River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-19

mated by the President to be Secretary
of Wyoming Territory.
"A London dispatch says that Edward
Kendall the American theatrical man.
ager, was accidentally poisoned yester-
day.
Representative Beck had his wrist
broken by fall on the ice last evening,
and isconiined to his house in Washing
ton to day.
There is reason to believe that the
President will nominate Gov. j. II.
Campbell, of Wyoming, to be Third Assis-
tant Secretary Of State.
AT Charleston, w. Va, yesterday the
vote for Senator in joint session of the
Legislature stood: Golden 81 Walker
%; Price IS; scattering 10.
A fire at Meadvile, Pa, yesterday,
destroyed Sherwood & Co.. S planning mill
and Pendieton &c Sherwood's cheese fac
tory. Loss $4,000; insured.
The vote in joint session Of the Leg.
islature at Charleston, West Virginia,
Friday the 18th, stood Camden 81;
Walker 4 Price Is; scattering 8.
The National Grange endorses the
recommendations Of Master Adams that
subordinate Oranges be fostered, and that
manufacturing in the South be On.
cOuraged.
John Wildwood, better known as
"Lying jack" was found Wednesday
night last, dead, in front of his cabin four
miles east Of Motley. The cause of his
death is not known.
Out Of the plethoric treasury the
National Grange will loan to each State
Grange $3.50 for each Subordinate
Grange, provided the loan shall not be
distributed to the subordinate Oranges.
The Florida Legislature, Thursday,
the llth, elected c. w. Jones, Democrat,
Of Escanaba county, to be United States
senator. lie had the unanimous support
of the Democrats and independent Bepub-
leans.
The Bishop Of Stasburg having is
sued charge to his clergy in which he
alleges that the church is prosecuted, the
German authorities have seized the cop
les and forbidden the PRONUNCIATION of the
document.
Tho Montreal Pilot of the 9th inst.
states Il at the Pope has raised the do
ceses of Baltimore, Philadelphia, Milwau-
kee and Santa Fe to the dignity of arch
dioceses, and their respective bishops to
that of archbishops.
The Dublin Hishnan says the home
rule members Of Parliament propose to
formally submit demand for the repeal
of the act of union, and on its rejection
they will withdraw in body from the
imperial parliament.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts, !
has rendered decision in the case of |
jesse II. Pomeroy, the boy murderer, |
overriding the exceptions, and ordering
judgment in the verdict. Pomeroy will |
therefore be sentenced to death.
There are more rumors of trouble and |
dissatisfaction at Standing Rock Agency,
where the Indians are on half rations.
One rumor says an Indian has been shot
by soldier and that much firing was
heard there Monday morning.
On the east side Of Michigan it is es-
timated the lumbermen are cutting ten
per cent. less this year than last. In the
Saginaw valley, where the crop amounts
to about five hundred million feet, the re-
duction will be about 36,000,000 feet
The House of Congress committee
appropriations has agreed to recommend
an appropriation Of five hundred thou
sand dollars to defray expenses attending
the displays of the several departments
Of the government at the Centennial Ex-
position.
he plan for adjustment Of Louisiana
affairs finally agreed upon by the Conser-
natives, has been submitted 10 the Con.
gresSional committee but not made pub
lie. The committee will consider the
proposition at Washington and reply by
telegraph.
In CINCINNATI on Providence street,
yesterday, Mrs. Sophia Cowan, % years
Of age, was burned TO death by her dress
catching fire from CRATE. Mrs, Mills,
Of the same city, wife Of a prominent
manufacturer, was also fatally burned
from the same cause.
A pious colored clergyman explains
the "Beecher scandal to his flock in the
aNAANNAAfb ANAAAlNA ANAAlal hH bltuuETll
knows dat Bruddcr Beecher am innocent,
and you must bclebe him innocent like.
wise. Butt am gis possibul he's done
been among skunks."
"A defective flue caused the loss, Tues.
day evening, Feb. 9th, of the building No. |
5 Wood street, Pittsburgh, owned by +. |
Lawrence Pike and occupied by " hit. |
more Wolfe, Lane 4 Co., hardware deal. |
crs. The loss, over 100000, on build. /
ing and stock was fully insured.
The National Grange, in session At
Charleston, :. c., declares the existing |
patent laws oppressive, asking Congress
70 grant no more extensions and request. |
ing amendment of the laws so that any /
one may manufacture a patented article |
ON payment Of affixed, reasonable royalty. /
A dispatch from Florence. Arizona
Territory, states that man supposed TO
be the notorious Kansas murderer, Ben.
der, was captured in that neighborhood
by two men who had tracked him through
western Texas and Now Mcxtc, u.Lou