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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-14
Fun at Salmon Fishing.

For the past few days fishermen have
been enjoying fine sport at Oregon City
fishing for salmon. 1t is only of late
years that it has been known that sal
mon in the Columbia or its tributaries
would take bait or fly, many insisting
that from the time they entered fresh
water they ate nothing, and some aver
ring that none of them ever returned to
the sea, but having completed the OBJ.
leCt of their visit to the spawning beds
they die. 1t will be remembered that
high official of the English government,
who visited this section at an early day,
when the ownership of the northwest
was in dispute, was much disguised with
'blarsted country where the salmon
in the streams would not take a fly"
and so did not use his best endeavors to
secure this lovely region for his sover-
eign, 1t has, however, been demonstra-
It'd to certainty that the salmon in the
Willamette will take aspoon-t1y, and on
Saturday and Sunday fine sport was Dad
at the falls at Oregon City. Fishermen
are landed on rocky point just below
the falls by boatman, who owns the
rock and charges 81 for the ferriage and
fishing privilege combined. On
each of the days named about twenty
five salmon were taken. Several per-
sons took eight, varying in weight from
three or four pounds up to even twenty.
A number of the fishermen had their
rods broken. A Scotch gentleman.
whose trusty Lakewood rod had done
coed service in many a Highland stream
and loch, had it shivered by big silver
sides he had made fast to. An Indian
caught thirty with dip-net on Sunday,
in the swirling water ut the foot of the
falls. A gentleman 7ho had crossed
over above the falls TO fish left his dog
behind. The faithful brute attempted
to swim to him, but vas carried over the
falls, and resct ed by a fisherman below.
Hundreds of disgusting looking !amper
cells we're to be seen clinging 10 The wet
surface of the rocks below the falls by
their sucker-shaped mouths, the greater
portion of their bodies out of the water.
They are endeavoring to pass the falls,
and from time to time they make short
leaps by striking their tails
on the water. The greater part of them
are thrown down Tany times by the
swif currents. Some fall into creyices
and die. When one of these dead fish
is dropped down the face of the ock up
on those clinging to its surface, they inn
mediately let go and drop in the water.
A visit to the falls while the salmon
are taking a fly will repay any one,
whether he care to fish or not.-Port-
land Oregonian.
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A North Carolina supper.
Mr.. Prime in New York Journal of Com
MERGE


merce.
evil you have supper at Company's
| Shops?" asked the conductor as the af-
ternoon waned and Greensboro was still
far distant, and as l hesitated he added:
you'll get good one." We accepted
the proposal, and wers glad thereof af-
terward, for we had, at that railroad
station the cleanest, best cooked, best
served and altogether best meal had
seen at southern hotel or staff IN since
the war.
Southerners and northerneTs who
knew the south before the war know
that the race of good cooks and good ia
large measure disappeared. am not
sure but that northern cooking has de-
generated in equal proportion. But
suspect that the abolition of the ancient
distinction between field servants and
house servants, which has been result
of emancipation, has produced among
the colored race scarcity of educated
servants.
Let US return to our mutton. 1t was a
delicious mutton chop, well cooked and
we'll served, that made the central part
of the supper at Company's Shops. No
one who knows mutton need complain
of North Carolina mutton. There was
bread, white, light, and fresh, bread
golden and equally light of sweet corn
meal, there were sweet pototoes of raw
ishing quality and an onelette unim-
peachabIe; there was broiled shad, broil-
ed, not fried, as mostly else where; there
was-why should linger overit, except
that it was the first meal | have eaten
down South for many years which re-
minded me of those glorious w .lnia
meals in the old time, and thjs perhaps
specially because ola dish Of fred chick
en-an ancient glory of southern tables.
remember challenge once given me
bv one of the most eminent southern
statesmen of the days before the war,
to match, if / could, dish Of chicken
fried by his cook. "And," said he,
whatever you can do at the north,
assert with confidence that there never
was a cook born or made month of Vlr-
ginia who could fry chicken"
Why don't some benevolent man estab-
lish a free school for teaching the color
ed woman of the south how to be such
a cook as her mother and grandmother
were? Let one thing be said. Coff~e
everywhere down south is better made
than at the best northern hotels. Good
coffee is unknown in northern travel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-14

Rev. Julian Benoit, vicar general OF the
Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne, Ind, has
been named 'Monseigneur, and appointed
prelate of the papal "sehold at Rome.
Father Benoit came from France as mis-
sionary forty years ago. and is the seventh
priest in the United States upon whom TINS
honor has been conferred.
Rev. John Lisk's flock at Germantown
objected to his marrying within year OF
his first w:fe's death. He resigned, men
tioniDg in his farewell sermon that Adonl-
ram JudsOn married a third wife in four
months alter the death of his second, and
has become the well-paid. secretary OF the
Baptist publication society.
Hon. Edmund L. Cushing, ex-chief JUS
tice of New Hampshire, died in Charles
town, n. H, on Sunday of paralysis. His
literary attachments were notable.
At Bra tleboro, Vt, James Fisk, Sr.
died at the residence of his son-in-law Col.
g. W. Hooker, aged seventy-one.
Laura Keyser (Montague. Forepaugh's
$4,000 beauty, has secured divorce from
her husband, Paul Keyser
Controller Lawrence decides that the Pa
cifc railways are entitled to pay for carry
ing mail over unsubSidized and leased
roads
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An Experience of Bishop Peck.

The death of Bishop Peck recalls an
incident that made national mirth at his
expense over thirty years ago-a clever
trick of the undergraduate boys of Dick
inson College, Carlisle, Pa, perpetrated
soon after his accession to the presiden-
CIV of that institution. Moncure ID. Con-
way, then a Methodist preacher in pro-
spect, has the traditional credit of being
one of the devisers of the scheme, In
the spring of 1919 the Baltimore Meth
odist conference held its annual ses-
sion in Staunton, Va, the seat OF one OF
the three state lunatic asylums. While
President Peck was on his way to the
conference the young rascals in the col
lege OF Carlisle wrote to the superinten-
dent of the Sfaunton asylum that luna
ii; had escaped from confinement IN
Pennsylvania, very large man, very
bald-headed. with great, round
staring blue eyes, whose special form OF
madness was that he was Metho-
dist preacher and president Of Dickin'
son College, answering to the name DIR.
Peck. The friends Of this gentlemen
would be obliged to the Staunton super
intendent If he would watch the cars
and qnietly take charge of him. The
superintendent was on hand, singled out
his man readily, and courteously adj
dressed him, sFDr. Peck, l believe"
ayes, sir President of Dickinson Col
lege?" eyes, sir" II have a carriage In
waiting for YOU" "You are very kind"
said the unsuspecting stranger, as he
took his seat in the vehicle, and was
forthwith whirled off to the lunatic limbo
where he would have been incarcerated
as dangerous maniac, if the preachers
of the conference had not interfered
and assured the incredulous keeper OF
Old Dominion cranks that the Falstaf-
fan doctor was as sane as the average OF
humanity, and only thu victim of
ridiculous hoak-Troy Times.
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Troy, NY, juno 11.-One murder occurred
here this afternoon, and perhaps two more,
growing out of the strike of molders at tho
malleable iron works. About 4 o'clock the
police were sent for, and after dispensing a
large crowd and arresting three young men,
found one man dead from a pistol shot and
two men wounded. The dead man
was William Hutchinson He formerly worked
at the malleabe iron works. He is said to
have come from Detroit and Canada Joseph
limestone was probably fatally shot. He be
lougs to Troy and is spoken of as reputable
man. Arthur Ilimsens wounds are very
dangerous. The persons charged with firing
the fatal shots, and who are arrested,
are Sanford c. White, aged nine
teen; Thomas Garfield, eighteen; Thomae
Jones, twenty three, and John Jones, twenty.
White and Garfield are non-union molders, aud
were engaged in row. A great crowd fol-
lowed the officers with determination to
lynch White, but they were kept at bay Sup
erintendent Qnigley, who was soon on the
scene. ordered the crowd to stand back, where
upon the exasperated crowd attacked him,
knocked him down and choked him, when
some of his men rescued him. The entire de-
tective force and five patrol wagons were
detailed to the scene of the murder, and will
remain there during the night
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-14
THE ROSTER OF ROGUERIES.
A Curious Dual Misfortune Attends the Antics
OF Pair of Flash Women in
Manitoba.
Attempted Assassination of Congressman Lamb
OF Indiana by an Att0rney-Sh
Tragedy at Yineennes.
Fatal Shooting ARRAY Resulting from Strike
OF Troy, n. Y. Molders Blood in
Nebraska Court Room.
Too Small "a Bond.

OMAHA, Neb.. Special Telegram, June IL
Following is a correct version of the shooting
ARRAY at Salem, Richardson county, between
Alonzo F. Beagle and Josh Lord, on Saturday
last: Beagle was arraigned on charge Of
attempted rape upon Lords wife, who is a
mere girl, and was placed under $500 bonds
to appear for trial at the district court The
smallness of the bond aroused the wrath of
Lord and his friends, one of whom, named
Hardcastle, attempted to draw a revolver in
court to shoot Beagle. Hardcastle was re-
moved and the revolver taken from him. He
then assaulted w. L. Billings, brother in-law
of Beagle Beagle seized Hardcastle's arm
and then Lord shot Beagle in the back, inflct-
ing a fatal wound. Lord turned and ran,
Beagle pursuing him with drawn revolver
for the distance of a block, when he tainted
and fell Lord was arrested There is no
hope for Beagle's recovery. Lords shooting
him in the manner he did is condemned as a
cowardly act
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PERSONAL MENTION.

The famous MISUNDERSTANDING breach
of promise sHit hes at last been settled.
When Miss Livingstone was awarded &c.,
600 Flemings counsel made application to
set aside the verdict on the ground of newly
discovered evidence and excessive damages.
Subsequently overtures looking toward a
settlement were made. The result is that
the suit is compromised, it being understood
that Miss Livingstone receives about 500, 900
Miss Livingstone has had several offers of
marriage since the trial, receiving as many
as three proposals day.
A gold medal in the form of Maltese
cross, surrounded by wreath, and hand
somely engraved and inscribed, which was
offered by S. J. Ahern, of st. Paul, for COM
petition in the graduating class ofSt. Johns
college, Order OF ST. Benedict, on the scorr
of good conduct, has been awarded to Pat
rick Cary by the vote of the class. 1t will
be presented to the Young ma at the col
lege commencement.
Gen. Horatio G. Wright, chief eff eDgin-
GERS United States Army, passed through
st. Paul on tour of observation through
out the northwest, his principal object was
to see for himself what improvements have
already been made and what others are ne
ceSsary to carry out the design OF the gov
eminent in making good harbors and navi-
gable rivers Gen. Wright will visit Duluth,
Superior and the Red River valley and then
extend his trip to the Missouri.
Chicago Special: Last Tuesday evening
at the residence of the brides sister were
quietly celebrated the nuptisls of Mrs. Nell
lie Z. Brigham of this city and Judge Frank
Ives OF Crookston, MINI. Owing to re-
cent death in the family, only thu imme-
diate friends and relatives were invited.
Judge and Mrs Ives left for Crookston where
they will remain for a few weeks, after
which they will settle in st. Hilsir town.
The banquet to Senator Jones of Florida.
given at Dublin recently, was an elaborate
affair. All TIE Irish leaders were present
and there was q great deal ofenthusiasm.
Mr.. Parnell came from London to preside
The toast 10 the United States was 10 the
refuge of the oppressed of our land and the
protector OF the Irish race,
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sinful siftines.

The Roston police yesterday arrested Benjamin
T. Quimby aud Charles II. Dunton, charged with
conspiracy with James Henry Langley TO defraud a
number Of persons out Of money. Qulmby oc-
cuuied the position of auditor and assistant super
intendent OF the United States Construction d In
vesfment company and Duntou advertised himself
as a real estate broker. Congress street. Quimby
aud Dunton we're held in Sc. 0C0 for trial.
III the county court AT Fort Worth, Tex, yester-
day. United States Deputy Marshal Woodie was
found guilty OF criminal libel and nned SZo1 Inc
charge was circulating the Grand Army Of the Re-
uui,lic journal printed in Washington. containing
sd alleged libel on George Burchill, husband OF the
Fort Worth postmistress Woodie appeals.
lanes O'Mesra aged twenty three, went into a
railroad car in Chicago on Sunday with COM
psnion to sleep of the effects ct liquor Ihey
we're found by a railroad Waterman, who nred
several shots into the car, MORALLY wouu1lng
O'AIeara The Waterman was arrested
Dr. Buchanan, Of bogus medical diploma fame,
was arrested in PhiladelDhia yesterday at the IN
stance Of his daughter, charged With transferring
property belonging TO her
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KILLED His Wife and Himself.

VINcENNEs, Ind, June IL. A shocking
tragedy occurred in the house of Joseph Pol
lock, wealthy miller and influential citizen,
shortly after midnight Saturday night His son,
Charles Pollock, who married Clara Clendenin
six months ago, came home after midnight,
babe his father and mother goodnight, saying
he was going away. went to his wife's bedroom,
disrobed and in half an hour shot her through
the breast and himself in the right side. She
ran to the end of the hail. where she fell dead.
He lived twenty minutes, but neither spoke
word Pollock bad been dissipated before the
marriage, but reformed, and was in his fathers
mill He had been drinking during the past
three weeks, and was partly intoxicated when
he came home. There was no trouble between
him and his wife.
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Sad End of an Ex- Millionaire,

BOSTON, June 11.-Wiliam A. Putney, at one
time proprietor of one OF the largest dry goods
houses Of Chicago, aud rated among the million
aires, became hopeessly involved, and finally gave
mn his business on account of impaired
health. He returned East ana became
salesman in the store of Shepard, Norwell
& Geo. The firm has been missing considerable
valuable goods. Detectives traced the thefts to
Putney ann he was arrested at his summer cottage,
Nantucket. The officers, with their prisoner, took
a steamer to Boston. Suddenly, while chatting
with the officers he PLUNGED overheard He was
taken from the water by the boats crew, and died
in ten minutes. aged 81. A large amount of stolen
property was found in his residences at Boston and
Nantucket.
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Barrett t Collett, Philadelphia stock brokers,
have suspended. The firm short OF PennsyI-
vania, Reading and Northern Pacific common.
About 1000 shares of stocks bought under
the rule. Liabilities, $4,000.
Vanderhoot, Morrison 81 Co. of New York have
suspended, because customers did not respond to
calls for more margins. Liabilities, $50, 600.
Their stocks were closed out under the rule"
o. +. Brown, commission merchant on the Chi
cago board of trade, suspended yesterday. He had
been long on wheat. Liabilities about S20 900.
Weatherhead IL Co, dealers in fancy groceries,
Albany, n. Y. have assigned.
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belongs and there win let it rest until congress
meets. The reporter then asked him whether or
not IL was fact that the treasury officials
had refused 10 admit the bin presented
lately by George Bliss for his personal expenses.
Inc senator said: I do not know whether it is so
or not, but do know it ought to have been done
long ago. had good-humored talk with Judge
Lawrence about ii short time ago, and suggested
TO him that the fees paid Bliss, Ker and MerIick
were an outrage, and that it ought TO be stopped,
ana especially ought the paying of the private ex-
penses to be stopped He said that the
attorney general seemed to have control of
all the money appropriated by congress for
the department Of justice. and he spent
II as he chose took issue with the Judge on that
point told him that he was there to protest the
people against such outrages. I say that if the
different star route defendants guilty they are
better and more honorable men than these fellows
who are robbing the treasury every day under the
guise OF attorneys fees The star reuters took the
chances of being indicted, while the others do not
About their guilt have nothing TO saw The jury
will settle that; but as to the other set, am free to
say l am OF the opinion that they are obtaining
money out of the treasury wrongfully. But we
will see what will see when congress meets -
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A BANKRUPT MANUFACTURER.
Failure of Il. G. Mandt, of Stoughton, Wis,
with Over 5000. 900 Liabilities

MADISON. Wis, Special Telegram, Juno IL
Writs of attachment to the amount of 100000
have been issued against the property of T. G.
Mandt, heavy wagon manufacturer of the city of
Stoughton, this county, aud he is forced into bank
ruptcy with liabilities yariousy estimated at from
100000 to $250,O0O, while his assets will not
exceed 500, 600: The principal creditors are resi-
dents of Stoughton and vicinity, wholesale iron
and lumber dealers in Milwaukee and Chicago and
the First National and State banks of this city, the
last two being in the amount of $1,000 each
Col. lillian +. Villas Of Madison, attorney for the
bankrupt. claims assets for his client sufficient to
liquidate liabilities, and says Mandt will pay his
in full if the creditors will give him
little tme The insolvency of AIandt is attributed
in no manner to the fire which partially consumed
his works upon Jan. 49, but is the result of trans
acting heavy business by means of borrowed
canital.
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Mai. wasson,s Trial.

SAN ANTONIO. june 11.--Today in the court
martial of Maj. WATSON, the army defauter. Chief
Paymaster Terrell testified at length regarding the
previous high standing of the accused. He always
found him most Jealous and willing The defend
ant presented an account current for May,
showing his Indebtedness to the government
settled. Col. Terrell was cross-examined by the
Judge advocate regarding the account Horace
Wilson of San Francisco testified in detail concern
ing Wassons services in japan, the high estimation
of which by Japanese officials, he stated, tended to
materially advance American interests. To-mor-
row the accused will submit his final argument,
after which, if the judge advocate has nothing to
say the case will go to the court for adjudication.
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Ancient Order of United Morkmen.

AT the convention in Buffalo, the Ancient
Order of United Workmen debated at great
length and voted down a proposition OF
Levi OF Minnesota, TO amend the constitu-
ton TO the effect that suspended member
may pay his assessment TO the hnancier OF
the lodge to which he belongs, and such
action shall be equivalent to reinstatement.
A proposition to adjust and reduce the num-
Der OF representatives To the upreme lodge
was rejected. A proposition 0 send notices
of suspension TO subordinate lodge officers
for failure TO make monthly returns was
referred TO com mittee. In the afternoon
the election of officers was proceeded with,
resulting as follows: Supreme N W. NJ.
Fish, California; supreme loren Milton
II. Beebe; supr. me receiver S.. s. Davis,
Pennsyl yania. reelected; supreme ogerseer,
w. q. Morris, Illinois; supreme wa chFcab,
William T. Graham, Iowa; supreme guide,
T. IL. Presnell, Minnesota; supreme trustee,
S. Eccles, JT., Mise uri; examining physi-
clan, DIR w. G. Richards, St. Lon S, re cleo
ted
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GALENA, III, Special Telegram, june ia
whrlwind passed over Elmo, Southern Wis
consiD, at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, doing
much damage, undoubtedly full particulars of
which cannot be obtained at this time, owing to
imperfect communication with the point by
telegraph. A freight train on the Galena &
Wisconsin division of the Northwestern road,
while on the way to this city, was picked up
bodily, all but the locomotive, and carried sew
eral feet from the track. The conductor, Will
lam Gleason. was seriously injured, and Will
am E. Comstock of Chicago slightly hurt The
train was a complete wreck.
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How Kentucky Soldier De
serted From the Union Army at
Iicksburg


Frank Heron, formerly of Com oany
D., Twenty. second Louisiana Volunteers,
sends to the Philadelphia Times the fol-
lowing note of an incident that occurred
during the operations against Weeks
burg:
About o'clock one afternoon while
some gunboats were firing on the lower
batteries William Hammond. Ken
!uckIan, belonging to an limos reg
lment, deserted and came over to our
side. lie said that he was Sherman's
orderly. lie had been sent to the out
posts with dispatches. Reaching the
out posts lie swan his horse around the
cuts in the levee and successfully passed
the federal pickets, emer2ing In full
view of both armies from the bushes IN
the swamp land into the cultivated held.
As his intention became apparent he was
fired en-, but squirting his horse INTO
a headlong gallup he turned toward the
picket. fred his pistol in derlslon ana
arrived safely in our lines amid the loud
cheers Of the men. The boys were wild
with excitement, jumping from the
bitches to the top of the bTeastworks,
and running along the hil'sides III then
eagerness to witness the race. AS the
deserter reached the lines he threw MS
pistol from him, at the same time eX.
claiming: "Hurrah for old Kentuck!
He gave the information that the en-
envy were not strong enough to assault
our works, and that the movement was
a mere feint TO keep our forces occupied
and to prevent their reinforcing the ar
my It Grand Gulf, where a Formidable
demonstration was being made by Gen
eral Grant. The information was not
credited at the time, although it's cor
rectness was clearly demonstrated by
suhsenuant events.