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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-29
THE WEEKS WORK
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

THE taking of testimony in the Spot.
| ford Kellogg case closed Jan. %.
SEC. SCHURz received telegram Jan.
22nd from Gen. Hatch announcing that
a delegation of southern Ute Indians
had started for Washington.
IT was reported in Washington Jan.
23d that Ex-Governor Pinchback, of LOU
lsiana, would be appointed naval officer
of New Orleans.
THE bill to reinstate Gen Fitz John
| Porter in the army and reimburse him
| for back pay, as finally decided upon
Jan. 20, will, if passed, give the general
| about 100000
| THE senate naval committee, says a
dispatch of Jan. %, has agreed to report
favcrably on the nomination of DIR.
Phillip S. Wales, to be chief of the
bureau of medicine and surgery, and
surgeon-general of the army.
THE Post Dispatch newspaper Office of
/ st. Louis, was damaged by fire to the
| amount of 5000 at an early hour Jan.
% The presses were badly scorched
and considerable material destroyed, but
! the paper appeared as usual in the even
ing. The loss is covered by insurance.
The president made the following
| nominations Jan. 10: James Russell
| Lowell, of Mass, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to England !;
! John A, Foster, of Indiana, minister to
Russia; Lucius Fairchild miniater to
! Spain; Philip II. Morgan, of Louisiana,
minister to Mexico, Eli IL. Murray, of
| Ky, governor of Utah.
THE following nominations OF census
/ supervisors were sent to the senate jan.
! 10: Mich.-John c. Sharpe. Byron r.
] Pierce, Charles d. Long, Ii. Olin Young
! Wisconsin-Alonzo Lopez, David E.
Wclch, Leonard Lottridge, Thos. s. AL
| len; Iowa-John NJ. Rowley, James F.
| Metcalf, John s. Stridger, Ichabod N.
Kidder; MINI. Albert A Crandall,
/ Charles w. johnson, Chris. c. Andrews;
! Illinois-James G. Wright, David IL.
| Sunderland, John w. Bailey, Henry II.
McDavil, Edward j. Wadell, John II.
| Chestnut, VIM. A. Northcutt, VIM. Il.
| Brown.
| 4 VIGOROUS fight will be made against
| the confirmation of Gen. John Mcneil,
| WHO has been nominated for United
! States marshal for the eastern district Of
| Missouri, says a telegram of Jan. 81
| Both the Missouri senators are opposed
to the appointment, and use the same ar
| gulnent against Mcneil that was unsuc.
cessfully used to defeat him when he
was appointed inspector of Indian
| agents. The objection made then was
his completely with the Palmyra mas
sacre during the war. Mcneil is conf
dent Of his confirmation.
THE California delegation in congress
is determined to push the anti-Chinese
immigration bill, says telegram OF Jan.
10 This bill -, more moderate than
the one that was vetoed, and does not
propose to affect the present treaty. The
delegation has tried without success to
find oIt what the president will do when
the present bill is submitted to him.
Secretary Eyarts says that lie has been
unable to negotiate with the Chinese
government for a modification of the
present treaty on account of Minister
Stewards protracted absence from Pekin.
The committee on education and labor
will report favorably on the bill.
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The Innocent Old Man.
Detroit Free Press.


The other day the police at the Union
depot noticed feeble looking old man
wandering in and out to kill time until
his train should depart, and he several
times displayed quite roll of bills, he
was cautioned to look out for pick
pockets and confidence men.
Wouldn't anybody rob old man
like me, would they?" He innocently
asked.
The warning was repeated, but he
logged around as before, and after a
time was seen in consultation with
two strangers who had walked him
around to the wharf. An officer got
him away from them, and angirly
said:
Didn't | warn you against strangers
Those fellows are after your money!"
"But now can they get it when | have
it in my pocket and my hand on it all
the timer
"Well, you look out"
"Yes, [ will look out; but I don't
want to be uncivil. When anybody
talks to me, l like to talk back"
The strangers soon had him on the
string again, nnd in about quarter of
an hour they left him IN a hurried
manner, and he 5auntered into the
depot with his wallet in his hand.
"There! You've let EN- beat your"
exclaimed the officer. Glow much did
you lend them? ?"
"Wall they wanted $780," he slowly re-
piled.
"And you handed it over, of course"
II give 'em $50 bill and got $50
back.
"Well. you'll never see the bin
again"
81 kinder hope not!" he chuckled, as
he drew down his eye. at was
counterfeit which my son found in
Troy, and, being as lam very old and
innocent, and not up to the tricks of
the wicked world / guess I'll git into the
cars before somebody robs me of my
boots! Ifany one should come around
looking for me, please say I'm not at
home!"
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A Little Romance.
From the New York sun.

James Treadwell is republican just
ice of the peace in Glen Castle, Broome
county. A. II. Place is his neighbor,
and democrat. Mr.. Place was also a
justice of the peace until last fall Then
he was elected associate justice ON the
democratic ticket. Squire Treadwell
fought hard against Places election, and
there has been feeling of bitterness
between them ever since
Squire Treadwell has Il handsome
and accomplished daughter, 10 years of
age. Squire place has a son about 22
years old They were engaged TO be
married. Squire Treadwell's political
bias was so great that he ordered his
daughter to cease all relations with
young Place or his family. On Friday
of last week the pair eloped. They
went to Choconut Center, where they
were married by Methodist minister.
They remained with a sister Of the
brides for a day or two, when the young
wife returned to her fathers house.
Squire Treadwell at once locked up his
daughter in room by herself, and re-
fused to allow her husband to see her
when he called. Young Place procured
a writ Of habeas corpus, and Squire
Treadwell was compelled to deliver his
daughter to the custody of constable.
The parties appeared before Judge
Edwards for a hearing. When Mrs.
Place was taken into the court room she
saw her husband within the bar. She
ran to him and threw herself in his
arms. Judge Edwards eliciting the
facts that both bride and groom were Of
age and that the only objection to the
marriage was the bitter partisan feel
ing on the part of the brides father,
gave the wife into her husbands
charge.
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Stories About Hepworth Dixon.
New York World.

Mrs. Lousie Chandler Moulton has re-
Gently printed some "reminiscences of
the late Mr.. Hepworth Dixon. in the
course ofwhich she narrates: "He was
exceptionally fortunate in his domestic
:life. His home was one of the pleas
,,antest in London. Once in conversa-
Elton | asked whether he thought the
majority of marriages were happy or
unhappy. Happy, certainly was the
ereply. i think most men marry for
love, and get the right woman. with
whom they are perfectly satisfied
through life. Ofcourse, however, there
are wives who fail to hold the hearts of
their husbands.
: will you tell me, said 'in what you
hink is the secret of a woman's lasting
power-what quality is it in her which
makes her mold her husbands heart
foreverY
"That should be a pillow answered
Mr.. Dixon seriously. i mean that in
her, as on pillow, her husband mus
find repose. He gets hard knocks
enough in the world-people stick their
sharp corners into him-they hurt his
pride or wound his sensibilities. Let
him be able to go home feeling that
there, at least, is some one who believes
in him utterly. He has no need to tax
himself, if he is tired. She will be con-
tented even if he does not tell her his
best stories, or tells her the old ones
three times over. She asks nothing of
him but that he will be himself DO
you think years make such refuge of
less worth? No, man will never stay
long away from such companionship-
the sincerest flattery, the most perfect
rest
''In one respect Mr.. Dixon was dis
quiteing sort of husband to have. He
was always in search of adventures.
Hhirbreadth escapes were rs common to
HIM as a cold in the head to other peo-
pie. But he was a man of india-rubber.
Stretch him how you II ight he always
rebounded into his old shape. You
heard of him half freezing to death in
Russia or breaking his collar-bone in
Cyprus. The next party you went 70
to, Dixon was sure to be there. He
bad turned up smiling and prosperous,
as usual.
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A College Wag.

In certain college under Presbyter-
ian auspieces, not hundred.miles.hom
New York, it is rule that the students
shall attend church at least once each
Sunday, either in the college-chapel or
some church in town which they shall
designate; and for non. attendance salts
factory reasons must be given. OF
course, on Monday morning, when
these reasons are called for, much in
genuity and some fun are brought out.
In one of these interviews Prof. L
asked d student, "Mr. c., where did
you attend church yesterday"
Mr.. C--replied, ''The First Church,
sir"
The Professor, looking little sur pris-
ed, said, "Are you not aware, Mr.. c.,
that there was no service at the First
Church yesterday p
This was q poser, but was coolly met
by 81 meant, Professor, the first church I
came To-"
A general laugh followed, and some
how the young gentleman got rescued.
Editors DrG1ger IN Harper.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-29

sin state grange met in Milwaukee Jan.
90. About $50 degegates were present,
and the officers reported the order to be
in very hourishing condition, espec-
tally the benevolent feature.
j. z. GEORGE was finally nominated
for United States senator by the demo
cratic caucus, of the Mississippi legis-
lature, after two weeks balloting, says a
dispatch of Jan. 81. Barksdale's name
was withdrawn, and Singleton was
Georges only opponent on the final bal
lot Of course the caucus nomination
was equivalent to an election.
RAILWAY circles in Tennessee W re
treated to a colossal sensation on the 10Th
inst, by the development of the fact that
the Cole system of roads, which had be-
come almost an accomplished fact, had
| been forestalled by the purchase by the
Louisville party of controlling interest
in the Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Louis road-a scheme which involves
| the consolidation of three thousand five
hundred miles of track in the south.
The Parnell meeting in indianapolis,
Jan. 21st, was not very 1attering sue.
cess, owing partly to the Indictment
weather, but more particularly to the in
difference of the people in that city
Dillon was credited with making much
betteRspeech than Parnell. The follow
ing programme was announced for Par
nell meetings. Buffalo, NJ Y, Jan 25;
Rochester, n ", Jan. 26; Albany, N !.
Y, Jan. q; Troy, N. Y, Jan. 2S; New
Haven, Conn, Jan. 90; Springfield,
Mass. Jan. 80; Cambridge, Mass, Jan.
81; Washington, Baltimore, and Rich
mond, Va, Feb. 2 to Z. The coal regions
of Pennsylvania will be visited from the
18th to the 18th; Altoona, Feb 12; Mon
treal, Canada, Feb. 10 Chicago, Feb
%, and the succeeding ten days in
Springfield, Ill, Davenport, Iowa, Peo-
ria, Terre Haute, Milwaukee, 81. Paul,
Minneapolis, and Logansport.
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CABLEGRAMS.

JULES FAvRE, the great French states
man, died j an. Goth.
AN official report of the poor laws
made public in London Jan. 10, shows
there are 92,4S2 paupers in that city, an
increase Of S,33S over last year.
AN explosion occurred in the Lycett
colliery at New Castle-on- Tyne, England,
Jan. 81. About ninety people were
killed
A PANAMA dispatch of Jan. 23rd says
the Cauca valley has been devastated by
recent floods. The river rose yards
above the highest point hitherto known,
and inundated the country for about
three miles, sweeping away villages,
crops, cattle, goats and horses. Some
human lives were also lost. AS the wa
tiers began to subside, the farmers in
boats endeavoTed to gather the cocoa
crop remaining on the trees. They had
to 60 armed, to protect themselves
against immense snakes which had been
driven down the valley by the torrent.
The losses are estimated at S 100000.
A TOXIC, Japan, cablegram of Jar. %,
gives the particu lars of fearful fire
which occurred in that city Dec Goth !:
Miles of ground were laid waste; $4,000
homes destroyed; $4,000 persons are des-
titute. The actual pecuniary loss is I'M
determined yet. The loss Of life is reck-
oned at 100, although nothing is certain.
ly known. The progress OF the flames
was so rapid as to overtake and destroy
many who could give no sign. In sew
eral instances numerous unacceptable
bodies or fragments were found among
the ruins, Many, again, died from ex-
posure to the cold. The night succeed
ing the fire was exceptionally bitter, as
happened twice before in great fires. A
considerable part of the foreign district
was destroyed, including several mis-
sionaTy establishments, one church, and
one foreign newspaper office, the Toxic
Times The legation of the United
States was in danger but escaped ~
harmed Extraordinary measures OF re-
lief were instituted by the government
authorities and private individuals, and
no efforts were spared to alleviate suffer
ing, but all these weee necessarily insult
GHTn
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The body of an infant which was
placed in the New York morgue, on the
18th of August last, was buried on Jan.
10 of this year. The parents of the
child were too poor to bury it, and the
body was taken to the morgue to be
inferred in Potter's field. Coroner
Croker had charge of the case, and he
failed to send the certificate for burial
previous to the election. After he went
out of office the matter was taken in
hand by the new official who has been
putting i'll his spare time to learn the
facts and secure the burial permit. The
board of health at last granted permit
in violation of the law. as it was clear
that the cause OF death and other par
ticulars could not now ,be found, the
parents of the child having moved, and
the report of the ex-coroner not being
10 possession of the board.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-29
Sport in FrGSt Fishing.

FIOYIutlLe JON III.
Millions of frost fish are now gathered
in Quonocontaug pond, where they
spawn at this season of the year, when
ever there are holes or outlets. They
may be taken in large numbers by net
or hook. Scores of them were caught
yesterday, averaging one-half pound
each. One gentleman took his lantern,
placed it at one of the openings and
readily hooked them, and in several in
stances two by two, few evenings since.
He adds: "In daytime, not long since,
/ loaded my gun, forced it into one OF
the ice-openings, where their heads
were all pointed to the center-the fire
stunning them, when they rolled upon
their backs and 1 picked them out by
the dozens"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-29

Two bills for the establishment of
territories are now before the commit
tee on territories. One provides for the
creation of the Territory of Pembina,
out of the northern half of the present
Territory Of Dakota, and for the organi-
zation of a temporary government.
The legislative council IS to consist Of
twelve members, and the house OF rep
resentatiyes of twentyfour. After the
land has been surveyed, sections sixteen
and thirty-six in each township are to
be reserved for the support of the pub
lie schools in the states hereafter to be
erected out Of the territory, but the
Fort Abraham Lincoln and Fort Rice
military reservations, not including the
portion of the latter which lies in the
Sioux reservation, are to be set apart,
when abandoned by the government,
for the foundation and endowment OF
Custer memorial college. The bill
contains provisions for the regulation
of the courts and the public lands, and
the appointment or election of terri
torial and other officers.
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.of kidnapping, the Chief Justice of
Hong Kong evidensly saw no reason to
imagine that the trataic in children is less
than was estimated, Or that the institu-
ton OF slavery is less extended than it
has been stated to be. There BEING
from 10000 TO 10000 slaves. in the il.
land, it is not surprising to find that n
pretty well understood salable ramo for
the chattles has been determined In
the case last before the court, the mar.
ket price of q stolen child, "warrant@d
sound ike q horse" was fixed by Mo
competent judge" at $780, AS his Hon.
or suggested, it can hardly be wondered.
ut that poor wretches who 60 to the
colony should readily snatch at any
0hance of obtaining 800 % easily, es-
pecially, as is added with fine irony, in
view of ''the mortality prevailing in
.hat part of the world"
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! GILMAN, H., dispatch of Jan. IA
SAYS: The death of JOHN Norvell, in
this city, last night, has revealed sin
gular case of fatality. T. 4. Norven,
the father, has raised to maturity eleven
children. Ten of them are dead, the
last three deatns coming almost within
as many months. Abraham Norvell
went to Kansas last spring, and was
murdered in August last, within a mile
or two of Abilene, by one John Drake,
who was familiar with Abe's wife.
Drake was arrested and Is now under
sentence. About two months ago Jo-
seph Norvell went to work for the Hill
nois Central at Cairo, and while III the
discharge Of his duty was run over 10y
a train, and his leg afterward had to be
amputated. He died ON the second
day, and was brought to Onarga and
buried on Monday last. About ten
days ago John Norvell WAS taken sick
with lung fever, and died last night,
leaving only Mr.. and Mrs. Norvel and
widowed daughter out Of a family Of
thirteen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-29

In the life of the late Charles Mat
thews, the comedian, an anecdote is
told illustrative of Lord Blessington's
character. A party had gone to ex-
plore some ruins rising quito the sea.
Matthews describes how, as he was
lcaping from stone to stone, lord
Blessington called out more than once,
to my great surprise, Take care, take
care! For heavens sake, mind what
you are about You'll be in, to a GER
taintyr After one or two repetitions of
his alarm Lady Blessington, losing pa
thence, exclaimed: do let the boy
alone, Blessington. If he does fall into
the water, what can it signify? You
know he swims like fish, Yes, yes,
said his lordship, that IS all very we'll;
but l shall catch my death driving
home with him in the carriage
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-29

IT is expected that the dispute in the
Brooklyn presbytery over DR.. Talmage
will lead to a split in that body, and that
the churches represented by the twenty
two complainants who are to appeal to
the synod from the action of the pres
bytery in refusing to take official notice
of DR.. Talmages charges OF moral rot
tenness, will be collected into one body,
leaving the present organization to DIR.
Talmage and his friends. Each presby-
terry must have geographical boundary,
and it is proposed that the churches
south of Fulton and Joralemon streets
shall remain with DR.. Talmage in one
presbytery, while the churches north Of
Fulton street join in an organization
with DR.. Van d.! Ike and the anti-Tal-
mage party.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-29
4 LEADYILLE ROMANCE.
Tie New Town Has One OF the Interest.
!. ing EniSOdes so Frequent Elsewhere.

ing Episodes so Frequent Elsewhere.
Leadville has had its love romance
and elopenlent and all that sort of soft
thing, and Leadyille is making a name
in other matters besides mining and
smelling. 1t has a daily paper, the
DQilu Democrat, and the city has attained
the dignity of furnishing its own news
paper sensations. 1t is coming on and
may be first class town yet. 1t is re-
lated that about a year ago strange
young man, who called himself Jerry
Briggs, went to Leadville and began to
build himself a cabin on some vacant
land, a great deal of which was lying
loose around there. He built his house
with his own lone hands, and in month
he had roof and place wherein to
lay his head. Soon after Jerry had fin
ished his house beautiful young lady
arrived in the Leadville stage from the
East and Jerry Briggs was on hand to
help her out and salute her as dear
friend. The couple hurried of to the
Office of a justice and were married and
without further ceremony they went
arm in arm to Briggs cabin ard took
cup their abode there as husband andwife
5 Mrs. Lillian Briggs, nee Brown, became
.popular for her prettiness, and was the
! rcigning beauty of Leadville. The Tap
: pan house was built, Mrs Tappan be-
sing the proprietor Of the hotel. She
wanted p day clerk and a night clerk,
and engaged a young man named Al
bert Mckinney, who hailed from Chi
cage, as the former, and Jerry Briggs as
tie latter, and Briggs and his pretty
wife took lodgings i'll the hotel. Lillian
Briggs was regarded as n very proper
young woman until she began to show
symptoms of liking the day clerk as
much as she did the night clerk. Mrs.
Tappan talked to her in a motherly
manner, but Lillian said there was moth
ing wrong, and Briggs never doubted
his wife's love and fidelity. 1t was q
sort OF Box and Coz" business with
the two clerks, and they we're never in
each others way. Thus one day there
came a surprise for Briggs. His wife
kissed him goodbye over the counter
and said she was going to dressmaker's
to get gown cut out. There was moth
ing unusual in her manner. She did
not come back that night, nor has she
been back since. The day clerk, Nc
Kinney, vacated his position and disap-
peared from Leadville at the same time.
The runaway coup were seen together
on train eastward bound. In day or
two after the elopement Jerry received
letter from Lillian warning him not 10
follow her, as she did not intend to live
with him any more, and telling him
that she wished to use the money in OBJ
tanning a divorce from him, and would
return it as soon as she could The
money mentioned was 800, and Jerry's
savings at Leadville, of which Lillian
was the custodian. Mrs. Tappan finds
her hotel receipts about $1,000 short,
and has only her late night clerk TO
look TO for that amount. So it seems
the clipping couple got away pretty well
fixed for travelling, and Leadville looks
upon the affair as a very neat and pref
tv romance for beginning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-29

THE Count Joannes' patent ofnobility,
which he refused to have printed dur
ing his life. is now published. 1t was
granted through Philip Ssrtorious, q
German Count, and made George Jones
81 man of remarkable merit, than
whom no other is more distinguished
for knowledge of the most liberal stud
es or for historic works." a Golden
Knight and Count PaIatine.
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Mrs. Etheridge's boy walked On stills
in front Of Gray's grocery, at Dallas, Tex.
This annoyed Gray, and he whipped the
boy. Mrs Etheridge sent her son back,
and posted herself. pistol in hand, to
protect him in his diversion. Gray got
. big club and went out for a com bat
with the woman. He received bullet
wound in his head, and she was carried
home dangerously povnded. But the
boy still walks on his stills.
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THE bishop of Manchester is about
to be married to Miss Duncan of Bath,
after an engagement that has lasted a
quarter of century. 1t is animated
that the devotion of both parties to
their mothers has caused the uo.~y