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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-09
Chicago Market.

CmcAso, June 4-Flour-Du and nominal;
Wheat Unsettled; opened weak and closed firm;
outside prices, No 2, red winter, l.0791.11
No. 2 Chicago spring. l094 for seller cash:
1.l0T for seller July; I.09A9 l.O9% for seller
August; 10Y Y for seller September; sales, 1898
clio for seller July 1.0S7s G1.l014 for seller
August; No. Chicago spring, 97al.02; re-
jected, 1880. Corn-Moderately active and a
shade higher; i39 i3s tor seller cash; Az for
seller June; $685. for seller July; 1870
441z for seller August; AZ for seller Septem-
Der; rejected 35yz. Oats--Good demand; prices
a shade higher 37a371z for seller cash; 36b
for seller July; 2S5s for seller August. Rye
Steady and unchanged; Ito Barley-Steady
and unchanged, 50. Flax seed -Firmer; l.139
LA. Purk-Dull and lower; 1929 for seller
cash; l60Ial6 10 for seller June; 1920 for seller
July; 1922 for seller August. Lard-Easier at
1857 u for seller cash; 10.62KalO.65 for seller
July; IO.65GIO67ll for seller August. The
"Drover's Journal" reports: Hogs-Receipts,
50 900; shipments, 400; good quality in good
demand; best 81 Zoe lower; closed weak: some I'M
sold; mixed packing, 5.4O@5.7O; light bacon,
5.60d6.75; light Workers, 5.10a $50; choice
heavy packing and shipping, 5.sOG6.1O. Cattle
Receipts, Z 900; shipments, 400; weak, shade
lower; in fair demand best strong; exports $50
a6.lO; good to choice shipping, $40 $3.50
common to fair, OOa5.45; distillery. 5.20a5.60;
wintered Texans, 4.50a5.OO; grass Texans, very
full supply good to choice, 3OOu4.00; butchers,
steady, 2.50a4.75; inferior old cows and mixed
neglected stoelers' and feeders, dull. weak and
lower, 36Oaa.O0. Sheep Receipts / 500; dull,
weak, market over supplied with poor stock; poor
to choice shorn natives; 4.20d 500.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-09
CRIME.

JOE STEVENS, colored, was executed at
Edgelield, S. c., for the murder of Rich
ardson.
In an attempt to escape, two convicts at
SeaIy, Tex, were killed and two mortally
wounded
JONES and Vanderpool, the Ohio forgers
in Toronto. will be extradited by the Ca
madam government.
BURGLARS obtained $75 in stamps and
81 200 in currency from the safe of the
posloffice at Clarement, MINI.
JAMES HOGAN. OF Monticello, Iowa, fred
a revolver six times at his wife and then
put bullet through his own temple.
In a saloon at Bodie, Cal, officer Jack
Roberts killed John Meyers, who, he de-
clared, had threatened his life.
In the federal court at Indianapolis,
Frank Rittenhouse, the veteran counter
feiter, was sentenced to the state prison
for seven years.
A srAGE-CoACH and a store were robbed
at Poncha Springs, Col. The leader of
the band was recognized as Charles ALI
son, former deputy sheriff
SAFE-BLowERs at Minneapolis obtained
only 81 by exploding a safe. One of the
thieves was so badly injured that he could
not leave when the store took fire.
ANOTHER assassination has taken place
in Ireland. At Woodford, ounty Galway,
an agent was shot for refusing to accept
payment of rent on the basis of Griffiths
valuation.
EDWARD DEsENDoRF. Brooklyn print
er, who has lately had frequent quarrels
with his wife, inflicted a mortal wound
har n
himself.
COMMISSIONER DAWSON, of Detroit, con-
cluded that the Feheely brothers had some
connection with the Donnelly massacre at
Biddulph, Ont, and sent them to Jail to
await extradition papers.
In quarrel between Mrs. Garrett and
her daughter, of Cochran, Ga, the latter
seized shot gun and shot off the top of
her mothers head. The father then
whipped the girl nearly to death.
A SPECIAL from Morley, Mich. states
that the home of c. t. Peck. the United
States Express Company's agent there,
was entered by burglars, and he was robbed
of an express package containing 5000 in
cash.
THE west bound stage coach from Den
yer, was robbed while passing through a
canon four miles west of POncha Springs,
by four unmasked men. After securing
$500 and three gold watches the coach was
allowed TO proceed.
THE Orangemen of western Ontario are
in trouble. Their treasurer. Mr.. John q.
Moore, has fed to parts unknown. taking
with him e, 900 belonging to the brethren.
Moore's brother-in-law, Mackenzie b.
well, has been asked TO make good the
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A Mysterious Beast &.

Orange county, New York, is greatly
excited about a mysterious beast which
is said to make nocturnal raids around
the neighborhood. There is only one
persona negro-who will swear he
has seen the strange animal, but there
are scores Of persons who claim to have
seen evidences Of his depredations ON
adjoining farms, and to have heard his
unearthly screams when startled by
the approach of men. The negro says
that he suddenly met with it at the
mouth of cave on the farm Of a MIR.
Green, and that it stood erect to the
hight of seven or eight feet and screech-
ed so loudly that it frightened him so
that he tainted. When he regained
his senses the animal had gone. Par
ties have explored the mouth of the
cave on Green's farm, and while they
claim to have discovered evidences of
the whereabouts of some strange ami
NAL they have failed to come up with
it. 1t is said that a dead dog, with his
back broken, was found near the mouth
of the cave, and part Of a Sleeps skin
and entrails were also close to the en-
trance. A party is being organized to
search for and kill the strange animal,
but the negro will not be Of the party.
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S2Co0, as he was one of Moore's bonds
men Bowel refuses, and there is trouble
ahead. Bowel is the Dominion minister
OF customs.
AN attempt was made at Gainesville,
Tex, to arrest John Thompson for carry
ing concealed weapons, when he turned
upon his pursuers, and killed Deputy
Sheriffs Charles Meredith, L. Krihlt, and
Samuel Meredith.
JOHN ENRICH, an ex-policeman and ex-
saloon keeper of indianapolis, Ind, whose
wife applied for a divorce, shot her and
her father and then shot himself. Enrich
has since died. Mrs. Enrich's condition il
critical, but she will probably recover.
Her father is but slightly wounded
CAPT. JAMES NJ DAVIS, deputy revenue
collector, has succeeded in capturing John
Welca, who for fifteen years has made
Illicit distilling a success in Tennessee. In
former ensounter the deputy was nearly
killed by WEIGH. 1t was necessary on this
occasion TO shoot the desperate in the
right shoulder.
CAPT SAM HILzHEIM, of the Garland
Grays OF Pine Bluff. Ark, has disobeyed
the order of Gov. Churchill in refusing to
muster into the militia service celored
company, and has been placed under arrest
and will be tried by court martial. The
result ofthe trial will be looked forward
TO with some interest.
WENDELL PHILLIPS protest against the
execution of Stearns K Abbott, for the
murder of Mrs. Crue has not been una
vailing. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Phillips protest when first made had the
effect OF forcing Gov. Long to reprieve
Abbott, and the governor and his council
decided to commute the death-senteDce to
penal servitude for life, and it is not i'm
probable that they will recommend new
trial.
THE wife of John l.. Zurich, of Indian
apolis, filed a suit for divorce, and took
refuge at her fathers home. On Monday
morning the enraged husband sought her
and shot her in TIE right eye, following it
up by putting bullet into the arm Of her
father. He then shot his wife in the right
lung, and believing her dead, killed him
self. Zurich was saloon-keeper, and a
very dissipated man.
THE Youngest daughter-aged sixteen
of James Westover, living at Markesan,
Green Lake county, Wis, died, Thursday,
from taking poison-baking powder,
iodine and strychnine. Her youthful
lover, Dan Murray, driver on the stage
route between Markesan and Brandon, and
only about eighteen years old, attempted
to follow by taking strychnine, but was
alive when last heard from. The deluded
lovers were tired of this life because West
over refused to allow Murray to call on
his daughter at her home.
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LONGING.

OF all the myriad moods of mind
That through the mind come thronging,
Which one was e'er so dear, so kind,
So beautiful as longingl
The thing we long for, that we are
For one trdnscendent moment
Before the present poor and bare
Can make its sneering comment.
Still, through our paltry stir and strife,
CLOVIS down the wished ideal,
And longing moulds in clay what life
Carves in the marble real.
To let the new life in we know
Desire must ope the portal;
Perhaps the longing TO be so
Helps make the soul immortal
Longing is Gods fresh heavenward will,
With our poor upward striving,
We quench il that we may be still
Content with merely living.
But would we learn that hearts full scope
Which we are hourly wronging,
Our lives must climb from hope to hope
And realize our longing.
All! let US hope that to our praise
Good God not only reckons
The moments when we tread His ways
But when the spirit beekons;
That some slight good is also wrought
Beyond dissatisfaction
When we are simply good in thought,
However we feel in action.
-[James Russell Lowell.
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From the Springfield Republica,

(From the Springfield Republican,
Two years ago ]. S. Potter, who was
then the American consul in Stuttgart,
presented Carl with selection of Am
erican music including the national airs,
some of the negro melodies, and sever
al war pieces that became famous dur
ing the Rebellion. These Carl arrang
ed to suit imself, and had published
for military and concert music. They
have since become very popular, and
are to be found in most of the music
stores through Germany. At the grand
military manRuvres and review of a
portion of the German army before the
Emperor the Crown Prince, the King
of Wurtemberg, ETC., which took place
about q year ago near Stuttgart, the
troops marched past the Emperor and
his suite to the music of these Amerl-
can airs, played by Carl's band: March
ing through Georgia; Tramp, tramp
the Boys; Dixie; Rally Round the Flag,
Who's that Knocking, Swanee River,
When Johnnie Comes Marching Home,
and other familiar melodies arranged
as a potopu7Ti They were played as
they were never played before, except
bv this famous band Every one was
delighted; it was something new and
enlivening. Officers and men we're al
most wild as with a new inspiration.
Even the Emperor and his suite could
with difficulty keep quiet in their sad
dies. Finally the Emperor sent an Off
Ger to inquire of Carl what music he
was playing. Returning from his er-
rand, the officer dotted his brass he'll
met hat, and bowling low, said "He says
it is American music, your Majesty"
Return and tell him to repeat it, said
the Emperor.
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Or late years the Chinese have made
great strides in the manufae,are of the
material of war, and might have made
more if the management of their arsen-
ais had been entrusted entirely to Euro
peans, who row act as directors and
foremen. We read that at Tientsen a
complete plan for the making of Rem
ington rifles has been in work for some
wears, and at Foutcheou, vessels of
considerable size, with their engines,
are now built under the direction of
French teachers. At Canton they make
Calling guns and so-called small arms,
the latter being apparently intended to
frighten the enemy by their lie, Tor
the rifles are from seven feet to nine
feet long, and proportionately heavy.
1t speaks wonders for the physique of
the Chinese soldiers if they can carry
and use such weapons; and it must not
be supposed that in the event of a war
with Russia the latter power will find
it an easy task to conquer the Celes-
ials.
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A Picturesque Pi0neer-COl Albert II.
Pfeiffer's Revenge for the murder of
His Wife
u Norte (Colo.l Reporter:

Del Norte (Colo.) Reporter.
For the past six months Col Pfeiffer
has been bedfast, and at no time have
hopes been entertained of his recovery.
On Wednesday, April 6, 1881, at about
IL o'clock, he died. His last request
was that he be buried quietly and I'M
ostentatiously. He was inferred a.
mong the foothills overlooking his
beautiful ranch, with no crowd or cere-
mony, only five being present.
Col, Albert III. Pfeiffer was born in
Friesland, on the coast of Holland, in
October, 1922. His father is, or was, a
Lutheran minister, and his mother was
of Scotch descent, from Scotch noble
family. He left his native country
when p years of age, and came direct
ly to the West as o soldier in the ranks.
He married Spanish girl of Abequin,
N. NJ. when about "a years old, by
whom he had two or three children,
only one Of whom is now alive.
1t was at this point in his life when
he gained National celebrity He was
in command of Fort Macrae and was
taken i'll. There are some hot springs
located about six miles from the fort
and near the Rio Grand River. Him
self, wife, and another lady, with an es-
cort of ten soldiers, went there to battle,
and while he was still il the bath the
Apache Indians rushed down on them,
whooping and yelling like the demons
that they were, and frightened the sol
diers so that they took to their heels
and escaped; but not so with the ladies'
both were shot dead. Col. Pfeiffer leap
ed to the bank, grasped his rifle and
fired, killing one of the fiends; but the
odds were too great, and his only esca-
pc was in running and plunging into the
river, which he did, bat not before two
arrows, one of which was poisoned, had
been lodged in his left side and leg.
He managed to swim the river, found
medical aid and soon recovered from
the wounds. Then it was that the In
dams found terror in our hero. Many
were the red fiends that fell victims to
his unerring rifle. He fought in anv
capacity offered. He would at one
time be at the head of band of In
dams who were at war with the A paches,
then he would muster up body of
Mexicans OF whites and go on the war
path, thirsting for vengeance. The
principal part of his fighting was done
under Kit Carson, and he was an associa-
tie of Bill Bent, st. Vrain, Maxwell and
others of like stamp. From the time
of the death of his wife he led rowing
life, was off to every new discovery, and
wherever he could be of use to white
men.
He came to this valley about thirty
years ago, and described it as being the
finest country he ever saw. All along
the Rio Grande and on the smaller
streams game of II kinds abounded,
and the Indian roamed at will, and was
monarch of all he surveyed
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SEVERAL hundred passengers arrived
on one steamer at San Francisco, the
other day, from the Australian colonies
and Honolulu, nearly all ofwhom are
travelling through America On their
way to Europe for Il tour of pleasure.
This happens frequently, and these
travellers spend their money freely on
the way California newspapers regard
the traffic with Australia and New
Zealand as much more promising, at
least for the present, than that with
China and Japan. Our exports of do
mestic products to the Australian col
onies already exceed the value of those
to China and Japan twofold
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FULL details of the Canadian catas-
trophe reveal it in the form of wanton
murder. The steamer upon which a
great mass of people were invited was
rotten from keel to stern. She would
have fallen to pieces of her own weight
in anything like stiff breeze of a
troubled sea. The Canadians are fond
of reminding their Yankee neighbors
of their disregard of life. They viii
now have an opportunity to test the
efficiency of their own laws.
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The Secret OF Genius.

"They talk" said Tom Marshall to
an intimate friend, "of my astonishing
spurts of eloquence, and doubtless inn
agine 1t is my genius bubbling over
1t is nothing of the sort. I'll tell you
how do it. select subject and stu
dy it from the ground up. When !
have mastered it fully write speech
on it. Then | take walk and come
back and revise and correct. In a few
days / subject il to another pruning
and taen recopy it. Next | add the
finishing touches, next round it off
with graceful periods and commit it to
memory. Then ! speak it in the fields,
in my fathers lawn and before my mir
ror until gesture and delivery are per
feet. 1t sometimes takes me six weeks
or two months to get up a speech.
When have one prepared | come TO
town and go to drinking. | generally
select a court day when there is snre to
be a crowd. ! am called upon for a
speech and am permitted To- select my
owo subject. / seize hold of the ban
mister or railing and confirm the inn
preston that | am very runk, and
speak my piece. 1t astonishes the peo-
pie, as intended it should, and they go
away marveling at my amazing power
of oratory. They call 1t genius, but it
represents the hardest kind Of work"
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milwaukee, NlarAPt.

MILWAUKEE, June L. Flour Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Active and firiner; No.
hard, nominal; No. nominal; No. bark 1.l0-
No. 2, 1919; 1.O724 for seller June; 1893 for
seller july I.092i for seller August; 1875 for
seller September; l.07 for seller October; No.
951z; No. 4, s3h; rejected, nominal. Corn
Firmer; No. q A. Oats-Quiet; No. 34A
Rye--Easer; No. l, l.04 Barley-Easier; No.
o Oe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-09
Mischief in the Air.

We cannot anayze the mrial poisons that pro-
duee epidemic and endemic diseases; but the val
liable discoveries which have been made in veget-
able pharmacy enable us to eounteraet their
malifc influence. The most powerful known
antidote to every species of malaria is Hostetter
Stomach Bitters, a pure botanical medicine in
which the finest anti-septies, t1nies altera ives
and stimulapts of the vegetable kingdom. are
skiltully and Effectively combined. At seasons of
the year when the atmosphere is surcharged With
miasma and whenever the specific virus OF any
infectious disease is supposed to be present in the
air, this famous corrective should be taken rcgu-
larry as protective. All who choose to observe
this precaution may bid defiance to intermittent
and remlttent fevers and in fact TO all disorders
generated by foul exhaiations or impure water.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-09

REuC-HUNTERs have carried away
nearly all the timbers of the steamer
Victoria which survived the wreck at
London, Ont. 1t appears that about
onc-nalf of those on board persisted.
Memorial services were held in all the
churches, and the prevailing gloom has
caused The indefinite postponement of
the June aces. The board of alder
men will meet to provide for the per
manent care Of helpless widows and or
nhaOa
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THE last city to talk about elevated
railroads is st. Louis. An ordinance
has been introduced in the municipal
council granting right of way to the
St. Louis Elevated Railway and Boule-
ward company, and it is claimed that
the work is really necessity. The
plan is to have the track in the middle
of the boulevard and to have the latter
so wide that the trains will disturb no.
body. But, if the street is to be so
wide, why not lay the rails on the
ground
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MORSE Dc WILKINSON. PyObnefors.
NEWS NOTES.

THE Fighting First regiment, of
Chicago, have been allowed 81 1882. %
by the Springfield legislature, for back
pay earned during the socialistic riots
of two years ago. Which goes to prove
that republics are not ungrateful
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-09

THE Rev. DIR. William ]. Frost has
for eleven years been rector Of Trinity
Episcopal Church, Wilmington, Del.
During nearly half that time the vestry
have been trying to induce him to re-
sign, but he has steadfastly refused,
though they passed resolutions repeat
eddy expressing their desire to part
with HIM Bishop Lee has now issued
an inhibition forbidding him to officiate,
and he obeys so far as to cease conduct
ing services; but he declines to give up
the rectory and church records, and
the case is TO 90 into q civil court.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-09

AFFAIRS in Ireland seem to grow from
bad to worse. Eight houses near Nal
low, Cork, belonging TO farmers who
have made themselves obnoxious to
their neighbors 10y taking holdings from
which tenants have been evicted, were
burned down recently, and there was
an affray between the military and the
people near Carrick, Tipperary, grow
ing out of an ATTEMPT to serve processes,
and several persons were wounded;
two, it is believed, fatally. Every at
tempt at eviction is bitterly and obsti-
nately resisted, and riots and bloodshed
are the consequence.
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From the Hub.

There is perhaps no tonic offered to
the people that possesses as much real
intrinsic value as the Hop Bitters. Just
at this season of the year, when the
stomach needs an appetizer, or the
blood needs purifying, the cheapest and
best remedy is Hop Bltters. An ounce
of prevention is worth pound of cure,
don't wait until you are Frustrated by a
disease that may take months for you
to recover in.-B0ston Globe.
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Two clergyman from opposite shores
of the United States were in Chicago a
few days ago. They were the Rev. l..
5. Kalloch Of San Francisco and the
Rev. Henry Ward Becher Of Brooklyn.
81 should like to clasp the hand of the
great Beecher," said Kalloch to re-
porter. II should like to see his
Honor" said Beecher to another re-
porter 81 have very pleasant recol-
lertions of his entertainment of me
when | was last in San Francisco, al
though we differ very essentially upon
the Chinese question" 1t is not stated
whether these gifted admirers of each
other met.
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its foot with their spears appraised.
Then the Arab runs down the hill.
jumps on the spring-board (which looks
like rock and hounds with a somer-
sault over the heads and spears Of the
enemy
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I'm Exclamation

Herlips were 50 near
That-what else could | dol
You'll be angry, fear,
But her lips were so near
Well 1 can't make it clear.
0t explain it to you,
Rut-her lips were so near
That-what else could do?