River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-01-13

change of officers under the Democratic
regime.
The champion "boy liar" Of the age,
the Blanchard boy, who has been palming
himself of in various parts of Maine as the
lost Charley Ross, reached Milford, N. H., on
the 9TH, and was promptly recognized by his
mother and town associates.
A special from Berlin says a medical
certificate has been forwarded to the authori-
ties stating that Count Won Arnim is too i'll to
go 10 prison. This has been decided to be in
sufficient, and the Count will be Immediately
summoned TO return and undergo sentence.
Carefully prepared estimates make the
total log crop Of Michigan available tor the
season OF 1876, l92i, 1901 feet On the
basis Of these figures it is claimed there will
be an excess Of Sa,6OO,OoO feet over last sea-
son while others predict a shortage Of 10 per
cent Of last years production.
The boy at st. Adams, VT, who claims
to be Charley Ross has been found not to be
missing boy OF Milford, N. H., as was at first
supposed lie was shown last Sunday an
album containing the photographs OF two Phil
adolphia boys whom he recognized aud named
at once. other circumstances go to confirm
his story.
Cincinnati continues to brag about its
geological garden, and reports that 1897 900
has been expended the past season Tor ami
mails, improving the grounds, etc, fifty thou.
sand people have visited the grounds since
Septemb 18th, and a restaurant to cost $780,
O0O Is to be added TO the buildings at the gar
den next year.
Administrators Brown Of New Orleans
reports the city debt at s2l ,DoO, 900 An effort
IS to I've made to compromise with the bond
holders at 60 cents on the dollar, the city issu-
ing new consolidated bonds at this rate on out
standing obligations The police board have
sgreed TO a reduction of their airport onment
nom 100000 to sloO, 0OJ Tor police purposes
The city administrator is endeavOring 10 effect
a reduction OF the assessment for school pur-
poses.
Referring to the Centennial, Governor
Hartranft, in his message to the Legis AZURE,
says: "Whatever misgivings have hitherto
possessed the public mind about the success
OF the Centennial are now happily dissipated,
and il is evident the country has awakened to
tue UNIV ioi NiiAh tiiF tAuibiAluU, luetAQ OF
being merely local, will transcend in dignity
and magnitude any OF the expOsitons that
have preceded il in Europe. 1t becomes Penn
sylvania, therefore, to bestir herself and strive
to have inll representation OF her resources
and Industries on exhibition"
TIE preliminaries for the grand inter.
national college centennial boating Tournament
were agreed upon on the 4th. In drawing for
positions Harvard secured No. !, Brown 2,
Trinity 3, Williams 4, Wesleyan 8, Cornell 6,
Columbia 7, Bowdoin &, Amherst 9, Princeton
10, Hamilton II, Dartmouth 70 and Union 10.
Dartmouth wanted the race TO be miles
straight-away, but the explanation having
been made tina. the English crews were in-
formed . miles would be the distance, the four
mile project was rejected. letter was read
from Yale college notifying the association OF
its retirement; also a communication from
Harvard that, win or lose the next race, it will
retire upon Its conclusion.
Late adyiees from the Black Hills re.
eeived at Fort Sully report one party OF these
men making 81 TO 81. 81 each per day, Grad
ling and panning. Five to eight hundred
men are in the gold region. Three men who
cane out after a few days prospecting
brought, one $40 In dust, another "a and the
other So, with some quartz specimens