River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-12-25
THE NEWS.

NepTasha lueSuuy nlgnt'
The reported hanging Of George
n. kirkman, an incendiary, by Wig.
lants near Des Menes, was untrue.
The bodies Of the Sheriff and Dep.
uty Marshal who were recently
drowned near Bismarck have not been
found.
Troops have been sent to Phoebe,
Neb., on account of several person hav.
ing lately been killed in that county by
Indians.
1T is announced that the western
railways terminating at Chicago have
reduced way fare to three cents a mile
from the LIST Of January next.
Hon. James II. Howe, Judge Of the
United States Court for the eastern
district Of Wisconsin, has resigned, to
take effect January /, 1875, on account
Of ill.health.
The Chief OF Ordnance asks from
Congress S25, 900 for converting smooth.
bores into rited cannon by lining with
wrought iron or steel, and also $3.50.
600 for experiments and tests Of heavy
ordnance.
The House committee Of inquiry
into affairs Of Southern States sends
NesSrs. Foster phalns and p0'.ar to
New Orleans. The Vicksburg special
committee will proceed to that city on
the Goth inst.
The House committee has decided
to recommend bill guaranteeing the
bonds Of the Washington, Cincinnati q
st. Louis railway.
1t seems to be at last settled that
the returning board of Louisiana will
allow the Conservatives a majority of
about twenty-five in the lower house Of
the legislature Of that State.
And now the pupils Of the boys
high school of New Orleans propose to
have the colored pupils "stow back, "
and separate school is proposed.
"A Montreal dispatch says the St.
Lawrence and Chicago forwarding com.
pany has elected Cir Hugh Allan, Pres.
ident.
1t is expected that the Fall River,
Mass, Mills will start up again on full
time the FIRST Of January, but on fur.
Their reduction of ten per cent. on
wages.
Samuel Lee, who wasn't, the Min.
neapolis Tribune says, Bill King
eoachman, has served notice that he
willcontest with Ranney for the seat in
Congress from the hrst district Of South
Carolina.
--Rev. I. j. Workman, 1.-THE same
whose wife was tried for the murder OF
another woman at Eureka, Ill., who
was expelled FROM the Rush River con.
fs.ence Tor immortality, has been grant.
ed a new trial by the judicial confer
ehee IN session at Chicago.
The Cincinnati Price Currents
hog statistics for 22g points show fal.
ling of in pork and lard, to tho 18th
inst, Of about ten per cent. as com.
Parad with last season.
The Democratic Congressional con.
vsntion Of the 4th Tennessee district
has nominated Judge Samuel NJ. F. File
Of Carthage, to Gil the vacancy occa.
stoned by tho death of Hon. J. W.
Head.
Marshal Serrano mas been ga-etted
as generalisimo or commander-in-chief
Of the Spanish armies. Ho left Madrid
for the north Wednesday, but active
operations II the field are not likely to
begin Immediately.
Jones, the Kentucky duelist-that
IS who had something to do with one
duel many years ago-is, after all, like
ly to retain his office of clerk Of the
court Of appeals, Notwithstanding the
decision Of the canvass.ng board that
he was ineligible, circuit court having
ruled that the board had no right to
make such decision.
Saturday morning a railroad col
lision occurred two miles east Of Car.
ter's depot in East Tennessee, killing
j. f. Cross and VIM. Wyatt and iniur.
ing five other men. Two engines and
several cars were smashed and two cars
with contents burned.
The Memphis people are making
preparations for most extensive and
expensive tomfoolery in celebration Of
the carnival days and expect thousands
Of visitors to their city on the occasion.
The engineer department recon-
mends that Congress require railway
and bridge companies to remove all
distractions to navigation Of the Ohio,
attention being especially called TO the
rip.rap thrown around the piers Of the
B. 4 D. bridge at Parkersburg.
The daughter of a U. s. Judge in
Boston, name not given, girl of IL
years, returning home from skating
Saturday evening, was brutality assault.
ed and mutulated by an unknown ne.
gro. 1t is thought she is fatally in.
jured.
Alta Ninth street medical college.
in Philadelphia, was found Saturday
the body Of young woman packed in
trunk, for which purpose the leg,
were pinioned back. The body wa,
supposed TO have come from a woman
hospital, the keeper Of which has beer
arrested.
On what is claimed TO be forged
testimony the Louisiana returning
board has thrown out enough Conser.
vative votes 10 give certificate TO the