River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-06-04
CURRENT NEWS.

The Omaha Republican has been
sued for $4,000 for libel by j. M. Yerga.
The President has signed the COM
mission Of Thomas Simons of New York,
to be assistant attorney general, vice John
Goforth.
Abraham jackson, the Boston law
yer charged with forgery and defalcation
to the amount of nearly 100000, has
arrived at Boston in charge Of a detec-
tive. He denies his guilt.
The ex-Federal soldiers Of Memphis
have returned the compliment of the ex-
Confederates by extending to them an in
vitation to join with them in the decora-
ton Of soldiers graves, Sunday.
Mrs. Pfarr, whose husband was MUIR
dered Tuesday night near st. Louis, and
whose person was brutally outraged, has
Unidentified the negro Henry Brown, ar
rested as the supposed guilty party, as
the man.
The house of j. II. Cowman, 242 Eu-
taw street, Baltimore, was robbed Tues.
day night last Of a tin box containing
bonds, bank stocks, certificates, &C., Of
the value Of $4,000, belonging to Cow
mans mother.in-law.
The Sioux Indians in Washington at
an interview with Assistant Secretary
Cowan Friday, complained bitterly of the
inferior quality Of the clothing, food and
tobacco issued them by the agents, and
were promised better things in the fu-
ture.
The surveying party sent out by the
government to locate the line Of the pro-
posed ship canal across the Isthmus Of
Panama, having completed its work, have
returned. The early estimate Of $780,.
100000 for the completion of the work is.
not new regarded as sufficient.
Information is received at the de-
partment of State, Washington, Of the
passage, by acclamation, on the Odd of
March last, Of an act by the cortes of the
kingdom Of Portugal, granting uncondi-
tional freedom to the remaining Portu-
guese slaves, known as apprentices for
freedom.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
directed the retirement Of 1897, 100 from
the currency balance of the treasury, the
same being so per cent. of the additional
circulation issued TO banks during the
present month. The amount Of United
States notes outstanding to be used as
circulating medium shall not exceed
1917, 064,0
Gen. Rufus Ingalls,, the Assistant Quar-
termaster General, was, on the 29th, de-
tailed to act as Quartermaster General
during the absence Of Gen. Meigs, who
has been detached for special service in
inspecting and reporting upon the organ
izahon of foreign armies, especially in
reference to the Quartermasters' Depart
ments. Gen. Meigs will be absent over a
year.
Rev. Erwin House, assistant editor
Of the Western Christian AdDocdte, fell
dead of heart disease at 3 P. NJ. Thursday,
in his Office at Cincinnati. Deceased has
been in the editorial department of the
Methodist Book Concern about IS years,
was the author of several religious books,
and for years prominent among Sunday
school workers of the West. lie was 81
years old.
The trial TO test the validity of the
election Of the late John Mitchell, in Tip
erary, Ireland, has commenced. The
petitioner, Moore, claims the seat on the
ground that he was legal candidate and
legally elected, his opponent being ineli-
gible from the first, because he had trans.
ferred his allegiance from the Queen Of
England to the government Of the United
States.