River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-23
Personal AND GENERAL.

The friends of Roscoe Conkling say
he is really and permanently out of
politics, but nobody need believe it who
doesn't care to.
The Hon. George r. Black, of
Georgia, member of congress, is lying
very i'll at Washington, though as yet
his condition is not critical.
The new Chinese minister at Wash
ington gave his first reception the other
evening. President Arthur, Mr.. Blaine
and other notables were present.
1t was good thing for the whalers
when Jonah blubbered in the marine
monster that took him in. That blub-
| Der has made the fortune of thous-
ands.
Breakfast caps for young ladies are
fashionable young ladies are the latest
at breakfast.
The late Asa Otis, of New London,
Conn, who left 81 100000 to foreign
missions, has his name freshly COM
memorated by the establishment of a
girls school, called "Otis Hall" at Ma
dura, South India.
The London Truth says: Princess
Beatrice has just had very pretty
dress made for her. The material is
soft, fawn-colored vicuna cloth, trimmed
with striped MORE and a new hand
woven gold broche braid, with buttons
to match. AS this dress was made with
habit bodice, we may infer the con-
tinued popularity of this form.
General Simon Cameron, who is at
present in Florida with a number of
friends, completed the SD year of his
age on the 9Th inst. ,he having been born
near Donegal Springs, Lancaster Co.,
Penn, on the Sth of March, 1899. He
is still hale and hearty, and his vigor-
Gus constitution bids fair to be sustain
ed for number of years to come.
Governor Pitkin, of Colorado, who is
now in his second term, says that he
would not accept nomination for re-
election under any circumstances. He
say he is tired and worn out with pub
lie life, and wants to return to business
and replenish his depleted purse.
Hon. James w. Duncan, ex.mayor
and ex-city attorney of La Sale, ILL.,,
who is about to take up his residence
in Ottowa, was on Saturday evening
last presented with a handsome solid
silver tea-set by a numbe~ of his friends
as testimony of their high regard for
him and his estimable wife.
Justice Gray, of Massachusetts,, the
recent appointed to the United States
supreme bench causes considerable
surprise araong his associates by the
earnest and prominent part he takes in
the court proceedings. All traditions
of that august court REQUIRE thai the
Junior member should take back
seat" until he is thoroughly acclimated.
Judge Gray don't see the sense of this.
The Christiancy divorce suit is slow
ly drawing its Shiny length through the
Washington court. A reporter testi-
fed that he visited Mrs. Christiancy
the morning of January A, 1881, after
the letters put in evidence by Edil
Giro were published. She said she
had an object in writing in the style
she did, and she was giving him (Giro)
"taffy." At another interview Mrs.
Christiancy denied the authorship of
some of the letters, and declared them
forgeries.
Kansas has village of Minneapolis,
and it just now has sensation grow
ing out of the elopement last Tuesday,
of DR.. A. N. Rogers with Miss Cum
mings, the sixteen year old daughter of
prominent banker of that place. The
couple were married in an adjoining
county, the doctor swearing that the
girl was of age. The irate father is
taking measures to baye the doctor
arrested for perjury.
Johann Strauss, the celebrated com.
poser, is coming to this country, and
will take charge of the orchestra of
the new Casino, in New York. OF
Strauss new composition, soon to be
produced at the Thalia Theater, the
Nese Freie Presse, of Vienna, says: THE
music is like the fire from mitrail-
leuse; one melody succeeds another,
and each one has its effect on the audi