River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-28
TIE RIVER FALLS JOURNAL.
General News.

alleged corruption has been abandoned.
The missing steamer Nevada has ar.
rived safely at San Francisco
President Grants residence, near st.
Louis, known rs the Dent homestead.
was destroyed by fire recently.
Gen. Banks. in recent speech, pre-.
dicted that the Spanish Republic will
be soon overthrow, and boa Alphonso
called to the throne.
1t is reported that the celebrated
chief Sitting Buel was killed at a mil
itary post in Montana recently, while
engaged in stealing government stores
Chicago has had another &c her muir
derers sentenced. He is to be swung
on the l4th Of March.
The Connecticut Democrats have
nominated c. r. Ingersoll for Govern
or.
The Western nail manufacturers have
reduced the price OF l0d TO COL nails
80 cents per keg, and advanced small
nails 70 cents per key.
An associated press dispatch says it
is probable the legislature viii pass a
resolution demanding that the r4presen.
tatives from New York vote for the ex-
pulsion Of the Credit Mobiier crin.i
mails.
1t is learned that the last offer Of
$27l 900 from Phelps. Dodge 4 Go.
to the Treasury Department. will be
accepted upon certain condition, not
yet ascertaiped
The Senate committee on public
buildings has asre. d to recommend the
abandonment OF the Waite House 4S d
residence for Presidents, and th. reat
INK of another mansion for the purpose.
Keeping the former for ofIices.
Gen. Mosby declines the position Of
government counsel il certain eases.
The Jumel will case is decided in IA
wor of the Chase heirs, if any body
knows who they are.
The Liberal Republicans and DEN.
ccrats Of Illingis, have determined 60
Teorganize on che bass of the Cincin-
rati platform
The vendetta of last summer has
broken out again IN Pope counts, Ark
Two persons were shot, ana one at
least killed.
The coiored people Of Washington
are arranging tor al Inauguration bah
Of their own, on the 9TH of March.
The Republicans of Saragossa had a
grand celebration on the 18th The
!nnnarchical members of the CITY gov
eminent Resigned, and there was yea.
eral illumination.
The London Standard Tory organ)
is indignant at Buffers bin for dl,tri
butlag the Geneva award, and thinks
England has agreed to pay more than
was lost.
The Credit Mobilier COMMITTEE No.
z report the net profits of the Cred
Mobilicr stockholders. in building tie
Union Pacific railroad, to have cen
tventy-four millions of dollars
We have another assurance of newly
discovered evidence IN the Stokes case
10 the feet that a womaG has been
found who picked up Fisk's pistol upon
the landing of the ladies entrance OF
the Graud Central Hotel
Minister Sickles has intimated to the
Spanish government that the United
States is not disposed to press the em
barrassiug question relative to Cuba,
desiring to place no obstacles in the
way of the Republic.
The report of the Senate committee
declaring the election in Louisiana word,
appoints the second Tuesday of May
next as the day for new election, ami
specifies the manner OF registration,
which is to be under the control of
Judge VIM. b. Woods, L. S. Circuit
Judge for Louisiana.
The New York Produce Exchange
reports adverse to the States oppropria
ton of $4,000 900 for the construction
Of the proposed Iluoson and Champlain
Ship Can !. al they are of the opiniou
that the Erie canal will. if properly
managed. always continue the maiu
channel of communication through the
State.
The Wilson investigating committee