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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
Truth from the Lime Kiln Clul


Trustee Pulback then offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, Dat when pus5on has bin
tried in due form, convicted by an hon
est jury an sentenced to prison by a
Judge in whom de people have conf
dence, de criminal should stay dar' un-
till his sentence has expired.
Giveadam Jones msed that the roll
be called upon the vote, and this being
done Shindig Watkins was the only
name marked as opposing the resolu-
ton
"Dis resolushun kivers q subject of
deepest interest to de people at large"
said Brother Gardener when the vote
had been pronounced. "A robber or
embezzeler or defaulter OF. thief or even
murderer kin sit down wild q piece Of
chalk in one han an shingle in de Cd
der an make clus figures on dis matter.
De murderer strikes his victim
an makes break. Do
papers howl, de detectives rush an de
public talk of lynchin', If he am not
picked up right away dar' am fusilade
agin' de officers. When he am caught
dar' am great anxiety to push him to
trial. When he am tried an convicted
dar' am heap of sweet talk bout do
majesty of de law, Hegits, say, fifteen
vars in prison. He orter have bin sent
fur life, but it was shown dan he was
drunk, or his grandfather was insane,
or his great grandmudder had allus
acted a lettle queer. Befo' var has
passed away somebody begins to pity.
In de course of two or free vars de
prosecutin attorney begins to relent. A
Potassium am drawn up an de jury finds
dey was mistaken, de judge diskivers
dat he sentenced de wrong man, an de
Gub'ner am asked to exercise de par
donin power to restore a PERFECTLY in
nercent man to society Detroit Free
Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

Connecticut as well as New York is
beginning to suffer from the wholesale
destruction of forests, and the decrease
of the volume of It's streams is already
marked enough to arouse alarm. The
matter has been brought before the
legislature, and it is proposed to have
the state Board of Agriculture make q
thorough investigation and report next
year. not only as to the best action for
the state to take, but also as to the pos
sibility of securing concurrent action by
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
Vermont for the protection of forest.
near the sources Of the Connecticut and
other rivers. The destruction of the
forests about the headwaters OF the
Connecticut has already diminished the
volume of that stream, and its future
navigation below Hartford is threatened,
rs is the navig cation of the Hudson be-
low Troy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
Industry as a Matter of Race.
From the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator
We suppose there are indolent Chi
nese, but the immense majority of that
vast people have an unequaled power Of
work; care nothing about hours, and so
long as they are paid, will go on with
logged, steady persistence in toll for 10
hours day such as no European can
rival. No English shipcarpenter will
like Chinese, no laundress will wash
as many clothes, and a Chinese com
positor would very soon be ex-
PEELED for over toll by an English
chapel" of the trade The Chinesepoas-
ants and boatmen work all day, and
every day and, i'll fact, but for untiring
industry, the closely packed masses Of
China could not be sustained as they
are by artificial irrigation. OF the
brown races the Arabs generally pre-
fer abstemiousness carried to a starving
point to continuous labor; but the most
numerous brown people, The Indian, la
Dor unrelaxingly for N hours week.
They are often called
lazy by unobservant Europeans,
because they enjoy the cool of the eve
ming; but they go to work before in
the morning and work on till 3, aud on
" eat once during sunlight, the second
meal being taken after dark. They
take, too, no weekly holiday. The re-
suit, in fact, proves their industry.
They keep MP system of agriculture
singularly toilsome, because it involves
irrigation, raise often three crops and
always two in the year, and have COW
cred India with grand cities which they
built for themselves. As they feel their
climate, though less than Europeans do,
their labor is severe, and we should say
deliberately, after the observation of
years, that their industrial fault was,
when laboring for themselves, a dispo-
sition to ~ too much on insufficient
food. Gney wea themselves out too
early. They know this themselves, and
have n tendency TO refuse overtime and
reject pay for it, which is often most
annoying. OF course, the savage brown
races viii not work continuously, but
neither will the savage white ones, g. g.,
the mean whites Of the southern states;
but then both Will make incredible
exertions by fits and starts, as, for ex.
ample, in hunting, or rowing very long
Iigfannac
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

Grain freights from Chicago to the
seaboard are at the lowest point ever
known. The fifteen cent rate per
hundred pounds is for the time being
the regular one, the twelve da-half-
cent rate is reported, and is not re-
ceived with incredulity. These rates
barely pay the cost ofhauling, and leave
nothing of interest charges or the low
est conceivable returns for capital actu-
al invested. This is said to be in ac-
cordance with the predictions of twelve
years ago. As suggested with much
force, that the stock watering and APP
parent monopoly could be remedied by
the building of certain lines of state
railways, which, though likely to be a
burden to the state, would justify their
cost by the fact that they would fix the
maximum rates beyond which the COR
porate companies would not be able to
go. The forty millions of water" in
iected into the so-called capital of the
Newly York Central and Hudson River
Railroad was the indirect, if not the di-
rect, source from which sprang the
West Shore Railroad, and that road,
with all its embarrassments, is to-day
the most important fact with which the
Vanderbilt direction has to deal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
THE PITH OF THE NEWS
Washington Gossip.

A site has been selected at Washington for
he statue Of Chief Justice Marshall which will
unveiled in May
The president has signed the commission Of
David S. Stanley, to be brigadier general, and
1t has been forwarded to him
The postmaster general has ordered the Min
neapolis and Midland, Oak. mail route To be
extended TO Aberdeen, Oak, and to be known
as the Minneapolis and Aberdeen route.
The secretary of state has decided not TO give
any more letters of introduction to citizens Wis
itlng foreign countries, as the practice has be-
come burdensome and expensive to the con-
suls
The secretary of the treasury will, in few
days. render decision on the application to
permit Canadians to ship goods through the
United States without executing bond at the
port of entry.
The secretary of the interior has decided
that the affidavits required of homestead ap-
phcant under section z, 2g4, revised statutes,
may be made before judges of probate in Da-
kota, and such officers under the territorial
code, ex-Oficer, clerks Of their own courts.
The house committee on railways and canals
agreed to report favorably the Hennepin canal
bill, which was introduced at the beginning of
the session by Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois. 1t ap-
proves the route surveyed by secretary of war,
from Hennepin TO Rock Island, and designated
IN beDyuardS report as tfle Rock island route,
together with the branch canal, or feeder, from
Rock river to the Hennepin canal
Gen Terry is attending to some business
at the war department, and is waiting for the
return of Gen. Sheridan, who has gone down to
Fortress Monroe to inspect the artillery school
there. Upon Sheridan's return they will pre-
sent to congress the necessity and economy of
building new post at Fort Smelling and con-
sentrating large body of troops there, as de-
scribed in these dispatches some days ago
A pleasant wedding occurred last Wednesday
evening at the residence of G.. A. Maxwell chief
of the land division, Indian office, the contract
ing parties being Adolph B. Carson of Chicago
brother of Mrs. Maxwell, and Miss Helen s
kemo1. The presents were numerous and
handsome. The couple took the train for an
at Frankfort, Oak, where Mr.. Carson has gone
into business.
The Usage Indian delegation, called
formal request to be considered here
after as civilized tribe. They want 10 be
included in all the laws with the five civilized
tribes, making six civilized tribes, as they ex-
plain it. The secretary told them he would so
Recommend to the present congress, but they
must in that case act like civilized tribes-farm,
raise stock, send their children to school.
Postof1ices established: Dakota-Flora,
Charles Mix county; Holman, Osceola county.
PostOffice site changed-Idylwilde, Turner
county Postmasters commissioned-Presi-
dental offices, George A. Sylsby, Mitchell
Oak: w. ]. Brown Emmetsburg, Iowa; Jo-
seph f. Grave Nashua, Iowa;J Wharf, Traer
Iowa; John NJ Jones, Cheyenne, Wyo; fourth
class offices, James Z. Marcum, Helmville
Mont. new Office J. q. Porter, Jehu, Boone
county, Iowa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

A surprise has been occasioncd in Boston by
the passage of dividend by the Calumet
Hecla Cooper company The company has
paid dividends continuously for about seven
teen years, and has distributed more than ST.
0O0,OU0 in cash TO its stockholders. Its present
capital is 10000 shares Of the par value of
SIS, upon which less than s12 per share has
been paid up At $3.50 per share-a recent
price-the property was selling for s25, Ooo, 600
The annual distribution of annuity goods at
Lac Court Oreille reservation has just been
made TO 900 Indians there. The Indians of
this reservation have been extensively engaged
in logging during the past winter and have
banked about $50 900 worth of logs. As a re-
suit of their labor they are eilfed and clothed
some OF them having realized from 81 600 to
$1,000 net from the disposal Of their timber
All have been at work
As it was known that Gen Grant would not
preside at the Confederate home in Cooper
Union New York, owing TO disability the large
hall was not crowded. as it otherwise would
have been. Fully 1,500 persons were present,
however, and enthusiastic for the success of
the movement Corporal Tanner of Brooklyn
presided, and the exercises began by a band
playing Dixie. Many letters of regret were
read Gen. Hancock sent assurances of his
very best wishes and efforts for success. Gen.
Preston promised his support Dr. Talmadga
also sent letter of sympathy with the move
lnent in lieu OF his presence. Gen. J. b. Cor.
don made the speech of the evening
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
The Wisconsin Central.

The Wisconsin Central will confne itself
to building its St Paul extension from Chip
pewa Falls, distance of nearly one hundred
miles. The line will cross the St Croix about
three miles north of Saltwater, and the Omaha s
tracks at New Richmond It will cross the
Duluth road four miles this side of Saltwater,
and again at Lake Phalen, from which point il
may use the track of that road to reach st
Paul If such an arrangement is not made the
Wisconsin Central will build its own line to the
northeastern section Of the city, where june
ton will be made with the proposed line of the
st Paul & Northern Pacific, and the two roads
enter st. Paul over the same track.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

The supreme court of Pennsylvania
has rendered decision to the effect
UhGt minority stockholders in corpor-
alton have right to inspect the books
and papers of the organization at reason
able times for legitimate purposes, and
that such right may be enforced by man
damus. There cen he &c doubt about
tho injustice of such decision. and the
frequent exercise of the right in ques-
ton by minority stockholders would
have a wholesome general effect, Too
often the holders of the majority OF
stock in a corporation manage its prop
erty and affairs without any regard to
the interests or wishes of the minority,
and frequently to their serious disad-
vantage.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
miscellaneous News Notes.

Bradstreet's reports trade livelier in North
western cities than elsewhere.
Fifty poor New York gamins were given
homes around Vandalia, III, this week.
The Monmouth. III, bank failure il worse
than supposed. Depositors, mostly poor peo-
pie, will lose sI50,ot0
Rev. L NJ Ferris, pastor of the Baptist
church at Tivoli. \. Y, is III trouAe because
he engaged to marry four girls at the same
time.
The union printers in Texas have issued 4
circular advising printers not 70 come to the
state, as efforts are bring made by the daily
papers to reduce the price of composition.
The National Bank of the Republic, of New
York City, of which John ]. Knox will accept
the presidency when the committee on banking
and currency makes IFS report on tho Boston
case.
Daniel Hswn. aged eighty-four, died at Hunt
ington, Pa He had been insane sixty years,
and in all that time had been kept in q room
IN house where i've brothers, all unmarried,
lived
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

Since the Cincinnati riot, one of the
branches of the Ohio Legislature has
passed law repeating the exemption Of
those belonging to military companies
from jury duties in important criminal
case reduced the criminals right to
percrporty challenges of the jury from
twenty-three to SIX, and raised those OF
the prosecution from two to four. The
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette urges
two more-the relief of the Supreme
Court from therevision and reversion OF
verdicts; and the reduction of the time
between a murderers sentence and his
execution from 100 to thirty days
The Legislature had already passed q
law prohibiting his intelligence from
disbaring a man from jury duty; so that,
altogether, it will be observed that the
news from Cincinnati has reached Co
iumbus
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

The scientific officers of the United
States Signal Service at Washington
have been making close observations of
late in order to satisfy themselves as to
the theory that disturbances in the sun
cause unusual atmospheric disturbances
on the earth. Their conclusion is that
so-oalled sun-spots have very little if
any connection with our great wind
storms. They give it as their opinion
that these terrific storms are caused by
"a collision of warm and cold currents Of
air, especially in the springtime, fol-
lowing the advance of the warm weather
northWard
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
Railroad Rumclings.

The Crookston, Grand Forks & Lake Supe-
rior directors, at a recent meeting, decided to
issue $l00, coo worth Of stock, and throw it on
the market at 50 cents on the dollar
The report that an agreeydent had been made
between the Burlington and st Paul by which
each will suspend for two years construction
into each others territory is not generally be-
beIed
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the La Crosse, Iowa 4 Southwestern, has been
called for Charles City Iowa, May 6. A board
of directors is to be elected, and other business
of importance transacted.
John W. Cary of Milwaukee, attorney of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul road is in Washington
looking after the bill granting that road the
right of way through the Sioux reservation and
other legislation affecting the road
O. H. Smith, formerly agent for the Northern
Pacific at Belknap, has been arrested, charged
with embezzlement He is said to have been
short 81 900 in his accounts with the express
company, and about $500 with the railroad
company.
The new railroad construction in the north
west will be less than last year, and probably
will mot raach mora than SN1 miles fol lows
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

The Connecticut legislature has pass
ed the biennial session amendment by
the necessary two-thirds vote for its
submission to the people. In the SEN
ate the vote was 20 to L; in the house
TIA to 40. There is no doubt of its
adoption by the people for they are
everywhere tired Of being governed
too much" Among the masses, who
can scarcely keep informed of the fire.
quent changes in the statutes, there is
a growing feeling in favor of stability,
which cannot be hoped for where legis-
lature sessions are held as often as once
year. The public in general would
rather endure some inconvenience from
a bad law for little time, than
the greater annoyance of constant and
often mischievous changes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
Failures of Last Week.

There were 195 failures reported to Brad
streets during the past week, against 143 in the
preceding week, and 1885, Ill and 98 in the cor
responding weeks of 1882 and 1881 respectively.
About 80 per cent were those of small traders,
whose capital was less than S. 600. Among the
suspensions reported were-Hagen & Billing,
bankers and special brokers, New York city;
the First National Bank of st. Adams, VT; the
Exchange Bank of Versailles, Ohio; the First
Bank of Covington, Ind Robert Jenkins 4 Sons,
wholesale provisions, Baltimore; Lee & Potts,
pork packers. Richmond, Va. Henry S Rosen-
thai, cattle, Albany, N. Y; Davis & Taylor,
wholesale grain aud flour, Pettingill & Everett,
merchants Boston.
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The Cincinnati riot continues TO bo
fruitful topic of discussion, and near
" all writer's agree that the outbreak
must he attributed, as are nearly all
similar aGrairs-to the lax administra-
ton of the criminal law. 1t is stated
with a good deal of truth. that the
bench has to a great extent all over the
country got into state of mind where
the letter of the law is of more import
ance to them than its spirit. Our judges
think more of preserving the technical
tiles of law than preserving the rights
IF the people. The forms of law to the
slightest technical detail have from
much contemplation of them become
sacred; its purposes have got to be a
more remote consideration. In the ieal
ous regard for the liberty of the individ-
ual the law has devised and
thrown about it a number of checks
which. while they have IN the past prov
en- useful limitations upon arbitrary
power, have. under the changed condi-
lions of modern times, contributed to
form only a complex system of hind
RANGES to the execution of justice. As
the law stands at present the criminal
has very important advantages over the
state upon trial for any serious crime
like that of murder. But the fault is
not altogether with the judges. Per-
Jury in this country has become more
common than any other crime, and it
is seldom punished at all. from the very
fact that it is so common. It Is one OF
the things men can do without losing
social position, and perhaps even self
respect. Perjury must be regarded as
"a heinous crime and punished as such,
before there Is real reform IN the adj
ministration OF justice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

The house committee on commerce directed
that favorable report be made on the bill au-
thorizing the Chippewa Falls & Western Rail
way company to construct bridge over the St
the bill authorizing the Wfnona Alma & North
ern Railway company to construct bridges
across the Wisconsin, Chippewa and st Croix
rivers in Wisconsin, and also on the bills au-
thorizing the Chicago, St Paul St. Louis
Railroad company to construct bridges across
the Mississippi rlver in Wisconsin, and between
Minnesota and Wisconaiu
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

Iowa has adopted scheme for the
semi-annual payment of taxes-half at
one time and half at another-similar to
that of Ohio and other states, and very
popular with forming communities. 1t
makes little more trouble for county
treasurers and clerks, but generally
works we'll. Of course, those whose
taxes are small, and those who do not
want to be bothered with two payments,
can pay the whole at one time, if they
choose to do so.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

Reports show that the present condi-
hon of winter wheat is excellent, and
with but single exception (that of
Georgia. the promise is for a copious
yield in all parts of the winter wheat
section. Spring wheat also looks we'll.
The figuring fellows will soon be at
work on the average and total yields
which will be far outside of truth as
usual
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

Philotheas Brycnnios, Bishop of Mic
ONEIDA, is said to have discovered an
apostolic manuscript of the second cen
tury in the ''original Greek" which he
has published with notes and comments
on its origin and genuineness. Some
chapters Of the document have been pub
lished in English, and they are credited
bv Judges OF apostolic writings The
title is Teachings of the Apostles, and
the date fixed is somewhere between
100 and 100 1t is claimed that Glenn
ent of Alexandra, Eusebins and Anthan-
asius quote from it, and that it was we'll
known to the early church fathers. 1t
is said to be the earliest work known on
church order-older than apostolic con-
situations. 1t is not stated, however,
how or where the good bishop Of Mic
odemia found the apostolic document.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

There are hundreds of women clerks
and accountants in this country, some
holding positions of great trust, and it
is said that no one has yet heard of one
of them being guilty of embezzlement
or defalcataon. There are several
thousand woman employed by the
government but not one has ever proved
unfaithful to her trust Many have
been discharged for incapacity and
for other reasons, but never one for
dishonesty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
Two old letters Of Abraham Lincoln

Two old letters of Abraham Lincoln
have Just come to light. In one he
"cheerfnlly" sends his father, in answer
to an appeal from the old gentleman,
twenty dollars. In the other he re-
spends to request from his half-brother
for eighty dollars by giving him some
very pertinent advice. He tells him
that without being actually lazy he is
inclined to waste his time, and gener-
ously offers, if he viii go to work, to
let him have a dollar for every one he
will earn by his labor Whether this
listIess relative took advantage of this
liberal proposition is not known.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17

John n Pattison, who on the night
of March s was announced on concert
programme at Chickering Hall, New
York, as the milkman pianist instead
of "the eminent pianist" probably
through a typographical error, is still
suffering from the effects Of the shock
his nervous system received when he
read the announcement, and immedi-
atelY therefter left the hall. He said
it was deliberate and preconceived in
suit, and has brought suits against
Chickering & Sons, claiming $4,000
damages.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-17
A Temporary Injunction Obtained.

Elias F. Drake and Amherst H. Wilder, as
trustees of the Sioux City & st. Paul land grant,
in the district court at Sioux City obtained
temporary injunction against Buren, Il. Sher-
man, governor of Iowa. restraining him from
conveying the uncertified land of the company
to the general government in accordance with
the act of the legislature at its recent session.
1t is understood the case will be transferred
from the district to the federal court