River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-10-08
GENERAL MATTERS.

The revenue receipts for the fiscal year
to October LIST were $29, 9s9,087, and OF Gus
tams l,425,7H.
There was a heavy white frost at Mem
phis and vicinity on the morning Of the I'd.
1t il thought little damage was done TO the
cotton crop.
George Fox, the pantomimist, is not
suffering paralysis Of his facial muscles from
tie use OF bismuth. The story TO that effect
was an advertising dodge, probably.
The Russian astronomers renew their
assertions that they have discovered an inn
mense mirror, Of artificial construction, ON
one Of the great mountains Of the moon.
The Solicitor Of the Treasurer has given
an opinion that license tax on the capital Of a
national hank cannot be enforced, and that
State officers have no right to examine or 10
exact reports from national banks
In the Circuit Court at Milwaukee
Monday, in the suit OF Geo. Reed against the
Wisconsin Central railroad and trustees, the
injunction against the sale Of the balance Of
the bonds in the hands of the company, was
dissolved.
The commissioner Of internal revenue
has decided that under the at of July l4th,
1870, railroad companies are liable to a five
per cent tax on accrued earnings, etc, up to
that date, instead OF ~, as was claimed by
the Illinois Central company
At the Clark county, Ind, fair an ear
Of corn eighteen inches long was exhibited,
and the farmer who brought it could not be
wearied OF boasting about it until it was dis
covered that it was a fraud, being formed Of
two ears, neatly fastened together.
The trustees of Washington Head.
quarters" at Newhrg, ~ Y, have adopted a
resolution ordering that tie properly be closed
| 10 the public, and remain closed till the city
Of Newburg or the State OF New York is will
ing TO reopen and provide for the protecting
OF said property.
In the stallion race at Beacon Park,
Boston, between smuggler and Thomas JET.
lerson, for purse Of q, 900, the fol.ner won
IN three straight heats. Time, 2:25K, 1898
+, 2:24 jefferson was drawn after the second
| heat, badly famed, having strained tendon
in the hind leg
Germany is feeling the pinch Of trans.
! formation Of her money system, caused by leg
islation prescribing a uniform gold standard, e
take effect Jan. LIST next, and also changing the
banking system of the country. As a conse.
auence rates OF discount are advancing and
money at Berlin is reported as extraordinarily
| tight
Cloudy weather prevented the scien.
fists at Manchester, N. H., on the Goth from
making the observations for which they
were prepared. They were only able to dis
discern shadowy outline Of the ring as the
moon passed, but enough was seen to verify
almost to second the predictions OF astrono.
mers
The board Of education of Chicago
have excluded scripture reading from the
/ public schools OF that city The Times find.
that about half the Protestant preachers and
| laymen think the step is traught with danger
to freedom and their religion, while the Other
halt regard it as Of no peculiar significance OF
| importance.
At Paris France, committee which
includes several prominent members of the
| National Assembly, has been organized for the
purpose of erecting on some island in Long 3.
land Sound amOnument to commemorate tbs
centennial year OF American independence. fol
which subscription has been opened by Oscar
de Lafayette and others.
The convention Of railway agents at
Saratoga last week fixed passenger rates Tor
the Centennial at Philadelphia, next year, by
! deciding to issue round trip tickets from all
parts OF the country To Philadelphia, at a re-
duction OF % per cent Tickets over all tho
roads will also he sold from q union Office
ON the centennial grounds.
The department Of agriculture gives
the condition Of the wheat harvested as 20 pei
cent, while the quality is poorer than for sew
eral years. The oat crop is superior in quaint.
ty and quality, and mostly secured IN GOOD
condition. OF barley the ten per cent. abov,
the average The wool crop is fun avcrag,
weight, or a little above. In nearly an IN,
states tobacco has fallen ten per cent below Al
average
The bondholdcrs Of the Northern Pa
ciiic have elected the following directors 10
J the ensuing year Edwin NJ Lewis, Johnston
Livingstone, J X Moorhead. j. N. Hutehin
son, George Stark, John NJ Dennson, Georg
w Cass, G. h. Wright, Joseph Diworth, h
Il. Cheney, Charemange Tower Fred. X
Billings, J. Gregory Smith. The meeting ais
adopted the report Of the purchasing commit
| toe