River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11
CABLEGRAMS.

THE London Times of Dec. Sd advises
| Canada to remove the embargo upon the
importation of United States cattle.
PRINCE GoRTscHAKoFF is determined
not to resign voluntarily, says dispatch
of Dec. 4th.
| TIE attempt upon the life of the car,
says cablegram of Dec. 4th, caused
great CONSERVATION and indignation in
all European citadels.
THE London Times, in a financial ar
ticle Dec. 4th, says: U. s. government
bonds are hardly to be got here at any
price.
THE weather was very cold in Great
Britain and on the continent Dec. 3rd.
Dispatches from Rome and Madrid re-
| ported heavy snow fall.
A dispatch from Valparaiso of the 9Th
says: "Tarapacai has been captured by
the Chilians. The losses were heavy on
both sides"
TIE publication of the Gol0s news
paper, a leading journal at St. Peters
| burg, has been suspended by the govern
ment for five months, says dispatch of
Dec. end.
A DISPATCH from Reshaweir, of the
9th inst, says Col. Bakers force is still
in Maidar, watching to prevent a juno
| ton Of the troops from Kohistan and a
body Of 1900 men with - guns, from
| Ghuznee-
A Buenos Ayres dispatch of Dec. 9Th
/ says: Intelligence has been received
| that the allied Peruvians and Bolivians
have been completely defeated at Tara
paca, Peru, by the Chilians, who have
| taken possession of The town. The Chill.
ian squadron is blockading the port of
Aracia"
A ST. PETERSBURG telegram of the list
| says The military court before which the
Nihiiists charged with attempting the
| assassination of Gen Devtreler were on
trial, has sentenced Mersky to be hanged.
Tarkhoff has been condemned to hard
labor in Siberian mines for thirteen years
for assisting to conceal Mersky.
A TELEGRAM of Dec. 5th confirms tie
previous report of the disaster to the
Gillian forces near Loa, at the mouth of
the river of the same name, on the boun-
dary between Peru and Bolivia. After
stubborn fight, 1900 Chilians surren-
dered to the allies with all their cannon
and ammunition. The Gillian CON-
mander was killed. The Bolivian conf
mander afterwards occupied Conchas
Blancas.
A IIsPATCH from Cabul of Dec. 9th
says that ike governor of Majdar, who
was reported to have been killed by a
party of Afshaw regulars of Hill men on
the 3rd inst, and the governors of Kohis-
tan and Logar Valley, who are reported
to have been threatened with the same
fate, probably are Mahomed Russian.
Major Abdullah Khan and Shabaz Khan,
who we're recently appointed governors
of Majdar, of Logar, and of Kohistan,
respectfully. The regulars mentioned TO
have taken part in the killing of the gov
ernor of Majdar, meaning a part of the
ex-ameer's army.
AT meeting of the bond and stock
holders of the Atlantic & Great Western
railroad, in London Dec. 5th, Mr. Lewis
explained that the reorganized company
was now cleared of all entangling en-
gagements with other lines. The Ohio
mortgage, he said, was absolutely can
celed. A resolution ratifying the pro-
ceedings of the reorganization trustees
and authorizing them TO take the neces-
sary steps TO complete the reorganization
was unanimously carried. A fund of
e25, 900, which has been raised by an as
sesSment on bonds, was voted for the
remuneration of the trustees.
AFTER the arrival of the Gar at Mos
COW LAST night, says csblegram of Dec.
Sd, and whilst a second train containing
baggage was on the way hither, an ex-
plosioh occurred. One luggage van was