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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
Casualties of the Week.

Missouri Valley, Iowa, special: Hydropho-
bia is growing rampant in this and adjoining
counties, Many farmers continue to lose stock.
One man has lost eighteen head of cattle, and
other heavy losses are reported
Denver Special: The Aspen stage, which
arrived at Leadyille at midnight brought the
news of fatal snow slide, which occurred in
the Aspen mountains last Monday night, the
10th. Three employees of the Vallejo mine,
George Marshall, William O'Brien and j. Nc
Ginnity, were killed, and NJ. Higgins is miss
ing.
Chippewa Falls, Special: r. E. Brewster of
Bay City, Mich, fell dead in the trail within
ten rods of the camp, Thursday the 18th, while
prospecting and running lines sixty miles up
the river He was man of wealth and posi-
ton brother of Mrs. Gen. Early and L. d.
Brewster of this city. He leaves "a wife, son
and daughter at Bay City, Mich. The remains
we're taken to Scio, n Y, for interment in the
family vault the brother accompanying them.
The deceased was fifty-one years old, and an
esteemed gentleman.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, on the 18th inst, a
fire started In Stradon's wooden mills, and de-
stroyed that, the Novelty Manufacturing com
pany's works Richmond's box factory, all
three in the same building. The flames then
spread TO Comstock's saw mill, Clark & Ocker's
sash and door factory Bssells mammoth car
pet-sweeper factory, and the felt boot com
pany's works. The carpet sweeper factory's
loss is $4,000; partly insured. The felt boot
company's loss is $4,000; insured for $3.50,
the other losses being a total of fully 100000
A gale was blowing at the time. The losses are
now reported to be S150,00O; insurance less
than $4,000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
Sitting su1l in st. Paul.

The Northern Pacific train from the west
brought into St Paul Maj James Mclaughlin,
agent at Standing Rock, his son Harry, Sitting
Bull, the famous chieftan, the latter's nephew,
One Bull, and William Whitesilb
Interpreter and former scout
Thousands thronged the Merchan is hotel, ca
ger to catch glimpse of the Sioux chieftain who
cost the United States government sundry mil
lions and the army valuable lives by scores.
Pushing, jostling, eager, indispensable, the
people crowded into the corridors leading
TO Room K assigned to the Sioux, and the
appearance of either of the Indians,
in their picturesque garb, was
the signal for the ebb and flow of the mob
exactly similar to the manifestations when
Sullivan, the slugger, was at the Merchants.
The Bull is fatter than when he came to Stand
ing Rock from Fort Randall, and very different
in appearance from the thin and ia gged war
rior who surrendered by proxy to Maj. Broth
erton at Buford
Sitting Bull sent a telegram to his son IN
Chicago, saying that he had been sick, but was
much better, and was answered on the instant.
The telephone broke him all mp, and forced
the first exclamation from HIM One Bull was
placed at an instrument in one room and Sit
ting Bull at separate one in a room 100 feet
distant The latter listened started, grinned
and then remarked "Naukan" (Eyil Spirit.
Sitting Bull is not good talker via the medium
Of an Interpreter, but in answer to persistent
questonings the following answers were re-
caived
am very much pleased with this, my first
visit TO the white peoples homes. am glad to
see SO many whites. Your tepees are very big
and very high. | never saw any so big before.
If the great Spirit has mercy this year, my
people can raise some good crops in our new
farm at Grand river. Last year the corn grew
high, but didn't amount TO anything have
not heard from any of my band who are IN the
queens dominions since left Randall have
r6 nhDIlt Indians diving
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
A Pretty Girls Grim Humor.
From the Detroit Free Pres.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Talk about pretty girls-but she was
wild flower and no mistake She got
on the train to go over to Meridian from
Vicksburg and she was all alone. There
was sort of a sidelong movement
among five or six men, but drummer
for a Philadelphia sadd'ery house got
there first. He grabbed up his grip
and walked square up to her seat and
took possession of half of it without ask
ing "a question and in ten minutes he
seemed to be perfectly at home. She
answered his questions briefly and he
had the hardest kind of work to keep up
conversation, and as the train APP
preached Jackson she suddenly said:
81 want to telegraph papa from here.
Will you help me?"
ooh, certainly. I have a blank in
my pocket Write your telegram and |
Will run into the office with it"
We missed him when the train started,
but by by he was found in the smoking
car, his hat crushed down and his
nerves all on edge When asked what
had happened he drew forth the tel
egram which the girl had requested him
to hand in. 1t read:
Bring your shotgun with yon to pop
over drummer who has fearfully an
noyed me. Shoot to kill. "
"To think, he gasped, "that one so
fair could be so murderous"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
A Colorado snow Storm.

As matter of fact, snow does not
fall here as it does in well-ordered com
munities, writes a correspondent from
Silverton, Col, to the New Haven Pal
Iadium. / have been in the midst of a
vigorous Rocky Mountain snow storm
from early morning till late at night
with not single cloud in the sky, and
with nothing but the myriad flashes Of
snow in the atmosphere to cast haze
over the face Of the SUM- A mild snow
storm that may seem to one who reads
of *. bit not to one who has it to face.
There are days here of continuous
storm when the snow does not seem to
fall at all; when it seems as frequently
to be going up as coming down; but
when for the most part it goes plung-
ing horizontally through the air, seem
ingly with no purpose of stopping any
where. In fact, such thing as de-
corous. well-ordered New England
snow storm in which the snow comes
Iegitinately from a cloud and falls OF its
own gravity to the earth is here an inn
possibility. We have no clouds worth
mentioning. We are at the very apex
Of natures storm making paraphernalia
and the clouds are all below.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

For years mining was the almost
exclusive business of California, then
came the growing of wheat on an i'm
mense scale; but gradually the convic-
ton has taken root not only that the
size of the wheat farms should be Iimin-
jshed, but that manufactures and a
diversified agriculture were needed.
The grape-growing and wine-making
industry is large one, and now the
Silk Culture Association is making
2 forts to induce the culture of the null
berry and the raising of the silk worm.
The climate is favorable, and the bust
ness Is such as to attract those, like
women and children, who are not fitted
for hard manual labor, while the man
ufacture Of silk has attained such pro-
portions and stability in the East as to
render it certain that time and the nee
essary skill are only needed to make
the California experiment successful.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK SUMMARIZED.
Prom the National capital.


Miss Eva Jersey and Miss Gertrude Nelson
Of St Paul are guests of Senator Sabin in
Washington
Representative Burrows Of Michigan is
said to be the selection Of the president for the
Of the treasury, recently held by John G.
New
A dinner was given Tuesday evening the 18th
by Senator Sabin 10 a number of Minneapolis
people Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Dudley Hersey, Miss Eva Hersey, Miss Ger
trude Nelson and Maj Camp.
The secretary Of the navy has received
communication from Capt G. S. Mares, r n,
embodying the views of himself, Mai H w.
Fielden, H. N A, and Capt a Fl Markham,
r. n, making suggestions for the conduct OF
the expedition to he sent to the relief of the
Greedy party. The opinion is expressed that
the chances are very good that the party viii
be found and brought away in safety.
Postofiices Discrimination Patriot, De-
catur county, mail to Weldon. Postofices Es-
tablished- Minnesota: Halstad, Norman county,
Wisconsin: Wells, Clark county, Vaudeville,
Wright county. Iowa: Ira, Jasper county;
Slngsted, Emmett county Postmasters Com
missioned-Albert S Mcmillan, Yerndale,
MINI John g. Cichy, Northern, Wis; Arthur
~
continued-Dakota; Mount View, Walsh coun-
ty: mail to Grafton. Postofice Name Changed.
Blackstone, Sargent county, Oak, to Sargent
Until the Lasker matter came up Secretary
Frelinghuysen was not popular member of
the cabinet; but his management of that deli
cate matter has won for him admiration from
all sides. There is but one opinion in congress,
which is that the diplomacy and judgment with
which the returned resolution was treated
saved the house Of representatives an immense
amount of trouble and avoided what might
have been a collision By Frelinghuysen's ac-
ton Bismarck was at once put on the defen-
siye, and was compelled to sustain his position
by the unusual procedure of a speech in the
German parliament
The bill has gone back to the house for con-
currence i'll the senate amendments, and is
covered by 100 senate bills now lying there In
other words the Porter bill goes at the foot Of
the list all the others taking precedence over
It in regular order. There are only two meth
DDS by which it can be reached out of order.
One is by unanimous consent, which of course
cannot be procured in the face of the bitter OPP
position to the measure. The other is by sus-
pension of the miles for the purpose of going
to the speakers table, and it will require
two thirds vote to carry this. The latter plan
will be adopted by the friends of the bill, and
by having all the democrats on hand it is be-
heYed the necessary vote can be mustered
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

Uncle Rufus Hatch, the noted New
York fnancer, still continues roaring
bull, and looks for return of confidence
and higher prices in all dividend pay
ing stocks. He says the present con-
dition is the outgrowth of over roduc-
tiveness in all kinds of securities and Of
grain and proyisione; that there has
been lack of confidence in railroad
management and over-speculation, and
that the trouble with grain is that it has
been sold at such high prices that the
rest Of the world has undersold this
country in all the products of the soil.
Mr.. Hatch was formerly a growing
bear, but, strange to say, as he grows
older, takes more cheerful view of
things.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

The growing power of Chill in the
Pacific is attracting the attention Of
other nations. Chill has not only adj
vanced into the position of the control
ling power on the west coast of South
America, but by her naval strength she
can, if she pleases, at this moment com
mand the Pacific Coast of the United
States. Any one of her three ironclads
can sink every vessel in our wretched
navy, and the contrast between her
ability and our impotence, is a daily
shame to every citizen of our country
who resides or travels between Panama
and Cape Horn. The balance of her
foreign trade is over $25 900 900 per cent.
bonds sell for 95 in London, Peru is lit
orally at her feet, and annexation is only
a question Of time. The value of the
agricultural lands of Chill has doubled
within five years, and that of its city
real estate, as judged by the rents de-
manded in the capital, has more than
doubled
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
Incidents That Come to the Notice
of the Dead-Letter Officials.

Washington Letter in the Cleveland Herald.
While / was in the "dead-letter" de-
partment the other day one IF the clerks
engaged in opening letters-at table
near by--called to a gentleman who was
entertaining me- He went to him and
Immediately beckoned for me to follow.
"Now, what can he done in this
case?" he says. Here is a letter, this
instant opened, and you see what it
contains.
1t was a clean, new $40 bill, neatly
folded and wrapped in piece of per-
fectly blank brown paper-not mark
of pen or pencil to show from whom il
was sent. The letter had been adver-
tised as unclaimed and was dead, and
the examination Of its contents made it
moro completely dead than before.
eve have nothing but the postmark,
and even that is almost obliterated, but
our expert will take hold of it and do
the best he can with it. Theresa pref
ty slim chance in this case. guess
Uncle Sam will get that money. This
reminds me Oh SOlnebuiuB Al NY bNh ga
perience A few years ago when / was
opening letters / found one just like
this, except that the amount was $50,
and on the paper wrapper around it was
written in pencil A friend, Matthew
vi, B. / looked that mp
and found it to be; "But when thou
doeth aims, let not thy left hand know
what thy right hand doeth." The let
ter was addressed TO a woman and it
was clearly case of charity. ] really
felt bad that we could not succeed in
finding either party, and that money 10
in the treasury to-day"
The number of letters opened last
year containing currency, checks, drafts
and negotiable paper was over $4,000.
The amount of actual cash taken from
letters was nearly 500, 900, and the val
ne of checks, etc, representing money,
about 800, 900. During the last year
the number Of pieces of mail matter
that reached the dead-letter Office was
nearly $500, 900! The exact number
was 240,S22. This is about IA, 500 for
every day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
The Markets.
MILWAUKEE. Wheat, No Q, 94c; bid Jun

MILWAUKEE Wheat, No 2 94c; bid June
9S1Sc.
Corn-No 2, sac.
Oats-No. 2, SIC.
Rye-No. l, &c. No. 2, Soc
Barley-No 2, Csc
CHIcAGo-W Wheat, No. 2 spring, 81 1scC99Sc;
No. 8 spring, 7S(0S2c
Corn-5215 c005315c
Oats-31 $685.
Rye-5S13c.
Barley-64c.
Flax Seed-S153.
Pork-$l7. 60(11I65.
Lard-s9 221S08sa30
Hogs-S5 25(d1 40
Cattle-s5. 25d625
ST. PAUI-Wheat, No. hard, s102; No. ?
hard, 93@96c, No. 1 regular, 9ic; No. 2
regular, s5c(08Sc.
Corn--No. 2, 51e956c; new mixed, 45c0i7c;
rejected, 44c(d46c.
Oats-No 2mixed, 301<c633c.
Barley-No. 9, Zoe; No. extra, soc; No. 8,
4oc.
Rye-No 2, 52c
Ground Feed-s1S o001S50
Corn Meal-s1S00
Baled Hay-Wild. s65o9z5o; timothy,
saOoasaso
Live Hogs-s5.50
Dressed Hogs-ss 27GsS50
Timothy Seed-s1.2 %
Clover Seed-s565
Potatoes-40c.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

Senator Anthony attributes his recent
very severe illness to the smoking of
cigarettes. Just why these little paper
rolls Of tobacco are worse than ordinary
cigars, does not fully appear, but they
are so declared byphysicians and others
competent to express Judgment upon
them. Excessive smoking whether of
cigarettes or cigars, is the parent of
much functional disorder, especially of
the heart and liver. s'You have a to-
bacco heart, has come to be a common
exclamation of physicians, after apply
ing the stethoscope to persons suffering
from palp.tation, intermittent action,
Of the heart, etc. Abstinence in most
cases is the only sure remedy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
Items of General News.

Joshua Eggleston, waiter, Schenectady, falls
heir to a California uncle's 81. 10000
The total cash contributions received by the
Cincinnati food relief committee was s1SO,eo
The schedules Of assignment of Jacob J. Bill
Inns 4 Co. cotton dealers of New York, show
liabilities Of s6S0.000 Nominal assets, s732,
COO Exact assets, 81, $50
J. F. Mckinley, ex-member OF congress, and
H. H. Smiley, of Piqua, Ohio. indicted for re-
ceiving unlawful fees in pension cases we're adj
mitted to bail in Cincinnati by Judge Sage of
the United States district court in S1.oOO each
The army retiring board, which met recently
at the Bloomingdale asylum to examine Gen.
Mackenzie for retirement. has reported to the
war department. The board finds Gen. Mac
kenzie incapaeitated. snd that his incapacity
resulted from service. His retirement will
therefore follow
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

The national debt in Dece mber 1888,
500. 7S5 900, and the interest charge was
$50, 100. 13l. This interest charge in
cluded S3,S77 .sS7 paid for interest on
bonds issued to the Pacific railroad
companies In 1929 the interest paid
on Pacific railroad bonds was only ST.
1874 S57, or less than half the amount
paid last year. The debt has been re-
duced in the fifteen years named ST.
5,67S, 200 and the interest charge, by
nearly go per cent. The smallest re-
duction of the debt in any one year was
81. 730. 472 in 1874, and the greatest was
SI51. 6S4, SOL in 1882. At the rate of
payment in 1892 the whole debt, less
the cash in the treasury, would be paid,
if it could be called at its face, In less
than ten years. The largest amount
of revenue ever received
from customs in the history of the gov
eminent was 1920, 410, $50 in the fisca
year ending June 80, 1862, and the mex
largest amount IN any year was S2I4,-
706, 496 in 1888. The largest amount
ever collected as internal revenue was
5000. 226, S13 in 1866 and the snallestin
any year since then was SOS, 7s4 in
1874. The government issued to the
several Pacific railroad companies 1884,
62S, 512 in bonds. This debt bears
per cent. interest and the government
pays the interest and is responsible for
the principal. These Pacific railroad
bonds Will be due July .. 1854. The
national debt per capita is now SIS Al
and the annual interest charge per
capita is 90 cents. The debt per capita
was heaviest per capita August 81, 1865,
when it was SIS 25and the annual inter.
est per capita was 81 %. The debt bore
on the people four and half times as
heavy IN 1865 as it does now.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

pected that he'd pull on me and I was
ready for him. The first word he said
was Look out, s'Texas, 2 I've got the
drop on you He was mistaken, though.
| had the drop on him all the time. /
gave him couple of pills, and he
keeled over. / didn't get off my horse,
and some of the other boys must have
got lis money. didn't lose any time
in making myself scarce in them parts.
Sheriff Walker left for Texas last
night with his prisoner, and Hartman is
happy In the possession of the reward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
Manufacturing Rivals ofthe seut

Atlanta Constitution.
The two leading cotton manufacturing
States in the South are Georgia and
North Carolina. In 1880 Georgia had
forty mills, containing 200, ga spindles;
North Carolina had forty-nine mills CON
tanning 102. 767 spindles. Three years
and half elapse and the account stands
as follows: Georgia has sixty-two mills,
containing $40. 130spindles; North Car
olina has ninety-two mills, containing
213, 362 spindles. The activity and am
bition of the two States in the direction
of cotton manufacturing do not greatly
vary. Georgia has more capital, but
North Carolina has more water power.
1t is a snug race, and Georgia should
look to her laurels, for the excess OF
mills in North Carolina is menace to
Georgia's position at the head of the
list. No other Southern State is strug
Cling for first place, although South
Carolina and Maryland are no laggards.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

Boston has resolved that women shall
receive the same wages as men who do
the same work in the public schools.
Its council voted to give a woman in
charge of a grammar school 50, 900 per
annum, the same received by men in the
same grade. This is only simply JUS
tice, providing the woman does her
work as well as the man. And here
lies the difficulty in the question of
wages.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

The fast mail service has been ex-
tended to the Northwest as fsr as Min
neapolis and St Paul, Postmaster Gen
eral Gresham entering into contract
with the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul road to the end This brings the
through mail service from New Yosk to
st. Paul inside of forty-eight hours and
shortens the running time between
Chicago and st. Paul by five and a
half hours, and shortens the through
Eastern mail service about fifteen hours.
The contract between the postal au-
thorities and the railway company
runs for one year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
The March term Of the district com

The March term of the district court
at Mitchell, convened ON the 9Th. Chief
Justice Edgerton presiding. Night, as
well as day, sessions viii be held, in or
der to dispose Of the Business in the
short time the Judge can allow to each
of the many counties composing dis
trict nearly as large as Indiana.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
Railroad and River News.

Mrs. B. F. Hettinger of Mansfield, Ohio,
eloped with A NJ Roper, travelling eyangel-
list
The Wisconsin, Pittsyille & Superior railroad,
Of which Hon. George Hills is president is to
be extended north a distance of twenty-five
miles. A large number of men are already en-
ployed in clearing off the right of way on the
present line. The extension will likely reach
Marshfield, Wis. 1t is the intention of the
projectors to push the road ultimately to Su-
perior CITY
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personal mention.

Henry A Tilden. youngest brother Of Sam
j. Tilden died at Lebanon, n. j. aged sixty
three.
Nathaniel Byron Page, the actor and play
wright, known On tie stage as Teddy Byron.
died IN New York.
Leland Stanford, Jr. the son and only child
Of ex- Gov Leland stanford of California, has
Just died at Florence, Italy, aged fifteen years.
DR. Lunsford Syandell, who had national
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20
a Mining Horror

There was an explosion in the coal mines at
Poeahontas, Tazewell county, Va, on the 18th
inst, and nearly $50 miners were killed. On
account of the soft coal found there which is
completely saturated with fire damp, the mine
was considered unsafe From the first there
was no hope of reseuing any of the victims
alive number of bodies were found horri-
bly, mangled, and the heat becoming too great
to penetrate further, the mines were sealed,
that being considered the most feasible way to
extinguish the fire.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

The annual meeting of the American Tract
Society was held in Washington Friday last
The report shows. Receipts of the year. $685., :
0s6: expenditures. 1851 ,2S6: balance in treas :
1lry. S1TS5: donations and legacies, SIG, 951,
of which So. 800 were special, leaving So, 555
available for benevolent work. Benevolent ex-
nentitures. ss3. 1877 The 147 c0lporteurs en-
ployed made 100, AS6 Christlail family visits;
grafuitous distribution included 1000, 900
pages Of tracts Total issues of the society for
the year, ~ 346. 800 copies of books. tracts and
papers. Fourteen colporteurs were colored
men IaborIng in the South Grants 10 immi-
grants, 100000 pages.
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THE OLD cHURcHxARD.


Nae dreams disturb their sleep
In the aud kirkyard:
They hear nae kindred weep
In the auld kirkyard.
The sire with silver hair,
The mothers heart of care
The young, the gay, the fai
Crowd the old kirkyara.
The hearts sad beatings cease
In the aud kirkyard;
And aliens rest in peace
In the aud kirl1yard
Where ebbed dark floods Of strife
Dove-like hope, wi promise rife,
Plants the broken branch o. life
In the auld kirkyard.
Boston Advertiser.