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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

When every member Of the Senate
was allowed a private secretary at the
expense OF the government, it was pre-
dicted that the House would follow suit,
and pay for 800 Secretaries to members
Of that body. The scheme was actually
preached but laid over temporarily. In
the meantime the members heard from
the people and hesitated and faltered
about committing themselves to such a
steal, and probably the matter is at rest.
at least for the present.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

The committee of the New York Legis
lature on the Adirondack forests viii
report against the purchase of wood
lands in bulk. The reasons given are
that all valuable soft timber near the
streams has been cut away, that what
remains is a dense forest, absolutely
unmarketable because too far away
from any stream; that the agitation oil
the question of purshsse has already in
saeased the price by an enormous sum,
and that if any effort is made to carry
out the project the price will become
Sl00 an acre.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07
NEWS oP4HE RhIIRo6Ds.

Some tiIse ago Wilson e Lawrence, at
torneys were employed by the Minneapolis
& Northwestern Railroad company, in a
suit in which $50, UC0 were involved. TIE
contract wss made either by telephone or
telegraph, and the attorneys have mislald
or lost the message. Afterwards the coma
psny objected to the amount ofthe bill and
raised the amount as TO the validity of the
contract. The Minneapolis municipal court
decided in favor of the lawyers, and the
railroad company appealed the case. The
supreme court refused to grant new trial,
on the application of the railroad company,
which is equivalent to decision that Will
son 81 Lawrence must be paid the SAFE
claimed as due for services.
Charles Gum, a brakeman, commenced
suit against the Manitoba road for $15. goo
His complaint alleges that Aug. IS, at Elk
River, he was run over ard had his LEG
taken off by a train, aud that the accident
was due to the company's negligence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

In hunting for the very last revolu-
Eionary centennial, it has been found
that the evacuation OF New York did
not mark the final departure of the
British as their soldiers occupied some
ilitary posts on the Penobscot until
along in January, 1884. With the with
drawal of these troops the British oceu-
pa.ion of our soil was Terminated but
no movement looking to the celebration
Of the event is yet chronicled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07
CRImEs hgD CRIMINALS.

An additional deficit of $4,000 has been
found in the accounts of Tilden G. Abbott,
the Ascending cashier of the Union Mark
ct National bank of Watertown, Mass, and
the end is not vet. The expert at work
upon the books found this sum missing
from the lsan account. The examination
has not proceeded far, and there will
doubtless be other disclosures. The depos.
its amount to 500, GOO. The directors now
believe that Abbott intended to skin the
bank of the 100000 ofthe miscellaneous
securities in che vault at the time of his
flight, and to take them to Canada in order
TO force the bank to compromise with him.
In the trial in Milwaukee of Peutz and
McCollogh, two young men, for an attempt
to murder Andreas the street car driver, in
November last, judge Hamilton in the cir
cult court decided that the COL LESSONS OF
the prisoners taken shortly after their ar
rests could be admitted as evidence against
tsem. The defense attempted to prove that
the confessions were forced from the ptiS
oners by the detectives, by threats of phys
ical violeGce.
Frank Eutner of Frsnconia, on returning
from Saltwater on the evening of the 28th
inst, was attacked by three men and
knocked out of his sleigh, but succeeded in
driving off his assailants and escaped. His
team ran away to Marine, without doing
any damage, while Eutner was obliged 70
walk home. 1t is thought the party mis-
took their victim for Sam Judd.
Archie st. Peter and wife Sarah were
committed to Jail to appear before the next
grand jury on a charge of stealing $1,000
worth of gold amalgam from the Boston 81
Montana Gold Mining company at Gloster,
ABOUT twenty miles from Helena, Montana.
For being good cook and getting up at
o'clock in the morning for ten years Gov.
Cleveland has pardoned Henry Harrison, a
negro who was sentenced to Sing Sing tor
twenty years for robbery.
A. c. Stevens, prominent citizen of Gen.
eva, Ohio, fatally shot himself Cause. uE-
fortunate speculation in the grain market.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07
FOREIGN NEWS GossIP.

The Parnellite programme, as it appears
in the London Times, is neither novel nor
alarming. Mr.. Parnsu and his followers
have three objects in view: First-The as
similetion of the English end Irish fran
chiseS, to which the whole Liberal party is
pledged. Seeon6--The reform of Irish
county government, TO which both sides Of
the house are committed Third-The
amendment OF the land act so as to meet the
views Of Ulster: and FoGrth--The parlia.
mentary review of the administration ofthe
crimes act.
Mr.. Chamberlain, president of the board
of trade. in aspeech at Birmingham, said
England is not going to allow the war with
the projected reforms and improved insti-
tutioRs which England is making every eff
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

It is understood that an attempt will
soon be made by the New England
friends of Cakes Ames, whose son is lieu
tenant governor of Massachusetts, to
have expunged from the records of con-
gress the resolution of censure passed
upon him by congress for the part he
took in the Credit Mobilier. The at
tempt has been made before in congress
but members were afraid to go on the
record, and the proposition never
reached vote. 1t seems scarcely pos
sible that one of the greatest scandals oil
the age is to be whitewashed, but stran-
ger things have happened.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

The country suffered the severest fire
loss in its history last year, with the ex-
ception of the year of the great Chicago
confagration. The best authorities put
the total loss at $lO3, 600, 900, and a con,
temporary conveys a vivid impression
of the immensely of it by remarkiag
that the nations burn only sos, 000, 90
worth of coal annually. That is, the
property carelessly or wantonly burned
every year exceeds in value all the fuel
consumed by more than 100000 pop
ulafion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07
care You Going To KISS Me?"

Efom Inc DeHast 44e.J JOet "
IL ever / 60 into new locality again,
/ viii, study up my geography better
than | did this time; for my ignorance
got me into a most uncomfortable po-
gition. AS the boat neared Sanford, !
was standing with others on the deck,
when g very pretty young lady came up
to me. and with sweet smile on her
face locked into mine with a pair oil
lovely ewes and asked; "Are you going
to kiss me, eir?" If some one had offer.
ed to lend me ten dollars | could moi
have been more surprised, and hardly
knowing what to say, and in order to
gain little tine, gasped out, Pardon
Miss what dill you ASK" felt that she
knew hear,l her, but she SAID sweetlyy,
"Are you going to kiss me, tonight.
There was ! misunderstanding her TIM
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

A fire occurred at Goodwin, fourteen
miles from Waterloo, early Sunday the 9th,
resulting in the total destruction of the
Rosa hotel and the Lawrence house. Loss
on the former. 81 ECO, on the latter 81, 800.
The Rosa hotel was insured in the German
American for 81, SOC, and the Lawerence
house in the same company for $500.
Cincinnati and St. Louis, ETC., are having
their annual scare about ice end high water.
The steamer Minneapolis was sunk at St.
Louis by the ice,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07
Contagious Diseases Among Cattle

The reception of the committee from
cattle growers at the Chicago convention
by the committees on agriculture ofboth
houses of congress is gratifying to those
who hope something will come from all
this effort. The prevailing feeling is IA
yorable to legislation. The danger is
that too many plans will be presented
and insisted on by their originators as
being the best aud only good one.
There is no doubt that bills will be IN
troduced with the approval Of the COM
mittees in congress and may be passed
without serious objection. 1t will be
well, however, for the cattle interest 10
inform their representatives in congress
of their wishes in this matter.
Some are still so incredulous as to
think there is no no such thing as pleu-
no pneumonia in this country, but IN
this they show only their Ignorance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

Buffalo is the third city OF New York
which has applied to itself the civil SER
vice provisions OF the State act which is
now in operation in the various clerical
departments of the State government.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

time. leard her, and so did others,
and / felt the blood rushing into my
face, and l stammersd ont, 81 would
like to accommodate you, Miss; | would
truly; but ! have wife and thirteen
small children on board with me, and
if my wife should see me kissing you
kissing me, you hateful old thingl who
asked you to kiss me?" ''You did"
yelled; "You asked me twicep "You
old iool, asked you If you were going
to Kissime-K ssime City to- night; don't
you know anything2" and off she went.
and il ever anybody felt meaner than |
did would like TO exchange photo
graphs with him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07
.Ertdnn. Jog maru 81.

SENATE The senateretused to concur in
the conference report on the Greedy relie
bill. and new COMMITTEES was appointed
A bill was introducedto relieve commercial
travellers from licensetaxes. The attorney
General in communication pre-
sented complained of an ina5-
duate clerical force, md requested that the
annual appropriation sor the department OF
Justice to be made &C olce. A resolution io1
an investigation of the cost of telegraphiC
correspondence was adopted. Adjourned
ill Monday.
House. 1.-THE combustion OF the morning
hour the house proceeded to the considers
ton of the calendar; PROCEEDINGS
being given to bills reported
from the committee on public
lands. The first bill vas tn t declaring for
feited certain grants d land made to aid in
The construction of cgstain railroads. It for
feits all lands granted in Mississippi under
The set approved aug. IL. 1856, except
grants in al of rsaroad from Jackson to
the state line OF Alabama. Also the
lands granted in Alagama under the acts o.
Juae 8, 1856 and Mirch g. 1857, to aid il
the construction of road from Eylton to
the Tennessee river, Memphis & Charleston
road, and Savannah s. Albany road; also
the lands granted Ia Louisiana in aid of
the construction ofa road from New Or.
leans to the state line; also the lands
granted in Arkansas in aid OF the construc-
ton of a road from point where the Iron
Mountain road in,ersects the southern
boundary to point near Helena.
The next bill was that declaring forfeiture
or the lands granted the Texas Pacific rail
way company unde the act of congress ap
proved March 3, 1871, and acts supplement
tai thereto. The report accompanying the
bill being very long, it was or1ered printed
in the record, ana without any debate the
bill passed -Yess. $50; nays, barr pa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07
uhatthe Old Man Heard.

From the Fort Gaines Gazette.
A Fort Gaines father, who has bad
heart, arranged matters so he could hear
what was said without being observed.
He tells us that he listened for two
hours one Sunday afternoon while his
daughter and her dudelet occupied one
corner of the sofa. and this was the sole
conversation:
He: If LOWE die, what nd dovie dol
She: DOVE die, tool
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

Lieut.. D. G. Kingman. chief engineer OF
the department of the Platte, and officer IN
charge of the improvement OF Yellowstone
National parz, has ordered work suspended
there being but about g. 900 left unexpen-
ded of the $40, 0e0 appropriated for the Oct,
terment of the condition of the roads and
bridges. The final work oil the season has
been the cutting and saving OF nearly 500.-
900 feet OF lumber for bridges and culveris,
and the blasting of way over rocky
beach to farm cut from off the road to the
mammoth springs and avoid the steeproad.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

w. w. Astor, the American Minister
at Rome, lives a very secluded life, only
giving an occasional dinner party to the
feration. The Rospigliosi Palace, where
he resides. is as closely shut UP as though
there were no American Minister there
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07
Friday. Fe5uarB L.
sENATE.-Not in session.

EENAIE.-NOt IN ie9SlOu.
HoUsE.-After fse days of debate, the
house passed the bill for the relief of Fii2
John Porter b. vote of 1874 to
rs. Strenuous efforts were
resorted to by the opponents to ssave OFF a
vote by flibustering, but when at o'clock
those in favor conceded an hour for debate,
the opponents of Porter accepted the situa-
ton. The beneficiary occupied seat in the
private gallery, and the eagernesss as the cir
max approached were marked by the vast
throng in the galleries, who had given up
their dinner to witness the last scene. As
the names of republicans were recorded
10 favor of the bill, they were
applauded vigorously. There was con-
siderable blustsr and loud talking
during the closing proceedings, but
both sides were good-natured, as the result
was a foregone conclusion before the roll
call was half completed.
Messrs. Wolford, Phelps, laird, Henley,
and Curtin spoke in favor of the bill, and
Messrs. Calklns and Bontelle against it. All
Minnesota members voted in the NEGATIVE.
Adjourned until the 9th inst.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

Miss Martha Jellison. who had taught
school for sixty years, died in Ellsworth,
Me-, the other day, at the age OF 30.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-07

The combination OF the qnnine manu-
facturers of the world is broken, and the
prices for the drug have reached 3 lower
level.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-24
Wichita Falls a.; ;;
Tho EInuation or WICHITA FALLS
"Hh NnH OF this section
IL Mi extremely fer
IVIII tile and easy of
- -AA--AA ~ - Ih-h< cultivation.
Good Water in Abundance

Red, the Big and Little Wichita and Pease
Rivers and numerous smaller streams flow
through this portion of the country.
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STATE CAPITAL.
IN Inlerestlng Tnhle.

AUSTIN, July %. Special. On hand
May 3lst, $40, i6.7j; received from hire of
convicts on railroads, farms, etc, S2s,-
Oso.75; received from Comptroller, $lO,-
600; Total, SiS,935,l. Paid out at Hunts
vile, $23,73359; at Rusk, $3,39l .O3;
balance on hand June 30th, $2l,SlO. 20.
The estimate for July is as follows:
From hire Of labor and from other
sources, S5i,47S.75; expenses, 1854. -.
This will include ~ per cent. retained
FOR pay of sergeants and guards for the
past five months, and for water-works
and new machinery.
Adjutant-General King forwarded to-
day to the Dallas Artillery company a
fine piece of artillery.
Frank Doremus, of the HERALD staff,
is inthe city.
The Grand Lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workingmen convened
yesterday with about fifty members and
delegates present. Tonight a grand
banquet, fine music and fireworks are
being enjoyed by the visiting members,
the local lodge having gotten up the
affair III honor to the visitors.
Inc Collectors of Bell and Jasper
counties settled to-day.
Increase i'll values: BlancO county,
S2H,3O5; Denton county,$7lS,974; Calves
ton county, Sl,l97,570, Hardin county
shows decrease of S59,l25.
The passenger and freight agents ofthe
Texas ~ Pacific railway, in session at
Houston, Monday, discussed the ques-
ton of granting to the honorary Com
missioners TO the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton free passes, and to-day they notified
MAJOR Joe IL. Stewart, Chairman of the
committee to wait upon roads, that
passes will not be issued.
The report of receipts and disburse
ments of ponitentiaries for the month o
June has been received.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-24
MEXICO,

IANEEICANs INSTANTANEOUS
ClrY OF MEXICO, July 2].-Two Amer
'Au workmen were imprisoned yestcr-
| " charged with defamation Of the
resident. They were not permitted to
|mmunicate with their friends until
(day, when, without trial, they were
Fntenced by the Governor of the dis
bet to s.X months imprisonment; he,
oweyer, agrees to release them on re-
Ilest of the American Minister. 1t is
ldmed hat the charges are without
EmlatiOn and maliciOusly instigated.
lyhe Government granted a conces-
Jon for the colonization OF Cedros
Bland oifthe west coast of Lower Cali
brnia.
The ciEtom-house receipts Of Vera
'mz for the first half OF July are about
per cent. less than the same period
~ year
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-24
irrigation Brach Vacc..

N&w YoRr, July %, Attic Brighton
Beach race course to-day the weather
WAS very hot, ttacl; fast, and the attend
anto voiy large.
First Raro- For non-wiuuers; three
quarters of mile; Ten Strike won;
Iluzard, second uixoto, third. Time
lily.
second Race Selling allowance; mile:
King Tom won; Shelby Barnes, second;
Tony Foster, third. Time--laAA.
Third Race-Gravesend handicap; all
ages; mile and-a hair Dizzy Blonde
won; Lovant, second; rclemachus,
third. Time-2:i0.
Fourth Race-A ages; mile and one
furlong; Miss Brewster won; Arsenic,
second; Barney Aaron, third. TIME
la6E.
Fifth Race Handicap stcopleohnso;
short course: Ranger won; Odcll, SEQ.
ond; rOuawanda, third. Time 2:idh.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-24

ing ON her public domain; why, even
Kansas, parsimonious Kansas, never did
It." A planter replied: "The school
land is not public domain, and the cattle
men had as much right to the school
Iund raised by taxation, as they had to
the rent of school lands. The one was as
much school fund as the other, and
should be expended in cultivating and
charging the minds of the
children and not expended in feeding
the cattle of private individ-
money from the schooling of his chill
dren TO cattle kings and return home
and look at them he did not see. Free
grassers replied: "They will all leave
the State then" Planter: "Iet them
go, we will feed no body's stock on the
school fund to keep them here" What
q bull proposition, that the State must
give the rental value of millions of prop
erty or 'they will leave the State"
And what prophets they are. Why,
the commonest free grassers can tell
exactly the number of the few misera-
Die and deformed wretches that will
'ttt!e ON school land, if
n. lease is not repealed.
lhyI the fine cattle, sheep and horses,
now the boast of Texas, will all turn
their heads northward, and the wolf and
non will return, and the buffalo will
again Craze on the plains and the
antelope trisk and play in security from
INC harm of man; that if the lease is re-
'Caled shining morning faces" would
pay around the cozy homes of thou
sands made happy by "free grass" that
the prophecy Of the lion and the lamb
would be verified in the husbandman
ana stockman "laying down together'
IA peace and harmony-yea, even in fra
ternal love-
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Tho third concert give under tho
aUspicios Of the Ladies' Auxiliary So
cicLy of the New Orleans Exposition,
~ the City park last evening,
drew together some 1880 of
the. best citizons of Dallas. The
park was radiant in the glow of the cleo
tric light, and thronged as il was with
people, IL presented beautiful scene.
Meme Bros splendid orchestra dis
courscd number of beautiful airs and
the guests were RECALLED with cream,
cakes, Lemonade and other John Gmgh
beverages. Every one present appeared
to be having n good time. The ladies
have made a hit, and the attendance at
their next concert, which Is tomorrow
night, will no doubt be increased. They
deserve the success they are meeting
with. No admission fee Is charged
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INDIANS VICTORIOUS.
The Red Men Ecfcat the United state
Troops Hair Raised.

The Red Men Eofcat the United states
Troops Hair Raised.
DENVER, July ga work train with
forty bridge hands was passing through
BlacE Canon, west of Gunnl-
son, this morning, when spark
from the engine ignitcd a box
containing giant powder. 4 terrible
explosion followed, killing John Lynch,
John NOrcyS, J.W.OlSen (bridgo hands,
and wouudiug a number Orothers. The
engine was badly wrecked. The Re
puhliean's Durango special says: Capt.
Perrinos, commanding detachment of
cavalry sent in pursui. OF
the Indians that made tho
outbreak on the cattle camp a short
time. ago found the Indians ntrcuched
In their stronghold, l0n miles west OF the
Blue Mountains, ON the 18th inst. After
Il sharp fight the whites We're compelled
10 retire with The loss OF one scout,
named Warrington, and James llig.
gins, cowboy, killed. There Were no
Indians, well armed and well protected
in the bluffs and 10 is impossible To dis
lodge them. Captain Perrinos will prob
ably await orders from headquarters he
,ore making u further attack. Only for
throwing The lives of his muu away ut Il
disadvantage, he would have fought the
Indians longer.
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THE PLAGUE.
CHOLERA AND YELLOW FEVER.
One Case ut New Orleans and One at Eel
Paso-El PasO Not Frightenpd-st.
Louis Alarmed Getting
Worse In Europe, Etc.
AT NEW ORLEANS.


NEW ORLEANS, July %. The Swear
old boy of Mr.. Patterson, No. 50, Third
street, died last night. The physician
attending gave certificate of death
from yellow fever. The President of
the Board of Health and several physi-
cians concur in this opinion. At special
meeting OF the Board of Health to-day.
Presidents Holt and Solomon, on the
part OF the board, appointed a commit
tee to investigate the case. Dir. Bell. Of
the National Board of Health, and Dir.
Godfrey, Of the United States National
Marine Service, are invited to attend.
The committee are now making post
mortem examination, the result of
which will be disclosed at to-night's
session of the Board of Health.
NOT AsIATiC CHOLERA.
PHILADrLPHGA,J July .. Post norton
examination shows that A. Il. Siegler
died Of cholera morbus and not Asiatic
cholera.
AT MARSEILLES.
MARsETLLEs, July .. In twentv-four
hours, ending =. m. to day, there have
been torty-fou deaths from cholera.
CHOLERA NOEFS.
PARIS, July 23.-All the public schools
OF Toulon and Mmseilles win be closed
tomorrow. The French Academy of
Medicine promises an Internati onal
Congress to discuss the prevention and
cure of cholera. DR.. Koch
has asked the Congress to
meet in Berlin. The Medical
Cholera Commission established at
Lazarette, in the Moabite quarter, with
800 beds, has also organized a sick trans
port service, and issued series of rules
for public guidance in guarding against
cholera. No sign of Asiatic cholera in
this citV