River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-31
BRIEF ITEMS

Two Harvard college students at
Mount Desert create sensation by go
ing about in full Highland costume.
The Rev. Mr.. Morrison, of the Ameri-
can Episcopal church, in Paris, will
return to this country permanently
next month.
John Fender, M. p, the cable king
of Europe, once the foe but now the
ally of Jay Gould, is or his way to the
United States.
The American Bar association, at its
meeting at Saratoga, adopted resolu-
tions looking towards a uniform meth
cd of enactirg laws by the legislatures
of the different states.
The venerable Judge James Patrick,
of New Philadelphia, o., the father OF
Mrs. Joseph Medill, lies at the point o!
death from stroke of paralysis.
Six hundred invitations have been
issued for Ex-Governor Morgan's re-
ception in honor of President Arthur
at Newport on Wednesday next.
State elections were held in Alabama
and Kentucky last week, and resulted
is the success of the democratic candi-
dates by about the usual majority.
Another earthquake has occurred on
the unfortunate island Chios, but hap
PLY, though the shock was severe, no
damage was done.
Phenomenal rainfalls are reported
from all parts of the country this year
Four inches fell in an hour and hall
at Chambersburg. Pennsylvania, the
other day,
The city assessor announces that the
total valuation of Boston will amount
to 1862 100000, gain over last year
of IS $4,000. The tax rate is raised to
Is 10 per 100.
Rev. Leonard Wilmington, ID. d.,
senior pastor of the First church in
Newbury, is the oldest Congregational
minister in New England, having
reached the age of SO years.
Professor F. NJ. Balfour, of Trinity col
lege, mbrige, was recently killed by
fall while climbing a mountain in
Switzerland. A native guide has also
lost his life in similar way this sea
| son.
The nun, Sister Mary Agnes, whom
Parepa Rosa pronounced the grandesi
singer she had ever heard, and whom
Strakosch offered $4,000 for season
of six months. died at Pittsburg, Pa.
last week.
Prince Nicholas, eldest son of Duke
Constantine, and cousin of the Gar, as
well as several eminent members of the
Russian nobility, is said to be implicit
ed in the confessions Of the Nihillis
Kyrilloff
The Rev. Samuel Longfellow has re-
signed his pastorate at Germantown. Pa
and intends, while writing the biogra,
ply of his brother, the poet L ongfelloa
% reside with his nieces in the old Cragie
House, the poets former home.
Victor Hugo is growing feeble, and
some of his mental faculties shoH
a decline. He is frequently absent OF
mind, and deafness is growing upon
him to such an extent that he is often
prevented from taking part in CONVEX
sation.
1t speaks well for the late Senator
Ben H. Hills individual honesty, if not
for his business tact, that although
nearly always in public life, he finally
DIED poor man.
Prof. James p. Slade, state superin-
tendent of public instruction of Hi
nois, will take charge of Almira col
lege at Greenville, ILL.,, after his term
of office has expired.
Mrs. Scoville, Guiteau's unfortunate
sister, has filed bill of divorce, alleg-
ing cruelty and passionate anger on hei
husbands part.
The Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholai-
witch, uncle of the Car, has been put
on an allowance of 81 900 rubles q
year, with residence, horses, etc.
Cardinal Manning celebrated his 74th
birthday on July 18th, and on the fol-
lowing Sunday he officiated at three
churches and preached twice.
Sarah Bernhardt has purchased for
her son the lease of the Ambign Thea
tire. She gives $1,000 francs, with 40, DOC
francs as half-year's rent in advance
The late Senator Hill, of Georgia
was buried at Atlanta. Fully 10000
people viewed the procession of distin-
guished mourners which followed the
remains to the cemetery.
Commissioner of Pensions Dudley
has given DIR. Mary Walker a clerkshir
in his bureau without the conditions
imposed by former secretary of the
treasury, that she should don the regu-
lation attire of women.
The Haytian Princess Soulouque
who is travelling in this country under
her late husbands name, Lubin, will
go from New York city in day or two
TO Philadelphia, thence to Washington
and Chicago, and back to Hayti again
early next month.
Cards are out for the marriage, or
August 81, of Mr.. William Hunt, son
of ex- Secretary Hunt, to Miss Gertrude
Upshur, the daughter of Commodore
Upshur The wedding will take place
at the old Trinity church in Brooklyn
Mr.. Hunt is engaged in business in
Montana.
A Montviile Conn. man, who re
Gently lost his wife by death and mar
ried another six days later, was taken
from his bed the following night by 8
number of citizens and tarred and
feathered.
China has had very hot summer
the thermometer reaching 108 degrees
in the shade at Pekin, and there has
been much sickness, especially in the
region where the foreign legations are
situated.
Two summer boarders at Larchmont
Manor, n. Y, SWIM across Long Island
Sound from Sands Point, l.. l., to
Larchmont Manor, distance of six
miles direct, in about FIVE hours the
other afternoon.
The North German Lloyds steamer
Mosel, from Bremen for New York, ran
aground eff Lizard Point, and became
almost a total wreck, but all the zoe
passengers aboard were rescued.
The New Yorker who, after long liti.
CATION, secured verdict against the
elevated railroads for $4,000 damages
for injuries inflicted in collision three
years ago, finds S26. 600 of the amount
demanded by his lawyers.
At the funeral of Mrs. George c.
Leidy in Philadelphia on Friday, the
coffin was borne by the six adult sons
of the dead woman. The youngest oil
the sons was %, and the eldest IS
years old. Mrs. Leidy's age was &C
years. The spectacle of the six broth
ers bearing the body of their mother to
the grave profoundly touched those
who witnessed it.
Mrs Fletcher Webster, the daughter
in-law Of Daniel Webster, now owner
of the Webster farm at Marshfield