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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-02-23
GENERAL NOTES

Two cannon balls and box OF old Eng
lish pennies, relics of the revolutionary
campaign, were unearthed at New York
on the site of the new produce exchange.
THE woman suffragists of Boston in
vited the members of the legislature to a
reception at a private residence, and five
honorables out of $50 responded in per-
son.
ROBERT AYREs, retired merchant of
Louisville, who died recently, was one of
the four men in Jefferson county who
voted for Abraham Lincoln for president
in 1850.
Gov. CAMERON, of Virginia, has gone
to Norfolk to fit out an expedition to cap
ture or DESTROY feet of twenty vessels
engaged in unlawfully taking oysters from
the mouth of the Rappahannock.
THE president of the Pennsylvania rail
roai company disavows any intention to
make claim for compensation for court
estes extended to President Garfield, his
family, or the government, the service
rendered being duty and a pleasure.
ALBERT d. SHAW, United States consul
at Manchester, reports that the practice
of placing sand in bales of cotton is being
extensively practiced at American ports,
to the serious injury of the trade. Frauds
of this nature already discovered aggre-
gate $500,0 900.
THE Minnesota grange has adopted res.
olutions that the new rules for buying
and grading wheat put in force by the
millers, cut prices from 10 to 80 cents per
bushel, and struck blow at every interest
in the state, and that the remedy lies in
encouraging local buyers and in shipping
wheat outside the state.
THE citizens of Greenwood Steuben
county, New York, resisted the sale of
property to pay interest on railroad bonds
and Governor Cornell has declared the
township in state of instruction, and
warned the people 10 desist from unlaw-
full acts.
COLONEL HATCH, commanding at Gus
ter, Montana, telegraphs that the Crow
chiefs complain of the cutting of ties for
the Northern Pacific on their reservation.
General Manager Haupt states that no
one connected with the road had authority
to infringe on the rights of the Indians.
SINCE the decision of the New York
courts against the immigrant head-moEey
law, the steamship companies have with
drawn their offer TO pay fifty cents for
each passenger landed, and the commits
sioners at Castle Garden are left without
adequate funds to support the immigrant
institutions
CROP reports from every portion of the
northwest show that winter wheat is in
excellent condition and that the area of
spring wheat will be increased. Farmers
in southern Illinois and Indiana are buy
ing corn for their own consumption, and
the hog crop has been quite thoroughly
marketed. Minnesota still has on hand
twenty million bushels of wheat, and ex-
poets to raise crop one-fourth larger than
last year.
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Blaine.
THE Ex-pREMIER's POLICY AND AMBITION

THE Ex-PREMIER's POLICY AND AMBITION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.--Shortly after
the accession of General Garfield to the
presidency, and before Mr.. Blaine, as
head of the department of state, began
to attract attention by the evidences of
vigorous foreign policy, it was stated
in these dispatches, on the authority of
a gentleman who was member of the
foreign affairs committee of the house
in the forty-sixth congress, that this
policy comprehended grand confed-
Grafton of Central American states
under the protection of the United
States government The recent
disclosure of Blaine's attempt
to secure peace congress of
three states to be held at Washington,
while it corroborates this statement, is
explained by it. 1t was part of
Blaine's plan to secure the presidential
nomination in 1884, and in playing this
card he seems to have calculated on
feeling which does not find home in
the breasts of a very large percentage
of the American people-a lust FOR
power and the extension of territory,
Grant planned for his election to the
presidency in 1880, in the event of his
securing the nomination at Chicago, by
pandering to this feeling; but he sought
to stir il up in the only place it exists
the south. The people of the north,
who make the public sentiment of the
country are too busy to have any time
to waste on such feelings. Chill and
por,1 and tho sfotpo ahnut tho punQtOr
are to them unknown, save in a COM
mercial sense, and the revolutions
there and overturning of governments
are of interest only as they affect
stocks.
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turned into stone and considerable
bronze appears in the parapets, fringes,
etc. There being two houses almost
exactly alike, connected with each
other by covered gallery, the whole
taking up the front of one block,
the further idea of family harmony is
conveyed: and it is said that all Van
derbilt's married daughters are to live
with their husbands in one of these
houses. There are three families of
such. One of Vanderbilt's sons mar
ried lady with divorce, which was a
subject of great plague for awhile; but
when the old couple thought of that
poor son, with only 81 100000 between
him and hunger, they laid awake in
bed. Finally they confessed to each
other that they were in distress about
him. 1t was Thought that in year or
two his barrel of beans would be low.
So they went down and forgave him,
and found his wife to be the most char
ming daughter-in-law they had. OF
course ] got this from the rival railroad
office. Gath.
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Cooked Feed company, on South Clark

Cooked Feed company, on South Clark
street.
On the triple track Of the Bee line road
at indianapolis Mrs. Doty and Mrs. SEN
nett were killed by work train.
In the tunnel of the Potomac road near
Baltimore, FIVE laborers were killed by a
locomotive while stepping aside to get
out of the way of passing train.
SERGEANT BUSH, OF the 10Th cavalry,
stationed in Texas, killed himself because
he was reprimanded and sent to the guard
house.
FRANKLIN BEARD, of Warren. Ind,
who for ten wears has been student in
the Chicago Medical college. went home
without giving notice, and killed himself
with razor. He showed unmistakable
signs of insanity.
THE furniture establishment of Hume
well & Burchstead, in Washington street,
Boston, was damaged by fire to the amount
of S55, 900. There was some alarm among
the audiences at four theaters in the vi
cinity.
FLAMES which broke out in block in
jackson, Mich, inflicted damage of
5000 on the millinery stock of J. G.
Richardson & Co., of IS 900 on the plating
works of j. b. Undertake, and of $4,000
on the hardware stock of Wells & Fuller.
A HEAVY gale at Helana, Ark, caused
waves on the Mississippi three to four
feet high. throwing water over the levee.
Two breaks occurred below the city. ag-
gregating three hundred yards in length.
through which the food passed at rapid
rate.
A FIRE at Oshkosh, Wis. destroyed the
sash, door, and blind warehouse of j. P.
Gould, in which was stored $4,000 worth
of stock. Loss estimated at from 5000
and 81 900, which is fully covered by in
surance.
MISS MARY A. GREEN, of Chicago, in
riding from the depot of the Northwestern
road, at WATERFOWL, Wis, was run away
with by team and received compound
fracture of the left leg at the ankle. A
Mr.. Hall also sustained painful injuries
by being thrown from the carriage. Miss
Green is secretary of the woman's board
of foreign missions, and had an engage
ment to speak at the above place.
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Poly gamous Politics.
CANNoN'S CAUSED KILLED BY HIS oN
UTTERANCES.

CANNoN'S CAUSED KILLED BY HIS OWN
UTTERANCEs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Mr. Willetts,
chairman os the subcommittee on the
judiciary, to whom was referred the
Shellenbarger bill for the suppression
of polygamy in Utah. and who reported
the bill favorably to the full committee,
with some amendments, states that the
full committee has determined to re-
port the bill favorably to the house
without any modification whatever.
This conclusion has been arrived at
as the result of Cannon's extraordinary
defense of polygamy before the cam
mittee last Wednesday, which caused
a reaction in the minds of those hith-
erto disposed to go slowly in the matter.
Is is also stated in connection with Mr..
Cannon's recent denials in the Wash
ington press of an intention on his part
to assail the personal record of mem
bers OF congress prominent in opposi-
ton to polygamy that one of the
members who has been thus promi-
nent has in his possession, and intends
to read on the first occasion, in open
session, an affidavit of the polygamous
wife of prominent Mormon elder that
she has repeatedly heard Geo. Q. Can
non in his sermons in the Mormon tab
ernacle at Salt Lake declare that every
member of congress had from one to
three mistresses.
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Vanderbilt and his Daughters.

Nobody knows how much Wander
bits house had cost, into which he has
moved, and which he showed last night
to private friends. 1t does not make
the appearance of Mrs. Stewards fine
house, nearly mile below, but seems
more CHEEKY and comfortable-in fact
reveals the difference between the
warm Dutch temperament of the Van
derbilts and the severe Greek tastes of
North Irish linen draper. Wander
bits house is made of the warm brown
stone current in New York, deliberately
dressed, as if great belt of vines had
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Why Some are Poor.

Cream is allowed to mold and spoil.
Silver spoons are used to scrape kettles.
The scrubbing brush is left in the water
Nice handle knives are thrown In hot
water Brooms are never hung up.
Dishcloths are thrown where mice can
destroy them. Tubs and barrels are
left in the sun to dry and fall apart.
Clothes are left on the line to whip to
pieces in the wind Pie crust is left to
sour instead of making few tarts for
tea. Dried fruit is not taken care Of in
season and becomes wormy. Vegeta-
bles are thrown away that would make
a good dinner. The cork is left out of
the syrup jug and the flies take posses
sion. Bits Of meat are thrown out that
would make an excellent hash for break
fast. Coffee, tea and spices are left TO
stand open and lose their strength.
Pork spoils for the want of salt, and be-
cause the brine wants scalding.
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A Pertinent Tonic.
THE STATES CLAIM ON THE PUBLIC LANDS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The house

THE STATES CLAIM ON THE PUBLIC LANDS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The house
committee on public lands have agreed
upon a bill to adjust the fiye per cent.
claim of the states upon the sales ct
public lands. The bill was subsequent
" reported to the house by Represen-
tative Cobb The first section of the
bill directs the secretary of the interior
to ascertain the amount of public lands
entered by the location of military
scrip and land warrants in the states OF
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Mich
igan, Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana.
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Oregon,
Nevada and Colorado Including Vir-
GINA military and United States mill
tary land warrants located in the state
of Ohio after her admission into the
Unionl, whose enabling acts of admls-
sion into the Union contain stipula-
ton for the payment of five per centum
on the sales of public lands therein,
and provides that after making such
investigation it shall be the duty of the
secretary of the interior to certify the
amount so found to the secretary of the
treasury; and it shall be the duty Of the
secretary of the treasury to pay such
states FIVE per centum on the amount
of lands so located, estimating their
value at $1.25 per acre, providing the
secretary of the interior shall exclude
from his estimate and certificate all
lands upon which the five per centum
shall have already been paid. The
second section of the bill prescribes tho
mode of payment by the secretary OF
the treasury, at his option. out of ally
money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated. or in twenty-year certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness.
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Capital Chft.Chat.


WASHINGTON, Feb. IA delegation
of Araphoe Indians paid their respects
to the president, yesterday afternoon.
A subcommittee of the ways and
means committee, this morning, heard
arguments by representative tobacco
men from Virginia and North Carolina
in support of the proposition to reduce
the tax on t0bacco.
Last evening at s o'clock about sixty
Dakota delegates paid their respects to
Speaker Kiefer in the parlor of the
Ebbitt House.
General Tom Ewing is in the city for
few weeks visit to his family, who
are spending the winter here.
The Hon. John Amber Smith, of
Virginia, is being strongly urged for
the position of solicitor of the treasury.
The appyrtionment bill that will be
passed by the house will be for 319
members. This leaves the small states
with the number they have, and gives
to some of the larger as many as the
pending bill. The whole question is
one of grab, nothing more nothing
less.
Gen. Fitz John Porter, it is announc-
ed, will be back in Washington next
week TO begin the agitation of his claims
for reinstatement to the army.
The Hon. Hamilton Fish, Jr., who
was at one time mentioned in connec-
ton with the treasury portfolio, has
parlors at Wormley's.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs have agreed to report to the house
the Dawes resolution calling for the
correspondence upon the outbreak In
ment by this country of diplomatic re-
| lations.
1t is said by Mr.. Sargents friends
that he is interested in land case now
pending before the interior department
which forbids his nomination as secre-
tary until the matter is settled. 1t is
their belief that when the decision is
made that his name will be sent to the
senate.
| The air is full of rumors tonight
concerning indictments which the grand
jury are about to present in the star
route cases, but nothing definite can be
got at.
The Hon. David Dudley Field was
heard to-day by the committee on the
count of the electoral vote and gave
his views on the method of counting
| it. In brief, he favors rule which
will provide that the two houses count
the vote Of all us are in dispute and
such as are to be determined by the
| highest court in the state in which there
| is contest.
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A Cause Of Discomfort.

The habit of remarking upon the
looks of relatives and friends when we
meet them is q very uncomforla one.
1t is not only contrary to good sense,
but due regard for politeness and the
observance of good manners demand
that it shall not be INDUCED. 1t is bad
enough in the family, where the ques-
tions and the searching glance are the
expression of kind feeling, unless in
deed the apparently anxious inquiries
as to how you have slept and how you
are feeling this morning are about as
meaningless as the remark upon the
temperature, but it is absolutely insup-
portable from any one but very dear
friend, who has not had the experience
of going out for walk, or into neigh
boris house, and being greeted with the
assertion that she must be i'll. In many
cases you are accused of not looking
well when in reality you may be better
in health than usual. 1t is great con-
fession of weakness, but / have gone
home from walk out of which the
sunshine has all been taken by some
such thoughtless remark, and looked
in the glass to see if could discover
any such sign. Such remarks are
not kind, and certainly produce any
thing but pleasant feelings -Ex.
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observe Habits or Regularity

In eating drinking and retiring, a means of
maintaining or restoring health. No less i'm
portant is it to correct growing tendency to Ir-
regularity in the habit of body. The function of
the bowels cannot be suspended without an ac-
companying disturbance Of the liver and stomach,
and other sympathetic evidences Of bodily ili-be-
ing course of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
will give an impetus to the operations Of these
organs, which IS manifested not only in the ben
eficial effects il produces upon them, but also IN
more regular and active bilious secretion, and
the disappearance Of wind on the stomach, and
colicky pains. The waste matter thrown off dur
ing the process Of digestion is then effecttually
expelled, and the system more thoroughly puri-
fed by the channel devoted to that purpose by
nature.
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DEMoREsT for March has charming
illustration in oil colors and two photo
steel plates. The literary contents, as
usual, are excellent. The continuation
of the "Admirals Ward" by Mrs.
Alexander, "Women Doctors, Wall
Papers," by Hetta L. II. Ward, ENG
lish Haunts," March," by Geo. w.
Bungay. The first paper on "Women
in all Ages" Poker Sketches" "a
Northern Grimm" ''The Renaissance
of To-day" Evening Company and
Decorative Art" are a few of the
striking features, with a host of short
articles of value to every household. A
number Of the articles are illustrated
in superior style. w Jennings Dc
morest, publisher, IL East Fourteenth
Street, New York. Price twenty cents,
or two dollars a year
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The White House.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-There was a
large number of callers at the white
house, yesterday, and the time of the
president was fully occupied up to the
time of the meeting of the cabinet. All
the members were present except the
attorney general, who is absent in Phil
adelphia. Among the callers were
Senators Lapham, Hoar, Cameron,
Mcpherson. Beck, Miller of California,
Mcmillan, Hale, and Representatives
Wait, Calkins, Grape, Harris Of Massa-
chusetts, Houk, Moore, Robinson,
Mckinley, Burrows, Morey, Stephens,
Shallenberger, Watson, and Russell.
The Dakota delegation, numbering
seventy-fiye, called upon the president
yesterday and paid their respects.
They were then shown through the
white house.
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Section 2. That whenever new state is adj
mitted to the Union, the representative or repre-.
sentatiyes assigned to it shall be in addition to
the number OF three hundred and twenty-six.
Section 3. That in each state entitled under
this apportionment, the number to which such
state may be entitled in the 4Sth and each subse-
quent congress shall be elected by districts COM
posed of contiguous territory and containing as
nearly as practicable equal number of inhab-
itants and equal in number to the representatives
to which such state may be entitled in congress,
no one district eeeti ne more than one representa-
tive unless the legislature of such state shall 9TH
erwise provide before election. Such represen-
tatives shall take their place as provided by law.
Where no change shall be hereby made in the rep
resentation of a state the representatives to the
4Sth congress shall be elected therein as now pro-
vided by law. If the number hereby provided be
larger than it was before the change, the add
tional representative representatives allowed
to said state under this apportionment may be
elected by the state at large, and the other repre-
sentatiyes to which the state is entitled by dis
tricts now prescribed by law in said state, and
if the number hereby provided for shall in any
state be less than ii YVES before the change hereby
made then the whole humber to such state here
by provided for, shall be elected at large unless
the legislatures of said states have provided or
shall otherwise provide before the time fixed by
law for the next election of representatives there
in.
Sc ,tion'4. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed.
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A fast mail train out of New York
was delayed an hour and half from a
singular cause. When the train was at
full speed the bell rope was pulled a
number OF times, causing the engineer
to apply the air brake, and bring the
train to standstill. The cause was
finally traced to two elephants which
happened to be on the train, and were
amusing themselves by pulling the
bellrope. The postal laws require an
explanation of any delay of fast mails,
and the incident furnishes matter for
an official correspondence which has
created no little amusement.
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A Village Destroyed by Fire.

ST.. Louis, Feb. ia dispatch says
the village of Robinson, Kansas, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire yes
terday. Ten stores and two hotels. a
postoffice and an elevator were burned,
and only one store is left standing.
Loss. $500, 600; insurance 80, 900. The
FIRE originated in the rear of store
house.
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A SMALLPOX patient escaped from
the pest-house at Buffalo, while deliri-
Gus, and created CONSERVATION by
dashing down the street clad only in
quilt. He could not be caught. and
his whereabouts has not since been dis
nnunrod
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THE secretary of the treasury report
ed to the house that, in the enforce
ment of the internal revenue laws,
twenty-nine officers had been killed
and fifty wounded, and eight informers
had been assailed and wounded.
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THE coroner's jury in the Soteldo
case, Washington, finds that the de-
ceased came to his death from ball
fred by his brother. The latter intend
ed to shoot Barton, and is in great dis
tress over his combined crime and af-
Fiction
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THE marriage Of Clara Louise Kel-
logg has been postponed for about
month beyond the date fixed upon in
March for the event. Miss Kellogg's
present concert tour is extremely profit
able, and she desires to extend it.
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AT Lawrenceville, H., Miss Seed,
postmistress of the town, recently SUI
perseded, took fatal dose of chloro-
form, either with suicidal intent or to
cure toothache. She died in a few
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THF wife, stepdaughter and three
children of John Morland persisted in
the flames of his burning house at
Pringle's Mills, Canada. Two young
men stopping at the house over night
were so badly burned that they will
nrnhahlv die
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Mr.. JOHN w. GUITEAU, since the
conviction of his brother, has spent a
portion of every day with him. He
states that Charles does not show any
mental anguish, and is not in any man
ner broken up. He says his brother
has no fear of death, and will meet it
with the air of martyr. He is hopeful,
regarding himself as Gods man, and
says: 'gThey may do what they please
with my body, but the American people
will be satisfied in less than fifty years
that my act was for the benefit of the
countrvD
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THE New York Euening Telegram,
which is James Gordon Benefits after
noon enterprise, has now reacheda cir
culation which ranks it among the first
of the phenomenal newspaper success
es of the time. Its regular circulation
is nearly eighty thousand copies daily.
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THE marquis of Huntley, who fled
from England to Greece to escape i'm
prisonment from fraud, is preparing to
settle permanently in the western sec
ton of the United States.