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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-28

neua amount Of the contraction provided for up to
Isst evening will not exceed $20.000.0e0. OF the
b14112. $50 reported from Washington last even
r. the stste of Eew-York figures for only
"a, 1857, 900; Pennsylvania, SO, 464600; Massacbu-
eetts. 81 i15 100 Connecticut. 81 OO490O Illinois.
bS3600; Indiana 1891. 900; Ohio 1881 $3.50; New
perusy $3.50, 600, and Kansas, Kentucky. Michigan.
Minnesota. Missouri. Montana. Nebraska, Rhode
liand and Virginia for smaller amounts.
And while all tho business was In progress
capital running from the threatened danger of an
lncendiary-the House of Representatives, has
quietly looked on, having committed the bill to its
Committee Of Ways and Means. which seems to
pave been incompetent to appreciate the danger OF
lighting locofeco matches in o powder magazine.
Bat perhaps after ell Congress is not so much to
plane for the delayed action. 1t was
Soh BY parsons and papers who
cqkht n know that the banks were
psaying game Of 'sbrago and tryingto scare
scszess mo paying Siaper cent for money instead
y cent wneu the question of interest on the
ow oonos % q ssxes Oh deposits and circulation
~ ho'n.ns % 90 witn the semi-panio that struck
his Is good place 20 remind Con orass
md ah other wise people that the
4eockhoidcrs In banks. ss rule ara not miilop-
ere. nor even rich persons very large proportion
p DANA capital 10 msds up Of small denominations.
p o. the small bequess loft 70 widows and orphans.
emsoorty Of whom an not capable of transacting
pusiness for themselves Hence II Ia nm acoraoaton
% small amounts which biSught together baps6t
We WHO'S people, but which otherwi.s
Eouh - hid cnder bushel. Tberefore
bhe silly cJ aaanst the banks. and anv
esempts - restrict them In the proper DEVELOPMENT
y thedr eapitais srs attacks upon class unable
$500 issslE ana not upon the popular bIoated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-28

go,al sh..A4 Aala Ior Lhe week. -,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-28

The following were the receipts aud shipments
and from Chicago and Milwaukee Saturday:
ReceiptA Shipments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
to take suitable part in the ceiebla-
ton Of this centennial anniversary.

to take a suitable part in the ceiebIa-
ton Of this centennial anniversary.
CONCLUSION.
The richest blessings of divine prov
idence have been bestowed upon our
nation during the past year most
abundantly. Nothing that could con
tribute to our material or political WEI
fare has been withheld and, IN consc-
quence, financial and commercial af-
fairs were never in a more satisfactory
condition, the evidences of universal
prosperity and contentment were never
more abundant and the prospects for
continued advancement in wealth, in
education, and in all things necessary
TO make a people truly independent,
never more encouraging. We have
reason, also, TO be most profoundly
grateful that the results of the late pres
idential election were so decisive, ana
were obtained by methods SO
unobjectionable, as TO secure
a prompt and cheerful acquiescenc9
therein for the time being, and, in al,
dlhJn thereto, the assurance that thee
wlll be accepted by the great body al
intelligent people in every state as the
conclusive adjudication that, in the
United States, the nation, and not ,
state, is supreme. This is a promis..
Of the impending and final disintegra-
ton Of sectionalism, and marks the
dawn OF an era, most anxiously await.
ed by the people of Wisconsin, when
there shall be, politically, neither north
nor south, east nor west
WILLIAM +. SMITH.
MADISON, January Is, 1881
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

Are those whom confirmed tendency to bilious
ness subjects TO the various and chGngeful symp-
toms indicative Of liver complaint. Nausea, ack
headache, constipation, furred tongue an nIleas-
ant breath, q dull or sharp pain ID the neighbor
hood Of the affected organ, impurity Of the blood
and loss Of appetite gnalze it as one Of the most
distressing, it is one Of the most common Of
maladies. There is, however, q benign specific for
the disease and al its unpleasant manifestations.
It is the concurrent testimony Of the public and
the medical profession, that Hostetter's Stomach
B,tters is 6 medicine which achieves results speed
ily felt, thorough and benign. Besides rectfying
liver disorder il inyigorates the feeble c6nquers
kidney and bladder complaints and hastens the
convalescence Of those recovering from enfeebling
diseases Moreover it is the grand specific for
fever and ague
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

The Crown Prince Of Denmark = Of
short stature He used TO be a night
and graceful dancer. His feet yet re
main phenomeDally small, but his fig
ure Is altering and there are signs Of a
double chin. In short, the paterfamilias
supersedes the Prince Charming. The
recent addition to the royal nursery
was a seventh child. Family cares do
not appear to wear on the Princess
She enjoys company, the theater, the
opera, is very fond Of dancing when
she has q tall partner. She boasts Of
her French blood, which comes to her
from the Bernadottes, Clarys, and Beau
harnOis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
Costly Vaccination.
Ylrgiuin city Chronicle.

IN thl7 eity there is a saloon keeper
who has been making money hand
over fs, for the past two or three
months playing poker When the
sIna..pog scare came on he was adyis-
ed 10 have himself vaccinated. This
placed HIN in a dilemma. Ifhe were
yacclnated in the arm it would inter-
fere wittf his poker playing. If he
dldn't play poker the principal source
Of his revenue would be closed. Hap
PLY he bgthought himself Of way out
Of the difficulty. He was yaccinated
in the leg; and now laments the fact,
for that member Ii so swollen that he
can scarcely get out Of bed, to say
nothing "a trying to play poker. The
hand which grasps for too much often
looses all
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
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Guilty of Wrong .

Some people have fashion Of con
fusing excellent remedies with the
large mass or patent medicines, ana
in this they are guilty Of wrong,
There are some advertised remedies
fully worth all that is asked for them.
and one. at least we know of-Hn.
Bitters. The writer has had occasion
70 use the Bitters in just such climate
as we have most Of the year IN bay
City, and has always found them 70 be
firs;-class and reliable, doing all lha l.
claimed for them - Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
ILLUMINATING OILS.

The first report Of the State Superb
sor of inspectors Of Illuminating oils,
covering the period from May "a, 1880,
when the law went into effect, to the
close of the fiscal year, Is full Of inter
est and shows very ccnclusiyely that
the benefits resulting from the opera
tons of the law greatly outweigh any
inconvenience or extra expense cOnse-
quent upon its enforcement II is con-
tidently claimed by the supervisor that
not a single lamp explosion has occur
red where Wisconsin legal test oil has
been used; that the number Of acct
dents has greatly decreased, and that
In nearly every case of accident re-
ported, ii has been conclusively de-
monstrated that the oil used was Of
inferior grade, purchased before the
law took effect. The total number of
barrels Of oil inspected prior to Novem-
Der l, 1880 was Is, Ala, the number of
barrels rejected being 1851, and the
number approved 7,663 The fees for
inspection were S, 0S7.82, inclusive of
the fee Of two cents per barrel to the
Supervisor, which constitutes his en-
tire compensation, and amounted TO
$388.2S. There appears to be no pro
vision OF law for publishing this report.
Believing it to be an instructive uoccu-
ment, of great public importance, l
recommend that you authorize It's
publication. ] most heartily ommend
the conservative methods followed and
the wise discretion used 10y the State
Supervisor in putting this law into
practical operation. A change, amount
ing almost to a revolution, in the use
OF one of the most important articles
of commerce has been wrought so IN
Ostentatiously as TO occasion compare
lively no annoyance either to dealers
or consumers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

classes present in those schools, but
every boy committed to them, to
greater or less extent, deservedly or
undeservedly. becomes identified with
these classes in public estimation. One
of the results is that it is extremely
difficult to find homes for large class
of boys who are as bright, as intelli-
gent as innocent and as afiectionate as
any in the land And yet the rich and
powerful state of Wisconsin, upon the
pretext that thereby it saves few
thousands of dollars, consents to atfix
upon such boys as these a badge Of dis
honor.
have alluded to this subject in pre-
vious messages as one demanding at
tention in the early future, but further
observation and reflection convince me
that we cannot afford, either on
grounds Of right or expediency, longer
to delay to provide a suitable tempo
rary home and school for dependent
children, a place to which they may be
sent and from which they may be dis
tributed without having their misfor-
tunes increased by the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
INSURANCE.

The text of the report Of the COM
missioner of insurance Is commend
ably brief. That which is necessary 10
be said Is stated, and all else Is omitted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
GOYERNoR,S MESSAGE.

The following annual message was
read before the Wisconsin legislature.
by His Excellency, Governor VIM. T.
Smith on Thursday Jan. 18th
FeLIow Citjsals Of the Senate and 4ssem-
BIZ.
The past year has been fruitful in
abundant harvests; and every form 0.
industry has yielded remunerative re
turns Public order has been main
tanned without interruption, in all parts
Of the state, and there has not been, in
any locality, even the fear Of tumult.
The various educational, benevolent
and penal institutions Of the state were
never in better condition. or more ade-
quately prepared to meet the public ne
cessities and expectations land, whatever
criticisms may have been made upon
methods and details of management.
no suggestion has come to my knOwl-
edge, Of anything affecting the integ-
rity OF the purity Of motives Of any
officer connected with their manage
ment.
Complying with the command Of the
constitution, which requires the COVER.
nor 10 communicate to the Legislature
at every session. the condition Of the
state. and recommend such matters Il
them for their consideration rs he may
deem expedient," | have followed my
custom ofpreyious years, and invite yod
attention to a statement Of the tac':
and the figures which exhibit the 'cun
ditiOn Of the state, and, with but little
elaboration, argument or comment
suggest the more important matters
which demand your consideration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

thousands of acres of excellent farming
lands,-lands destined at no distant
day to rival in the variety, excellence
and amount Of their products, the very
best lands in the state now under cul-
tivation. Progress has been made in
the adjustment of the claims of the
state for additional swamp lands, and l
confidently expect to receive during
the year very considerable accessions
to our lists of lands In the prosecu-
ton OF these claims | have, at all times,
had the Jealous cooperation Of the
commissioners and the efficient clerical
force Of the land department.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
PrRuCLANDs

There has been a large increase in
the amount of business transacted dur
ing the year in the state land depart
ment. The sales Of land aggregated
nearly $1,000 acres, and in addition
nearly $4,000 acres were patented to
counties under the provisions of chap
ter PSI, laws of 1880 The lands now
held by the state, inclusive of about
81, 900 acres reserved from sale, amount
to ], AS, 202 acres, and embrace many
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
STATE PRISON

The number of convicts confined In
the state prison September 30, 1880
was 277,-thirty-two less than were
there a year previous, and decrease
Of sixty-nine in two years. The com
mitments during the year were III.
OF the prisoners received only twelve
are known to have been previously in
any prison, and only ten could neither
read nor WHte The total expenditures
for the year were $44, 082SS, an in
crease of 81, 157. So over the amount
estimated in the preceding report, and
of this sum $473.79 was paid on ac-
count of previous unreported liabilities.
The amount paid for salaries and wages
was $15, 1861, and for subsistence,
$14,21473. The conyicts' earnings were
$27 $3.50. The expenses for the cur
rent year are estimated at $40, 10000,
and the earnings at $27 10000, but the
deficiency will be supplied from the
assets on hand and no appropriation
will be necessary.
The reports of the directors and
wardens set forth very clearly all mat
tiers connected with the management
and condition Of the prison, and | be-
speak for them careful perusal. 1t
must be a matter of just pride to every
citizen that our prison population Is
comparatively SO small, and 1t Is III
every way creditable to all connected
with the administration of prison al
fairs that so few of It's discharged pri-
soners are reconvicted of crime; but
the perfection of prison discipline can
not, in my judgment, be attained until
the laws are modified by the substitu-
ton of indeterminate for fixed SEN
fences.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

Bishop Thomas Atkinson, Of the
Episcopal diocese Of North Carolina,
died at Wilmington, recently, aged 70.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
FISH CULTURE.

The operations of the Commission
ers of Fisheries during the past year
have been very successful, and the re-
ports from localities where fish have
been distributed arc very encouraging.
The record of Wisconsin in this branch
of industry, in the progress made and
the success attained, Is the counterpart
o its record in all other departments.
The expenditures for the past year were
Sc, 2S7 80. The amount on hand was 81, :
440 40, and it is estimated that an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 can be profita-
bly, expended during the current year
THE STATE BOARD or IMMIGRATION,
Of which the Governor and Secretary
of State are er eficiis members, have
endeavored to expend the limited
amount of money appropriated to
carry out the purposes for which the
board was created, 10 the best possible
advantage. For some years no efforts
had been made to secure the location
of immigrants in Wisconsin, and the
consequence was that they heard of
other states and territories and the adj
vantages they offered, and gave no
thought to Wisconsin. II has not been
an easy matter to turn any consider
able portion Of the tide in this direc-
ton, but the labors Of the board have
not been altogether unsuccessful. Its
records show that about p 900 foreign
immigrants settled in Wisconsin during
the last calendar year This is no IN
considerable addition TO our popula-
ton, and their strong arms and willing
hands viii assist very materially in de
veIoping our dormant resources. 1t Is
probable, also, that these immigrants
brought with them and added to the
cash capital OF the state not less than
million and a half Of dollars in ready
money. The present indications are
that the accessions 70 our population
during the current year, from foreign
immigration, viii greatly exceed those
Of the past year, and, by reason Of the
information brought TO light and dis
seminated by this board, many people
in our own state and from other states
will conclude to settle in central and
northern Wisconsin rather than at
tempt 10 make homes upon the bleak
and far off western and southwestern
plains
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
The amount on hand Sept 30, 1850
was credited 10 the several funds, a. TO-

The fiscal trar sattions and condition
If the state, a pan, from Its duties and
responsibilities as trustee and custodian
of the various educational and other
funds before named are exhibited III
one account. Al the revenues OF the
state, whether derived from taxes, H.
censes paid by railroad companies and
other corporations and peddlers, or
from fees and sales Of laws and reports,
charged IN The Iirst instance to the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

Compared with the expenditures Of
the preceding fiscal year there Is an
increase of $l247030l; but Of TIL, sum
$4,000 were paid To Milwaukee county
on account of the construction Of its
insane asylum, and an excess of 81, :
-S5.GS was paid on account Of appro-
oriatioa- 10 hospitals, benevolent and
educational institutions. 50 that only
=, g17.33 remains 10 be charged to cur
rent state expenses proper, and IS more
than accounted for in the increase OF
legislative expenses.
The condition Of the several educa-
tionai
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

The disbursements from this fund,
for the same period including, as viii
tie seen, not only the payments for cur
rent expenses proper, but the interest
III the states war debt, Its contribu-
tions To the university. to the school
fund income for free high schools, and
for the support Of industrial schools,
the hospital. for the insane, and the in
>titutions for the education Of the
bind and the deaf and dumb have
neen Is follows.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

The returns Of the principal farm
products raised III the state in 1879 and
growing in 1880, as reported to the sec
rotary of state by the town assessors
and by him tabulated and compiled
show the following aggregates:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

Balance sept ~. Io9o. ..-..-... 4ol, $50 81
tai 50 a92 542 "a
49, - 100
me amount on manu- '7s2l- ~ -
a u ''-i'''' - '''' = a. ''''i,'8' .
o"7' .,,a.e-s :.
HtAeiat luA'-
~ ~ @.5 n
-'sii''l 1li' iI1 .'1'a - ~ :,
,'0tl-1i = 49, iS"l aun +.
Drainage fund q 80 -
hN ersll! iai4 ~ @ =,
delinquent tax fund .-......-..- ~ .
DEPOSIT ilHa- p '''f -
tryspass tnp1 - 70 =
=. ~, 1r,1. .. q Lahe superior \ T. fo2 $,
Redemption fund. ........ 90 L
Ale,men; fund 800 -
g--7 --g =
- L'''. - ,l.,,,I;.;,,'
W . So So - 80.
. "a l,tli;,'
- = 81 "a -
- a.b;I;toJ =,
- , All -,.1,',,as l,s ~
IN 1871 - ~, 60, y. ~
t'''' "''e'iit- -, ~ --,,- -
.,I,ar il,r,.,..a,,l.,,. sr9 rad9lors ~
v'4isi t3i l'0I"''gi47 "a P0G''ie47' -
E1ill ices anu 9dLte ~ LdH0 anu itI3I T.
charged III lie nrst instance To the
GENERAL FUND
The receipts into TINS fund during the
.t.,l ,..,,. 49,, ~ r-IIr,,..
- -- o., Ia
Direct state taX St22- ~ "
,rad coiaIa,g. 4 i'l.- az. a. a.
Cunt, Il. tor tbe support , q i 5.:t
= lns several s'afli"'ie lhs'''u- -, +, j
,,' tom .... i9 % -! 80 %
81 o4g 4os ~
balance from previous. year. ~, PSI 20
II
go, 'iai-,. ,..--sl ~, o. =
me ul9o ufselil emu rom tiIls 4e.lQ,
LOT lht same PellGd' liicll'olIlg, q VII
"e 9eeil' l'o' oHlS me pa iileii'9 IoI cur
rent s. ftli9t7 proper out me nue. W, ts'
- tile 9ll,se wal ueol' I's conn lou7
CloliS % tiie UNIVERSITY !" tile ScilooI
lt'ilI income & lo re- l-isii se'i''l'l5 anu
lgr 'ile uI'I'ofI OF lilolI'9'IiaI 9c q
w il- 'l''c9 ~ - ill7'''l' ''li0 ''1e II
bind and the deaf and dumb have
been as follows:
,-l , ~ li' ''l'' permanent eIg, 50 n
L le5i expense, %, 81 5 81. . 9
Tr.sr..t ar II. ralIr 5abr I37 f6 al
l zen. . iani y ING ilgome- 4 o56 % %
re- Ilsl :. - ~ ~ 99
49, III 49, ~ -
Hospitals ana "ehs' oLeA' l'--'''" M, j
80, i... ~. S,a N n
- ~ .
t55er lsea. 49,. '.'','- III. So 70
Compared with the expenditures Of
the preceding fiscal year, there i an
increase 81 STA o3 VI but OF tins sum
S'7,Vu We're PAID 70 milwaukee, county
on account OF the construction OF ITS
insane asylum and an excess OF ST.
a1.Oo was pad on account Of appro-
prlatoas 20 hospitals, benevolent and
educational institutions. 50 that only
1911 80 remains 70 be charged TO cur
rent state expenses proper, and Is more
than accounted lof - the increase Of
legislative expenses.
The condition az the several a,I,ca.
ti,,,,.I
TRUST FUNDS.
q the close 'i the I-cai year, was az
follows
Il Interest. On ffrol
sebse. fund. = 10. 2el % 81. 81 20
University fund SaI 5Is 20 ~ 0s5 b
2srgIi' l faJ 65 Us rs ~ n a ri ri s, =
Tatal - 2o7 699 - Slo4 6o9 20
H' gu, HSt ,iilliE tlle sai III tHt
amount ~ interest i s Z Y ana IN
ne .tll31'-i, Oh ''''ii'I' si'l'''.fI "a gam
Y ~ '--',-'.
7.ii'e com Ii"i'''s nave 'eeil iiiaue
laa' loo sums reported on haha' rom
llne " time, " the credit q these
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20

The total tax levied in the state for
the year 1879, for all purposes,
amounted to s. ,577 ,767 q, a decrease
of 1892, 09173 from the amount levied
the previous year, and was at the rate
of SIP 62j-1000 on each hundred dol
lars Of the assessment for that year
The purposes for which these taxes
were levied, and their respective
amounts and rates, are as follows.
Stase tax .... S457 ASP Citrate. 50 10 I
F..,f.,+,. 09p -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
Total $500 5o5- Is5 90 S425 $50 las d

The state board Of assessment fixe d
tbs gross value of the taxable property
ia the state at $445, $50. 5000, but even
tins sum Is in my judgment, much be-
low It's actual value. 1t Is, Of course,
quite impossible to determine just
how much this actual value may be.
The property which is actually listed
and assessed would probably reach not
less than s700000,000, and this fact
should be borne in mind when consider
my the rate of taxation
The value Of private property which
pays no revenue to the state, either by
way Of direct tax, or otherwise, is re-
turned by the assessor ut So, S53. 014,00,
as follows:
Religious associations ...... IS. $50. 900 90
Scientific and literary associations 37S 545 90
Benevolent associations ....... PA. 7T9 90
A ..gt5frr,I s,cipfips 81 GlU 90
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
TRUST FUNDS,

al the close # the fiscal year, was as
follows
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
GoyERNoR's RESIDENCE.

1t has been my opinion for some
time that the state should provide an
official residence for It's governor, and
require him 10 occupy it during his
term of office; and as there is now an
opportunity to purchase, upon very
reasonable terms, a furnished house
and grounds, in every way suited for
the purpose, | recommend an early
consideration Of the subject by the leg
islatllre.