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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.
AN unknown man shot and killed him.
self on the north pier, Chicago, March

AN unknown man shot and killed him.
self on the north pier, Chicago, March
30th.
THE fegalia mandatory of j. r. Pet
lis Il Co, at Troy, N. Y, was burned on
the End inst. Loss, $4,000; insured.
A SPARK from locomotive on the
Pennsylvania railroad set fire 10 some
woodland near South Amboy. n. j., on
the End inst, and nearly 10000 acres
were burned over. The loss was very
heavy, including great many buildings
A FIRE at Twelfth anil Williams
streets, Philadelphia, on the 1st inst.
caused loss to Coneway & Co. of $70,
900; Novelty paper box company, Sl5.
600; other losses about $4,000.
A FIRE at HoultOn, Maine, on the Isl
inst. destroyed ten business places. Loss
10000; insurance, $4,000.
PETER SMITH and Patrick Cantwtll
tin smiths, were blown from the roof OF
the 9TH regiments armory in New York
city, on the Both ult, and instantly killed
A FIRE at Port Austin, Mich, on the
30th ult, destroyed the new salt block
and saw mill Of Thos. Windsor u Co
Loss $4,000; uninsured.
A FREIGHT train on the Chesapeake
and Ohio road jumped the track when
crossing the Wyandotte river, on the
the 3lst ult., and eight cars fell into the
stream. No one was killed. Loss es
timated at $4,000.
A FIRE at Fl. Wayne, March 31st, dam
aged Kane s. Bros block, $4,000; Ill
j. Trentman & Bros wholesale crock
cry stock, $4,000; Noll Bros. & Co.,
wholesale millinery, $4,000. The prop
erty was well insured
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

JOHN CALLAHAN, ofWooster, Ohio, was
convicted of murder in the first degree
on the goth ult. His victim was man
named Tormie, whom he killed last
fall.
EUGENE FAIRFAX WILLIAMSON, the
writer of the annoying letters to DR.. Dix
of New York, was indicted by the grand
jury on the goth ult.
G. K. ALLEN, the express agent at Sid
new Nebraska, who had charge of the
bullion which was recently stolen, was
arrested March 30th, on charge of COM
plicity in the crime.
IT was discovered in Cincinnati, on
the Sist ult., that the bonds of that city
had been quite extensively duplicated
and that the coupons had also been
forged in many cases.
EUGENE FAIRFAX WILLIAMSON was
indicted by the grand jury in New
York city on the S0ih ult., for malicious
persecution of Dr. Dix, and his trial was
fixed for April 18th.
JAMES MADISON STONE, mulatto
about So years of age, was hanged in the
Jail yard, Washington, April I'd, for the
murder of his wife on the night of Nov.
5th. 1878. When the drop fell the body
rolled to the ground, and 1t was supposed
The head had slipped from the moose
but it was at once discovered that the
head had been entirely severed from the
body. 1t was horrible spectacle.
DURING holiday celebration at Char
lottesville, n. c., on The goth ult, numer-
Gus fights occurred between the colored
citizens and some students. During
the general fracas one colored man
received pistol shot through the jaw,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events During
the Past Week.
WARRINGTON.

THE public debt decreased during
March $14,719,397.
COIEAGE at the United States minis
during March amounted to $7,475,000 of
which $2,350, 600 was silver.
THE bill to provide for an information
al exhibition at New York in 1888 pass
ed the senate by vote of 26 to 81, on the
31st ult
AN empioye about the White House
named Chapmanwas summarily discharg-
ed on the Both ult., on charge of having
kept an designation house, and for other
crimes.
EDGAR NJ. MARBLE, law officer in the
interior department, will be appointed
commissioner of patents to succeed Gen.
Paine, says telegram of the 29th ult.
j. G.. McCommon will succeed Marble.
THE house committee on elections on
the LIST inst, decided TO report declaring
the seat now held by Washburn, from
Minnesota, to be vacant, and recommend
that the matter be remanded to the peo-
pie for new election.
The house committee on ways and
means decided, s to 3, March 30th, TO
place on the free list, all manufactured
paper, wood pulls jute, unmanufactured
! fax straw, and all other fibre and Fl.
brous plants entering into the manufac-
ture of paper.
WHILE speaking on the Geneva award
| bill on the afternoon of the goth ult, Sen
| Thurman was seized with an attack OF
vertigo, and fell helpless into his chair.
He bled at the nose profusely but soon
recovered consciousness. he could not
continue his speech, however.
| THE senate confirmed the following
nominations, April 1st: Victor Thomp-
| son, Mississippi, consul at st. Thomas ;
| Arthur Edwards, Michigan, agent for
| Indians at the Omaha and Winnebago
agency, Nebraska. The senate rejected
| the nomination of Alexander G. Wells,
| Louisiana, to be surveyor of customs for
the district of New Orleans.
THE receipts from customs for the
month of March reached the extraOrdi-
nary total of $19,000,000, while receipts
from internal revenue were about $1,000
00O Before Secretary Sherman left for
| Ohio he ordered the assistant treasurer
| at New York to purchase five millions OF
bonds, making $13,000,000 that were pur-
chased for destruction during the month.
The republican members of the senate
nClO d CdISuo OI lAC oOlL ulb. " NSSibN
upon a line of action relative to the
clause inserted by the house in the i'm
mediate deficiency bill by which it is
proposed to amend the law concerning
the appointment of deputy marshals.
was unanimously decided that the
clause in question should be resisted to
| Il Clast.
THE senate in executive session ON the
OA4l. Ia - 81, fn1l
| nations: Frank G. Stebbins, N. Y, con-
sui at Movilia; Henry c. Snowdon, SUI
! pervisor of census for the second district
Of Pennsylvania; John NJ. Hodge, reg
lister of the land office at Salina, Kas.
The senate rejected tho following nom
nations of census supervisors: Thos
H. Sherwood, first district of Pennsyl
vania; Chas. p. Judwin fifth district 0!
| Pennsy lVania.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

PHILIP II. MORGAN, recently Judge
of the Commission at Cairo, and now
minister of the United States in Mexico
has published an analysis of the history
OF the Suez Camel, and now De Lesseps,
in a card, says that the statement was
written for no other purpose than to
throw discredit upon the new enter
prise of the Panama Canal, and Is a
tissue of falsehoods and calumnies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

The railway from Vera Cruz TO the
City of Mexico is in many respects ono
of the most remarkable pieces of en-
eineering of Its kind in the world. The
cost was very great, taking into account
the cheapness of labor in this country
but trip across the mountains should
be sufficient to convince the most skep-
teal that not much of the So, 600, Ooo
that it cost to build 26S miles of the
road was mispent. Between 0rizsba
and Esperanza the rise is nearly 5,00
feet, and this journey is accomplished
in three hours.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

Mrs. ELLEN Ewing SHERMAN, wife o
Gen. Sherman, informs the Washington
Star that the profits of the late dramatic
entertainment in that city for the ben
eft of the starving poor of Ireland were
just s. less than 81, 200, and that Mrs.
Astor and Mrs. Lord, of New York, who
were in Washington about that time,
each gave her 800 toward this special
fund. Mrs. Sherman says that since
she began her work for the poor in Ire
land she has received, acknowledged
and sent forward $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
Browning Out tie BOrer.

Prof. J. l.. Budd Of the Iowa Agricul-
tural college refers to the almost total
exemption of the Miner plum from at
tacks of curculio in consequence Of the
remarkably succulent and even wAtery
character of the fruit in its earlier sta
ges, which literally browns out the eggs
of the Little Turk, and prevents hatch
ing. Precisely in this way, he says, the
eggs OF the fiAtheaded b0rer are pre-
maiurely destroyed when inserted in
bark of thrifty, sappy trees; those max
/. ing vigorous advances in nursery rows
I are rarely troubled, while the check TO
sgrowth occasioned by transplanting in
svited attack. In illustration Of this
Sview Prof. Budd says:
This principle holds good, we think
with all the wood and bark borers. Sue
cGulent varieties, like Grcs Pomler,
: Duchess and Piumb's cider, are rarely
attacked by the round headed borer,
kunless injured by sun-scald or some
other casualty. The sweet June, do
I:minie, Jonathan, etc, by their side, with
less succulent bark and cambium layer,
on the other hand may be entirely ruin
ed unless kept washed with alkalIes, or
some other obnoxious preparation.
The ash tree borer is still more Pc
culiar in avoiding, or at least not breed
ing in, s1ppy bark and wood. The en-
tomologists of this country have appar-
emily overlooked these facts, though
well known TO practical tree planters.
Ia Europe, as early as 1S40, the elm
trees were destroyed by thousands by
peculiar borer not yet common with MS
lsculytus destructOr). Tbs beetle per-
tn.ates the bark IL depositirg its eggs.
Mr.. Robert, Of France, in studying the
habits Of this beetle soon found that she
would vacate a channel in which the
sap freely exuded without depositing
eggs In all cases Of mistake where
eggs were really deposited in the sue
culent bark Of cambium aver, he found
that the grubs persisted, even in the few
cases where they Matched.
The remedy successfully inaueurated
by Mr.. Robert exactly confirms the idea
we wish TO express. The large trees
infested were stripped Of their outer
bark in June, and the trunks shaded.
The new succulent bark, which soon
reformed, was too sappy for the beetle TO
work in. The fine old avenue and mark
trees we're mostly saved in this way.
Thrifty seedlings of maple and box
elder may safely be planted without
protection, as in plantations, with good
care, they soon become thrifty and sue.
cnleni. But trees Of larger size, put out
N lawns. parks, or by tbe roadside,
should in all cases be kept wbilewash.
ed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

SINCE the spring has set in, says the
London Times, there is considerable
stir apparent in emigration at Queens,
town. The rural classes Of both sexes
are fiocking into the town and taking
their departure by the different lines OF
of steamers. Recent events in America,
and the arrival oflarge remittances from
friends there. are attracting people
thither, and it is anticipated that after
Easter there will be an unusual rush Of
emigrsnts To the United States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March %. 1880. ]
CHAPTER 2T5


AN ACT TO authorize the secretary Of state 70 SUBJ
scribe for biographical sketches of members Of
l84T-a.
the people OF the state OF Wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly do enact as foliowsi
Section l. The secretary OF state Is hereby au-
tnorzeu and directed 70 subscribe, Ia the name of
the state for the purchase OF one thousand copies
OF q volume containing the sketches of the lives
constitutional conventions OF 1916 and ls47-s with
suitable Introductory matter, prepared by Horace
A. Tenney and David Atwood. as directed by a
meeting OF the surviving mem befs OF said conven-
lions, held at Madison. February p 1873; the vol
ume 10 be printed upon good book paper, from
clear type, and to be bound IN substantial c 9th
binding; to contain not less than four hund ed
pages OF printed matter the price not TO exceed
one dollar and twenty fve cents per volume.
Section 2. The books provided for In the pre-
ceding section. shall be printed bound and deliv-
cred to the secretary Of state, within six months
after the ofca subscription for the same Is made.
The said secretary OF state shall cause said vol
umes to be distributed as efoilowsi One copy TO
the legislature of 1885, one copy 10 each surviving
member OF the constitutional conventions OF 1916
and 1919 and one copy TO legal representative OF
every deceased member of either of those bodlesi
state historical society to be usea for the purposes
Section ). on the delivery 20. and the accent
ance by the secretary of state, Of the books pro.
vided for in the first section OF this act the said
secretary of state shall audit the account the
same and draw his warrant upon the state treas
urer for its payn enti and there is hereby appro-
prated out of aRy money In the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated. an amount sufficient 10
pay the warrant thus drawn.
sections A. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after Its passage and publication
Approved March T. 1880.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

THE new legislature of Maine pro-
vides that the constitution Of the United
States and the constitution of the State
shall be read as a part of the exercises
of the public schools at least once In
every term by every scholar who has
reached the age of fourteen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

One of the most fendish crimes eyer
committed in Iowa vas perpetrated in
Clayton county last week. Three
demons named Shields, Hams and
Hurley visited the house of II. HUI
version, Norwegian, and finding his
wife alone at home compelled her 10
give up all the money in the house and
then outraged her, and after setting the
house on fire, left her in an unconscious
condition. She recovered before the
flames reached her and crawled out.
The culprits we're subsequently arrest
oil
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

THE Emperor William, of Germany,
assures his military officers that there
will probably be no occasion for their
active service in the near future. This
would seem to confirm the recent re-
ports of renewal of friendly relations
between Germany, Russia and France.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
GEORGE Fssrx MoxrIrrr fToro n

GEORGE ESSEX MoNTIFER Lord Drum.
mond), a fisherman of Long Island
and a grandson and heir of the present
Earl of Perth, has gone back to Scot
land. Seven or eight years ago, when
he was only about Is years of age, he
married his grandmother maid, and
ran away with her to this country. It Is
understood 8 reconciliation has been
effected between the old Earl and his
grandson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

LADY CHARLOTTE BACON, second
daughter of the fifth earl Of Oxford, and
widow of Gen. Bacon, has just died al
the age of sevcnty-nine. She was one
of the reigning beauties of the first
quarter of the century, and the Lady
Charlotte Harley whom Byron has inn
mortalized in his poem to Ianthe, which
forms the prologue to Childe Harold.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

BEYOND the fact that Queen Victoria
receives 1855, 600 a year from the ma
ton and e40, 900 year from the duchy
of Lancaster, and the further fact that
the fortune left to her by the mIser
Neild amounted to 100000, no one
knows except herself and her secretary,
what her income is.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

THE political books in the portion OF
the library of Chief Justice Chase left
by him at gainesville, o., are advertised
for sale. There are said to be many
valuable works among them, some in
relation to the anti-slavery history now
out of nrint.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

THE Chicago Times says the brick
yards of that city are pretty thorough
ly cleaned out. More than 10000, DOC
bricks were made there last year, but
the stocks have run so low that holders
are asking prices which my temporarily
check building Operations. In view
of the enormous demands ali the yards
are increasing their facilities, and the
new "crop" will doubtless be large.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

Thanks to the statistical labors of the
81. Louis and Milwaukee papers, the
country has been kept well posted in
regard to the alleged prodigious size of
me Chicago female foot, but the wo-
men Of that stimulating city are thrown
quite into the background bv the su
p@rior pedal development of an Indiana
woman, She is only 20 years old, but
when she went 10 indianapolis recently
10 purchase n pair of shoes she could
ind none large enough, and had to
icave her measure. This called f1r a
pair Of extra large "15s," the last being
foot in length and about five inches
wide. II should perhaps be stated.
however, that the woman herself
weighs 547 pounds, and il feet inches
IN height.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

II appears that the Khedive's present
of diamonds to Mrs. Fitch was never
returned to Egypt, as has been report
ed. General Sherman says he had
them made into four SETS at an extra
cost of $4,000 to himself, giving one to
each of his daughters. Mrs. Fitch wears
her set, bat those belonging to the 9TH
er three girls are kept in the Treasury
vaults.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

New YORK World: The terrible gem
puzzle is having its effect everywhere.
When a clergyman announces Eff
teenthly," everybody gets up and leaves
the house, as if satisfied that he cannot
do IL.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

THE number of men killed by acct
dent in the st. Gothard tunnel, from
the commencement of the undertaking
to the end, February 8, amounted to
100, and the wounded to 40.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

Mr.. SEWARD, the United States MIN
lister to China, just superseded, is said
to have been badly snubbed by the
other foreign ministers on his return to
his post from this country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
Profit. $1,000.

"To sum It up, six long years of bcd-ridden
sickness, costing $500 per year. total ST. 20o-al OF
this expense was stopped by three bottles Of Hop
Bitters, taken by my vile. She has done her own
Homework for year since, without the oss Of 8
day, and want everybody TO know ii, ior their
benefit " e. Farmer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

PRINCE FREDERICK, reputed the
wealthiest Hollander. Lately attained
his eighty-third year. He is grand
master of the Dutch Masons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

Two sons of the Price of Wales are
expected to be present in Quebec May
"a, ON the occasion of grand military
review IF 5000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

ALL the indications this year point 10
an almost unprecedented tide of emil
grafton, both from the old country and
the eastern States, towards the west.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN and
his travelling companions, who were
with Grant in Cuba and Mexico, reached
Chicago March %.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
TIMELY TOPICS.

CERvANTEs is to have monument in
Central Park, New York.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

JEFF DAVIS divides mis- time between
writing his memoirs and raising cotton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

The coal monopolists think they had
better not put prices up next month.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

THE directory man of st. Louis now
claims for that village population of
$4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
An Old Ladr,s Gratitude

lady 20 years Of age expresses great gratitude
for the benefit she hss derived from Warmers Safs
Bitters, and declares her belief thst the remedy
certain specific for dyspepsia
Mrs. TYLER, the widow the ex-presi-
dent, is living quietly at Georgetown,
ID. G.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
The National Debt.

The following was the condition of
the public treasury at the opening OF
business. Auril LIST.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

dred and sixty four Of chapter one hundred aud
eighty five of the revised statutes OF 1873 EMIL
tied Of offenses against public policy.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly. DO enact as 70 lloWst
section l. Section four thousand ave hundred
and slxty-four Of chapter one hundred and egaty-
five of IL revised statutes OF WISCONSIN, - bere.
for the WORD tWenty before The word day
Ia the eighth line Of said section so THAT SAID Sec
person who shall take, catch, XIII destroy or wan
tonly modest, have In bis possession vines kltled
cock between the first day Of January and thosuc-
ceeding tenth day Of July ana any gqsil pa =,
prairie chicken, sharp-taIed grouse. OF grouse on
, sny 3t hs ssseS or aq y, T9Jd Sr
succeeding fifteenth day OF August "a sny sS1 az
fhirtiet Day Q, Sovember and the Succeeding arst
day Of september in any year, 81 any otter niinH
May and the succeeding first car Of Noyem Der.
shall be punished BY nne not e. selng Yen 90 /,
unlawfully taken, kiles, had IN D@sst sslon III e1
POSED for salei proylae dh ~ '9 ~ ~
state lying north Of the northern boundary line OF
the counties OF Vernon. Sank. '%aumoia- tDedge
seetios 4 This act shall take eject and re IN
Approved March IL lsSa
lPublished March a. lssQl
CHAPTER SoA
AN ACT to appropriate TO TIE southwestern Wis
the an named
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate ana assembly, 90 enact az iOiiONas
Section L There Is n. reby appropriated 70 TIE
southwestern Wisconsin industrial association, %
Mineral Point. the sum Of ave hundred dollars -
be paid from the general fund. In addition 10 lzud
La the same manner the sum OF one huudtrd
dollars, now paid annually TO the SAID nSsOtl4-
ton under the provisions Of section one Thousand
four hundred and slxty-hye Of the reYIs d st@-
tutes.
Section . This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and pADlettlofis
Approved March Is. 1850.
published March p lSs0I
CHAPTER 29Q.
AN ACT 70 promote the development Of the unget-
tied portions OF northern isconsin and TO en-
courage the building Of railroads therein.
TIE people OF tine state of Wisconsin. represent
ed la senate and assembly, do enact IS follows.
Section !. Any railroad company which shall
hrss construct railroad across northern WlScdn-
sin from Ashland any point Oh lake superior
between townships forty seven and nity-0u0
north and east Of range six west, on lake hGperA+
or 10 a junction Win tic n0gtAern Paclhc raIl-
road. and shall run cars over the same, Within
three years from the passage OF thls act. ahab be
relieved from the payment OF ary license fees on
said road. between said northern Pacitic railroad
and the point on lake superior above designated,
for the period Of ten years from the date OF lss
completion.
section 3 This act shall take effect and be ~
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is lssA