River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-25
GENERAL NOTES.

The rooms of the Chicago Mining
Board were formally o pened on the 18th
inst.
BUcKNER S. NORRIS, an old resident
and second mayor of Chicago, died on
the morning of Dec. 1G.
THE venerable VIM. H. Goode, d d,
of the NJ. E. Church, died a. his resi-
dence in Richmond, Va, Dec. 10th.
THE Lake Shore 81 Michigan Southern
and tie Michigan Central railroad com
pan es declared a semi-annual dividend
of four per cent. Dec. 10th, TO be paid
February LIST
AT the close OF meeung neId IN st.
Paul Dec. 18th to declare sympathy with
the oppressed people in Ireland, a fund
of 81, 500 was raised.
THE Presbyterian Synod of Long Is
land, on the 10Th inst, by two-thirds
vote, sustained DR.. Talmage by dismiss
ing the appeal from the decision of the
Presbytery in his case.
A DISPATCH of the 10Th inst. from Vir-
ginia, New. says the bank Cf Virginia
has suspended. The cause was carrying
too much mining stocks, which have
fallen greatly in the last month.
RowENA MATHEW, aged 10, daughter
OF the pilot of the steamer Andy Baum,
attempted suicide at Evansville, Ind,
Dec. Is. She was urged to the act by
the desertion of her lover, who, after
pOstponing the marriage several times,
left her. She will probably recover.
FOWLER Bros. packers at the Chicago
stock g discharged 1900 men Dec.
IS, bee. 80 they insisted that non.union
men should not work with them. Other
packing houses began discharging union
men on the same grounds, and it was esti-
mated that from 5000 to 5000 men were
idle about the packing establishments.
THE judges appointed to pass upon the
products entered for competition in the
great dairy exposition, in New York,
rendered their report on the 10Th inst.
Canada took the first prize on cheese and
Wisconsin the second. Wisconsin took
the first prize on butter and Illinois the
second
SAMUEL Z. PERKINS, chief justice of
the supreme court of Indiana, died at
midnight, Dec. 18th, at his residence in
Indianapolis Mr.. Perkins was one of
the oldest and most eminent jurists in
the state and the west. He was twice
elected to the supreme bench.
MARY A MURRAY, who was removed on
the 18th from position in the Balti-
more post office, has brought suit against
Postmaster Tyler, claiming $4,000
damages tor assault, says telegram of
Dec. 10Th. Miss Murray was prin-
cipai witness against the postmaster in
the recent investigation.
THE Australian Worlds Exhibition
has proved a gigantic failure, involving
a loss of $1,O00,000 to the government.
Merchants of Great Britain, Canada and
the United States, who sent out goods,
find that they have stocked the New
South Wales market with machinery,
agricultural indictments, wagons and
other goods sufficient for five years, and
these have largely to be sacrificed to pay
treights and charges.
A LARGE meeting of railroad officials
connected with roads which run into
Chicago, met in that city Dec. 17th.
Thirty.six companies were represented.
Resolutions were adopted looking to the
future pooling of passenger rates. The
Illinois roads completed classification
of freight and formed a central railroad
rate, The object claimed is to protect
their roads from the unfair advantages
which they say the connecting trunk
lines take. Full arbitrary local rates
will be demanded of the trunk lines, and
these roads will refuse to pro rate with
trunk lines.
\ CINCINNATI dispatch of Dec. Is
says: The new steamer Reuben r.
Springer, 10 run in the New Orleans
trade, left here last evening with 200 tons
of freight and q good list of passengers.
Before starting she gave an exhibition
of the electric light. Two lights were
used, one on the pilot-house and one on
the foreeastle, the illuminated river in
front and the landing showing that they
will not only be useful at night while
under wav, hut will also revolutionize
the method of lighting landings. she is
the first boat to use this light on western
waters.
AFTER an investigation lasting six
months, a committee Of the Pennsylvania
legislature, appointed TO inquire into the
alleged overissue Estate bonds, reported
Dec. is. that the discrepancy in the
books of the treasurer had been satisfac-
torily explained by settlement with Nc
Graw, the treasurer, found on the fiy-leaf
of one of the ledgers. This style of rec
ord-keeping was SO unusual that 1t
ESCAPED the vigilance of the common
wealth accountants and led 10 the sus-
picion of fraud.
THE governor and council of Maine
completed their canvass Of the state vote
Dec. II, and sent out certificates Of
election TO the senators and representa-
tives whom they declared to be elected.
The result of the canvass is as follows:
In the senate the futionists are given 20
the republicans II. In the