River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-28
CURRENT NEWS.
Walter Blake suicided at Omaha
Saturday night. No cause assigned.

in for being associated IN plot Tor the
assassination of Prince Bismarci, has
been discharged.
AT meeting OF the stockholders Of
the Erie railroad, Saturday, the fact was
developed that the road as now operated
is losing money at the rate of five million
dollars per annum.
The London Examiner reports that
Disraeli will resign the premiership at
the close Of the present session Of Parlia-
ment, his disability for continuous work
damaging the government.
Hon Jesse d. Bright, ex.U. S. SEN
ltor from Indiana, died at his residence
IN Baltimore, Thursday, Of organic dis
Ease Of the heart, aged SO years.
--Ex-Mayor J. G. Barker, Of Detroit,
md three other gentlemen, were drowned
Thursday by the capsizing of Barker S
yacht, near Grouse isle, Detroit river.
Dispatches from Washington indi-
cate that there arc TO be more changes in
the federal offices in Milwaukee growing
out Of the recent internal revenue fraud
exposures
AT the sale Of j. P. Sanborn's herd
Of short horn cattle at Chicago Thursday,
the Duchess Huron sold for $4,000, and
the Duchess Of Springwood for 81 800, to
John r. Craig, OF Edwinton, Canada.
Fully ten thousand people were at
the opening Of the ladies' centennial tea
party at Cincinnati Thursday evening,
the proc eds Of which go to the Ohio
branch Of the centennial commission.
--Advices from Spain report two days
heavy fighting near the town of Valme.
soda. The Carlists claim that they have
occupied Usurbel and Ario, from which
the Allonsist troops retreated with heavy
loss.
"A fire at South Norwalk, Conn, Fri.
day morning destroyed Lounsberry Bros.
& Rockwell's shoe factory, the Fairfield
insurance offices, and frame dwelling be.
longing TO G. A. Lander. Total loss,
$4,000.
General c. II. Smith, according to n
TELEGRAM from Kansas City, reports few
Struggling bands Of Indians on the Kan.
sas frontier. but thinks the Indian
troubles in that section over for the
summer.
Colonel A. Matthews, at present Col
lector OF the 9th Illinois district, has been
appointed Internal Revenue Supervisor
for the district comprised in the States
Of Illinois, michigan and Wisconsin, vice
Mum, resigned.
The supreme council Of tho Uuited
Friends Of Temperance IS III session at
Nashville Tennessee. The ordcr is now
established in the States, and numbers
$50 subordinate councils, and is reported
rapidly increasing.
"A telegram from Kansas City, Mo-.
Of Saturday, says that city has been
taken possession Of by gras,hoppers, and
that they have already done great dam.
age. Trenches arc dug and millions des.
:royed, but nothing stops the march Of
the pests.
The President has recalled the ap-
pointment made Friday Of David +.
Dyer to be United States District Attor-
ney for the Eastern District of Missouri,
vice William Patrick. IL is said, how
ever, that Mr.. Patrick will soon tender
his resignation.
"A telegram Saturday from McGregor,
Iowa, says the Village Creek wooden mills,
near Lansing, Iowa, and owned by How
ard, Carroll L Ratcliff, were destroyed by
fire Friday night. Loss, $4,000; insur.
ance $4,000. The fire IS supposed to be
the work Of an incendiary.
The following dismissals Of internal
revenue officers is announced: Gaugers
il. c. Ebermine, First Indiana; G. NJ.
Campbell, Sth Illinois; A. NJ. Everest. j.
II. Mead, j. A. Howard, W. j. Bassctt,
LIST Missouri; Ed. L. Redington aud c. F.
J: Moeller, lst Wisconsin.
The trial as to the legality Of the
election Of the late John Mitchell 10 Par
lament from Tipperary, Ireland. result
ed in decision that he was disqualified
from holding the seat, because he was q
felon and alien. An appeal was taken Il
the Court Of Common Pleas.
Gov. Jacobs and otner State officer,
Of West Virginia, have left Charleston fol
Wheeling, leaving the books, papers, etc.
connected with the State Government II
the custody OF Judge Smith, 20 await th,
decision in the injunction served to pre-
vent their removal. upon which an ap
peal has been granted.
The following is the list Of interna
revenue officers recently dismissed in tn,
first district Of Illinois: Storekeepers-
James Miller, John Steimctz, f. Wittle
Henry Wend, q. ID. Phelps, Ernest Mat
tern and Nathan Gatzert. Grangers--R
Miller, l.. Mattern, A. Waterman, Z
Rookie, G F. Robinson, ID. l.. Taylor.
The Supreme Lodge Of Knights o.
Pythias has decided to hold the next ses
sion in Philadelphia the fourth Tuesday
in August, 1879, and appointed com.
mittee TO make arrangements for a cen
teonisl celebration there. The fifth OF
February has been established as the an
niversary Of the Order and day Of eel
sbratlOn.
Rev. Erwin House, assistant editor
Of the Western Christian Adrocats, fell
dead Of heart disease at 3 p. NJ. Thursday
In his Office at Cincinnati. Deceased ha,
been in the editorial department Of The
Methodist Book Concern about 25 years
was the author Of several religious books
and for years prominent among Sunday
school workers Of the West. He was 8
years old.