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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-02

Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON

ANOTHER effort will be made in congress
TO make Lincoln's birthday national hol-
iday.
THE onslaught on the Hawaiian treaty
grows stronger, and is constantly receiv-
ing reinforcements from influential quar-
tiers.
denied admission to every hotel in Wash
ington, and until after midnight did not
find place to sleep.
THE subcommittee in charge of the
, army appropriation bill. after taking tes-
timony for two weeks, has decided to rec
ommend the setting aside of $27 500, 69S.
SURGEON GENERAL WooDwARD's health
was shattered by his long season of night
watching at Garfeid's bedside, and he will
go abroad, on leave. to recuperate.
THE grand jury at Washington has in
dicted twelve persons for conspiracy IN
the star route cases, among them being
Brady, the Dorseys. John w. Miner, and
Captain w. H. Turner.
SERGr. MASON, who sought to save the
country the infection of the Guiteau trial,
wept several times the first day Of his
trial over the testimony offered against
him.
THE house committee on public lands
has ordered favorable report on Mr.. Bel
ford's bill to sell, in the regular manner,
the tract in Colorado lately vacated by the
Uncompahgre and White River Utes.
THE senate naval committee will report
favorably on he nomination of Theodore
Wilson, of New York, 10 be chief OF the
bureau of naval construction. The house
naval committee is preparing bill APP
propriatipg $9500,000 for the construction
of seven frst-class vessels.
THE house commerce committee is still
hearing arguments on the Reagan bill. +.
B. Thurber, of New York, insisted upon a
law defining public rights, and its strict
enforcement by the executive power. q.
w. Loring spoke for the milling interests
of Minneapolis, and d. B. Henderson for
the Dubuque board of trade.
Tue house of representatives adopted a
resolution that the secretary of the inte-
rior report the gross and net earnings Of
the roads now comprised in the U MON and
Central Pacific lines since the common
ment of operations. In committee of the
whole ON the postoffice appropriation, an
amendment was agreed TO that mails shall
be carried on the fastest trains without ex-
ira charge, under penalty of loss of half
the compensation.
THE house took up the immediate de-
ficiency bill, which appropriates 81 S22,-
9S3. Mr.. Singleton resented charges of
extravaganza brought against the print
ing committee of the last congress. In re-
gard to the clause for additional vaults in
the treasures, Mr.. Hewitt characterized
the silver dollar as fraud, while Messrs.
Stephens and Marsh declared it the true
unit of value. The bill passed by 155 TO 90.
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old railroad depot is to be fitted up as a
temporary home for them.
c. S. CoEN, Jr., general ticket agent of
the Ohio and Mississippi road, was acct
dentally killed at North Vernon, Ind, by
putting his head cut of a car window.
TRAINS on the Northwestern road col
lided the other morning, near Winnetka,
| Ill. The employees leaped off, but both
engines and three freight cara were
wrecked.
STEPHEN BRoADBENT, once a leading
lottery agent in Maryland, threw himself
before train at Baltimore and was horri-
bly, maDgled. Of late years he had lost
nearly all of his large fortune.
TRUMAN M. SAUNDERS, well-krown
lawyer of Milwaukee, when alone in his
residence, burst blood vessel in his head,
and was found by friend in dying con-
| dition. He was missing for several days,
i and was thought to have gone east for his
wife,
THE district overhowed in Mississippi is
thirty miles wide by sixty long. The plan
tations of Governor Alcorn and General
Hancock are safe. The legislature will
vote relief for the sufferers, and Governor
Lowry has appealed to the people of Mem
phis for aid.
THE storms and foods of the period en-
compass the region between the Atlantic
and the lower Missouri. The water at
Cairo is within three feet of the top of the
Ohio line. The fall of the towers on the
government bridge at Rock Island swept
away all the telegraph wires, and dis
patches for points beyond were sent to
Davenport by express. Small boats were
overturned by the gale at Paducah and
Evansville, and several lives were lost.
THE Newcomb- Buchanan Distillipg COM
pany, of Louisville, the largest establish
ment of the kind in the world, filed an as
signment to ]. M. Atherton. Its liabili-
ties are estimated at 81 300 900, and its
assets at 81, $50. 900. including 10000 bar
rels of whisky in bond. Its expenses were
$4,000 per day, and its production 3O4
barrels every twenty-four hours.
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plain of the cost of transportation,
though they sell their wheat for dol
lar a bushel, at distance OF
forty rods from their granaries.
Complaint is made that the railroad
officers gave passes and free rides, and
everybody who cannot get one becomes
an euemy of the railroad for that rea-
son. In the end hostile orders are
formed. The grangers arise in their
wrathful might. Destructive legisla-
ton, like the Potter law, is enacted.
The public faith, guaranteed to the
railroad in its inception, is broken a
blow is aimed at the general prosper
ity; credit is impaired; capital is scared
and withdraws its supplies from the
channels of commerce and industry
disaster and collapse ensue, the road
goes into the hands of receiver, or in
to bankruptcy, and the paralysis Of
hard times settle down upon every en-
terprise of trade, of labor and invest
ment.
This is not fancy sketch. 1t is
drawn on the hard lines of facts and
experience. 1t has its lessons, also,
which may well be needed and be a
guide for the future.
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FnIger,n Fears.

TROUBLES OF A CABINET OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia reporter
had a pleasant chat with Secretary
Folger to-day, and in the course of the
conversation asked him how he liked
his new position. In reply, the genial
secretary said he found dispensing
patronage very different from expound-
ing the law; for, in the latter case, he
had the acts of his predecessors to
guide and assist him, but as secretary
of the treasury he had, to great ex-
tent, to depend solely upon his own re-
sources. "You have no idea," he con-
tinued, "of the troubles that beset a
cabinet officer. Take, for instance,
the appointment cf man to col
lectorship. Half dozen delegations
call upon me in behalf of as many diff
ferent candidates. and it is exceedingly
hard sometimes to discriminate in
favor of the proper person for the
place, -asaeach side presents such q
plausible showing in its own favor, and
makes the superior merits of its own
candidate SO conspicuous. | did not
know before that a case could have so
many sides to it. And it seems as if
each side is made stronger as the
struggle becomes more intense by the
determination and persistency of the
various advocates"
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ONE of the great achievements OF
human wisdom is to know when you've
GOT a good thing. The true policy is
then to stick to itand put curb on the
vaulting ambition. A quartette OF
osmins in Denver lately came into joint
possession of skeleton key which fit
tod the unused side door of theatre.
For a week they were content simply
to epioy their monopoly of free en-
trance. but at the opening of the next
weeks performance they undertook to
I'm opposition to the manager by es-
tablishing a rival box Office, where
other boys secured an entrance at half
the regular price. The unwonted crowd
in the gallery attracted the attention OF
the employees of the theatre and care
full inspection revealed the little side
speculation. The boys were arrested
and at last accounts the district attorney
was debating whether they should be
prosecuted for burglary or running
place of amusement without license
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Drowned
ONE MAN AND THREE WOMEN.

ONk MAN AMI lt1hEE WOmEN.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. GA dispatch from
Paducah, KY, says: About A o'clock
yesterday morning during heavy
high wind storm, a small fiat boat
which contained three women named
Jennie Brown, Carrie Smithers and
Sally Williams and two men, Joseph
hurry and Henry Cox, the latter
colored, all of whom were recently from
Nashville, Tenn, and were disreputable
characters were blown from their moor.
ing and swept into the middle of the
river. All the women and men were
drowned. A young man named Dodge
Little, who came lately from New AL
bany, Ind, and was ON fiat boat
moored near the ill fated craft, being
attracted by cries for help, went out to
the boat but had his skiff swamped and
he too was drowned. The tug Ida with
number of citizens aboard searched
the river after the accident for twelve
miles below, but failed to find either
the bodies of the men or women or the
boats
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examination they were of the opinion
that no one of these officers was now
receiving anything in excess Of what
ought to be allowed. The work of each
was increasing rather than diminishing
and the cost of living and the necessary
expenses attending their situations
were also on the increase. The pay
for each of these officers should be such
as would secure first-class talent and
the good of the service would not be
advanced by cutting down the pay now
received by these public servants.
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FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

OWEN CLARK's saw-mill at Stevens
Point. Wis. valued at $1,000, was de-
stroyed by fire.
One of the boilers In the Vulcan steel
works in South St. Louis exploded, fatally
iniuring four men.
The boiler of the car-works at Carriers
vile, Ca, exploded with such force as 10
kill seven negroes and injure Superin-
tendent Lucas.
THE steamer Illinois will bring $50
Russian refugees to Philadelphia, and an
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The shake for shipherd.
REPUDIATED BY HIS "RwREsENTATIv
MIN -

hEfUDlAIED B1 Ills hf1 hh5ENiAllNf
MEN,"
New YORK, Feb. 21.-All of Ship.
herds representative men" in this
city are disclaiming any relations witk
him with great unanimity. VIM. E
Dodge says: 81 never saw Mr.. Ship
herd in my life. and his use of my
name is entirely unauthorized" Au.
gust Belmont says "He lies; l don'i
know the man from Adam. / never
heard of him, or his scheme until the
other day, and l don't mix myself up
in anything of the kind" Ex-Gov
Morgan declined to say anything about
the matter one way or the other H. B.
Clafiin said: II dont't know the man,
never saw him and never heard about
him until recently. The thing is all a
humbug" Gen. Grant refused to be
seen, but sent word that he had nothing
to say on the subject. Collector Rob-
ertson also declined, but said that
little as it is that he knows about it he
had no time to tell it. Senator Conk-
ling said:
/ was applied to several times to be-
come counsel for the Peruvian
company. I.declined the offer, and never
was counsel for the Peruvian company
Mr.. Shipherd sent me one of those
Peruvian company circulars, and
asked for reply l wrote him
note in which / simply thanked
him for the circular and said that /
never had anything to do with schemes,
and then threw the circular into the
waste basket, having only looked
through it in the most casual sort of a
way. / never heard anything more
from him, and that is all l have to do
with the matter. He must think New
Workers are green kind of fish to
bite at such transparent bait as that.
Jesse Seligman says: 81 do not know
anything of Shipherd or his schemes.
The use of our name is an astounding
piece of impudence." Mr.. Samuel
Sloan said: 81 don't know who this Mr..
Shipherd is and know nothing about
his schemes. His use of my name is
an unwarrantable bit of impudence."
S. d. Babcock, president of the cham
Der of commerce, DR.. Norvin Green,
president of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, August Belmont & Co.,
Drexel, Morgan & Co, David Dows &
Co., also deny having had anything to
do with Shipherd and his schemes.
Shipherd says many of the eminent
gentlemen whose names are given were
really interested in the company, and
refers to Messrs. Blaine and Hurlburt
for an explanation of the dispatches
which were published as passing be-
tween them, also why these dispatches
had been shown to Shipherd.
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A Juggler's Yictim-H0w Boys Head
Was Blown Off In an English Theatre.

The Chinaman named All Ling Look
whose performance with a cannon lead
to the death of boy named Smythe
in Brighton music hall on Tuesday
night, was yesterday brought before the
magistrates and charged with causing
the boys death. The Town Clerk I'M
dertook the prosecution, and explained
that the performance which brought
about the melancholy event consisted
in the prisoner balancing cannon on
dagger which he put down his throat
with the end only projecting from his
mouth. Whilst balanced on this pro-
jecting point, the cannon. which was
loaded with powder was fired by pris-
oner's wife. Some attempt vas made
to clear the way in front of the cannon,
but when it was fired the charge took
effect on deceased, who was sitting in
the gallery, twenty-five feet off, just in
the line of fire, and the result was that
the top of his head was completely
blown off. The magistrate asked
whether this was the first performance,
but it appeared that a similar trick was
performed on the previous night, whilst
a solicitor who appeared ON the prison
ers behalf, stated that it had been per-
formed in various towns at different
music halls in England and abroad
without accident, and no one more
deeply deplored the melancholy event
than did the prisoner. The cannon
was produced in court. 1t was made of
hard wood, cased in tin or zinc, covered
with black composition, and fastened
together with nails. Its length was be-
tween three and four feet, with bore
of about three inches in diameter. The
dagger which prisoner partially swal-
lowed before balancing the cannon up
on it was about two feet in length, and
the hilt fitted hole in the under part
of the cannon. Evidence was given
that deceased was sitting in the front
row of the gallery, and that before the
cannon was fred prisoner waved his
arms as If to motion people away from
the line of fire. When the light was
applied to the cannon deceased fell
back and rolled on his side. The top
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Servants Salaries

REPORT ADV ERSE TO THEIR REDUCTION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The 23d of
last month Mr.. Warner, of Tennessee,
introduced in the house bill to reduce
the annual salaries of the heads of the
departments of the United States as
follows: The president, from $50, 900 to
$4,000; cabinet officers, $4,000 to ST.
900; speaker of the house, 5000 to
5000: chief justice of the supreme
court, $4,000 to 50 800; associate JUS
tices, $500 to $4,000; senators, repre-
sentatives and delegates, IS, 900 to 8, 600;
assistant secretary of state, $500 TO
s., 900; assistant secretary of treasury,
81, 500 to 1000; assistant secretary of
interior, So 500 to s., 900. The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on civil service,
of which Mr.. r. g. Horn, of Michigan,
is chairman, and he to-day submitted
to the House an adverse report on the
proposition. In reference TO reducing
the salaries of the Cabinet officers, As
sis.ant Secretaries, Justices of the SUI
preme Court and Speaker of the House,
the committee stated that after careful
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HOLLOW Honor.

BRADLAUGH SWORN IN AND THEN BOUNCED
LONDON, Feb. 22.-In the house Of
commons, this afternoon, the advice o.
the attorney general was read and ac-
cepted, advising the b ouse to permit
Mr.. Bradlaugh to swear, subject to sub
sequent legal liability.
Mr.. Bradlaugh then walked I'D to the
table. took the oath, signed without
waiting for the clerk, and declared that
now, having taken the oath, he would
take his seat The speaker told him to
withdraw below the bar. Mr.. Brad
laugh said he would obey, but would
claim his seat. Lord Randolph Churc-
hill moved that a writ for new cleo
ton be issued, Mr.. Bradlaugh having,
by his action vacated his seat.
Gladstone moved an adjournment of
the debate until tomorrow to enable
the question to be discussed calmly.
The members of the opposition agreed,
but expressed the hope that the govern
ment would be prepared to propose
something to vindicate the outraged
dignity of the house.
When Bradlaugh reached the table
to take the oath he pr duced Tesla
ment, and obeying the speakers in
junction withdrew below the bar, and
then readvanced and took his seat. The
speaker again ordered him to withdraw,
and he took seat under the gallery.
The Standard says Bradlaugh's con-
duct demands expulsion.
The Ne,os says he is legally sworn
member, however distateful to other
members.
Subsequently Northcote's motion ex-
polling Bradlaugh from the house Of
commons was passed by vote OF 291
to SO. Gladstone stated that the mo-
ton for the issue of a new writ for
Northampton would relieve the house
from the difficulty, but as Bradlaugh
had not sat during the debate, his con-
duct was not such as would vacate his
seat. Gladstone reiterated that the
house had acted beyond its powers in
preventing Bradlaugh from taking the
oath, but Bradlaugh's conduct was an
act of haprant disObedience
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of his head was completely smashed,
and the brains were scattered over the
audience. A medical man who was
called in found in the gallery pellet,
about the size of hens egg, made of
paper, but compressed SO tightly as to
be as hard as wood, and this, from its
appearance, had evidently been fred
from the cannon and had pierced de-
ceased's brain, as it was blackened by
gunpowder smoke and covered with
blood. Prisoner was ultimately re-
manded till Monday, the magistrates
refusing to accept bail. His solicitor
observed that he would venture to sug-
gest that the occurrence was a pure ac-
cident.
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CapitaI Notes.

The slow work of the house makes
mad many members.
Chief Justice Waite has been greatly
enjoying himsehan Florida.
The house per diem clerks prepared
their vouchers for their back pay to-
day.
The agricultural committee of the
house will recommend that the agri-
cultural commissioner be made cab
met officer.
Private claims took up the time of
the house claims and printing commit
tees to-day.
The president sent a message to con-
gress to-day, recommending an appro-
priation of $4,000 to educate the In
dams in Alaska.
There were but few callers at the
white house yesterday, and the presi-
dent, in accordance with his new Llan,
saw no visitors.
Attorney General Brewster left the
city yesterday for Philadelphia. He
will return tomorrow.
There is complaint among the chair
men of committees for want of quor-
ums at meetings. The slow work in
the house is having its effect on the
committees.
The postoffice and post route COM
mittee of the house to-day authorized
Mr.. Lacy, of the committee, to report
favorably to the house III. r. 4198, es-
tablishipg postal savings banks.
The receipts from internal revenue
yesterday were $685., 1864, and from
customs $4,000. The national bank
notes received for redemption yester-
day amounted to $287, 900.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has appoint
Charles c. Edam, of New York, consul
for the United States before the Amer
lean and Spanish Claims Commission,
vice Thomas j. Durant, deceased.
The house ways and means commit
tee has reported favorable to the house
the bill fixing the tenure of Office of in
ternal revenue collectors at four years,
affecting present incumbents by re-
lease of official responsibility on June
Is, 1882.
The joint congressional committee in
charge of the matter of defraying the
expense of the illness of the late Presi-
dent Garfield is making haste very
slowly. They are now awaiting the
pleasure of Drs. Hamilton and Agnew,
who have been requested to forward
their bills for services rendered.
A delegation of letter carriers were at
the Capitol to-day buttonholing Con-
gressmen in an effort to secure liberal
appropriations for their branch of the
postal service. They were very much
encouraged by all Congressman inter
viewed, who promise to heartily advo-
cate their interests.
There is an effort being made in GER
tain quarters by some of The Demo-
cratic leaders to look up sentiment
for ex-Senators Eaton and Mcdonald
as the standard bearers of the Democ-
racy for 1684-Eaton for President and
Mcdonald for Vice-President. 1t would
be strong ticket, and if the Denoc-
racy could not win with them they
could not win at all.
The superiority of electricity orer
steam convincingly demonstra ted
eyes, sir; we have entered upon an
era of electricity, and steam will be
done away with forever replaced
everywhere by the electrical machine"
"How are they run-those electrical
machines +? | don't remember ever
seeing one" "By steam power"
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A Nut for New to crack.
OPPOSITION TO HIS CONFIRMATION.

OPPOSITION TO HIS CONFIRMATION.
WAHsiNGToN. Feb. 21.-The follow
ing statement is derived from well in
formed source: There is believed to
be hot fight in store for John c. New
before he is confirmed as assistant sec
rotary of the treasury. Curiously
enough this is threatened by Indiana
republicans. News private record is
to be brought out, and preliminary
charges are already in committee re-
viving an old scandal in which News
son figured to such conspicuous disad-
vantage in indianapolis several years
ago. The friends of Col. w. w. Curry
are at the bottom of the business. Mr..
News record as United States treasurer
is clean. The friends of Curry, who is
an ex-secretary of state, and now a
clerk in the pension Office, are conf
dent they can beat New. Some sur
prise is expressed that New should ac-
cept such position, but his friends in
innate that he he did so with the
probability ahead of him of Folger's
retirement and his own succession to
the secretarysh1p.
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THE president and cabinet have given
the Fitz John Porter case due consider
alton, and decided that there is but one
legal way to act in the premises. The
president will have to extend to him
the executive clemency Of a pardon,
and then appoint him with the advice
and consent of the senate as an officer
in the army. This is suggestive of red
tape in abundance, but Porter does not
care straw for red tape, if his restora-
ton can be effected.
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A BLOOD curiling crime is reported
from Pisco, Peru. A bandit band
on revel in the city of Pisco,
Peru, confscated 400 casks of wine,
which in turn converted them into
devilish demons. Maddened by the
miserable firewater, they gave vent to
their pent up passions, and the most
terrible scenes incident to the sacking
of city in the darkest days of barbaric
wrrfare ensued. One thousand people
were slaughtered in cold blood by the
needless mob. 1t is hoped that the re-
port ofthe shooting of the leader will be
confirmed.
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SPEAKING of revolvers, if their use is
a necessary incident of our civilization
it would afford some compensation II
it could be confined to the class of per-
sons that engaged in an ARRAY
in Mexico. They were alleged ed
itors of newspapers and both fell dead
at the first shot. 1t is safe to say that
their Journalism" was of disreput-
able sort. Conductors of public jour
mails at all impressed with their re-
sponsibilities, should not encourage this
cowardly and barbarous method OF
settling difficulties, much less resort to
Il themselves.