River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-25

largely IN fayer Of Roscoe COnkllns ncml0a-
ton for Chief Justice. His friends have as
certalned. without embarrassing the Pfesi-
dent, that ii nominated he will take the posi-
tiop. ono o. the Cornels, Of New York, is
already being pushed for the succession
GEoRdE ROBINSON has received the gold
medal awarded him by Congress in 1871 for
saving the life Of Secretary Seward, when at.
tackled by the assassin Payne, April IA, 1866
The medal cost tl,lOO. Robinson previously
received ij 600 cash, also awarded by Con-
| gress f1i the same heroic service.
! pARnts lust arrived IN Washington, WIN
are largely Interested in the Northern Pacific
! bonds. stat. that the company will not BE-
able to pay its interest on the first Of Jan
uarf, or probably tor two years thereafter
A proposition will doubtless be made by the
company % fund the first four maturing cou-
pons.
ADMIRAL PORTER, Of the United States
Navy, has been drawing mp, tor use when
called upon, statement showing the condi-
tiou ~ the Spanish navy He says at present
the ,pinsh navy has twenty-five vessels, car.
rying lI0 guns, twenty.four carrying ffty-twa
guns, aud twenty-tour carrying $50 guns
There are also ten transports capable Of car
rying guns and nifty gunboats with one heavy
gun each. Fiiy-three Of these vessels are
stationed on the coast Of Cuba. carrying 800
guns, with 1900 men all told. The Admiral
thinks that with the present condition Of our
navy We would not be able 10 successfully cesss-
pete with that pf the Spautsb
The Senate Committee on Transportation
have determined to postpone their Southern
trip till Dec. 23.
WALTER STUART, who says he has every rea-
son to believe that hls brother, Col. q. s.
Stuart is among the slaughtered passengers
OF the Virginius offers to pay literally for any
information concerning his fate, and makes
| the following proposition to the Cuban patrl-
/ OTIS of New York 4" | will subscribe $4,000
to every $4,000 that they will raise viii
/ DO more | viii agree to raise one thousand
men Reil-oliicercl, and all having seen ser
vice, and put them aboard suitable yesst
that the Cubans shall furnish, properly equip
ped and proyisoned, at some point on our
coast that | may select. As a guarantee to
the performance propose, | will put up a Tor.
teit Of sl00 900, to be used Tor the benefit Of
families who have lost their protectors by
Spanish butchery."
Ir is stated on official authority that, while
the present naval preparations do not mean
war against Spain or Cuba, they are sgnih.
cant OF the determination Of thl5 Government
to protect American interests at all hazards
3 So, 4.
as those which followed the capture Of the
Nifglnlus, aud which shocked the entire civ
I ilized worli The patience Of the Govern.
meat seems to be nearly exhausted, and as
nothing effective can be depended upon from
the Spanish Government, notwithstanding its
friendly feeling toward the United States, the
law OF soli-pfotection Is recognized by our
Government as applicable to the present con-
dltIon Of affairs. There Is among all the
prominent officers ct our Government an
earnestness IN the preparations now in
progress to meet all questions pracl ically as
they arise. Instead OF depending on the
Spanish officials for the transmission of com
municatious from our Consuls either by letter
or by telegraph, our naval officers will be in.
structed TO enquire diligently and closely into
the condition of the island, and promptly re-
port the facts to the proper department. Oar
Government il now waiting to hear what the
Spanish Government will do in response to the
earnest protest against the outrage perpe-
trated upon the victims OF the virginius.
WHrrMAN g. BEsIoN, partner in the bank
ing house Of Riggs n Co, Washington, com
mitted suicide Thursday, by shooting. He
leaves wife and four ehildrcn. Boston was
IN easy pecuuiary circumstances, but had been
complaining some days Of depression from
office fatigue.