River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-08-05
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

The highest birth rate in the United
States is in the South. In Louisiana there
are 14S children born each year to every
loo women of child bearing age, 156 in
Georgia and Isl in Texas In New Eng
land the rate Is 3; in the West about I'D.
5. p. Rounds, public printer. has re-
signed. Rogers of Buffalo is most.likely
to be his successor. Rogers is a personal
friend OF the President. Mr.. Rounds has
purchased the Omaha Herald and will re
move 10 that city.
The President has signed the oleomarga-
rine bill. He accompanied it by message
TO the house claiming that the dairy inter
est was worthy Of protection and that the
public shOu know what is offered them to
eat TO avoid imposition.
The escape of twenty-one persons from
Wheeling, W. Va, five at Fort Scott,
jail WIS reported on the 3Oth-twelve at
Kan, and four at AtchisOn, Kan. Ten Of
the twelveat Wheeling were Immediately
receptured.
a pleasure yacht with party of six
teen ladies and gentlemen from Philadel-
phia left Atlantic City for New York on
the 30th and were capsized off Sandy Hook
aud seven Of the ladies drowned in the
abin.
4 dozen members Of the WOmeD's Chris
tian Temperance union at Millerstown, Pa,
hors ewhipped Peter Raltegan, editor of the
Herald and postmaster at thatplace. They
charged him publishing reflections upon
them
The ray Of hope entertained by hop grow
ers throughout New York State has van
ished, rain having utterly ruined the crop.
Good hops are bringing - TO = cents
A. a -.-S.E .rag
Many planters in South Carolina have
been driven into bankruptcy by the
destruction OF their rice fields by floods.
The condition of the cOlored laDorers Is
extremely pitiful.
The Texas crops, as whole, this year are
reported better than last. In some in
stances the settlers have abandoned their
homes and started Eastward to keep from
starving
The fever epidemic at West Elizabeth,
Pa. is on the increase. There were three
deaths Wednesday, and sixty patients are
under treatment More deaths are expect
ed.
The citizens of Georgetown county, ). C.,
are on the brink of famine, owing to a
failure Of the crops, and il is suggested that
the legislature be convened for their re-
lief
A Lodi, Cal, firm are arranging to
7 irrigate 1900 acres OF land in the San
Joaquin valley, with pump which will
raise 100000 gallons OF water daily.
Mrs. John Priu of Pittsburg sprinkled
/ her face with sulphuric aci in mistake for
holy water She will lose her sight and
be permanently distigured.
T A workman digging post holes near Uni
ontown, Pa, found watch which had been
dropped by one of Braddock's officers in a
battle 10 years ago
I Cleveland, Ohio, has raised Sl25,OC0 for
a Grant monument, while the great city
of New York has collected but sl22 90 for
the same purpose.
Geo. \. jerks of Pennsylvania, has
been appointed Solicitor General of the
the Treasury vice Goode who was rejected
I by the Senate.
T Cleveland, Ohio, has raised S125,OOO for a
I Grant monument, while the great city of
New York has collected but sl22 coo for the
same purpose.
I An old miser in Carroll county, Ga.
/ starved himself to death last week, aud
$4,000 was found hidden in the cracks of
+ MS house.
/ A movement is on fost in St. Louis to
unite all the street car companies in on or
/ ganization and adopt the grip and cable
I system.
I Charles r. Conant. assistant secretary of
/ the treasury under BristOw. from 1874 to
lss7. died at Cambridge, Mass, Mondey
night.
The Oregon salmon catch this season was
not very remunerative. Ii is estimated at
about 10000 cases against 100000 cases
last year.