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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
Crimes and Criminals.

George Travis, the Tioga county, Pa, muir
derer, will be hanged January 10.
Thieves wrecked passenger train at Clear
Creek, Tex, recently and ten persons were
killed
Near Columbus Ga, Mr.. Bigglers, re-
spectacle farmer, and Mr.. and Mrs. Burgers,
employed by him, died in terrible agony from
poison an old negro woman placed arseric in
their coffee.
George K. Bodson, constable of Bolton,
Miss, while attempting to arrest John Thomas
and Andrew TrOtter, both colored, near
Brownsville was fatally shot The negroes es-
capped. Parties are in pursuit.
August Tuxhori, farmer of Mcpherson,
Kansas set fire lis house, barn and granary,
then blew out historians with a shotgun The
buildings were destroyed with So, 000 i'll money
in the house Total loss, S1l Goo
Mrs Harry G Williams of Anita, Iowa, bride
Of three days, has applied for divorce. She
was Mrs. Mary Full, and was to have been
married to Mr.. Clark, but about noon OF that
day eloped with Williams, and married him at
Atlantic, and is row repentant
The Milwaukee police are investigating the
subject of the numerous fires that have oc-
Cured recently in the vicinity OF East Water
and Division streets Six fires have been
started during three days within circuit of two
blocks.
During evening services in the Second
Presbyterian church, Cleveland, man
clad in a suit of red undertaking walked up
the aisle and, taking seat near the pulpit, be-
gan to applaud vociforously with his hands and
feet Avig9rous struggle was necessary to
get the crank out of church.
Robert Standing and wife were discovered
Head in their house on q ranch seven
miles from Pine Grove, small station
On the South Park road, Colorado Circum-
stances indicae that they were murdered for
money StraIilring was one of Colorado's pi-
oneers, was quite wealthy, and widely known
He was preacher, antipolygamy branch of the
Mormon church
officers Cornell and Fowler, of William
county. Tex, arrived at Elgin, that state, in
pursuit of two sobbers, Berry and Lewis. The
robbers seeingthe officers, Immediately opened
ere which wa, returned The thieves kept
aring as they mounted their horses. Berry
was shot through the head and instantly killed,
firing Off six shooter as he fell corpse.
Lewis was w5unded, but escaped. Officer
Fowler received three balls, one iii the shoulder,
and one in each arm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

At the late election New York adopt
ed 4 constitutional amendment forbid
ding counties containing a city of over
loo, 900 population and cities of that
size to become indebted for any purpose,
or in any manner. to an amount greater
than 10 per cent. on the assessed valua-
ton. and provides that all debts in ex-
cess of this limit hereafter contracted
shall be absolutely void. The proposed
amendment further provides that the
tax rate for county or city purposes IN
any county containing city of over
TOO. 600 inhabitants, or in any city of
that size, shall not exceed 2 per cent.
If is said that the cities affected by this
prohibition contain one-half the popu-
iation of the state and three-quarters OF
is taxable property The Evening
Post sevs ..the whole state is infected
with the disease" of running IN debt for
nurposes which do not pay. In some
counties the towns are indebted to four
pinths their valuation. and IN others to
one-third. Since 1860 the property Of
New York city has doubled and the
taxes have quadrupled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
General News Items.

A new hospital at Bridgeport, Conn, costing
$50, COO has Just been formally opened
The Jury in the ase of ex- Mayor Chase of
Omaha. Indicted i1r bribery in having levied
blackmail on gamblers and contractors, re-
turned verdict q not guilty.
The average yield Of cotton promises to be
over than last vetr--The corn crop is estima-
ed at more than 1900 O0o,000 bushels, ormore
han twenty six bushels pei acre.
Capt Bedford Pym, of the British navy,
urged upon Secretary Frelinghuysen the adj
visibility of England and the United states
combining to finish the Nicaragua canal
William A. Duncan, who was just reelected
to congress from the Nineteenth Pennsylvania
district, died at his home in Gettysburg, recent
". His death was due 70 consumption
Lieut. c. A Varmm, Seventh cavalry, has
been detailed inspector Of Indian supplies at
Rapid City, Oak, relieving Capt Ilsley, Of the
Seventh who has been granted SIX months
leave
Frank Cooper, said to be one of the leading
dry goods merchants of Peoria, Ill, worth
sfJQ.0G0 has been sued by his wife IN Chicago
for divorce on the ground of cruelty and I'M
faithfnlness.
An American named Bruce, formerly Zap
fist minister Of New York, is said to be wrong
fully confined in an English madhouse, and
charges Minister Lowell with negligence ID
looking into his case,
An effort is being made by the Methodists OF
Baltimore to raise an endowment fund of s20',-
900 for protected female college in that city,
and subscriptions to the amount OF seo,OD
have alrerdy been secured
J. NJ Masterson, Of fhe firm Of J N. Master
son & Co. bankers Of Mount Vernon, n y,
who recently failed, has been arrested on
charge of receiving money of depositors after
the firm knew it was insolvent
The New England society for the Suppress
sion OF Vice viii make, at the next session OF
the legislature, vigorous effort to secure the
establishment Of a metropolitan police force
for Boston, OWING TO the low state OF morally
in that city,
Maud S. is ten years old, stands l59< HANDS
high. Mr. Vanderbilt paid s2l 900 for her, a.
a four-year old she showing mile ~ 2.lt1s-
Though many four-y ear-olds have tried 8
equal this time, none Of them have been aDie
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
The revolution in naval architecture

The revolution in naval architecture
and armament has been going on so rap
idly for ten years past, that the r-famed
British navy is declared by home writ
ers to be behind the age. There is a
race between, so to speak, protection
and projection; between the resisting
power of the hull and the attacking
power of shot and shell, and no sooner
is a new armor devised for the former
than a new gun is invented for the lat
ter. so that it is impossible to tell
which is ahead now, or which will come
ont ahead at the finish. In the opinion
OF the highest authorities, no armor
can be made which Is absolutely proof
against any proieetile; but until this
opinion is finally Endorsed and accept
cd the race will continue, and costly
experiments be tried with no perma-
nentIy satisfactory results.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

Gen. Schofeld, commander of the
Division of Missouri, with headquarters
at Chicago, in his report to the war de-
partment invites attention to the i'm
portance of schools for the practical in
struction of militia of the several states,
the urgent need for the education of
both officers IL d men In the use OF
modern rife in field maneuvers necessa-
nv to mike the fire of rife effective, and
in deta. of army life, both in camp and
in garrison. One year of such instruc-
ton to young men seventeen to twenty
years of age, would make, he argues,
excellent soldiers, far more valuable
than many times their number of I'M
trained militia. The government might
we'll give reasonable aid to these schools
in money, military materials and ex-
perienced instructors such as would
make the system inexpensive to the
state
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

Americans, as a rule. are growing
obese, and much interest is felt in the
discoveries for counteracting this ten
dency. DIR. Schweninger of Munich
has discovered a new mode of reducing
the bulk of the human frame. 1t is,
never to eat and drink at the same time,
but to let two hours intervene. He
has, it is said, cured Prince Bismarck
of tendency to obesity in this way.
Fat people have now their choice be
tween four systems: 1. The original
Banting, which consists of eating moth
ing containing starch, sugar or fat.
3 The German Banting, which allows
fat, but forbids sugar or starch. 3. A
Munich system, which consists of being
clothed in wool and sleeping i'll flannel
blankets instead of sheets. 4. Not eat
ing and drinking at the same time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
Big Railroad Suit in iowa.

Perhaps the most important case ever tried
in Iowa, if considered with respect to the
amount of money involved is that which viii
be tried in the United States court at dubuque;
this week The following brief history OF
the case: The action of the second mort
gagees to procure the right to redeem the
first mortgage ON the Burlington, Cadai
Rapids and Northern, revived it. In granting
the decree of foreclosure to the hrs
mortgages some years ago Judge Gran
of Davenport failed to provide for the
payments of the second mortgage bonds, ex
cept as affording room for future trouble. Inc
error of Judge Grant was not considered serl.
GUS at the time, as the second mortgage bonds
were then worth scarcely anything Subse-
quently the first mortgages built up the road,
and it Is now said to be worth S1S,OO0, 300 At
ter the road acquired its value, the Chicago d
Northwestern quietly proceeded to buy up the
second mortgage bonds for little or nothing lt
is the real plaintiff in this case. Judge Hub
bard of Cedar Rapids is the attorney for the
plaintiff.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
The Crouch Murder Trial.

A jury has been secured in the Crouch muir
der trial at Jackson, Mich. The court has
been occupied since Nov. in the selection OF
jury. The case was opened for the prosecu-
ton. 1t is the trial of Daniel s. Holcomb for
the murder of the Crouch family, consisting of
Jacob d. Crouch, his daughter and son-in-law,
and a farmer who was buying cattle of Crouch.
The murder occurred Nov. %, 1883, and the
testimony is chiefly circumstantial. Jacob d.
Crouch was a wealthy farmer living outside of
town. His youngest son, Judd d. Crouch and
Daniel s Holcomb, are suspected of the muir
der, but are granted separate trials. Henry
Holcomb, brother of Daniel will also be tried
for perjury in the case of Joseph Alien, whom
he accused of murder. A large number OF
witnesses have been secured for the prosecution
and defense
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
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At Baltimore the lecture and publication bu-
reau OF the Catholic Total Abstinence union Of
America resolved to send total abstinence
speakers To all parts of America to enlist Cath
olics In the total abstinence movement In the
evening public temperance meeting was held
Bishop Ireland and Father Cleary made adj
dresses.
representative of the Kansas City Time.
visited Olathe, Kansas, andinteryiewed Gov.
st John upon the political situation. Mr.. St
John declared emphatically that be had no re-
lations whatever with any politici8 party in the
campaign except the Prohibition party; that he
had made the fight strictly upon the principle
which he represented and stated his intention
of taking the field again after few weeks
rest and continuing active efforts in behalf OF
national constitutional prohibition, which he
felt assured would be ultimately established
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
nishop seapurx,s CONSERVATION.

st. PauPs Cathedral, London, last Friday
was the scene of stately service in comment
Grafton of the 10Oth anniversary of the conse-
Grafton of Bishop Seabury, the first American
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Service was conducted by the archbishop OF
Canterbury, assisted by the bishops of London,
Winchester, Durham and Albany At one
point in the services material version OF the
Nineteenth Psalm was sung the same as sung
al Aberdeen hundred years ago on the oc-
casion of Bishop Seabury's conservation.
The archbishop concluded his discourse by
giyin expression to the deep sympathy and ~
ferest felt by the English churches toward theii
American brethren. The church in America
had greatan glorious future before il Al
ter the sermon many of the congregation re-
NAMED to partake of holy communion. This
was administered by six bishops, two each
from America, Scotland and England There
were altogether twenty bishops present IN
Guiding the bishops of Fond du Lac and Min
nesota. The day was also appropriately OBJ
served in New York, Hartford, and other places
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

Americans are declared to be the
greatest newspaper readers in the world,
and the statistics seem to sustain this
declaration. In cities, especially, al
most everybody who can read, takes
from one to half dozen newspapers,
and nobody considers himself we'll
posted if he consults only his own par
ty organ. BY glancing at all sides
OF question men are apt to become
more liberal and cosmopolitan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.

Postoffces established: Iowa-Nunday, Free
mont county. Postoffices discontinued Mon
tana--Buell. Custer county. mail to Sadie
Postmasters commissioned-Ge George W. Chase,
Dawson, Oak. Horace Lester, Nunday, Iowa.
Rear Admiral Alexander Murray Q. $. n,
who died at his residence in Washington, had
been ailing about week, and nothing serious
was feared; but at the hour named he fell
from his chair. and passed away before medical
assistance could be summoned The death
was from embolism of the heart
Fish commissioner car No. 2, IN charge Of G.
H. f. Moore, left Washington Friday night
with carp for the supply of all applicants in
Illinois, Iowa. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota,
Idaho, Montana, Washington and Oregon. The
route ID via Chicago, Quincy, Des MONIES, St.
Paul and the Northern Pacific road to Portland.
Postoffices established: Dakota-Jessie
Griggs county, Postoffices Discontinued-Da-
kota: Webb, Charles Mix county, mail to
Bloomington; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Nilsson
la county, mail to Missoula. Postmasters
commissioned--W Shreves, Bennington, Iowa:
T. G. Davis, Climax, Iowa; J. A Chichester,
Reno Iowa; Samuel w. Fuller, Worcester,
Wis William T. McCulloch, Jessie, Oak
Seventeen of the most eminent physicians Of
New York City have presented petition to
Secretary McCulloch, calling his attention
to the danger of allowing the importation OF
foreign rags. 1t is certainly to be hoped that
the government will take prompt and effective
action in this vital matter. Probably, how
ever, we shall now be treated to protests from
rag dealers against ouch interference with
their business-which, of course, in their eyes
is of far greater consequence than the health
of the nation
The special press commissioner of the New
Orleans worlds exposition is perfecting ar
rangements to have congressional excursion of
senators andrepresentatiye from Washington
to New Orleans, to be present at the opening
of the exposition ON Dec 16. A press excur
sion representing the press of the New England
states, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Col
umbia will go at the same time Invitations
have been extended to President Arthur and
cabinet Gov Cleveland and Mr. Blaine, also to
President-elect Diaz of Mexico and the En-
peror Dom Pedro Of Brazil. The Mexican con-
gress will adjourn to attend the opening ex-
erciSeS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

A movement is on foot TO transp liant
she Concord School of Philosophy to
chicago, or rather, to have its next
meeting in the garden city. 1t is to be
uoped that this nonsense will not OBJ
tain foothold in the west, and no one
who knows the west can believe in the
possibility of such thing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

Milwaukee, Ia Crosse, Sparta, Madison,
Fort Howard Green Bayl, Wis, Win0na,
Owatonna. Mankato Mimi, Cedar Rapids,
Des Moines, Webster City, Algona. Glin-
ton. MaIshaltown, Iowa, Freeport, ElgiD,
Rockford, ILL.,, are amongst its 500 local
stations on its lines.
Among a few of the numerous points
of superiority enjoyed by the patrons Of
this road, are its DAY COACHES which
are the finest that human art and inge-
nuity can create its PALATIAL SLEEP
ING CARS, which are models Of comfort
and elegance; its PALACE DRAWING
ROOM CARS. which are unsurpassed by
any: and its widely celebrated
NORTH WESTERN DINING CARS
the like of which are not run by any
other road anywhere. In short, il is as
serted that 1T IS THE Best E0uIP-
PED ROAD IN THE WORLD.
All points Of interest North, Northwest
and West Of Chicago, business centres,
summer resorts and noted hunting and
fishing grounds are accessible by the
various branches OF this road
1t owns and controls over 5000 miles Of
road and has over four hundred passen-
ger conductors constantly caring for its
millions Of patrons.
Ask your ticket agent for tickets via
this route, AND TAKE NO OTHER.
All leading ticket agents sell them. It
costs no more to travel on this route, that
gives first-class accommodations, tnan it
does to 60 by the poorly equipped roads.
For maps, descriptive circulars and
summer resort papers, or other iBforma-
ton not obtainable at your local ticket
office write 10 the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
Government and Land Robbers.

AT Omaha, in the case Of the United States
government VS.. The Brighton Ranch Com
pany Judge Brewer, of the United States cir
cult court, has rendered a decision that the
company has fenced in about 5000 acres of
land belonging to the government Suit was
brought by the latter to compel the COM
pany to tear down the fence The de-
cision of Judge Brewer in effect is that the
Brighton Ranch company has no right to con-
struct fences upon government land and the
government had absolute right to have the
fence removed This decision settles the law
in this circuit that cattlemen have no right to
enclose government lands for herding purposes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

The Prince of Wales celebrated his
birthday on the 9th inst. He is forty
three-years old, and it is said that he
begins to have his doubts about ever
having the honor of occupying the
British throne. The life OF his mother,
Queen Victoria has been remarkably
prolonged already, but there is no rea-
son, save increasing age and ordinary
infrmities, for experimenting her de-
cease for several years. The son of the
Prince of Wales. in the line of direct
succession from his father to the throne,
is already of age, and will probably
reach that exalted station long before
he attains the present age of his
father.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
Earlier Dispatches.

The following dispa tches showing the prog
ress of the count its fluctuations and the hopes
and fears excited thereby, are interesting to
those who are interested in complete record of
the most important things preceding the final
result
NEW York, Nov. 1.-THE official canvass
In various counties to-day developed the fol-
lowing maiorities, being the same as for
merly reported except where otherwise des-
ignated:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

The New York Sun says revolution
s now IN progress in the nail trade,
which, although it is working slowly.
Viii entirely do away with the old iron
calls, replacing them with steel. 1t is
'ne OF the outgrowths of the Bessemer
process for converting iron into steel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
Casualties of the Week.

Two fires at New London, Mo-, destroyed
nearly block of business buildings. Loss,
$35, 600; Insurance. Sl0,OOO
Ten tons OF giant powder exploded near To
ledo, and the people for forty miles around
thought there wasan earthquake.
Mrs. James Mccormick, eighty years of age,
burned 10 death at the residence of her daugh-
ter in Ellenboro Grant county, Wis, while re-
plenishing the fire IN a small stove.
During democratic celebration at Yelling
ton, Kans., Mrs. join Schnarr was struck IN
the eye bya skyrocket and instantly killed, and
another rocket invaded the Office of the Phillip
house, striking the night clerk in the mouth
and coming out behind the ear.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

Five of the members of the New
York Press Club who ran for Office were
triumphantly elected, to say nothing of
the walk-over with which fortune fav-
ored Joseph Pulitzer in his race for
Congress. Colonel Merriman of the
Sun will also be member of Congress.
1t Is question in journalistic circles,
which has not yet been settled, whether
a newspaper man can accept any Office
from president to coroner without COM
promising his dignity and lessening the
sphere of his influence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

Up to this hour the result of the ballot for
presidential electors has been declared in
thirty three of the sixty counties of this
state. The last previous reports of county
clerks showed a Democratic plurality OF
i $50 To-day's canvass shows a net loss to
Blaine of four votes The remaining twenty
seven counties, with two exceptions, re-
ported progress and WILL for the
most part report the result of their
canvass tomorrow To-day's reports speak
of irregularities in formsl No mention is
made of any serious discrepancy in the
count Several counties which did not to-
day complete their official canvass reported
there was no reason to believe that when
completed the figures would show any
change from those already given. Can
vassed returns received by the Dem
ocratic state committee from twenty
four counties indicated change
of six votes in favor of Blame against sixty
returns have been received by the Repub
lican national committee, and Chairman
Draper, of the Republican state executive
committee, could not be found. Gen. John
N. Knapp stalwart Republican from Au-
burn said he believed the official canvass
would make no material change in the pub
hshed returns
IF there is any hitch" said he, 1T will be in
New York and Kings counties. Up in the coun-
try the people know twenty-four hours after the
closing of the polls what the result is. / think
IL is a sure thing.
At the official canvass of the Kings county
board OF supervisors, the returns from six
wards were examined to-day, beginning
with the First They showed Cleveland to
have Ii, 229 votes and Blaine S,216.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

Japan has taken an advanced step in
the separation of church and state.
The Mikado has formally abolished the
rank and title of state priesthood, and
now permits all seets to choose their
own spiritual heads tits believed that
this is but the advance measure of q
general reform In religious affairs, and
that in the end there will be complete
liberty of conscience. Japan is one
of the most progressive as we'll as one
of the most interesting countries III the
world to the traveller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20

Pretty lambrequins for bedrooms can
be made of soft gray linen with borders
Of lace crocheted of red or blue wool
and worsted braid, and an edge can be
made by setting points Of plain sateen
upon the linen, turning them upwards
like pyramids and fastening them IN
place by two rows of feather stitch in
creweIs Of the same color.