River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-24
IN A NUTSHELL.

The original Dan Rice, the equestrian
clown, died on January 16, at 162
Brownsgrove street, Birmingham, Eng
land.
The price of tickets for the inaugu-
ration ball at Washington has been
fixed at S. each. Over $500 tickets
have already been sold.
The grave of President Harrison, at
South Bend, is in a dilapidated condi-
ton, like that of several other of our
presidents.
The styles of valentines this year are
unique and beautiful Ugly caricatures
have gone out of fashion, indicating
that yulgarity is no longer reputable.
Feathers are much used for deco
rative purposes in England being APP
piled to chairs, stool, mantels, settees
and in fact every thing in which color
can be applied.
The Merchants club of Boston gave
a reception and dinner Saturday even
ing. About $50 of the distinguished
gentlemen of the Hub, with their ladies,
sat down to the banquet.
1t wasn't Bartlett pair that the Bar
oness and her spouse made when join
ed. One of the conditions of the con-
tract was that the Old lady should re-
tain her full name, and her young hus-
band adopt it.
The regular Sunday evening recep-
ton held by Col Ingersoll and wife, at
Washington on the 18th inst, was made
more than usually agreeable by the re-
currence of the thirtieth anniversary
of their wedding.
Elephants filled with candy and tied
with ribbon and tamborines were the
favors given to the ladies at New York
dancing party the other night. The
gentlemen had gilt horse-shoos and
crosses of Venitian glass.
Flatterers of Governor Plasted, of
Maine, are telling him that he will be
reelected governor in 1882, with leg
islature in harmony with him, and that
in 1884 he may be Il candidate for pres
ident or vice president.
Hon Stephen A. Miller, who was
governor of Minnesota from 1864 to
1866, was stricken with apoplexy, at
Worthington, in that state, recently.
He cannot recover. Governor Miller
was born in Pennsylvania in 1916. He
settled in Minnesota in 1868.
The new residence of Colonel Hig-
ginson, the author, in Cambridge,
Mass, is tiled instead of clapboarded
and shingled, and the hall is Ige as
the parlors, having fire g on one
side, windows on the 9th md stair
case at the end.
AFTER THE tt
If the sleigher thinks -eth
Dumping, jumping egrOund,
And his cutter deeply c.. n
In the mud at ev'ry bound,
lisa case Of insane folly
That is truly melancholy.
The Rev. A. I. Mason, formerly of Z
Stree Church, Washington, d. c., has
accepte d a call to the First Baptist
Churcd of Milwaukee, at salary of
s., 900. Mr., Mason is a noted reformer,
and his wife is writer of considerable
prominence on humanitarian affairs.
The late Charles Sumner told a
friend that good digestion was one of
the requisites to success in political
life, and that if the friend would look
around in congress, he would find that
the leaders were generally portly men.
That was before Aleck Stephens re-
turn.
Edwin Booth, when not on the stage
is great smoker. Rut he never drinks
any alcoholic liquors. Tea is his only
He never attends late dim
ners or suppers, and never has an
out" After acting he is very much
depressed and likes to lie abed to re-
cuperate during much of the next day.
Major Blaine, paymaster in the ar
my, brother of Senator Blaine, arrived
in Washington on the 18th inst, from
Montana, with both hands disabled
from having been frozen on his last
paying trip. He is accompanied by
Col. Fisk, editor of the Helena Herald.
The round-cheeked, shy-eyed, fair
haired Princess Stephanie has just been
to her first ball, which she enjoyed with
real girlish zest. She opened the dan
cling with Prince Rudolph, her future
husband. The wedding is to take place
at the beginning of May.
Miss Annie Louise Cary will sing at
the great June musical festival in
Chicago. At least fifty singing socie-
ties from various parts of the country
vile take part in this grand sangerfest,
which will take place in the Exposition
Building from June % to July 8.
King Kalakaua, the Hawaiian, has
the civilized good taste to dress simply,
to wear no iewelry and no decorations.
He is remarkably handsome man,
more than six feet in height. His car
riage is erect, his beard, mustache and
eyes are blac ID his expression is
amiable.