River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-22

ton of the suburb spared by the previous fire |
At o'clock on the afternoon of May |
10, the Denver, South Park Il Pacific railroad
reached the Kenosha summit with the track,
and at $50 p m. the first passenger train
| reached the summit 10, l40 feet above the sea
level, the highest point yet attained by any
| railroad in North America. All the difficulties
in the way are now overcome and track lay
| ing win continue at the rate Of mile per day
| till the road reaches Leadyille
On the morning of May Is, meeting
was held at the State House in Providence,
Rhode Island, to consider the exodus of south
en negroes, and devise means for their relief
Amos Perry presided. Addresses WERE made
by President Brown, of Brown University;
| Captain J. VI. Alderman, secretary of State;
Rev. Messrs. Evarts, Van Horn and others.
Resolutions were adopted expressing sympa
thy with the colored people of the South flee
ing from their homes on account of persecu-
tions, and promising aid to alleviate their suf-
ferings.
May Is advices from st. Petersburg
| say that the CONGREGATIONS in east Russian
towns cause great distresss. Seventy arrests
have been made in Orenburg on charges of in
cendarism. -Four male and six female prison
| ers are undergoing court martial at kietf The
prisoners Include two nobemen, one Prussian
subject and a daughter OF the privy chancellor
Among the other arrests are a titled lady and
leading nihilist The streets of Kieff near the
court house will be closed during the trial
Another fire occurred at Irbit the 18th of May
and one of the poorer quarters were destroyed.
Old Dartmouth college at Hanover
1
eiiervescencc In consequence Of the refusal
of the faculty to allow a public reading i'll the
church the students assembled before the res
licences of President Bartlett and Prof. Lord,
blowing horns, groanng and singing. Satur-
day morning there an uproarious demon
stration at prayers. Since then the faculty
have been making an investigation, resulting
in the expulsion OF two members of the senior
class. Much feeling is manifested by the
students who are supposed to have given the
faculty information respecting the demonstra-
ton, who were taken to the pump and given a
soaking. One of them used revolver, but no
one was injured.
r. W. BOOKSELLER and his brother,
Cooper d. Boisselier, of German parentage
but born in ST. Louis, Mo, have sent u letter
|
, the past two years they had been greatly an
nOyed by Prussian officials claiming they were
under obligations to serve in the Prussian
army Also, that their father, Carl s. Boisse-
lier, who now resides in the village, Borbie
near Eckernferde, in the PROVENCE of Schles-
wig, and who is naturaized citizen of the
United States, has been threatened with con-
fiscation and attachment of portion or all
of the money or property he may see fit to
, bcqueath to them if they fan to appear in
court at the city of Schlcswig on the second
day of July next They ask Secretary Evarts
to take such action as will stop the demands
of the Prussan government and protect them
in the rights of American citizenship. The
Boisselier brothers lived and done business
in St. Louis since 1878, and are registered
voters.