River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-07-12
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The validity of the will of Mrs. Eliza
+. Eddy. of Boston. has been confirmed
and property valued at about $57 900 Is
to be equally divided between
Susan r. AnthcnH ahd Lucy Stone
Blackwell for the benefit of the cause of
wcE1ans advancement. Mrs. Eddy was
the daughter of Francis Jackson. She
died in 1882.
Ex-Governor A. II. Rice of Massachu-
setts, has been inf rtunate in his love.
His flrst wife died early. His wed ding
day was appointed VIII second lady,
but the died, shortly before. lie be-
came engaged to a third lady, whom he
married, bnt she became insane shortly
afterwerd.
The death is announced of King ONO
ru, one of the petty savereigns of the
African coast. This monarch was. as
the saving is, very much married He
had 7GG wives end ninetv-fye children,
seventy savsn Of the latter being still
alive. His eldest son and successor is az
polygampus as his father was, having al
ready 4i2 wives.
At tie recent ball at Kensington Pal
ace, where the Marquis and MARQUEE
SADIE Sancturce had ito nonor Of re-
ceiyi"e inc Prince and Princess of
Wales, the beauty on every side was daz-
cling. but, according to The London
World, among the young ladies none
came near Miss Chamberlain in univer
gal edm'rat.on.
In quarrel over dividing line a
Mrs. Buss, sheIbyville, Ind, became so
enraged that she took whip loaded in
the handle with lead and succeeded In
giving two mon Fret trustee and then
y marshal, who came 10 arrest her, very
severe beating. She was finally arrested
and placed under bonds for her appear
ence, as the injuries of the trustee we're
such that he can not appear, against her
for some time.
Miss Dora kinnes, Of Wild Cat, Tndi-
ANA, is the Boss shepherdess OF the Wa
bash. A few years ago an uncle gave
her an orphaned lamb TO raise by hand,
which she did successfully, and, becom-
ING SO much interested IN sheen hus-
handry, SHE procured mate for the
lamb, and she now sports fold of %
old sheep and 33 lambs-Gl i'm all, from
the first starting pair. Miss kinnv at
tends to her tl0cks altogether herself,
both winter and summer, and nov re-
ceives quite a handsome little income
from the annual sales OF wool and NUT
ton
A gentleman who has long been boast
ing to his wife Of tile delicious chicken
croquets supplied Mt his noonti1e restau-
rant, recently invited her to lunch with
him. When the cfoquets had been eat
en- he triumphautly asked her opinion Of
them. We'll. SHE said, You will new
er eat veal at home, and this is all the
croquets this restaurant contains"
The completion of Queen Nictoria's
sixty-fouffh birthday has led ONE one
in England to compile q statement Of the
ages Of various sovereigns now reigning
From this it appears that the Emperor
OF Germany IL the oldest, being SIS. ana
that the King of the Netherlands ranks
next in age, being Sc. Then come the
King of Denmark, aged IS, Queen Vic
toria, 6f the King of Wurtemburg, 80;
the Emperor of Brazil, 81; the King of
SaXony, ~; tbs King Of Sweden and
Norway, 81; the Emperor Of Austria -;
the King OF the Belgians, IS; the King of
Portugal, A; the King Of Roumauia A;
the Sultan nf Turkey, 30; the King OF
Italy, b; the Emperor OF Russia, Is; the
King Of Bavaria, p; the King of the
HeIlenes, 81 the King Of Saryia, q, and
the King Of Spain, =.