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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-31
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


| In Major McGinnis' Grafton before the
army of the Potomac at Washington, there
is this dip into the mournful eloquence OF
| figures: What had this victory cost?
From May, 1861, to March, 1864, the losses
| of the army of the Potomac were, in killed,
| liz, 900; wounded, $3.50; captured, 3l,378;
| in all 112, AS. From March 1, 1864, to
April 8, 1865, killed, ~, 500 wounded, co.
| 500; captured or missing. %, 600; aggregate,
| 10000. From the beginning 10 the close
of the war, killed, %, 100; wounded, l56, 652;
| captured or missing, 59,37S A grand ag-
gregate of 252, $50. Adding those who died
of gun-shot wounds the number OF men who
| lost their lives in action in the army of TIE
Potomac was 1902, probably one half @
all who died from wounds on the field of
battle in all the armies of tie United States. F"
The latest estimated place the total value
of unredeemed internal revenue stamps at
$50, 900 coo. Thus far only few of the un-
used stamps have been sent in for redemp-
ton or exchange. The few that have come
to hand are unbroken packages bought in
bulk for heavy dealers who purchased them
in large quantities to make the discount. 1t
is not exp cted that the stamps will begin to
come in large quantities before June 1.
Patent Commissioner Marble estimates
That the receipts OF the patent office for the
current year will be $12, 100000 or $50, 600
more than last year. After July the force
in the Office will be reduced by twenty-one
clerks. This reduction will not effect the
examining divisions, but work in the copy
ing divisions.
Although the internal revenue receipts
have continued very large during the month
imports have been so light that together
with heavy disbursements the debt re-
duction will be small Commissioner
Dudley has sent in $4,000. 600 worth of
pensions, which will make big hole in the
reserve.
The resignation of Lieut. Col Guido Ilges,
.ghteenth infantry has been received re-
Gently a department headquarters and for
warded to the secretary of war. 1t will
doubtless be accepaed, and will take effect
at once upon its receipt.
Postmasters commissioned: Iowa, Ros-
seau. Barrows, Nashville; Minnesota, Hans
o. Holstad, Hader.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-31

pal court, kat Kane, the much prosecuted
lady lawyer, WAS fined S. and costs ana
the whole amounting to 81 Sc Tor dlsor-
derby conduct. the warrant having been
sworn OFT by Frank Bissinger. of the Her
aid. The trial lasted a number OF hours,
and 1t was quit circus. Miss Kane was
put on the stand in her own behalI, ana
was examined at length. She expressed
her contempt fqr newspaper reporters, ana
wlthered all present by her sarcastic anu
sons to the yot lg men of the press. She
paid her fine and lett the court room of =. a
hard fight had been made in her behalf.
A hard looking citizen, answering to the
description of Lon Williams, was lately at
Coal Banks, Mort, in a stolen skitf. He
tried to pursuade discharged soldier, who
was on his way to Benton, to accompany
him on bis trip, and the soldier promised TO
do so. The fellow then confdendally told
him that he had jumped out of car window
and got awsy from the sheriff of Custer
county, and made his way across the coun-
try to Benton without any one seeing MN
and then stole boat at Benton. Hopes are
entertained for his capture by the officers
who are AFTER him.
In Nelson, Moultrie courty, Ill.,, ore
nigh recently, ropes were tied to all the
door knobs of the house of Mr.. Boyd, then
made fast to trees in the yard. Coal oil was
then poured on and around the foundation
of the dwelling and fred near the main
door. Boyd was awakened by the noise OF
the flames. and luckily was able to burst
open the door, and with his wife and sew
eral children rushed through the flames
without harm, but the escape from ter
rible death was a very narrow one. 1t Is
not known bv whom, or tor what reason the
devilish deed was committed.
L. Dow Kinney, editor of the Carolina
Sentinel at Fredericksburg, Va, was shot
in the arm a few evenings ago, at Bowling
Green, Va, by Lamar P. Davis, foreman
and assistant editor of the Sentinel.
The coroner's jury at Cleveland found that
Julia Renachere, the beautiful French girl,
came to her death by ar abortion performed
by the midwife. Mrs Webster, and the girls
lover, Seymour
The house of Alfred Cole in Buckfield
Village, Me-, was entered by burglars re-
Gently and Mr. and Mrs. Cole were chloro-
formed and s., 0OJ in currency stolen.
The fellow who is swindling New Workers
by collecting funds for the Indiana food
sufferers, took in $40 from Clara Morris.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-31

Corn that is not in the ground by the
FIRST of June will hardly getthrough safe
~ unless the warm season is unusually
.ornlonpeh,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-31
RECORD CASUALTIES.

A fire at Sioux City recently destroyed
several buildings The principal losses
were: F. Munchrath, loss 81, 600; covered
by insu race in the German of Freeport.
o. e. & E. c. Rice ofSioux Falls, occupied
by Prescott; insured for $1,000 in the Ger
man-Americsn. Nils Sorlie, loss $4,000;
insured for $500 in the Firemen's Fund,
5000 in the Northwestern National, 5000 in
the Phoenix. Charles ibis, loss 50, 900; in
sured Tor $400 il the Phoenix ID. I. Hedges
lose 81 500; insured for $3.50 in the st. Paul.
Dr. S. Mosher, barn, loss $500; uninsured.
There were several other losses of stoc and
goods.
The body of Miss Susie Young, who
died at Miss Baur's conservatory of music,
Cincinnati, was taken to her mothers
house at Robinson, Hi, the casket opened
and the corpse prepared for burial. The
undertaken and three of Mrs. Young's fam
lily have developed small pox. Mrs. Young
and the undertaken died. None of them
had any exposure.
AT Madrid, Iowa. recently fire broke
out in the store of Keigley Bros. and de-
slroyed the building it originated in and
two adioiaing ones before being subdued.
The losses foot up 100000.
Mrs Josephine Muther of Milwaukee,
who was at Racine, during the late tornado,
has become insane and been committed to
an asylum.
A piece of iron fell seven stories at the
Stewart building New York, Tuesday, hit
ting passer-by without hurting him much.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-31

Edward Lebailsze the well known French
iurist is dsIi. He was born in 1911 and led
u ln1st b ISV All u ssful life. bsiug the su-
thor o. = vlry large nanhT of WORKS Of
great vllus.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-31

A travelling man says nearly every farmer
in Nicollet county has one or more horses
sick with pipkeye.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-31

John G. Whittier, the poet, has prom
ised to attend the Friends yearly meet
ing, which begins its session in Portland.
Me-, juno S, if hls health permits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-31

George III. Butler, bad nephew of
the general, has published letter round
ly abusing General Alfred H. Terry.
Somebody obtained position for Butler
as wagon master at a Montana post and
Butler behaved so badly that he was
fred out by Gen. Terry-hence the
abuse. Butler was once a husband of
the beautiful actress. Rose Etynge, and
for time consul to Egypt. where he
disgraced his country, as he has ever
since his own name, by rufisnly and
drunken habits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-31

The Ancient Capital or the Musco
vites Panoplied in Gorgeous Array,
Greeting the Gear, Who Enters the
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-05

ship a full line ofsamples of thai,
spective wares and merchandise . -,
have q live, energetic man to rsn ~uu
sent them ION the ground" Gp w;n
venture to say that more can no W." W.
complished in six months in this w ~.
than by drummer" in six ve way
even though their employers beIon s,
to the Mexican exchange and belNas
to draft the pages of resolutions av
pressing their love for Mexico and h..
people. The Mexican merchant o ns'
ducts his business on the same nr;n";
Piles as the American, German or am
other business man. He will bny
where he can get the best goods anS
cheapest rates. VAN
"The Thermal springs, situated
three miles north of Monterey, at the
foot of the Toba mountain, have been
held for ages in high regard bv tba
Mexicans and Spaniards, SO much 50
that in former times they were known
as the "Ojos Sagrados," Or Sacred
Springs. The water is pronounced
by chemists and physicians to possess
the same medical properties as the
Hot Springs of Arkansas, the water
specially beneftting and curing
rheumatism, scrofula and all Guiana.
GUS diseases. A great many Amer.
cans have and still come to test the
virtues claimed for the springs, and
all have expressed themselves we'll
satisfied with the result. This prom.
erty has been leased by an American
gentleman.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-05
Didn't Hurt q Bit.

Atchison Union: We heard the other
day a good story of the late J. G.
Bowen, of this city. He had been
about frantic with the toothache and
called on DIR. Winslow to have it ex-
tracted. Before operations began he
asked if it would hurt. Well, says
the doctor in his dry way, IF 1t don't
hurt 1 won't charge you q cent
Bowen seated himself and the doctor
clapped on his cant-hook and the
offending molar was brought out with
a crack that made the doctor grunt.
Bowen never moved a muscle nor said
a word, but got up and started home.
As he was going out of the door the
doctor said, did If hurt! Not a
darn bit" said Bowen, and the doctor
said. Hin"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-05
SOMEBODY'S MOTHER.

Id Sent with tn, chill Of RS.winter's day;
Vbe streets was wet with tho Yinter's snow
tpd the woman's feet were agcu ana SLOW
s,. stood NJ the crossing aud waited long,
Alone, uncared for, amid thron8
or human beings, who passed hor oy,
Mar headed the glance OF her anxious eye
INV, the street with laughter and shout,
Glad In the freedom OF school lou out,
r,,,c the bows like flock of sheep,
Hailing the snow piled white and deep,
p.at the woman 30 old and groy,
U,stened the children on their way,
,,or offered Helping hand to her,
80 meek, 30 timid, afraid to stir,
rost the carriage wheels or horses feet
s;hould crowd her down in tho slippery street.
ttlast came one Of the merry troop,
The gayest laddie of all the groop.
va paused beside her, and whispered low,
Erlf help YOU across If you wish to CO."
Ycr aged hand on his strong young arm
3ho placed, and without hurt or harm
lie guided the trembling feet along, ..
Proud that his own were firm and strong.
Then back again to his friends he went,
His young heart happy and we'll content.
She's somebody's mother, boys, you know,
Tor all she's old, and poor, and slow;
apdI hope some fellow will lend hand
10 help my mother, you understand,
If over she's old, and poor, and grey,
When her own dear boy is far away,
4nd "somebody's mother" bowed low her
head
IN her home that night, and the prayer she
said
Was 9God be kind to the noble boy -.
Who is somebody's son, and pride, and JOY"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-05

Miss Jane Webster, young laul
of Marshall, died last week under 'ne
most painful circumstances. AOou'
two months ago she stopped down "
kiss a little child and take 1t In nei
arms, and in doing so a pin IN Ine
child's clothing pierced her knee slig .i,
ly. Nothing was thought OF 1t 2. ll9
time, but the place soon became lnnALL IL
and finally ended in lockiaw and deA'n'
The city council Of Dallas Ia. n1s
agreed to pass an ordinance exempiins
from. taxation all cotton and Vools.
factories and stock of the same iOl
period of ten years.
Five hundred herd OF cattle NeIS
driven from Texas TO Claiborne TAL -.
this week. The Guardian ADVISES '--'
planters to improve their stoeE-
II Is said that there VII be a. - =
uense crop Of pecsus II western &
- tbs year.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-05
Avoid Litigation,

Mr.. H. A. Haigh advises well in bis
law article in the American Agricul.
turist for June, from which we clip
the following:
To avoid litigation, let the farmer
look upon lawsuit in fair business
way, as a means to an end; and let
him not undertake the one unless the
other will justify it, not only in prin.
ciple and morals, but in money. So,
too, if the farmer is sued, let him
fairly consider whether it will be
cheaper to pay the claim or fight it,
and in most cases he will do well to
follow the cheaper course. If he finds
the opposite party is acting in good
faith, with 40 intent of extorting, and
in honest belief that the demand is
just, he will do well to endeavor to
settle amicably. And in this effort
his lawyer will be of perhaps most
valuable service, and should be well
paid. Many persons seem to suppose
that if case is settled before trial, or
if claim is adjusted without suit,
that the lawyer has done no really
legal work and is entitled to little or
no compensation. This is the very
opposite of truth. The lawyers best
work is in preventing and avoiding
litigation, just as the doctors most
valuable service should be in prevent.
ing disease, and such work should be
best appreciated in substantial way.
A good lawyers best clients seldom
get into the courts.
Another precaution to avoid litiga-
ton is to consult an honest and COM
petent attorney before taking any step
in law, and to be guided by his I'm.
biased advice. 1t is possible in almost
every community to find honest law
yers who would no sooner advise their
clients into disastrous litigation for
the sake of possible personal gain,
than would honest doctors give poison
to their patients for the sake OF pro-
longing sickness and increasing fees;
for either is equally criminal. Such
a lawyer need not, necessarily, be one
of very long and high standing, whose g,
time and services, by reason OF the
demand upon them, have become
costly. But there are generally
younger men in a community who
have early learned that satisfying pro,
fessional success can only be achieved
by honest and unselfsh endeavor Tor
their clients best interests, and VINO
are quietly acting upon that con rt
ton, by second nature if not by first
Try not to have any differences
Such as you have try to settle your
selves, Such as you fail IN, nave
your lawyers try to settle. Never go
to law to crafty anger or pride, or any
dishonest motive. When you DO go
to law treat the matter as business
transaction.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-05
ONE OF LOVES MISSES.

The air OF that room was aGrO-
ciously close; it never seemed to get
any oxygen into it; and the day was
most atrociously hot anyway-always
was after the LIST of May in the city.
And that pane OF glass was most
strociously dirty; didn't see why no.
lody ever seemed to think it their
business to wash it. And these afro
cious flies would take starch out of
the whole army of martyrs. And he
couldn't see how the old gentleman
could sit there, day in and day out,
in that atrociously contented way.
And it was an atrociously long time
since he'd had a holiday himself, and
he'd take unchanged if he wouldn't!
that very afternoon. Yes, business
was rather dull, the old gentleman
assented; was generally about that
t;rne in the month. No, he didn't
think he'd be missed that afternoon
If he wanted to go off for the rest of
&be day.
The old gentleman smiled a little,
not as if for anybody to see, as he
looked through his spectacles again at
ahe newspaper, after looking over
them at his nephew. He'd smiled in
much the same way two months be-
aare, when he told his nephew that
bo'd probably find the routine some
what wearisome at first and his neph-
ow had cheerfully replied that four
years of routine at college ought to
lave fitted him for that sort of thing
If he hadn't done anything more.
The old gentleman was a college man
himself.
There was no particular place where
he wanted to spend the half-holday,
now he was out of the Office. There
didn't seem to be anything going on,
except a German picnic advertised on
the horse cars, and he didn't feel
drawn to that. 1t would be a bore
to 90 anywhere where there would be
a crowd, and where you'd see people
YOU knew. He felt like the country
this afternoon-some cool bit of
shadc where he could lie on the grass,
and not think about anything except
Low comfortable he was, and how
uncomfortable he had been. 1t would
not be half as bad if he should meet
some girl; girl; girl one knows is
so very different from people one
snows. But he wouldn't for worlds
70 where he knew some girls were;
that would spoil everything. He
lidn't want the least bit of an aim in
life this afternoon. He'd glance over
tle timetable at the depot, and buy
ucket for the first village whose name
re like the sound of. This he did,
and Jumped off the train when he
came to it. Wheattield was the name,
AID the train only stopped ten Sec
onds, and 10 one got on and no one
out himself got OF, which was en-
.Ouraging. II was pretty to look at,
and the air was something altogether
different from that OF the Office, and
the church with the white spire, and
the stone wall with the woodbine
growing over II and the liggly stones
On top, and The road disappearing at
Zach end in dusty turns, and the wag-
On with the horse, which, being re-
raesed 10 look ont for the engine
EEcn the bell nngs, lad done SO more
rom a wish 10 be accommodating
nan from any other motive, and was
4.v jOclng cOntenteily up tie hill
.ae other side Of the tTacl-these
EeTe al there. Altogether, ]; was
Just the place lie wished for, and that
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-05

-Stock-raisers IN Western Texas
are organizing and employment guards
TO protect their ranges from the aepre-
dat:ons Of thieves
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-11

The people of the West owe q debt of graft
tude to DR.. Aver for tho production OF Ayers
Ague Cure. Its timely use will save much suf-
fering and much disbursement, and we rec
Commend it with the greatest confidence in It's
ability to do all that is promised for it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-11
The folio wing letters tell
THEN. own story.

"VA1DosTA, Ga, July 20, 1882
sold one OF your Patent Dust Proof Cases
about ten months ago, and the other day it came
back to me with the request to make it wind
easier. On examination l found that the stem
was rusty, and l inquired into the cause of it.
The gentleman stated to mo that he was starting
some saw-logs that had lodged in the bend of
the river, when his chain caught in Il bush and
threw mis- watch into about twelve feet of water
and he was about two hours finding it. When
he got it out it was running and he thought all
right. In about three months he found that
the stem was hard to turn and sent it to me.
l can say that the watch is all that the Com
pany claims for it and recommend 1t to all
railroad and mill mon.
3. W. BENTLY"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-11
r: PROSPER LANDRY, Clerk.
DONALDSoNVILLE, July q, Is
4 true COPY,

DoSALDsoNVILI.E, July 81 1888.
Pursuant to adjournment the Police Jury m ct
this day as n Board of Reviewers under section
q Of Act No. a6 of 1892
The roll was called. which resulted as fol
lows:
PRESENT.. T. Hanson, President; DR.. Edward
Duffel and Messrs. Matthias Rodriguez, Ben.
tfibson and c. z. Blouin
Absent-Messrs. Pierre Klopman, Henry G.
Brand and Solomon harmon.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and
approved.
Dr. Duffel said that as no had proposed the
resolution which reduced the valuation of the
Texas and Pacific Railroad to s25tU per mile.
under the belief that other parishes would
adopt the same figures, and az none had done
so, he now. therefore, moved that said resolu-
ton, adopted by this Board on the 9Th instant.
he and the same is hereby repealed; he moved
4urther, that the Assessor be and is hereby
directed to replace the valuation of said rail-
rood to the original amount of $1,000 per mile
Winch motion, being seconded by MIR. Gibson
was put to the vote and carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Gibson, seconded by Mr.
biouin, the following motion was adopted:
Resolred, That the Assessor of the parish of
Ascension be and he is hereby instructed and
dlrectvd to make the following alterations and
corrections on The assessment rolls for 1888, viz
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-11
The DopaLdsoqyiIIe Chief.
Two Dollars a Year.

A JuDGE's SEARCH FOR Hrs RELATIVES
Under this title the New York Evening Iele-
gram of July % publishes the following
paragraph:
Judge John A. Gheevers Of the Twenty second
Judicial District of Louisiana, at Donaldson
ylle in that State, who arrived in this city last
evening" left this afternoon for Long Branch,
where he will be the guest of his married sister.
Mrs. William Nunnally, whom he has not seen
for rnany years. The Judge was born in Brook
Iyn, August 81, 1886. About 1913 be, with his
parents. went to New Orleans. He has not been
North for nearly forty years, and says the
ctanges that have taken place are remarkable.
was admitted to the bar in 1866. Three years
later he was appointed District Attorney for the
Fourth Judicial district Of Louisiana. In 1872
he was elected Parish Judge. Under the new
constitution in 1873, he was elected Judge on
the Independent ticket, defeating the Republic
can and Democratic candidates for the Office.
He did not take part in the late war, and was
always Republican in politics. His mother
was related by marriage to George Hall, the
first Mayor of Brooklyn. The Judge had an
uncle named Cheevers who died in New Orleans,
but whose family are in this city. Any i1lfor-
nation regarding the family will be thankfully
received by the Judge who will return to Swee-
ney's Hotel in few days. The following adj
vertisement appears in to-days Herald: Judge
John A. Cheevers of Louisiana is stopping at
,Sweeney's Hotel The Judge is native of
Brooklyn and has relatives here. If any of
them will send address he will cali upon them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-11
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