River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-12-18
THE NEWS.


iSiana, is originally from Ohio.
Miss Julia A. Garetson has been
elected State lecturer of the Iowa Pat
rons Of Husbandry
The court before which Won Ar.
MIN is to be tried will consist OF Judges
Reich, Presidents, Geersch and
Ovs0ohki.
The cotton product of 1874 is es.
timated in returns to the Department
of Agriculture at somewhat over 800.
600 bales.
Gen. Sherman has accepted an in.
vitation from the President to 90 to
Washington and assist in entertaining
King Kalakaua.
Daniels printing house in Lille, the
largest establishment Of the kind in
France, has been burned up. Loss
100000.
Arkansas affairs were talked in the
Senate Republican caucus yesterday
enough to show wide aud irreconcilable
differences of opinion.
The Cincinnati board of trade has
raised 100000 towards fund for a
grand national and centennial exhibi.
tion, opening July 4th, lo76. That
means rivalry of Philadelphia.
Col. Forney reports that the
British government has resolved to ap.
point commissioners to represent the EN-.
pire at the Philadelphia centennial ex-
hibtion.
-Disracl is at Bourne in Lincoln
and it is noted as significant that he
remarked to deputation Of citizens
yesterday that his absence from Lon.
don would probably be protracted.
DIR. n. Leaman Of Cincinnati has
been arrested upon coroner's order
charged with producing an abortion
upon Mrs. Rosa Friesna, which resulted
in her death.
The New York Republic, the adj.
ministration organ lately established,
ended its existence yesterday. Mr.
Norrell, the responsible editor, has
been i'll at home for two weeks past.
"A defalcation of $4,000 by the
Pittsburg agent of the Pennsylvania
railroad 5 freight department has been
discovered, but as his bondsmen pro-
pose to make good the deficit he is not
to be prosecuted.
An agent of the State Aid society
Of Nebraska reports in seven counties
Of that State, in the grasshopper re-
gioH, $500 persons who will need daily
rations and clothing till they can raise
something to subsist upon in the spring.
The merchants and ship owners OF
New Bedford, Mass, have decided to
prosecute in the court Of Alabama
claims for constructive damages, on
account of prospective catches Of
whalers destroyed or frightened out Of
the Arctic ocean by the Shenandoah il
1865.
The peace commissioners are hav
ing a council with the tribes of the In
dian territory. The commissioners "a
vor some form Of territorial govern
ment and the establishments of United
States courts. The Indians, so far, ap.
pear to dislike the idea of changing their
methods of government.
Judge Elliot of the Circuit Court
Of Baltimore county, Md, has sued the
Baltimore American for libel, claiming
$4,000 damages, on account Of saying
that he released parties indicted for
shop-hfting on insufficient bail.
A Sioux City special to the Chicago
Times says Mr.. Benz, of Minnesota,
arrived Friday direct from the Black
Hills mining district, ard confirms the
report that quite large body of miners
are at work iu the hills. He says they
are well fortified, and that they have
found gold in paying quantities.
j. NJ. Deart, a prominent Anti.
Monopoly politician Of Iowa, who was
clerk Of the Iowa House Of Representa-.
tives last winter, died Thursday at his
home IN independence Of lock. jaw
superinduced by a gunshot wound re-
ceiyed while hunting Thanksgiving day
The Photographic observations Of
the transit Of Venus at Cairo and Suez
were not perfectly successful. and at
Shanghae the sun was obscured by
clouds. So far the India parties we're
the only fortunate ones, but the South
Seas are yet to hear from.
The Lafayette watch, originally
presented to the Marquis by Washing.
ton, stolen from the Marquis in 1896
and recovered by our government, was
yesterday presented to NJ. Oscar d,
Lafayette as representative Of the fam
lily by Minister Washburn, in presenc,
Of brilliant company Of French ant
Americans.
November 18th tho ship Mar,
Bangs, from San Francisco for New
York, struck on sand beach on Ia,
Mexican coast end became a tota
wreck. All the crew were saved, bu
none of the cargo. The crew wer
taken 10 Mazatlan.
An effort was made yesteria
morning to introduce five or six col
ored girls as pupils into the girls up
per high school Of New Orleans, whicl
resulted in he withdrawal Of over lift
Of the graduating class. This was Ia
first attempt TO place colored ehildrei
in that school.
Col. Th)maS A. Scott made an ar