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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-11-17
Chicago N arAct.

CHICAGO, Nov. 10. Flour Quiet and with
common to choice western springs, 4.04H @4.064
common to fancy Minnesota, 5.25G7 so; patents,
1899. SO; fair to choice winter wheats, 6.l09
7.75; fancy, $780, low grades, 3.50G 500. Wheat
--Unnsettled and generally lower; active, irreg-
uar, closing higher; No. Chicago spring, l.26
for seller cash and November; l.274 for seller
December; 126 for seller the year; 1.29 for seller
January; sales at 1868, 1859; 1865, l.277S
1863, .273s, l.27A for seller December; l.27 u
@l.27 for seller January; No. Chicago spring
l.llHi rejected, 9099lh. Corn = Active but
weak and lower No. 2, 57Z@57H for seller
cash. 57%@571a for seller November; 5Sh for
eller December; 5S1 for seller January; 63X
for seller May sales at 57h95SX for seller De-
cember; 5SA@591l for seller January; 63G643s
for seller May, rejected, 571l 0ats - Unsettled
and lower; No. 2 AZ for seller cash; 42A for sell
Ter November; 421i for seller December; 424
for seller January; 44K for seller Nay. Rye
Steady and unchanged; %. Barley - Steady
and unchanged, LOS. Pork Unsettled and lower
1880 for seller cash. November, December, and
the year; 1922 a. 1885 for seller January
17.e7h for seller February. Lard-Fair de-
mand at lower ratios; 10.709l0.75 for sell
Ter cash and November; 10.759lOsO foi
seller December; 1910 for seller the year, 1925
@l0.95 for seller January; ll.O5Q l1.071s foi
seller February The "Drover's Journal reports
Hogs-Receipts. IS 900; shipments, 500; demand
weak; market slow; easier rates on rough stock
mixed packing, 55O@6.l6; light or bacon, 5.6OG
5.95; choice heavy 6.2O@6.6O; culls and grassers
3.6O@525. Cattle-Receipts, $780, shipments
$500; very sluggish and weak; no good offerings
best steers, 6.5OG6.9O; sales of medium to good
5.409 500; common to fair, 4.0O95.OO; butch
ers, 200@4.OO; stockers and feeders, nominal
2.5O@3.3O; Texans 2.9O@4 .25 range half breeds
3.SO@4.4O. Sheep-Reeeipts, 200, fairly actiue
steady; inferior to fair, 325@3.5O; good to ex
extra .40@ 500, supply mainly common.
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Another Big Steamship.
New York Evening Post.

new 1orh Evening fost.
It was supposed that the commercial
failure OF the Great Eastern-which
was bid in at auction recently for $780,
000-would discourage the building OF
very large steamships. Such may
have been the effect for some time;
but, whether marine architects have
attributed the failure to faults in con-
struction or to other avoidable circum-
stances, they are now, as if by common
consent, increasing the length of their
vessels. The first of these new levia-
thans, the City of Rome, which has re-
Gently arrived at this port, is 600 feet
long over all, only eighty feet shorter
than the Great Eastern; but she is not
so wide by thirty feet nor SO deep by
by twenty-three feet. 1t is believed
that the difference in model will make
her faster and more manageable. The
first voyage was scarcely test of
speed, because, on account of the new
ness of the machinery, the ship was
compelled to stop several times for
some hours. 1t is yet to be proved
that great size, however advantageous
from the point of view of comfort of
passengers, and the storage of cargo,
will enable a steamer to make quicker
passages. The Arizona, the Elbe, the
Germanic and the Britannia have made
records" which the City of Rome and
the coming Servia viii not easily sur
pass.
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Wisconsin,.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10.-Returns to-
day make it positive that the republi.
can state ticket is elected by over 1000
majority.
PRAIRIE DU SAC, Nov. 10.-The vote
of this town, which includes Sank City
was very light, being only 90. Kepub-
lican state ticket, 142; democratic state
ticket, 119; temperance state ticket, IL.
Kingston (rep.), senator, 81; Trip
lind. dem.), 218; Beckwith (rep. J, as
sembly, 1873; Christman, lis. For
amendment; AS; against, 104.
MONTICELLO, Nov. 10. - Marquette
county gives 800 democratic majority
on the state ticket. Samuel Tanner
(dem. is elected to the legislature over
c. F. Parker, and p. O'Connor (dem. is
elected superintendent, over Smith
each 300 majority.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10.-The claims
made to-day at La Crosse by the chair
man of the democratic state central
committee that the state is yet in doubt
are not based on the returns. Suf-
ficient returns are now in to insure be-
pond a doubt the election Of the entire
republican ticket by pluralities of from
1000 to 10000. Secretary Payne, of
the republican state central committee,
places the pluralities at 5000 to IL 900,
with the legislature 81 republican to 46
democratic on joint ballot. There is no
question whatever of the election of the
republican state ticket
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Illinois.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Returns from the
elections in other states, yesterday, are
very meagre and insufficient on which
to base reliable returns. The vote gen.
orally was very light, particularly so in
Massachusetts.
The readjusters in Virginia have
gained five members of the legislature,
and lost but one. The majority for
Cameron, readjuster for governor, is
estimated at 10000, and the anti-bour-
bon party claim that their success is
certain. The indications so far are
that the democrats have gained eleven
members of the legislature and lost
eleven.
In New York the net republican
gain outside New York city and Kings
county is about 7, 900, a net democratic
gain of nearly 1900.
The republicans have carried Massa-
chusetts, Nebraska, and possibly Con-
necticut.
Mississippi has gone democratic by
about $4,000 majority.
The republicans of Pennsylvania
claim majority of $4,000 for state
treasurer, but the democrats will not
concede the defeat of Noble. The in.
dependent vote in Pennsylvania is about
$4,000.
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dering row of achyranthus, followed
by seven or eight rows of echeverias,
better known as 'house leeksn or "old
hen and chickens" The latter are in
different sizes and varieties, and alto
gether constitute a bordering of about
two feet. The ground is then raised
about eight inches. the sides of the rails
ed surface being planted with othonias.
The surface itself, which is about
nineteen fec wide by eighty feet long,
is simply /. piece of vegetable mosaic
work. Rows of aehyranthus and eche-
verias run through from end to end, the
whole bed being divided into blocks in
which are squares, circles, triangles,
etc. These geometrical figures are fill
ed in with echeverias and edged with
achyranthus in such way that each
figure, and indeed the entire pattern,
is as distinct as a piece of mosaic. The
|, entire surface is almost as level as q
floor, the echeverias having grown
arcely an inch in height, while the
'"hyranthus has beed trimmed to
match.
In some of the figures the echeverias
are sea green, while in others the thick,
succulent leaves are edged with purple,
giving shades OF color which would de-
light the eye of an artist. According to
the statement of one of the gardeners
there are nearly half million of plants
in this bed, which il took eight men
nearly six weeks to prepare and set
according to the pattern.
Some people may say that such a
piece of formal vegetation is not worth
the trouble or expense, but it is GER
tainly the delight Of all beholders, and
the man who said they told him il
would pay him to come all the way
from Michigan to see it, seemed per.
fe lily satisfied that he had got his mon
ey's worth.
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standing in regard to King Humbert's
visit at Vienna, Austria has issued cir
cular note TO her representatives abroad
explaining the meaning of the visit,
which is still causing excitement in
Russia.
AT the first sitting of the land commits
sion at Clare Morris, only four cases were
presented. The earl of Buckinghamshire
having declined to reduce rents ID per
cent, the tenants decI ~ will pay
nothing. On the este "a sliss Knox, at
Ballina, the agent CT rent Of tenant
from els to eS.
In the lord mayo eession at Lon
don, the stars an Ipes were borne
through the streels . Guildhall, pre-
ceaed by drum and file band playing "rhe
Star Spangled Banner" Soon afterward
followed band from the training-ship
Warspite. giving Yankee Doodle" Peo-
pie in the streets gave free vent to their
enthusiasm. AT the office OF the United
States cable company four young ladies
waved American flags from the windows,
and al the American exchange an assem-
blage of three hundred ladies made sim
liar demo sstration. The United States
flag was conspicuous Ia The decorations of
the city.
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New York.

New YORK, Nov. .-Wadsworlh,
republican, has been elected to congress
in the 9th district of this state.
ALBANY, Nov. 9.-The Argus editors,
at noon to-day. claim the election of
the democratic state ticket by 1000
majority. 1t is thought that Carr, who
runs ahead of his ticket, may be elect
ed. They say the senate is in doubt
and the assembly a tie.
The Eue1aing Journal says: THE SEN
ate is a tie and the assembly is repub-
lican by two majority" They claim
the election of Carr by about 1000,
and consider that the remainder of the
ticket, except Huested, is probably
elected. The republican congressman
in the 22d and 9th districts are elected.
New YoRD, November 9.-In the
city of Brooklyn the republicans elected
amayor. sheriff, supervisor at large, no
senators, no assemblymen, 10 supervis-
ors out of Is, and 5 aldermen.
Albert Daggett, chairman of the exc
cutive committee of the republican
state committee, said to-day, that dis
patches from the different parts of the
state give a republican majority of
500. He said the assembly would be
republican by about 6S to 60, while the
democrats would gain the senate by
one vote.
New YORK, Nov. 9.-The Worlds leg
islative table makes the state senate:
democrats IL, republicans II; assem-
bly,, democrats 81, republicans 81. 1t
claims the election of state officers by
majorities ranging from 1000 on Pur-
cell, to over 10000 on Maxwell for state
treasurer.
The Tribune estimates Cars MAORI
ty at $500. The senate, it thinks, will
stand IL democrats to Is republicans,
and the assembly &c democrats to 62
republicans.
ALBANY, Nov. 10.-Returns from the
state received by the Etening Journal
put Cameron's majority at 10000. The
Journal says if these figures stand, all
his associates on the republican ticket
except Hustled, are certainly elected
The Journal figures the senate II demo
Gratis, and Is republicans; assembly 81
democrats, and 81 republicans.
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then taken to the county Jail at Alex
andria, where he has remained with
short intermissions ever since. But
the strangest part of the story has yet
to be told. Soon after his first attack
he refused to speak. Every effort was
made, both at home and at the asylum
TO induce him to talk, but without
avail. He was as silent as the grave.
He had fair education, but neither
would he make known his wants by
writing.
During all these twelve years he is
not known to have uttered single
word and he has resisted the most inn
Fortunate and ingenious efforts to in
duco him TO speak. A few weeks ago,
to the great surprise of his friends, he
began to converse as well as he had
ever done explaining his strange con-
duct by saying that he had made a
promise 10 God that he wcEid not
speak for twelve years, Ind the time
mad now expired. But with return ofhis
ability TO talk, returns his maladv. To all
appearances he is hopelessly insane.
Although but little past forty years OF
age, his body is stopped, his limbs
emaciated, his face haggard and cada-
verous, his hair quite gray and un-
kempt, making him to appear a feeble
old man 1t is a strange case, and
doubtless would be an interesting one
to medical gentlemen.
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The Sand Blast.

Among the wonderful and useful in
ventions of the times is the common
sand blast. Suppose you desire piece
of marble for grave-stone; You cover
the stone with sheet of wax no thicker
than wafer; then you cut in the wax
the name, date ETC., leaving the marble
exposed. Now pass it under the blast
and the sand shall cut it away. Re
move the wax and you have the cut
letters. Take piece of Frencl plate
glass, say two by six feet, cover it with
fine lace and pass il under the blast,
and not thread of the lace will be in
jured but the sand will cut deep into
the glass wherever it is not covered by
the lace. Now remove the lace and
you have a delicate and beautiful fig
ure raised ON the glass. In this way
beautiful figures of all kinds are cut in
glass and at a small expense. The
workmen can hold their hand under
the blast without harm, even when il
is rapidly cutting away the hardest cut
ting glass, iron, or stone, but they must
look out for finger nails, for they will
be whitfield off right hastily. If they
put On steel thimbles to protect the
nails, it will do but little good, for the
sand will soon white them away; but
if they wrap piece Of soft cotton
around them they are safe. You will
at once see the philosophy Of it. The
sand whites away and destroys any
hard substance, even glass--but does
not affect substances that are soft and
yielding, like wax, Gotten or fine lace,
or even the human hand.
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TEIEGRAPHIC'
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

COMMISSIONER RAUM will order an ex.
animation into the materials used in the
manufacture of beer in all parts Of the
United States
GEN. RoBT. b. LxScH, one of The Fe-
mans captured at the battle of Ridgway,
who served long term of imprisonment
In the castle at kingston, Ont, has been
given position as messenger in the war
department
IT is predicted that in his forthcoming
message the president will recommend
the abolition of the tax on medicines
and bank checks, with other reductions
amounting TO $1,000 600 per annum.
A LONG list of names of witnesses for
the government has been given to Gui-
teau. The ass ASSN has caused summons
to be issued to Henry Wood, superintend-
ent of the Philadelphia and Westchester
railroad.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has returned to
Washington, and 3 complete cabinet slate
will soon be prepared for presentation to
the senate The retention of Postmaster
General James will depend upon the ac-
ton of the court on the star route infor-
nations.
ALL the personal effects of President
Garfield, stored at the white house, were
| placed in special cars rendered by the
| Pennsylvania road for transmission to
| Mentor. An Alderney COW given TO the
president goes to Cleveland, and the
horses remain in charge of General
Swain.
| Mr.. SCovILLE, Guiteau's lawyer, is hav-
| ing great deal of trouble in protecting
what he calls the rights of his client. He
claims that District Attorney Corkhill is
taking au undue advantage in preventing
| him (Scoville) from gaining access to Gui-
| teau's papers. Corkhill holds that these
| papers constitute part of the evidence
against the prisoner, and that, therefore,
it is proper for him to withhold them.
JOHN A. KAssoN is in Washington,
making quiet canvass for the speaker
| ship. The greenbacke RS are mainly sup
porters of Ladd, of Maine, with William
ID. Kelley as second choice. The admin
istration has not yet shown its hand in
the contest. The fact is now recalled that
| Representatives Paul and Fulkerson, of
Virginia, were elected as readjusters. and
Malone may influence them to vote with
the republicans in organizing the house.
In the star-route cases. District Attor-
ney Corkhill INDUCED in a long personal
| explanation, to the effect that Mr.. Cook
had been selected by the attorney general
to prosecute the offenders, and that ample
notice of the adjournment of the grand
jury in September was given to both his
superiors. 1t has been decided to remove
| Corkhill. and entrust the Guiteau case to
ADLER hands. A rumor is in circulation
in Washington that Charles II. Reed, OF
Chicago. is not unlikely to be selected for
district attorney. The position is worth
about $4,000 per annum. 1t is believed
that the informations filed against the
star-route ringsters will be set aside.
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Virginia.


RICHMOND, Va, Nov. "a readjuster
organ in an editorial on the result in
Virginia, will tomorrow say: Our vic
tory is certain; we have not yet re-
ceived sufficient returns to give the ex-
act or even proximate figures of our
majorities, but we know enough to be
quite positive that Col. Cameron and
the whole state ticket will be elected
by majority of not less than 1000,
and that we have carried both branches
of the general assembly by a joint
majority exceeding that of the legisla
ture of 1880. Indeed the returns
as far as received fully justify claiming
a majority of 10000 for our state tick
ct, but with abundant caution we de-
cline to claim everything. We might
do so. at any rate, our victory is COM
plete, and at last the people have Sc
lected a governor who will accomplish
readjustm ent and give effect in full to
the popular will.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 9.-Later re-
turns further reduce the democratic
gains in the legislature, and there is no
hope of recovering the lost ground in
the counties to hear from. Pretty full
returns received from over half of the
state, and the indications are that Cam
eron is elected and that the readjusters
will have good working majority on
joint ballot in the legislature. AT the
readjuster headquarters til election of
the state ticket is claimed by not less
than Is, 900 and majority in the leg
islature of IL to 20 on joint ballot
The readjusters are exceedingly jubi-
liant tonight, marching in procession
through the streets with band music
and firing CT cannon.
RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 10.-Returns
from so counties and cities, covering
over two-thirds of the state, make Cam
eron's (readjuster) majority, so far,
about 1900. The thirty-two counties
yet to hear from will considerably in
crease these figures, but from estimates
made from careful calculations. his
total majority in the state will not reach
10000, and may fall much lower. Re-
adjusters, however, still claim Gamer
on's majority will not be less than 12,-
600. The legislature, according to the
best estimates that can now be made
stands: Assembly -Readjusters, 81;
democrats, As. Senate-Readjusters,
%; democrats Is; a majority for the
readjusters on a joint ballot of Is.
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Grants New Home

| New 0rk Letter to the Clf clnnatl Enquirer.
There is quite hutter in society
owing TO the announcement that Gen
eral and Mrs. Grant are to give IN ele-
CANT reception as soon as their new
house is in perfect order, and every
| day workmen and artists are bringing
nearer the desired end / understand
not single article has been bought or
ordered for the first floor, the eighty
cases of magnificent presents presented
to the General on his foreign tour fur
nishing them throughout, as well as
supplying the rest of the house with
objects of art of every conceivable sort.
No two pieces of furniture in the par
lors and reception room will be alike.
Curiously caned chairs, velvet and gold
embroidered divans and ebony and
| ivory fauteuil, upholstered with CODE
lin tapestry and handwrought bro
cades, will take the place of the mod
ern set
The Oriental hangings and Persian
carpets were made for the ex- President
as gifts, and Mrs. Grant will incur the
everlasting envy of women by using the
finest and most exquisitely woven India
cashmeres for the drapery of her own
boudoir. The tables and stands are OF
buhl and mosaic work; the mirrors
hang in curiously carved frames cut by
the jack-knives of the sklllful Swedish
carvers. Pictures of every variety, and
all of merit in different degrees, have
frames in themselves works ofart, while
statuary and articles of virtue ornament
the rooms lavishly.
In General Grants private dressing
room stands miniature house of FIVE
stories and nearly three feet in height.
1t is of solid silver, >curiously beaten
and raised in queer flowers and odd
birds. On opening the various doors
and windows that lead out on comical
little balconies can be discovered cases
of fretted silver, containing bottles and
TASKS of carved ivory filled with differ
ent and delicious perfumes. This was
presented to the owner in China A
pleasant reminder of India Is a pair of
superb elephant tusks nearly six feet in
length, the polished ivory set off by
elaborate gold mountings.
The wall on one side Of the family
sitting room is nearly covered by re-
markable japanese picture-a hunting
scene. The ground is creamy satin,
and the subject is worked out in varied
silk embroidery, the figures and foliage
standing out as in real life and the col
ors exquisite and natural.
How exceptional memory General
Grant has is shown in the fact that he
knows at a glance where each of these
thousand gifts came from, the name of
the city, the donor and the circumstan-
ces of the presentation. He does not
exhibit the least complacency in their
exhibition, but Mrs. Grant shows wo-
mans natural qualification in them.
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Fast Time Between New York and Chi
HAOA

The Brooklyn Eagle, speaking of the
proposed fast train from Chicago to
New York in twenty-six hours, says:
cit will not be long before the Jour
ney to Chicago will uniformly be made
in twenty-four hours, for steel rails,
perfect road-bed and improved ma
chinery are rapidly combining to in
crease safety and celebrity. 1t is proba-
BILE that in the large engines, of which
Long No. 10 is sample, the present
type of locomotive has reached eli
max. The high point of center of
gravity and the enormous driving
wheel have gone as far as they can in
producing speed, and hereafter some
other plan must be devised. 1t is be-
lieved that the passenger engine of a
few years hence will be built upon a
plan which recent experiments have
proved to be entirely successful, name
ly, the introduction of double driving
wheels, the inner one worked by short
er piston stroke, which imparts energy
to the exterior wheels sufficient to at
tain speed of 100 miles an hour. Sta
bility on the metals is gained by lower
ing the boiler and furnace to within a
few inches of the ground, and the mo-
mentum is unchecked by oscillation.
So far the new locomotive has been III
every way satisfactory, and in a short
time seventy-five miles an hour will
cease to excite wonder