River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-28
RrTsCELLANEOEs.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Tha October yield Of precious metals
OF the Pacific coast is estimated al s2,250,i00
the highest month for years.
Adjstinct earthquake shock is reported
TO have been felt November 10th at Little
Rock Cairo st. Louis, and at numerous 9th
er southern points.
Tie Howard association Of New Or
leans telegraphs to Mayor stokeiy, Of Phila-
ielphia, that $4,000 will be necessary to en-
able the association to pay lis debts and close
It's labor.
Toe estimates for the support ofa navy
the next fiscal year are about the same as the
sum appropriated during the last session Of
Congress, for the year ending June next
namely, absut s14000,oO0.
The Postmaster General has ordered
the Spring Garden. Ala, post office discontiu-
ued because Of the violence Of the inhabitants
| exhibited towards special agent cf the de
partmeni who lis ferreting out gross frauds on
the part of the village postmaster.
/ The secretary II war, in his annual re-
| port, win call.the attention OF Congress to the
/ desirability Of providing for the publication
of tie archives of the war Of the rebellion, Of
| which some forty volumes have been edited
and prepared for printing at the war dep art
ment
The steamer Sarmalian has reached
/ Halifax with the new Governor General of
| Canada, family and suite on board. The
Sarmatiau experienced very stormy weather
! -f,.,l.a fbfr
lesson Of gales and once encountering ter
rife hurricane.
Daring the past thirty days seventeen
whalers have arrived at San Francisco from
tie North, bringing 1900 barrels Of oil, 20,
800 pounds Of vhalebonc. and 2S,000 pounds o
| worry. The Sibeno is the only vessel now ex
pcoted, and she will not add materially to the
above totals The catch is unusually light.
A telegram from Berlin reports ne be
" = current there that plot exists ioy the IS
sassination Of all s0yereings. 1t states that
tie Pgussiau judges, when examining Nobel
iug's case were led 10 believe in the existence
OF the central organization for this purpose
and investigations arc still going on.
/ Washington telegram Of Novembel
21st, says: In pursuance with instructions
from the secretary Of state, the American
minister In London Mr. We,ch, has rendered
the British government in tie person OF Lord
Salisbury, the sum of $55e0,000 in gold. The
receipt Of payment vas acknowledged By
Lord Salisbury In due form.
The com ptroller Of the currency, in his
annual report, shows the total number O.
banks and private bankers in the country tc
be 6,45s. viii an aggregate deposit of SI9l9,
$4,000. During the past year twenty. eight
banks have been organized, with an author
lied capital of S2,T75,0 o0 to which 81 SOS, s0(
in circulation notes have been issued.
The annual report OF tue revenue
marine bureau Of the United States treasury
department shows that of vessels wrecked o.
IN distress with an aggregate OF 92j persons
on board, @ have been assisted by revenue
cutters. The estimated value of the property
saved is about Sl,700000, and i42 persona
were actually rescued from death by drown
ing. The expenses OF the revenue marine
service for the year ending June 80, 1878
we're $S44031. Number Of vessels in th,
service, 81.
a Portland, Oregon, telegram says 81
soldiers under Capt. Boyle have been sen
from Vancouver TO Willow Creek, repol
having Teen received that number Of Indiani
had left the Umatilla reservation had gone
out there, and refusing to return. The Office
has orders to send those back TO tue reserYa
lion VINO will return quietly and arrest those
who make any resistance, bringing then
down te Vancouver for examination. 5. S
Percschin, United States deputy surveyor now
at [ matilla, reports the Indiuns in that region
are being murdered By whites. Every Indian
found beyond the limits Of the reservation i
killed lew days ago two Indians were
found near La Grande swinging from a tree
These reports cause much excitement.
President Potter, of the Maverick
National bank, OF Boston, had al interview
with Secretary Sherman lately regarding tht
sale Of per cent bends for which the Maverick
bank i, special agent at Boston. Secretary
Sherman informed Mr.. Potter that he would
be able to report 10 Congress the sale of ovei
800, 100000 OF per cents. during the pas
year and he believed that the next year
woud amount TO S300002,000 The tota
amount Of oil per cent bonds authorized is
81 ,000,000,0 600. The amount subscribed for OF
the LIST OF Deeembes next will exceed St75,
600 coo If the secretary is not disappointed
next year. Therefore he will be able to re
port at the opening of the Forty-sixth Con
gress sales of nearly s500,000,000 Of Del
cents.
Hon. John G. Foster United States
minister to Mexico, in response TO request
from the Manufactures Association of tbs
Northwest, has prepared and sent to the state
department elaborate papers to be transmit
| ted TO the above named association, giving
the results OF careful study concerning the
prospects and available means for the exten-
sion OF our commerce with Mexico. Mr.
Foster states that the prohibtary tariff and
| revolutionary condition of Mexico form great
obstacles TO any extended foreign trade, and
| until they are removed our merchants will, as
a general thing continue to find more inviting
markets elseW here; but he asserts, neverthe-
! less, that there is limited field which may b1
occupied by Americans, and regards It as en-
| tirelv feasible and safe for American manufac-
turers to continue their efforts in kindred
branches, and establish in the City of Mexico
warehouses for the exhibition and sale of
products OF their factories. In this way local
merchants and consumers viii have a practi-
ca' display OF the superior merits of Ameri-
can goods aud wares, and their sale can be
gradually increased and a permanent market
created.