River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-14
At Large.

Ie.iNNnia and Erie Railroad not interested in
the Pennsylvania Railroad, at Philadelphia,
resolved that a committee of seven be an.
pointed to take any steps that tuey may deem
best to secure the interests of stockholders.
either by getting the lessees to give up lea SO,
or by effectlng compromise the mutual
advantage of the lessees and lessons, or by
resorting to legal action, If they deem il best,
reporting first 10 an adjourned meeting to be
called by the committee.
The ST. Louis Times has letter from. Chi.
huahua, confirming the report Of project to
conquer northern Mexico, aud annex il TO the
! United States.
len HOGAN, the pugilist, accompanied by
Billy Carroll and Mike Ganley, has left ST.
LOUIS for Omaha, where he will finish
training.
JOSEPH ARCH had a reception in Boston re-
! Gently. Wendell Phillips presided and Ben
Butler was prominent among the guests.
A STEAMER was seen 10 be on fire, four miles
Oft Port Darlington, aud continued to burn
until the vessel was apparently consumed, the
burning hulk drifting out into the lake. No
particulars have been received.
! TUESDAY afternoon, nine fishermen, whose
names have hot yet been ascertained, were
drowned from a sail boat off Smcoe Island,
ST. Lawrence River. Three OF the party we're
Seth Green's men, engaged IN collecting fish
spawn.
The President, on the 18th ult, appointed
Isaac II. Sturgeon, ofst. Louis, commissioner
to examine the completed portion Of the
Texas and Pacific Railroad. The law provides
for only one commissioner.
ONE Bot0cine IAN Italian) aud wife, who
travel over the country with a performing
bear, arrived at East Newark, Tuesday. on
the way to New York, where they hoped to
lodge the bear turing the winter. The hus.
band came TO this city to make arrangements.
leaving the animal muzzled and tied 10 n
post on the roadside, away from an, habta.
ton, and under the watch OF his wife. When
he returned he found the bear growing
fercely, and holding his wife tightly in its
arms. She was already dead, aud horribly
bruised, and trampled aud torn. The bear
was subsequently killed.
AN agent OF the Lucca Opera Troupe has in.
definitely withdrawn the engagement of that
troupe in Cincinnati, on account of the small
attendance upon the musical entertainments
the last two weeks.
MEMORIAL to Congress is receiving sigma.
lures at Salt Lake, setting forth the owls and /
abuses of Mormon rule, and praying the |
passage Of laws to give the memorialists pro- |
lection, tree civil government, and bring Utah |
into harmony with federal authority.
CHARGES OF fraud, incompetency and gem
eral looseness of management are Published /
against Gen. Q, Ii. La Grange, Superintendent |
Of the San Francisco Mint.
STATEMENT of tho earnings Of the Short |
Line Railroad Tor September, just made out,
Allows them to be $i4i, 1894 $4,000 ia ex-
cess OF the corresponding month OF 1872.
Az excursion 70 the Cliy OF Mexico is being
arranged by United States Minister J. W. Eos
ter, to leave New Orleans for Vera Cruz about
Nov 18th.
Mrs. EDwiS NJ. STASToS lies in a precarious
condition at her residence in Germantown,
Pa.
Washington
4 NEw combination for the speakership i
forming. Efforts are being made to unite
tue friends OF Kasson, Maynard and other
western candidates, upon Johu Coburn. Of
Indiana. Friends OF Coburn are in Washing.
ton, actively at work.
The report OF Commissioner Drummond. Of
the general land office, contains a complete
record Of all decisions rulings aud circular
instructions OF the bureau, promulgated
during she year, especially the various decis-
ions and Instructions issued under the miner
al land act, aud school land timber and coal
land laws.
THE report e General Baker, Commissions
er of Pensions, says that l6 ,4O5 new pension
ers were admitted 20 the pension rolls during
the fiscal year ending June 30 1873, and TO-
30 names we're dropped tor various reasone.
Net gain 70 number Of pensioners, vas ls2,
making the grand total Of pension ,rs, o. al
classes, 2Ss, All, classified as follows Army
inyalids, l09,sOl army widows and pendent
relatives, ll20s3 Survivors OF tho war Of
1872, 5,053, navy iuyalids, 1,i30 navy widows
aud dependent relatives, i,70l Besides IN
crease TO the annual amount Of pension caus.
ed 10y addition OF new pensioners
rates d pensions have been increased hy
Fl, 76l cases. The total increase Of rate Of
former pensioners amounted TO 1858 OPS The
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creased, including 800, i30, IS admission Of
5i2S survivors aud widows 81 the war Of 1912.
aud mel increase in the annual amount, after
dedueting s56s,OO0 decrease in pensions 10
army widows ana dependent relatives, was
Ai737i, making a total annual amount of
pensions. june 30, 1873 500, 25a, 2Si. Total
disbursements were, however, some 81. g26, 900
greater than this amount, the difference being
tor salaries and commissions paid TO agents
fees t. examining surgeons, etc OF appro.
priations Tor last fiscal year, an unexpended
balance OF si3,Oooo 600 was covered into the
treasury.
ATTORNEY GtNFRAL WILLIAMS mas received
telegram from Gov, Kellogg, saying that the
military authorities in Grant Parish aiding the
civil authorities TO arrest tho perpetrators ut
the Coltax massacre, did not arrive tilI after
tho Grant Parish outrage is alleged TO have
taken place. A telegram also states that the
latest adyiess Indicate that lhe outrage il q
fabrication.
rHE Southern Claims Commission viii on
the middle 81 December, report 10 Congress
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