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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-27
Published March 5, 1879. !
CHAPTER t51


AN ACT TO reorganize the Wisconsin State
horticultural Society.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact a
follows:
Section /. The executive committee of the
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society shall
hereafter consist of the president, secretary
and treasurer of said society, and of one men,
Der from each congressional district of the
State; said members from the congressional
districts to be chosen annually by the county
and local horticultural societies in the respec-
tive districts.
Section q The present officers and execu-
tive committee of said society shall hold their
respective offices until the Tuesday next sue
ceeding the first Monday in February, 1880,
| and until their successors are appointed.
| Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the said
society to aid in the formation and maintain
anee of county and local horticultural socie
| ties; to promote the horticultural interests o.
| the State by the holding Il meetings for dis
| cussIon; by the collection and dissemination
OF valuable Information in regard to the cult
| Walton of fruits, flowers, and trees adapted Z
our soil and climate, and in every proper wa,
to advance the fruit and tree growing interest
of the State.
Section T. The annual meeting Of the socie
ty shall be held on the Tuesday next succeed
ing the first Monday in February of each year
for the election of its officers, the TRANSACTION
| of general business, and the consideration {
questions pertaining to horticultur.
| Section 5. All vacancies in the offices {
said society may be filled by the executiv
committee; and should there be failure
elect member of the executive committee
any district, the vacancy may be filed by
two-third vote of the members of the societ
present at any regularly appointed meetins
| Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of the secrt
tary of said society to make an annual repol
to the Governor of the State, of the transat
tions of the society, including an itemize
account of all moneys expended during til
year, in addition to such matters as are no.
specified in the law relating to the same.
Section Z. The number of printed PAGES {
said report shall not exceed three hundre
and fifty, and the number Of copies shall
limited to three thousand five hundred. |
all other respects the publication and distr
button of said report shall be in accordanc
with the provisions of the law now in fore
concerning the same
Section s. The sum of 5000 is hereby az
propriated, out of any money in the stat
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to al
the said society in carrying out the provision
of this act; said sum to be paid by the stat
treasurer upon the order of the president {
said society in such sums and at such time
! as shall best contribute TO the prosperity
the society and the interests it represents.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and |
in force from and after its passage and publ
| cation.
/ Approved March l. 1879.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-27
Published March Is, 1871
CHAPTER 24o

Az ACT relating to the lighting Of the CAPT
tol with The electric light
Tie people OF the State of Wisconsin, repre-
eented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
section /. The Governor is hereby autho-
rizedYand directed to negotiate with manufac
tnrers of maSbines for producing electric
light respecting the prsctcability and cost OF
lighting the senate and assembly chambers
and thesdome If the capitol building with the
electric light, End he is authorized TO permit
ANY Of such ulAnufacturs to set mp their ma
el,ines and lamps and experiment respecting
such lighting, ana may permit such machines
and lamps t. remain in order for working un-
ii! the meetiee Of the next legislature, SO that
| that body maY see the light and determine by
practical experiments the cost of the light
| and its efficiency: pyogided, hotcerer, that the
| governor shall not have power TO bind the
| State to purclise any such machine or lamp,
nor shall he make any contract or do any act
| which shall liz. any way make the State liable
! to pay any money, directly or, indirectly on
account Of anf such machines lamps or ex-
periments, Mtt lie may allow the engine and
machinery belonging TO the State TO be uged
| to propel the said machines.
| Section 2 'she Governor shall report TO the
next Legislature AZ steps that may be taken
| by him in pursuance of the proyisit IS lereof.
! Section 8. This act shall take effect ald be
| in force from :nd after the passage aud publ
cation.
4 4,
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REMARKABLE CASE.

4H Italian Prisoner Who Tries to Starre
Himself to Heath, and Then Withers HIS
Hand bV Fire to Irofd Fork.
Augusta. (Ga.) Special to Chicago Tribune
case that has excited great interest
among the Italians of the south and is a re-
markable onein its aspects, Is pending before
the Governor of Georgia. About one year
ago a young italian, named Pimonti. savage
~ assaulted one GuiffIidi with Ratchet and
horribly mutilated him. The assault was
ferocious and Indignant, and it was with the
utmost difficulty that outright murder was
prevented. Guifridi vvas barber and had
discharged Pimonti. One night as he was
putting up his shutters, Pimonti rushed in
the shop bTandishing Ratchet. He made
directly for Guiffridi and struck him in the
back of the neck, burying the Ratchet in the
flesh. Guiffridi lodged the second blow,
but the first has left him deformed for life,
with his head down to one side. The
assault was murdercus and unjustifable.
When in jail Pimonti Was violent. sallen,
and defiant. He showed no repentance or
sorrow, and seemed to regret only that he
had not killed his enemy. He could hardly
speak a word of English, and appeared to
have an ungovernabls temper at times
went almost into paroxysms dis friends
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-27
Published March IA, 1879
TrI DTlVND OEc

1
AN ACT to amend chapter forty eight OF the
| revised statutes relating to the assessment
| of taxes, ana chapter fortV-nipe of the re-
| vised statutes, relating to the collection OF
| taxes, and chapter fifty OF the revised stat
| utes, relating to lands sold for taxes.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
| scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
| follows:
| Section |. Section one thousand and eighty
seven of the revised statutes is hereby amend
| ed by striking out the word two" where it
occurs in the eighteenth line of said section,
and inserting in lieu thereof the word three"
Section 2. Section one thousand one hun
dred aud sixty-four a, Of the revised statutes
is amended by inserting the words, "when
made in accordance with law" after the word
"apportionment," in the tenth line OF said
section.
Section 8. Section one thousand one hun
bred and sxty-four a. OF the revised statutes
Is hereby amended by inserting the words,
when made in accordance with law, after
the word "apportionment," in the tenth line
of said section. Also by adding to said sec
ton as follows: The validity Of the re-assess-
ment hereinabove provided for may be attach
ed and determined, and subsequent reassess-
ment may be had in manner and form as pro-
yided by section one thousand two hundred
and ten b, OF the revised statutes, as amended
by this act.
dred and sixty-four b. and one thousand two
hundred and ten a, are hereby repealed
Section 5. SectIonone thousand two hundred
and ten b. is hereby amended by striking out
the word conclusive in the twentyei ghth
and thirty-frst lines of said section, and in
sorting in lieu thereof tie words prfDla fdcte;
also after the word same" where 1t occurs in
the thirt7-fourth line of said section by in
sertiDr s'if the plaintiff shall desire to contest
the validity of such reassessnent he shall,
within twenty days after such tax roll shall
have been completed, file with the clerk OF the
court where such action is pending objections
m writing to such reassessment OF tax roll, a
cony OF which objections shall, within nYe
days after such filing, be served upon the at
torney for the defendent, and thereupon the
court NAV direct an issue to be made up IN
yolying the objections aforesaid, which shall
he tried summary by the court, and thereup-
on the court shall file an order sustaining or
overruling the objections OF the plalptitf aiore-
said. If by such order such reassessment Or
tax roll shall be held lnTaIld,
subsequent reassessment oil such
tax NAV be had in manner and form as
hereinaboye provided; anc similar proceed
inos NAV be resorted to, to determine tne
validity of such reassessment. II such ress-
stssment and tax roll shall he held by toe
conrt regular and valid or II no objections
thereto shall be filed by plaintin, tue court
shall make an order requiring the plalntln 70
nav into court, for the use and Dement, OF inc
defendent. the amount which by sueh Valla
he justly ought to pay. II tne
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Published March 8, 1879.
CuApTEp f5Q
Approved March 4, 1879.

AN ACT TO repeal section two hundred and
seventy-seven Of the revised statutes, and TO
provide for the redemption Of forfeited
mortgaged lands and the refuDding of sur
plus money thereon.
The people Of the State oi Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate an Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. Section two hundred and seventy
seven of the revised statutes is hereby re-
peaied.
Section 2. In all cases Of the sale of lands
mortgaged TO the state, made at public auction
to satisfy such mortgage, or at private sale II
made within ninety days after the same was
purchased by the State, which at the time OF
such sale we're actually occupied, such lands
may be redeemed by the owner or owners
thereof, at any time before the thiTty-irst dav
Of MAY nexi following the day OF such sale,
upon the presentation to the commissioners
OF satisfactory proof OF tue occupancy and
ownership thereof, which proof shall be filed
and preserved in the Office Of the commission
ers, and BY the payment to the state treasurer
of the total amount due the State at the time
Of such sale, and interest thereon to the date
of such payment, and ten per centum Of the
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pERs0y4L dyD POLITICAL.

The Belgian explorer, Wauthier, died
ofdysentery in Central Africa, lately.
Prince Frederick Charles, brother of
Emperor William, is dangerously Ill.
March IS, Gen. Grant and party left
Calcutta for Rangoon and Singapore.
The Pope sent 5000 lire to szegedin
for the relief of the sufferers by the flood.
The President has nominated Francis
A. Wakes, Superintendent of the census.
Ex-Judge Giles. died at his residence
in Baltimore, Nd on Saturday March ed
ged y years.
An EIko, Nebraska dispatch of March
2lst, says, L, 4 Bradley, Ex-Gov. of Nevada,
is dead. Age Il years.
The German Emperor William is still
obliged to keep his room in consequence of a
recent fall, but is improving.
Movements have been made in the
lower house of the Missouri legislature to
impeach State Treasurer Gates.
Ex-Gov- Austin, Of Minnesota, has been
appointed IY the President, Register Of the
Fargo, Dako q Territory Land Office.
The Catholic clergy of Chicago have
indicated as their first choice for successor to
the late Bishop Foley, Dr. McNullen. The
Pope to the final arbiter.
Kearney, the California agitator, after
an abusive speech at Santa Anna, in South
eru California, was numerically beaten by
man whom he had yilifed.
Queen Victoria, it is rumored, has ex-
pressed a strong wish to see Canada, and the
Prince Of Wales is encouraging her to visit
both that country aud the United States.
The foolhardY Paul Boynton had
narrow escape from death March 20. The
swift current of the falls of the Ohio swept
him by Louisville, Ky. He was severely
bruised
The report of the board of enquiry
in the case Of Gen. Fitz John Porter has been
sent bv the secretary of war to the President
The conclusions arrived at by The board have
not transpired.
The national executive committee of
The national greenbacx party has issued an
address to the people Of the United States, in
which they state that no dependence is to be
placed on the professions Of the avowed frieu Is
Of the cause; that the hope for financial relief
within old party lines has been extinguished,
and that }hey have been in several instances
misleG by the nominees Of party and others
who obtained its support. 1t is OILY possible
through a new organization to found q party
which shall accomplish the desired end, and
to secure this end j uniform effort must be
made, and position bold, aggressive, in
dependent and uncomprisi' Z must be taken
The sudden death Of Rev DR.. DeKoven
dean Of the Roline, Wis, college OF apoplexty
is announced At9 o'clock March 10TH de
ceased was in excellent health and convers-
ing with student, when suddenly he ex-
claimed, Help me, please" then fell back
into the chair unconscious and died within
ten minutes Dr. DeBoven was about I7
years Of age, and have been connected with
the Racine college for the past twenty years
The cal ne recently received from St Marks
church, Philadelphia, he declined only the day
before his death. His death is attributed to
overwork and anxiety since his accident about
six weeks ago, at which time he fell and broke
his Leg.
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amount of tax imposed upon the PLAINTIFF
property BY such valid reassessment shall
equal or exceed the amount imposed thereC
by the original assessment and tax roll, the
plaintiff shall be adjudged to pay costs q
such suit; otherwise the pl aintitf,sTpon com
plying with the order of the court last afore
said shall be entitled to Judgment with costs
Section Section one thousand
two hundred and ten, c, L
hereby amended by striking out the wore
two in the first line thereof, and substitut
ing the word section" instead of the wore
sections" where it OCCURS in the same line
Approved March B. 1879
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amount for which the land was sold, as dam.
ages. Upon such redemption, the commission
ers shall, by their order duly recorded, cancel
any oertiheate of sale which may have been
issued thereon, and the state treasurer shall
denver to the person SO redeeming, receipt
specifying the amount so paid. which receipt
shall be countersigned by the secretary Gf
mortgage. On the surrender of such certificate
OF sale, the sum so paid for redemption shall
be paid over to the owner of such certificate.
Section 3. Whenever any mortgage,
premises shall have been fortified TO the State
and sold for a greater sum than the total
amount due the State for principal, Interest
,osts. charges and damages the surplus shall
be paid TO the mortgagor, his heirs or assigns
Section 4. This act shall take effect and bt
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation.
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Approved Mareh 4. 1S1a.
lPuhlished March Is. 1s1a1

CHAPTER 215.
AN ACT TO appropriate to the comfy Of
Green Lake a certain sum of money therein
named. va
The people OF &he State OF Wisconsin. repre.
seRted in Ser:ate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. There is hereby appropriated to
the county OF Green Lake out OF any M oney in
the general fund not otherwise appropriated,
the sum OF two hundred and ten one-hun-
dredths dollars, 10 reimburse the said county
for moneys pa'd for the support and funeral
expenses of John Swtzer, an insane pauper,
now deceased
Section ?. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1879
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possess all the nawers of sheriff or OF a con-
stable conferred by law in and about the dis
charge oil the daties imposed by this act.
section Z. Section four thousand five hun
the State of Wisconsin, is hereby repealed
Section s. This act shall take effect and he
In force from snd after its passage and publ
AnnroYed March 4 1s-n
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
CRIMES AEDlCRInLNALs.

March 21st, incendiaries burned the
entire west portion of the town of Tyler, in
Louisiana.
The suit of Emma Casper against Phil
lip Mendel, for $4,000 damages for an alleged
rape which defendant committed on her per
son, has been brought to a close, the jury in
the case returning verdict of S12,5O0 for
plaintiff
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committee on elections. Referred. Mr.. Re-
gan desired to refer special bills, bit objec-
lions were made. Mr.. Young offered res
olution reappointing the yellow fever CON-
mittee Objected to
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Evesing fans are now decorated on the
inside of the stick with a small Lizard OF
cooled suake pin TO hold bunch of natur-
al llowprs; cut steel is much used TOR fine
cbatelsine chains and pins.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-03
Words of Wisdom.

Money is a good servant and bad
master.
1t is easy to find reasons why others
shonld be patient.
If rich, be not too joyful in having,
too solicitous in keeping, toe anxious In
increasing, nor too sorrowtul in losing
No matter how purely and grandly we
may live more purely, more grandly to-
morrow.
Style is only the frame to hold our
thoughts 1t is like the sash Of win
dow-a heavy sash will obscure the
light.-EnRalo7aS
Dandies may become useful in the
same manner as those slaves of Sparta.
who were made d unk in order to inspire
children with horror Of intoxication-
Friendship does not display itself in
words, but it acts unremittingly; those
pretended friends who talk of nothing
but their hearts are like those towards
who are continually vaporing about bra
very and battles.
There is this difference between hap
piness and wisdom: he that thinks him
self the happiest man really is so; but he
that thinks himself the wisest is gen
orally the greatest fool.
The damps of autumn sink into the
leaves and prepare them for the neces1
sity of their fall; +; and thus insensibly are
we, as years Gloss around us, detached
from our tenacity of life by the gentle
pressure of recorded sorrow.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-03
A Veteran Advertiser.

= Dl. Hill, you are one of the great adj
vertisers of the country; will you give
me the benefit of your experience? Does
advertising pay?h "Well," said Hill,
smilingly, :" for years past I have ex-
pended as high as S3O,O0O per annum,
and | wouldn't and couldn't do it unless
it did pay. | find that when you have
really meritorious article to present to
the public you never lose q dollar in
making the fact know as widely as pos
sible. 1t must be meritorious, though,
or your success will be short-lived and
evanescent. You must treat the public
honestly, if you would make a permanent
success. Take Joshua Whitcomb, for
instance. 1t costs years of time and
thousands and thousands of dollars to
bring it before the public. But what
has been the results? Success so great
that unless you saw the books you could
hardly believe the figures. [ took page
of the Chicago Times on one occasion,
and people thought | was mad. / got
my money back with magnificent in
terest, though, and, of course, that salts
fed me. l took whole page of the
Boston Herald, one Sunday, paying $500
for the same, and every man, woman and
child in Boston and vicinity was set to
talking about Denman Thompson and
Joshua Whitcomb, and the result was
that the theater in which he performed
could not hold half the people who pre-
sented themselves for admission.
offered 81, 900 for the first page of the
New York Herald, provided the
"ruling would be omitted. did not
get it, though, for Bennett was in Eu.
rope, and there was no one in authority
i'll the Office who could take out th
rules.-Cincin1aGh Enquirer
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Something to be looked into-A mir
ror.
Four watches were found recently in
the stomach Of Florida alligator.
Out in Nebraska two boys living on a
farm followed and recaptured horse
thief who had escaped from Jail.
Lord Beaconsfeld and the Duke of
Northumberland are the only members
of the English Cabinet much past mid
die life.
Statistics lately published show that
the number of German pork-eaters
known to have suffered from trichinosis
in 1877 was 1873.
"When 1 was a boy" said very
prosy, long-winded orator to his friend,
'' used to talk in my sleep" " And
now," said his friend, you sleep in your
talk But, somehow, that didn't seem
to be Just exactly in point the orator
was going to make.-HaaCkeye.
How doth the little busy bird
Improve each shining hour,
And gather cotton and thread and feathers
and pieces OF cloth and straws and bits
Of cord, and whole lot Of things, all
the day,
To make its summer bower.
-.Nelo York Mail.
Mrs. Ellis, of Ithaca, N. u, has in her
house a large room, the floor of which is
covered with sawdust, and with two
leafless trees and many bamboo perches
in it, where she keeps more than hun
dred canary birds, raised from single
pair which she bought few years ago.
She can identify almost every bird and
tell its age.
We are 4 little puzzled over the offer
of subscriber to pay his last years dues
in logs We believe in trade, but those
logs seem to stump us in some way
Stilll0dter Lltnl6eTnlG1a. You might con-
vert those logs into clubs; and we never
knew a newspaper that didn't urge its
subscribers to make up clubs. Nor
rtstOCa Herald.
The Graphic, Of Kinsley, Kansas, was
recently burned out, and in its next
issue made this Acknowledgement: To
the three ladies, Miss Wheeler, Miss
Maria Leslie and Mrs. Meeker, who, at
the risk Of theif lives. carried out our
cases and the light articles that were
saved. we simply thank you, that being
the only language we can use to express
our gratitude y
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-03
Mhr He nidn,t 40 10 the Circus.

I say, John, did ye see the circas ?
yelled little boy to another last even
ing.
"No-o-o, ] didn't see the circus 7
sneeringly said John, who had beei
kept in the house for disobedience.
"Humphl Ought to have been there
biggest show you ever seed elefant, ans
carmels, and boa contwisters, and--an'
everything. IF / couldn't 60 to a circul
I'D run away
~Who wants to 60 to zer old circusP'
yelled John. 81 had circus all to my
Self. Tied the milk-pitcher to thl
cats tail, and the cat knocked down th|
fiower-pots, and smashed the pitched
and broke a pane of glass Git awal
wild your old circuses; been to moro II
four hundred, an didn't have 20 mucI
fun: an didn't ret licked nutheF, anil
the boy who had been TO the eircu|
felt AS If he'd got hold Of the castor-o
bottle by mistake on GUY Derrick.