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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

The New York Tribune tersely
touches upon one of the most salient
points against the Democratic party
as follows:
To say that the Democrats have
been engaged in conspiracy against
free elections is not "A partisan eXager-
alton, but a sober statement of fact.
AS soon as they discovered that they
had lost the Presidential election of
1879, they tried to buy the office by
bribing the electors. When that plan
failed, they tried to prevent certain
electors from voting. When the re-
turns were opened in Congress, they
tried to prevent them from being
counted. When the Electoral Com
mission decided against their preten-
slons, they tried to resist by force.
Their plan of campaign for 1880 has
not been to win over the voters oppos-
ed to them, but to seize the ballots.
In the south they have wholly sup
pressed the vote of the colored people,
and public opinion in that section APP
plauds the "cutting out of the danger
Gus element in the body of electors
rs a very good thing. In Congress- the
one public measure to which they have
devoted themselves with energy and
consistency since they came into power
is the repeal of the Statutes for pre-
serving the purity of elections. De-
vices for upsetting ballot boxes in de-
tail being for the present exhausted,
they have turned their attention to
the larceny of States at wholesale.
They attempted a gigantic theft in
Maine-nothing less than the forcible
conversion of. the Legislature, the
| Executive offices, and the electoral
votes; and now they purpose setting
aside the result of the election in Min
nesota. with a view to the possible
uses of that State in the Presidential
contest.
When we reflect that the action of
| few Democratic Congressman in the
matter of contested seat in the
| House of Representatives may over
ride tile decision of thousands of vo
tiers: that anybody can manufacture
charges of intimidation and 'undnt
influence sufficiently specious to give
determined majority pretext fol-
| setting aside free and fair election
and that one unprineipled man, thrust
/ into 4 seat which does not belong tC
/ him, may decide the destinies of the
United States of America when We
reflect upon these things, we shall SCI
| what dangerous course the Demo
cratic party is pursuing. Perhaps il
| it is fortunate for the country thai
the disorganizers never learn caution
from repeated rebuffs. The odium oil
l the extra session was still fresh wheI
4 they undertook the rape of Maine
and they are yet in the first disgfac,
and confusion of that abortive crime
when they venture to steal Minnesota
/ They cannot 60 on affronting decenc,
forever. Even theft win not saw,
them from the popular condemnation
which must follow such persisten
and stupid defiance of the popular vii
and the popular respect for law an'
| fair dealing,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

The boys are all hunting ducks this
week.
MIS-. Sargent left for Herman, Mimi,
Monday.
Miss Mate Tabor has gone to attend
the Normal.
Lou Robbins and family have gone
to Minnesota.
Mrs. A. A. Meacham is very low
with consumption.
The Methodist sociable met with
Mrs. l.. Bailey this week.
Our Carleton College students are
home for short vacation.
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist
church next Saturday and Sunday.
Rag bees, then May be's, then honey
bees. Rag bees now are on the wing.
Bailey & Dill shipped car load OF
mules to the Red River valley this
week.
About Is of our young men have
gone to the Red River country for the
summer.
TIE teachers examination held
here Monday and Tuesday, was wen
attended.
Misses Annie and Ella Ross enter
tanned about one hundred OF their lit
tie friends Friday eve.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Postlewait are happy to welcome them
home. They have been spending the
winter in Cincinnati.
-
Mrs. Gus. McMurphy gave the first
maple sugar party OF the season Tues
day eve. The lads thought the LAS
ses'' unusually sweet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
MARrEL.

James 0. Daniel left for Minnesota
last week.
There will be caucus next Satur-
day to nominate town officers.
j. +. McCleary, County Supt., made
this vicinity flying call last Saturday
night.
We are glad to note that Miles Jen-
nings is pronounced out of danger and
is improving.
BENZ. Roche has purchased fine
platform two-seated buggy. Consid.
Grafton, $fl50.
Owing to the sudden change in the
weather, and poor roads there WAS
not many out to church last Sunday.
The late thaw and heavy rain Friday
last made big boom in our river.
Both Winger's mill dams were washed
away, and one bridge. f. Roche's
mill dam was totally carried off 1t
will be rebuilt and ready for use in a
Il short time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
ONo.

P. Thomas is putting fresh coat of
paint on his house.
J. B. Van Schoonhoven lost a valu-
able horse last week.
Mrs. Fl. Van Schoonhoven has been
very i'll, but is now recovering.
On account of the storm last Satur-
day evening there was no meeting of
the Good Templars.
Mr.. Blaisdell while at the saw mill
one day last week received a paralytic
shock which resulted in paralysis of
the feet and hands. The doctors say,
with proper care he may yet recover.
Last Saturday the escape valve of
the boiler at the steam mill broke
whenthere was a hundred pounds of
steam on, causing the water to escape.
1t was better than circus to see
Jake" dance and scream, ''she's
gone! she's gone!'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

THE Washington scandal mongers
are supremely happy over number
of choice subjects of scandal with
which prominent officials are connect
ed. United States Senator Hill, of
Georgia, is charged by Miss Jessie
Raymond with seduction; she has
named her child after him and per-
sistently seeks some measure of salts
faction for her wrongs: Miss Ray
mond's attorney, Mrs. Belya Lock
wood, recently admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States, has written a letter in
which she strongly intimates that her
client is not the only woman ruined
by the chivalric Senator from Geor-
gia. and on the whole is making the
climate of Washington rather sultry
for Hill. Then there is a son of Unit
ed States senator Morgan, of Alabama,
clerk of the Senate committee of
which his father is chairman, and
another representative OF southern
ehivalry, who rests under a cloud with
a bullet in his shoulder sent there by
the woman whose confidence he had
betrayed. In the House of Represen-
tatives is Congressman Acklen, of
Louisiana. another shining light in
the Democratic camp, undergoing an
/ investigation on the charge Of corrupt
and immoral practices. On the Re-
/ publican side is the scandal growing
out Of the separation of Hon. I. r.
Chrlstiancy. United states Minister to
Peru, from his young wife. and pend
ing proceedings for divorce. These
are sweet morsels for g0sslps at the
Nafional capitol by whom the details
are discussed with evident relish, and
tend to show that many people high in
the social and political scale are not
I id a position TO point the finger or
scorn to others less pretentious,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

A MEMBER of the Democratic return
ing board of Maine says that Governor
Garcelon blundered first, in asking the
opinion of the Supreme Court; second,
in appointing Chamberlain comman-
der-in-chief; and third, in going be-
fore Hale's investigating committee.
The second blunder cited proved to be
the most disastrous to the scheme by
which q notification OF the will of the
people was attempted by the Demo-
cratic and Greenback leaders of that
State. BY virtue of his appointment
Chamberlain held the key to the stu.
alton and he used it wisely and well.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

In the Fourth Judicial Circuit a
Judge is to he elected next Tuesday to
succeed Hon. Campbell Mclean. Col.
ellison, of Fond du Lac, brother of
District Attorney Gibson, of Ellsworth,
is the Democratic nominee, and Judge
Mclean is an independent candidate
for reelection. Judge Mclean is a
fierce Democrat, and as the Republi-
cans have no candidate Of their own
they will vote in accordance with their
personal preferences as between two
Democrats. The chances seem to be
in favor of Col. ellison.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
BAY CRY.

Nine lawsuits in one day at A. w.
Parker's.
Eugene Truman recently returned
from New Richmond.
Mr.. Bertran, of Minnesota, is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Lancer.
The ice on the lake is getting thin,
rendering it dangerous for any one to
cross.
Quite a number OF our prairie boys
have gone to Morris county in search
of land.
On Sunday last Mrs. Thurman pre-
scented her husband with pair of
twins.
Robert Blair made the first trip of
the season to Red Wing in skiff from
this place.
This year promises to be very
sweet one, as every body is talking of
raising his own sugar.
Since it is soon coming time for our
town to elect new officers it is to be
hoped that before choosing a path
master that they will fully consider
the matter and make a wise selection.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
ELLSWORTH.
Everybody is interested in

Everybody is interested in puzzles.
Maple sugar is in order and we are
expectantly waiting.
Easter Sunday was not observed in
the usual manner owing to the short
crop of hen fruit.
F. L. Gibson has been seriously in
sposed-threatened with pneumonia
but at the present writing is much
better.
Our roads are still in a most terrible
condition. The driver on the Red
Wing route had to abandon his trip on
Saturday because of bridges being
washed out, &c.
viii the peace officers of our village
see that the heads of families are at
home before the wee sma' hours OF
the night and thereby save their bet
ter halves much anxiety.
To solve the puzzle, place the num-
bers in regular order with Is between
13 l4-thus, 13-l5.l4-then move as
follows: 1912. down; 3-2-l, right; s.
9-l3, up; 15-14-12, left; 8-4-3, down; 81,
right; 6-l0-14, up; 1913, left; PA,
down; 1875, tight; 9-13, up; lila, left;
e., down; SO, right; turn the box Il
around and the numbers are in regu-
lar order. By moving the numbers
Together they can be arranged in IA
moves.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
kINNICKINNIfi.

Mr.. Dean has new Estey organ.
Clint. Williams has purchased new
Burdett organ.
Fred. Dodge has his new house up
and enclosed,
Alvan Lowell has rented the Ashley
farm now owned by Jack Burhyte.
We forgot to mention last week that
Scion Perrin had returned home from
Madison.
VIM. Bowron, who has been run
ming Mr.. Clapp's grist-mill, left with
his family for Jewett's Mills last week.
Peter Lewis having rented his farm
to Sam. Atcheson for three years,
leaves this week for Warren to take
charge of De Loss Whites farm for
the same length of time. We arc sor-
ny to lose them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

THE English press does not take
kindly to the assertion by President
Hayes of the Monroe doctrine embod-
led in his canal message and the Lon
don Standard talks about the duty of
the British Government to watch
American pretensions, and resist them
if necessary, which is rather cool
proposition to come from an English
journal representing a nation which
is constantly interfering with the af-
fairs of other people, proposition
made simply because the United States
proposes to protect its own interests.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
Ell PAso.
Eli ASU.
1oloff Rolifson is preparing to bu

1oloff Rolifson is preparing to. build
a new house.
Amin Oleson' house and part of his
furniture was burned on the 25th.
No insurance.
J. B. Meehan has few bushels of
the snow fake potatoes for sale at SO
cts. per bushel.
A. McGinley's family while visiting
in this neighborhood recently, made
us pleasant call.
Toloff HolverSon has returned from
0conomowoc where he has been WIS.,
lting during the winter.
J. NJ. Johnston hauled an oak log
into the mill yard recently on bare
ground that measured 736 feet and
weighed 5640 lbs.
P. Casey, OF Trimbelle, made us a
call recently. He was canvassing for
the Catholic History OF the United
States. 1t is a splendid work and
should he literally patroniZed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

Another car load of mules for Bal
ley & Dill arrived Sunday.

Another car load of mules for Bal
ley & Dill arrived Sunday.
R. L. Dunbar bale the boys good bye
ton.
David Price has purchased farm
ing outfit and has removed to his farm
in Diamond Bluff.
VIM. Miller has bought lot on
Broad street and intends building
thereon this summer.
Mrs. p. d. Freze is fitting up the
building recently vacated by Mrs. Sar-
gent and will open full line of mill
linery goods in d few days.
J. A. Abbott is rlising. frightening
and widening his millinery store until
it will assume mammoth proportions,
which will enable him to show goods
to better advantage.
E. III. Ives is brea king ground and
getting material together to build Il
law and printing office OH lot next to
Carroll's building. VIII Lauder, of
River Falls, has joined him in the law
business. al
Leavitt & Miller's new boat, Annie
Barnes. will he completed and ready
to run between this place and Hast
ings by Monday next. She will be a
fine boat and an improvement over
the one run last summer.
The ice moved down Sunday leaving
the river clear between this place and
Hastings, and on Monday new break
cleared the river from st. Paul down.
The river ferry commenced running,
but after making a few trips sunk.
leaving a number of teams on each
side of the river waiting to be terried
over. Fortunately no teams were on
board when it went down.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

The rebel brigadiers in Congress are
forcing the issue of 'tsolid South
against ''solid North" and the issue
should be boldly met by the people Of
the North. Until the south has been
taught that it can neither rule nor
ruin this government the constitutions
al guarantee of IL Republican form of
government to each State in the Union,
and to all persons the equal protection
of the laws, will never be fulfilled.
This is Il fact worthy the most careful
consideration, and should be so decid-
ed in November next that the SUI
premacy of the National government
may be successfully asserted after the
fourth day of March, 1881. To this
end it is important that d Republican
Congress as well as a Republican Pres
ident should be chosen at the next gen
eral election.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

THE anti-third-term Republicans of
st. Louis are whooping things up and
propose to hold National convention.
Unless they get some outside help
their boom will not visibly affect the
Republican party, because the Repub-
lican nominee will not carry Missouri
in any event.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
PLUM CITY.

Business is lively here for the time
of year.
The little son Of Nj. Ciaverde tcher
is improving in health.
Joseph ODerdng who met with a
serious accident few weeks since is
out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy will start for
New York city in May. We wish
them pleasant visit and safe return
Judging from the number of rail
road ties passing through our town
we think they will have IA railroad
somewhere.
Our school has closed for the winter.
Average attendance during the term,
fifty. We have had several very pleas
ant visits from schools in our vicinity
this winter.
We understand some village proper
ty has changed hands. Casper Moser
has decided two corner lots to Charles
Wheeler. Mr.. Wheeler intends to
build "a block thereon this spring.
Plum City has doctor. DR.. Curtis
made his appearance in our town last
week. We understand he is to locate
here permanently. He is cordially
welcomed by Il large number of friends
and the public generally.
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-@s@s%-

THorGH Senator Kellogg's claim to
his seat in the United States Senate
was confirmed after a searching in
vestigation, the Democratic majority
proposes to unseat Linn that Demo-
crat may take his place.
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--~se~%

MADISON, Wisconsin, has a power
printing press mandatory, where
the Prouty Press is built. This press
is designed as cheap power press for
the use of country publishers whose
editions are too large to be worked
conveniently upon q hand press and
whose resources are not such as to en-
able them to indulge in the more ex-
penSive power presses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

The frame of the NJ. E. Church is up
and mostly enclosed.
Michael McCardle has his new house
now ready to move into.
Roads are almost impossible in this
vicinity. The bottom has fallen out.
We understand that Miss Edna Craig
will teach our school again this sum-
mer.
They are very happy and smile all
around at Sam'l Atoms. ut" was
two of the tender sex.
Oliver Coon, John Greer and Pat
McCardle arrived safely home from
the pinery on the Goth ult.
Mrs. S. j. Hill expects to start on a
visiting tour of two months duration
among her many friends and connec-
tions in Green Bush.
Chas. Mercer has just arrived from
Dodge county. He went to attend the
funeral of his mother. He brings his
father with HIM. He reports that
seeding will begin there III few days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

A WAR between Russia and China
seems imminent. With the internal
dissensions with which Russia is af-
flicted she will hardly prove equal to
the emergency which prolonged war
with the Celestials would create.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

THE editor of the Louisville Courier
journal says that Tilden may step
aside and permit the Democl attic nom-
ination to go to another, but that he
cannot be pushed aside.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

ALL hope of an early adjournment
of Congress has been abandoned. The
Republicans can endure protracted
session with quite as much composure
as caa the Democrats as the Confeder-
ate brigadiers are beginning to get
FESTIVE under the conservative leader
ship of their cooler brethren.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

DURING the past few days there has
been good deal of talk about the
friends of General Grant taking him
off the Presidential course and favor
ing the nomination of Washburne, of
Illinois, or Edmunds, of Vermont. We
are of the opinion that Washburne is
the strongest clark horse" that can
be trOttpd out,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

Ex Gov. PALMER, of Illinois, has a
Presidential ''bee in his bonnet. He
wants to be the nominee of the Gin.
cinnati convention.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

SENATOR VOORHEES,, of Indiana, i'm
agined that Republican politicians
were eolonizing southern Indiana with
a view of carrying that State next
fall. and procured the appointment of
an investigating committee to inquire
into the matter This proved to be an
unlucky move for Voorhees,; he has
proven by one of his own witnesses
that prominent Democrats were en-
gagged in the work of importing voters
for the Democratic party, and now he
wishes that no investigation had been
ordered, as he has failed to implicate
Republicans in the scheme.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
MAIDEN Rock.

Mud deep.
Ice unsafe.
Weather changeable.
Teachers examination is past.
The new drug store is booming.
The l. 0. O. F. Lodge meets every
Tuesday evening.
A. Cook has received good supply
-of printing materials and is prepar-
ed to fill all orders for job work
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

The FitZ John Porter bill, having
for its object the reward of convicted
treason and cashiered treachery was
finally laid on the table in the United
States Senate. the Democratic leaders
not caring to add to their blunders
the passage of snch bill on the eve
of a campaign in which the good will
of the boys in blue will be assiduously
courted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

TUE Pennsylvania and Louisiana
Democrats are trying to work up a
Hancock boom.
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THR Kelly and Tilden fight continues
in the Empire State with undated
zeal and the Tammany folks will
doubtless make Tilden a good deal of
trouble in his canvass for Presiden-
tial nomination.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

The present volume of the paper
currency is 1861, SIS, $40. of which
1885, 134, 504 is in National Bank notes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
LOCAL CoRREsPoNDENoE.
BELDENyILLE.
The sugar season is poor.

The sugar season IS poor.
C. w. Morton started for Dacota last
Monday morning.
Miss Iyerson, of Martel, will teach
the school in the Morton district this
summer.
Miss Mary Bascom is improving.
She has the best of care at Mr.. James
Collins
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1900

THERE has been a good deal of dis
cussion over the deslrability of a
change in the manner of counting the
electoral vote for President, but there
is no prospect of any change by the
present Congress as the Democratic
majority in that body prefers to take
the chances for counting in its candi-
date under existing laws.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

DoNNELLY is not sure of Washburn's
seat in Congress, unless the election
of President should be thrown into the
House.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

SENATOR EDNuNDs says he does not de-
sire the nominal on for President.
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Republican stnte convsmtion.


FEBRUARY II, 1851
A State Convention of delegates represent
ing the Republican party of Wisconsin, and
OF all who will cooperate with them in sup
porting the nominees OF the party, is hereby
called to meet at the Capitol in Madison at
twelve o'clock NJ, on Wednesday, May 9Th,
1850, for the purpose of placing IN nomina-
tion an Electoral ticket OF ten Electors to be
supported by the party at the next Presiden-
tial election, and also to select twelve dele
gates two from each Congressional district
and tour from the state at Target, to repres-
ent the Republican party OF Wisconsin in the
Natl nal Republican Convention, which is
called to meet at Chicago on the second day
OF June. 1880, and to transact such other bus
mess as may he deemed niece ssary.
Each senate and Assembly district is en-
titled to two delegates in the Convention.
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