River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-06-12
Migcellaneoug NEWS Items.

Mr. w Irving Bishop the American thought
reader, gave remarkable exhibition in Lon
don, Tuesday of his peculiar power canon
of Westminster cathedral consented to act as
subject, and after Mr. Bishop had been secure
lily blindfolded, wrote the name Of an object
within a radius of one mile upon strip of
pap9r, which he continued TO hold in his hand
Mr. Bishop then put wire around the canon s
wrist, aud dragged him out of the hall and
through the streets in the presence of a jeer-
ing and yelling crowd, until he arrived in front
of the designated object There he stopped,
and the canon proved by exhibiting the paper
that he fully accomplished his task.
Mr., Labouchere reiterates in Truth his former
prediction Of the early resignation Of Mr.. James
Russell Lowell as United States minister to
England In connection with this statement he
alludss to the pleasant relations that have been
maintained throughout Nh Lowell residency,
not Withstanding certain irritating incidents
which might have imperilod the Anglo Amer
lean entente and expresses the belief that his
retirement will be sincerity regretted by the
English people
yanderbilt's footman Maxwell, is sued for
SIS. 900 damages by Kate Madden the chamber
maid for saying her virtue was not in existence.
MacAllestor & Co.'S planning mill at Cleve-
land was damaged s5o,O0oby fire of unknown
origin.
AtColumbus, Ohio, John T. Emery, mem
Der Of the firm of Ward Bros & Co, ticket
brokers, suicided, being slightly deranged from
ill-health
The trial of Attendant Brown, of the Utica,
n Y, Insane asylum, who indicted for
man slaughter at the last session of the county
court for killing Evan ID. Hughes, of Nelson,
Madison county, an inmate of the asylum, has
begun
In the suit for limited divorce brought by
Edith Allen against Vanderbilt Allen, grand
son of Commodor Vanderbilt, Judge Lawrence
has left it to Thomas ?. Wickes, referee, to
ascertain how much alimony the plaintiff should
have, pending trial
Manasseh Miner is candidate for tar and
feathers at Mystic Bridge, Conn. He drove
his wife out doors, and threw her furniture
after her mob got after him, and his house
is yellow with wilted eggs
Two weeks ago Robert Allison and wife, of
Tracy Station, Ind, quarreled and separated,
he driving her from his house The indignant
neighbors warned him to leave the place, and
he attempted to commit suicide by taking NOR
phine but was pumped out and saved. He
finally coaxed his wife to live with him again,
until Wednesday, when she again left, after be-
ing knocked down and ehoked by him. Al
lson threatened to kill her should she leave
blew his own brains out with gun.
Col Thomas Buford, who killed Judge Ell
lot, was brought over to Louisville from In
diana, poverty stricken and dying, and returned
to the Central lunatic asylum, from which he
escaped over year ago
The Hon William McDougall, formerly mem
Der of Sir John Macdonald's cabinet, has been
interviewed in regard to Canadian independ-
H hat tl,o inn, rial 10 MT
has already made it Independent, and that the
tie which binds Canada 10 Great Britain is a
siIken thread Although not yet nation the
government is of the best possible kind. All
cries for independence SIMPLY mean annexa-
ton.
A tremendous sensation has been caused at
Berlin by public insult which was given Prince
Bismarck. at Friedricksruhe. The prince with
his family and suite, had started from his sum
mer residence to take train for Berlin to at
tend the dinner in honor OF the empress of Rus
STA and had stopped at hotel on the way. Ii
came about that the chancellor was IN the hotel
and crowd composed almost entirely of work
ingmen assembled in front of the building
Some one started the cry Down with Bis
marcki" and the crowd responded with jeers
and insulting yells, which were continued for
some time.
London Cable There has been a marked
increase III the uuiiAbE4 vi NAiiAco anu
outrages in Ireland within the last few days,
and the people are beginning 70 traeea connec-
ton between this fact and the dynamite ex-
plosions in London last Friday. The conserva-
tive press and public men say that this revival
of the policy Of murder is an act of intImida-
ton, designed 70 coerce the house of lords in-
to passing the franchise bill The Liberals,
on the other hand refuse to admit the connec-
ton between the agrarian crimes IN ireland
and the London explosions
A Washington correspondent says the capitol
is supplied with pure whisky by the distillera'
ring.
There is absolutely no foundation for Truths
report that MinisterLowell is about to resign
his position
Lieut. Rice, quartermaster United States
army, walked of train in motion near Mexi-
co. No, last Thursday night and was instantly
killed He was en- route to Chicago from the
west, and was In his night clothes when found
1t is supposed he was asomnanbulist
There are 1855 paper mills in the world,
which turn ont annually /, 9o4. goo, 900 pounds
of paper Half Of this is used in printing gen
orally, 60o00o,0 900 pounds are used for news
papers. An average Of eleven and hall
pounds is used by every Englishman, and
ten and quarter pounds by every Amer
lean