River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-10
IN A NUTSHELL.

President Hayes is going to dine with
the Baltimore Press Club on February
18th.
Senator Edmunds is reported to have
saved 1925, 900 from the proceeds of his
law practice.
A London "society journal" an
nounces the approaching marriage of
Little Bopeep to Old Nick.
If you want EN- badly, you can now
get strawberries in New York by pay
ing So per quart.
The Memphis 1udlanche alludes to
Senator Ben Hill as "a noisy old idiot
from Georgia"
Hon. John /. Blair, of Blairstown, n.
j., has donated $4,000 to the Lafayette
college, Easton, Pa.
Frank b. Wilkie, Of the editorial staff
ofthe Chicago Times, sailed from New
York for London last week.
During General Garfeld's President
ial term Mrs. Garfield's brothers will
take charge of the Mentor farm.
James c. Cochrane, a leading lawyer
of Rochester, N. Y, died on Tuesday.
He was native of Ireland, aged 90,
Thomas Carlyle, the eminent English
historian, poet and philosopher, is
again dangerously III. He is now So
years old.
John Mccullough, the tragedian.
drew overlooking houses every night
during his engagement last week in
Cleveland, 0.
Governor Cornell and Senator elect
L. G. Platt, of New York, and General
Cox, of Cincinnati, were visitors at
Mentor, recently.
Private accounts from Louisiana
mention the occurrence of more severe
weather and longer rains than for
many years past.
The Christian Latelliqeacer puts the
expense incurred for seeking Charlie
Boss mt 100000, and says his father is
still at the task.
The Scientific american estimates that
more than So, 900, 600 was brought into
the United States last year by foreign
immigrants.
Newspaper gush is not IL success in
England" says London critic. How
lucky for the Chicago papers that they
are not published in England.
The National Gallery of London has
secured Lord Suffolk's famous ala
Verge aux Roachers," by Leonardo, at
a cost of $4,000 in our money.
Senator Hannibal Hamlin has recov-
cred from his recent attack of rheuma-
tism sufficiently to resume his place in
the senate.
MIR. Gladstone, in consequence of the
agricultural depression, has given his
tenants 20 per cent. remission on their
yearly rental
Campana, Familiarity known in pedes-
trian circles as "Old Sport, is consider
ed the professional beauty of the track
in New York.
Lady Thornton and the Misses
Thornton. from Washington, are en-
route for Ottawa, Cam, where they will
be guests of the Governor General.
One of the favorite expressions of
the late Rev. DIR. Chaplin, Of New York
was, 81 would | could be as certain Of
anything as most people are of every
thing"
oOoCpI ~ L I6SCOllj IdJItT Oh J1hIIICl
Prescott Spofford, and at one time n
prominent democratic politician of
Newburyport, Mass, died last week,
aged "A years.
Mr.. Eli Green, who died in Altoona
Pa, on Thursday, was locally notable
as weighing 40 pounds. He became
SO heavy that his legs refused their of
fee, and he died from the effects of a
fall
The Washington Post is authority for
the statement that General Sherman
has so conducted himself as to gain the
ill-will of the president, General Grant,
General Sheridan, and the friends OF
General Mcdowell.
Sara Bernhardt carried away from
st. Louis, less expenses, the sum OF
81 1863 as the proceeds of six nights
and one matinee. She gives four per-
formances in Cincinnati this week, and
Will go thence to New Orleans.
Rev. DIR. Dewitt Talmage, in a ser
mon last Sunday evening, proposed the
establishment of a reform amusement
association in each city and town.
which shall engage hall and present
dramas sanctioned by the board of
trustees.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, when Ia
first came to Washington, was the
handsomest man in congress" So
says correspondent. And now we
would like to know if the Senator is
not still the handsomest man." and if
not. who is?
D a.