River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-01-29
THE NEWS.

The valley Of Salinas river, Calfor-
MIA, is under water, and great damage to
property but no loss of life, is reported.
The safe mandatory Of Beard &
Bro, st. Louis, was nearly destroyed by
fire Friday night, the Odd.
Andrew Johnson highest vote Fri.
DAY, in the Tennessee Legislature for
Unite States Senator was "a.
The Democrats Of the Massachusetts,
Legislature have nominated Judge j. ABB
bot for United States Senator.
The estimated expenditures for the
government of the District Of Columbia
for the year beginning June Goth, next,
are $3,l20,l80.
A snow-side Wednesday on the
mountains near Sonora, Nevada, buried
forty Cinnamon, wood-cutters, of whom
twenty-eight were killed.
The lower river steamer City Of Quin-
cy was sunk at Chalard, Miss, Thursday
last by running into the bank during a
heavy fog.
General Burnside lacked Friday, in
the Rhode Island Legislature, eight votes
of enough to elect him United States
Senator.
Two fires occurred at indianapolis
Saturday, one partly destroying Valen
tine Rothra's mill and barrow factory
and the other damaging the Gault House,
Russia, Austria and Germany have
agreed to recognize Alfonzo as king Of
Spain without waiting Tor the formal rec.
ognition of the fact by the Spanish Cor.
ties.
The Liberals Of the English Parlia-
ment propose to elect the Marquis of
Huntingdon for their leader in the House
of Commons in place Of Lord Granville
who will resign.
The Cincinnati chamber Of commerce
asks Congress to appropriate 100000
for improvement Of the harbor of Charles.
ton, 5. C., and also TO locate a branch
mint at Cincinnati.
Madison reports of Saturday night
were that the Washburn Republicans
were mostly resolved to vote for Senator
Carpenter, the caucus nominee for United
States Senator. Only eight refused, and
they are not enough to defeat his cleo
ton.
The Kansas Legislature has adopted
a series of resolutions endorsing all Of
Grants course in Louisiana, and especial
ly the military interference in organiza.
ton of the Louisiana House, besides
pledging the support Of loyal people to
Gen. Sheridan.
The East River at New York was
bridged with ice for a short time Satur-
day, and hundreds Of people crossed over
between New York aud Brooklyn. At
the turn of the tide the ice was broken up
and people caught on it at the time were
rescued by steam tugs.
james keegan Of Chicago was fatally
stabbed by Christopher Malone Saturday
evening I'm iight resulting from H.rnd
of Malone's having been arrested Tor
stealing keegan's pocket book. The
murderer's relatives reside ON King street
in New York city.
It. f. Smiths pillow, cultivator and
wagon factory at Peoria, Ills, was burned
Saturday. Loss on building, machinery
and manufactured stock, about $4,000 /;
insurance S2l 900. One hundred and
twenty-five men are thrown out of en-.
dloy ment by the fire.
A number ef Northern men engaged
In trade at Shreveport, La, unite in pub.
fishing a card denouncing Major Merrill
statements as TO the affairs there and in
the vicinity as baseless misrepresenta-
tons, eutrageously false, which 'could
only have originated in a crazy brain and
poorly concealed malice.
The taxpayers of vicksburg are dis
cussing proposition TO give bonds for
the negro Sheriff Crosby, conditioned that
his duties aud responsibilities as sheriff
are deyolved upon some acceptable deputy.
4 he proposition is, however, strongly
condemned on the ground that Flanagan,
who was elected at the late special cleo
ton, is legally sheriff and ought to be sus
tanned.
The legislative convention of Tonnes.
see reached its forty.ninth ballot for u.
). Senator Saturday. Ex-senator John
sons opponents had mostly concentrated
upon Bates who upon the forty.hfth bal
lot had IS votes, lacking only one % an
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son AZ; Bates As; Stephens | ; Ewing
Henry |.
Debate has been opened in the
French Assembly on the constitutional
bills which are to deciGe whether McMa.
hons powers shall be confirmed and con.
tinued, or whether republic, monarchy
or empire shall be established, and ex.
citement runs high at Versailles.
-Whitelaw Reid who was in Wash.
ineton Monday the 18th, TO give evidence
before the ways and means committee,
was arrested on charge Of libel pre-.
ferred by \. X. Shepherd, aud was also
served with notice Of a suit for 100000
damages claimed by Shepherd.
~ so, Why Not hollow "a Pedagogue