robbery
was discovered. The bank officers
refuse TO state the amount stolen,
to the detectives, bat insist
that the amoun was not large The
officers have 0 the slightest clue
as to who the thieves ere.-Pshs-
Commercial Gazette.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26


Or course, Hull of Florida was
admitted the Democrats couldn't
have stolen the organization of the
House, and secured the Offices with
ont BIN. Here is q history of his
title ia brief. Despite the most
shameless frauds, Hull was defeated
at The election. The Democratic
canvassisg officers threw out the
vote of certain parishes and declared
him elected, and Governor Drew
ga,u hin q ~ceruhcste, which ne pig
scented to the House. Meantime Nr.
Bisbee had appealed to the Supreme
Court of the State /; it decided that
the canvassing board had exceeded
is authority, and ordered q se-cen-
vass. This re-canvsss was made aud
resulted in showing that Bisbee had
a majority of the votes. He then
demanded that the Governor should
Issue him e certificate. This be
refused to do, although tbe Attorney
General Democrat-wrots.. IN
opinion that it was his duty so TO do:
The Supreme Court certified that
Bisbee was elected. Some of the
scoundrels who perpetrated the
frauds have been convicted and are
10 the peaiteniiary. Hull himself ia
under indict ment for completely in
the frauds, and yet a Democratic
House-'Our Alec" voting yea-by
8 strict party vote gave this indicted
sounded the seal to which Bisbee
wss elected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26
Postal Service.
A BAD SHOWING PoR THE SOUTH.

A BAD SHOWING FoR THE SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, March 1T-By a
recent adjustment of postotiice sala-
ries, according to the stamps cancel
ed, newspapers sent and cash receipts
of the Offices, las were added to what
is called the Presidential list"-
that is, the ss,aries we're fixed at
over $1,000. aud p~ostmasters receiv-
ing this salary or above are appoint
ed by the President, while under that
hey are appointed by the Postmaster
General.
Judge Key thinks that the growth
Of postolice receipts is II pretty fair
indication of The growth of the bust
ness of the eoontry. "Fhe sale of
stamps ana postal cards and circrla-
tion of newspapers" says be, "are q
good bsroBeser to measure the bust
oess and iateiiigeaae Of communi-
ties"
Judge Key expresses some eur
prise, in the recent REIMBURSEMENT OF
salaries, 10 hud the Southern States
falling 20 far behind Compared with
the Norlhern and Western States
ttey make hardly aay rshog" at all
The most rapid increase Is la The
North western States, and 50 far as
can be cleaned from the postc flee
Teceip.s; that section of the country
will oqtstriP AL los oiSer sections IN
the race.
The State Of Nebraska, admitted!
to the Mon at a comparatively re-
cent period, and containing so small
2 population in 1870 that she lad but
one member of Coogress-tbis young
State now has as many Presidential
postofices as Tennessee, with a mil
lion and o quarter of population and
10 members Of Congress. The num-
Der which each State has il II. The
comparatively new State of Iowa
BOW has more Presidential p~ostofices
than the States OF Atsbama, Arkan-
sac, Georgia. Louisiana Mississippi,
North Carolina and South Carolina
combined. Illinois and Iowa togeih.
have more than all the Southern
States combined. Following are some
Of the figures az detail
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26
Peril In Alaska.

SAN FKANcIsco, IT-The official
report Of the commander of the Brit
ish gunboat Osprey, now at Sitks,
was received here by telegraph via
Victoria. He describes the situation
at length. showing that there are
about three hundred and twenty
whites at Sitka. of whom 6S are ca.
pable Of bearing arms. The Indian
village adjacent contains at no time
less than three hundred warriors aud
generally 800, while within a day or
two of trsyel. ia canoe there are sew
eral thousand closely connected by
ties of kindred. Since the withdraw
al of the troops the indians have
torn down good deal Of the stoc-
kade guarding the town, and at the
time of the arrival of the Osprey, q
young chief, who had gone to raise
the neIghboring tribes to sack the
town. was momentarily expected to
The report concludes as fol
"In conclusion, ] leg to state
that ! feel certain that the presence
Of Oliver Wolcott aud this ship has
averted a serious CALAMITY. and tina,
it is my firm conviction that nothiag
but permanent projection and some
sort OF Government, having authority,
will enable white people to live here.
without m~olestation from Indians, TO
carry OF their trade and develop the
resources of the country.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26
GREENBAcKERs IGNORED.
The Pistol at yIcksbarg. Miss.

VIcKsBURG, Miss, March 20-A
shooting atfray occurred on Tuesday
night between Capt. w F. Fitzser-
aid on u side. aud Capt. w. II
Andrews aud W l. Greene on the
uIber, in which Andrews and Greene
were killed almost Instantly and FHz
gerald was dangerously wounded
The q ficul,y originated about the
H%Ibernlan meeting he'd on Monday,
at which Andrews was elected presi
dent. Fltz gerald claimed sill TO be
the president If the Hlbernisn SO
ciety, aud denounced the election If
Andrews as & farce. Greene too K
exception To Fl zgerald's remark
and attempted To draw a weapon, but
Fitzgerald drew his own FIRST and
shot Greene through the heart. An
drexs then Shot Fuzserald, and the
latter 10 turn shot Andrews, the ball
piercing his skull at the top of the
forehead The sffray created intense
excitement, as all the parties were
sell knawD citizens. Andrews was
he head of the firm of Andrews Il
Bro, aud was the President of the
Howard Association after Mr.. Rock
woods death last summer. Greene
was a clerk for Andrew & Brother
Fitzgerald is q prominent LAWYER,
aud was once the Republican State
DISTRICT Attorney. Andrews and
Geene we're natives of Vicksburg,-
and Fitzgerald was a native Of Jack
son, Miss.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26

CHICAGO. March 24.-Tbe Tft-
mes DeKalb, Illinois. special says:
George Alexander. colOred, shot his
white wife here tonight with u sb9t-
gun, killing her instantly. They bad
lived 10 Sycamore lately, bit tbs
morning che left him, and be follow
ing on the evening Train discovered
her at a house Of 3 friend. She wss
nineteen sad be twenty-six years OF
age. The left side Of her bead was
entirely blown oG.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-26
Kansas.

ST Louis. March lS-A Leaven
worth. Kan, dispatch says shoot
iog ARRAY occurred at the Pianter's
House, in that city, yesterday morn
ing, between ID. b Smith and A. B
Suueu, ia which toe former was prob
ably fatally wounded IL appear.
SutteD visited The ofice of the hotel.
and during a Conversation with bis
sou, who is the clerk there. Smith.
who was behind the counter, 10 some
way got into au alteration With the
elder SutteD aud threw "a Ratchet nj
him, striking him on the SIDE
of the head inf ctiug g slight
wound, w~bereupon Su ten drew a e
volver and fred, the ball striking the
top of the Jnith then seiz.
ed another hstebet and threw that,
making a slight wound on one of
Sutten's arms. Sutten again fred,
that shot taking effect in Smiths
stomach. Sutten at once gave him
self up and was released Oh 81 600
bail. Smith is considered to be in q
critical condition.