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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

The Post-oiiice department at Wash
ington has established 49l new money
order post-otiices during the past year
and $50 other offices have been author
lied to issue postal notes. Kansas
has the largest number Of new money
order Offices. IS; Nebraska next. Sc;
California. -: Colorado. %; Michigan.
- New York. Ohio and Texas. each
~. or the new p0Stal-nots offices
Louisiana has the largest number. II;
Texas. %; Illinois. -. and Missouri.
IL. The whole number Of money
order offices established 10 date Is
S.1S3.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

FROM WASHINGTON.

THERE were i4j business failures in the
United states during the seven DAYS ended
on the 18th, against 1876 the prev Gus seven
days The total failures in the United
States from January 10 date are :. $50,
against 1856 in lssE.
Is the annual report Of General Greedy.
Chief Signal Officer, on the 10Th ne says
the percentage Of successful weather pre-
dict Ons for the year were. For weather
= 4; wind, -. ); temperature. az; a gen
eral average Of Is :. The number OF cold
wave signals displayed was i.5l3 Of which
l,24O or Il , per cent. were yer fed
OK the 10th the Sioux Indians left Wash
Ingtou for home. having failed 10 agree
upon treaty with the Government
The exchanges Il twenty SIN leading
clearing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended On the 3cth aggre-
gated sl.Os2 - 404 against 81, l33 36l, 73l
the previous week. As compared VITA the
corresponding week of Iss! the increase
amounted 70 y l Per cert
The annual report Of the General Super
intendent % the IA lway mail service.
issued on the 21th, showed that on June 30
lsss. the service was in operation on I53. 7l3
miles OF railroad, and on forty-ouc inland
steamboat lines. aggregating 5.g5l miles
During the year II. 764 miles Of new rail
road service had been added. The total
number Of clerks in the service was 1904
During the year d 5i5 $40 ~ pieces of all
classes of mail matter We're handled and
l.d51.1Sl errors checked. The casualties
during the year Included 24S accidents to
trains upon win ch postal clerks were en-
ployed. In these wrecks four clerks were
killed. sixty three seriously and forty-five
slightly wounded.
Is answer to a telegram from the col.
lector at san Francisco the Act ng Secre-
tary of the Treasury decided on the 22d
that Chinese laborers can not land on
United States territory, whether for tran
st 10 foreign Couutr.e s or otherwise
Is his annual report on the 23d for me
last fiscal year Surgeon Genera 81 ore
saws the mean sire 9Th Of the army for
the year, including officers and both white
and colOred enlisted men. was 23 S4l, OF
which p. Col were white and ,, 24O colored
IHE Supreme Court of the Unite States
rendered a decision on the I'D affirming
the constitutiouality of the Iowa Pr, hIbi-
ton law. declaring that the Introduction
against the manufacture Of intoxicants for
sa.-ranrf iS valid
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

TELLURIDE. Col. Oct 20 Two miners
named Charles and William Weller were
overwhelmed by a snow slide in the La
Juuta basin Thursday afternoon. William
succeeded in extracting himself from the
drift ard reached this place in an ex-
hausted condition. party was made up
which found the body Of the other man,
crushed out Of shape by the weight Of
the avalanche
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

DANIEL FISHER, who is still living
at Old Saybrook, Conn. was the first
man to use cab on a locomotive en-
CINE. He was an engineer on the old
Harlem Road and rugged a shelter Of
boards and canvas at the end of the
boiler to protect him from winter
storms
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25
Censured for the Mud Run Disaster.

MAUCH CHUNK, Pa. Oct. 23-The cor
oner's jury Investigating the wreck which
occurred on the Lehigh Valley road at
Tamanend and which resulted in the loss
of ten lives, and the injury of twice as
many more, agreed on the following YER
dict:
The eng neer OF the Pennsylvania freight
train ensured for rum ng At a IA On rate
of speed; the eng neer OF the Valley train is
censured for disooeying orders, AMI the 4 g
man IS charged tn negligence for not signal
ing the approachiuR ira n sooner
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

AT the last drawing of the Prussian
State lottery the grand prize Of $50
OJ0 went To a well-knOwn Silesiau.
CuriOusly enough, his father won the
grand prize just forty years ago, and
fifteen years ago his uncle won half
the prize in the same lottery. But the
most startling coincidence i'm the
whole matter is that in every instance
il was the same number that captured
the prize That number ought 10 be
one Of the most popular heirlOoms of
the family.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

Now, as has been shown clearly ana
conclusively by Mr.. Thomas NJ. Nichol.
who is an authority that no one will
rashly impugn, Secretary Sherman
never loaned a dollar of Government
money to the banks, as Secretary Fair
child has loaned it during the past
year:
During the year 1879 there were tre-
mendous refunding operations going
on. The law compelled the Secretary
to accumulate the money paid for each
batch of bonds before they were called.
This money was obtained through the
banks and was simply held by them for
a short time. subject to the Secretary's
order. and it was withdrawn from the
banks to pay for the bonds as soon as
that could legally be done.
1t does not take the train = of a
fnancier to see the differenc, between
such operations and those of he pres
emit Administration. In this use the
money that might have been u ed to
advantage TO pay the debts of the
United States has been lent without
any return to certain banks, who have
made So, 600, 900 out of the use of it.
No Republican Secretary ever even
thought of doing such thing, and 10
Republican Administration would per-
NIT it to be done.-N T. Mail and
Express.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

NEW YoRK. Oct 93-Mayor Hewitt has
written the fire commissioners, Aessrs
Purroy. Croker and Porter, that he is in
forme that uniformed firemen are circu
lating petitions for votes for Grant, the
Tamnany candidate for mayor, which il
contrary TO the rules Of the department
and he requests them 70 see that the fire
men take no part in the campaign excep'
as citizens
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

The Treasury department at Wash
ington has ruled that fancy boxes
that may be used for other purposes,
but on being imported contain con
dictionary or goods. shall be assessed
AZ the rate of one hundred pc. cent.
nd TaIpreYn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

ACCORDING to the Js,CiSt gazette, of
the 2fI clothing manufacturers in the
city Of New York 234 are Hebrew
firms. The jews Of that city are also
largely engaged in cigar-making. en-
plOying over 500 hands and produc-
ing over 60O.OOO.OOO cigars annually.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

CooKsroN, MEn., Oct 20 While en-
gaScd in conversation with number OF
friends last night Captain -of-Police Hayes
was shot and fatally wounded by a tremp.
The man gives as a reason for committing
the deed that Chef HAYES arrested him
yesterday for being druak. Toe sheriff
mas taken extra precautions 70 prevent
the mob, which IS gathering, from string
ing up the prisoner, who is conhnei in the
county iaiI
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

THE dearest little birds in the world
are the English sparrows. 1t Is assert
ed that these birds cause a loss to az
ricultural England Of from forty to
fifty million dollars per year. This is
what makes them 50 dear"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

IL view of the sensational story
about the poisoning Of Laura Schir-
nier. the Boston singer. in the Sultan 5
harem, il is allowable to ask when the
lady intends to begin her tour of this
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25
-Four Persons Kilied by a Train.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct 23.-About 10 O'Clock
Sunday night Henry Shaffer, his sons
Henry and Perc val. and Ills stepson, Da-
vid Mink were instantly killed by loco
mot We while crossing the Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley railroad in a
wagon Thomas Rowe and A. McLenig,
who were in the wagon were probably ia
tai y injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

YANKTOS. d. T., Oct % -ChristopheI
Thomp ion was killed, Jacob Lee fatally
hurt super ntendent ID II Kean niger
ously injured and Michael Curry slightly
hurt Monday by the fan Of the walls OF
one OF the two new wings of the insane
hospital now be.ng built by a man named
Pattee Of Canton
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

FINDLAY, q Oct. Gas William Wat
son anO J. =. McClelland were testing
gas we'll Monday morning at the works oi
the Findiay Pressed Brick Company an
explosion wrecked the bull ing and
burned the men so badly that they can not
live, Their eyea were destroyed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25
The BLOW AT WOOL.
Vicious Democratic War Against . Great
and Thriving Industry.

and Thriving Industry.
The american wool clip amounts to
about 800, 100000 pounds per annum.
and its value from $40. 1000, 600 TO $780,
000, 900 per annun4 II stands sixth in
value on the list of American agri-
cultural products, and is surpassed
only by corn. wheat, oats. cotton and
hay. Sheep husbandry is engaged in
all over the country, and all sections
are directly interested in its prosperity,
but the West most deeply. as the fol-
lowing table, showing the value of
clip and mutton for food in 1887, shows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25
Ills First Decision.

WASHINGTON, Oct 23.-In the United
States Supreme Court Monfay Gu eff
Justice Fuller rendered his frst dec sion,
maintaining that tie State of Pennsyl-
vana has no right to collect tax upon
Western Union telegraphic messages when
not confined wholly to the State.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

WAsHIxGTox, Oct 23-Mr Stephen
Preston, the Hayt an Minister here. has -
ceived a cable dispatch. dated Port aU
Prince, october IL, via Cuba announc NJ
the elect on on that day by the National
Assembly Of General Francois Denys
Legihme as President Of the Republic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

AUsrIN, MINI. Oct. % The house of
z. X Everson, of Mona, was robbed early
Sunday morning Of 900 in notes aud ne
gotiabie wheat checks which Everson had
just brought from Aberdeen. II is thought
he was followed by two men who knew OF
his collections
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

LOUISVILLE, ny, Oct 20--By an explo-
sion of dynamite in blasting near Frank
fort. Ky, Friday afternoon Hanson
Graham, John Glore, Robert Glore and
W. II. Williams received dangerous in
juries. Graham received heavy blow over
the eye and his left arm was L rn of at the
elbow; John Glore had one hand torn of
and the other shattered so smputation is
necessary; Robert tlore had both arms
broken Williams received severe bru ses
on head and arms The charge had at
first failed TO explode and they were re-
drilling
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

BsSsoR Ne. Oct 23-The people Of
Van Buren,. an Aroostook County town,
sre pecul arly afflicted. Rats in immense
nun bers have descended upon the place
They infest the houses and carry de true
tion to the gr 81 mills. the chief industry
Of the town Every effort 10 extermnate
them has thus far IA led
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

LONDON, Oct. 90 Westminster Abbey
Is so well filed now with monuments and
tablets erected to the memory of the nOta-
bic dead that movement is being talked
to prov de a new building, adjoining
the abbey in which to place tae monu
ments in the future.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

PARIS, Oct. 23.-Iucendiaries have at
tempted to destroy the forest of Fontaine-
bleau Fires were started in five d lffereni
places, and were extinguished with d I'll
Guilty. A large quantity of forage was con
sumed, entailing loss of l,2j0, 900 francs.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

AMERICANS have been awarded If
teen diplomas, twenty-six gold. six sill
yer and three bronze medals at the In
ternational exposition at Brussels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. - "A Time Demo
eraf H1uma special says the boiler in the
Woodlawn sugar house explodei, killing
enc white man and three negroes and
wBupding two other men.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

SPRINGFIELD, III, Oct. g Articles Of
incorporation have b-eu filed with the
Secretary Of State for tue East Chicag,N
KensiBgton a. Lemont Railroad Company
The capital is s.. OOo010, and the principa.
Office viii be az Chicago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

GEORGIA refused, at the recent cleo
ton, BY majority vote % between
5000 and 10000. to increase her SUI
preme Court bench from three 10 five.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

MIR STANLEY ; last words on leaving
Cairo on his present mission were; 1t
must not be supposed that I am lost
because / can not communicate with
the outer world -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

DR.. TANNER. who broke the fasting
record. now proposes To let himself be
sealed up in an air-tight casEet for
two months lie expects TO come out
alive
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

FRANK JAMES, the ex-rObber. has re-
fused an offer Of 1925. 900 and expenses
10 star three years in a play founded
on his own experiences.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

NEW YORK. Oct 2{-JOhn u. Doremus.
whs murdered his son AT Hackeasack, y
j.. last June, was yesterday sentenced 10
~ hanged on Wednesday, december r.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

AFTER a recent hurricane a coral
reef fifty feet long, thirty feet wide and
five feet high appeared in the harbor
of Vera Cruz
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

Mr. LEARY, the man who sent the
big raft OF logs from Nova Scotia TO
New York. says the system Is more
expensive than shipping in vessels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

RGMr. Cleveland has had his in
ming at the soldiers for three years,
the soldiers will each individually re-
eiprocate the compliment at the polls
next November in less than three sec
7nds. Minneapolis TriJhsac.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

MICHAEL DAvTTT is writing a his
tory of the Land LeIgue in Ireland
and America.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

MANY OF Maggie Mitcheirs dresses have
bsen picked up during years Of ramblings,
and while inexpensive when considered
separately, are worth a pretty penny when
considered together.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

PATTI gets six thousand dollars a
night for her Brazilian tour. PATHS
notes are high ones, indeed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

CAPTAIN Brooks. Of the Guion line.
has made six hundred round trips
across the Atlantic. sailing two mill
ion miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

ATLANTA, Ga. Oct "a VI Wilson
State and county tax collector here, wa
suspended Monday at a meeting Of tbs
county commissioners. He j. short SOC
Ia his accounts
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

LAND in Wall street, New York
City, IS worth $4,000, 600 an acre.
They are not buying it by the acre,
however.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25
PET NATIONAL BANKS.

Democratic Favoritism Which Is a Dis
grace to the Country.
The tremendous arraignment OF the
s60,000,000 of Government money to
certain banks without interest. that
was recently made by Mr.. Blaine, has
called out an attempt on the part of
the Democratic press to show that Mr..
Sherman also lent money to the banks
when he was Secretary of the Treas
ury, and in much larger amounts than
Mr.. Fairchild. The following table is
cited to prove this assertion:
DEPOSITS HELD BY NATIONAL BANK De
POSITIONS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

WAsHISGToS, Oct 2o-President Cieve-
land will go to New York and review the
business mems parade, which viii take
place n ere on tie 9th inst
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

NEw YoRK. Oct 3 Judge Lawrence
of the Supreme Court. handed down a d.
cision yesterday sustaining the viii of
SanneI j TIlden
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25
Williamson Wins a Prize.

CINcISNArI. Oct 20-Ed Williamson,
short stop Of the Chicago Base. Bali Club,
yesterday won the Enqiarer's long distance
throwing match Tor 200 and diamond
locket His throw of a base ball was 133
yards and II inches. The next best throw
was by Griffin of the Baltimore Club. l24
yards and some inches. The longest throw
on record is John Hatiield's 1873 yards /
foot ~ inches. at Brooklyn, October Is,
1872. Ed Crane, of the New Yorks, is said
to have thrown ball 406 iCet at Cincinnati
in 1884. but the throw was not considered
a record
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25
AN AWFUL TRAogpY.

A Husband Kills His wife and Wounds
Her Father and Sister at Winchester,
Ind.
WINCHESTER. Ind, Oct 23 Victor Hill
and his wife have been 'eparated for some
time Sunday evening HILL called at the
residence of his 1ather.in law, Zimri Mof-
fatt, where his vie is staying, and asked
TO see his child. His wife refused
and Hill drew a revolver and shot
her through the heart, killing her instant
~ tie also shot and slightly wounded
his father-in law and Mrs Harper, his
sister. n-law. He then made his escape
and fed 10 the woods. Large parties Of
armed men are IN pursuit, and if taken he
will undoubtedly be lynched
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25
Colonel X. VI. PulsIter. Head of the Bos-
ton "HeraId" Compa y, Commits Sui

eide.
BosToN, Oct % Royal NJ. Pulsifer,
president OF the Boston Herald Publ shing
Company. was found dead in his home at
Auburnoale Saturday, under rcum-
stances indicating suicide. He had been
dead some hours Efforts are being taken
by his friend to keep the aft .ir quie,. There
are conflicting reports some saying that
a revolver had been employed to end his
life. and others that an opiate had been
used. Il is supposed that his mind had
become unsettled by reason OF heavy losses
in stock speculation. The Hsrdlds fiuan
cial condition IS in no way of c-od.
Colonel rulsifer ha insurance on his lfe
to the amount Of S3J0,0l0.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

The enumeration sufficiently shows
the false representations of the free
traders concerning their Tariff bill.
We have named only a few of the ar
ticles affected by the measure, not.
however, because they represent the
greatest reductions. There is not a
single reduction made il the whole
tariff list so small as that which is rep
resented by the free-traders to be the
average reduction. That is said to be
about 10 per cent. whereas there is
only one article on which the reduction
is so little as IL per cent, while very
much the largest number of reductions
are above 20 per cent, and they run
from that to 100 per cent? J. Mall
md ErDreSS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

The East Tawas MICH Lumber and
Salt Company's mill was burned at loss
of $40 900
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25

Mrs. Catherine Mcmahon died Thursday
at Greencastle, Ind, AGED los
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-09-14


A NOVEL cricket match was played in
England recently between eleven ladies
and eleven gentlemen, the latter using
the left hand only. Any player touch
ing ball or bat with the right hand
gave . point to the ladies, who scored
!, but this only occurred once during
the match. There was some excellent
play on the ladies' side, two scoring
20 and IL runs respectively, while two
of them also bowled we'll, notwithstand-
ing which the gentlemen won easily,
scoring 80 runs in an inning, against
two innings Of 46 and 26 by the ladies'.
A still more peculiar match is said to
have been played some years ago by
the celebrated Southgate cricketing
family of Walkers, an eleven" COM
prising six brothers, four sisters, and a
retriever dog having beaten a pretty
strong team of eleven men. The dogs
forte was outfielding, in which he
greatly distinguished himself by re-
turning the ball.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-09-14
Rev. ]. p. E. Kumler's Tribute to Har.
ris0u.

The Rev. J. F. E. Kumler. Of this city, knows
General Harrison we'll. Speaking Of their &C.
quaintance to-day, he said:
General Harrison is q splendid mantle
bratniest mon in Indiana today. Some people
say he is cold and distant, but it's a mistake.
Whom you get close to him he il q warln-heavted
Christian man. There is ono thing no will not
ing to do with that element in politics. Another
reason why I know General Harrison SO we'll 10
TINT we were classmates together at tho univer.
sity. He was the leader Of his class In college,
and always stood high mp in the affection and
admtration Of his fellow-studen .. Let me illus
trate this point. There came to the college town
young man who was an inadsl. He lectured IN
.SkeIticis.n, or some kindred subject, and Ct
the close dared any one to refute his arguments.
In an instant .aat,, 2 dozen young fellows were on
HARRISON! BENJAMIN Harrison did get up. and
IN about twenty minutes he completely shat
tered the tnfidel's argument. General Harrison
is a'so . chivslrous NAH. At college he was al
ways ready to take the part Of the weak against
the strong. he made no attempt to disguise HIS
hostility to slavery. and never let nm opportun:.
ty pass to help along q co!ored b other"
The Rev. Mr.. kumler was 70: long time
General He -rison's Pastor ct Indianapolis. and
he VIII 60 to Indiana aud take tho stump for
him. He 10 an able man and q brilliant orator.
-PHtsburO special.