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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
BUYING A VERDICT.
A Remarkable Charge From the
Bench in the Star Route Trial.
Allegations that Attempts Have Been
Made to Bride the Jury.
Brady and Dorsey Caught In the
Atr0cf0us Act.

There was panic created among the
star route thieves on Friday, by the re-
marks of Judge Wylie on the subject of
jury bribery. The attorney general
concluded his speech at II o'clock, and
Mr.. Wilson then occupied half an hour
in reading prayers for the instruction
of the jury in behalf of the defense. 1t
then appearing that there were count
less other prayers to be presented, the
court ordered half hours recess.
When most of the jurors had left the
room, and many of the spectators had
gone out, it suddenly occurred to his
honor, that there was something he
wanted to say, and he had order re-
established and the jurors brought in
and their roll called. Being satisfied
that all of them were present, he said
that several jurors had come to him
and told him they had been corruptly
approached, and asked his advice.
Warming up with his theme, the Judge
said he did not tell them to shoot the
miscreants on the spot, but that was
the way he felt. Complaints of at
tempts to corrupt jurors had come to
him before. but during the past twenty
four hours these wolves and paid hire
lings of the conspirators who were try
ing to devour the jurymen had greatly
increased.
After few scathing remarks about
men who would try to seduce Jury
man from his duty, thejudge dismissed
the jurors and ordered a recess. During
the courts remarks every one Grained
his neck forward to catch every word,
and there was utter silence followed, as
soon as the judge concluded, by buzz
of surprised comment. Charges of
bribery have been afioat ever since the
jury was impaneled, and early in the
trial the judge took occasion to defend
the jurors from aspersions cast on one
or two of their number-the talesman
who were drawn after the regular van
ell was exhausted. Last month Fore
man Dickson reported an attempt to
bride him, but for the most part the
talk about corrupting jurors has been
! mere gossip, or has been part of the eff
fort of lawyers to influence the Jurors.
A CURRENT RUMoR
is that one juryman has a certified
check for SIS 900 in his pocket, but if
such bribery has been committed the
parties to it would be shrewd enough
to keep it quiet The judge and fore
man evidently do not believe such a
report. The judge said he did not
know in whose behalf the bribery was
attempted, but nobody suspects that
the government is corrupting jurors.
The way the matter is treated in the
defendants newspaper shows that the
latter regard the charge as brought
against them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
Only An Experiment.

A 81. Louis woman walked the other
night, and putting out her hand
touched the smooth face of an un,
known man. She jumped out of BED
and screamed for help. Her brother
who slept in the nex' room, entered,
and not finding any matches, seized the
intruder by the hair of his head, pun.
meIed him soundly, expressing at the
same time, in the most vigorous terms,
his opinion of the scoundrel who would
be guilty of such an act. Then he
dragged him into the middle of the
room, thumped him, kicked him, and
tnrew him out of the window into the
back yard below. The neighbors,
aroused by the noised, came in and a
light was procured. Nothing had been
taken and attention was directed to the
miserable object who lay grooming in
the yard. 1t would be useless to de
scribe that face, with its nose spread
all over the middle of it, one eye bulg-
ing out and the other closed up, both
colored like an indigo bag, an open
mouth, and row OF twisted teeth,
much less to recognize it; but, as the
excitement slowly subsidized, and cool
reason began to reign, thought sud
denly struck the wife that made her
turn pale with horror. "Why, it can't
bet must be-yes, it is Johnl He
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
Best He Could Do.

twas Michigan man driving through
West Virginia on horseback, and one
afternoon, as he came along to set
tiers cabin on the mountain road, he
asked of man leaning over the gate:
"Can You tell me how far it is to the
town ahead?"
81 reckon / kin, stranger. You'll
have to peg along fur about nine miles
yet.
"But it is nearly dark. IL there no
tavern on the road?"
"Never heard of any, and I've pack
ed my corn meal along this road risin'
of twenty years"
"But perhaps could put up some
where?"
"P'raps we could. There's Steve Tay-
lor's down about four miles, but he'd
beat We blind on old sledge. There's
Nose Smith, mile higher, but Nose
would feel offended if you didn't trade
that boss for stub. tailed mule. Might
put up at Green's, but there's lots of
rattlesnakes around his place. Kurnel
Johnson is down about six miles, but
the Kurnel would turn we all out doors
at midnight if he found that ye didn't
vote his way"
"But what am | to do?"
"Waal, Pm squar man, stranger,
and the best can do is TO ak you to
stay here with me, an to tell We before
hand that if you are awakened in the
night by shingles bein' ripped off and
logs pulled down it won't be an avail
anche nor a Cyclone, but only me an
the old woman n irwin for the two hum
dredth time since the war to see who
handles the money when i sell two
coonskins fur dollar"
T-I guess I'll go on" faltered the
rider.
"Ke-reckl stranger. The last man
who stopped here said he wished he'd
have run the chances with the snakes
down at Green's an gin hin highland
when he rode off. I'm squar' up and
down, as told we, an Green's is the
third house on this side after ye cross
the creek"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

way known are stared at a little by the
others when they first come" she naiv-
remarked, "but they do rot seem to
mind this, and are sociable with each
other. They would use opium anyway
and they might as well come to me as
take it in their own homes. During the
winter parties of three or four.wlll often
come together. Actresses generally
come in this way, remain two or three
hours, and then leave together" Mrs.
Gibson refused to tell how much she
charged these aristocratic opium smok-
ers, but from her indirect illusions to
coffee served every hour, and carriages
constantly on hand, her charges must
be considerable. She vigorously ex.
cludes the sterner sex, saying that men
do not interest the women who indulge
in opium.-Philadelphia Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
CRIME.

A. c. N ORTIZ. leading photographer
of Toledo, killed himself Sept. 7 with a
revolver.
BYRON SMITH, agent of the Adams Ex-
press company at Salem, o., shot himself
twice in the right temple, inficting NOR
tai wounds.
FIVE negroes have been jailed at OK
ford, Mississippi, on charge of enticing
Sam Brothers from his residence and kill
ing him with shot-guns.
In the business center of Des Moines,
on September 9Th, man giving the name
of j. r. Sprague was robbed of $51 on
street-car, by the roughs, in full view of
the passengers.
CA PTAIN PAYNE and twenty of his land
pirates are in the guard-house at Fort
Reno, awaiting escort TO Fort Smith.
Payne resisted the troops, and was bound
and brought in by wagon.
CELEE MoNTEE, the eldest Waterman on
the Pennsylvania road, was riding on an
engine, when a collision sent him head
foremost into the fire-box, where he was
instantly roasted.
WHILE the military authorities con-
tinue TO assert that the northern Chey-
ennes are engaged in peaceful hunting
excursion. the cattle men of Kansas are
being armed by the adiutant general to
protect their herds.
A SENSATION has been created in Mon
treal by the escape ofthree noted burglars
from the strongest wings of the city
prison, probably by the aid of watch
man. Their names are Mckay. Mcbride,
and Flanagan, and they are said to be
well known to Chicago detectives.
A DUEL was expected between General
Chalmers and Van H. Manning, rival
candidates for congress in Mississippi
They spent Sunday at Holly Springs in
exchanging hostile notes, but subsequent
ly settled the point at issue.
A DOUBLE tragedy has been enacted at
Rogers Park, just north of Chicago. 1t
appears that two Swedes. employed by the
Crane Brothers Manufacturing company,
named Anderson and Ecklund started for
South Evanston Saturday night to spend
Sunday with third countryman named
Rand, all being brothers-in-law. Stop
ping at Rogers park, Anderson killed
Ecklund, and went on alone to Rand's
house.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
DISCIPLINE AT WEST POINT.
General H0ward's Comments ON the
Fight Between Cadets Cook and
Schudder.

Oeneral hOWards comments ON the
FLght Between Cadets Cook and
schudder.
A West Point dispatch says: Gen.
Howard, the retiring commander, has
just completed his final report to the
war department. Upon the subject of
discipline he says: II am of the opin-
ion that some method should be intro
duced to limit the number of reports,
abolishing certain classes of delinquen-
cies altogether aud modifying others.
There are certainly three times as
many reports Civ en- as formerly. Free
dom of action is impaired, manliness
not increased, and the desired effect of
wholesome restraint not secured by ex-
cessive reporting. / think the effect of
excessive reporting upon member OF
the incoming class is often much the
same as increasing fault fnding with a
child. 1t sometimes produces nerv-
business, timidity, and uncertain action
but oftener eye-service, callousness,
AID disgust at authority. therefore
recommend that this subject of the dis
cipline of the academy be thoroughly
reconsidered by board of competent
officers.
There have been very few cases OF
discipline OF grevious nature during
the year, and scarcely any attempts at
hszing. A custom, however, has grown
up of settling petty difficulties by what
is called 'fstcuff." Under the code in
vogue two or three meetings have TAX
en- place, but only one that came off,
cially to my knowledge, and this was
in consequence of the severe hurts, in
fiicted upon Cadet E. N. Scudder, oil
the fourth class, by Cadet F. A. Cook
of the third. Three other cadets assist.
ed at the encounter, namely: Cadet A.
B. jackson of the the first, Cadet F. w.
Carmahan of the third, and Cadet P.
Henry of the fourth class. gave the
same punishm ent to all who were en-
gagged, namely about month and a
half confinement in camp, with re.
primand, deducting from Cadet Scud-
ders detention the days of confinement
in hospital. Cadet Scudder, who is now
convalsscent, suffered so much, his
case being long in suspense, that | am
confident lasting impression against
the barbarous code has been made in
the corps. Certainly very few of the
cadets present at the academy had
anything whatever to do with the affair
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

The regular annual examination of
applicants for admission to Yves. Point
was concluded Saturday, only fifteen
of the forty-one being passed. Lemuel
w. L;vingson, colored appointee from
Florida, was among the ones rejected.
Upon being questioned as to what par
ticular portion of his examination Liy-
ingston was deficit in, Adjutant Hoyle
stated that under the rules an answer
TO that question could not be made
public; that Livingston was sim ply
found deficient, not duly qualified for
admission, and was directed to settle
his accounts with the treasurer and de-
part. One of the applicants rejected
was an appointee of the adjutant gen
eral of the army.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

has been to the barber'sI" It was true,
he had. He was her husband, and on
his way home late in the evening, feel
ing his long and heavy beard oppressive
in the heat, he had had it shorn. His
wife was asleep when he crawled into
bed, and he soon fell into comfort
able nap, from which he was rudely
awakened to the experience above re-
corded. She is now making the best
poultices and chicken soup for him she
knows how.-&. Louis Republican.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
CETEOwAYO VISITS VICTORIA.
The African Monarch Before the Em


\ he African Monarch Before the Em-
press Queen.
Cetewayo has been to visit the queen
of England at Osborne, and according
to all reports the occasion must have
been one worthy of illustration by the
pencil of Hogarth. Not only was
the steamer that bore him thither
decked with royal crimson, while the
crew dotted their caps and the assem-
bled multitude made the welkin ring
with lusty cheers, and special guard
of honor vas in waiting, but the
amiable savage himself was in full
sympathy with the momentous respon-
sibilities OF the hour He was scare
fully dressed" in dark suit, and wore
chimney pot" hat which, let j. ever
be remembered, f'shone resplendent
in The bright sunshine" and fittingly,
$50 did the features of the ex-king."
'By his smile and dignified deport-
ment, he created quite favorable. i'm
preston" Nothing appeared to sur
prise him, and only once was he at all
moveG, when peripatetic photograph
er directed his lens upon him without
so much as saying: off you please"
and then the monarch "quickly hid
himself behind the deek-house." His
| fight was vain, however, for the
camera worked by the instantaneous
process" When 81. last ushered into
the royal presence, Cetewayo strobe
forward in advance of his companions,
raised his hand above his head, and re-
peated twice sin the Zulu tongue" the
words: eau, the queen" Unfortunate
ly the reporters failed to state what
tongue eau, the queen is in, but left
the public TO content itself, perforce,
with knowing that those words are the
''exact equivalent" of the Zulu words
used by the ex king of Zululand. But
perhaps that is enough. The spectacle
of the ponderous African, with re-
| splendently shining face, waving his
hand above his glossy 'stove-pipe,"
and bowling in Zuluese, eau, the
queen; au, the queenl" is sufficient for
one days contemplation by republican
simplicity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
Extremely Happy.

A man purchased a mule from a
farmer for $75. Some days later he re-
turned, his countenance glowing with
an expression of gratitude, and begged
the seller to accept $25 more. "But l
got all | asked" demonstrated the
honest agriculturist. Never mind,''
persisted the man, "nlake it clean
hundred" The farmer reluctantly ac-
cepted the money, and the two were
about parting, when the purchaser of
the animal said: you'll come to the
funeral, won't your" Whose funerai?"
asked the other, with a puzzled look.
'sMy wife's." You don't tell me she's
dead. poor thing7' eyes, the mule
kicked her" Brooklyn Eagle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

MILWAUKEE September 9-Flour Quiet
and steady. Wheat-Very qaiet but firmer
No. and September 94h; 94's for seller 0cto-
Der; 94js for seller November; Ns.3, S.. Corn
Steady and in fair demand; No. 2, 7OB
rejected, 67&. Oats - Stronger; No. 2, "a
white. 81. Rye-Nominally steady; No. l, 81
No. 2, So. Barley-Higher; No. 2 Septe nber
76h bid; Provisions Lower; Mess Pork-2O.9i
for seller cash and September; 2O59 for sele,
October. Lard-Prime steam-11.5Gh for seller
cash and September; IL 55 for seller October
Live Hogs-Dull; 7.5O0s.5O. Receipts Flour
$3.50; wheat, 1915; barley, 5,72O. Shipments
Flour, TO- 500; wheat, 5,525; barley 3,O75.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

FROM New Zealand has been shipped
to England a quantity of preserved
rabbits, estimated to weigh some fifty
tons. The rabbits are packed in tins
holding two pounds each, and thirty
six tins make case-that is, seventy
two pounds. The supply of rabbits
appears to be almost inexhaustible.
The average quantity delivered per day
is FIVE thousand. On one occasion re-
Gently nine thousand were delivered in
q daV
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

Was ever more hopelessly stranded than wrecked
constitution, whether its disaster be the product
of some formidable enemy, or the slow, premature
decay that seems to fasten upon some eonstitu-
tions without apparent adequate cause. An ex-
cellent means Of checking this gradual drain of
the sources of vitality is the benefcent tonic Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which promotes dges-
ton, enriehes the blood, and gives substance as
well as stamina to an enfeebled frame. Constipa-
ton, feebeness of the kidneys and bladder, fever
and ague and rheumatism, among the bodily
ailments which it remedies promptly and thor
oughly. Persistence in its use is well merited
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

Two young sons of Charles Vorbreck,
of Milwaukee, were drowned in the Kin
nickinnic river last week.
THE cholera continues its ravages al
Manila, where ia native and one Euro
pean persisted one day last week.
EIGHT cattle have died Of Texas fever
in Sixmart, Maine. and tie remainder Of
the herd las been isolated by the authori-
ties.
INcENDIARIss fred the Locust Run coal
breaker at Ashland, Pa, and the houses
and machinery were destroyed, causing a
loss of $4,000.
TIE Ocean house al Swampscott. Massa-
chusetts, was fred by the explosion of q
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

An American abroad has encounter
ed one of the personally conducted"
tourist parties. He did not decide
whether they were English or Ameri-
can until he heard young woman
with immense diamonds in her ears)
say that she was ''not bit mashed on
laces, but dreadfully gone on fans"
then he recognized his countrywomarlA
for he never heard women of any
other nation use slang in public.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
The Zulu Kings Allowance OF Beef
London Truth.

The ex.King Cetywayo still sticks to
beef as the chief article OF his diet I;
our beef he considers good, but not so
good as that Of his own country, for
there is too much fat ABOUT it. The
other day fourteen pounds had been
prepared for his breakfast and that of
his three chiefs. The latter ate thir-
teen pounds before Cetywayo made his
appearance, so fresh supply
be cooked.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

THE other morning when Montreal
Dird-fancier opened his store he was
much surprised to find six OF his best
canaries minus leg each and fifteen
of the birds missing. Rats had gnawed
a hole through the floor, had got on
the counter, and from there to a large
cage in which were the birds. The
mutilated birds are doing well, and
seem quite lively IN spite of the un-
professional amputation to which they
were subjected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

al love my wife, young Mr.. Osculus
who has been married only six weeks,
was saying. Il love my wife as no
other man does" And then the rip
ling smile Of appreciation went around
the company and died away in whis-
pering giggles in Swallowed window
seats and dimly lighted corners, and
the young man felt that he had failed
to make himself understood just as he
wished to be.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
Lectures to Policemen.

The current number of The Detroit
Clinic, of which DR.. j. 0. Walker il
the managing editor, has an article urg-
ing the importance of giving police
men and train hands a course of lee
lures on what to do in ease of accident.
Policemen should be instructed, especi-
ally, how to distinguish between apop-
lexy and Drunkenness, the failure OF
which has been a disgrace in every
city, large and small, The Clinic thinks
a course of lectures should be given by
some competent persons, and trainmen1
and policemen be required to attend
them as far as possible. 1t has been
done in other large cities.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

Fogg has got an idea at last, and he
says there's millions in it, as it meets a
long felt want. 1t is nothing less than
a revolving house, which is to turn
upon a pivot, so that the bess room
shall always face the sun in winter, and
be IN the shade 10 summer. Fogg has
n great head.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

AN English chemist, who had been
called upon to analyzs several socks
and stockings of red color, which had
been found to cause great irritation to
the skin of the wearers, discovered the
cause of the trouble in the tin salt used
as a mordant in fixing the dye. He
succeeded in obtaining over twenty
two grains of tin in the form of the
dioxide. When acted upon by acid
perspiration the tin oxide forms an ex-
ceedingly Irritating compound.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

King Cetewayo, who, after being
lionized IN London, is now en- route for
his native zululand, in South Africa,
has a thick head-covering of woody
hair, which Is turning gray. He wears
a short mustache and California chin
beard. His gloves are No. II. and his
nails are half an inch long. The length
of mis- foot is twelve inches. He drinks
nearly bottle of Irish whiskey after
dinner.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14
Suvrs CprrK NY Feb

SILVER CREEK, n. T., Feb. 8, IssU,
GENTS have been very low, aRd lave tried
everything, 10 no advantage. / heard your Hop
Bitters recommended by so many, l concluded to
give them trial. did and now am around, and
constantly improving, and am nesrly as strong
az ever w, III. WELLER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

The production of the Bradford oil
region for the month of August was
greater than for any previous month.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

NEBRASKA reports the biggest corn
crop this year since the state was set
tied.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

CAPT. FRANK HARDING, of the ship
Alice d. Cooper, of Portland, is held at
Boston on a charge OF manslaughter in
not lowering boat te save hoy swept
overheard off Cape Agulhas last June.
The mate and crew are said to have
offered to lower boat, the captain re-
fusing to permit them. Harding claims
that the stiff breeze and high sea made
the rescue of the boy impossible. As
it was, life-buoy was thrown over, and
the boy was last seen cinging to it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

KEY WEST will pay next winter SIS
per cord for frewood, the nearest tim
Der to the island being seventy-fve
miles away.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

A WOMAN was bitter by dog in
Paris. She went at once and had the
wound cauterized at the Hotel Dieu.
She continued perfectly we'll until one
day, when she was passing the hospital,
she was recognized by one of the stu
dents, who called out to her; "Holloal
you are not dead yet thenl The dog
which bit you was downright mad, as
they found out afterward" The wo-
man was seized imm ediately with
violent spasm, and in few hours died
with symptoms of hydrophobia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-14

FIFTY persons are reported killed
and many injured by railroad dis
aster near Hugstetter, Germany.
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Presidents Movements

NEWPORT. r. l., Sept. 5.-President
Arthur went ashore tonight and was
entertained at West Island, by the
fishing club. Several OF his personal
friends were present.