River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-06

SEINE week in 1882 This is the first time in
current year that there has been any material
decrease rs compared with the corresponding
week of 1881 About - per cent. were those OF
small traders, whose capital was under $4,000.
Col Goodwin of Milwaukee has returned iron
Washington, whore he went TO take steps to
ward securing pardon for George Dauber,
convicted of securing United States pension
by fraud and sentenced TO five years imprison-
ment He reports that the matter is well under
way and promises to resultsuccessfuliy Dauh-
ner has served six months Of his term at Ches-
ter, III. His friends assert that his health is
failing. and, that he can not long survive a life
of confinement
Great excitement prevails over thediscovery
Of q gold mine at Erin, East Tenn While out
hunting A. II. Bornatlly found cave and eyi-
dences of gold He took a lease of the land
and is selling lots at big profits. Over 5000
worth of nuggets are on exhibition in store.
Miners and railroad men are hocking IN Al
ready there are over 200 strangers in town.
Picks and shoveIs are in demand. The hotels
arc crowded Erin il a small place on the
Louisville i Nashville road, near the Tennessee
river.
George Booth, superintendent Of J. Fame
chon's oil factory at Prairie du Chien, died
Tuesday night from the effects of dose OF
morphine. He had been out the night before
at a ball and was considerably under the in
fluence of liquor. Tuesday he went to his bus
mess as usual, but shortly after commencing
work a sudden dizziness seized him. after
which he went into a stupor and thus re
manned till he died No cause has been as
signed, except that he had been of melan-
choly disposition for some time, which is said
to have been caused by unrequitcd love.
The case Of Robert Bailey, eolorod was tried
at Toledo, O., for marrying white girl, con-
trary to the law of 1910, which imposes a fine
white person arriving one of negro blood, OF
vice versa. A demurrer was filed by the de-
Tense that the law was unconstitutional under
the fourteenth amendment The judge dis
missed the demurrer, holding that the law did
not discriminate in favor OF the white race, I'M
posing the same penalty on the person of either
race marrying woman of the opposite race.
Bailey was found guilty and given the full pen
atty of the law.
Mrs. Jane A. Brooks, widow said to be
worth half million, was arrested at the Pal
mer house Chicago, Thursday night on a war
rent sworn out on the allegation that she was
about to leave for parts unknown. A number
of years ago her husband Went on the bond OF
one Henry NJ. Curtis as administrator of the es-
tate, in which Stanley D. Seaton, then menol
heir, but now well known amateur athlete,
was interested. Subsequently a suit was
brought against the Brooks estate Brooks hay
ing died as suritv for Curtis, it being alleged
that Curtis was defaulter The jury Thurs
day rendereda verdict for S62,00O against the
estate Mrs Brooks was arrested as stated,
on the allegation that she was about to leave
the city for the purpose of escaping the penal
tv of the verdict The lady went into mysteries,
from which she has not rallied, and 1t Is feared
that she viii die.