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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10
Terrible Storm in Great Britain.

The weather in Great Britain last
week was the severest known for over
twen.v years For two or three days,
owing to the heavy snow, business was
ut II standstill, not only in the open
country, but in London itself. Street
traffic was entirely suspended, and but
for the underground railroad there
would have been no getting about. In
some parts Of the city the snow drifted
to the height of five feet. The Thames
overlooked its banks, and many persons
living in the low parts were compelled
To seek the roofs Of their houses to
escape the tide. The number Of yes
sells sunk is estimated ut over hun
dred, and some lives are reported 10
have been lost in the sudden rising Of
the water. The Woolwich pier was
swept away, and great damage was
done to shipping and the warehouses
along shore. 1t is estimated that
E20O0,000 will scarcely cover the dam
age done. Hundreds of poor families
have been made homeless, the flood
rising to the height Of ten feet at many
places Even the houses of parliament
were flooded. At one time II was
that it would be necessary to adjourn
the session on account Of the lack Of a
quorum, many members being unable
10 r,'ach the building.
Numerous wrecks, attended with loss
of HE, are reported along the coast.
Sev4n vessels went ashore at Yarmouth,
and more than fifty persons were
dro,, ned there. Near Cardiff seven
teen vessels were stranded and win 60
to pieces.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10
FOREIGN

THE dangerous illness of Thomas Car
lyle is announced by the London journals.
A PLOT for the dethronement of Prince
Milan. of Servia, has been discovered,
and numerous arrests have been made.
The solicitor general for Ireland states
that the government has no intention to
grant new trial of the traversers.
The entire revenue of Turkey is being
absorbed in military preparations, and not
even salaries will be paid until April.
GLADsToNE's residence in London is
guarded night and day by policemen, and
he is followed to the house of commons by
an officer.
TURKEY, having been asked how much
il would concede to Greece, replied that
ii was impossible to define in advance the
maximum concessions.
A SON of Prince Leopold, of Hohenzol-
lern, heir to the throne of Roumania. was
forcibly abducted by three men and taken
across the Rhine, but managed to escape.
PLACARDs have been posted in London
derry and Cork, urging the people not TO
rise, az the time he's not come. The Land
league denounces the documents as the
work of its enemies.
The British war secretary announces
the arrival at Natal of twenty five hundred
officers and men from India, and reinforce
ments will bring the number to four thou
sand five hundred by February 10. Over
four thousand soldiers were scattered over
the Transvaal before the war.
INTENSE excitement characterized the
proceedings in the British house of COM
mons, Feb s. Vernon Harcourt refused
TO inform Parnell what conditions of his
licket-of-leave Davitt had violated to cause
his arrest. the Irish members shouting
shame and the others cheering. The
speaker refused TO hear John Dillon, who
continued TO talk, and a motion for his
suspension vas adopted and he was fore
IDLY removed by the sergeant-at-arms.
When Gladstone rose to speak, ODonohue
moved to adjourn. Parnell proposed that
Gladstone be no longer heard, whereupon
the formers suspension was moved and
carried. the vote being 405 to 7. On his
refusing TO leave he was escorted out by
six officers, the home rulers waving their
hats. Finnigan was then suspended, and,
as twenty-seven home-rulers refused to
vote, they were suspended in body and
removed singly by the seageant-at-arms.
The house did not adjourn until, on Mr..
Gladstone's motion, the bill for the pro
lection of life and property in Ireland had
been declared urgent.
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FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The boiler of the steam-yacht Carrie
exploded in the harbor of Baltimore, on
the 4th inst, four men being killed.
THE Central Square Baptist church, in
Cambridge, Mass, valued at $50, 600, was
totally destroyed by fire on the 9th inst.
THErfailure is announced of LOOMS u
McMaster, carriage manufacturers, OF
Bath, \. H.. with liabilities at $4,000.
INDEPENDENCE HALL, on Twenty-second
street, Chicago, owned by the COOibaugh
estate, was burned on the 9TH inst, the
loss ag4regating $40, 600.
WILEY EMBREY, a respe ted farmer OF
Butler county, Kentucky, and six OF his
children were burned to death, on the Sd
inst, Mrs Embrey and daughter escaping.
The fire broke out in an upper room after
the family had retired.
GEORGE Powers, of Fond du Lac, was
sutfocated by gas, and his wife was found
in an unconscious condition on the lst
inst.
EIGHT Cinnamon out of party cutting
timber near Santa Cruz, Cal, were buried
alive, on the I'd inst, by landslide from
the mountain.
Mrs. GEO, STONE and her daughter and
son persisted in the flames at the burning
of shoe shop, at Union, Conn, on the I'd
inst.
GEN. JOAN w. BUTLER, warden of the
Utah pententiary, lies in an unconscious
condition from stroke OF paralysis. He
is about 90 years of age and was a naval
officer during the war.
AN attractive and cultured young lady
Of Hoboken, n, j., the daughter of j.
kalish, a retired tobacco merchant, has
been missing for two weeks.
THE rains in California are the most
destructive ever known on the Pacific
coast. The country flooded is wheat
ground.
II. W. FAIRBANKS, of Petrolia, Ont, a
student at the university at Ann Arbor,
Mich. shot himself dead n hotel parlor
in that city, on the 4th inst, in presence
of two women who had gone from Detroit
to see him, one of them claiming to be his
wife.
Destructive fires occurred on the LIST
inst. as follows: The burning of Trow q
Co.'S Touring mill, at Madison, Ind. the
finest in that state, the loss being $780,
600; the Downtown club rooms, No. 81
Pine street, New York; Adams cotton
mill at Bainbridge, Ga; a grain store
house at Orangeville, Ont; four stores at
Johnstown, \. Y; and four carloads of
cotton at McComb CITY, Miss.
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Scientific.

THE CHICAGO Police ALARM SYSTEM.
Mention has been made in this paper
of the system of Geographic alarms
recently adopted in Chicago for police
signaling. Sixty days trial of the sys-
tenn in the 18th Street District has con-
WINGED the city authorities of the ad-
vantages of the system, and it is now
proposed to extend it to the West Lake
Street District, covering an area of over
four square miles.
The public alarm houses, as de-
scribed by the city chief of police, are
built of wood, and just large enough to
admit a man. They are placed upon
the sidewalk, as near to street corners
as practicable, and securely fastened
either to telegraph poles or to corner
stores. The KEYS to such houses are
uniform; they are furnished to respect
able citizens upon application at the
station, and record kept of the names
of the key holders. A mechanical
alarm to register the location of the
complaint is inclosed in small box at
tached to the side of the house, which
box also incloses a telephone for the
use of the officer travelling that partic-
ular post, and which places the officer
in direct communication with his COM
mander at the station. The citizen
who possesses key can, by pulling
down a lever which protrudes through
slit outside the box, procure the at
tendance of three policemen and a
horse and wagon in from one to fO1r
minutes after entering the alarm-house.
The wagon carries stretcher, blankets.
shackles, handouts, etc., and can be
used either as an ambulance or con-
yevance for prisoners. The alarm
houses are furnished with patent locks,
which, after opening, retain the key
until an officer arrives with master
kew, which he inserts in the reverse
side of the lock and releases the orig
inal; this precaution is taken to pre-
vent false alarms, and to keep the COM
plainant at the alarm-house until the
officers arrive to hear the complaint
and apply the remedy. A large bell
viii be procured and erected upon each
station, and at given signal each Off
Ger in the district viii be required to
report Immediately at the alarm-house
upon his post, so that if any serious
crime be committed in the district the
officer in command at the station can
summon each man on post duty, and
telephone to his whole command at
once, giving information to his men of
the crime committed, and, if known, a
description of the criminals, thus put
ting each patrolman on the alert to ar
rest the suspected parties.
In addition to these public alarm
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Iensns Returns

The census returns show that our
aggregate population has advanced
from 1856, 1888 in 1870, 10 50,100,000,
in round numbers. The number of
states having over million inhabitants
has risen from - to 10, but there is no
change in the relative position of the
first eight, which are New York, Penn
svlvania, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, In
dia a, Massachusetts and Kentucky
Iowa has risen from eleventh place TO
ninth, Michigan from thirteenth to
tenth, Texas from nineteenth to elev.
enth. Georgia b dropped from
twelfth 70 thirteenth, Virginia from
tenth TO fourteenth, North Carolina
from fourteenth to fifteenth, Wisconsin
from fifteenth TO sixteenth. The four
states that have passed the million line
in the ten years are Texas, Alabama,
Mississippi, and New Jersey. The
number of cities having more than
1900 inhabitants has increased from
thirty-six to sixty-four. The number
having over 100 600 is twenty, gainst
fourteen in 1870. New York, Phila-
delpbia and Brooklyn mold their rela-
tive position at the head. Chicago has
risen from fifth place to fourth, and st.
Louis has fallen from fourth to sixth.
Boston has come up from seventh to
fifth, and Baltimore has dropped from
sixth to seventh. Cincinnati continues
30 hold the eighth position, and San
Francisco takes the ninth, crowding
New Orleans from that to the tenth.
Those which have passed the 100000
line il the ten years are Cleveland,
Pittsbarg, Jersey City, Detroit, Milwau-
kee and Providence
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10

THE total population of the United
States, as shown by the report of the
superintendent of the census, is So
152, 500. The representative popula-
ton, after deducting the territories and
District of Columbia, is fixed at 49,
1880. The present House consists
of 293 members, the ratio of appor-
tionment being one representative for
131 ,425 If the whole number of re
resentatives shall remain as at pre-
sent, the new ratio viii be increased to
$500; but if Mr.. Cox's bill providing
for Sol members shall be passed, the
ratio will be about 167 600. Under this
last apportionment Arkansas, Califor-
mia, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, South
Carolina and West Virginia would gain
one each; Kansas would gain three;
Texas, four; Minnesota and Nebraska,
two each, while Pennsylvania, Ohio,
New Hampshire, Maine, Indiana, Ten
nessee, Florida, and Vermont would
lose one each, and New York would
lose two If the public sentiment shall
be consulted, no increase will be made
in the membership of the house, and
it is probable that this will be the final
outcome of the legislation on the sub
ieCt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10
A Little Friendly Game

They had not been married long, co
they sat down to play checkers. In the
middle of the game she said:
Then do jump these two men and
get a king? OF course | do. Crown
me. I've got the first king, and she
chuck led Historically.
No, you amt either. | didn't mean
that move" said he. eff you can't play
checkers without cackling like hen
you had bettergive it up. I'll take that
back and move here; now, so. Now
you can move"
Cover here?" asked the wife.
Certainly. That's very good, and
her husband gobbled two men.
II didn't see that. I'd rather put il
here" she demonstrated
Too late now" said he, pegging
away for the king row. You should
study your moves first.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10
GENERAL NOTES.

The president has approved the bill to
establish an assay office In St. Louis
A BILL before the legislature of New
| York provides for the formation OF ere
mating association.
THE president-elect will take up his
| permanent residence in Washington about
| February 10.
Stock men from the ranges in western
Nebraska report great loss of cattle from
storms and snow.
! GENERAL WALKER, superintendent of
! the census, is mentioned as the incoming
secretary of the interior.
| CAPT. JOSEPH LAWSON, of the Third
cavalry, the hero of the Milk river fight
with the Utes, died of paralysis at Fort
| Steele. on the I'd inst,
| AT Fairbury, H., the children are af-
| ficted with the measles. All but two pu-
| pills in school of twenty-four are suffer
| ing.
| AN agent OF the Chicago and North
western road has negotiated with the
| Spotted Tail and Red Cloud band treaty
/ for the right of way to the Black Hills.
| THE Woman's National Anti -Polyeamy
society met at Salt Lake City and passed
| resolutions urging congress to sustain
| Governor Murray in unseating Cannon.
THE worlds fair commission has issued
a circular announcing that the states and
territories will determine for themselves
the manner and character % their exposi-
! tions.
FRIENDS of Senator Allison declare that
the treasury portfolios in his hands, but
that he honestly desires that James F.
Wilson should enter the cabinet and leave
| the senatorial field clear
THE Western Union telegraph company
announces that it has taken possession Of
the properties and privileges of the Amer
| lean Union and Atlantic and Pacific COM
panies, David II. Bates being general
manager of the former ne, and Albert
| b. Chandler of the latter.
| WYOMING cattle-raisers declare that the
that the loss of stock this winter has net
not been perceptibly greater than usual
and that the SHOWS will help the grass
next season. A w, Armour. of Kansas
City, predicts a loss of 10 per cent. on the
ranges of Colorado.
DR.. De WOLF, the health commissioner
of Chicago announces that there are
twenty-eight Cases of smallpox at the
hospital and eight securely quarantined at
their homes. He urges vaccination upon
| all persons.
MAJOR WALSH, commander of the Cana
dian mounted police, at Ottowa, in course
of conversation declared that the surren-
der of Sitting Bull and his band could not
be accepted, they being in no sense hos
tiles in their relations to the dominion
government.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10

THAT national scandal, the Sprague
divorce case, is set for trial at Kings
town, r. l., on February 81 1t is fear
ed that the little state will not comfort
ably hold the gathering of statesmen,
correspondents, and witnesses; but an
effort toward room for all viii be made
through an application for a change of
venue to Providence county. The new
est feature of the contest is the sum-
mary dismissal of DR.. J. b. Greene,
who for some months has been custo-
dian of the premises at Canonchet. 1t
is declared that Governor Sprague no
ticed the absence of certain valuables
for which the doctor was responsible,
and has given notice that they must be
speedily returned. In the meantime,
the old housekeeper has been Instruct
ed to make a complete inventory of
the missing goods.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10

THE proposition of a New Jersey
grand jury looking to the restoration of
the whipping post for the punishment
Of wife-beaters has been taken up by
Mr.. Bergh, at whose instance bill on
the subject has been introduced IN the
New York legislature. This bill pro
vides that every male person who may
beat or mutilate any female shall, up
ON conviction thereof, be liable to
punishment by the infliction of not
less than twenty-five strokes or lashes,
which shall be sturdily laid on, upon
the bare back of said offender, by
means of whip or lash of such pro
portions and strength as will insure the
carving out of the spirit and letter OF
this statute" The whipping must be
done privately, and III the presence of
a duly-hcensed physician or surgeon
There can be no doubt that the penal
les now imposed by lawupon the class
of brutes who amuse themselves by
beating their wives, are entirely made
quate, the number of such offenders
increasing rather than diminishing
with every year; but whether the rene
dy now proposed would be any more
effective is at least open to questions
That a man who will beat or maltreat
woman, is, however, brutal enough
to deserve a brutal punishment, admits
of no dispute whatever.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10

The resolution instrueting the committee on
charitable institutions to ascertain whether DR..
Boughton's shortage in accounts had been made
good TO the hospital, was adopted.
Assemb'y by Mr.. Bradley, petition for an
amendment of the constitution prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
Mr.. Craig, asking for a law providing for the
uniformity Of textbooks in this state.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Roskie, to amend statutes relating to
county school commissioners.
Mr.. Parry for the protection Of the valley
and creek of Neenah from the Fox river over
flow; also, to authorize the construction of a
sidewalk in the city of Portage.
MI. Brndley, to appropriate 81 Geo to the West
Wisconsin agricultural and mechanical associ-
alton.
Mr.. Humphrey, to appropriate 81 900 to the
Central Wisconsin agricultural and mechanical
association.
Mr.. Phillips, relating to the purchase of a
court house in Waupaca county.
Mr.. McCord, to incorporate the city of Marsh
field.
Mr.: Lawrence to reduce the act incorporating
the city of GAINESVILLE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10

THERE is a growing doubt as to the
success Of proper Funding Act at the
present session Of Congress. The bill
which has passed the house embodies
provisions which would make it inn
practicable for the object proposed, and
there Is a well grounded suspicion that
the Objectionable features were intro
duced for the very purpose of securing
its rejection by the senate. or such
notifications of the text as will make
its passage impossible before the 4th of
March. The senate, it is believed, will
fix the rate of interest at three and
one-half instead of three per cent,
but to this the house is not likely, un-
der any circumstances, to assent.
While a question of this magnitude
should not be treated from partisan
standpoint, the democratic majority in
Congress should remember that it i
within their power to pass a proper re-
funding bin, and that, the responsibility
being primarily with them, the country
viii hold them to it, no matter what
nretenses they may set up by way OF
excuse. IF they would not still further
ALLEVIATE the popular confidence, they
must not lose no time in reeonelhng
minor differences and passing an act
which viii really secure the placing OF
our debt at the lowest rate consistent
with the public interest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10


THE war in South America between
Chill and the allied nations of Peru and
Bolivia Is drawing to a close, the allies
being defeated at all points. The con-
ditions OF peace which Chill offers to
her discomfitted opponents are onerous
in the extreme, and will if accepted,
almost impoverish the two worsted ma
tons. Among the conditions demand
ed by the CHILEAN conqueror are the
cession of the province of Astofagasta
to Chill; the surrender Of the allied
fleet and the payment Of an indemnity
of $50, 100000, whereof Peru shall as
sumo S2O,OO0,000 and Bolivia $10,000,-
600. Chill to occupy Gallo and work
the guano deposits and the copper and
saltpetre mines until the payment of
the indemnity is made Chill appears
to act on the maxim that "to the victor
belongs the spoils.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10
CRIME.

A MEMBER of the Maine legislature.
named Thomas B. Swan, has been swind-
ling the public through the mails, having
received thousands of dollars in answer to
circulars.
TIRES of the Mexicans who murdered
Colonel Charles Potter, of the geological
survey, we're taken from Jail at Albuquer-
que. New Mexico, and hanged by citizens,
on the Sd inst.
Mrs. SALLIE kRESE. of Philadelphia,
became insane in watching over her only
child during an attack of smallpox, and
hanged herself when she learned from the
physicion that it could not survive the
week
A coLoRRD porter, employed in the post
Office at indianapolis, named John Viii
son, confesses having stolen 1872 worth Of
stamps. His predecessor in the office was
a Methodist preacher, who Is IN the penl-
Tertiary for similar thefts.
A WEALTHY farmer of Hamilton county.
Indiana, named Isaac Hayworth, has been
trapped at indianapolis, with q boy COM
panion, in passing counterfeit silver coin.
The arrest is considered one of great inn
portanee.
ALBERT BENTON a desperate confined
in jail AT Leavenworth for burglary, at
tempted the liberation Of twenty-five pris-
oners BY knocking the guard senseless
with billet of wood Sheriff Lowe ar
rived at the right instant 10 checkmate
the game
CHARLES CLAREsoS, the eng neer OF the
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An Emperor in a Hospital.
Vienna Letter 10 the London Globe.

The emperor, who makes it point
to leave no branch of art, science or in
dustry long without the encourage
ment of his presence, has this week
been going the rounds of the Pesth hos
pitfalls in company with the physicians
attached thereto. The visits lasted in
some cases three or four hours. His
majesty insisted upon being informed
of every detail connected with the es-
Enlistment. instruments were passed
in review, and the more modern i'm
provements of surgical apparatus care
fully studied and described. Nothing
was left unseen, and his majesty linger-
ed long in the wards talking kindly to
the patients. Indeed, one highly
hysterical female went into fits of ex-
cited delight, and had to be restrained
till she could control her feelings. So
great an interest, indeed did Franz
Joseph display, that the delighted head
surgeon ventured to ask his king
whether he would not like to witness
an operation or two. eve have most
interesting case of carries of the leg
necessiating amputation, your
majesty" said Hsculapius, smiling and
rubbing his hands. "The operation is
down for tomorrow, but we shall be
charmed to perform it at once, if your
majesty would like to see it." Then
came interesting details of Esmarch
bandages and chain-saws. Franz Joseph
however gratefully refused the seduc-
tive offer, but desired to see the poor
| fellow who would on the morrow oc-
cupy the operation tables. He was a man
of 28, telegraph clerk, the chief sup
port of his mother and sister. The
sufferer began to cry at the kind and
encouraging words the king spoke
as he sat at his bedside. Come what
may, however, he need now be under
no apprehension about the future to
those dear to him, for before leaving,
Franz Joseph gave him his hand, with
the words: "Your mother and sister
| shall not want