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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-13

Utah Wool.
SALT LAKE, JANUARY II.
White spring, in good condition IA to Is
poor Is to Il
Black spring, good condition.. Is
White fall and lambs, light
grades, good condition.......- Is
White fall and lambs, heavy.
good condition .................... ii 70 II
Black fall. good condition ......... IL
Arizona white, good condition.. 10
g black. =" O9|
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-13
BULLION & ORE MARKET
Latest Quotations.

Latest Quotations.
corrected Daily by MCCORMICK & Col
SILVER.
In New York-"..""~Sl 1e1I per ounce
In London. .."."..".... 500 i' "
In SAT- Lake..."..".., l 071S " "
In New York.-........$ 4 90 per 100 lbs
la Salt Lake, ore::.." 40 90 per ton
" q" bullion As 90
Yesterdays Receipts.
Wells, Fargo d Co:
2 cars Horn Silver ............. 5000 90
Nc C0rnick & Co.:
car Hanauer, value. 50 Sss
The base metal and ore output for the
week ending Saturday, January 18th,
1884, as follows:
Pounds.
70 Cars Bullion -----. zoo, S93
tlCars Common Lead. .., 3O9'6Sl
l Car White Lead 2O,3S5
..... ,U3S, 9oS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24
Grimes and Criminals.

Henry Bloom, Baltimore & Ohio express
messenger was arrested at Pittsburg for steal
ing package containing $4,000.
The grand jury has presented new indict-
ments against ex Mayor Chase, of Omaha,
charging him with levying blackmail upon
gamblers, contractors and prostitutes
special from Cheraw, s. G., states that J.
p Hawley of Douglass, generally thought to
be the party who led the posse that killed Bo-
gan Cash, was shot down while at work in his
field. But not killed
A duel with short swords took place near
Gretna, La, between Capt J. Z. Bron and
Evariste Poche, brother of Justice Poche, of the
state supreme court. Poche received flesh
wound in the thigh and the affair was set
tied
Private John Heeney, of Troop l, Seventh
United States cavalry, committed suicide last
evening in the company quarters OF Fort Yates.
by shooting the top of his head off wich car
bine. Temporary insanity is assigned for the
deed.
A terrible murder is reported from Jackson
county, Tenn. George Patrick, awealthy farm
er, left home to hive a swarm of bees He did
not return and party started in search. He
was found ON the side of the mountain with
seventeen bullet holes through his body.
A parallel to the celebrated Wheeler strang-
ling case occurred in San Francisco Wednesday
night Frank D. Hutchinson, q machinist,
strangled his mistress, Nettie Simms, because
she refused to live with him. Hutchins, when
arrested, expressed great joy over the deed.
President Bartender, who embezzled $40,
600 of the funds of the Erie County Savings
bank, Erie, Pa, has been arrested again on a
warrant issued upon information of J. b.
Fletcher, who charges that Bartender
wheedled him into making a large deposit by
false representations of the banks solvency a
few hours before its close
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24
Personal News Notes.

Miss Emily ]. Leonard, a prominent auth
DRESS and woman suffragist, died at Meriden,
Conn, on Wednesday.
j. c. Williams of Minnesota and A. p Buff
fington of Iowa, have been designated by the
president for appointment as second lieutenants
in the army.
Charles Andrews of Tolland county, Conn, a
delegate to the recent Democrat national con-
vention, is now confined in strait jacket in
the Toledo, t0hio) insane hospital The ex-
element in Chicago unseated his mind, and he
is now dangerous lunatic.
President Eliphalet Mott Potter while in Par
is was importuned by well-known Califor-
mia millionaire, supposed TO be Gov Stanford
to found an educational institution IN San Fran
cisco, the gentleman proposing to place in DR..
Potter's hand S10,0O0000 DR. Potter was
obliged by personal reasons to decline.
Mrs. Lila Pavey, wife of DR.. Octave Pavey,
the Surgeon and naturalist of the Greedy ex-
petition received the news at Maysville, No,
from Gen. Hazen of Washington of the rescue
of LIEUT. Greedy and some of his comrades and
the death of her husband She took che intel
ligence much to heart. but is now composed
and is anxiously waiting further particulars.
Mrs pavey has lived here with her uncle, Rev
DR.. Richardson, for the past eight months and
has taught a select school for young ladies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24

Congress recently authorized the APP
pointment of eleven skilled laborers in
the patent office at salaries of $50 a
month, and applications for the places
been received from over 200 persons,
while for three places as watchmen in
the new State, War and Navy depart
ment Building, at less than $1,000 a
year, there has been over 700 applica-
tions. These few places happen not to
be subject to the civil service reform
rules, and the contrast between such a
greedy struggle on the basis of 'infiu-
ence" and the common sense system of
testing the applicants capacity by an
examination must impress even doubt
ers as to the wisdom of the reform
The craze for official positions in Wash.
ington, even for those of extreme by limit
ed emoluments and not above ordinary
mental employments as regards honor
able consideration, has been often de-
precated, but it continues with una
bated force, and no warn ings or re-
monstrances seem to have any ameliorat-
ing influence. Hundreds Of bright,
active young men of sufficient capacity
to win their way anywhere. bitterly
rue the day when they beguiled from
other occupations by the glamor of
government service and Washington
life, which they have found to beanything
but pleasant or profitable in the
long run, but rut that holds them
against any effort to get into broad
fields of honorable ambitions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24
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Few Rich Men in California.

The majority of people in this state,
says the San Francisco Bulletin, are
not rich. Theae was time when the
glamor of wealth seemed to be over all
the state. There are not so many rich
people in California to-day in proper
ton to the population as there are in
each one Of the older states Of the union.
There is less warrant for costly living
or for domestic expenditures on the
scale of prospective fortunes Look
ing to the future, one might inquire
what are the prospective sources Of
wealth? There are no more great for
tunes to be made in railway construc
ton, few or no great fortunes TO be
made in mining ventures, the stock
boards are no longer prominent. Only
the slow process Of wealth are left g.
riculture, manufactures, and industrial
pursuits generally, which are most fit
ting for people who are not wealthy,
but who have not yet quite forgotten
the lives of their fathers and mothers
the domestic economy by means Of
which large families were well brought
up. educated, and sent out into the
world to make their own way success
fully.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24

A correspondent writes to the Toron-
10 Globe that $50 great has been the so
cial distinction granted to members of
the legal fraternity, so many and so
splendid have heen the prizes reserved
for those learned in the law, that great
numbers utterly regardless in many cases
of their want of fitness have rushed into
the study of the law, needless of the
already oyercrowded state of the pro-
fession" 1t is believed however, that
when it becomes generally understood
that multitudes of lawyers are continu
ally on the verge of starvation (many
having to depend on the hard earnings
Of their parents or on the generosity of
rich fathers in law those destitute of
the qualifications necessary to forensic
success will pause before entering the
legal profession without the mental
powers, the logical acumen, or the NOR
al stability and integrity which are in
dispensable to permanent success at the
bar"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24

are excited on account OF the bank receiving
deposits up to the hour OF closing.
A dispatch from Ironton announces the fail
ure of Hiram Campbell 4 Sons, iron manufac-
turers, and places the liabilities at $500 600; as
sets not stated
1t is reported that the failed Manufacturers
bank, Milwaukee, was woefully mismanaged,
and that the assets will not pay 50 cents on the
dollar The creditors, however, believe that
President Alfred Como viii make good all de-
ficits out of his private fortune
John Dillon, the Irish land leaguer, with
party Of Denver and Leadville capitalists. is
in Salt Lake City. and it is understood they are
negotiating for the purchase Of between 100, 900
and 200,0 600 acres of land in the northern por-
ton of the territory, upon which to settle
large Irish colony
There is another failure in the New York dry
goods trade, that 81 Edmund Yard, Jr, 4 Co,
lace importers Liabilities of about 81 200. 600
and preferences of s5OOOO0 The failure at
this time is said to be preclpitated by the hest
tation of the banks in extending them legiti-
mate accommodation; but it is mainly due to
speedy decline IN prices and depression in
the market which prevented their disposing OF
their goods.
Official and scientific comment upon the
Greedy expedition deals mainly with the
necessity and responsibility of the calamity
marred it, and the value of its technical results
Nobody doubts that, with proper direction and
management, the lives of the whole expedition
might have been saved though critics differ
as to the particular measures of relief which
should have been taken AS to the scientific
results, observers all agree as to their value.
Lieut. Lockwood, with shedding party,
achieved the most northerly point yet reached,
and the observations of other members Of the
party extend geographical knowledge of the
polar regions considerably The experience
of the shedding parties adds still more def
mite evidence than was in exlstance before, of
the fact of an open polar sea northwest of
Greenland
In the Grant & Ward suit in New York ex-
Senator Chaffee testified that in April 1888 he
loaned the firm of Grant d Ward 100000
United States Government bonds. In October
he loaned them 81 10000 He also loaned
them s125, 600 West Virginia Central & Pitts
burg railroad bonds The governments were
worth IS to % per cent. premium There was
market value for the other bonds, but they
sold at par and interest up to 8 per cent at
the time of theloan The bonds were i'll the
box U. S. Grant, Jr. He had left them
there for safe keeping. o. s. Grant, Jr,, had
asked him to loan them to the firm, as they had
not as much money as they required Ward,
he thought, had afterward told him the money
obtained on the bonds was loaned to men who
had large railroad contracts and would pay
handsome profit He was to receive half the
profits made by the firm from the use of his
money Altogether he had drawn about $780,
600 as his share of profits. Chatfee said
he had no written evidence of the tran
saction, so far as loans were concerned
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24

The inexorable and oppressive bur
den of the military systems of Europe
is shown in a strong light by statistics
published in Germany. 1t is shown in
the figures that IA, TOP men were SEN
fenced during the past year for at
tempting to emigrate for the purpose
of avoiding required military service.
Gases against IA, IT'S more offenders in
this particular line are still pending.
But worse still the number of other
men from whom reservice is due. and
who during the year past refused both
to report for duty and to furnish the
required excuses for the failure to en-
roll themselves, amounted to the extra
ordinary number of 103,25 The i'm
perial government attributes the
trouble to the negligence of the officers
whose duty it is to attend to the enroll
ment of the inhabitants.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24

During the month of June there were
reported to the press in the United
States and Canada no less than 1877
fires, where the loss ranged from so, 900
upward, the aggregate loss being about
So 800, 000 Allowing the reasonable
estimate of 81 200 900 for the number
less smaller fires and for such in remote
parts of the country as reached the $10,-
900 limit, but failed to be reported, and
the total loss for June foots up 81 ,000,-
900. Adding the figures for the pre-
vious five months, and for the first half
of the year shows total of | ,198 Sc
rious fires, with loss of $50, 750, 600
This is far above the total for the cor
responding period of 1883, when but
937 fires were recorded, with loss of
$40, 100000. The country cannot afford
to let fires go on increasing at this al
arming rate, for it must be understood
that large amount Of these fires are
the result of either oarelessness or in
cendiarism.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24

A New York operator thinks he has
discovered the secret of the enormous
shrinkage of stocks. "The great secret
of this never-ending shrinkage or val
ues," says this gentleman, (which has
now probably gone beyond the point
where stocks begin to be a really good
investments, is want of confidence in
the official reports of railroad COM
panies and the sworn statements of
railroad officers With New York Cen
trail selling at 96I, and paying eight per
cent. dividends, 1t is evident that the
public does not believe the reports is
sued by Vanderbilt as to the condition
of the road; if they did the stock would
go up to $50 tomorrow. It is probable
that this popular view has had good
deal to do with the depreciation of GER
tain classes of stocks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24
xislingbury,s prssentiment.

Jay Stone, one of the officials of the war de-
partlnent relates this curious incident of
Lieut. Kislingbury, who was second in COM
mand of the Greedy relief expedition On the
day of his departure he called at the depart
ment to bid his friends farewell at Washington.
81 never expect to return again" he said to
Stone, as he pressed his hand at parting.
Nonsense" said Stone, lyon are young,
active and vigorous; why should you not re-
turn"
Kislingbury shook his head negatively, and
moodily answered that the feeling had taken
possession of him several days before, and he
could not throw it of. Stone urged KislIng-
bury to withdraw in favor of some more am
bilious man, scores of whom were ready to
volunteer. This, however, he refused to do.
He said he was not at all afraid to go; that I'M
der no circumstances would he decline; but at
the same time he felt that he would not 1--we out
the term of their voluntary exile. His PRESENT.
ment was literally fulfilled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24
Texan Matrimonial Jar.

They had been married very long,
but she had grown cold and listless; SO
one evening, after she had yawned II
consecutive times, he said:
"You seem to be so cold and indiffer-
ent, Malvina. Have you forgotten
those happy days when was paying
you my addresses?"
"You bet I've not forgotten those
happy days before we we're married. /
never hal less than three fellers Of an
evening around me, paying me atten-
tior."
"But, dearest, haven't you got me to
pay you attention right now?"
Eyes, / suppose 1 have. You aredo-
ing the best you know how; but you
don't fiatter yourself that you are equal
to three, do you?"
The parties are both well connected,
and move in the highest Of Austin
society.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24
Foreign Flashes.

The pope has confirmed Father Sch ultz of
Philadelphia as pro rector of North American
college, Rome.
Mr. Pipes, premier of Nova Scotia, has re-
signed w. S. Fielding was called on to form
a government Both were liberals.
Anarchists in prison at Vienna made a COM
plete confession, admitting they were implicat-
ed in many murders and robberies the past few
months. They say they were first induced to
commit crime by reading in 1888 a sheet called
the Rebel, in which secret anarchist committee
appealed for funds
Despite the strenuous efforts of the German
authorities to suppress the facts, it is evident
that there lisa very substantial basis for the
general belief that desperate effort was made
to murder the emperor and other personages at
the Inauguration of the Germania monument in
the Niederwald last September
At the ball recently given in Paris by Minis
ter Morton, Mrs Mackay outshone all French
or American miliionaires by the display that
she made of diamonds and precious stones.
She wore the famous setof sapphires which at
tracted so much attention at the Paris exhibition
in 1878. 1t is valued at $780, 600
The French minister at Tien Tseng has de-
manded the withdrawal of Chinese troops from
the frontiers of Tonquin, and the payment of
the idemnity asked by France. This demand
was delivered to Tsung LII Yamen who rejected
it The time allowed China by France for
compliance with the terms she offered expires
July 10. War is apparently inevitable.
A sensation has been caused in Dublin by
the arrest of Quaker named Pelton, who is
married man, fifty years old, and the father Of
a large family, and who is alleged to have ac-
cumulated fortune by letting houses at enor-
oil
Warrants have been issued for several other
arrests on similar charges. Pillar, who was
implicated with Cornwall, was remanded for
trial.
committee of the house of, commons has
agreed to recommend loan to the Indian gov
eminent of 414, 900 for the purpose of
making extensions of its railway system
This grant is based upon the report of the
famine commissioners of 1879, which stated it
would be necessary to build 500 miles of rail
ways to prevent recurrence of famine III
India.
plot to blow up the palace at Warsaw dur
ing the cars stop has been discovered and
Justice of the peace named Barbovsky is sus
pected of completely and has been arrested. A
quantity of arms and dynamite belonging to
the conspratoTs have also been found. Fire
arms bombs, daggers and a printing press
were found IN the residence of Barlow
sky. The dynamite was brought by Russian
having in his possessian letters to Russial Off
Gals.
The celebrity chosen by Mr.. Labouchere for
dissection in the current number of Truth is
Dwight L. Moody, the American evangelist
Mr. Moodys career is briefly sketched from
the time when he was clerk in a Chicago fur
niture store to the present moment The arti-
Gle is on the whole laudatory and in summing
up Mr. Moody's qualities and attainments, the
writer finds that he has displayed prodigious
amount of shrewdness and degree of common
sense almost amounting to genius.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-24
SIEGE GUNS.
Practice by Cadets at the West Point Mill
tary Academy.


The artillery practice at West Point
during the recent commencement excl
cises not only attracted much notice but
was clearly observed to be a drill in
which the spirit of rivalry among the
gray-coat gunners excelled that of any
other practice. 1t was also drill that
old army officers delighted to look at,
and no spectator was more interested
than Gen. w. S. Rosecrans, the presi-
dent of the board of visitors. He ar
rived early at each artillery drill and
departed only when it was fully com
pleted, and when the cadet gunners
showed their proficiency in marks
manship by piercing the tar
get, and especially when they
drove proiectile through tho bulls
eye, "Old Rosey" enthusiastically clap
ped his hands in approval of the shot.
On the 3D. inst, the authorities of the
post gave special exhibition of the
siege battery practice in honor of the
board of visitors The regular spring
practice at the academy takes place III
the month of April, from the LIST to the
Both inclusive The pieces used in
bLt siege Ddbltl UNI NtAt tAIllb ppuuu
Parrot rifles, manufactured at the Cold
spring foundry, being of the same pat
tern as those used during the war of the
rebellion for siege work. The projec-
tiles were of the Butler pattern, the
very best used in the service. The tar
get was set in the bank on the south
side Of Target hill which is a mountain
of sand, and located under Grow Nest,
and between the West Shore railroad
and the Hudson river.
The target measured 16x16 feet, and
was made of inch plank divided into
squares by horizontal and vertical lines.
These squares are marked upon the tar
get to facilitate the keeping of each
gunner's score. During the firing an
officer is stationed in convenient spot
with telescope pointed directly on the
target, and as a shot enters it, and be-
fore the huge cloud of smoke obscures
the vision, it is recorded on the diagram
representing the target which the off
Ger has before him. Each gunner has
target Of his own, and the diagram as
given is made up from those as taken
from the telescope record. AS soon as
a shot strikes the target the gunner who
made it is shown his individual target
with the position of his last shot only
marked on it, This is done for his
guidance for the next shot. He is not
allowed to look at the targets ofthe 9th
er gunners so as to profit if possible
thereby. The pieces are pointed di-
rectly on the bull's-eye of the target
each time, and all allowances for drift
or other deviations are made by the
rear sight or wind gauge. At three
quarters of a mile distant the boys can
hit the target nearly every time.--N
Y. Herald.