River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-27
VISGFLLAYE0FS.

In the Tyne ship yard 5000 snip
builders are on a strike
The bank of Oswego, n. Y, has failed.
The French Atlantic cable is broken
lGl miles from St. Pierre, Miqueron.
The departments at Washington will
be closed on Saturday, Feb -, Washington 5
birth day.
The city bank of Oswego, N. Y, has
gone into the hands OF a receiver Depositors
will be paid in fun.
Secretary Sherman has ordered the
revenue cutter Oliver Wolcott now at
Post Townsend, to sitka, to preserve the
| peace.
The British man-ot-war Osprey, left
| Victoria. B. {. Feb 18th, for Sitka at the earn
est request of citizens who represent that they
| fear an indscriminate massacre by Indians.
| A number of young citizens OF Zurich
have started for Georgia, where it is proposed
| to start Swiss colony, under the auspices Of
| the workingmcn's association. Others viii
ollow
A ST. Petersburg telegram says des-
\ Pitc the general thaw and warm weather
| throughout the infected districts, both pu bile
and private adyices state that no fresh cases
| of plague have occurred.
The st. Paul, MINI, boom company
have made contract with Kcmpt & Co., of
| the Fan Clair lumber company 10 operate the
St Paul boom for five years. These gentle
men are building the boom.
/ Cardinal Manning, archbishop OF West
minister, has had a long and cordial interview
with the pope, who congratulated the cardi-
nal on the progress OF Catholicism in Great
! Britain. and discussed measures for its exten.
sion
! Preparations are making throughout
| the cities Of the Eastern States for grand
celebration of the forthcoming anniversary of
the birthday Of the Irish patriot martyr,
| Rober, Emmett, which occurs on the 4th OF
March next.
A New York telegram of Feb. 23d,
says, the cattle dealers have begun to ship
beef to England in refrigerators, instead of
| live cattle, and will probably continue to do
So rs long as the recent order of the English
priyy council remains in force. 1t is not
probable that cattle dealers will ship cattle
from Canadian ports. Mr.. Pierpont Edwards,
| British vice consul in New York said that the
prvy council would repeal the order as soon
As the danger Of a spread of the disease had
| ceased
An ottawa dispatch Of Feb. 81 SAYS
The government intimatcd to Hickson, gen
eral manager OF the Grand Trunk railway,
| vino has been in active communication with
| them respecting recent orders with regard to
/ importation ana transportation through
/ Ii
| States will take the necessary steps to guard
against the disease spreading into their terri
| tories which ar free from it. they will use all
| their Influence with the British government
Ia permit the shipment Of cattle from Western
States through Canadian ports.
| 4 New York telegram OF Feb. , [, says
! The English trustees of the Atlantic x Great
| Western mortgages have agreed upon terms
\ Of lease for nine y-nine years Of that road to
! the Nrw YORK, Lake Erie ~ Western railroad
company, and formal proposal has been
| mailed to President Jcwett, of the latter com
| pany. The lease will go into effect after the
! Atlantic 4 Great Western road Is sold under
pending foreclosure proceedings and reor-
/ ganizatIou has been effected. The sounsel
| OF james McHcrry announces that he will
| oppose the lease in courts.
\ letter from St, Petersburg says OF
the plague in Russia. 1t has spread in the
! southern provinces at rapid rate. Thousands
upon thousands have died with IL within the
! last six days. The Victims when taken, live
only about two hours and turn black all over
as a negro, All physicians ordered to the care
! Of the sick have died within twenty-fCur hours
after their arrival. The corpses are burned
and 50 are the houses in which people die.
| Whole towns have been laid waste in the past
| few days. The government has placed a
! Gordon Of soldiers around the infected
provinces, so that the people cannot get ont
aud spread the disease, Any who attempt to
| break through the Gordon are shot dead on
the spot. People are beginning to feel I'M
easy 81 over the empire. The government o:
| course does not allow news to get out. All
| reports are suppressed.