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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
Land Animals in Water.


Man and animals are able to sustain
themselves for long distances in the
water, and would do SO much oftener
were they not incapacitated, in regard
to the former at least, by sheer terror,
as well as complete ignorance of their
real powers. Webb's wonderful endur-
ance will never be forgotten. But there
are other instances only less Bremarl1a-
BILE. Some years since the second mate
of ship fell overheard while listing a
sail. 1t was blowing fresh, the time
was night, and the place some miles
out in the stormy German ocean. The
hardy fellow nevertheless managed to
gain the English coast. Brock, with a
dozen other pilots, was plying for fares
by Yarmouth, and as the mainsheet
was Delayed, sudden puff of wind up
set the boat, when presently all persisted
except Brock himself, who, from four
in the afternoon of an October evening
to one the next morning, swan IL miles
before he was able to hail vessel at
anchor in the ofing. Animals them
selves are capable of swimming i'm
mense distances, although unable to
rest by the way. A dog recently swan
thirty miles in America in order to re-
Join his master. A mule and d g
washed overheard during gale in the
Bay of Biscay, have been known to
make their way to shore. A dog swan
ashore with letter in his mouth atthe
Cape of Good Hope. The crew of the
ship to which the dog belonged all per
ished, which they need not have done
had they only ventured to tread water
as the dog did. As certain ship @as
laboring heavily in the trough of the
sea, it was found needful, in order to
tighten the vessel, to throw some troop
horses overheard which had been taken
in at Corunna. The poor things, my
informant, staff surgeon, said, when
thew found themselves abandoned,
faced round and swan for miles after
the vessel. A man on the east coast OF
Lincolnshire saved quite number Of
lives by swimming out on horseback to
vessels in distress. He commonly rode
an old gray mare, but when the mare
was not at hand he took the first horse
that offered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
A Monster Turtle.
New York Times.

An extraordinary turtle was brought
to this city yesterday by fisherman
named Hines, who commands a steam
smack in the menhaden or moss-bun-
ker fishery. Capt. Hines. while cruis-
ing for menhaden about 125 miles of
Absecom Light on Sunday afternoon
discovered a queer-looking monster
feasting on the bait that had been
thrown overheard for menhaden. A
seine was hastily spread around him,
and then ensued a contest as doubtful
as it was exciting. The strong threads
OF the seine parted like gossamer in
the tremendous struggles of the mons
ter, but the alert fishermen as f:.oL as
one seine was broken spread another
around him, and at last, worn out by
the fury of his exertions, was towed tC
the side of the smack. A crane was
rugged up on the mast of the smack
and the turtle was lifted on board. The
captain then steamed for port and sold
his prize for $3.50 to some amateur
showmen. who rugged up tent on the
pier, just north of Fulton Ferry, and
charged 10 cents admission. The turtle
is of variety never seen before in this
market. 1t is seven feet long, -four
feet three inches broad, and about
three feet thick. Its fiippers" OIL
pectoral fins are AZ inches long. 1t is
BLUSH black all over except on the
neck, where muddy white spots and
under the throat, pink spots relieve the
black surface. The black is marked
by seven longitudinal ridges, there be
ing one large ridge in the center and
three smaller ones on either side. The
head is roundish and about foot il
diameter. The mouth is eight inches
long, and two long fangs protrude from
the end of the upper jaw. These fangS
are exceedingly sharp. Unlike most
of the turtle family this specimen ha:
not the power of drawing his head in
to the shell, and he is also incapable o
walking, possibly because of his great
weight, which is estimated to be be
tween l, 200 and 1000 pounds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
Pretty Women in Short Dresses
From the London World.

N@SAANsNA
The garden party at Marlborough
House was quite as large as the assem-
blages of former years at Chiswick.
Her Majesty looked in radiant health
and spirits, and was surrounded by
grandchildren in different stages. The
Princess of Wales wore gray, the
Crown Princess violet stamped velvet,
and Princess Beatrice blue. Short
dresses prevailed, and very short some
of them were-more suited to a ten
mile stretch across country than a
Summer afternoon in royal garden.
One lady, in tight jacket speckled
over with flowers, and skirt of white
muslin fifteen inches off the ground.
was nothing more nor less than carl
cature. But it is pleasanter to recall
the memory of beauty rather than
ugliness, and to turn from paint and
vulgarity to Lady Dudley, in a lovely
dress of mauve, with white lace; to the
Hon. Mrs. Reginald Talbot, in a medi-
aval composition in brown and white,
and Lady Hermione Duncombe, the in
carnation of nymph-hke beauty, in
vestal white. There was also lemon
tinted dress, with shaded parasol to
match, which was refreshing to the
looker-on, and most becoming to the
wearer. The crimson velvet tents, gor-
geous with gold embroidery, which the
Prince of Wales brought from India.
added to the coup d'oeil at the garden
party, and these were not the only re.
minders of the Indian Empire, for the
gardens of Marlborough House, being
surrounded by terrace and wall, form
sort of basin, and ON Thursday the
temperature was as high as it is IN
Bombay.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 13.-Flour-Dull and un-
changed. Wheat-Strong and advancing; No.
hard, nominal; No. 1, nominal; No. 2 hard
1.I9, 1l9 for seller August; LICK for seller Sep
TENDER; I.l6X for seller October; 1.17H for
seller November; l.17s4 for seller December
No. 3, l OF; No. 4, nomnal rejected, nominal
rn-Stronger; No. 2, IS. Oats Quiet; No. 2
IS. Rye-Stronger; No. l, $50. Barley =
stronger; No. 2, September, 76. Provisions
Firm. Mess Pork-17.70
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

DR.. TANNER has located at Erie, Pa.
He is preparing proposition to the
medical faculty Of New York to fast
for three months. He declares that if
the air in his room be strongly charged
with electricity he can obtain the mega
tive element from the disintegration of
his tissue, and fast for ninety-five days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
Be Wise and Happy.

If you will stop all your extravaganza
and wrong notions in doctoring your
self and families with expensive doc
tors or humbug cure-alls, that do harm
always, and use only natures simple
remedies for all your ailments, you
will be wise, well and happy, and save
great expense. The greatest remedy
for this, the great, wise and good will
tell you, is Hop Bitters-rely on it. See
another column.-Press,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

THE suit brought by General Butler
to stop the sale of the Sprague estate
has caused the closing of all its facto-
ries. The temporary injunction for
bids payments to operatives or expend-
itures for the preservation of property,
thus throwing ten thousand men out of
emplOyment
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
The Gastric Juice.

When Initiated, as it always is in dyspepsia poi
sons instead Of acting as a solvent of the food
which decomposes in the stomach, giving birth to
an acid that, rising in the throat, stngs the pal
ate and causes the exceedingly unpleasant sensa-
ton called heartburn. Carbonate Of Soda and
other means are often resorted to for the purpose
of remedying this, but with no permanent good
effect. The wiser way is TO eradicate the atrOeious
disease which originates this and hundred other
harassiug symptoms. Palptations of the heart
wind on the stomach, oppression in that organ at
ter eating, and sinking sensation in 1t at other
times, in short, all the indicia of chronic lndiges-
ton are removed by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
foremost of stomaehicS and inyigorants. Ape
tite and nerve tranquility are impaired by its
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

He belonged to a church with a
steeple, and prayed in manner most
grand; he chose his companions from
people who were ranked as the best in
the land: but with all his luminous
morals, vice over him hung black as
jet, and darkness his crown of bright
fiorals-he played on the iendish cor
net Modern Arr
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
Old Slaves Returning to Africa.

New \ 0rk Times.
The Spanish bark Triunfo, which is
now loading for the Canary Islands, at
Pier No. 10, East river, has on board
twenty-seven persons, who took pas
sage at Havana few weeks ago. The
most of these are natives of the Canary
Islands, who are returning to their
homes. There are on board three ne
groes and three negresses, who were
taken from Africa in the days of slave
trading, and brought to Cuba. One of
them, gray-haired old man, named
Miguel, VINO wears gold earrings,
bought his freedom for $400, about ten
wears ago, and has since been saving
money to enable him to return to his
early nome and pass the remainder oil
his DAYS there. One of the negresses
is about forty years old, and is the
mother of sixteen children, who are
now living in Cuba. She was sold as q
slave when only three years old. The
old man who bought his liberty is very
old, but cannot tell his age. Nearly all
the Canary Islanders emigrated to
Cuba in the hope of making fortunes,
but are now returning almost pennil ess
One old woman is broken down in
health and was removed to the hospi-
tai here on Wednesday. She does not
know her own age, but the doctors
think she is nearly 80. There are
hardly any chances of her reaching
home again. The Triunfo will sail for
the Canary Islands in few days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

Little Lottie to her friend: 81 have
so many cares. Yesterday little baby
sister arrived and papa is on a journey
1t was but piece of luck that mann
ma was at home to take care of it. =
Indianapolis Sentinel
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

SECRETARY of war, Robert Lincoln,
has asked General W. S. Hancock,
late democratic candidate for presi-
dent, to command the troops on the
occasion at the celebration of the cen
tennial anniversary of the battle of
Yorktown, and the general has signi-
fed bis willingness so to do. Admiral
David d. Porter Will command the war
vessels which will participate i'll the
celebration, by order of Secretary
HINT
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
EXECUTIVE MANSION.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August l2-1 p. m.
The president has passed comfort
able day. AT the evening dressing, the
wound was found to be doing well; the
quantity of puss secreted is gradually
diminishing; its character is healthy.
The rise of temperature this afternoon
reached the same point as yesterday.
At present the pulse is los, tempera-
ture 101 2-10ths, respiration 10.
(Signed) d. W. BLISS,
j. X. BARNES,
J. ] WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYBURN,
FRANK H. HAMILTON,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
He "KnoMed . 1t was Coming
Raleigh News and Observer.


A good story is told of farmer
down in Johnston county. He was
with his wife in buggy travelling to
Goldboro last week, when he was star
tied to see by the roadside some tents
pitched and men in and around them.
He pulled up his horse and eagerly in
auired what was the matter. He was
answered by wag that there was an
other war and the whole country was
in an uprising Frightened out of his
wits, the countryman turned to ms
wife and said: 'There, by gosh |
told you so. When | seen that star
with tail to it in the element | was
afeard of just such a thing as war.
knowed it was coming: Mary, let's gil
back home" And they got" Ii
turned out that the people in tents
were a surveying party of the North
Carolina Midland road
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

WEAVER is "whooping up" the
greenback cause in Karsas this hot
weather. He has held dozen meet
ings in the state already, and is booked
for dozen more addresses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
A Raree Show.

A royal proclamation was sent over
the country, making it known in Afri-
can fashion that the chief, ever mind
full of his loving subjects. had, regard
less of expense, secured real white
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

FIFTY delegates to the Methodist
ecumenical conference sailed from New
York by the City of Berlin. The cab
in table was loaded with floral tributes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

If we are to believe the Paris cores
pondent Of the London Economist, the
reports of rich harvests in France have
not only been exaggerated but are I'M
true. This correspondent claims that
the yield will be less than last year,
which was below the average, and that
the expectation of breadstuffs into
France must be as large as ordinary.
France expects to absorb the surplus
&c Prussia
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
NEWS NOTES.

A LARGE school of sharks has ap-
peared in the Hudson river at New
York, and can daily be seen from the
ferrv-boats.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
Election In North Carolina.

An associated press dispatch dated
August 5, from Raleigh, n. c., says the
election passed of quietly. The
towns where prohibition strength was
conceded tie, have all given, as far as
heard from, heavy anti-prohibition
maiorities. The vote was light. The
negroes voted soIidly with the republi-
can leaders who had pronounced
against prohibition. The majority
against the measure is large, perhaps
10000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

REV. EDWARD CROWLEY; the New
York shepherd" who starved the
children committed to his care, and
vino suffered a years imprisonment
for his crime, has written long letter
for publication, in which he reviews the
testimony brought before the ecclesias-
tical court; and claims that much other
testimony useful to him was withheld
by his enemies. He appeals to the pub
lie for money to enable him to print all
tho testimony in the case.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

Hotel clerks profess to have great
nerve, but not one of them is bold
enough to have the diamonds cut out
of his bosom .-AtLdnt1 Constitution.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

Lord Beaconsield was nearly insolv-
ent when he died. 1t is found that his
whole estate would be barely sufficient
to discharge the debt upon Hughen.
den. The executors return the value
at a little over 100000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

Young clergyman lat a clerical
meeting)--"I merely throw out the
idea" Old Clergyman" Well, / think
that is the best thing you can do with
n ~
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

YELLow-FEvER is prevailing IN the
West Indies and along the gulf coast
of Mexico. 1t appears to be worse at
Vera Cruz. where it is epidemic, and
so fatal as to practically place an en-
barge on travel In Cuba the disease
has been gradually on the increase for
some months at Havana, and now 1t
is reported at the Sagua Grande Car
denas and Cientfugos. 1t seems to be
spreading all over the island, and
threatens to become epidemic. 1t has
also appeared in isolated cases at St
Thomas and the Bahamas, and medical
men fear that it will rayage the entire
West Indies before the summer is over.
Smallpox is also prevalent in some
rYarfaYS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

THE centennial era is coming to a
close. Two big celebrations this fall
will wind it up. The anniversary OF
the Yorktown surrender, October 10,
will be participated in by many states
officially and by more thorough indi-
yiduals. 1t is intended to put an end
TO the anniversary period, as the orig
inal event did to the war, with a blaze
Of glory. A month hence, September
and Z, an occasion of quite another
kind. the burning of New London, Ct,
and the massacre of Fort Griswold,
will be noticed, both the state and fed
eral governments having made appro-
nriations. The British force which at
tackled New London was commanded
by Benedict Arnold, but he does not
seem to be directly responsible for the
murder of half the 100 men in Fort
Griswold when il surrendered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

A ooRRTSPONDENT at Provincetown,
Cane Cod, writes that over fifty whales
nave been killed there this season,
some in the inner harbor itself, and the
industry is as yet in its infancy. He
saws. "The hitherto unlimited lin
back who laughed at harpoons, and
would shake the strongest whaleboat to
pieces in his headlong. tireless rush
across leagues and leagues of sea, un
less warp and iron were promptly saerl-
feed, now comes to the surface, to see
a puff of smoke, tiny jet of red hame'
to feel a sharp pain OF the entering
lance, and the last volcanic pang, as the
bursting charge rends apart his vltais.
A harpoon is planted ere the quiverlng
bulk sinks under bloody foam, and
the warp is buoyed until time and IN
cipient decomposition shall bring the
hinge body to the surface"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
IN HIS CELL

The portrait of President Garfield,
and other pictures which decorated the
wall of Guiteau's cell, put there by a
former prisoner of aesthetic taste, have
been removed from the wall They
were taken down about two weeks ago,
when a new coat of whitcwash was put
on the wall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

Barber: you're very bald, sir
Have you tried our tonic lotionY
Customer: Oh, yes; but that's not
what made all my hair fall OFF,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

Now and then, in states which ex-
empt church property from taxation,
the legislature discusses the proprlety
Of imposing tax. New Hampshire
has varied the proceedings little this
summer. There law is in force tax
ing the possessions of religious bodies,
provided they are worth over $4,000.
An effort has just been made to re-
peal this act, so that rich churches
would 60 free as well as poor ones, but
the house voted it down last week, 12O
n
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

A CURIOUS story comes from England
to the effect that the action of the In
ternational Medical Congress, in refus-
ing to acknowledge the right Of women
to practice medicine and surgery, was
caused by the action of Queen Victoria,
who, it is claimed, threatened, through
Sir William Jenner, to withdraw her
patronage from the congress if woman
practitioners were admitted. This is
very unlike the the Queen, who has
always encouraged the advancement
of women in art and science.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

A brass band that is all one piece--a
dogs collar.-PhihoIelphia San.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18

The IRON clad prohlbltory law WHICH
Kansas has engrafted into the consti-
tuition doesn't work very well. Itwas
predicted that it would lead the citi-
zens of Puritan New England comuni-
ties to flock there in great numbers.
Nothing of the sort has happened.
Moreover, a convention has been held
to protest against it and secure its re-
peal, and, worse than all, prohibition
doesn't prohibit, as is shown by the
issue of large number of United
States licenses to LIQUOR sellers.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-05
ru o1rcRp SANDAL.

The little town Of Oxfotl, In SslnncFsoun-
~. shifsy miles b<3sw this ssty, Il q ton up
with graEe scan1pl The eorcnerss ipq1est
upon the BODY q Mrs. Amanda TAoupssn,
who died Aerc l.ls Friday, In. n saltea y .
startling sensattea- Tbs 1nry's versifet Is
that she dled on April s5sA, from oil efsan-
sey. taksa for ths purpose u prodssing abov-
tion, aud that the drug was procured by
Vim. II. Richardson for that purpose. and
administered to hrrby Richardson or Mrs.
Clara J. Reed. with the knowledge Of it. use.
Richardson has been living here As grass
widower. Mrs. Reed has been keeping house
Tor him. protesting herself his sisser-ir-lan.
Nrs. Thompson, who was beausisu: grass
willow. was kept alsont FOR general conven-
ienee. 1t now transpircs tina; Richardson's
true name was VIM. 4. Reed, and that Mrs.
Reed is his lawful wife, married to him in
1860 at White Hail, Michigan. Soon there
after he took the name Of Richardson and de-
canped with his wifc's younger sister, with
whom he lived, and moved from place to
place for ten years. always being followed
up and ferreted out by Mrs. Reed. with her
two boys who finally overlook them here.
Mrs. Richardson thsu left with her child.
He retained hi. assumed name. She was
known as Mrs. Reed The housSkecper.
Mrs. Thompson, was inaily called in IS help,
aud retained As paramount. A post-mortcm
examination revealed the fact that she had
been pregnant for four months. The psteT-
nifty VI the child WAS fixed on Richardson up
on the jury's ;nQuisition. Richardson and
Mrs. Reed we're arrested upon the coroaer's
warrant, and their preliminary examination
adjourned until May 10th. Ms. Reed gave
bonds for her appearance. Richardson Is ia
iail
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-05

CUT 4 WOMAN OPEN TO GET A DIAMOND.

The quarrel in the sultan's court at Con-
s,antinorle has developed some blcc,i-curd-
ling facts. Abdul Ais. one of the riches,
mobiles Of the Turkish Empire, has been mys-
teriously n.,ir,lcred and Eiam MahorDed and
Newry. two Of the suitan's brothers, are im-
plicated. The vast treasures OF Abdul AXIS
mysteriousIy disappeared after h,s death
and the brothers gave il out that the money
and jewels had been used for war debts.
Present inquiry, however. tends to show that
considerable part WAS Appropriately BY bigh
officials aud other. connected with the PAL
ace. Nowry and Mshomed have begun 10
orimiDate each other. NowTy. for example,
accuses Mahomed OF having caused the slave
TO be diseGbowcied, to discover whether
she had sw allowed Available diamond which
was missing from the treasury. During the
examination OF Fahcr. chamberlain 10 Abdul
Axis. who is accused OF se.ive share in
the murder Of Abdul, his victim having for
merry conferred great benefits upon him, the
sultan became very much excited. He de-
clared he could hardly refrain from taking
vengeance on him with his own hards- On
hearing this the chief cunueh beat Faher
WITH his tets Until the sultan or.jcred aim 10
tlesi.t