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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
WEST AND sOuTH.

CARROLL =. MACGILL finished his task
at Baltimore, Md, on the oath of eating
thirty quails in thirty days. He said
hereafter quails and himself would be
strangers.
OK the 25th Anna c. Jones. the seven
teen-year-old daughter % Rev. Sam
Jones, the noted evangelist, eloped from
Gainesville, Ga, with William vi. Ora
ham, stenographer, and the couple
were married at Chattanooga
OK the cath three sailors were drowned
at Yaquina City, Ore, by being washed
overheard from the tug Resolute, and
four men met like fate in the harbor
at Vallejo. Cal.
JOHN A. WEHNER, Baltimore grocery
man, discovered his wife in the COM
pany of her lover on the cath and cut off
her nose with a razor.
DIR. MUNRoE, of hardwood, Ia, shot
and killed his wife and then took his
own life in fit of jealousy on the oath.
MIKE MARKER, James Hardie and
Tug Wilson persisted in snow-storm
on the Blue mountains in Oregon on the
cath.
UNKNOWN persons killed James Hick-
tESOu anu wife III NutAE ntdE o.
.Albans, w. Va. on the oath.
THE Kansas corn crop this year is
enormous, and corn is so cheap in con-
sequence that thousands of bushels
were being burned on the cath for fuel
in place of coal.
GEORGE BUsKIRK shot and killed
George Easton and John Douglas in a
quarrel in a saloon at Stinesville, Ind,
on the 25th.
IL Chicago Dennis o'IIsra, aged one
hundred and ten years, died on the oath.
He had always expressed the wish that
he might die on Christmas Day.
AT Jesur, Ga, in race riot on the
25th two white men and seven negroes
were killed; at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, two
colored men ~ere killed while resisting
arrest; at Augusta, Ga, two more ne
groes were killed for assaulting police
officers, and in riot at GAINESVILLE, Ca,
three negroes we're killed.
AT Archer, F;a.. colored man named
Unka Santa Queslts, who was one hun
dred and twenty three years old, died
recently.
AT Wilmette, -Chicago suburb, J. ID.
Revell. his wife AID baby were instant
IL killed on the cath by an express
s-ain on the Northeastern railroad.
wP. EELLs stock barn near Cleveland,
O., was burned on TIE 25th, and thirteen
head of valuable fIolstein cattle were
suffOcated.
WHILE curling her hair on the 25th
Miss Mary Mills, of Marion. Ind,
touched one of her eyes with the hot
iron. soaring the iris and destroying the
sight of her eye.
NEAR Los Angeles. Cal, the Nadean
winery was wrecked on the 26th by the
breaking Of levee snd nearly Sl00, 900
worth of wine was destroyed.
j. MCDONALD, of Bowling Green, Ky,
as the outcome of family quarrel fatal
Iy shot his wife and imself on the Goth.
A PETITION addressed 70 Congress
praying for speedy establishment OF n
Territorial Government in Oklahoma
had on the e6th received thirty thousand
signatures
JEsUP (Ga-) advises of the Goth say
the Jail was broken into and two negro
prisoners were shot to death. A large
number OF negroes were taken from
their homes and -courged and many
others we're compelled to quit the town.
In the recent rios ten negroes and two
white men were killed.
FLAMES destroyed the business ror-
ton OF Europa, Miss, on the Goth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
A CLEVER iMITATOR.
Strange Doings of washington's Scientii
FrankeusteIn


There Is another queer genius CON.
nected with the National Museum In
the person OF Prof Henley, who is IA.
miliarly known as the Wizard OF the
National Museum" His particular
forte is in making perfect limitations OF
any object from diamond to human
being. the appearance. weight and size
in each instance being perfect His
imitation of grapes. bananas. peaches
and other fruits are marvellous. They
not only appear natural to the eye, but
also to the touch. having the same pill
ability. color. etc. as the original The
professor latest and grandest achieve
ment however. is the manufacture OF
human ears and noses to take the place
Of natural members which have been
lost in fights or by accident The ad-
vertisement of Chicago man who had
lost his right ear while fighting with
his brother induced Henley to make
experiments for the production OF arti-
fetal flesh The unfortunate Chicago
ian offered $3.50 TO any one who would
satisfactorily supply him with an
other ear Henley undertook the
task and succeeded. In his laboratory.
in the Fish Commission building cor
ner OF Sixth street and Maine avenue.
several specimens of his skill in this
direction can be seen. They are hang
ing on the wall-three ears and two
noses-and the sight of them recalled
my visit to the dissect-room. The
noses and ears are perfectly pliahle.
colored the natural hue OF human
flesh. and can not be effected by either
heat or cold.
"rhey will stand the temperature
fifty below zero" said Professor Hon.
ley. without danger of being frost
bitten"
The most striking PECULIARLY about
them is that after being affixed to the
patient both ears and noses will assume
and maintain with regularity the tenn.
perature Of the patients body.
Out of the same composition Henley
has made large slice of beefsteak. the
appearance and touch of which would
deceive the most expert cook. Wash.
ington Cor. Chicago Times
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The very Smallest Republic.

The German traveller. Blattner, who
has hunted and travelled in the Alps and
the Pyrenees during tho last summer,
xives an account of the smallest rt'pub-
Tic in the world-the little hamlet of
Goust in the mountains mentioned last
above. 1t belongs neither TO Frar,e nor
70 Spain; has not to exceed lbs citizens,
all told; is Catholic in religion, and is
wholly supported by the silk industry.
The people have no taxes or other pub
tic charges TO pay. They have no mayor
IT other official, each male inhabitant Of
the age of eighteen having equal say in
administering the affairs of state. They
have not even an established church or
priest of their own. They pay for
snurch and school privileges at the
usighboring village of Laruns, their
marriages and burials being performed
q. the same place. Among the Goust-
ynese there are no rich or poor, noble or
shurl, master or servant. - Chicago
Times
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

Beggs' case was then taken up. On
the seventh ballot only two voted
guilty" and ten mot guilty" The
eighth ballot made the ex-senior guar
dian free man. Kunze's fate was set
tied on the thirteenth ballot
After the twenty-first ballot, which
wss taken on Monday morning, Culver
said he would consent to send the muir
derers to the penitentiary for twenty
five years, and ballot was taken on the
proposition. Every one of Culver's col
leagues voted against it. The twenty
second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth
and twenty-fifth ballots were taken
on the infiction of the death penalty
for all three, and. as before, the result
of each was eleven to one. There was
no change until after the thirtieth bal
lot had been recorded. Then Culver
threatened to withdraw his vote OF
guilty" unless the others would cease
voting for capital punishment.
At 1890 o'clock the thirty-first ballot
was taken on the proposition to send the
murderers to the penitentiary for life.
Marion, Hall, Bontecou, Pierson and
Bryan voted in the negative. The Other
seven voted in the affirmative. Thirty.
five minutes later the thirty second and
last ballot was cast. All twelve peers
voted to send the trio to the peniten'
tiary for life. While the verdict was
being written and signed Culver stated
that he believed the men to be limo
cent, and that he only yielded to the
majority because he believed they wer
conscientious men.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
A BROKEN AXLE.

II Causes a Horrible Railway Accident
Near white sulphur Springs, w. Va
Ten Lives Lost and as Many Persons
Hurt.
CINCINNATI, Dec 30.-The officers of
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad have in
formation from White Sulphur Springs,
on that line, that passenger train No. 8
on that road, going west, was wrecked Sat
urday, about two miles west of White
sulphur Springs. by broken axle. The
mail car, combination car, coach and one
S, seper were derailed. The sleeper was
turned on it's side. The other sleeper,
Rockbridge, was not injured. The coach
telescoped. the combination car, and
there the loss of life occurred. So far
as known there were ten persons killed
five passengers and. five employees. The
killed are as follows:
Kidder Kidd, Hannibal, Mo-; Barksdale bag.
gage master, Huntington; H. Morrison mail
clerk. Charleston; newsboy name not known;
two colored men, names not known; Thomas
Harsh, Blackstone, Kan; J. ID. West. How
Rrdsville, Va.
The names of the other two are not
known. About ten are reported injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
SLAIN IN THEIR BEDS.

A Mysterious Murder at Mount Sterling,
Wis., An UnknownAssassinK Kills Farmer
4 O'Seil and His Wife.
BoscoBEL, Wis, Dec. 30.-A double
murder was committed at Mount Ster-
ling, Crawford County, about twenty-five
miles from this city, between 8
and o'clock Sunday morning.
Jerry O'Neil and his wife were ia
tally shot while in bed, the former in
the BREAST and the latter in the stomach,
by an unknown assailant. The victims
were well-to-do and inoffensive people,
about so years of age. The shots
awoke two daughters, who slept
near the old folks. Their cries
summoned the rest of the family,
who were in the second story, but the
murderer had escaped. What the OBJ
ject was is not known, as nothing was
stolen. There were eight members of
the family in the house at the time,
most of them full-grown people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
scotland.. Flr.t Phea..nt..

1t is a curious fact that pheasants,
which are now killed in Scotland by
thousands, we're first introduced into
that country only about ninety years
ago. The then Duke of Athcie attempt
ed to acclimatize them in his extensive
woods around Dunkeld, but the Duke of
Buccleuch was more successful in the
border counties, as he introduced them
latter a successful trial in Dalkeith
Park at Bowhill, in Selkirkshire, and
in Dumfriesshire, both at Langholm and
at Drumlanrig. The Fifeshire pheasants
are now regarded as being the finest,
Just as Caithness yields the best grouse
and East Lothian the best partridges.
George Nv. sent pheasants out OF fash
ion for a long time by repeatedly an
nouncing that he did nos care for them,
but infinitely preferred good fowl
Cham bars' Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
PITH AND POINT.

A fool can start fire that the
wisest man in the world can not put
out
We sometimes teach others by our
actions the very things we do not want
them to know.
Misery may love company, but the
country doesn't generally return the
,omplimeut.-Somerville journal. +,
"A great many people are like the
ordinary cur dog; too small for q watch
log, and too large for pet.-Atchison
Globe.
Endurance is moro valuable than
eleverness. 1t is the patient, steady
plodders who gain and keep fortunes.
You can no more judge a man by
his daily walk and conversation than
you can an election day saloon by its
front door.-Detroit Free Press.
An unfair thing in this world is that
we never know there IS an ounce OF
prevention until after we have taken
our pound of cure.
1t has been observed that the man
with the fewest failings is the man most
tolerant of those OF his neighbors.
ton Courier.
They who are most weary of life,
and yet the most Unwilling to die, are
such who have lived to no purpose; who
have rather breathed than lived.-Clar-
endon.
The doctor who cuts a man open
after death and tells what is the matter
with him has the advantage of the
doctor who is compelled to guess what
is the matter with the patient before
death.
1t is every mans duty to do right.
In order to do right deliberately, man
needs to know what is right. Finding
out what is right is, therefore, an es-
sential prerequisite of right-doing.-S.
5. Times.
"A distinguished divine once said:
Il wish that ministers and lecturers
would be a little more generous of
thought and more stingy of words. You
don't want a yoke of oxen to drag
CARLOAD of potatoes on smooth road"
When the energies pause, and the
worker settles down, he may find com
fort and ease, but the inspiration OF the
great struggle is no longer with him;
his real life is finished unless he takes
into some other field that energy which
has secured him success.
Steady work for the love of ii, and
for the satisfaction and peace which
it brings, never breaks the worker
down. On the contrary, it so weakens
temptations from without, and so de-
stroys inferior ambitions and desires,
that il gives the whole nature steadi-
ness and poise. 1t is the best cure for
restlessness. The JOY of life for strong
natures lies in a noble activity; work
adequate TO the aspirations of the soul;
a work that brings calm by its magni-
tude, and by its very demands evokes
the best and greatest in us.-Rural New
Yorker
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

A NOVEL cure was effected by the use
of the dynamo recently at Westgate-on-
the-Sea, Eng. A Mr.. Brown was fitting
a false bottom to CRATE and while chip
ping il 20 make it fit, a very small splin-
ter of iron few of and struck him
in the eye. An electrical engineer who
met him shortly after, seeing his
plight. took him TO a dynamo that
was working near by. Brown placed
his eye as close as possible to the ma
chinn, and the magnetic attraction was
sufficiently intense 10 withdraw the
splinter OF iron from the eye, which was
instantly relieved and gave no further
frnuIla
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

uuced. CameIs-nalr and French chud-
dab are made into charming gowns for
small dinners and teas, these in Russian
green, Crevette, Parma violet, almond,
mahogany and old rose. The still pop
ular Empire effects prevail largely in
these pretty toilets, but the corsage and
sleeves frequently show an odd but TAX
ing mixture of the Valois, the Directoire
and the Greek. There is a great rage
les. No adequate description of the
grace and artistic beauty of some of
these toilets can be given. They are
simply ideal gowns variously made of
either the simplest, the daintiest or the
richest fabrics that are manufactured.
At afternoon receptions are seen
MANY handsome dresses OF armure silk
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
some New Facts About Alaska

The list of Alaska resources grow,
larger almost every month. Not only il
it said TO have an abundance OF minerals,
and an inexhaustible supply of coal, but
1t is now claimed by a few enthusiast:
that il is great natural wheat countr,
in some parts. Still further, learned
crank now comes forward to prove thai
the heart of Alaska is magnificent
semi-tropical region, being protected
from the cold of the north by lofty
chain of mountains and artificially
warmed by vast number of volcanoes;
and hot springs. lie admits that he ha;
never been in Alaska, but the fact, he
says, is really point in favor of hi;
theory. for he is not burdened with am
prejudices on the subject.-N. Y. Times
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

Gas Instead Of water.

WINDOW, Mimi, Dec. 30-yohn c. Chris
tie, a farmer living three miles east of
Window, has been boring for an artesian
well for ten days. past. Rock was struck
on Friday and dynamite was used for two
blasts and boring resumed till night when
work was abandoned till Monday. Dur
ing Sunday loui roaring sound. which
could be heard for a long distance, was
found to come from the hole, whichois but
three feet from the barn. A current of
something smelling like gas pours forth
with the greatest vigor and one man was
as phyxiated aud had to be ass sted away.
The nearness of the shaft to the baru pre-
vents Mr. Christie from trying the burn.
ing qualities of ths gas, but he will pipe II
at safe distance and try it. The well 10
now about $50 feet deem
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

velvet, with a bodice and petticoat OF
omber brocade, showing Spanish flower
designs on a superb ground of silver
shot with amaranth red. Silver fox
bands with cape and toque of the same
formed a rich finish to this elegant cos
tune English tailor cloths, Queens
serge brocade and elegant velvetstriped
and bordered goods are in redingotes
and other long coats, while India CASH
mere, Henrietta cloth, wool armure,
carmelite and other soft textiles are
frequently made up with slight paniers
on the hips. Others, again, show the
flowing effect of Turkish draperies
crossing the front, with Turkish sash
above. White silk dresses, striped with
silver, made up in Empire style, are
worn by debutantes with garnitures OF
white roses and clusters of ostrich tips
powdered with silver. Crepe de chine
with silver vine borderings made up
with China crepe, is another combina'
ton in youthful toilets or for brides
maids dresses. I. ID. r.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

Rev. SAM JOKES shot hard at an old
fellow in one of his Kentucky eongrega-
tions when the latter corrected one Of
the preachers expressions. The
preacher spoke of raising children. :"
when the critic shouted out: I'VE raise
horses and bring up children ''Yes, -
responded Jones, you raise horses
worth $4,000 apiece and bring up
children worth about $ head
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

The Pail Mall Gazette records freak
in the way of handwriting. A little
girl of four years writes with her left
hand and writes her words backward as
they are reflected in mirror from ordi-
nary writing. Her friends have TO read
them by means of a lOOking-glass- The
child was taught writing with sister,
but would do things in her own way,
with the result that she writes fiuently
in this fantastic style.
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Three Men Fatally Burned.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 80. - An explosion
occurred in the storeroom of Scbmitt &
Co., manufacturers of show cases at So
and 81 Main street, at l o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. The report of the ex-
plosion was heard for several blocks.
The skylights running from the first to
the fourth floors were demolished. The
following persons were probably fatally
injured: Engineer William Filett, En-
gineer Ed Boyle, of Charles Moser &
CO., Packer Ed Lutz. The victims
were horribly burned and badly
lacerated. What caused the explosion
is not known.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

GREAT distress prevails among the
miners in Northumberland County, Pa,
and in the towns OF Treverton. Shame
kin and Mount Carmel. due to the action
of some of the owners in closing down
their mines. The number of idle men
at the places named is very large, and
as they are mostly uneducated foreign
ers. apprehension is felt that hunger
may drive them to some desperate deed
of violence IL is no uncommon sight
10 see women and children begging for
bread from door 70 door. Additional
collieries are reported 10 be shutting
down almost daily. and of course greater
suffering viii follow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

THERE are ten GENTLE churches in
Salt Lake of the leading denominations.
The Methodists, the Presbyterians. the
Bsptists and the COngregatiOnalists-
through the New West Educational AS
sOciatiOn-ali have mission schools.
the Methodist being a bOarding-school.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

The doctors who attended the late
King Of Portugal during the last few
weeks of his illness presented bills for
their services amounting to nearly $780,
900. One of them demanded $4,000 for
ten visits, another demanded $1,000 for
fifteen while third thought that $50. 900
vas not too much to ask for his attend
ance at eighteen consultations Event
ually the new King succeeded in effect
ing a settlement of their claims by
means of a lump sum of $50. 600.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN MICHIGAN.

william III. Major MORALLY Wounds His
Wife, Kills His Daughter and Grand
daughter and Commits Suicide.
PONTIAC. Mich, Dec. 30.-A triple
tragedy occurred Friday night near
Mount Vernon, Macomb County, fifteen
miles east of this city. The murderer,
William II. Major, was we'll
TODD farmer, and through dones-
tic troubles is supposed to have become
insane. He killed his daughter, Mrs.
Depew. by beating out her brains with
an axe. He then murdered a young
child of the latter, and next shot his
wife, who can not recover. He then
went to the corn crib and hanged himself.
He and his wife had twice separated,
and il is said lived unhappilY together.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
A Horrible Deed.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Frank Bruck,
who keeps barber shop at 11S Union
avenue. Brooklyn, shot and instantly
killed his mother Johanna, aged 81
years, to-day and then shot himself, in
fiicting fatal wound. Bruck and his
mother lived on the first floor of the
building, where he ran the shop. The
mother had been i'll for some time, and
Saturday afternoon told her son that
she believed she was dying. He went
out, bought pistol, and on returning
put the pistol to his mothers head,
blowing out her brains. He then sho
him self in the right temple.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02
An Aged Indianian Meets Death Through
the Pronriefn r,s Carelessness.

PERU, Ind, Dec. 30.-J. e. Clarke, an
aged resident Of Kokomo, was found
dead Saturday morning in George
Wrinkles bath-house. Clarke was par
TALLY paralyzed and almost helpless,
and had gone to Wrinkles establish
ment for bath. Clarke had to be as
sisted by Wrinkle, who turned on the
gas full force to make the water warm
enough. He forgot all about Clarke,
locked his bathroom and left the
house, with Clarke in the bath and the
gas turned on. Clarke's body was found
completely cooked.
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Low Water.

La Crosse, Wis. Dec. S0-The tempera-
ture was seven above this morning aud
closed the river. The water has been fall
ing fast since Thursday last, and is now
foot or more lower than ever before
known. The mills and factories drawing
q supply for their DO lers from the river,
having been obliged to lengthen their
suction pipes to avoid being cut of. The
sud len drop in the temperature covered
over various houses and boats lying along
shore. causing considerable damage II
is reported that the mouth of the Black
river is now hardly passable for a skin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

SENATOR EDNUNDs, of Vermont. has
served longer in the United States Sem
ate than any Of his colleagues On
April 5, 1890. he will have been in the
Senate without a single break twenty
four years Mr.. Edmunds will be sixty
two in February. He looks his age.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

A FRIEND and admirer once said TO
Robert Browning: Il have studied long
upon this passage in your poem and arm
unable to comprehend it. Pray tell me
what is the idea embodied in it?7 Mr.
Browning read the passage over and re-
piled: Really, l can not tell; but /
believe it will be worth your while to
keep on STUDYING it,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-02

INVENTOR hEELY looks old. He has
changed a great deal in appearance dur
ing the last five years, and his hair
has turned white. The effort 70 keep
his great secret has worn upon him, and
his face shows deep lines of care. He
still maintains a confident air, however.
when talking about his motor