River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-06

JosErH ARcH has been invited TO stand fer
farliamrnt in Birmingham.
INFORMATION from Havana received IN Nav
York by the Cubans, says the Patriot army
under General Gemey now numbers over
4,u0O men, and has advanced upon Trowhas.
held by a Spanish force IN the immediate
valley, and destroyed number of plantations
with sugar and macL,nery. the value from six
to seven millions of dollars. The Patriots
also freed IL, 1000 negroes, and between three
OF four thousand Coolies MANY of these have
joined the Patriot army The Patriots now
threaten Santiago de Cuba. Marseiles and
other large cities, ard are confdti.t of ulu.
mate success
GLADSTONE made speech at a meetine m
London. ON Wednesday. He admitted that
Parliament had been dissolved because the
Government felt that their power was ebbng;
sharply attacked Dlsraeli tor seeking tn divert
the attention Of the people from domestic 10
foreign politics; and stated that the real i,suo
before toe country was finance, aud that the
measures now proposed by the Government
were emineutly practicable Between 1900
and 5000 people were present
CUBAN lusurgcnt prisoners report that YIN
cent Garcia has assumed the Ministry 81 War.
and Gen. Macco succeeded in command Of his
column.
Ar a meeting OF the Royal Geographical
Society IN London several members expressed
doubt "a to the authenticity OF the report Of
DIR. Llyingstoue's death, Mr.. Kirk said whom
lac lth Iauzlbar in September, minors of A
similar character were current He thought
the news, IT true, would have been officially
forwarded long before the present date.
4 TERRIBLE accident occurred on the railroad
between Edmbnrg and .Gasgow, on january
q, caused 10y the collision Of two fast pass,n.
ger trains. Sixteen persons are reported
kul,d, aud large number wounded. The
entire trains were demolished.
A LIVELY interest is being taken Ivy all par.
ties IN the coming elections in England, aud
Charles Bradlaugh has written a letter "a.
pressing his views OF the coming contest. lie
says It Is probable that there will he moro
Cons, natives elected ami fevvl VIII IS. but
the Conservatives will have 10 promise some
very radical measures in ordsr t. get re-
turu,d. The next Parliament viii show a
sturdy Radical baud tor the fret time IN Eng.
llsh history. The working miners will prub-
ably De- represented IN the House Of Commons.
rgWtrE letters from the Gold Coast reports
that great sickncss prevails among the trooos
II Su Garnet Woolslty, the disease proving
fatal iu many eases within lew hours after
attack.
rHr British Parliament X ii solved hv ROYAL
decree, Gladstone has issued an address 10
his constituents at Greenwich, asking tor re-.
clec'oa. aud announcing that the Queen has
been pleased % sccelt the advice Ut her min
listers e. dissolve the present Parliament i'm.
m,dmtyh, and summon anew Que to meet
March o, ts1i
UHrovAl aduces dated the hrst say that the
cholera has broken out ia Monteydso on two
cm'graut steamers that lately arrived from
the Mediterranean Sea. Four hundred passen.
gers were attacked, a majority of the eases
terminating fatally.
\ toR1Nro telegram dated Friday saws
The gr,at,st frcsh,t known tor many wears
visited Western Ontario to-day. Bridges.
dams, aud 10 some instances houses. we're car.
rtd aNay. AZ London the suburbs we're
flooded higher than al any time in forty wears
The water Ia the Thames tuse SO rapid.y that
the hnus,slu the loslands we're flooded before
the occupants we're aroused. Many were res
aued on boat, with much difficulty some live
.'ocb aud a vast amounted movable property
WAS sW,p, away Three bridges IN The sit,
we're carried down the river