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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09
To BE Hanged at the End of a Year.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, April 6.-David
f. Davis smothered his wife, who was
forty-six years his senior. in order to
gain possession of her property, He
has been sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary and to be hanged at the
end of that time. The case has been
appealed to the supreme court
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

II j. currently asserted that the rela-
tive heights Of men and women in Eng
land are undergoing "a change Oh
servatiou extending over "a series of
wears has shown. IL i declared. that the
women are apparently growing taller
and the men shorter The cause was
long considered a mystery. Int AT a re-
cent London iinner Il was unanimously
agreed that tn. men only were chang
ing. the appar nj clouga,'on Of women
being the result of comparison And il
was further settled that tobacco did il
EngliShmen are incessaut smokers. and
begin the practice az - early an age
that theig growth j. much retarded,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

\ Bo>roN nuni>mati>t >gys that the
finest coin collection in that city i that
Of Mr. Parmelcr. a baker up In East
Chester Paris lie hale> nothing but
beans Boston baked bean>-and all
the money lie makes he puts into cid
coins. His collection l. worth between
$50. coo and ~50.OU0. He had 4 complete
set a.. American silver dollar>-the only
Let in Boston Next 10 Parmelee-s col
lection. the finest one in Boston i that
of Nathan Appleton. III Beacon street.
There are hundreds Of collectors there.
and the aggregate value Of their coins
) probably greater than in any city in
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

Tar African continent has been
crossed sixteen times. twice before
ls50, six times between that time and
1859, and eight times since 1850
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

THE Indians are by no means such
paupers as we sometimes think. For
instance there are about seventy thou
sand who receive no rations whatever.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

THE earliest date on which Easter
can fall is March %. and the combina-
ton of circumstances which brings this
about is extremely rare.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

THE third set of teeth are now max
ing their appearance in the gums of An
drew J. Floyd. OF Twiggs county, Ga.
Mr.. FLOYD is in his seventy-seyenthy year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

HIGH heels, it is said, owe their origin
to Persia, where they We're introduced
to raise the feet from the burning sands
of that country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

WASHINGTON. April Senator
George F. Edmunds of Vermont, who
has been in the Senate Of the United
States since April. 1866. and in nearly
If not quite all of that time has been
one of the Republican leaders, has re-
signed. the resignation To take effect
rhe ~ day of November next
The following is copy of the letter
rendering his resignation TO the COVER
nor of Vermont:
Washington. April 6. ls9l.-Consider-
ations entirely personal lead me TO ten
der to you. a. the governor Of the State
of Vermont. my resignation of the of
fee of senator Of the United States. the
resignation to take effect on the lst day
of November. \. d.. 1891.
senator Edmunds also notified Vice
President Morton of his action. The
reasons for the retirement are purely
personal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

THE result Of the election in Michi-
gan on the 9Th gave the Republicans a
majority of about 1900.
ONLY eleven days remain TO- the leg.
isla,ure Of Minnesota.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-04-09

the leaves Of trees.
The phlegm that Is
coughed up IS those
parts of the lungs
W hi h have been
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
MRS. DILLON AGAIN IN COURT.
She Accuses Her Husband of Having
Driven Her from Home.

She Accuses Her Husband of Having
Driven Her from Home.
Mrs. Isabella Dillon of No. Al Morris
street, who last week came SO near being
carved by John Erickson, the Swede
night watchman whom she declared was
the original Jack the Ripper, was again
in the First Police Court this morning.
She was arrested late last mig ht sitting
with her child in her lap in a hallway
some distance from her home. She said
she was driven from her home four or
five days ago by her husband Henry
Dillon. She is quite large and prepos-
sessing woman, but standing in the
prison pen with her cnild in her arms and
shivering like an aspen leaf she made a
miserable picture She was scarcely able
to stand and Justice O'Donnell had her
supplied with chair
Poormaster Hewitt was in court. He
did not give Mrs. Dillon the best of
recommendations. The Justice left the
case in the hands of the Poormaster, who
was instructed to Investigate her story.
The Poormaster afterward said that
the woman was addicted to drink aud
had given the authorities considerable
trouble. He thought the Almshouse the
best place for her.
Police Surgeon Nevins, after examin-
ing Mrs. Dillon's condition. recommended
that she be sent to the City Hospital
Her babe will be taken care OF by the
poorrnaster
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
DR. HANKS PROVES HIS WISDOM.

And John McManus Finds That There
Is No Legal Remedy for Toothsche-
One day almost two years ago the
friends Of John McManus of No. 299
Seventh street were panied to notice
most melancholy expression on his face.
Had he been bereft Of an entire family
and seven cats. he could not have looked
more hopelessly f0rlorn, more perfectly
wretched, nor could he have appeared
more thoroughly disguised and weary OF
the world.
His disposition had lost its sweetness
and his pockets we're not filed with can
dies for the children. When spoken to
his replies were monosyllabic, emphatic,
sulphurous. He Stunned every one and
hoped every one would shun him. He
had tooth ache.
When fully satisfied that his mouth
had been transformed into a cavern that
contained all the imps OF Dante's Inferno;
when he had exhausted his rhetorical
ammunition the suffering man sought
the dental office of DIR. Edward T. Hanks.
torture and grimly said:-
JERK
DR.. Hanks asked kindly which particu-
lar piece of ivory he should relieve the
martyr Of, and was fiercely informed that
it was a right upper dens sapientia-"
II
Of several teeth and concluded that the
cause OF the pain was in another tooth.
and that the one referred TO by Mr.. Nc
Manus ached simply from sympathy. !"
He so informed Mr.. McManus, and then
proceeded to remove it. This was oone,
and then Mr.. McManus departed.
After leaving the Office of DIR. Hanks,
MIR. McMauus could not persuade himself
that be was happy-that his sorrow and
suffering were over and that he no longer
had toothache He wanted to believe
this but he could not He mad not faith
enough, and the following day he be-
lieved that he was even in u worse condi-
tion than when he had visited DIR. Hanks.
He sought DIR. Merritt and begged to
have the other tooth pulled out. DIR.
Merritt accommodated him.
Soon afterward Mr.. McManus con-
vinced himself that he had not been
treated in proper professional manner
agony he had undergone from the aching
tooth and concluded that the dentist
should pay for it. He sought Counsellor
]. L. Bowen and directed him to sue the
dentist in the Circuit Court for $1,000
damages for extracting the wrong tooth.
The case was tried yesterday and Messrs.
Collins and Corbin represented the de-
fendant.
DR.. Hanks in reply to the charge that
he had pulled the wrong tooth,n pro-
duced a skull and handful of teeth and
accurately described the pain that Nc
Manus knew so we'll, and finally declared
that he had extracted the proper tooth.
Drs. Merritt. Grey, and Hornblower as
experts on teeth, testified that in their
opinion DIR. Hanks had pulled the right
tooth, and proved it TO the satisfaction of
the jury, who concluded that the exhibit
tion with the skull was decidedly better
than the evidence of Mr.. McManus, for
all he knew about the matter was that il
was his tooth, and his ache, and his cuss
words that were caused by IT.
The jury pitied him, but justice COM
pelled them them to find a verdict for DR..
Hanks
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
he HUGGED PRETTY GIRLS.
The Terror of Hoboken Fourth Ward
Captured and Sent to Jail.

The Terror of Hoboken Fourth Ward
Captured and Sent to Jail
CONSERVATION has prevailed during the
past few weeks among the pretty girls
who live In the Fourth ward In Hopoken.
A mysterious man has been roaming the
streets. anu whenever an opportunity has
presented itself, he has swooped down
upon. group Of girls. picked out the
prettiest one and kissed her.
Before the screams of the affrighted
young woman could be answered the
fellow was off like the wind. The fellow
appeared to be getting bolder and bolder.
and several "big brothers. and "angry
fathers were on watch to catch him.
Jack the Hugger," as the fellow had been
termed, was caught last night by Detec-
tiYes Good and Nelson. he said he was
Frank Perletter. fifty years old, and that
he lived at No. 172 Madison street.
The prisoner was arraigned In court
this morning. He is an ill-looking Italian
and poorly dressed. 1t seemed for time
as IL the Judge would be compelled to
discharge him, as none of the young girls
whom he had insulted were in court.
After long wait. however, two very
pretty and tastilly attired girls entered
the court room. AS soon as the prisoner
caught sight of them he turned his hea ad.
The girls were Lizzie Pervis and Sadie
Welch. They are seventeen years old
and live at No 245 First street
Miss Pervis appeared averse to telling
how the fellow had acted until reassured
by the Judge.
LAST Wednesday night about eight
O'clock" Miss Pervis said. Sadie Welch
and went to visit an aunt on jefferson
street;ithat man (pointing to the prisoner)
followed us. He finally caught up
to us and threw his arms
around my neck. screamed
and he ran away. / was very much
frightened. About ten O'Clock l left my
aunt's house, and was surprised to see
the man on the stoop. As soon as he
caught sight of rs he ran into the hall
way and caught hold of our dresses. We
screamed, and he ran away again"
The Judge also learned that several
other young girls employed in Villain &
Co.'S cork factory had similar. experiences
with the fellow. but owing to the fear of
notoriety did not want to appear In court.
The Judge sent the fellow to the County
Jail in default of fine.
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
ROD AND GUN.

The catch at the fishing banks Is now
made up Of Goldfish, pollock, haddock.
mutton fish, known as conger eelsl, and
black fish, with the never missing Gun
ners or bergaels.
There were some beautiful spring mack
erel in market last week, but they were
worth fifty cents each
Catfish. eels and roach are being caught
in the river above Beileville-
A large striped bass was caught on a
white worm in Gravesend Bay on Tues
day.
The Columbia Fishing Club went on its
annual trip to South Beach, Staten
Island, on Thursday. Frank Bedford
distinguished himself by catching more
eels than anybody else, and August
Schodeld caught the most porgies.
The Norris County Sporrsmep's Ciut
has purchased the Cranberry Pond neaI
Denville. together with 800 acres OF sur
rounding property Workmen are en-
gagged IN clearing the land and are food
ing 100 acres TO make a lake a mile long
An extensive fish and game preserve fol
the clubs use is 10 be established
The owner Of trout pond at Carpen'
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
THE cLARKs SUE THE COUNTY.
They Want the FreehoIders to Pay for
the Mob's Damage.

the sIob's Damage.
A short but important meeting was
held by the Board Of Freeholders last
night. although Messrs. Pfngsten and
Kimmerly did not attend until the work
was done. and Mr.. Nelson was not pres
ent at all Ou a motion by Freeholde r
German the rules were suspended imme-
diately after roll cali, and John Boyd was
reelected Clerk for a term OF three years
at a salary of 5000 year. There was no
opposition to Mr.. Boyd and his selection
was unanimous. Director Bruggemann
at once administered the oath Of Office to
the Clerk and business in the usual man
ner was transacted.
THE CLARK THREAD WORKS SUE THE COUNTY.
The Board accepted an invitation TO re-
view the parade Of the Volunteer Fire
men at Hoboken. May 80. and then Clerk
Boyd read q summons that had been
served on him. 1t had been issued by the
Clark Thread Company of Kearny, in an
action In the Supreme Court to recover
S25, coo damages for injuries done to the
company's business by riotous strikers
and others on February IL and 10. Vre-
denburgh & Garretson represent the
Company and Judge McGrath was di-
rected to look after the county's interest.
The summ mons is returnable June Is.
John Gardner was complained OF by
Albert Day for obstruetiug a natural
water course at Bergen Wood avenue
and Second street, Town OF Union. The
North Bridges Committee and County
Superintendent were instructed to inves-
tigate the matter. Superintendent Gan
non was also directed to repair the Pat
erson avenue bridge over Mill Greek,
North Bergen Township. at a cost not 10
exceed $3.50
Counsel to the Board reported that the
suits brought to recover money due
Lervy and Ewald Brothers, the plaintiffs,
we're non-suited because Of a legal tech
nicality, Counsel said thar the plaintiffs
had furnished the articles In good faith,
and, the county had used them, in fact
was using at present a flag supplied by
Ewald Brothers, and as an act OF justice
he recommended the Board to examin e
the claims and pay for the goods used.
The Committee on Judiciary was directed
to take charge of the matter. The reason
the claims are not good, legally, Is be-
cause the articles were furnished on in
dividual orders of chairmen Of committees
and not by order Of the Board.
COUNTY ROAD BONDS FOR SALE.
Freeholder German opposed a resolu-
tion that 100000 of county road regis
tered bonds, bearing ~ per cent interest,
he issued, the bonds to be retired as fol-
follows;-October /, 1892. 1000; October
/, 1898, $3s,0O0; October 1, 1894, s3S, 600
The bonds TO be sold to the Hudson
County Sinking Fund Commissioners
who had agreed to take them.
Freeholder Ellis believed that the rate
of interest was too high, and he amended
the resolution to read "a per cent. In
tsrest," and It was adopted. Director
Bruggemann voucned for the purchase
of the bonds by the Sinking Fund Com
missioners, of which he was one.
The Board adjourned to meet May II
at eleven o'clock to receive protests
against the new county road route.
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
AREPuRfER's TIPS


Rev. DR. WooIston shows How His Whole
Method was Changed
Rev. C. H. Woolston preached his third
sermon on the ten plaques Of Phiiadeiphis
last night. AT the close of the discourse
he said the threats Of violence to him
self which had been noticed In news
papers would not deter him from speaking
out on the evils by which society was
afflicted On the contrary, they had de-
cided him TO tell things that he wonld
have held back
Rev Mr. Woolston then told how re-
mark and laugh by a areporter. four years
ago, led to a complete change IN bis
methods of dealing with social questions
He said that four years ago ne preached .
sermon on the Prodigal son In which ne
described how young men first fell away
from virtue After the discourse the re-
porter said there was nothing in it he
could publish, and that young men did
not 20 wrong in that way If the ser
mon were published" said the reporter,
1.-THE public would say another Darsolz
gone wrong" +" From that day." said
Mr.. Woolston, 81 changed my methods
and ceasing 10 live in an ideal world< 1
descended TO the practical and BY going
amounG the people and seeing how they
live and aseertaining what Is in their
minds / got together the materials Tor
these sermons, and / have 10 thank
that reporter for such q beneficial
change e.-Phflddelph Press
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
TERRIBLE ACCUSATION.
his Former Servant Complains
Against Liquor Dealer Smith.

Catherine Hauser, Of No. s74 zabriskia
street. has made serious charge against
John Smith, prosperous liquor dealer Of
No. 1152 Summit avenue.
She is German girl, about twenty-five
years Of age, tail. rather angular, with a
colorless face and widening features She
formerly iveu as a servant In the family
Of Smith. According to her story. one
night last December, Smith found her
alone in the cellar, and attempted
On the night Of December 10 Smith. she
says. sent his wife aud children away,
leaving the servant girl alone in the
house. She did not see anything OF
Smith before she retired, and left her
door unlocked as usual At midnight
she woke, and in the dim light of the
family burning lamp she saw man en-
terlng her room, and a moment after dis
covered 1t was her employer.
THE STORY OF THE STRUGGLE.
Remembering her previous experience
she was stricken wild with fear, and
started up in the bed, begging
him to 60 away. He was
unmoved by her appeals however
and she sought TO escape out of the room
He seized her. however, and she began TO
shrek and scream N for aid. and
TO strug gle violently TO get
out Of his grasp. A terrible conflict oc-
CURED. The woman screamed but no
body heard her. At last her strength
gave way and she could resist no longer
Before he left her. as she lay sobDip1
and Historically talking 10 herself. he
said, III you tell any one a word about
this | will kill you. l will shoot you,
sure.n
This threat was sufficient to overawe
her, he says. and this is the reason why
her case has not been heard of before.
AT HER HUSBANDS ORDERS.
She lived in the house until she was
married recently, then she told her hus-
band ali about her midnight struggle and
its results. He at once compelled her
to swear out a warrant for Smiths ar
rest.
He was arrested and bailed, and his
case came up for examination this morn
ing. Judge DAILY, who represented Mrs.
Hauser, tried hard 10 get his client out of
the difficulty, but Judge Davis would al
low no trifilng aud the case proceeded.
Smit was not in Court, so q policeman
was sent for him. Smith is in New
York
He will be in Court tomorrow. Justice
Davis says. and what he says usually
goes. Counsellor Noonan, who appears
for Smith. says 1t is case of blackmail.
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
IUNDERTAKERS At odds
The Split in Their Associa-
tion Gives Victory to
the Strikers.
cOYLE AND OTHERS DIScIfLIsEv
Hope, Moran. 0ldenburg and Duty
Take Back Their Men.

The undertakers viii know just What
to do now that their opposition 70 The
union drivers Is practically dead
Twenty seven members OF the Under
takers Association met at Roche's Hall
last night Undertaken Coyle, who ro-
fused to discharge his men when they
would not 60 TO what Il now
was suspended by the association, which
regards him as n traitor. Undertaker
Hope, who took back his union men sitter
he had discharged them. was droppsd
from honorary membership.
Undertakes Boylan, Mcdonald and
Flaherty. who though members q
tha association. refused to sign
Charges were preferred against Burke
and Mckee. Those against Burke were
dropped, but those against Mckee VIII b
investigated. The meeting was very
exciting one. and the condemnation Of
Coyle was vigorous
TAKING THEIR DRIv EEs BACK
Oldenburg took back bis men this
morning, and signed the agreement sub
United by the Drivers Association. Moran,
Duffy and HOPE also took back their
men and signed the drivers agreements.
This giving In of four OF the Associations
members Is regarded as equal to col
lapse of the Undertaker's opposition 70
the Drivers Associations. that - the faii-
ure Of the purpose of the agreement re-
Gently made BY the underrakers that they
would stick together and support one an
other.
Kilroy's men and Bunnel's men are still
out. but will probably be called in bsfore
tonight
THOSE WHO HOLD OUT
The men who have been fighting ngainsu
the association for the past fifteen
months-Hughes, Speer and the others
have rot given in and viii not give In,
they say, for fifteen years. It IL the
agreement to mutually Support one an
other, made by the undertakes, which Is
useless now.
The drivers are very 5ubilant and say
that everything Is going their way. The
other undertakers, however. saw they are
stil determined to fight. and have pledEed
the support of all the Hoboken under
takers. Mr.. Mckee. 1t is reported. has said
his name was affixed 70 the agreement
of the Underfakers Association without
his consent. He could not be found this
m orning, but the man who received his
co nsenI TO sign his name Is anxious 70
he ar this from Mr.. Mckee himself
Moran took bearse to funeral Of
Volks in the Hill yesterday, and soue
union men tried to get him 70 go homes
but he refused.
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
TWO CIRCUIT COURTS.
Judge Eippincott Helps Judge KNAPP
Under the New Law.

Judge Kippincott Helps Judge Knapp
Under the New Law.
For the first time in this county the
Presiding Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas sat today as Judge in the Circuit
Court, In accordance with the law
enacted by the last Legislature.
The calendar has so many untried
cases on il that Judge Knapp requested
Judge Lippincott TO do this to clear the
calendar by the end of the term. For
this reason there were two Circuit Court
cases being tried at the same time. one
before Judge Knapp and the other before
Judge Lippincotr.
The case before the latter was brought
by Charles f. Appleby against Thomas
]. Pope for breech Of o contract. John
Linn represented the plaintiff and w. l..
Clark appeared for Pope. The testimony
was brief and the jury promptly awarded
a verdict for Appleby of 4,223.31 dam
ages.
This case disposed of, Judge Lippincott
directed the Clerk to call the case of Jas. ],
Murphy against Michael J. Donovan, in
ejectment. The testimony was purely
technical as to the ownership of some
property, and the Jury found verdict for
Mr. Murphy, the plaintiff.
The Jersey City news., 1891-05-14
PREFERRED DEATH TO SICKNESS

Made Despondent by Consumption,
James Gallagher Commits Suicide.
James Gallagher, aged thirty-five years,
committed suicide at his home, No. 20
Canal street. last night by shooting him
self in the head, just above the right ear.
Gallagher had suffered with consumption
for the past nine months and had become
despondent. He leaves a wife and one
child.
His wife was in the yard when she
heard the report OF the revolver She
started to rush into the house but found
the door locked. She climbed through a
window and found her husband sitting in
a rocking chair. with the blood flowing in
a great stream over his body. The re-
volyer was lying on the floor. where it
had dropped from the suicides hand
Drs. Varick and Gray were immediate
ly summoned, as Gallagher was still
alive. They dressed the wound and sent
the unfortunate man TO the City Hospi-
tai, where he died at midnight.