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

j. L. TRYNER. the largest Jewelry
dealer in Bloomington, H., failed Dec
3td.
GEN. GRANT received the ministers of
Chicago at the residence of his son, Col.
Fred. Grant, Dec. 4th.
GEN. GRANT has accepted an invita-
ton, according to Milwaukee special
of the 9th, to visit that city during next
May.
a JOLIET, H., dispatch of Dec. Sd,
says Chas. f. Angel, the Pullman Pal.
ace car embezzler, has entirely lost the
sight of his right eye.
THE receiver of the Continental life
insurance company telegraphed from
New York Dec 4th, that policy holders
in the company ought not to surrender
their policies, as the dividend of 10 per
cent. will soon be paid.
meeting of the directors of the Chi
cago & N. W. r. II. company in New
York, Dec. 4th, semi-annual dividend
of per cent. ON common and a quarter
~ dividend of IA on preferred stock was
declared, payable Dec. Goth.
VIM. G. GILMAN, highly connected and
| we'll known in New York financial cir
Giles, who was sentenced in 1877 to five
years in the state prison at Auburn, for
| forgery and enlightenment of trust funds,
was pardoned out Dec. Sd. He immedi-
ately started for home to attend the fu-
neral Of his wife. His daughter, aged
| IA, died few weeks ago.
SAYS an Atlanta, Ga, dispatch of Dec.
4th: A strong temperance movement has
| been inaugurated in this city, called the
| Blue Ribbon movement Three thous-
and have signed themselves to total alb
stinence. Gov. Colquit and other prom
inent citizens are active participants. A
| general temperance revival in Georgia
may be theresult. Rockdale county vot-
ed, yesterday, in favor of prohibition.
| A Los PINss telegram of Dec. 9Th says
Jack arrived this morning. He came
unattended. The commission is now in
! session. Jack is on the stand. Jack has
promised Ouray to give full particulars
| of the troubles at White River, and the
cause of the outbreak. Ouray says that,
with the co operation of Jack and Colo
row, the commission will be able to set
| tie the difficulty to the satisfaction of the
| department. The success of the com
mission is assured.
! THE Governor and council reviewing
the returns of the Maine election, were
in session all day ut Augusta, Dec. Cd.
! They allowed returns of county officers
| to be examined by senators and repre-
| sentatives elect or their attorneys, but
refused to exhibit the returns of votes on
senators and representatives. just be-
| fore adjournment the council declared
| that as no one had authority to change
haiti ft1fn ra4.
Quently no use of exhibiting them.
GEN. GRANT was entertained by the
| citizens of Dubuque on tie first inst.
very deliberately. In respone to the adj
dress of welcome, Gen. Grant said: 81
thank the citizens of Dubuque and your
self for your kind welcome which you
have extended to me. | shall not at
tempt to make any remarks further than
| to say that | most heartily thank you.
After an absence of two and half years
have returned to our country appreciat-
ing it more highly than ever"
SPECIALS to the New Orleans Democrat
from 81 parishes, not including Orleans,
up to Dec. 3rd, give the democrats 49,
215 net majority. The Democrat claims
the election of Wilt, for governor, by
10000 majority. The new constitution
is adopted by a large majority. Promi-
nent democrats consider the fate of the
debt ordinance, which was voted for sep
arately, in doubt. Indications point 10
its defeat though the vote will probably
be close and may require the official re-
turns to decide In this city the demo-
Gratis have about six thousand majority.
THE general assembly of Virginia met
Dec Sd in its first biennial session under
the recent amendment Of the constitu-
ton, providing for a regular session
once every two years. All the senators,
40 in number, were present. In the
house, 9S out of 100 delegates answered
to their names. The work of organiza-
ton began at once and progressed qui-
city to tae end; the readjusters electing
ali the officers in both houses. The ma
iorities by which the officers of the
house were elected, ranged from 16 to
Is, while in the senate they ranged from
8 to 10, showing an average joint major
ity of 81 for the readjusters. In the or
ganization al but four of the republican
members voted with the readiusters.
A ST.. Louis dispatch dated Dec. 5th
states that information is received from
the neighborhood of Horse Shoe Bend
on the Mississippi river, about seven
miles north of this city, in Illinois, that
two lions are roaming in the woods of
that vicinity. A German farmer named
Henry Zimmerman was killed by them
Wednesday night, and yesterday little
girl named Lille Dennis, and a colored
child, name unknown, were killed.
Great excitement prevails throughout the
southwestern part of Madison county.
The public schools have been suspended
and tomorrow large body of men will
start on a hunt for the animals. About 8 |
week ago train of cars with the Lon |
don circus on board, collided with an
other train not far from East ST. Louis, |
and one car containing lions was smash |
ed. 1t was supposed all the animals |
were killed, but since it is ascertained /
that two lions and hyena are missing. |
There seems to be no doubt the beasts in
Madison county belong to this circus and /
escaped from the crushed car at the time |
of the collision.