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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09

The King and Emperor business in
Europe has seemed to be in a fatal de-
cline, and doubtless it is, but King
Humbert of Italy has so conducted him.
self during the cholera visitation, as to
relieve the whole Kingly procession to
some extent, from utter uselessness and
worse. 1t is not much, perhaps, that
he should visit the hospitals of plague
stricken Naples. Priests and doctors
do that in the course of their profess
sional duty, and would be cursed and
dispised as selfish cravens if they did
not, and royalty is profession which
has its obligations as well as any other.
But the simple manliness of his
bearing, his frank sympathy, bring
ing hope and cheer into those
lreary abodes of misery, are not
professional, but personal qualities.
A correspondent says that in visiting
one OF the Naples hospitals the king
passed through the wards calmly, with
out haste, conversing with those who
we're able to answer HIM, noting down
their requests and shaking hands with
many who could not speak. A cigar
was offere d him as a safeguard against
infection, but he smilingly declined it..
saying: 1--WE must not spell the air
for the patients" When he had pas
sed through the wards on the first floor,
he was told there was no more to be
seen. but he said: There must be a
second story; let us go there also. We
are all equal here"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09
Miscellaneous kilograms.

Iceland was swept by disastrous hurricane
Sept IL.
John Lyons of Marquette county, Mich,
walked off the dock and slip at Duluth, and
drowned.
The duke of Cambridge reviewed the cavalry
at Dublin Thursday. He made private visit
to Cardinal McCabe and then started for Bel
fast, where loyal reception was given him.
1t is stated that the United States in the
commercial negotiations in Madrid offered tt
reduce the duties on sugar and raw tobacco
imported from Cuba in return for reduced
Cuban duties on American cereals The ques-
ton of tariffs is still undecided.
Experiments were made at THETA, Italy, with
a hundred-ton gun. A charge of powder
weighing $50 pounds was fired, and the pro-
iectile penetrated Schneider armor plate OF
hammered steel compound cummell and com.
mound brown plate The Schneider plate was
broken into three, the brown into four and the
cummell plate into six pieces.
The committee of the United Kingdom ALI
ance temperance organization, in London, has
adopted resolution of congratulation to Neal
Dow and the state of Maine, on having in tho
recent election secured such a majority for
the measure incorporating into the state con-
stitutlOn prohibition amendments Iney say
that by reason of this vote they anticipate
great results to the rest of the world.
Capt Barton, the arctic traveller, writes the
academy that he feels scandalized at the pull
ings of the English press over the gallant but
unfortunate Groely expedition. He says;
1.-THE silly charge of eannibalism seems to
have provoked the outbu, st He says that IN
IslanSs religion of common sense there is no
obloauy for unfortunates whom hunger thus
compeis to take life If it is civilization to
make us such poltroons that we dare not VEN
ture everything for nobler need the sooner we
abdicate in favor of less advanced people the
better.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09
rrightful Catastrophe Near Bayfield,.

bayfield,, (Wis) Special: A construction
train with three fiat cars loaded with piles, and
accompanied by TWENTY-FIVE men, all told, left
Washburn after dinner to repair washout one.
half mile south Of this point The train was
running at about fifteen mules an hour when i
struck washout just north Of the Pike creel
bridge, and the engine and tender plunged
headlong into it. All the hands were riding Oh
the tender and in the cab of the engine at the
time of the accident; and as the engine made
the fatal plunge one of the rails rar
up through the boiler and the tirebox
letting the steam and water escape
into the cab and tender, scalding the inmates
in a frightful manner. The Masonic lodge Oh
this city was conducting funeral short dis
lance from the scene of the accident, and i'm
mediately repaired to the spot The sight wa
slckening, indeed Men with the flesh hang.
ing in shreds from faces hands and bodei
were lying on the grass or among the ruins
One man was found dead, his skull crushed
and otherwise mangled. Another died after
being taken from the wreck. The names Of
the dead are johnson and Mcconnell 1t il
thought that some of those scalded viii die
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09
Death of PRANK I. Chairman.

New York Special: Frank Chanfrau dice
Oct. :. He never recovered consciousness
after the stroke of apoplexy with which he wal
stricken last evening while at dinner. Thu
previous night he forgot his lines for the mo
ment and seemed dazed for a few seconds, bu
recovered himself and finished the perform
ance. He was deeply moved by the news o.
McCulloughs misfortune. but went TO re.
hearsal, and showed no further signs of Ill,
ness until the shock, after which he never
spoke. He fingered on through the night with.
out any sign other than that he was still living
and died so quickly that no one knew the exac
hour at which he breathed bis last
Mr.. Chanfrau was one of the few remaining
old-timers on the stage who had his training
under the stock company system and worked
himself up from the lowest rounds of the pro-
fession, playing everything that came to his
hand, whether it was tragedy, comedy or
farce. He was at the time of his death about
sixty years old His first hit was made in 40
while playing general utility at the old Bowery
theater New York, in the part of Nose, the
fireman, in ga Glance at New York" The
iremen of those DAYS were mostly toughs
butcher boys who wore fancy suspenders with
initials worked by their girls, rolled up their
trousers and chewed enormous amounts OF
tobacco. Like Lemaitre with Robert Mocaire,
Chanfrau resolved to win fame by OVERRIDING
the part, appearing in the most exaggerated
suspenders and signaling his arrival upon the
stage by ejecting torrent of tobacco juice
from his mouth. 1t caught the boys and he
became the pet of the Bowery forthwith.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09

Two or three years ago one of the
most unpopular men in Ireland was
Captain Boycott, whose name has be-
come familiar as a synonym for the
kind of persecution to which he was
subjected. But the captain lived
through it, and now, instead of being
hated, he has become a favorite with
the national leaguers in his neighbor-
hood, and they have made him their
candidate for parliament to represent
the county Mayo. He is said to be
growing in favor every day. The
change is not so wonderful as it APP
pears, for Captain Boycott, though a
positive man who does nothing to
court popularity, is generous as well as
just, and has managed his property on
principles not substantially unlike
those of the league.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09

The savings banks of New Hampshire,
with aggregate deposits of 80, 091, $50,
have over s1O,O0O,0O0 loaned to farm
ers at the west and secured by mort
cages. These investments are scattered
through Illinois. Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska. Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota and
Dakota. and are in addition to loans on
city property in Chicago, st. Louis,
Minneapolis and st. Paul. The average
rate of interest on the farm mortgages
is s. per cent; the depositors at home
receive and 4 per cent. The New
Hampshire Bank Commissioners, hav-
ing examined these western investments
carefully, report that they are amply
secured. that the interest is invariably
paid when due, and that they have been
unable to discover any loss whatever to
the investing banks on account of their
principal or interest. Nevertheless.
the most conservative financiers question
the wisdom of locking up so great a pro-
portion of the assets of the New Hamp-
shire banks so far from home, when the
recovery of the. money must depend. in
some measure on the uncertain contin-
gency of crop successes. Hence the
commissioners have cautioned the in
situations under their charge against
a further extension ofthis line OF invest
ments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09

For several years there has been large
Increase in the number of Italians ar
irving in this country. Formerly an
italian, outside the large cities, was a
curiosity, but now they are scattered
throughout the country. 1t has been
discovered til at in one respect they re-
semble the Chinese. They do not come
to stay. Attention has been called to the
fact that nearly as many Italians return
home to Italy every year as immigrate
to this country. They go in the steer
age both ways; they are seen COM
ing in, and have not been noticed
going out. Very few of them come
to stay, and as soon as they get
together a few dollars they go and
live easy lives on small means at
home. Laborers are brought over
in gangs under contract for one, two
and three years, and the three
years men generally manage to save
thousand dollars, which is u fort
une to men of their class in Italy. Many
of the peanut men, ash barrel explor-
ers, rag pickers and organ grinders
amass little fortunes and fit away, back
to their sunny cline and live in luxury
with clean hands and faces.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09

BigaEy is a crime very much more
common .llong men than among wom-
en-, but, occasionally there is female
bigamist with long record of matrimo-
MIA experiences. A late trial in New
York has attracted good deal of at
tcntion. A woman who now calls her
sell Annie E. Whetmore, was arrested
some time ago for bigamy in marrying
n man named Halves, whom she was be-
lieved to know was already married.
Her trial lasted several days, and
though Halves turned states evidence
she was triumphantly acquitted. In
the course of the trial it came ont that
the woman, who is not old by any
means, had at various times in her ca
reer and at various places compris
ing about half of the states of the Union,
been Mrs Gentles, Mrs Wallingford,
Mrs. Collier, Mrs. Tiffany, Mrs. Red
heffer, Mrs. Baukert, Mrs. Hooper,
Mrs, Peacock, and finally Mrs. Halves.
From all of these varied marital obliga-
tions, except the last, she had been
freed by divorce, usually applied for
and obtained within few months after
the ceremony of marriage. She always
managed to have good case, and her
husbands do notappear to have thrown
any impediment in the way of her
fullest liberty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09
Another Terrible Arrangement.

George H. Ball of Buffalo adds another
chapter to the campaign literature, co utaining
further details of Gov Cleveland's private life
After rehearsing former charges, Mr. Bali
continues: Investigations disclosed still more
proof of debaucheries too horribleto relate and
too vile to be readily believed. For many
years, days devoted to business have been fol-
lowed by nights of sin. He has lived bache-
lor; had no home; avoided the restraints even
of hotel or clearinghouse life; lodged in rooms
on the third floor in business block and
made those rooms a harem; foraSed outside
also in the city and surrounding villages,
champion hbertine an artful sedueer, foe
to virtue, an enemy of the family, snare to
youth, and hostile to true womanhood The Hal
pin case was not solitary Women now married
and anxious to cover the sins of their youth
have been his victims, and are now alarmed
lest their relations to him shall be exposed
Some disgraced and broken hearted victims of
his lust now slrtmber in the grave Since he
has become governor of this great state he has
not abated his leehefjes. Abundant rumoTs
implicate him at Albany, and well authenticat-
ed facts convict him in Buffalo. His repeated
visits to this city have been preceded, with
one or two exceptions, by the appearance Of
veiled female at the foot of the stairs
leading to his rooms. She entered the
rooms set things in order, remained with him
while he remained, ana departed When ne
returned to the capital Both of them have
been freely exposed in their night cloths, and
seen by several reputable witnesses who are
ready to appear and testify in court when
properly called The last amour of this ma
ture, clearly verified, occurred so late as April,
1884 He was here the 18th and 9th of July,
but the yelled woman for some reason did not
appear at his rooms. These allegations do
not rest on rumors, hearsay, or second hand
statement, bat upon the testimony of men and
women who are personally cognizant Of
tie facts related. Some of our pastors
have acted as q provisional commettee to
listen to the testimony given a written
summary of the evidence has been reviewed
by able counsel and pronounced surprfs ingly
full and conclusive. Fully thirty of the min
listers of Buffalo. after hearing this summary
read, donot hesitate to pronunce him guilty OF
habitual unchastity and intemperance- The
feeling has become deep and widespread IN
Buffalo that be is. indeed. a moral leper,s as
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09
Chinese Gordon Retakes zarber.

London Special 3d-Sir Evelyn Barring has
sent dispatch to the government, stating
that Gordon, after having bombarded Ber-
Der for some time, has effected an entry into
the place and recaptured it The rebels and
hostile inhabitants fed when the lombard
ment ceased The fall of Berber will enable
Col Kitchener to reach Gordon from Dongo-
la, and ascertain his wishes regarding the Nile
expedition and as to the necessity for an
expedition going to khartoum The con-
ference may result in the abandonment of the
Nile expedition. The mudir sends dispatch
stating that a reliable messenger brought
word to him that he saw Gordon with four
steamers arrive at ShendY, and finding the
place deserted, Gordon nailed to tree proc.
lama ton offering to pardon the people Cor.
don then started for Berber. On the
day after his arrival the general placed
two steamers in the middle of the
river and opened a bombardment upon
the town The bombardment lasted until late
in the afternoon. Gordon afterward proceed
ed in the direction of Djalizeen tits rumored
that the Mohammed Elk Hur, who was the
Mahdis ameer at Berber, was killed during the
bombardment Other reports stated that he
escaped and had the treasury in the city re-
moved to Kerpi. Subsequently, Gordon tn or.
oughly chastised the inhabitants of Djaliz cen
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09
Casualties of the Week.

Judson silk of Mortified, MINI, who was
shot in the arm while hunting, died the follow
ing day.
Mrs. Frank Oyerman, who lives in Pioneer
galch, Deer Lodge county, Mont, was burned
10 death in her cabin.
Col George II. Woods, well known grain
aud commission merchant, was fonnd dead in
his room at the Hotel Brunswick, Decatur Ill,
recently, having died suddenly Of apoplexy.
He served during the war on the stalls of Gen.
Phil Sheriden and Gen. Hooker.
Findlay Mcclellan, a miner, was fatally in
iured in tho ColHsia mine at Garrison, Mont
In stepping in the bucket to go to the bottom
of the shaft he missed his footing and was
precipitated distance Of 600 feet Almost
every bone in his body was broken, his head
almost f1attened out aud his flesh horribly
lacerated He died instantly.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Rail and River Notes.

The Oregon Navigation company asked to
list SO, COO 600 gold debenture bonds in the New
York stock exchange.
The Pullman Palace Car company reports
that their business is as satisfactory as ever
before, and that their earnings for the current
year have exceeded those of any previous years
to the present time Their shops are busy,
and they have recently closed an important
contract with the Merchants Despatch and
Transportation company for lot Of refrigera-
tor cars, which will occupy them for some
lime
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09

the campaign bv the Ohio result will derend
on this majority II will carry the state by
&c, 900, nothing can prevent Blaines election.
If the state should go democratic, we are
whipped There would be no sort of question,
If the democrats carried Ohio, of their national
success. | don't think the republicans are
making any particular effort to carry Indiana.
We concede that TO the democrats. Four years
ago we carried il at an immense outlay. This
year we don't want it if we get New York and
hold our strength in the Northern states which
have usually gone republican
Can YOU carry New York;
ssIf Ohio republican majority there is no
doflbt ahouf II
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The advice of the Chicago Tribune

The advice of the Chicago Tribune
to farmers to hold 00,000,0 900 bushels
of their wheat is still the subject Of
much discussion among the agricultural
classes, and the declaration of that
journal that at sixty-fiye cents a
bushel-the average Chicago price
the farmer loses $1.60 on every
acre sown to wheat, is regarded
as not far from the truth. The
Tribune also advises that the acreage
OF the crop be reduced for 1885, and
the prospect that the suggestion will
be Needed, together with the possibility
that the harvest will be poor next year,
may induce many shrewd farmers to
keep their gamers well filed until the
return of warm weather. Corn is nov
very high and 1T is not improbable that
the acreage of the two cereals will be
so much changed during the next two
years that the conditions of the market
for them will be reversed. The remedy
for over production is for every farmer
to seek variety in his crops, and not re-
ly for prosperity solely or even chiefly
upon any one of the cereals.
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wbat VIM. waiter phelps saws.

William Walter Phelps, who PASSED few
hours in Washington, is reported by the Star as
saying that ''the people who were trying to cry
Blaine down simply did not realize how over
whelming his strength is" He thought Blaine's
election was a. certain as anything which has
not already happened could be He felt sure
of New Jersey saving that Irish opposition to
Cleveland in that state was exceedingly strong.
Ohio was safe, and in New York the results
would be astonishing; the combinations in that
state were ali favorable to Blaine. and the Re
publican committee felt perfect confidence in
the situation In relation to the bets offered by
democrats in the New York World, such as ST.,
00o even that Cleveland would carry the state
by 80, 600 majority, or 81 600 10 $500 that he
would get 10000, etc, he said that it was all
for brag, and no money could be found when
Blahe's friends wanted to cover it
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-09
Brilliant Career of Lord Dufferin.

The career of Lord Dufferin has been
very brilliant. He is the son of the
fourth Earl of Dufferin, his mother be-
ing the eldest daughter of Thomas
Sheridan. He was educated at Elton
and Oxford, but left the university
without taking degree. His father
died in 1S41 and he succeeded to the
title. Under Lord John Russell's first
administration he was waiting
on the queen. In 1S47, the year of the
great famine in ireland, he visited that
country, and published an account of
his tour, which depicted in plain Ian
guage the terrors that he saw. In 1859
he went to Iceland in yacht, and wrote
an account of his voyage under the IL
tie Letters from High Latitudes. In
the following year Lord Palmerston
sent him to Syria to investigate certain
massacres of Christians in that eoun-
try. For the able manner in which
he accomplished his mission he received
the order of X. G. B. He was under
secretary of state for India under Earl
Russell from 1864 to 1866, and
from 1868 until 1872 he was
chancellor of the Duchy of Lancas-
ter. In 1872 he was appointed COVER
nor general of Canada, and was without
exception the ablest and most popular
viceroy that ever was intrusted with the
affairs of the Dominion. Since his re-
call IN 1878 he has been ambassador at
& petersburg and Constantinople, iul-
.liling the duties Of his diplomatic ca
reer with singular sagacity. No man
of his time has been the recipient of so
many titles, distinctions and honors.
He was created an English baron in 1s
80, nominated knight of st. Patrick
in 1868, appointed lord lieutenant OF the
County Down in 1864 sworn priyy
councillor in 1868, and was made an
earl of the United Kingdom In 1871.
He married in 1862 Harriet, eldest
daughter of Captain Archibald Hamil-
ton of Killyleagh Castle. County Down,
Ireland. He succeeds Earl Ripon, who
is the first Catholic that ever held the
high Office of yiceroy Of India. Lord
Duferin is fifty EIGHT years old.
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household goods in a crave, and then at
O'Clock to cruelty Schrnck When found
by the officers they had carried Out
the first part of the programme and had
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Schrock are in Jail and
Flick is at large The Indignation is renewed
against the Erie bank officers on account Of
this affair. 1t was found that the people in
tended to enact the death of Christ, to be
followed By the killing of children to repre-
sent Herod's slaughter of innocents
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Milwaukee Markets.

Wheat, No. 2, 7o4c.
Corn, No 2, SOC.
Oats, No. white, 3015c.
Rye, No /, SOC; No. 2, SIC.
Barley No 2, 5S3(c; extra No. 8, 47c
Mess Pork, SIG cash.
Iard-Prime steam, 1921.
Butter, choice creamery, 26(029c; fair to good
236926c; best dairy, 19@2lc.
Minneapolis Markets.
WHEAT, No hard S016c; No. 2 hard, 75c,
No 1, nc.
Corn, No. SIC; rejected, 4s@5Oc; con-
Oats. No. 3 old, white, 25026c; No 9, new
251{c; rejected, 22GG24c; condemned, 22(023c
Barley, No 2, 5S(160c.
Mixed Feed, No. l, S17 5e@$lS; No. 2, $16.5
Corn Meal, unbolted, s17@s16; bolted, s2l
(0s23.
Hay, timothy, s009 80; wild, choice, $50
$50; No, 9 Wild, $55O(96.75.
st. Paul Markets.
WHEAT No. hard, new, 79c; No. 2 hard
I4c; No. 2, 66c.
Corn, No 2, SIC; No 8, 4Sc.
Oats, No 2mixed, 24c; No white. 25c; No
3 extra, 24c
Rye, No. 9, 43c
Barley, No 2, SIC: No. 3, doc
Ground Feed, $3.50
Baled Hay, SIS; timothy hay, $40 0o@s1o5o
Flax Seed, Sl.l5
Timothy seed, $i20
Potatoes, pc.
Eggs, 1415c.
ery 1Sc.
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The Chicago Markets.

Wheat, Chicago spring, 79(0795Sc; No. 5
Chicago spring, Csc; No 2 red, SIC; No. red
re
Corn, cash, 7613@7Se.
Oats, cash, 26e.
Rye, 5514c.
Barley, &c,
Pork, cash, s1675.
Lard, cash, $725j1$7.. 80
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The September reduction of the pub
lie debt was over $4,000, 600.

John W. Garrett, late president of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad left
about 10000, 900. mostly to two sons
and daughter. A large portion of
this large sum is in securities of the
railroad of which he was the master
spirit for many years, and which owes
It's present excellent condition to his
great abilities.
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When / think that there are men
who are bold enough to look q woman
in the face, to address her, to shake her
by the hand. and to ask her without
sinking to the ground, with terror Z:
"WilI vou marry me? 2" cannot help
wondering TO what lengths human
audacity viii 60 -Stahl.