River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-12-26
PERSONAL AND FU1iTIOAL.

The health of Minister Welch, at Lon
don, is improving.
The President has nominated Mrs.
Emily J. Dillman, for postmistress at Toledo,
O.
Two congressman from Tennessee,
rhornburg and Riddell are sick in Washing
ton,
Hon. Alexander Ramsey of st. Paul
Mimi is a candidate for the Berlin Mission
made vacant by the death Of Bayard Taylor.
The secret committee under Senator
Blaines resolution to enquire into election
frauds have had a session, and organized for
work.
Alpheus s. Williams died at Washington,
on the morning of Dec. 21st. He represented
the Detroit, Michigan, district in Congress.
He was IS years old.
A movement is already inaugurated to
secure the appointment of exGov. Hartranft
Of Pennsylvania, minister to Berlin, in place
Of Bayard Taylor, deceased.
|. Representative Williams, OF Michigan,
who is lying dangerously ill at Washington,
10 reported to be slightly better, but his con-
ttlllOiA 10 ASSuiNSN 90 49, B'N
The President has nominated L. Brad
lord Prince, New York, to be chief justice of
the supreme court OF New Mexico: Augustus
!. Cassard, louisiana consul at ampico.
Rev. DR.. William Ives Buddington
pastor of the Clinton Avenue Congregational
church in Brooklyn, N. Y, has resigned the
| plstorate Of that church on account of con-
linued i'll health.
! The President has recognized Richard
! Reade consul of her Britannia Majesty for
/ the States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
! Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, to
reside in Philadelphia.
The directors of the Ohio penitentiary,
| appointed B. F. Dyer, of Brown county, chief
/ warden. Dyer is farmer, and has never held
I public office. There were twenty-five ap-
| plicants for the position
1 The Hon. Tgnatius Donnelly has served
| a formal notice on the Hon. William d.
/ Washburn, that he will contest his right to a
seat in the Forty. Fifth congress- from the Srd
i Minnesota district, and in the notice states
( the ground OF contest.
DIR. George w. Angler, of Cleveland,
/ Ohio, died of pistol shot wound, December
| 18th. The pistol was accidently discharged
/ oy John B. Rice, farmer of Ashtibula coun-
i ~, who was visiting the doctor. The ball
entered Anglers abdomen.
The secretary of state has had tele-
/ gram announcing the death of Bayard Taylor,
| United States minister at Berlin, on the 10Th
/ of Dec, inst. He had been effected with
/ iropsy for some time. The fatal symptoms
| came on suddenly. He Aad been out of bed
/ and was transacting business with officials of
! the Amer ean legation the day before his
| death. His death was peaceful and pain 'ess
! Hon. Casey Young, chairman of the
i House committee to examine into and report
! upon the cause OF the yellow fever outbreak
! in the Southern States last summer, has ap-
/ pointed the following subcommittee to the
/ afflicted sections, namely: Garfield, Chitten-
den md Morse, to visit Mimphis and vicinity,
/ and Gibson, Hooker and Young, to visit New
Orleans and vicinity. The subcommittee Of
| the House and Senate will set and act jointly
during the Southern tour. There will be a
meeting of yellow fever experts in Memphis
| on the 26th inst