River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-10
NOTES OF THE TIMES.

NOTES OF THE TIMES.
CLAIMS for losses caused By the Riel
rebellion amounting to S2000,000 have
been filed with the Dominion au-
thOrities at Ottawa
THE bank of Montreal holds from
S8,000.O00 to so, 100000 Of idle funds
There is much more money than enter
prise and public spirit in Canada.
THE fire losses in the United States
and Canada for the month of
August, are placed at 95,500,00
and for the first eight months of 1880
are estimated at 500. 100000.
A MEMORIAL window has Just been
placed in the Episcopal church at Mid
dleton, Conn, by Edwin Booth and his
daughter to mark their affection for
the deceased wife Of the great actor.
THE popularity OF Mr.. Lowell in
England is shown by the remark Of
the London Times that Minister
Phelps, (appointed by the Cleveland
administration is treading with
success in the footsteps of his pre-
decessor.
WALT WHITMAN fcIicitates himself
that IN his declining and dccrepit DAYS he
fortunately has a good faithful young
jersey woman and friend Mary Davis,
''who cooks for me and vigilantly sees
. me. Mary ability as a cook is
doubtless her charm.
SIXTY thousand. one hundred and
sevcnty-one dollars and forty-one
cents is all thet has been col
lected, for the Grant monument in New
York city, up to this time. Modern
worship cannot by this be defined
as possessing cash basis.
TENNYsoN, as poet laureate has $1,000
a year. but for fifteen minutes work in
the ring Mr.. John l.. Sullivan received
S5.GSf.G0. a contrast which causes an es-
thetic editor to remark that Financial
ly there is a heap of difference between
genius and muscle. Too true.
QUEEN We. is a good mother-in-law
to the Princess Beatrice husband, as
in addition TO making him a Knight of
the Garter, and heaping rank and emol-
uments upon him. She has also made
him a commandment in the royal navy.
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II the hat trade. it is said, there is
practically no sale now for soft hats,
but stiff high hats rule the market, with
black and brown the prevailing colors.
Caps too are thing of the past, with
the exception of fur or seal skin for
winter use. The derby hat IS the
leading style. and with the exception
that the brim curls a little more, there
is no marked change.
GENEyIEvE WARD. the actress, has
returned from a season Of play-actng
in New Zealand. The king says Miss
Ward wanted to marry him. but as he
already possessed several wives she de-
clined to be added to the number,
whereupon the king proposed to Kill
al his other wives if She objected to
them. but the charming lady chose not
to become a New Zealand Queen, even
under such a gallant offer.
IN the case of Joe Mackin, convicted
and sentenced to the Joliet penitentiary
by state court at Chicago. of election
frauds, continuance of hearing an ap
peal by the Supreme Court has beer
asked on the ground that deere,
affirming the conviction Of the court
below would result in forfeiting the
$4,000 bail given by Mackin in tn,
United States court to answer to tn,
same ofreAse, which case has not beer
tried or disposed Of.
IL the device upon the new posta
card fine engraving of Jefferson dis
places the head Of the Goddess o
Liberty, the words United States arr
printed in full instead of the mono
gram L. $. the direction nothing bu
the address can he placed on thi.
side. Is changed upon the face OF the
card to read. nothing but the addres.
to be on this side The size j. un
changed, and light brown color i
used for the printed matter. The new
features give the latest card a decidedly
different appearance from the old one
A YoUNGsrowS, Ohio, man made ;
death-bod confession of having muir
dered a man named McNamee, a
WaItham. Mass. six years ago. NJ
such murder occurred. but at tina
time Patrick AIcEneary was ASSAULTED
on the highway and robbed. but re
covered from his injuries and still
lives. The author of the crime wa
never traced or discovered until thu
man who under an assumed name haze
carried the burden Of his supposed
great crime for years that seemed lik
centuries to him, upon his dying bed
stunc bv remorsc revealed himself.
THE fact that Chicago is Some.hin!
Of town may De CLEANED from tn
amount Of its post Office business a
shown by the report for the month o
August. when there were distributed
l0.042.3I letters. postal cards ant
newspapers. including mail and loca
letters. There were forwarded ~ IN
outgoing mails from the city S.7ol.64
letters, postal card, and newspapers
To transact the delivery and collection
of this matter S2l letter carriers wer
,,,,,,l,,-oJ who made afS delivery ant