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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

Thomas W. Higginson writes from
Cambridge. Mass, to the editor of Law
and Order that he is opposed to the
proposed teaching in the public schools
on the effects of alcoholism Col. Hig-
ginson is too well known as temper
ance man, a woman's rights advocate,
and an author to have his motives ques-
toned or his protest lightly considered.
He objects on five grounds: l. That
it would add another and very difficult
study to the already too numerous stud
les of children. 2. That the majority
of teachers are not fit, and never will be
fit, to teach such difficult study, about
which the doctors disagree, most OF
them frankly confessing that it is ex-
tremely perplexing. 8. That it is I'M
scientific to teach about diseases before
teaching the laws of health; especially
when neither are properly or thoroughly
taught. 4. That premature and preco-
cious knowledge of evil is harmful. ..
That ihe very pupils who most need to
he k .efted are likely to be harmed by
such teaching, as teaching about any
secret and pernicious vices often awakens
morbid curiosity and leads to then
practice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15
n,oodv Afrav Betw.en TWO rsnians.

New York dispatch: -Last Friday afternoon
several men rushed ont of No. II Chambers
street. New York City, in which building is 10
Gated the Office of O'Donovan Rosa and the
United Irishmen. few seconds afterwards a
man, covered with blood, tottered down stairs
to the hallway and sank on the front stoop,
while his blood covered the sidewalk in a
stream Most intense excitement at once
took place, and crowds flocked to the scene.
Several officers rushed up and seeing a few men
making toward Chambers street and the city
hall followed them One of them tall man,
was captured and brought back to where the
dying man was lying.
'Is this the man who stabbed you?" asked
an officer.
Eyes, that is the man" said the bleeding man:
''but by heavens, if I'm going to die I'll die
game, and there will be two of u.s."
With that, and before the bystanders could
realize his intention, he drew a revolver and
fired two shots in quick succession at the man
standing before him. One of the balls took
effect in a thigh of his would-be muir
derer. This still further increased tho excite
ment and the neighborhood became wild
with all sorts of rumors. The man who was
stabbed proved to be Capt Thomas F. Phelan
of Kansas City, aged forty mine, and his assail-
ant who he says stabbed him. gave his name
as Richard Short of S61 Tenth avenue. An am
bulance was summoned and Phelan was taken
to the Chambers street hospital dying. He is
stabbed in the neck and breast and several
other places There were rumors that he
gave away some of the secrets of the Fenian
organization.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15
The Worst Week of All.

There were 44S failures reported to Brad
streets during the week ending 10th, against
800 in the preceding week, and 345, 342 and
203 in the corresponding weeks of 1884, 1855
and 1882 respectively. About 81 per cent were
those of small traders whose capital was less
than $1,000 Among those reported embar-
rased were: George Lsner, fancy goods,
Silk Bros. Herman d Co, cloak manufactur-
ers. and Hulshizer & Buchanan, grain, New
York city; Henry Croskey & Co., lumber,
Philadelphia; keystone Lumber and Salt com
pany, West Bay City, Mich; Cook & Sackett,
bankers, Havana, n y; Window Bros, oil
producers, jamestown, n Y; jamestown
Wood Pulp and Paper company, Corydon, Pa.
W. p HestOn & Co, wholesale teas, Toledo,
Ohio; Bank of Augusta, Ga.
Special kilograms from leading business
centers throughout the United States contain
in many instances, evidences of an improved
feeling in commercial circles. There is little,
If any, basis for this, so far as learned, and ii
is undoubtedly to the advance in the price
of wheat, which now appears to have shown
sufficient strength to prevent reaction to the
point where the rush upward began The
starting of iron works at several cities has also
stimulated a better feeling. The drygoods
market at the larger distributing centers is
firmly held and there is some activity reported.
The general trade situation is far from salts
factory, although renewed purchases in a few
lines suggest to those most Interested the like
Ehood of material improvement in the
9 BRING demand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

Whatever may have been the case in
other cities it is a gratifying truth that
the growth of Washington during the
past year has been steady, continuous,
and of the most substantial character.
the number of new buildings of all
classes erected during the year was l.
500, costing about 50, 100000. Per-
1nits for repsirs and additions of various
kinds have been issued which probably
involved the expenditure of enough
money in the aggregate to bring the
total expended upon private buildings
for the year to 100000. The nation
al capital is already one of the most
beautiful cities on the face of the globe,
and year by year the opinion is becom-
ing more pronounced and general
throughout our country that it is to be-
come the most desirable place to reside
in permanently.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

oknecessity be large and fexible-that
isto say, some must be qualified to move
from one place to another whenever
stress comes upon particular depart
ment But when, on the contrary, the
constant pressure of regular work is
brought into consideration, one cannot
help wondering that the Office should
be capable of performing the tremend-
Gus spurts which so frequently is
recorded by it.
1t is safe to say that there is nc
buster spot on earth than this clearing
house of Uncle Sans. No one can
spend couple of hours within the great
rotunda and wonder that so many of
the employees are cultivating shortness
of sight and open spaces on the top of
their heads. The eeaseless pulse of
labor which beats there day and night,
week day and holiday, year in and
year out, is enough TO make the mere
spectator dizzy. The big postoffice is
always busy.
The first thing that happens to
piece of mail matter when it enters the
office at either end is the stamping OF
day and hour upon it. This record is
never omitted. 1t is the departments
badge of honor, for one can always see
with what celebrity his mail reaches its
destination after it has once been bran
ded with the familiar Up. o. n Y"
Next comes the distribution, so divided
into Large" and "close" assortments
that the utmost speed is attained by
several landings. In the case of mails
coming into town as much assortment
as possible has already taken place.
The bank letters. for instance, have
been placed together and they are al
ways bundled first. This one depart
ment is no child's play, for the New
York banks receive from 1900 to 1000
letters apiece every day. Then comes
the separation of box letters from car
rier letters by distributing clerks Of
the highest degree of experiences, and
then the more "close" distribution,
either into the boxes of the different car
riers or of the box tenants. If it be
near the carriers hour of departure the
clerks are concentrated upon their mail
while the box delivery fills up the chinks
of time between whites. These are all
somewhat familiar processes, however,
and do not need enlarging upon-New
York Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15
How Gen. Scott Hanged Deserters

1etter IN BOSTON EOsb
At the battle of Cherubusco in the
valley of Mexico, one of those series of
battles which took place before the
capital was captured, occurred one of
the most impressive acts of the entire
war. / mean as to its effect upon the
men of the army. 1t was one of those
events which carried instant conviction
to the minds of the soldiers that discip-
line and allegi Mce to the flag were Of
paramount Importance. After q des-
perate struggle the works were carried,
and among the captured were found
number of deserters, men who joined
the Mexicans and served the guns
against their own comrades, and the
full force of their aid to the enemy is
apparent when it Is known that they
were nearly all trained artillerists. On
the discovery being made, intense in
dignation prevailed and nothing but
the strictest discipline and prompt
obedience to orders prevented the men
from dealing out instant vengeance
upon the dsserters.
But drum-head court-martial decid-
ed, with due formality, their fate,
which was to be hanged, ANONYMOUSLY,
in the presence of all the army then as
sembled. 1t must he understood that
portion of the forces were then en-
gagged with the enemy at Chepultepac,
that almost inaccessible fortress, and
very stronghold of the enemy, holding
farther advance upon the city, and that
most desperate engagement was then
undecided. The men We're drawn up
in due order, each with rope around
his neck thirty deluded victims about
to receive merited punishment for base
ly deserving the flag, and turning the
enemy's guns against their own COM
rades. The officer in charge, upon
whom devolved the duty, cast quick
glance in the direction of Chepultepec.
Suddenly a thought seemed to impress
him, and he said "Let them stand till
they shall see the American flag upon
the heights of Chepultepec. With
breathless anxiety they waited. 1t was
hard fought battle the final result
being doubtful. Many brave men went
down TO rise no more, and many man
carried the wounds there received
through life to his grave.
The gallant Col. Ransom of the New
England regiment yielded his life; Capt.
Mayne Reid, whom knew, and othersi
were wounded, and were among the first
to enter the work.
Suddenly shout went up that car
ried relief to some, at least Of those anx-
ious watchers and dismay to tho hearts
of those men who stood awaiting their
doom. The heights had been carried
and the starry banner hoated to the
breeze. All eyes then turned to the sad
spectacle before them. The deserters
stood motlonless as statues awaiting the
doom they could not shun. They had
taken the last look of the flag they had
sworn to protect and were sent "unan1
ointed and unannealed" to answer to the
"last great roll call :"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

The approaching marriage of Prin
cess Beatrice, which has become a topic
of much interest in English newspapers,
will deprive her royal mother of the
solace of constant intercourse with one
of her own children. Since the death
of the Prince Consort she has depended
for eompanionship upon Prince Leopold
and Princess Beatrice more than upon
any other Of her children, and now that
death has removed one and marriage is
soon TO take from her the other, her
condition will be one of peculiar lone
illness, although she is the sovereign of
one of the most powerful nations OF
the earth. Since she succeeded Viii
liam the Fourth on the throne, nearly
half a century ago, she has not been as
isolated as she will be when her youngest
daughter becomes a bride.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15
sena,or sauuer,s Railroad ai11.

Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin, has intro
duced bill affecting the withdrawal of lands
granted to railroads and subsequently opened
to settlement without proper action by the
land Office legalizing such entry The bill pro-
vides
Whenever lands have been withdrawn from
sale or disposition on the part of the United
States by reason of grants made to aid in the
construction of railroads or other works of in
ternal improvement and such Withdrawals have
been terminated by act Of congress, executive
order, or order of the land department, or where
lands have been by operation of the law reduced
in price to sl.25 per acre, and said lands have
been purchased at this price, or entered with
warrants or scrip, and the officers of the land
department have issued certificates or patents
thereon in accordance with such purchase OF
entry without such lands having frat been pro-
claimed by the president, and offered at public
action, and where there are no conflicting
claims, all such entries and the certificates and
patents issued are to be confirmed and declared
valid and legal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK SUMMARIZED.
Reaxan,s rnser-state ccmmeroe n,,,.

Reagan's Interstate Commerce Bill.
The bill that passed the National House of
Representatives by vote of 16S to rs, has
been before the country for several years, and
is therefore pretty well understood 1t is not
likely to pass the Senate, certainly not in its
present shape. The principal provisions of
the bill are briefly, prohibition of all dis
ordinations of charges between shippers
all charges for such services shall be reason
able, and any person or persons having pur-
chased ticket for passage from one state to
another or paid the required fare, shall
receive the same treatment and be afforded
equal facilities and accommodations as
are furnished all other persons holding
tickets of the same class without discrimination
nor shall any railroad company or its officers
charge to or receive from any person who Is to
be conveyed from one state or territory into an
other any sum exceeding three cents per mile
for the distance to be travelled by such person;
prohibition of rebates, drawbacks, or other
advantages to one shipper over anoth-
er; the same compensation for short
or long hauls per mile; rates OF pas
sage or freight between all points shall be pub
lcly posted for public inspection; that nothing
in the act shall apply to the carriage, receiving,
storage, handling or forwarding of property
wholly within one state and not shipped from
or destined to some foreign country
or other state or territory nor shall it
apply to property carried for the United States
at lower rates of freight and charges than for
the general public, or to the transportation of
articles, fare or at reduced rates of freight for
charitable purposes, or to or from public fairs
and expositions for exhibition. Ample proyl-
sion is made for Furnishing by fine and other
wise, for violation of the law. About fifty
republicans of the House, including the whole
Minnesota delegation, excepting Mr. wash
burn, voted for the bill: and of the 70 nays, %
were democrats and Independents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15
Less than half hundred of veter

Less than half o hundred of veter.
an regimental association of Illinois at
tended a recent reunion. The secre-
tary explained the reason. 1t was not
that the lapse of twenty years sin ce the
regiment was mustered out had caused
havoc in the ranks. His statement was
rather an assurance that the ex-soldiers
were of a tough and hard-lived quality,
eminentIy fitted to hold their grip on
this worlds woes and joys, but the
plain fact that members of the regi-
ment were now living in twenty fou1
states and four territories. They were
simply so widely dispersed that they
could not be called together every year
though the secretary was able to keep
track of most OF them and their names
could doubtless be recorded as absent
ON leave.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15
The snaky Capitol of Wisconsin.

Madison Special: Considerable consterna-
ton has been occasioned at the state CAPT
toll by the discovery that the ceiling of the as
sembly chamber, including the dome, has sunk
in the center about eight inches and is liable to
come down with the entire roof of the west end
OF the building at any moment Gov. Rusk has
been in a wild state of excitement and, urged
on by him, competent builders have ascertained
that the tower stringersof the two heavy parallel
trusses, in the attic, supporting both the cell
ing of the chamber and roof above, had drawn
apart in the middle owing to the extremely
heavy pressure upon them, thus per
uniting the ceiling and roof to suffer
serious depression. A big gang of work
men has been put on and the sunken portion
will be lacked up Immediately, after which a
strong truss running at right angles to the 9th
er two will be introduced The Legislature
convenes next Wednesday and the repairs will
concluded by that time 1t is quite possible
that terrible disaster has been narrowly avert
ed. The old portion of the capital is in a bad
condition generally. and it only developed up
on the removal of the BOOTS of the state hlstO-
rical society to new quarters few days since
that the floors upon which they had rested
were in equally bad condition with the floor OF
the assembly attic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

The price of pig iron has fallen tc
about the figures of Jsnuary, 1879, wher
it was SIPS per ton. It steadily adj
vanced during 1879 and reached $40 in
January, 1880. Perhaps history will
repeat itself and the present price Of
SIS and upward be more than doubled
In the coming year, but the present out
look is not favorable to such an adj
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

| One thousand shipwrights at Hartlepool, En-
gland, struck against a reduction of ~ per
cent
Rev. DR. William Parel was in Washington,
consecrated bishop of the diocese of Mary
land.
The ball of the British legation, recently, in
honor of Miss Flora West, was brilliant So
cial event.
| In the south last year 1,S65 new manufacture
| ing and mining enterprises were started with a
capital ofsl05, $4,000.
Earthquake shocks have been felt at En-
br,ln and Chambery and at other points in the
province of Hante Alpes
Voorhees,, charged with wrecking train near
| Hubben, Neb., year ago was recently found
( yuilty and sentenced to i've years in the state
/ prison
DR.. W. H. Hunt of Philadelphia quarreled
! with his prospective mother law about the
guests to be invited 10 the wedding, and now
/ there will be none.
/ There are 5000 poor people destitute and
dependent upon public charity in ST. Louis.
/ over 2O,OO0 men have been thrown out of en-
/ ployment in that city.
/ In the Swain court-martial the court ruled
out the testimony OF Witness Deakop upon the
/ ground of his want of belief in the existence
+ Of supreme being.
/ Paymaster William H. Smyth, who left Sa-
vannah on spree with government money in
/ his possession, has rendered his resignation,
( which the president accepted
! In the executive session of the senate the
! Nicaraguan treaty was reported back from the
/ committee on foreign relations with the recon-
mendation that it be ratified
/ Al Williamsport, Pa, Miss Belle Kentner
/ sues ex-Sherif Zanger for $4,000 damages
| for breach of promise. The breschy sheriff is
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

Society young ladies are greatly ex-
cited over the reports of new diseas 9
affecting their facial beauty that has fol-
lowed the use Of the N ammoth and clum-
sy smelling salts bottles that have been
in vogue during the past season-some-
thing like caneerous affection OF the
nose, saws the Utica observer. The
combination Of chemical salts, cologne
spirits and other perfume or stimulants
used in these slug like bottles acts up
on the metallic trimmings of the bottles
and create substance that affects the
nose and nostrils in a manner that can
not fail to impair their beauty and inter
fere with their future comfort and en-
loyment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

The movement FOR giving women an
equal chance with men to get an edu-
cation which will enable them to earn
a living, makes steady progress. The
latest step forward is the decision of the
Columbia University at Washington tt
admit women to the study of medicine.
and to make no sex distinction in the
awarding of diplomas
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

What "smash" Is, and How It Is Han
died.

oled.
While the rush of New Iork's out
going mail is at its height, and men are
working tooth and nail to make some
progress against the inundating flood
that comes IN from the business houses,
the rumble of the heavy wagons comes
family in through the open doorways
at the northern end of the building,
and growl of pardonable profanity
passes around among the hard worked
men as they think of over 100, 900 extra
pieces suddenly to be dumped upon
their hands. This is "smash" in the
vernacular of the postofice. 1t is like
break in the levee to the inhabitants
of Mississippi town, and can be con
quered only by the most herculean eff
forts. 1t differs from the western flood
chiefly in the frequency of its coming.
tits at such times as this that the splen-
lid efficiency Of the New York postof-
fee is shown to perfection. The mag
nificent spectacle of a regiment of
trained men working together with the
precision of clockwork, and keen in
tensity which causes the great noun
tains Of paper to dwindle away into a
thousand receptacles, is worth going a
great way to see. But few are privi-
legged to see it. The postoffiee is hard
| nut to crack. lis nut with two shells.
All can penetrate the outer husk, but
when it comes to cracking the inner
she'll, the penetralia, of this hive of in
iustry, one must have uncommon good
| luck to make success of it.
Exactly how big smash" it would
AXE to overwhelm the Office is one of
hese problems that have never yet been
,olved, for the reason that the office
las always come ont triumphantly from
he severest trials. Considering that
he dolly average of pieces handled is
wo and quarter millions, and that
The run of mail matter is always more or
| less irregular, the working force at the
disposition of Postmaster Pearson must
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

The Earthquake shivers which have
visited most of the Eastern States, from
Maine to North Carolina, give addition
al interest to the accounts from abroad
of widespread devastation and loss o.
life makes our seyerest shocks sink int
insignifcance The loss of life IL
Spain during the past week has beer
far greater than that recorded IN the
whole history of the United States
The wide extent of the territory affect
ed in Europe is, perhaps, the Creates
element in the present series of disas-
ters
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

General E. A. Perry, the democratic
Govern project of Florida, is a native
of the state of Massachusetts. He was
a young man when he removed to Flor
ida. and opened an Office at Pensacola
for the practice of the law. At the out
break of the civil war he joined the con-
federate army.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

Smooth-shaven faces is the newest
wrinkle among the fashionable young
men at the East. The whisker and
mustache must go-so say the lead
ers of Philadelphia society.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

A premium of $50, 900 has been offered
by the Mexican government to any ore
who will establish in that country o
paper mill at cost of $4,000. Tbs
Government will also concede the rigll;
10 all catcus plants on the state lands
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

Business men of Pittsburg think they
have seen the worst, and that from now
onward 1885 viii show a general i'm
proyement, until the volume of business
is restored to its full proportion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-15

Seventyfve years ago the first toma-
toes grown in this country were Guilt
waited as a strange and snowy horticul-
tural curiosity in garden in Salem.
Forty years ago or little more they be-
gan TO be used as a vegetable in the
season. Last year nearly seventy-five
million cans of tomatoes were packed
in this country, but this year, owing t.
the hard times perhaps, or possibly to q
deficiency in the crop, the number Of
cans packed was only about fifty mill
lions, but is nearly one can for every
man, woman and child in the United
States.