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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-17
.JeWeled Garters.

The ladies are now wearing jeweled
carriers. We gain this information
from the press, and so state upon our
oath aforesaid. 1t seems to us this
is rather peculiar move, but it may
be all right. What effect it may have
upon the fall elections we cannot say
just now, nor what the result will be,
looking at it from a social standpoint.
We mean, Of course, looking at the
question under discussion, not the gar
ter itself. Probably the next grand
stride in the fashion line will be artjfi-
cial rats scattered around in convenient
places so that the wearers of moss
agate carriers can jump upon :. chair
and howl. This is about the only way
we can see for the public to be bene-
flied by the prevailing style of garter
Diamond-studded carriers might be
hung on the hat rack in the hall, where
visitors can peruse them at their leis-
ure, but, after all, that would be kind
of hollow mockery. 1t would be like
attending ballet where the performers
wore ulsters, overcoats and chappare-
jos.-Boomeruna
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different points, and the conversions were
numerous. During the services Rev. j
g. Beatty lost $685. at the hands of pick
pockets, and there was general raid on
robes and harnesses.
The widow OF the man who was muir
dered with his own wooden leg in the
bridewell at Chicago has taken out letters
of administration, giving a bond for
$1,000 and will sue the city for damages.
PAUL ToLLTNER, a machinist living al
No. S15 East Division street, Chicago
shot and killed his wife Aug. ID. ard then
killed himself in the same manner. Do
mestic troubles and poverty were the IN
citing cause.
J. H. HUNTER has embe zzled from the
estate of Charles Hunter at Montreal
from 100000 to 100000, and confessei
his guilt. Other estates of which he was
the manager are also thought to have suf
fered He was highly esteemed citizen
and trustee of the principal Presbyte
an church.
Mr.. INGRAM, of Montreal, on the day
preceding his retirement from the post o.
assistant manager of the Merchants bank
induced the chief teller to pay him "a, 700
on the false statement that the directors
were about to make such an appropriation
in his favor
THE music-teacher, Pepperkorn, who
eloped from Omaha with girl 10 year.
of age, has been captured at Mond City
Kan, in company with the maiden. A
reward of $500 will be paid for their ap
prehension.
GEo. Won HoLLEN, who died in Chi
cago recently will be remembered as de
faulter for 1925 900 while city collector
in 1876 For some years he was a refugees
at Hamilton, o Mt, but returned to Chi
cago as witness, on promise of immuni
ty. Failing to keep faith with the city
authorities, he was kept in jail for severa
months. He was native OF Holland, anc
was about 4S years of age.
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The Soldiers Haste.

The following story is told of Gen.
Harvey, when ne was in command at
Camp Verde, Texas. He was an in
tensely dignihed officer, and if there
was one thing he detested more than
another it was undignified haste. One
evening, just as he was about to hold
dress parade, he perceived that he had
forgotten his handkerchief, and as the
weather was very hot he said to his
orderly: $50 to my quarters quick and
bring me my handkerchief. The or
derby touched his hat and started for
the quarters, several hundred yards
distant.
After be had proceeded short dis
lance, remembering that there was nc
time to lose he broke into trot.
"See-t that scoundrel running as il
the Indians were after him. If there
/ is anything | hate it is to see a soldier
running instead of walking properly.
Here, my man." continued Harvey TO
another soldier, "go after that man and
tell him / say to walk"
The second soldier started after the
first, but as the first one kept running,
the second one saw his only chance to
deliver the message was to hurry up,
so he too broke into run. To say that
Harvey was mad is to use but q mild
expression.
"Here, sergeant. you go after that
man, and tell him that if he does moi
stop running I'll hang him up by tht
thumbs"
The sergeant started out in brisl
walk, but as his predecessor had good
start, he too began to run as hard as ht
could.
eff all three of the scoundrels aim
running like jack rabbits !" calculated
Harvey. "I'll show EN-" And tuck
ing his sword under his arm he start
ed in pursuit as fast as he could run
but suddenly remembering his dignity
he came to halt, and walked stiffiy
and slowly back to the place where The
dress parade was to come off.
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Why He Wanted TO Know.
Detrnit Free Press.


At the second battle of Bull Run a
recruit who had just joined New
York regiment, turned around upon
his Captain IS an order was given, and
asked
Say, Cap. what are we going to dc
now?"
"Move by the flank to the left of the
regiment" was the reply.
"All right-just as soon move as
not"
After the company had held its new
position for a quarter of an hour there
came another order, and the recruit
asked
Say, Cap. which way now ?"
"Going to advance"
"All right, I'm with you"
The company moved forward with
the line, and was presently hotly en-
gagged with Jackson's men. They had
not been at over five minutes when the
recruit slid up to the captain and
shouted
"Say, Cap, holler as loud as you can
and let's see if | can hear YOU"
"What in - do you mean? Back
into line with you !" shouted the of
ficer.
"All right, Cap, all rightl The 1ea-
son l wanted you to holler was to see
if l could hear your voice when you
ordered a retreat It's all right. /
guess / can hear it if them rebs don t
bring up any more guns p
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SpOiling the EgDtians.

The war in Egypt is a matter of
special interest to the American peo-
pie, fol many reasons. First, a war in
Europe over the Eastern question is
almost sure to involve several countries,
and largely to affect prices of all agri-
cultural products. Secondly, the con-
nection Of the Suez canal with Egypt,
suggests naturally some reflections re-
garding the relations and duties of the
United States with and towards the ca
nal of Panama, whenever the same
shall be completed.
At present, all the signs of imminent
war are apparent, and there is little
doubt that France and England jointly,
perhaps in conjunction with third
power will some time or other land a
force IN Egypt. In the meantime
Arab Pasha, at the head OF the ma
tional or Arab party, which includes
the army, threatens to cut off the fresh
water supply from Alexandria and
from the stations ON the SueZ canal.
Europeans throughout Egypt are fall
ing victims to the ill-feelng excited
among the natives by the action of the
English feet, and from all sides come
rumors of pillage and massacre.
OF course when European interven-
ton does take place, the result will be
the spelling of Egypt, and the driving
Of the Egyptian army into the interior,
where they will be joined by the forces
Of him who is known as the yelled
prophet, and who, for some time past
in open rebellion against the khedive,
will now doubtless find 8 kindred spirit
in Arab Pasha. Inspired by the APP
peals Of the prophet to their religious
zeal, and their hatred of the European
tutelage exercised over the government
of the khedive, this army will be able
to inhict much damages upon the Eu-
ropean forces and carry on at least q
frontier warfare for q long time,
On the other hand, Egypt once de-
spoiled, several European powers will
doubtless be ready to take a hand in
the final settlement. The fire Of the
British iron clads has therefore very
evidently kindled very pretty little
conhagration, the focus of which, so to
speak, will be the Suez canal. We sub
join figures showing the tonnage which
annually passes through the canal, a
large proportion Of which it will be
seen, is British. The total tonnage of
1870 was 436, 1918, of which POI, 154 was
British. In 1881, the total tonnage was
4, 143, 6S3; British, 3, 443, 184. Total tom
mage to date, from the opening Of the
canal, %, 821 ,707, of which the British
amounted to 20,023,798, or 77$ per
cent. Farmers Reviea0.
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FOREIGN.

Two Parisians were struck dead at the
Tuileries gardens by catching hold of an
electric wire used in Illuminating the
grounds.
HENRY GEORGE, the Anne rican writer.
was ARE sted at Loughrea, | Ireland, as a
suspicious stranger, and detained for three
hours.
THE khedivehas sent steamer to Port
Said on a secret mission, and his private
yacht has gone to Constantinople to bring
back an exalted parsonage.
IT is rumored at St. Petersburg that
Russia is making warlike preparations at
Odessa, in view of the possibility of COM
plications between Turkey and England.
ADMIRAL SEYMoUR's report of the bat
tie at Mahalla Junction, shows the loss of
four men and the wounding twenty-five.
Lieut.. Vyse, of the Goth regiment, was
killed at the commencement of the fight.
THE Emperors of Austria and Germany
met at Ebensee, and proceeded together
to Ischl, where the Empress of Austria
was waiting for them. The meeting was
cordial, and the populace showed much
enthusiasm.
OK the 18th of September Louisville
will celebrate the completion of three new
lines of railroad by any industrial street
pageant.
LIEUTENANT DANENHAUER, it appears,
is the son of Chicago bookseller who
did business at No. 1913 Lake street in
1850 The family moved from Chicago
to Washington.
A GERMAN organ of Bismarck asserts
that England, whose traffic SO preponder-
| Al ha Il
to be satisfied with placing that great
waterway under the control of mixed
commission.
THREE Irishmen, of Philadelphia
named Patrick ]. Carroll, L. M. Nc
Nanara, and ]. J. Hoolan, will soon sail
| for Egypt to fight in Arab Pashas army
A member of the Grattan Land league
has rendered $500 10 defray the cost oil
their trip.
TWENTY Bedouins have been arrested
for pilfering at Ramleh. The khediye has
announced his intention to indemnify suf
ferers from the disorders at Alexandria
| A train load of rebels went to Mahalls
| Junction to destroy the railway, but they
were frightened away by forty-poundei
| inside the British lines. Arab Pasha has
ordered the garrison and people at Is
MALTA to retire to Cairo, and twenty five
| Frenchmen will be given special escort
Admiral Seymour does not intend to sur
render the Egyptian prisoners to the
khedive,
De LEssEPs has telegraphed to Constan-
tlnople that the whole of Egypt has en-
braced the cause of the national party,
apd that the English will find everywhere
determined opposition. The rebels at
Ramleh made forward moveme nt, but
were repulsed by shots from the
British iron-clad Temeraire. Lord
Beresford has been promoted to the rank
| of captain for services during the bonn.
bardment of Alexandria. Thirty-sever
battalions OF English militia have vol
unteered for active service in Egypt
| Gladstone states that arrangements have
been made to prevent the telegraphing Of
information to Arab Pasha from Eng
land. A cable is being laid from Alex
andria to Port Said
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Defects in Deep.Sea Cables.

LOndSn Times.
The Scotia has now been about two
months on the Atlantic repairing the
Brest ST.. Pierre cable for the Anglo
American Company, and she had re-
covered the cable in about 1910
fathoms of water, repaired it, and put
in sixty miles Of new cable. She is
now engaged in repairing the fault
which has existed for some time in the
cable near Brest. it is a great thing to
do-to lift the cable which has been
down for twelve years in mid-Atlantic
and to repair it. The cable taken out
was in very good condition considering
the long time it had been down, but
there were traces of defects at short
intervals of the cable, owing to some
chemical action at the bottom of the
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FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

WHITE frost formed in the neighbor-
hood of Portage, Wisconsin, on the night
of Aug. 8.
A PREMATURE blast at Cornwall, near
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, killed four negroes
and wounded others.
THE saw-mill of Mr.. Retcher, at Red
Wing, Mimi, valued at 500, 600, was de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday night.
LIGHTNING fred no less than twenty
four buildings in various parts of New
England recently causing loss eff $780,
coo.
VICTORIA LBsEURC, one of the Oldest
and wealthiest citizens of Danville, Ill.,,
died August Is of genuine Asiatic cholera,
after an illness of three days.
By the explosion of boiler in Weav
er's mill, near f ldersville Pa, Thos. Bev
ington, the engineer. and a workman
named James Phillips were killed, and
the building almost totally destroyed
A THIRD case of yellow fever developed
at New Orleans Aug. 10, the victim being
a foreigner who arrived in May. He was
examined by AZ physicians, and it is prob
able that he will recover.
A FREIGHT train on the Peoria, Deca-
tur and Evansville road broke down the
bridge at Greenup, ILL.,, killing one man,
seriously iniuring two others, and dump
ing eighteen loaded cars into the stream.
DUR.SG the burning of the carriage
factory of McKelvy Brothers. at Pitts
burgh, twenty-five fire men entered the
building, ten asce nding to the second
floor. The side wall gave way, by which
four men were probably fatally injured,
A confagr at ion broke out at Gardiner,
Me-, in a plaining-m mill, and was only
stayed when property valued at 100000
had been burned. Twenty acres We're
burned over, including all the factories
on the lower dam. Two lives are report
eG lost.
AN assignment has been made by Close
& WATSON, a well-known retail dry-goods
firm of ouisville to cover liabilities of
$4,000 A similar course was taken by
the Shawnee Agricultural company of
Xenia, o., whose debts are about $4,000.
Our of 106 persons on board the steamer
Gold Dust, which burst her boilers off
Hickman. KY, "a are on board the City
of Alton, 13 are dead, - badly burned are
left at Hickman, and II are missing,
Captain McCord was but slightly hurt.
THE steamer Gold Dust exploded her
boilers Just after leaving Hickman, KY,
and AZ persons were scalded and II are
missing. The boat was landed in the ed
dy lust above the town, and through the
exertions of the citizens the cabin passen-
gers, officers, and part of the crew, and
deck passengers were taken ashore and re-
moved to hotec and residences. The Gold
Dust was built by Capt. + w. Gould, in
June 1873, at cost of $4,000, and was
worth at the time of the accident $4,000.
She had capacity of 400 tons, with the
following dimensions: Length $50 feet;
beam 40 feet; hold zig feet. She had
three boilers 80 feet long and ~ inches
in diameter, furnishing power to two cyl
inders feet stroke and % inches in diam
eter. Her inspection calls for a we'll
built steamer fully equipped, and passed
the underwater inspection for all rivers.
Capt Gould built her for the st. Louis
and New Orleans trade, and after several
successful trips. was sold to the St. Louis
aud Nicksburg Anchor line.
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An Irishman Who Cannot Speak the
English Language.
st. Louis Republican

"Who are the latest birds of pass
age ?" asked Republican reporter OF
Mr.. P. 2. Wythe, the ocean steamship
agent yesterday.
"Jim Doran is the latest"
"Jim what ?"
"Jim Doran, he is 40 years of age,
an Irishman and cannot speak the
first word in the English language"
"Tell me about him.
"There is nothing to tell except that
he came over from Connemara, Coun.
ty Kerry, about six months ago, and
has been working on farm over in
Illinois, but as he cannot speak, read,
write or understand English he could
not get along in these glorious United
States, and decided to get him hence
to the land of his forefathers."
"What language does he speak p
"Celtic. We tagged tieJonc.. Ills
collar, took him to the train and com
mitted him to the tender mercies oil
the conductor. He will sail i'll the
Egypt of the National line"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-17

A CLOSER analysis of the fraudulent
River and Harbor bill shows that IS Is
unjust as well as corrupt. The Mlssls-
sippi and Missouri rivers and their
tributaries get s6,67S.O0O. The New
England States get but ittle-S130, 600
for Maine, SO, O00 for New Hampshire,
$4,000 for Vermont, 1901 900 for Mas
sachnsetts. $4,000 for Rhode Island,
and S232. goo for Connecticut, $3.50 500
in ali. Nor have the Middle States a
fuu share. To New York S657 500 is
given; to New Jersey, S313,975; to
Pennsylvania, $3.50, 900; to Maryland,
1928. 900 to Delaware, S2SS, 600; in all,
s212I, 475. The South carries off about
one-half of the entire appropriations
of the bill. To Improvements of rivers
and harbors in Ohio, 1915 600 is given /;
in Michigan, $625, 800; in Indiana.
$4,000; in Illinois, $4,000; in
Wisconsin, 1854, 600; in Iowa, So, 600
in Minnesota, $4,000, including the
grant for the Red River of the North
in Idaho, 5000; in all, $2,615,000.
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CRIME

WILLIAM HALE was tarred and feathered
at Tarport. Pa, for an attempt to outrage
a young girl.
Two youEg men of Ironton, O., got on
spree and Law down on the Chesapeake
AID Ohio track at Ashland. where they
were killed.
A RIOT at negro campmeeting near
Eastman, Ga, caused the death Of three
white and two colored men. One negro
cut his wifes throat on train near the
grounds.
HENRY WOLFSoHN, who was manager
of the opera company at Baum's pavilion.
Chicago, disappeared the other day, leav-
ing unpaid 81, 0OO IN salaries and a con-
siderable sum for printing and costumes.
WILLIAM PARKS, residing at No. 120
Wright street, Chicago, dispersed a gang
Of roughs who surrounded his house on
Sunday morning by putting bullet in
the brain of Frank Thornton.
NEAR Dodge Centre, Mimi, gang of
tramps in a freight-car, while the tram
was going at full speed. robbed young
Swede, and threw him out on the track.
DETECTIVES in New York, acting under
orders of the district attorney, raided the
policy and lottery shops, capturing ten
men and all the paraphernaila.
MEXICAN section hands on the Southern
Pacific road attacked Chinese laborers at
Yesta and drove them to Fl Paso, inlet
ing serious wounds upon some OF them.
ARTHUR A. NoYEs, the engineer of a
building on Chauncy street, Boston. has
been arrested. charged with robbing
Lewis Coleman & Co., dry goods dealers.
of stock valued at $4,000. A full con-
fession was made by the prisoner.
Two Philadelphia brokers got deeply
interested in matching pennies, from
which they changed to niekels, and then
to dollars. When one had lost 81 800 his
opponent gave him three chances to
double or quit. The result was loss OF
81, 600 in three matches.
DANIEL B. HIBBARD, formerly mayor
of jackson, Mich, fired four shots 1T his
son-in-law, Edwin r. Saith, his partner
in foundry company, but inflicted no
wounds.
AT the camp-meeting al Lancaster. o.,
on Sunday, there was preaching at eight
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-17
John Browns Family.
From the New Yerk Evening Post.


We are able to present the following
authentic account of the condition of
John Browns family in California.
The letter is in answer to a private in
quiry, induced by the movement now
making to raise fund for them
In answer to your inquiries con-
corning the family Of the old hero and
martyr, John Brown, l viii say: They
reside on wild mountain farm of 100
acres, mostly unimproved and unim-
provable, located ten miles west of St.
Jose. The Improvements consist of
few acres of clearing, a part of which
is planted to fruit trees and vines, q
little cottage, costing a few hundred
dollars, which was on the place when
they bought it, a year and half ago,
and some little fencing. The place
cost them, believe, about 81 500.
When | first met the family, shortly
after the purchase, and started move
ment for their relief, they were owing
81, 900 on the place. They had no
team, farming implements, or stock of
any kind, and were really in very
straitened circumstances. The I'M
married daughter, Sarah, was then
teaching some two or three pupils In
music, three miles down the mountain,
at the little village of Saratoga, whittier
she went on foot, going and returning
the same day. | raised about $500,
which placed them out of debt and
put them in possession of a team of
horses, wagons, COW, fencing ma
terials etc.
The family consists of Mrs. Brown,
Sarah mentioned above), married
daughter MRS. Fabliuger), her hus-
band and four children, the latter from
few months to or years of age, all
girls Thus the family consists of
eight persons. They are plain, unpre-
tentious people, and nave been trained
in the hard school of poverty until
they nave learned how to get along
with very little. Their place-or about
one-tourth of it--could be made pro-
ductive, but much labor and morey
would be required. | think it is about
an even pull with them TO obtain the
commonest comforts of life out of it.
They are unable to employ help, and
Fablinger, the only man about the
ranch, has been school teacher, and
is not much fitted for hard manual la
Dor. They are all excellent, most
worthy people"
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Hetweeu Ieritimate Adyertisins

And what is termed puffery there is a wide dis
distinction. The first merely explains the real
second assuredly exaggerate those merits if there
be any, or invent them if there are not. What
is said about Hostetters Bitters in the public
prints, and is disseminated through other chan
nels is the plain, unvarnished truth. 1t is real
tonic and corrective, subduer and preventive of
malarial fever and rheumatism, and a reliable
and aagreeble Alternative of an irregular habit of
body, and promoter of a proper secretion and
flow of the bile. Naturally a standard article
of this kind has not been exempt from imitation
and under hand competition, but this has not
impaired its popularity damaged its reputa-
tiU. in the slightest DECREE.
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surprised the Baron de Worms, Mr..
Beresford Hope and other persons by
divining their thoughts.
After spending several days at New
! port, Oscar Wilde last week visited
Miss Clara Morris at Riverdale, Mrs.
Julia Bigelow at West Point, and
Henry W ard 3eecher at his Peekskill
fam.
King Humbert, of Italy, maintains
strict economy. Having proposed
to pay out of his own pocket the eigh-
ty millions of debts left by his father
he curtails the expense of his court
every day more and more.
Millionaire Slater, of Norwich, Conn,
the giver of the colored educational
fund, won prize of silver dollar the
other day by bringing in more recruits
for the Sunday school of his church
than anybody else.