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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-01
CRIME.

FIVE men who attempted the destruc-
| ton of bridge on the Mexican National
railroad were shot as soon as caught
1t has been aseertained that T. ]. Navin
| the absconding mayor of Adrian, Mich,
siwndled the Clark estate TO the amount
of s9S, 900 by means of forged mortgages
In the case of Ben Eyster, on trial in
Chicago for taking the life of Schumacher,
the jury failed to agree and was discharg-
cd. For twenty-nine hours il wrestled
with testimony, and stood eight for con-
yiction and four for acquitted.
JOHN C. WoLcoTT, the best known law
yer in western Massachusetts, has been
Jailed in Boston to make him sober. Then
he will be aIrained in the federal court
for charging pessioner 800 for prosecut-
ing his claim.
In the ST. Louis postofice Inspector
Schaurte seized a clerk named Julius
Richie in the act of rifing a package of
letters. The culprit confessed that for at
least year he had been robbing the
mails.
EARLY on Sunday morning party of
about one hundred masked men took two
desperadoes from Jail at Bolton, Tex, and
hanged them to hve-oak tree. One of
the victims was previously charged with
several grave crimes, but never convicted:
the other was = negro who laid in the ca
boose most of the time, and could well be
spared.
A FIGHT for $500 took place in Pnila-
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FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

SMALLPOX has been introduced along
the Missouri river and Yellowstone by
immigrants, There are six cases at Miles
City, ten at Glendive, and several at Bis
marck.
PRICE, az EIglishman confined for life
in the penitentiaIy of Colorado, literally
starved himself to death. He was an ex-
pert knife-thrower, by which he had kill
ed FIVE men.
GENERAL RossER, recently chief engi-
neer of the Canadian Pacific road. has
been held in 81 900 to answer the charge
of appropriating plans owned by the CON-
pany.
SENATOR LOGAN is again in his seat
He proposes to fight against Fitz John
Porter with all his capacity, and to push
forward the clause of the army bill in re-
gard to compulsory retirement.
LEWIS B. FRYE, the champion bicycle
rider of the United States, was thrown
from his wheel at Marlboro, Mass, and
fatally injured.
A COAL shed which was being rooted in
Erie street, Chicago, suddenly collapsed,
killing Thomas Anderson and seriously
iniuring Fred Helm, ohn Siyerson, and
John Olson.
THE mystery attending the burning Of
buildings last summer at Richmond, Ind,
has been unveiled by confession of one
of the incendiaries after he had been con-
verted in Cincinnati by the boy preacher,
Harrison.
FIRE destroyed Geason's knitting-mill,
at Seneca Falls, N. Y, valued at 100000,
and the Jail at Westminster, Md, from
which the prisoners were safely removed.
A damage of $4,000 was inflicted on the
pork-house of Levi Ashbrook, at St. Louis.
AT MONTREAL. Grand Trunk passen-
ger train, loaded with 1000 British emf
grants for Manitoba, ran into a freight
train of sixty cars standing near Victoria
bridge. The engineers and fremen es-
capped by leaping, but the passengers were
badly bruised. The damage TO rolling
stock is estimated at $4,000.
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GENERAL NOTES.

Miss ADA &. SWEET has been confirmed
as pension agent at Chicago.
A DECREE has been entered at Cincinnati
for the sale of the Wesleyan college prop
erty to pay bonds of 100000.
THE sum of 100000 left by Mr.. Lewis,
of New York, to reduce the public debt
has been placed at the disposal of the Sec
rotary of the treasury.
AT secret meeting of western distill-
ers at Cincinnati. plans were discussed for
forming an organization to include the en-
tire interests from the Alleghenies to the
Pacific slope.
ALEXANDER H. STEVENS will not accept
an independent nomination for governor
of Georgia, but would run as the regular
democratic candidate.
A BLACK bear in park at Richmond.
Ind, grew lonesome and visited school
picnic, where it irolicked harmlessly
with the little ones until shot.
GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN boasts that
since the death of Jesse James, travel in
Missouri has perceptibly increased, even
commercial travellers taking to them
selves confidence.
NJ DE LEssEPs states that contract has
been signed by San Francisco firm to
excavate the Atlantic end of the Panama
canal, and he hopes to finish the enterprise
| by 1888.
In morning sermon at Cleveland,
| Biship Gilmour denounced the women OF
his congregation for identifying them
selves with the Ladies' Land League. The
organization, at an afternoon meeting,
| holly denounced the attack made upon its
| members.
The Pennsylvania republican conven-
| tion nominated General James A. Beaver
for governor, w. T. Davies for lieutenant
governor, Henry Rawle for judge of the
supreme court, and Thomas Marshall for
congressman-at-large The independent
| leaders announce that they will place an
! other ticket in the field.
A. F. BRAKEMAN, who died in the Mis-
souri, insane asylum, has for some weeks
been the laughing stock of st. Louis. he
came from Nebraska with an abundance
of money, married chamber-maid at the
Planters house, gave her a wardrobe
| costing 81 500, and was deserted on the
day succeeding the wedding. He was
several times arrested for eccentric con-
duct on the streets. An autopsy revealed
the fact that he died from softening OF
| the brain.
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FOREIGN.

A CONFEDERATION is said to have been
ravaging the Russian city of Kieff since
Tuesday.
AN outbreak is imminent in Egypt, and
the presence of Turkish troops is deemed
necessary as peace preservative.
THE French chamber. by meager ma
jority, voted confidence in NJ. Say. minis
ter of finance, who will accordingly retain
his portfolio.
/ THE Egyptian council of war has de-
cided on active military preparations. All
efforts at an unde rstanding between the
consuls and the ministry have failed.
RECRUITS for the khedive's army are
taken to Cairo in chains. The ministry of
war demanded eos 900 from the treasury,
and was given $4,000 to purchase tents.
THE instruction in Dalmatia is at an
end. the Crivoscians having crossed the
| frontier of Montenegro and surrendered
their arms to the troops.
On the ground that order is now restor-
ed, the Turkish government has demand
ed the recall from Alexandria of the
British and French squadroons.
ARABI BEY and the rebellious army
officers positively refuse to quit Egypt.
Il
though the French consul tried to dis
abuse him of his error.
The French chambers of deputies is
considering proposal to place duty on
alcohol instead OF wine and beer. Say.
minister of finance, therefore rendered
his resignation,
THE leaders Of the league oppose Par
nell's contemplated resignation of his seat,
though he has strongly urged his desire
to reside-on the continent for some time
THE squadrons of England and France
lying off Alexandria have no orders ex-
cept to protect Europeans. Two thous-
and men of the khedive's troops have as
sembled at Cairo and like number, at
Alexandria.
THE land-leaguers of New York are Sc
curing signatures to a petition TO the
president for the speedy recall of Minister
Lowell. One hundred thousand names
are expected by Saturday night.
A cABLEGRAM to a Boston journal an
nounces the completion of the Parnell-
Gladstone programme for the new Irish
measures. The land league members
have been warned that if they obstruct
the progress of the repression bill the
government will delay action on the arrears
act. 1t is understood that amendments to
the crime bill will be offered and accepted,
by which the embargo on Irish newspa-
pers viii be confined to the dynamite
class. and the operation of the act will be
limited to two years. The land leaguers
expect that the dissolution of the ministry
will speedily follow the adoption Of the
repression act.
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ALL will sgree with the Madison Dem
oerat in the war it is making upon alb
senteeism of public officials from their
posts of duty. The Democrat insists that
officers should not be allowed to leave
their duties at all, and should not think
of it any more than farmer would
think of leaving his harvest to go off
on month or six weeks pleasure jaunt.
But if oficisls are allowed to leave
their places the Democrat insists that
a pro rata reduction should be made in
their salary the same as in the case OF
any other hired man. Speaking of
congressional absenteeism the DEMO
Graf says:
"Absenteeism among congressman
is causing irreparable delay in legisla-
ton. 1t is not an infrequent occur
renee that state goes unrepresented.
for several days at time in the senate
This inattention is disgrace and an
insult TO state.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
sAruRpAy. NAY 20.

SeHate-The senate was not in session.
House--The senate amendment to the house
bill was agreed to, authorizing the receipt Of
United States gold coin in exchange for gold
bars.
Mr. Calkins then called up the contested cleo
ton case of Mackey VS.. O'Connor from the sec
ond district of South Carolina.
Mr.. Randall stating that there were reasons
why his side did not want to consider that ease
to-day, raised a question of consideration, and,
on the division, the democrats refrained from
voting, leaving the house without quorum.
The yeas and nays being ordered, resulted
yeas lis, nays /; twenty-seYen less than quo
rum.
A call of the house was ordered, and disclosed
the presence of pa members. The doors were
then closed, and an order passed directing the
sergeant alarms TO take into custody absent
members and bring them to the bar of the house.
MoNDAY, May %.
Senote-Senator Miller, of Colorado, intro
duced joint resolution to authorize the presi-
dent to declare martial law in Alaska. Referred
The Geneva award bill then came up as uniin-
shed business, and Hoar addressed the senate in
advocacy of the BILL
Sen. Garland gave notice of further amend
ment, to refer the whole matter to the court Of
claims but the bill went over without action.
The secretary of war asked special appro-
priation of S25 900 not later than jane LIST, fol
the purpose of dispatching a vessel with mer
and supplies for the relief Of ar expedition last
year sent to Lady Franklin Bay. After executive
session, adjourned.
House-Mr. Calkins called up as a privileged
question the contested election case of Mackey
VS.. Dibble
Mr.. Randall moved that when the house adj
journ to-day it be until Wednesday, lost Mr.
Randall then raised the question of consideration
against the election case. The vote resulted
yeas, lib; nays Meal and Cox.
A call of the house was ordered, which dis
closed the presence of 223 members.
The doors were then closed, and Vhe sergeant
alarms directed to take absent members intS
custody.
Nothing was done until 240, when the sergeant
alarms appeared at the bar of the house witt
the members. The usual explanatory speeches
and by.play followed until o'clock, when pro
ceedings under the call of the house we're dis
pensed with and the vote recurring on the ques
ton of consideration, no quorum voted, yeas lis
nays /. Adjourned.
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windows Committee
ADVERSE CRITICISM.

The failure of the special committee
appointed by the senate to begin the
investigation ordered into the alleged
raising of q corruption fund to infiu-
ence legislation on the whisky matter
is beginning to cause some comment.
Nearly three weeks have elapsed since
the committee was named, and yet no
meeting has been called, and, so far as
the public can judge. no steps taken to
bring to light any of the dark transac-
tions Of the whisky lobby now in full
force at the capital. Senator Window,
the chairman of the committee, says
in private conversation that although
no meeting has been called the mem
bers of the committee have been en-
gagged privately in obtaining informa-
ton preparatory to beginning in a
formal manner the public investiga-
ton. A good deal of information has
been thus obtained which Senator
Window thinks will be of great value
to the committee in its work. Some
persons have the idea that no investi-
CATION viii be had. and that the reso-
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Guiteau Doomed.
0uhtSau DOOhnCu.
POINTS IN THE COURTS DECISION

POINTS IN THE COURT DECISION.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The unani-
nous decision of the district supreme
court on the questions raised by the
defense in Guiteau's case was announc-
ed to-day. The following are the points
of the decision:
The question of the court broadly
sustains the position taken by the dist
riot attorney that jurisdiction is COM
plete where the fatal blow was struck,
without regard to the local actual de-
mise. The court holds that the bullet
fired at the president by Guiteau in this
city was the cause of his death, and
that the trial could only have been held
in Washington; that the death of the
president in New Jersey, except as af-
| fected by the local statute, could not
change the Jurisdiction. The assassin
had not been in New Jersy, and had
committed no offense against New
Jersey laws, and that the mere fact of
the victim being removed to Elberon
to prolong his life, or save it if possible,
could not be made to effect the charact-
err of the crime. The court will hold
in addition, that there are several
grounds on which jurisdiction as ex-
ercised might be maintained, if it were
necessary to decide the case.
First-That this is an United States
court, with all the powers of any cir
cult court in the United States.
| Second-That this is a judicial dis
trict, and that under the provision of
law when crime is begun in one and
completed in another district the Of
Tense is complete in either.
Third-That murder being an of
tense in this district against the United
States, and the removal of the presi-
dent to New Jersey did not take him
beyond the jurisdiction of the govern
ment against which the offense was
committed.
Considerable anxiety has been ex-
pressed as to the action of the supreme
court of the United States, it being an
nounced that application would be
made to that body by defendants coun-
sci for writ of habeas corpus. There
are now only two justices of that court
in the city, the court having adjourned
for time-Chief Justice Waite and
Justice Miller. The best legal authori-
ties express doubts whether such writ
could be granted by the full court in
session, and it is not believed that any
single Judge will take the responsibility
of passing on SO important question.
When it is recalled that the court was
in session for three months after SEN
tence was passed, it may, therefore, be
concluded that Guiteau will hang, and
that there is no hope for him.
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A WILDE SEANCE.
How the XEsthete Made it Hot for
Pair of Old Poker Players.

While Capt. Foster was swapping lies
with Ned Fry, out at the Cliff House
last Monday, Oscar drove up with Mr..
Locke, and, taking stained glass atti-
tude on the balcony, was for some min
utes lost in a contemplation of the
grand old ocean breaking on the cliffs
far down below him.
GLOW grand the roar of the ocean,
he said dreamily, to the captain.
The captain was little taken aback,
but agreed that it was.
would any price be too great for
the glory of watching hour by hour and
day by day, through the placid, wave
less days OF summer, and the grand
turbulence of the wintry gale?'
"Fifty a month";" said the captain,
who, while Oscar sighed UNDECIDED, ask
ed Fry what kind of a canary bird it
was, anyhow.
After a time they went to the bar,
where Oscar ordered some milk "fresh
from natures odorous laboratory
while the others took little lemon in
theirs. Then Fry and the captain and
another gentleman sat down to play
dollar ante.
"What eez dollar ante?" said Oscar,
dreamily, in mezzo-soprano sigh.
They explained.
"Of course" and they gave him a
seat and chuckled way down in their
bronchial tubes.
A great sadness was upon him. Some
times an unutterable melancholy would
fill with dark shadows his dreaming
eyes, but lie said very little only
sighed.
Capt. Foster did not sigh. Several
times he might have been heard to re-
mark something about dynamite.
Mr.. Fry was also little melancholy,
but talked in different strain, several
times saying, limpidly, Oh the
luck!''
BY and by it was Oscars deal, and
he caressed the cards gently, and dis
tributed them mournfnlIy, like crumbs
at communion.
Everybody went in. The captain
took two cards, Fry took one and Oscar
one.
81 will contribute a fve-spot," said
the captain, locating So piece in the
center of the green.
ut will cost You five more, remarked
Fry, disseminating ten.
"Beshrew me, but | am oppressed
with doubt, murmured Oscar. "Could
/ but penetrate the dark veil of the flu
ture-but no, nay, then / will risk all, =
and he doubtfully and sadly put up his
portion.
"Ten harder" said the captain.
''Ten more than you," remarked
Fry.
Oscar knitted his brow. "Verily /
am in the vortex, and the o'ershadow-
ing sky is murky. But must stay. |
will-how do you phrase it-call call
call on you"
And the captain joined the merry
tnrong.
"Three aces" said he.
Full hand" said Fry, proudly, as
he showed his cards and reached for
the money.
"foo, too" the poet murmured, as
he almost weepingly laid down four
deuces.
And when the captain lad flung his
cards out of the window, and Fry was
making the air blue with irterjections,
Oscar winked his eye audibly and re-
marked in his natural frame of mind !;
"Now that / remember it, gentlemen,
we used to indulge in this little recrea-
ton at Oxford. Come and take sniff
-,
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A Disgusted Member.
]. HYATT SMITH AS A STATESMAN.


1t is said that Rev. j. Hyatt Smith,
representative from Brooklyn, pro-
poses to retire from congress at the
close ofthe present session. Mr.. Smith
is said to be tired of congressional life.
Promising to vote with the republicans,
he was given a place on the committee
en- public buildings, as he wanted to
push bill giving Brooklyn 81 100000
public building. His democratic col
league stepped in when Smith had got
ten the bill through the committee,
and proposed to claim the credit for
the enactment of the bill introduced
by himself in the last congress. Smith
was at first disposed to fight, but final
ly retired gracefully and is now uncer-
tain whether a congressional life Is
worth living. He is not the sensation
it was thought he would be.
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MOUNTAINS OF ICE.
Icebergs, Watter-spouts, and Great
Fields OF lce Encountered mt sea.

Fields Ofhce Encountered mt sea.
The vessels arriving in New York the
last few days bring reports Of large
quantities of ice floating about on the
ocean highway between here and
Europe. The German ship Magdalene,
Captain Meyers, which arrived on Fri
day, thirty-five days out from Bremen,
encountered several large icebergs. On
Nav she was almost surrounded by
a fleet of icebergs. the smallest is re-
ported to have been rs feet high. They
were Of all shapes, some being broken
and serrated, and othrs resembling
smooth, shining mountains of glass
Most of them seemed to be hard
green ice. Only few appeared soft and
crumblipg. On some of them could be
seen, by the aid of the telescope, skel-
etons of Artic Animals. Icebergs were
encountered nearly every day from
Nav Z to May IL. After this there
were few bergs seen. but considerable
floating ice was met. The two largest
bergs were seen on the 18th. Captain
Meyers described them to be the larg-
est he ever saw. They were two i'm
mense masses of cold and glitter, fully
200 feet high. They came within seven
or eight feet of the magdalene, and
caused much anxiety to her officers.
The Magdalens is sailing vessel,
and it was only by the exercise of great
care and skill that she was kept from
coming in contact with them. Most
of the ice was encountered in latitude
43 deg. 8 min. north, longitude AZ deg.
80 min. west, and latitude 43 deg. lon
gitude AZ deg. min. Captain Meyers
says that he never saw such quantities
of ice in those regions before. To have
reached the latitude and longitude in
which they were they must have travel
ed 1900 miles. Several of the icebergs
could be seen forty miles away. Some
of the largest covered an area of 1000
square feet. The ship Senator, also
| from Bremen, brings reports of large
| fields and mountains of floating ice, ex-
tending, in some instances, as far as
the eye could reach. Shortly after get
ting clear oil the ice the ship lost two
seamen, Karl Sualakson and Francis
Blomberg, who fell from the topgallant-
yard. The steamer Ailsa, of the Atlas
line, reports strange and unusual sights.
On may z, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
it suddenly became so dark that the
lights had to be lit. Then came ter
rife thunder storm. The flashes of
lightning revealed dozen of water
spouts in different directions, all whirl-
ing and grating in dangerous proximity
to the ship. The commotion lasted
about twenty minutes; then the skies
cleared, and bright sun shone on a
sea as smooth as glass.
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Why the Prairies are Treeless.

Mr.. l.. f. Ward gives in the Kansas
City ReuieaO some reasons why the
western plains are destitute of forests.
Where the annual rainfall exceeds
twenty-four inches the absence of for
ests is undoubtedly due to the repeated
burnings which take place on the prai-
ries from human agency. Where the
annual rainfall is below twenty, or per-
haps twenty-four inches, there can be
no growth of forests, and this is the
true cause of the absence of trees on
the great plains. But this does not
prevent the existence in arid regions of
certain specialized types of vegetation.
The sage-brush that covers the dreary
wastes of the Rocky Mountain region,
the Laramie plains, the Bitter Creek
valley, and such vast areas of the west,
while in its botanical character it is
little more than an overgrown weed, is
to all intents and purposes tree, and
often attains great age. The region
it occupies is even more arid than the
great plains, yet no fires occur and no
forests grow. In the nearly rainless
areas of Arizona. southern Ulah and
New Mexico, and stretching eastward
into Texas, there occur number of
srborescent forms, the creosote bush
Larrea Mexicana), the mesquit Pro-
sopis juliflora), various acacias and
mimosas, and one yucca Y. brevi-
folia), together with the tree cactus
(Cereas giganteus). These grow scat
tered at great distances from each
other, and rarely form thickets or
groves. Why no such characteristic
species are found occupying the great
plains is not known, and it is probably
mere accident that none happen to
exist, adapted both to their tempera-
lures and their arid condition. Did
any such exist, there seems no reason
why they might not thrive as well as
the sage-brush further west or the mes
quit of the south.
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When the tones Of a musical instrument be-
come harsh and discordant, we say it is tout Of
tune" The same may be said Of that far more
wonderful and complicated piece of mechanism
the human structure, when it becomes disordered.
Not only actual disease, but those lar more COM
mon causes, overwork, mental anxiety, and fast
living, may impair its vigor and activity. Tho
best remedy for a partial collapse Of the vital
energies, from these as from other causes, ig
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which is at the same
time an agreeable and mind-cheering cordial,
and the best possible invigorant in all cases OF
debility. It is an incompatible stomachie and
anti-bilious medicine, eradicates fever and ague,
and prevents subsequent attacks. 1t remedies
with certainty and thoroughness bowel AID kid
ney complaints, dyspepsia. nervousness, rheu-
matte troubles, and many other bodily ailments
1t also eounteracts influences which predispose TO
disease