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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19

HENRY AUGUSTUS BLAKE, of Bridge
water, Mass, was brieaess lawyer
with rich wife. She was content to
support him in idleness, and when ne
desired to make an extensive western
tour she furnished him the money for
the expenses. He was absent year,
and she had frequent letters from him,
while he received regular remittane es
from her. Lately he wrote that he
was going into a rough mining dis
trict where there were no pOstoffices,
and that she would not hear from him
for months. But she did. and within
a few days, through a marriage notice
in Providence newspaper, which said
that he had become the husband OF
Caroline Hale, who had recently in
herited 1926, coo from her grandfather,
the late Congressman Aftemus Hale.
He had used his wife's money to get a
western divorce in order to marry a
weather. woman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19
Chseagn ararIzer

CHICAGO, October H. Flour - Steady anC
unchanged. Wheas --Streng and higher rsgu
lar, 94h for seller October and year. 95z fol
seller November; 1.blk for seller May; No.
red winter, so for seller cash. Ne. 2 Chicago
spring, 94H for seller cash; rest same a
regular. No. 3 Chicago spring, IS, rejected, "a
Corn-Strong and higher; 651 965% for selle
cash; 65s. GG5% for seller October; 655IG
65x for seller November; 5Sk for seller the
year; 526 for seller January; 53X@53% fol
seller May. oats--Aetive, firm and higher; 33}1
for seller cash; 32zsa33 for seller October; 325!
for seller November; S2H for seller the year
SAX for seller May; rejected, 30H, Rye
Stronger; 5S1a. Baflsy-Firmer, S19S1. Flax
Seductive and shade higher, 1.19H. But
tern good demand prices a shade higher
choice to fancy creamery, 3O032; fair to good
2592S; good to ehice dairy, 2392S packing
stock, 15@ is; common to fair, 12913. Eggs
Slow, 2S. Whiskey- Steady LIS. Pork-Un-
settled and generally lower; 23.O5a23.25 fol
seller cash; 23.07H@23. 10 for seller October
209502397h for seller November 1925 fol-
seller the year; l9l2HGl9l5 for seller Jan
uary and February. Unsettled and lower
1880 for seller cash and October; 12.1o@1 2.1l1S
for seller November l1.45 for seller the year
1l.35t@ 1I37 u for seller january.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19
A Russian Jack Sheppar,i


The Russian newspapers are in an
exnltant mood just now at the capture
of the celebrated "Robber of the
South" Mamai. This individual has
long been the terror OF. southern Rus
STA. His career of crime commenced
20 years ago, but his principal laurels
have been gained since he fled from
Tomsk and turned up afresh iii the
scenes of his former triumphs two years
ago. Organizing band of robbers,
and arming them with Befdan rifles.
and revolvers, he roameda about the
country, numbering IN his course as
many as 60 persons. Caught at last,
through the treachery of a mistress,
ne was conveyed to Nicolaef in 0cto-
Der, and locked up in prison there
pending judicial examination. AL
though famous as a prison breaker,
the authorities appear to have placed
no special watch over him, and, in
consequence, Mamai nearly escaped
by digging a subterranean passage 100
feet long from his cell to the outer
wall. Prison excavations are so com.
mon in Russia that the only merit
about Mamai's was the length of it,
but it was an uncommon feature in
his case that he should have been dis
covered at last through the treachery
Of fellow-prisoner, since honor pre-
yails among the thieves in Russia as
elsewhere, and the traitor would him.
self have chance of escape with the
rest as soon as the passage was finish.
ed. Rebuffed in this attempt, Manlai
waited while, and then one after
noon, when a. policeman came to his
cell, he threw him down, gagged him,
and donned his uniform. The follow
ing day having exchanged the uni
form for a peasants dress, he went
into the market, and choosing the best
cart without its driver, drove away to
Kherson. Here he was recognized
outside a public house by police
officer, who touched him CD the shout
der and said, What, Mamai, you
here?' Certainly" replied the fugi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19

THOUGH it was the teachings of tn
great leader of the tractarian move
ment, DR.. Pusey, recently dead, which
brought many Protestant divines over
to the Roman Catholic church, he
himself remained outside its pale to
the last. Some years ago Cardinal
Newman addressed him very pathetic
letter, appealing to him to consider the
question more deeply, and many peo-
pie wondered that the master remained,
as it were, lowering like a meteor be-
tween two worlds, while the disciple
had become one of the most fervent
and devoted children of the Church of
Rome. DIR. Pusey had been for years
n kind of ecclesiastical enigma. Never
theless, the purity of his life and great
ness Of his intellect won him host of
enthusiastic admirers. He had a
special hatred of the Photographic art,
and never permitted a photograph OF
him to be taken.
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CRIME.

H. G.. MEAD, of Waupaca. Wis, was
murdered in bank robbery which &C.
Cured at that place Saturday night.
Two convict guards on ascotton plant a.
ton south of Houston, Teas, nlmeei
Tower and Thomson, fought duel with
revolvers. Twelve shots were fired and
both fell dead.
A, w. Ross, a coal-dealer Of Cincinnati
who resided at Glendale, was murdered
nesr the { pot early on Sunday morning.
A reward of 5000 has peen offered for
the detection of the perpetrators.
CUSTOMS officers at Montreal picked
up a New York Hebrew named
Scotsman, and took from his hips packl
ages of jawelry and diamonds valued
81, 500.
SEVENTEEN members OF gang of coun-
terfeiters were gohbled BY the United
States marshal at Upton, Indiana, after
mountains of evidence had been secured
by detectives.
THE COMMITTEES which has been investi-
eating the Fenian diminishing fund has
found sufficient evidence 10 send the trus-
tees TO state prison, and adopted a resolu-
ton applauding the Irish World for clos
ing its columns to the Land lesgue. The
Buffalo Land league resolved to forward
$1,000 to Father Walsh. the national
treasurer
LEOPOLD FURRgR, president Of the
board of supervisors At Fort Yuma, was
shot dead by William Douehy for refus-
ing to pay an alleged debt. The latter
was taken to the Arizona penitentiary for
fear of lynchiRg.
A RAID by Dubuque officers on a back
room in White street revealed dies and
molds for counterfeiting silver coin. The
man arrested has been active in the
exercises of the Young Mems Christian
association, and his mistress was an I'M
firing laborer among the prisoners in the
Jail.
ANDREW ESENHARDT, a merchant at
Iberville. q uebec, has followed his fourth
failure by abs sonding to the United
States. He Was formerly member OF
parliament, and three times compromis-
ed at % per cent. His present liabilities
are 100000, and he Is thought to have
carried away considerable amount.
JRRoaE STEWART, a Young stEdent OF
the dental department Of the University
of Pennsylvania, was arrested at Phila-
deldhia charged with being concerned in
the robbery of book and stationery store
at Jacksonville, H., last July. Stewart
denies the charge.
TIMoTHY RAJoTTR, of Ottawa, Ontario,
Sonce prominent merchant. and now hold
ing property valued at 100000, has gone
with his sceomplices TO the Kingston PEN
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19
GENERAL NOTES.

WILLIAM E. DODGE has been nominated
for Mayor of New York by the Manhattan
Temperance association.
The registration of voters in Utah
covers 81, 900 names, four out of niue be-
ing women ana three out of four NOR
mons.
A GRANITE monument, in :hree Sec
tions, to be placed by the government on
the field in Montana where Gen. Gibbon
fought the Nez Perces in 1877, was ship
ped from ST. Paul.
DRESSED beef from Chicago has made
a revolution in prices at Washington, the
decreased cost to consumers being one
third.
THE garrison at Salt Lake is to be in
creased by four companies of the 9th in
fantry, but officers in the war department
deny any fears of trouble with the Nor
mons.
SIxrY-oNE head Of polled Angus and
Galloway cattle were sold at the Kansas
City fair grounds, bringing 1926 720. The
Angus cows averaged S748 and the Gallo
way COWS S467.
A PARTY comprising the elder Wander
bilt, his two sons, aud his uncle, with
some special friends, have left New York
for Chicago. intending to spend two weeks
in an inspection of the roads controlled
by the family, going as far west as Denver
or Salt Lake.
THE general managers of the railroads
running to Colorado held a meeting in
Chicago and informally agreed to pool
business, provided no objections are made
by the Denver and Rio Grande. The IN
ion Pacific is to receive 81 per cent. the
Santa Fe 10, and the Burlington 80.
FROM fear of an injunction, the New
York. Chicago and St. Louis railroad
company KEEP three hundred men and
several locomotives at work on Sunday
night at Fort Wayne, filling in the chan
mel in the Wabash and Erie canal, leav-
ing only the box-fume of the City mills.
The New York democratic ticket COM
plete is as follows. For governor, Grover
Cleveland, mayor of Buffalo; Lieutenant
governor, David d. Hill, mayor ofsEl-
mira sman-at-large, Gen. Henry
w. Slocum; iHdge of the court of appeal,
VIM. G. Ruger. Thomas nj. Patterson
was elected chairman of the state central
Committee.
THE president and party arrived at
Boston, Tuesday and were escorted from
theidepot TO the Hotel Brunswick by all
the military organizations of the city.
After lunch the guests were taken to Fam
euil hall. where brief speeches were made
by the PRESIDENT Secretary Lincoln and
Secretary Chandler. An elaborate BAN
qHet was served al the hotel at 8 O'clock,
with thirty-three covers. and the evening
reception was attended by three thousand
Tlprsnns
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19
The alut Of silver Dollars.


The extraordinary measures adopted
by the treasury department to put and
keen in circulation the standard silver
dollars, do not work. On January 3 of
this year its assets in this form were
s69. $50, 937; on the % of October, nine
months later, they were 500, 228,647
This IS an increase in the three-guar-
tiers Of a year, or s22 ,63S,710 which Is
at the rate of $2,515,412 q month, or
almost exactly theamount coined. We
have steadily pointed out that beyond
very limited amount there could be
ound no praclical employment for this
coin, and that its compulsory coinage
must necessarily result only in embar-
rassment and loss. 1t is but question
Of time when this result will becomea
very serious one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19

WHEN Walter Malley was in jail, be-
fore his acquittal, he promised to de
vote the remainder of his life and his
money to the work of discovering the
mystery of Jennie Cramer's death.
His first step in this direction was to
furnish Blanche Douglass, his accomp-
lice in the murder, the means to es-
tablish herself at the head of a den Of
vice in New York. The place is locat-
ed on Becker street, and the notoriety
the Douglass woman secured in con-
nection with the Cramer trial is said tC
be paying her will.
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tive, knocking him fiat on his back,
and before the Officer could recover
his senses Mamai was out of sight.
After this he organized another band,
and perpetrated a host of villainies
too numerous to mention, eliminating
few days ago in fight in a farm
house, during which Mamai got cap
tured. At present he is again in his
old cell in the Nicolaeff Jail, awaiting
trial, but he says he win not be there
long, and the Golos significantly re-
marks that ''the Nicolaef people be-
lieve him."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19

The Cincinnati Price Current has pub
lished a peanut number, and gives
some interesting statistics as to the Gull
tivation of this docile fruit. Few peo-
pie have any idea of the extent of the
peanut business or its increase in the
United States. The consumation in
1878 was 100000 bushels, in 1889
it was 1,36O,OOO, in 1879-80 it was 1, 927, :
600 bushels, and last year 2,10S,O
bushels. The available supply for the
coming winter according to Mr.. Muir
~, the editor of the Price Current, who
is a good judge Of peanuts, Is 9, $50, 900,
of which there are 10000 bushels that
we did not eat last year, 1,5O0,OO
bushels from Virginia, 100000 bushels
from Tennessee, and 10000 bushels
from North Carolina.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19

itentiary for three years for forging pa
per on the Banque Rationale.
IN the terrible lynching at Evansville,
Ind., where Hume Redman's skull was
smashed with sledge hammer, vigil
lante named David Murphy was shot
from his horse by one of his own party.
The sheriff captured Quincy A. Gill,
David McFadden. and man whose name
has not been learned.
GEORGE D. RISE, cashier of the Dime
Savings bank at Lebanon, Pa, brought
home from Philadelphia, in sachel,
$4,000 in currency, and laid it aside to
eat supper with his family. About 8
o'clock he left for the bank. TO place the
money in the safe. When he had walked
a few yards he was assaulted by two men,
who felled him with billy. He chung to
the sachel and shouted for help, but was
dubbed until senseless, and his treasure
taken away.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19
Sayed From Death.
Manchester (Englagdl Courier.


A gallant rescue was effected near
flfracombe recently. A gentleman
visitor went for walk along the coast.
and sat down on rock for consider
able time. unobservant Of the fact that
the tide, which was unusually high,
accompanied by a heavy sea, was
closing around him. His dangerous
position observed, and messenger
sent 70 the life boat house, and the
boat, manned by a scratch crew, put
off. Meanwhile q rope was secured and
daring man was Low cred from the
cliffs above, and succeeded in rescuing
the terror-stricken gentleman amid the
breathless silence of hundreds of
anxious spectators.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19
tied Lancaster Man

oont1emau was driving about Lam
c,etar NTH friend from Altoona.
shogiop him thee places of interest, and
sna6'ng other nla2es he pointed out to
IL gr3sn5 Nv Wheatlsn and said it was
the home Of James bncnanan- who's
James Buchanan qterled the Altoona
gentleman. Shocked seyond measure
at the question, our frend replied
"Why, is it possible you ftyer heard
that he was at one time president OF
the United States?' Ga, yes, 1 bad
forgotten" responded the intellectual,
Representative ofthe mountain district;
"wnat's he doing now?' The horse
was headed for Lancaster, and the man
drove to town utterly disgusted.-
RIentoaoa PAL Advertiser.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19

A Remarkable Sight aft Sea.

Says-the Charleston Neus and Ceur-
Ter: Yesterday morning, about fifteen
minutes after seven o'clock, the resi-
dents of Sullivan's Island saw an i'm
mense water-spout, which formed
about four miles south of the island,
near the bar. The clouds overneadsat
the time were inky black. AT first q
slight disturbance in the water was OBJ
served, and then from the cloud above
there appeared, as it were gigantic
finger, which reached out toward the
water beneath, which every moment
became more agitated, and finally rose
like miniature mountain to meet the
cloud. For some seconds the upper
and lower columns of water we're sep
Grated, yet apparently only twenty
feet apart. Then came the union be-
TWEEN the sea and cloud, and the large
column of water rapidly whirled to the
south-westward for about a mile, and
then burst, scattering its tons of water
iathe seething ocean for hundreds of
wards around.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19
HOW 70 CROW Cheerfui.

Disease is in great many--perhaps the ma
jsfity-of instances, the underlying cause of
mental depression. 1t will almost invariably be
found, for instance, that hypochondriacs are
dyspeptic. bilious subjects, and all persons who
have had any experience of such cases are aware
that sufferers from diseases of the kidneys and
bladder are especially subject to fits of despond-
encg The sure way to overcome depression il to
try course Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters a
cheering cordial which is peculiarly antagonistic
to the blues as wen sg 20 the causes which pro-
duce them. This popular and efieaeious correct
i've Of disorSered condition Of the system rene
dies the most obstinate cases Of Indigestion, bill
iousness and constipation, overcomes disorders of
the urinary organs, purifes and enriehes the
blood, and restafes vigor to the body as well as
elasticity TO tbs mind. saass - Els ~ a n
Governor Bell, of New Hampshire,
will respond for the New England gov
errors at the Webster celebration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19

MILWAUKEE,, October IA - Flour-Steady and
in fair demand. Wheat-Easier and tame; No.
2, 94h; for seller October 9416; for seller No
vember 95h; for seller December 96k; Ne.
8, 81. Corn-Firn and higher; No. 2, 65h;
rejected, 65h. Oats-Higher and in fair de-
mand; No. 2, 331; white. 36&. Rye-Quiet
and steady; No. 1, SO; No. 2, So bid. Barley
In good demand; No. q scarce and higher; So
bid for seller cash and October; extra No. 8,
higher, 55I bid. Provisions-Higher. Mess
Pork-23.75 for seller cash and October; 2l.95
for seller November Lard-Prime steam;
1890 for seller cash and October; 1850 for
seller November. Live Hogs-Lowsr; 1903
SIS. Butter-Firn. Cheese-Frm. Eggs
Quiet and unchanged. Receipts Flour, 1927;
wheat, $3.50; b9rley, 57,95S. Shipments
Flour, 80 .O55; wheai, 40; barley, 25,ssO
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Ingenious Burglars.

Chinese burglars have an ingenious
method of preventing all opposition
from the inhabitants of the house they
Intend to rob. They prepare com
pound Of some patent Ingredients, set
it alight and blow it into the room
through a hole in the wall. The drug
completely paralyzes the unluckly IN
mates, who can neither speak nor stir,
although they are sufficiently conscious
to watch the thieves. coolly carrying of
all valuables. As water is supposed to
absorb this poison, many wealthy peo-
pie sleep with q basin OF water at their
heads
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19

At great temperance gathering at
Liverpool last week, Cardinal Manning
spoke of wretched homes being the
greatest temptation to drink, and de-
clared that those owning house prop
erty are under a great responsibility
and are bound to make it fit for human
habltation. This applies, be it noted,
as well to New York as to Liverpool.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19
Spider With a Shelf.

y IIIIIn Wan -FVWa'
Ernest Lower caught in the woods
the other day very curious spidel
1t has on its back hard, thick for.
nation, very much resembling a soft
shell crab or turtle, about quarter of an
inch across. This shell has eight horns,
from all of which the spider spins a
web at the same time. He ID an &C
tive, and, as Artemus Ward would say,
an samoosin" little cuss.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-19

Mr.. GLADSTONE has not yet officiall
defined his Egyptian policy, but the
English papers are suggesting ready
made policies for him without number.
Among them the Spectator, which IS one
Of the coolest and most reasonable of
the organs, makes some very excellent
suggestions-namely: that Egypt shall
have a native government; that that
government shall be placed beyond
any danger from insurrectinn:a that
ENGLAND slfIr1 InsIsr on good internal
administrakon; that Egyptian auton-
onov must d. reconciled with Egyptian
good cover ment, and both with the
nerna 1ent fscendeRcy OF Great Britain
IN the kheSIYes court The sugges-
tons. as II. have said, are excellent,
because Fiey preclude all idea Of the
aofus ana ante, but how to secure them
and now b. effect this triple reconcile
alton Is q problem which will pu zzle
the most s-cute ol me Liberal states
men
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UNDER the operation Of new tax
law in Vermont, which requires the
appraisal at a full cash value of all
property under oath, the real estate
has come up on the tax books from
ST. 100000 to 100000, 600 in one year,
and the value of personal property has
risen from S15,000000 to over SAG, 000,-
1000. Ofcourse there has been no such
addition 10 the actual wealth ofthe state,
AS this increase in the assessed valua-
ton of real and personal property
would seem to indicate. The real
estate is worth no more this year than
it was last, and the Vermonters are not
such a thrifty class of people as to be
able to multiply their personal prop
erty by three in twelvemonth. The
real secret of this augmented valuation
is the requirement of the new law to
list all property under oath, with the
penalty attached of double taxation if
person fails TO do it. The new law
has added nothing TO the real value of
the property of the state, but it has
had the good effect to bring out to view
is@large amount of personal property
that has been heretofore gecreted by
the owner in order to escape the tax
gatherer. 1t is VIGOROUSLY true in
every other state besides Vermont that
q good deal Of 'afuanle and remuner-
alive property is annually hidden
away from the assessor by men who
call themselves honest. s
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4 Innocent Sort of a Bog.

The TamArack Swamps, near Sharps.
vile, Penn, were supposed to be an in
nocent sort of q bog until the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad
company undertook to lay a solid road.
bed across them. At first few thous-
and cubic yards of earth were dumped
upon the surface by the contractor
with carless generosity, as much as il
to say "That will satisfy your appe-
tite, my soft friend" But, when the
earth Immediately disappeared aud
left no trace behind, coarser diet was
SUBSTITUTED. The company purchased
from a furnace the accumulated Gin
ders of ten years, aud since January
about five thousand carloads of this
substantial provender have been
dropped into the swamp's voracious
NAV without visibly decreasing its
capacity. Occasionally at night there
are evidences Of repletion, but i'll the
morning the murky water presents an
unrnffied face and asks for more.