River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-18
At Large

On the 18th instant Judge Andrew G.. Nil
ler OF the U, $. Circuit Court for The Eastern
District Ut Wisconsin, resigned his position.
after having filed it for thir.y-fve years. since
November slh, 1888. Judge Miller was an.
pointed Judge of the Territorial Court by
President Van Buren,, and was reappointed to
the position he has just resigned. bv presi.
dent James X. Polk. He has served. in his
judicial capacity, under ten Presidents. II il
stated that this Is the longest judicial service
IN the country with the exception of that OF
Chief Justice fancy, who was appointed by
Jackson and served until Lincoln's time.
Judge Miller is ~ years of age, aud thor.
ough Democrat. Naturally, during his long
career, he has rendered many decisions which
have attracted general attention for ttoir
| knowledge and research OF the law. His she.
tcessor has not yet been determined upon. but
the name OF Hon. Winfield Smith, ex-State
Attorney, is prominently mentioned
TaE project Of establishing large factory
tor the manufacture of the Patrons patent
harvester, IN Iowa, has been abandoned and
contracts Will be made at three different
| places to make them.
A COLLISION occurred on the New York, Os-
wego and Midland Railroad, near Hancock. n.
T., on Monday. An engineer and lady passen.
ger are reported killed.
MATTHEW KINNEY, an engineer on the Cen.
trail Pacific Railroad was shot aud killed al
| Ogden, on Sunday, by eolored man.
| WIN. gull, contractor for grading Jeferson
Square, Omaha, drew his money and jumped
the town, leaving his workmen unpaid.
| BETWEEN 400 and 800 glass blowers al New
Albany, Ind, held consultation 10 decide
whether they would accept bare living wages.
aud declined 10 80 10 work The blowers saw
they agreed 10 work at Is per cent less than
Pittsburgh prices, which are one third less
than Their old prices, and this Is the best they
eau do.
JUDGMENT has been given for dtfendan, IN
the suit Of William A. Buttou, Of New Or.
leans, against General Butler, TO recover the
value Of two notes seized By the latter while
commanding at New Orleans.
LETTER numerously signed has b en- for.
warded to President Grant urging him To pse
his great authority aud power to relieve mas.
sengers on board the captured steamer ylr.
glnlus from imprisonment and impending cx-
ecution. But the proposed Intervention Of
tie President was talked Of too late. as later
dispatches announce that the trilbrun Al san.
tiaga dc Cuba, before which the persons can.
tured ON the yHginius we're brought con.
demned Bernard varona, Prince Cespcdes and
General Ryan to DEATH and they were shot on
the morning If tie 4th.
InE United States steamer Tnscarors bss
Just returned from her cruise sounding lar !
cable route 10 the Orient. She crnised 100
miles towards the Aleutian Islands; 100 miles
west Of Cape Mendocino she struck sub.
marine mountain over one thousand ieet high
The deepest sounding was 2,4i3 fathoms. IA.
ooS feet, l4O miles vest Of tho Farralone
Islands. She was ordered back On account Of
The latsuess Of the season.
Two oF the iron works in South 81. Iou,a
have stopped throwing about 200 men out of
employment.
OTHER works have also stopped some III
their furnaces or discharged part If their
men, and all have reduced wage. 20 per cent.
Many manufactures establishments IN the
city have materially reduced Their working
force but they have not cut down wages.
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