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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28
Fifty Living Children.
Atlanta GA Constitution.


Mr.. BAsingame, q prominent mer-
chant from Social Circle, reports q re-
markable case of vitality, which he
says is we'll known to the people of his
county. Near social Circle resides a
colored man named Harry Lackey,
who has probably more descendants
than any living man. He has been in
the county so long that his own testi
mony on this question is corroboIated
by his neighbors. Harry is 80 years
old, hale and hearty, one of the most
industrious and highly respected ne
groes in the county. The other day he
took unto him a third wife, Susan Phil
lips, aged 81. He already has fifty
children whom he acknowledges and
who call him by various terms of filial
affection. Several of his children have
died. In the presence OF some gentle
men the other day he named over
more than 800 of his grandchildren,
and said there were others whom he
could not then remember. One of his
sons has thirty living children. Sever
al of his sons count up more than a
dozen living children each. The old
man is proud of his record, and talks
freely about it whenever questioned.
He says he don't think his work is yet
finished, and has no idea of suspending
usiness soon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28
FOREIGN.

The International Electrical Exhibition
at Munich has formally opened.
ALL of the Irish suspects" nave eer
released from Jail.
A MAN having two bombs in his pos
session has been arrested at Ronchi, Aus
| tTia.
The minor state of siege existing at St
| Petersburg nd few other Russian towns
will be prolonged another year.
TWENTY SIX bodies have been found in
the floods at Tvroi. The towns of Inni.
chen, Sillein, Toblach and Welsberg are
entirely destroyed.
A DEFENSIVE alliance is said 10 have
been concluded between Russia and Mon
tenegro.
STANLEY penetrated 500 miles beyond
Viyi, and established fifteen trading sta
tions between Vivi and Roki, Africa.
TIE Democratic Conft Iteration at Lon
don have held meeting calling upon the
government to frame measures to prevent
Chinese immigration.
Ar London wool sales 5000 bales were
sold, principally New Iceland and Cape.
There was a good spirit and prices were
firm.
TaE Indian government announces. the
issue of h loan of %, 600 900 rupees to
meet the expenses of the Indian contin-
gent in Egypt.
A WOMAN has been shot by process
server nesr Ghenties, county Donegal,
Ireland. while resisting the seiz ure of her
cattle. The process-server was arrest ed.
KING HUMB ERT. of Italy, has conferred
the decoration of the Order of the Crown
of Italy on Col. ]. Schiller Crosby, late
American consul al Florence.
LORD ABERDARE, the Baroness Burdett-
Coutts, William Black. Walter Besant,
Normal Lockyer and Phillip II. Calder
on have Joined the Longfellow Memorial
Committee.
THE British troops everywhere are well
received, even in the native quarter. A
number of Egyptian levies are leaving
for home, in many cases taking their
Remington rifles. Through the campaign
the Egyptisns had complete system of
spies in Alexandria and Ismalia. The
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28
BABY AND A BEAR.
Old Bruin steals Child and Makes a
Pet OF it.

Chicoi Record.
Henry Flynn, who resides up in the
hills near Inskip, Cal, is in town to-
day and had the following incident to
relate, in which bear of the cinnamon
species abducted his 3-year-old daugh-
ter, not with any desire to harm the
child, but through strange kind of
affection. 1t appears that Mr.. Flynn
started one morning to take horse to
pasture, about two miles from the house
and, as his little girl seemed anxious to
go, he put her upon the horses back
and let her ride short distance, per-
haps forty rods from the house, where
he put her down and told her to run
home. He noticed that she continued
standing where he had left her, and, on
looking back after going little farther,
saw her playing in the sand. He soon
passed out of sight and was gone about
an hour, expecting of course that the
child would return to the house after
playing few moments. On returning
home he made inquiry about her of its
mother, who said she had not seen her
and supposed he had taken her along
with him. On going to the spot where
he left her he saw huge bear tracks in
the sand, and at once came to the con-
off by the bear.
The family Immediately made search
through the forest, which was grown
up to almost jungle, rendering their
search very slow. All day these anx-
ious parents searched for traces of
their child; nor did they stop when
darkness came on, but remained in
the woods calling the lost one by her
name. Morning came and their
search was frui,less. A couple of gen.
tlemen from below, who are travelling
through the mountains buying stock,
came to the house, and, being informed
of the circumstances, Immediately set
Quito find her. The gentlemtn wan
dered about, and as they were passing
swamp spot where the underground
was thick called the child, or else they
were talking loud, when one of them
heard her voice. He then called her
by name and told her to come out of
the bushes. She replied that the bear
would not let her.
The men then crept through the
brush, and when near the spot where
she and the bear we're they heard a
splash in the water, which the child
says was the bear. On going to her
they found her standing upon log
extending about half way across the
swamp. The bear had undertaken to
cross the swamp on the log, and being
pursued left the child and got away as
rapidly as possible. She had received
some scratches about the face, arms
and legs, and her clothes were almost
torn from her body; but the bear had
not bitten her to hurt her, only the
marks of his teeth being found on her
back, where, in taking hold of her,
he had taken the flesh also.
The little one says the bear would
put her down occasionally to rest and
would put his nose up to her face,
when she would slap him, and the bear
would hang his head by her side and
purr and rub against her like cat.
The men asked her if she was cold in
the night and she told them the old
bear lay down beside her and put his
farms" around her and kept her warm,
though she did not like his long hair.
She was taken home to her parents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

r. E. SHERWOOD, of Marsh alltown, Ia,
was drowned in Iowa river, Sunday.
FIFTEEN buildings burned at Red Cliff
Cal, inficting loss of $25 900.
A HEAVY cornice fell from a building at
Tuscela, ILL.,, fatally injuring John Ste
version and badl y hurting two others.
SEVERAL cars were badly wrecked at
Wabash, Ind, by collision between a
freight train and a switch engine.
Mrs. MEENoG, Of Keokuk, Ia, attempt
ed 10 kindle fire with coal-oil, with the
usual result. An explosion ensued and
she was horribly burned and will not re-
cover.
THE British man-of-war Phoenix, ashore
at East Point, Prince Edwards Island. is
thought to be total loss. All materials,
guns, etc., have been taken off. The crew
is safe.
THE damage by collision and fire near
Kirkwood. Mo-, on the Missouri Pacific
railway, Sunday, is estim ated at $4,000.
An engine and twenty cars were DESTROYED,
and the tunnel badly damaged.
THE Central Hotel and two blocks adj
| Joining at Chippewa Falls Wis. were
burned, it is supposed by an incendiary.
The total less above all insurance ;s
placed at StU,UUU.
In collision between freight trains on
the Manitoba line near Atwatei, Fireman
Keith and Breakman Snyder were in
| stantly killed and some valuable rolling
stock was wrecked. An investigation into
the cause of the collision is being made.
A TREsTLE-woRK belonging to the West
Branch railway at WilkesbArre, Pa, gave
way while twenty-seven loaded gondolas
were standing upon 1T. Six men were
| carried down fifteen feet two of them re-
ceiving fatal injuries.
The lumber mill of the Detroit Dry
Dock company, valued at $35 900 is burn
| ed. A fire in the Boston warehouse on
Lafayette street, New Orleans, extended
to stores in the rear on Magazine street,
and caused loss of $4,000. The WOODEN
mill of E. G. Shaw, at Wales, Mass, was
destroyed by FIRE, wiping out $4,000.
AT Red Wing, Mimi. fire broke out
in the Scandinavian Hotel, but was
checked before much damage was done.
| About an hour later the Lyon House barn
was discovered to be on FIRE, and while
the engine was working there the Nation
| al Hotel barn burst into flames and was
DESTROYED. The building occupied by the
Chemical Compromising Company caught
Ere from this. Next came the large Ma
tional Hotel owned by Charles Betscher,
which communicated With Mayor Foote'S
house, occupied by William Brokaw, both
of which were DESTROYED. On the west
side John Hastings residence burned to
the ground, but the furniture was saved.
At one time the spire of the Episcopal
church, near by, was ablaze. Other fires
we're started but were put out. There is
no doubt the fires were incendiary. and
one arrest has been made. The losses are:
Scandinavian Hotel, $50; Lyon House
barn, 5000; National Hotel. $4,000; in
surauce not known; Chemical Com
pounding Company. $500; Mayor
Foote'S residence, $4,000; insurance, 3d.
900; John Hastings house, 81 500.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28

MILWAUKEE, Sept. % tloul-Quiet and
unchanged in moderate demand. Wheat
Stronger; No. 2, go; 9sX for seller September;
96 for seller October; 95X for seller November;
No. 3, So. Corn-Higher and scarce; No. 2,
69k; rejected, 64x. oats--Higher; fair demand;
No. 2, 30; white, 81. Rye-Very firm and
higher; No. l, 81; No. 2, So. Barley-Quiet
and firmer; No. 2, 80 for seller September; Tx
for seller OCTOBER extra No. 3. go bid. Pro-
visions-Firm. Mess Perk-21.35 for seller
cash and seller October 1875 for seller
January Lard-Prime steam. 2.35 for seller
cash and seller October; 11.40 for seller jan
uary. Live Hogs-Firmer; 7.50Gs.40. Butter
Steady and firm. Cheese-Steady; 9h@10H.
Eggs-Strong, IOA@19H. Reoeipts-Flour,
$500; wheat, $3.50; barley, 1925. Shipments
Flour, 1885, wheat 2493; barley, ALSO.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28

The deacons of a negro Baptist
Church in Baltimore say that the pas
tor put in bill for $3.50 rept of his par
oonage when he had paid only $120,
and they voted that he was too.dishonest
to preach. He insisted on occupying
the pulpit, but one deacon snatched
away mis- Bible and another pulled him
out. A still livelier time occurred in a
negro Methodist Church in Alabama.
The minister announced that every
body who had given him ten cents at
the passing of the hat could join in the
communion service, which was about
to begin, and he invited all who were
thus qualified to take the front seats.
Among those who went forward was q
brother whose contribution had consist
ed of battered and punched dime.
The pastor excluded him. a fight en-
sued, and during the tumult somebody
escaped with the bread and wine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28
Points In Fall STYLES.

There are some special points to be
particularly noted of the changes in
the construction of waists this season.
The back or corsages, bodices, or
basques are now neither very narrow
nor very wide, but exactly fitting the
form, not drawing back the front. but
leaving it free and full, that is, without
any of the consumption contraction of
last year. The waist portion is perfect
fitting, but allowed to be comfortable,
in order to insure that grace of motion
that ease alone give. In the cut of
the skirt graceful slope is given, not
only to the foundation, but to the trim
ming. whether it be in pieatings, pufs,
or ruffies. In some costumes all three
styles of decoration are combined; in
others, one or perhaps two may be
used. Skirts are still subject to the
fancy of the wearer, and may be plain,
slightly or deliberately garnished. On
plain goods, even On plaids and mix
lures, all manner of braids and pas
sementeries are placed, sometimes in
continuation of scroll or other pat
terms, and often in sets in arabesque,
floral, or 9th er favored designs.
Cashmere robe dresses are either
handsomely embroidered or richly
trimmed with applique in charming
conceits of clothmoire, velvet, or
Arcadian velveteen, as these fabrics all
come in the new colors and odd tones.
These figures are silk embroidered into
the goods, or have them outlined by
and secured beneath cord or braid,
in either darker shade of the same
color or in contrasting hue.-Fashion
Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO September %. --Flour-Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Active, firm and higher
regular, 1.03A@1 031. for seller September
95%G95 for seller October; OAK for seller
November; 943s for seller the year; No. red
winter. 1.03H for seller cash; 1.03Z@L03k
for seller September; No Chicago spring, same
as regular. Corn-Unsettled and generally
lower; 6sh for seller cash; 6SH for seller Septem-
Der; 66h 0S6H for seller October; 63h for sell
Ter November; 55H @55H for seller the year
50H for seller January; 52H for seller May
Oats Strong and higher; SO for seller cash
32X for seller September 80 for seller October
32% for seller November; 32H for seller the year
34X for seller May. Rye-Higher; so Barley
Steady; SO. Flax Seed-Lower. Pork-In fair
demand, irregular; 23.40923.42h for seller
cash, September and October 20.75G20.77K for
seller November; lS.92h@1s.95 for seller the
year; 1s.s2A0lS So for seller January. Butter
Quiet and unchanged. Eggs-Firin; 2l922
Lard-Inactive and lower; 12.40G1232H for
seller cash and October; IL 956 10y for seller
November; 11.45911.55 for seller the year
11.4O for seller January. Bulk Meats Quiet
shoulders, 400; short rib, 14.12K; do clear
IA .35. Whiskey- Quiet and unchanged. Freights
Corn to Buffalo, 2Ac.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28

Eccentric Provisions.

One of the most eccentric wills of
modern times has just been quietly set
aside by Vice Chancellor Bacon in the
chancery division of the high court of
justice. The document in question
was executed in May, 1868, by Mrs.
Anne Burdette, of Gilmorton, in Lie
cestershire, and her leading testament
tary dispositions were made in q codi-
Gil, which directed certain appointed
trustees, Immediately after her funeral
to cause the windows and doors of
every room in her dwelling house to
be bricked up in solid manner, and
to continue the bricking-up for twenty
years.
The kitchen only was to remain un-
sealed, and In this apartment some
respectable married couple were to be
installed at peppercorn rent of half
penny per week, their duty being to
take care of the premises, and, in par
ticular, to see that no attempts were
made to raise the brick blockade of the
doors and windows. In order that her
directions should be carried out to the
letter, certain benefits under the will
we're given to the trustees, which bene-
fits they were to forfeit if the house
ceased 10 be in strictly brickedup and
barricaded state.
By another codicil the texatrix
directed that the windows should be
boarded up and nailed with good long
nails, bent down on the inside, and
then covered up with sheet-iron and tin.
OF the property thus Theoretically
sealed up no tffectual devise was made.
This extraordinary will was disputed in
the probate court, but probate was
eventually granted.
Then the parties who were dissatisti-
ed took the case into chancery, and no
fewer than eight counsel learned III the
law appeared before the vice chancellor
on Wednesday Aug. 2, those who sup
ported the validity of the devise quot
ing Pope's we'll known lines, in which
the poet says that testator may ZEN
dow college or cat" and seeking to
draw therefrom the inference that Mrs.
Burdette was entitled to dispose of her
own precisely as she liked, even though
her testam entary injnnctions were OF
the most capriciously grotesque nature.
Sir James Baker, however, very cogent-
ly pointed out that, in the case before
him, the tsstator had endowed neither
a cat nor college; and he directed the
trustees to unseal and release all this
hitherto useless property, which must
be distributed as the undisp0sed residue
of real and personal estate. -Lo7sdon
Telegraph.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28

THE proposition made by the ArSen-
tine Republic TO her neighbor, Brazil,
that they shall settle their Missiones
boundary dispute through the arbitra-
tior of the United States supreme
court or of the federal court of Swilzer-
land. is n pacific one. Boundary dis
putee are in nearly all cases questions
of legal title, or else of surveyors lines;
and n no instance need they be put to
the arbitrament of the sword. Many
examples have occurred of late years
in which an umpire has been success
,ully resorted to for the settlement of
such cl ntroversies, the reference of the
disputed San Juan line, with the ques-
ton OF Yaro chsnnel, being the latest
in the experience of this Countrywide
empero- of Germany deciding it in our
favor. The government of the United
States may be able to discharge, in its
turn, the friendly functions of referee,
should President Arthur be called upon
to stand as arbiter between Mexico and
Guatemala in their Soconusco contro-
versy. Argentine herself has recently
had good cause to believe in the value
of friendly settlements Of territorial dis
putes with ones neighbors, her recent
amicable compact with Chill having
given her at least fve-sixths of Pata-
gonia. Where emperofs and presidents
are called on to act as arbiters, they,
of course, do not charge themselves
personally with the study of all the de-
tails, but employ competent jurists or
statesmen for this purpose. There is
something striking, therefore, in the
Argentine proposition to refer the
pending dispute not to u president, but
to the ordinary supreme court of
friendly nation. Brazil may have had
good reasons for not consid 9ring the
subject fit one for international arbi-
tration; but if she should accept the
proposition, no doubt n impartial de
cision could be secured thera wash
ngton or Berne.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28
COURT In THE CATsKILLs.
some amusing scenes.

One of the most amusing trials that
has been witnessed in tais state
(says a New York paper) took place at
Cairo, Green county, during the past
week. The title of the case was De-
lamater VS.. Delamater, and the contro.
versy, was over the ownership of a
wagon. From the evidence it appears
that the plaintiff, when about IL years
OF age, worked for a farmer and hand.
ed over his earnings, aggregating about
500, to his father, the defendant in
this action. Subsequently his father
bought wagon, and, during the past
ten years, has made several trades, and
now the son claims the last wagon on
the ground that the first wagon was
purchased with his earnings. The case
has been going On before Squire Hill,
who acts as judge, clerk, and, in the
absence of stenographer, takes down
every question and answers in full. The
numerous tilts between Counselor
Osborn, who appeared for the plaintiff,
and Counselor Griswold, who appeared
for the defendant, kept the spectators,
who were for the most part New
Workers stopping at the various hotels
in the Catskills, in continuous roar
of laughter. The court was held in an
old dilapidated building, formerly used
as a church, and an old gentleman
passing, installing it as such, entered
and sung several hymns before he
could be convinced of the majesty
of the law. 1t is not customary to re-
move hats on entering the court, and
during most of the session the counsel
and many of the villagers who strolled
in passed the time in smoking cigars OF
pipes, and two men stretched them.
selves at full length on the bench in
front of the squire. On one occasion
while crossing the bench to speak to 9
| friend, a portion OF the platform gave
away and precipitated the squire tC
the floor, but he was Immediately
picked up by several friends; and
after bracing up at Jennings hotel close
by, resumed his seat and the proceed
ing went along until a question of Law
was raised, when the squire left the
court to procure his copy of the stat
| utes. and the manner in which he over
ruled the objections on his return was
something wonderful.
During one CT the frequent inter.
missions, several dogs that had follow
ed their owners into court got into &
fight, and for time things were live
ly. One young man, who thought j
too much trouble to raise 3 window
pushed out several pains of glass bu
as the squire was busy taking down &
question no attention was paid to it
On one occasion, when asked if he hac
the question down, the squire said he
had not, as he would require to get 8
new sheet of paper, and, considering
that it took three days to hear the case
and four more to consider the testi
mony before rendering a decision, anC
his fees would not amount to over $6
it is no wonder that he did not want t
waste paper. The guests of the vari
Gus hotels are all interested to know
what the squire's decision will be, al
it is seldom appealed from, on accoun
of the small amounts usually involv
ed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-28

FIEND'S VALUE.
Not on the store of sprightly wine,
Nor plenty of delicious meats,
Though gracious Nature did design
To court us with perpetual treats;
lis not on these we for content depend,
80 much as ON the shadow of friend.
-Msnander.
Every man is occasionally what he
ought to be perpetually.
The man who is always right finds
every one else always wrong.
Stones and sticks are flung only at
fruit-bearing trees.
There is great art III knowing how
to give without creating an obligation.
Style is the gossamer on which the
seeds of truth float through the world.
1t is tedious thing to be always be-
ginning life. They live badly who al
was begin to live.
He who obeys with modesty. ap-
pears worthy some day or other of be-
ing allowed to command.
The morning of life, like the dawn of
day, has most of purity, of imagery
and harmony.
There is always some one object
which is the handspring of life and
when that is removed the wheels stand
still.
Nothing is rich but the inexhausti-
BILE wealth of nature. She shows us
only surfaces, but she is million faith
oms deep.
No way has been found for making
heroism easy, even for the scholar.
Labor, iron labor, is for him. The
world was created as an audience for
him; the atoms of which it is made
are opportunities.
Show me the man you honor. /
know by the symptom, better than any
other, what you are yourself. For you
show me then what your idea of man.
hood is, what kind of man you long
inexpressibly to be.
| Doubtless the human face is the
grandest of all mysteries; yet fixed on
canvas it can hardly tell of more than
one sensation; no struggle, no success
sive contrasts accessible to dramatic
art, can painting give, as neither time
nor motion exist for her.
| The Sutro tunnel. now completed,
discharges 100000 gallons hot water
daily from Comstock mines. This
water has a temperature of 1876 deg,
and is conveyed through closed pine
fiume to prevent the escape of yapor.
After passage of four miles through
the first tunnel it loses 20 deg. of heat.
A second tunnel. LOO feet long and
an open waterway mile and half
long, conduct the water to Carson
river. Along its course are hotwater
baths and laundries, ard plan is on
foot to conduct the hot water through
pipes under ground, to be made avail
able for purposes of irrigation and for
supplying artificial heat to lighthouses.
Rome is about to add to her long list
of houses bearing tablets that COM
memorate the residence within their
walls of distinguished foreigners, the
houses at No. IL Via del Piefetti, in
which lived during his stay at Rome
Prof S. F. B. Morse. Upon the tablet
will be placed the following inscription:
rs. P @ r. In his house lived Sam
uel Finley Breese Morse from the Goth
of February, 1880, to 9Th JAM -.ry,
1881. He was the inventor OF the
electric magnetic telegraph. Born in
Charlestown on the 22d of April, 1871
Died in New York on the 81 of april
1872"