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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS-
second Sesslnn


"WEDNESDAY. Dec. 70 - In the Senate
the House bill Incorporating the American
Historical Associat on was passed. The
remainder OF the session was occunied In
discussing the Tariff bill A resolution
was introduced that the Government of
the United States will look with d,sap-
prevail upon any connection Of any Euro
pean GJvernment with the construction or
control OF any ship canal across the 18th
mus Of Darien or across Central Amer
lea" In the House another bill TO pre-
vent the corrupt use OF m 8ney at elections
IVES introduced IL was announced that
the Territorial bills would not be called
up for consideration until January IS
The River and Harbor bill was considered.
THURSDAY, Dec 20-The Tariff bill was
further discussed in the Senate All the
private pension bills on the calendar
NINETY in numberl were passed, also the
bill opening abandoned military reserva-
tiOEs in Nevada A bill was introduced %
pay 20 soldiers Of the late war who were
promoted while serving their terms Of en-
listment the bounty they would have been
entitled to had Trey not been promoted.
A resolution was offered for the appoint
ment Os a select committee of thirteen 70
inquire into the state Of suffrage through
out the Cnitei States. In the House the
time was occupied in consider .ng the River
and Harbor bill
FRIDAY, Dec. 2l--A bill was introduced
in the Senate making il acrime against
the United States, punishable with Sc
we're penalty. for any person to offer or
receive a bride for a vote cast at any
Presidential or Congressional election
The Public Printing Deficiency bill (s63,
00D was passed. After debate on the
Tariff bill an adjournment was taken "a
January ,. In the House the time was oc-
cupied in committee of the whole in dis
cussing the Nicaragua Canal bill. Ad-
jOurned TO January .
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lATER.

MRS JAG r ZEys, OF Du nth. Mimi. COM
init ed suicide On the 24th by taking
stIycqnine bsCaIse her husband danced
with other women at a bal.
Tue latest kilograms from Zanz bar say
that the recent reports regarding Stanley
and Emin are without foundation and I'M
Trustworthy.
The steamer Lief Erickson burned at
Alki, point five miles west If Seattle W.
I. ON the afternoon of the 2Ish. The boat
is a tot; loss and seven lives Were lost
The steamer John II. Hanna, loaded with
cotton from Ouachit1, La, was Turned at
PlGcquem ne L., cary on the morning of
the 18th. Tue tOat and cargo OF cotton is
a total loss and is one of the most terrible
disasters that has hrppened in Southern
waters The loss of life was heavy, fully
thirty persisted in the flames or in the wa
ter The disaster occurred early while
most of the passengers were in their beds
It is supposed the cotton caught fire from
the stump of cigar or cigarette
THE London Times, ON the 25th demand
ed of the English government that Lord
Salisbury should endeayOr to Immediately
secure a sc Element of the New Foundland
fisheries question and the controversy be-
tween Franc and England
AIIsAsTEoUs fire occurred at Cincinnati,
o. on the 18th. 1t bHned to ashes factories
and dwellings covering three acres Ct
ground Three fremen were severely in
jurel. The property loss is something
over S3OO,OO
4 WARREN, Nm, cslel rated Christmas
with IN outdoor concert
MOoRHEAD. Mimi, celebrated c. ristmas
with a btss ball match.
The Pope ON the ~ delivered an adj
dress to the sacred college. He urged Cath
olics everywhere to agitate in a legal man.
ner, for the restoration of papal supremacy
or temporal power. He deprecated the
recent enac sments of Italy as war az inst
the church
GEORGE BAUERsON. one of the riking
engineers charged wi h conspiracy and
attempting to injure the Burlington rail
read with dynamite. was found guilty at
Geneva, H., on the path, and sentenced TO
two years in the pen tentiary.
The express messengers on the east
bound Central Pacific train on the 10Th,
near Clipper Gap. Cal, was compel led
at the point of revOlvers to open the doors
of the ar to two men, who took all the
coin and currency in the safes and jumped
from he cars while they were in motion.
They secured large lot of money, said to
be SJO,O
By an accident on the Midland railroad
near Lime Creek, Colo. on the 20 h, an
entire train of freight cars was amolished
end a fireman named Mar in and a brake
m named HulaD were killed.
The steamer Silver Star. of Bar Harbor,
Ne. was sunk on he morning of the 25sh
near WI les B-cK light house., off Pores.
mouth, n H. having struck o sunker
wreck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27

AT Unionvlne, Mich, diphtherla pre-
vailed on the 10th to such an alarming ex
tent that children under eighteen years of
age were not allowed upon the streets.
Oh the 10th bill 10 punish fraud and
corruption at primary elections was passed
by the South Carolina Legislature.
CHARLES PIATT, aged sixteen years, and
Edward Meare, aged fifteen years, sons of
prominent Columbus nndl farmers, were
arrested on the 2Oth for horse-stealing.
FLOYD and Lawson Todd (brothersl were
killed and a man named Choate fatally
wounded in row on the 10th at Monk
town, Tex
Mrs. MARGARET HOLLAND CAREY died at
Wheeling, W. Va. on the Goth. in the one
hundred and eleventh year of her age.
a FIRE destroyed Strobel & Co.'S picture
frame factory at Cincinnati on the 2lst.
Loss, S2O0,000 One of the walls fell, bury.
ing number of firemen, of whom three or
four were fatally hurt
On the 2lst Moses Flanders (colored)
was hanged at Plaquemine, La, for the
murder of Cornelius Brown at Bayou Goula
on August II last.
BENJAMIN HOPKINS, in the penitentiary
for embezzling and misapplying the funds
Of the Fidelity National Bank. of Cincin-
natl, was pardoned on the 2lst by Presi-
could live but few days.
CHARLES KUTz and his wife, living on
farm near Little Rock, Ark. were found
murdered on the 2lst. Robbery was the
cause for the crime.
FLAMES swept away the village OF Ohm
stead Ky, en- the 23d.
SEVEN men were killed on the ed and
others injured by a construction train on a
new railroad in Arizona running of the
track.
OS the 22d John Frame aged nineteen
years, and Nicholas Hammond, aged TWEEN
" years, were drowned at Hammond, Ind,
while skating.
THE village of Hermansville, in the up
per Michigan peninsula, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the I'D Loss, $3.50 900.
No lives were lost
THE warmest December day in the record
of Minnesota was that of the 23i. The
temperature at sunrise was fifty degrees
During the day il rose to fifty-eight de-
grees.
On the 23d Francis Murphy and his son
Edward closed their meetings at Indian
apolis The result of their labors was over
sixty five hundred signers to the total alb
stinence pledge and several hundred Cos
pei conversions.
The steamer Kate Adams was burned on
I the 23d near Commerce, Miss, and twenty
five lives were lost. The fire broke out in
the cotton on board and spread rapidly
The steamer was one of the finest on the
Mississippi river and was valued at $3.50
CO..
NEXT years annual National encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
will take place in Milwaukee, beginning
August %.
AT Man Ian and WATERFOWL, ID. T.. pic
mics were held on the I'D in the woods, the
weather being as warm and balmy as in
the summer time.
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THE WAR IN EGYPT.

capture the town itself The Arabs are at
a disadvantage 10 trenches and are known
to be fierce fighters in an open field. The
CORES pondents at Suakim think that the
enemy will be able to lead to the coming
attack double the force in the town, and
hot fighting may be expected.
SUAKIM, Dec 22-The British force
passed quiet night. few Of the enc
my's horsemen have been seen in the dis
tance. The men-of-war have been recalled
from Handoub. OsInan Digna has col
lected his forces at Handoub in expecta-
tion of an attack. kilograms congratu-
lating the troops have been received from
Queen Victoria and the Khedivc.
During the last fight at Suakim Ali
Khoor, stalwar5 black, used his Enfield
bayonet with such force that the steel
broke six inches from the point. The bar
rel of his rife was also twisted out Of
shape. Ali Khoor is said 10 have killed
twenty Arabs single handed. Fully 100 of
the Enfield fies used by the blacks were
twisted or broken.
Osman Digna's nephew, who was capt
ured Thursday, has died from his wounds.
He was a famous leader among the Arabs.
The natives are in a state of consterna
ton over a rumor that the British will be
withdrawn. Petitions are being signed
generally asking for the occupation or de-
struction of Handoub and the capture of
Osman Digna.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. % The Sultan is
displeased with the news from SuakIm.
He thinks the occurrences there will be
made pretext for prolonging the British
occupation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27
THE GIGGLING GIRL
Why She Is Looked Upon as Gmbeciie by
the Average Mortal.

! the Average Mortal.
/ From boys in their boObyhood, and
girls in their gigglehood, may the fates
| protect us A laugh is a laugh the
world over Il is spasmOdic, soul
sneeze. and as contagious as measles.
/ Whether il is the laugh of joyous youth
or cackliug age it delights or amuses-
/ But a giggle is worse than the PARALLEL
thorns under pot. II is the echo OF
/ emptiness. As a rule men do not gig
/ gle. They would be worse than a St
Bartholomew massacre if they did.
| 1t is the American girl who giggles,
tho ubiquitous American girl who
defies all known laws, goes where she
will, does what she pleases and is law
unto herself OF course she is irresist-
ible and loving, and some day makes
grand, good woman. She would not
be the American girl otherwise. But
she giggles and protests, protests and
gigglet If she were the trained prod
uct of = young ladies' seminary, we
should say her giggles were a hysteria
OF the Imagination. But she is not q
trained product of any school. She
was a pettcd and spoiled child; she IL
petted and spoiled young woman
She giggles from habit No one has
ever undertaken to suppress her. 50 she
goes on giggling Here is a fair sam
pie of the conversation Of a group of
the American girls:
oh, girls, you just ought to have
been at Mrs. Stevens party. George
Smith and Harry Jones we're there.
and-oh, te-he-he.
oh, te-he-te-he-he-he oh, he-he-he.
II wore my pink silk and spilled
coffee on the front breadth-te-he."
Tie he-he-te-he-he-h careless
te-he-he-he-he."
Nellie Brown couldn't go because
she is wearing black for her"
''Oh te-he-he-how sad pom Nellie
he-really-te-he."
Did you hear Kate White was en-
gagged TO John Simpkins? You know
girls it is leap te-he-hc."
s-te-he-te-he-he- funny oh
-te-he-he- he-he-he-"
What do you chew. Susie? Tutti
frutti or spruce? / like rubber gum
best-te-he."
so do l; te-he-he-he-te-he."
Perhaps this is the language that was
invented to conceal thought Girls,
don't giggle. Throw back your heads
expand your pretty throats and laugh
till the welkin rings. 1t will do you
good and make all who hear you
happy.
Laugh. and the world will laugh
with you.
Giggle, and it won't give you credit
for the sense you have. Detroit Free
Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27
PITH AND POINT.

1t is easy for the poor man to tell
how every doNar of the rich mans
money should be expended. Sgtings.
Poetry is music in words, and
music is poetry in sound; BON excel
ent sauce, but they have lived and died
poor that made them their meat
Fuller.
The hospitality of some people
has no roof to it. Zen people will give
you dinner for one who will offer you
bed and a breakfast.-Ge0rge Mac
Donald
Events are often like chestnut
burrs. If you give them little frost.
the burrs will open and show the in
side to be great deal better than the
outside. Beecher.
"A man who requires two columns
of a newspaper in which to decline
prospective nomination TO Office win
evidently not refuse to listen TO argu-
ment. - Indianapolis Journal
Such is the infatuation of self-love.
that. though in the general doctrine OF
the vanity of the world all men agree.
yet almost every one fatters himself
that his own case is 10 be an exception
from the common rule.-Blair.
A flippant, frivolous man may rid
icule others, may controvert them,
scorn them; but he who has any re-
spect for himself seems to have re-
nounced the right of thinking meanly
of Others. Goethe.
Great names frequently look very
much out of place. John Milton was
arrested in New York the other day
for stealing cigars; Pittsburgh man
named Schiller is up for vagrancy
about once a week. while Michael An
gelo sells peanuts in Detroit.
The only great combination we
can confidently approve is the Matri-
monial Trust, an arrangement by
which the good wife trusts to the hus-
band the work of earning money, and
he trusts to he" good judgment in ex-
pending it Western PlornaH.
Many men can easily become
prophets as to the curses that will fall
upon the heads of others for their sins.
while they seem almost totalS blind
as to what will be the end of their own
sins. Somehow they do not reason in
regard to themselves as they do in re-
spect to others. Here deceived heart
hath turned them aside.-N j. hide
pendent.
An editor, who does not mind
joke at his own ex pense, says he went
into drug store recently and asked
for some morphine. The assistant OBJ
jected to giving il without a prescrip-
ton. Why" asked the editor, ''do
look like man who would kill him
self?" Il don't know" said the as
sistant; ''if looked like you l should
be tempted. ~ I. Mercury.
Small talk is the Il change Of
life; there - no getting N without il.
There are times when a little nonsense
is very palatable, and gravity and Sc
dateness ought to be kicked down
stairs. A philosopher cuts a poor
figure in the ballroom, unless he
leaves his wisdom at home. We have
met with men who We're too lofty for
small talk. They were above such
trifing; in other words, they were
above making themselves agreeable
above pleasing, and above being
pleased. The world is made up OF
trifes; and he who can trihe elegantly
and gracefully is a valuable acquisition
to mankind. lie is a COrinthian col
umn in the fabric of society.-M T.
Ledqer.
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STANLEY HEARD FROM.
Both Him aud Emin Bey Were alive
aud In Good Health August go Last
The Information Acknowledging of the
War of Epvnt


aud in Good Health August 60 Last
The Information AuthentIc-Aiap of the
War Of Egypt
LONDON, Dec. PA Zanzibar dispatch
says; Letters dated Stanley Falls, Au-
gust %. have been delivered here by
Tippo Tbs men. They state that letter
was received at Stanley Falls from Henry
IL Stanley On August d Stanley was
then at Bonvala, on the Aruwhinn, where
he had arrived on August Is. He
had left Emin Pasha eighty-two days be
fore In perfect health and provided with
plenty of food Stanley had returned to
Bonvala for the loads of stores in charge
Of his rear guard and intended to leave ten
days later to rejoin Emin. He reported
all the whites in the expedition as health,
and said the expedition wanted nothing.
The West African Telegraph Company
has received the following d .spatch from
Parsons. its agent at st. Thomas, dated
Friday, p. m.
81 have just received information that Henry
NJ. Stanley, with Emin Pasha, has arrived on
the Aruwhimi. The news is reliable. Further
de tails will follow
A dispatch to the Times from Zanzibar
says:
"Tippoo Tbs messenger came by way Of
Uguha, Ujii and Unyamyembe, with letters
from Stanley dated TO August 20. They con-
firm the other accounts that Stanley left Emin
with Casht. and that both were perfectly
we'll The messenger will return direct TO
Tppoo lib"
In the debate on East African affairs in
the House of Lor1s Lord Salisbury de-
clared absolutely That there would be no
expedition into the Soudan, but that
Suakim must not be abandoned. He said
he would not discuss the question of how
far the garrison at Suakim must be
increased, but the whole character of the
operations must be enlarged. Any policy
that was based ON the idea that the friend
ly tribes would prefer the Government of
England to that of Egypt was founded
upon sand. Those who advised the Gov
eminent to seize Suakim and hoist the
English flag there should study the treaty
of Paris
Mr.. Goschen read the telegram announc-
ing SANKEY'S safety in the House of Com
mons, but said that the Government had
not received any direct official news con-
firmng this report Referring to the re-
port that General Grenfall's next march
would be against Handoub, Mr. Goscheu
said that the Government had no news
from General Grenfell showing that it was
his intention to undertake such march.
LONDON, Dec. % The latest reports
from Suakim state that the enemy is being
reinforced by large numbers from the in
terror tribes, and an attack may be ex-
pected within day or two in which the
Arabs will not only try to recover the po-
sitions lost, but that they will attempt to
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THEY WANT TO CONSOLIDATE
The Two Great Cities OF New YORK and
Brooklyn May Become One.

NEW YoRK. Dec. "A The question
whether Brooklyn shalt be annexed
TO New York may be answered at
the next general election III the
measure Is passed which Assembly
man-elect Thomas J. Creamer proposes
70 introduce at the coming session Of
the Legislature, then the people Of the two
cities will express their will in the matter
by their votes When Morrisania, West
Farms aud Kingsbridge were an.
nexed TO New Work it was speei
fed in the bill that il would be void
aud imperative unless q majority of
the voters Of New York and the three
towns named cast their ballots in favor
OF It. A similar provision would proba-
bly, DO included in the bill TO annex
Brooklyn 70 New York Vice Presi-
dent Daniel F. Bowling OF the
board Of aldermen said; The annexation
Of Brooklyn or a consolidation Of the two
cities is sure 70 come. An important ad-
vantage VIII be the fact that there will be
but one government TO maintain. Consoli-
da.ion will De the means of establishing
home rule, which IS desirable thing"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27
From WASHINGTON.

The Secret Service Department during
the past year captured 8, III. 523 in coun-
terfeit money, eighty-five plates, forty
dies, fOrty-six molds and "a large quantity
Of other counterfeIting paraphernalia.
During the year only wO counterfeit
notes made their appearance, both being
silver certificates.
DURING the seven days ended on the 2lst
there were 81 business failures in the
United States against sos the previous
seven DAYS.
AT twenty six leading clearing houses in
the Unit ed States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 23d aggregated
I,0S0. go 25S, against 1 OS1, 753, 4OS the
previous week As compared with the
corresponding week of 1857 the increase
am united to 2l.3 per cent
THE spute with Hayti was on the 22d
announced as settled by the giving up of
the seized vessel. the Haytian Repub ic,
to the United States war ships.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27
THE NEW SOUTH.
Some Figures showing Its Rapid Strides
Towards Prosperity Since 1880.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 22-Tables
have been compiled showing the total as
sessment for 1883 of real estate, per-
sonalty, railroads etc, in the Southern
States TO be S3,6S1. 74O. 945 The following
shows the increase of taxable wealth
in each of the Southern States since 1850,
together with the ercentage of gain of
each during the same Period: Alabama,
S107, 2S5, 0l2, GO per cent; Arkansas, $74,
sos, 3S5. "a; Florida So, COL 09l; 21l; Georgia,
sos, 142, s07, AZ; Kentucky, S19O,0l5, 909, 50;
louisiana s35, 9O3 SAL, 20; Mississippi, $780,
Gal, 545, 20; North Carolina $50, 0S398 30;
South Carolina. S34, O55 26; Tennessee,
SOL, 35l ,024. "A; Virginia, $63 35l la, 49,;
Texas. S34l, 029, 264, 1O7. Total, Sl,2O4, 176,-
6O4 The population in the States named
has increased nearly 5,50O,0OO since the
census OF 1880
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FIsht Men Killed.

NoGALEs, A. T., Dec. 2l-News of a ter
rible accident on the Arizona & Southeast
ern railway reached here Saturday. This
road is being built from a point on the
New Mexican a. Arizona railway to the
BsDee COPPER C mp. The laborers en-
ployed in the construction Of the road
boarded at the Bisbee camp and were
picked up by a construction train every
evening Friday night the train, carrying
about sixty laborers, was running toward
the camp, when it jumped the track at a
switch and several cars rolled down a
steep embankment Eight men are re-
ported killed The dead and wounded
were taken to Bisbee, where medical at
tention was given them
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
stntn Trensnrer.s Rerort.

The State treasurer's report for the two
hscal years ended September 80, lSSS,
shows that the expenses Of the State for
the period covered amounted to 81 ,00S, 754,
Of which 81 600 900 We're devoted to con.
Quoting the State government, and the
bulk of the remaining 100000 and over
to education There are sixty-f five banks
in Wisconsin organized under the State
law, sixteen having been organized during
the past two years. Their aggregate cap
ital is "a. SCI, 900. Banks discontinued bust
ness at Fond du Lac and Black River
Walls
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27

IDA NEWMAN. well known in society
in Providence, Il l., and an energetic
worker in charitable circles. has been
expelled from the City Missionary So
ciety because she married a member
Of her Sunday-school class. Wee Hung
is the young mans name, and Mr. and
Mrs Hung are EOw housekeeping in
the rear OF n laundry.
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- . -
HOPKINS SET FREE.

President Cleveland Grants the Petition
for the Noted Bank Wrecker's Pardon.
WAsHINeToN, Dec. 22.-The President
has returned to the Attorney General the
papers in relation to the application for
pardon of Benjamin Hopkins, Of Ohio, I'M
der sentence for embezzling and misapply-
ing the funds of National bank with the
following Endorsement:
1.-The condition of this convict's health is
such. as appears from an examination, which
have set on foot, that the question is present
ed whether he shall die in Pr SOL or at home
On this presentation. l am willing that he
shall spend his few remaining Gays among
his friends regardless Of any other eonsidera-
ton connected with the case. And on this
ground alone his pardon is granted"
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Has nnnes for America.

LONDON, Dec. % In the House Of Com
mons Friday evening Mr.. Cecil Raikes
Postmaster General. in response TO an II
quiry, said that America was the only CIV
ilized country not employing the system OF
parcels post He had. he stated, repeat
edly pressed the question of adopting the
system upon the United States Govern
ment, but the laws Of that coUItry were
supposed to stand in the Y az He had
hopes. however, that the lsws would be
overcome so that temporary arrange
ment might be made.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-27

JULIA Cisco. Of Jersey City, y. Y. a
middle-aged Indian who three years
ago was as black as the average negro,
i now as white as = Caucasian, and
doctors are taxing great interest in
her case She was born a. HOOsac.
Mass. her parents being Hoosac
Indians In is65 white spots appeared
upon her body, but they soon disap-
peared- Three years ago her skin
began 10 whitcn and physicians told
her she could not live. Whenever she
exposes herself 10 tho wind or works
hard her skin Turns pinkish in
a.nlnt-