River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-18
GENERAL NOTES.

GEN. GRANT was received and enter
tanned by the citizens of Cincinnati on
the nth inst.
Amos Tuck, ex-member of congress
from New Hampshire, died at Exeter,
Dec 18th.
THE New England Society of New
York city Is about to erect monument
to the Pilgrim Fathers, in New York
city.
THE New York postofiice sent out by
European steamer on the 10th inst,
rs ,22S letters, the heaviest foreign mail
ever sent out of that Office in one day.
The number of Immigrants arriving
at the port of New York during Noyem-
Der was 14,600, an increase of $3.50 over
corresponding time in 1878. The whole
number since January up to Decem Der
1st was 125,000, an increase of 1870
over same period last year.
THE board of state canvassers COM
pleted its work on the New York cleo
ton returns Dec. 18th, and declared
elected all the republican candidates ex-
cept state engineer, Horatio Seymour,
Jr., democratic candidate, having a
majority vote for that position.
A CINCINNATI dispatch of the 9Th inst.
says in the senatorial district composed
of Ross and Highland counties, Ohio,
an election was held yesterday, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Ii. u.
Brown, republican. The returns receiv
ed show that j. g. Eutrekin, republican,
is 700 votes ahead of Mccoy, democrat,
in Ross county, which is a large repub-
lican gain. Eutrekin's majority in the
district is estimated at l 200.
THE reception given by the people of
Louisville, KY, to Gen. Grant and wife
on the 10th of Dec. was marked by the
extreme cordially of the welcoming adj
dresses, the great crowds of people, the
decorations, llluminauons and other
marks of respect. Gov. Blackburn, on
behalf of the people of the whole state,
aud Mayor Baxter on behalf of the
citizens of Louisville, delivered the wei
coming addresses.
Cor. GEO. SCRoGGs, Of the Champaign,
H.. Gdzette,who went to Europe last sum-
mer as United States Consul to Hamburg,
has not been benefited in. health by the
change. He has received a leave of alb
sence from his ansul -e. and is now in
Florida, hoping for better health there.
4 bullet hurt in the chest, received dur
ing Il C war, is his trouble.
Cor. DoUGLAs, United States marshal
of North Carolina, who is in Washing
ton. gays a dispatch of Dec, 18th, on of
fetal business, mentions as one Of the
evil effects of appropriation by con-
gress for marshals' fees, the fact that
there is an extensive revival of illicit
distilling in the mountain districts,
moonshiners being less fearful of being
raided, knowing. as they do, that United
States aarshals cannot afford TO organize
any very extensive movements against
them.
SAYS F. edericksburg, Va, dispatch
Of Dec. 18th: Leading democratic eiti-
zens of Richmond county, Va, headed
by Charles Pitts, their recently elected
/ member of the legislature, petitioned
Judge Jones to include within the jury
list such of the eolored citizens of the
county as the court shall think well quail
/ ffeC 20 serve as Jurors They say the
step is both proper and important, as
they believe taIs class of fellow-citizens
are entitled to representation, which
right : The bulwark of all civil liberty.
Judge jones granted the order.
THE death of Dr. Enoeh Cobb Wines
/ occurred at Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 10Th,
where hc was engaged in supervising
the printing of the last and greatest work
/ of his life, THE State OF Prisons and
| Child.Saving Institutions Throughout
/ the World" DR.. Wines Was born in
/ Hanover, n. r.. in 1906. and gradu-