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Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-02-09

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Postoffice follows.
ARRIVE.
P,.ila. Y. 7. and Eastern States. .4.OO A. M
Dushorc Laporte &c............ .9.30 y
L. V. way mail from the North. 1000 -
Sheshequin &C .1l.0O =
New Era &c Tues. Thur and Sat. 4" "
ASYLUM sc Mon. Wed. and Fri. " -
Troy Burlington &c.......... LOO p. NJ.
LeRaysville Rome &c............ g
Closed mail from Erie & n CIR RS 2.3O 9
l., V. way mail from the South. ..4.30 -
Barclay .o.oO
Cps'd mail firm Elmira e Erie R1O.4O :"
DEPART.
Canton Monroeton &c......... 800 A. NJ.
l.. v. way mail South h......... .9.l5 =
Crs'dm Elmira Erie Il N G R1O.0O "
Troy Burlington &c...........10.
Sneshequin &C.,. .l2.W NJ.
New Era Tues Thur and Sat-. "
ASYLUM Mon Wed and Fri...... -
LeRaysville Rome &C..
DuShOre &c...... LID
". way mail North. ......... $40
\ Y Phil and Eastarn States....745
Office open from TOO A. NJ. to7.45 p. NJ.
Money Order Office open from 500 A. NJ. to
100 p. NJ.
Office open Sundays from 800 to 1000 A. M.
=. POWELL, L. NJ.
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PATCH BROTHERS are paying the highest
market price, in cash, for good butter.
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WANTED TO PUKCHAsE.-A good tract of
timber land, For particulars, call or address
this office.
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Call in and see our stock of spring Hats and
Caps at N. +. ROsRNFIELD'S.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
TERRIBLE CREMATION.
A New York Tinder-box Tenement H0use
Burned Wnh Fearful Loss OF Life.


A fire broke out on the morning of
Jan. 9TH in the basement of the
turner hall on East Fourth street, occu-
pied by VIM. Windell, as ballroom,
and when the flames were extinguished
VIM Geif, 90 years old, Louis Schwidt,
80, Henry Gebweiter, 20, and Teresa
Erhard, % years. were found on the
top floor dead. Mr.. WindeIl and wife
were badly burned and sent to the hos
pital. Annie Bour received internal in
juries by jumping from the fourth story
window, and was badly burned about
the hands and face. An unknown ,wom-
! an had both legs broken by jumping
from the top floor. The damage to the
building and stock is about $12 600.
The progress Of the fire was so
great, it was hardly five minutes after
the first engine company arrived be-
fore the entire inside of the premises
seemed to be alive with flames, the
tongues of which ran up the wood
work with speed, which put to naught
the first efforts OF the firemen. The
premises-Nos. &C and 68-were occu-
pied for Turn Hall proper, and IN the
upper stories, William Wrinkle, pro
prietor, resided with his family and
several employees. As soon as the fire.
men could reach the ROOT they cut
holes in it, and broke in tho sky light,
but the fire had already done its fearful
work.
Several persons received severe in
juries by leaping from the highest
stories of the building. One man, cry
ing frantjcally for aid to the framen
beneath. was all the while pushing
woman, who seemed to be resisting,
from the fourth story window. She
finally ieaped and struck the ground ON
her feet with q sickening crash, break
ing both legs and arms, almost crush
ing her To death. OF the twelve or III
teen persons sleeping in No. GA, four
were burned to death and five injured.
A little boy was burned to crisp; the
Others were either dead when taken
from the burning building, or died be-
fore they reached the station house.
The actual cause of the fire is unknown.
There were no fire escapes attached
to the building. Ii WAS not untli the
humping Of the fi-emens axes on the
boards aud tin over their heads echoed
through the house that the men and
wont ii Underneath we're reused %
learn their danger. Thick smoke filled
their rooms. and the fire shot through
the chinks Of The doors and walls. With
cry Of alarm. Mrs. WenckeL ronsing
her husband, ran TO the door Of the
bedroom where slept her sister and the
child. A cry from within answered her
and told ner that they, too, were awake,
cropping through he smoke. The blinded
woman and husband sought the stairway
but were mel nv rush Of fire against
which they Intellectually sought 70 shut
the door. Their clothes caught ire and
death seemed certain, as they turned
toward the door leading 20 the roof. As
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
The Empress Jos ephine.

"Without being precisely pretty"
says Nine. de Remusat, "she possessed
many personal charms. Her features
were delicate, her expression was sweet,
her mouth was very small, and con-
cealed her bad teeth; her complexion
was rather dark, but with the help of
red and white shelremedied that defect;
her figure was perfect, her limbs were
flexible and delicate, her movements
were easy and elegant. La Fontaine's
line could never have been more fifty
applied than to her:
at la grace plus belle encore que la heau,e."
'She dressed with perfect taste, en-
HANGING the beauty of what she wore;
and, with these advantages and the
constant care bestowed upon her attire,
she contrived to avoid being eclipsed
by the youth and beauty of many of
the women by whom she was surround
ed. To all this, as | have already said,
she added extreme kindness of heart, a
remarkable even temper, and great
readiness to forget any wrong that had
been done her. She was not q person
of remarkable intellect. A Creole and
frivolous, her education had been a
good deal neglected, but she recognized
her Deficiencies, aud never made blum
ders in conversation. She possessed
true natural tact: she readily found
pleasant things to say; her memory
was good--a useful quality for those in
high positions. Unhappily she was de-
ficient in depth of feeling and elevation
of mind, She preferred to charm her
husband by her beauty rather than by
the influence of certain virtues. She
carried complaisance to excess for his
sake, and kept her hold on him by con-
cessions which. perhaps, contributed to
increase the contempt with which he
habitually regarded women. She
might have taught him some useful
lessons, but she felred him, and allow
ed him to dictate 10 her in everything,
He exerted an evil influence over her,
for he inspired her with contempt for
morality, and with large share of his
own characteristic suspicion; and he
taught her the art Of lying, which each
of them practiced with skill and effect"
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and out Of sight The judge believes he
must have MORALLY wounded him.
INFORMATION has just been received,
says Nashville telegram Of Jan. Sth, of
the murder of John Bradley, in White
county, by six unknown men, who shot
him while he was in bed. Bradley, du-
ring the war was ? guerilla, and killed a
n1mber of people At the close of the
war he went to Arkansas, but returned
few days ago to see his mother. He
intended to return TO Arkansas on the
morning when he was killed.
w. g. KELLER, clerk in the Harrisburg,
Pa, postoffice, was arrested Jan. 5th, for
abstTacting decoy letter from one of the
lock boxes For some months money
sent from aud to that city has failed to
reach its destination, and several weeks
ago government detectives came to Har-
risburg to investigate the matter. A
room over the postoffiee was hired, and
! hole cut through the floor and ceiling.
| Detectives Camp and Troy instituted a
watch early yesterday morning, and in
the afternoon Camp alleges he saw Kel.
/ Ter take three decoy letters from box,
| one ofwhich containing two$l notes and
/ a twenty five cent coin, he appropriated
| Several hours after he was requested by
4 Camp to turn over the none, when he
called the detective liar, whe. eupon the
/ detective hit him a violent blow behind
/ the ear. Keller was subsequently search.
/ ed and the quarter dollar said to have
/ been placed in the letter stolen found
and a roll of five dollars, in which, &C
cording TO the detective testimony, were
4 two of the bills which they had placed
| in the decoy letter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
TWAiN'S TRAVELS.
Mount Rigi at Sunrise---Studies in Art.
A TRAMP Abroad.

Mount Rigi at Sunrise---Studies in Art.
A TRAMP Abroad.
We heard his horn, and instantly We
got up. II was dark and cold and
wretched. As | fumbled around fol
the matches, knocking things down
with my quivering hands, / wished the
sun would rise in the middle of the day,
when it was warm and cheerful, and
one wasn't sleepy. We proceeded to
dress by the gloom of a couple of sick
" candles, but we could hardly button
anything, our hands shook go.
thought of how many happy people
there were in Europe, Asia aud Am
lea, and everywhere, who were sleep Z
peacefully in their beds, and did no
have t. get up to see the Rigi sun rise
people who did not appreciate their
advantages, as like as not, but would
get up in the morning wanting more
boons Of Providence. While thinking
these thoughts / yawned, in rather
ample way, and my upper teeth got
hitched ON nail over the door, and
while | was mounting chair to free
myself, Harris drew the window curtain
and said:
30. this is luck. We shan't have to
go out at all-yonder are the noun
tains in full view"
That was good news, indeed. II made
me cheerful right away. One could sec
the Alpine masses dimIy outlined
against the black armament, and one
or two stars blinking through rilts in
the night. Fully clothed, and wrapped
in blankets, we buddled ourselves up
by the window with lighted pipes, and
fell into chat. while We waited in ex-
ceeding comfort to see how an Alpine
sanrise was going TO look by eandlelight-
By ard by a delicate, spiritual sort Of
effulgence spread itself by impercepii-
bic degrees over the loftiest attitudes Of
the snowy wastee; but there the effort
stopped. said presently:
there's hitch about this sunrise
somewhere. II doesn't seem to GO.
What do you reckon u the matter with
n27
81 don't know. 1t appears to hang
FIRE somewhere. l never saw sunrise
act like this before. Can it be that the
hotel il playing anything on us Z"
"0f course not. The Lotel only has
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
THE WEEKS WORK.
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

SAYS a Washington telegram of Jan.
9th Assistant Secretary Hawley, of the
treasury department, has announced
himself candidate for the governorship
of Illinois, and has solicited the aid of
his friends to secure the nomination at
the approaching convention in that state.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE, on the 5th
inst. refused 10 grant the motion of Sena-
tor Edmunds for the advancement Of the
celebrated greenback case. The chief
justice holds that the case involves a
grave constitutional question which
should be tried before the whole bench,
thing impossible ct present. Hence he
refused 10 push the case ahead Of its
regular number on the calendar.
NEW York "tea company" so called,
has petitioned congress for fifty-thousand
acres of land in Texas and an appropria-
zion Of 5000 to enable it to set up a
colony for the cultivation of raisen
grapes, and tea and coffees, the secret
for accomplishment Of which this com.
pany claims to possess. A telegram of
Jan 9Th says the petitioners admit that
the amount of money asked for is large,
but they proceed TO give reasons intended
10 prove that it is not eXorbiiant, and
that this country would be immensely
benefited by the proposed enterprise
THE president on the 9TH inst noml-
mated Marcus W. Acheson, of Pennsyl-
vania, district judge of the western dis
trict of Pennsylvania; James n. kerns,
of Pennsylvania, United States marshal
for the eastern district of Pennsylvania !;
John X Valentine, of Pennsylvania,
United States attorney for the eastern
district of Pennsylvania; Jacob Wheeler,
of Illinois, United ates marshal for the
southern district of Illinois; George w
! Hazeltou, of Wisconsin, United States
attorney for the eastern district of Wis
consin, and John Nj. Morton, collector
of internal revenue for the first district of
California.
AN association called the Mormons
Anl-Polygamy Society Of Utah, says a
dispatch of Jan. 9th, has published and
distributed among the members of con-
gress, memorial demanding the expul
sion of George @. Cannon, now serving
his fourth term as delegate in congress
from Utah. The memorial, signed by
the officers and executive committee OF
the society, all women, alleges that Can
non is one of the twelve Mornon apos-
u s, and one of the ablest and most stItn-
uous uphulders of this disgraceful insu-
tuition, polygamy. The fair petitioners
assert that although Cannon cowardly
denied it before a committee OF the
house, lac has four wives with whom he
lives openly, and introduces as such, and
the memorialists give the following in
yentory of his martial treasures: First
wife, Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon, has
six children, four sons and two daugh-
tiers; The second wife, Sarah Jane Jenny,
has four sons and one daughters the third
wife, Eliza Tenney, has two children,
boys; the fourth wife, Martha Til'ey, has
five children, twin girls, and three boy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15

they reached it. firemen's hands heiped
them out more or less terrible burned.
The women and msn were partly car
ried and partly crept on the root.
Streams of water we're now directed into
the building and the firemen's work be-
gan to tell, but their attention vas de-
manded In another quarter From the
elevated portions of the central part of
the building, cries of agony and shouts
for help were heard, and the firemen
cut through the roof and sides until
they obtained an entrance to the garnet.
filed with smoke and charred bv the
flames that leaped from rafter to rafter
Here IN the rooms on the east SHE
had slept Geo. Muller, Ernest and Her.
man Rubl, Louis Meyer, Henry Gehr-
weller and Louis Schmidt, walters. In
the west side bed rooms were Teresa
Erhardt, Annie and Rose Bauer, servant
girls. The floors were a sea of flames,
on which terrified men and women ran
wildly about, gasping for air and
shouting for help. Geo. Mueller and
Ernest and Herman Reubl made their
way TO the front, and reached the roof
more than half suffocated, and burned
here and there. Louis Meyer sprang
from a window into tie yard below, a
distance of sixty feet or more, and was
picked mp nearly dead. Louis Schmidt
was found after the tiremen ventured IN,
crouched in the corner whence he
had been unable to escape,
dead and burned to a crisp. Henry
Geherweiler, unable to follow his more
fortunate comrades to the front, jump
ed from a window in the yard of a 3rd
street house, and was found there and
taken to 9th street station house, where
he died. Every bone in his body was
broken. Teresa Erhardt never left her
room; she was found burned to death.
Her features blaekened almost beyond
recognition. Annie Bauer sprang from
the window rather Gle in the fire, and
was found in the ard on the west side
of the building. She was horribly
burned, anl with the injuries caused
by her fall, cannot live. Rose, the last
of the servants, sprang out also, and
stricking an arbor in the yard
in her descent, broke both
legs, both arms and received internal
injuries. Geo. Muller, one of the wait
ers who escaped, stood in the ruins CT
his old room this morning, with moist
eyes, surrounded by friends, congratu-
lating him on his lucky escape. 81
don't know about il" he said in Ger
man, 81 vas aroused by the noise and
heat. / found the room and the whole
floor full of smoke, and could not see
my way. On every side / heard cries;
| gained the roof, how, don't know;
but frequently thank God for it, The
dead Louis Schmidt, the 30-year old
waiter was buried to a crisp in his
sleeping room. Henry Gehrweiler, Is
years waiter, who jumped from the
fourth story rear window, died. VIM.
Geib, 10 years old, who was taken out
on the roof adjoining the building,
died.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
CABLEQRAMS.

COUNT BAcHAssoN DE MoNTALIvET, a
French life senator, formerly minister of
the interior under Louis Philippe, was
reported to be in a very critical state OF
health, Jan. 5th.
In was announced from Madrid, Jan.
Sth, that the health of the Queen of Spain
has received severe shock, owing to the
attempted assassination of Alfonso. she
has feen attacked with epileptic fits, 10
which she was not previously subject.
THE new year has opened dismally in
England. A telegram of Jan. 9th says !:
Our coasts are swept by tempests. The
newspapers print gloomy summaries OF
the year that has gone-the year that has
witnessed Isandula, the prince imperials
death, and the massacre OF Cavagnari.
A spark of good tidings has been flashed
from Cabul. Nobody now doubts Rob-
elts can hold his own. But the attitude
Of Russia is threatening. Confirmation
is brought of the news that Shore Ali's
brother has taken refuge at Tashkend.
Tn, preparations for a march to Merv in
the spring are being rapidly pushed for
ward Persia is believed to be in league
with Kaufman. The situation in Cen
trail Asia is fraught with alarm for Great
Britain. There are uneasy, warlike ru-
mOrs in the clubs. Russia is known to
be threatening the Chinese frontier, and
Lord Beaconsfeld's government is con-
stantly on the alert against aggression
from that quarter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
CRIME.

Two unsuccessful attempts were made
on the 9th inst to wreck train on the
New York Central between Nj CARA
Falls and Tonawando. In both instances
the distractions were discovered in
time to save the train from destruction.
ABOUT three hundred miners on the
Lyon mountain ore bed, New York, quit
woi k Jan 9th and attempted TO compel
all other miners 10 stop, but sheriff and
sixty constables from Plattsburg went to
the mines and arrested the ring eadeTs
who were promptly jailed. The disturb
ance then ceased.
On the third appeal on behalf Of G S
M1nno. defaulting treasurer Of Mcleod
Co, Mimi. the accession of the supreme
court, filed Jan. 5th, annuls the second
term Of Imprisonment and also that part
OF xHe sentence which required him to re-
msia imprisoned till a fine of double the
amount Of his defaleaton was worked
ous or paid This reduces his time Of
Imprisonment 10 three years.
ABOUT tour o'clock on the morning
ofshe 9th inst, Judge Moore, OF the COM
nassa pleas court of Cincinnati. heard a
strange noise il his HOUSE.. Procuring
a revolver he stepped 10 the head q the
stalrs when he met burglar. lie bred
sQuare ST him and the man fell heavily
hAsk down stairs. An aceompliee sue
ceesied IN dragging him out q the hotsse
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
Answered Well Enough.

In vacant lot on Peterboro street is
strip of ice about foot wide and
thirty feet long, and yesterday lone
boy with pair of big skates was max
ing himself believe that he was having
heaps of fun A passing pedestrian
couldn't see it in that light, and he
leaned over the fence and called out:
"Sonny, what are you doing?"
Skating" was the reply as the
youngster cut a pigeon wing and got
his breath again.
"Isn't that o pretty smallspo to skate
?" queried the man.
ooh, it is plenty big enough TO fall
down onl" was the cheerful answer.
cover seven boys bumped their noses
here till they had to stay out of school,
and one fellow struck on the back of
his head this morning and followed so
loud that we had to sit down on his
stomach Watch me glidel'-Detfoit
Free Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
A Goose With a History.
Wertchester az. Republiean.

Al reporter Of the Republican had the
following related TO him day or two
ago, by party who knew il to be true.
Something over year ago, young
girl Of West Bradford township, about
twelve years OF age, had presented 10
her a goose egg, by a neighbor where
she was visiting. She carried it home
and set it under hen, and Matched out
a Young gosling Of the masculine gen
der. She married q Mr.. Scott, and
they resided on the farm now occupied
by Mr.. Caleb Pennock. West Bradford.
The old gander lived. hourished and
furnished feathers for a number of
beds. Mrs. Scott died at an advanced
age, AMI requested in her will that the
gander should not be killed or go off the
place, and il is now living. being some
thing over eighty years Of age. II Il
very cross, and viii attSck persons, tear
tlaeir clothing, and Is as spry as some
other geese ON the farm which are
only twenty-five years old.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
An African Petentate,s potatlons.

The Comte de Semelle, who has re-
Gently returned from the banks of the
Niger, whittier he was sent when Mar
shall MacMahon was president of the
French republic, has published few
chapters of startling narrative. The
count says that on reaching Lokodge
he offered the sultan of that place some
cotton goods, wherein his majesty
shouted: Pm great sultan and not
a dog I don't want your presents; give
me gin End inm' The count thought
he was going to be assassinated, but he
forced his interpreter 20 say he was not
English, but French; that he had never
been received before by such dog, that
he feared neither fire nor poison, etc.
This language having sobered the sultan,
the count gave him a bottle of gin,
which produced another fit of delirium
tlemens. The count adds that the SUI
tan is completely dbr,tti. and that he
has no authority over his subjects, who
have imposed upon him q parliament
with which he gets drunk from morn
ing till evening. AT Onitcha the count
came across several English establish
ments, who were rather jealous OF
him, and more inclined to throw
obstacles in his way than to help him
on his road. Higher up the country,
ia the country of the Mitchis, the
count nearly saw his travels brought to
an abrupt conclusion. However, the
king, after Staying before him one hun
bred human victims, and examining
their entrails, declared them favorable
and made the count a present of twenty
wives. The one hundred victims were
cut up into small pieces which were
distributed through the city, and the
count, who dined with the sultan in the
evening, was obliged to eat a morsel
and take draught of human blood
Fortunately he was able to conclude
his repast with fruit and palm wine
The count writes glowingly of the
natural wealth of the country, which
evidently requires a good deal Of open
ing up.
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The Cost Of a C0M-Rell.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gozette sends the following story of law
case from Lloyd County, Ind: "May-
field and Featheringill were well-to-do
farmers. One of May fields COWS drop
ped bell from her neck in the woods
that cost fifty cents, and was half worn,
and was supposed to be worth twenty
FIVE cents when lost. One of Feather
ingill's boys. in pa sing through the
woods one day, found a cow-bell. May
field claimed that it was his bell, and
demanded it. Featheringill refused to
give it up. Mayheld then replevined
it, and this commenced lawsuit that
absorbed the farms and personal estate
of the contestants. Not being able to
pay lawyers fees any longer, the law
yers refused to serve in the case, and
the litigants wer3 compelled to compro-
mise, which they did by each agreeing
to paw his own c,,sts, which amounted
to over 81, 500 a flde, or an aggregate OF
over $1,000"