River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-01-09

The snow blockade from Cleveland, o.,
eastward, and fromIBufalo, n. Y eastward
las b. en- raised, and railroad trains are again
roaming on the customary time.
At Columbus, o., Jan. 5, G Corbitt,
alycr on the High street chariot, was found
ae;,d on Als box; death being caused BY par
aiisi5 OF the heart induced by extreme cold.
A now venture in journalism made its
appearance at Louisville, KY, Jan. 4th 1t is
similar to the \. Y. Nation in appearance and
contents and is called the Age. The editors
are G. Z. Sears and W. L. Price.
Intense and unusual cold is reported
fsGm every point Of the compass. North, South
Fest and West and all the eastern portions of
t,4 country is showed in, and all the railroads
bi .ckaded by an immense fall of snow.
Mrs. Maggie Hegely, of Urbana, 0 ,
lefi her babe on the bed, in care OF her four
wear old daughter. The babe cried, the
daughter undertook 10 lift it off from the bed
to -.oothc it, let II fall, and broke its neck.
The \. Y. Tribune says the sub-treas-
ufE has ceased to keep coin and currency re
pots separate, and therefore will make no
daTly report Of The amount of coin pod out
fer in crest and called bonds and received for
castoms.
The business failures in great Britain
aI,' scotland during 1878 were 15,G57, Of
wl.ch 2,643 We're in financial AID Wholesale
u$ manufacturing branches of trade The
increase i- 4,a07 failures last year over the
pr seeding year.
& Springfield, H., telegram says, freight
traffic which was virtually abandoned on the
Springfield division of the Illinois Central for
several days, was resumed and extra trains
are:moving to clear out the accumulated
freight along the line
7. is reported that the peach trees in
souihern Illinois are greatly injured by the
recent cold snap, and the prospects for a crop
arr exceedingly unfavorablc Other fruit not
seriously injured. Winter grain is reported
to II in excellent condition.
\ special meeting of the Cleveland
boa:d Of trade was held Jan. 9Th to receive the
report Of Geo II. Ely delegate to the recent
lah 6 improvement convention at st. Paul Mr..
Eiy was appointed delegate of the general
committee to meet at Washington at a future
dat,
ihree hard looking scamps entered a
jew lry store in Winona, Minnesota, Jan. ID
AMI stole two watches They were pursued
arIe tied and the watches found ON them.
Oae Of them showed fight and in the seufie
accidcntly shot in the jaw By a police
msa pistol
SGe following is United States cur
l4,,r outstanding Dec. 81: Old demand notes
~ So: legal tender notes. all issues, $346,
Usl ulj; one year notes, $6,350, 265; two year
notes, s6$l4690; two year coupon notes.
81. 3 80; compound interest notes, $685. $50;
M. 9nai currency, all issues, $40, los, l58.
Total, S363 POS 5S4
\ Walla Walla dispatch: Every prep
atisu Is being made by the military and civil
auu rites to prevent trouble at Umatilla
res WALTON, January Josh, when two Indian
murserers are 10 be hanged Two companies
If esvalry win leave Walla Walla for the
sceac Tuesday. Sheriff Sperly has 100 armed
men also on hand Tne Indians are insolent
aud lrouhle is feared.
i dispatch from Provl'iene, January
LIST says resumption OF specie payment caus-
IS r2t 4 ripple at the banks or in financial
circles Very few wanted checks paid in
.0ld and some banks received more gold on
deposit than they paid out In all general
business transactions bills were preferred
Even savings bank depositors took their in
.crest in bills rather than gold
Tie total coinage at the United States
mful IN 1878 was ., Isl 280 pieces. Double ca
,lcs 5l3645; eagles 1880; half eagles l3l, 40;
.hr.s dollars - 324; quarter eagles 2S6,260;
teli4.s, gold 1920; ditto, silver 10,509, $50;
raie dollgrs, $50; half dollars 1875 400
.yagtsr dollars 2,360S0; twenty cent pieces
5t0 dimes I65N,s90; five cent pieces 1885,
'hre. cent pieces 30; cents 57gS,S50.
On Sra1ay night Jan. 5tb, the extens-
lie ..tabi.hmcDt 81 the ST. Louis Beef Can
aina ompauy, was nearly destroyed by fire,
he ircmen succeeded in saving the rear
oIil1Io5, bu. the front part of the establish
meut IS nearly destroyed. Tie fire originated
sn tie proc $ room, but how, nobody knows,
.s us work has been Gone there since u
o'clock Saturday night. Loss estimated at
*15 a.0 to 500, 600 or stock
On the 5 OF January the mint bureau
tarnea into the treasury $4,000 profits
ccyIiug to the government from the coinage
I standard dollars the past three, weeks after
tuyjaE the silver Tor coinage, paying for
teams ortation and allowing for washing in
tao process Of coinage Since the commence
uenl Of the coinage Of the standard dollar
the government has prolted between the
gal leuder value and the real value Of bull
Ion, of which it contains to the amount OF
shout sixteen hundred thousand dollars.
At 10 o'clock. Jan. list, the large stone
Haring min at Rockdale, two miles west
q Dubuque, la was burned to the ground.
Esro other possible cause can be ascertaincd
CT Is origin, it is believed the fire originated
,s2a. #0urgas in the patent -four department
aa was large quantity OF grain and -four
thc mill, all Of which was destroyed. The
FL aas valued at $4,000; insured for $4,000.
I8e a.iII was the only building remaining in
se Hlle hamlet Of Reekdale on the morning
- tbs great flood Of July, 1876, in which forty
rarslss were drowned.
Washington telegram, Jan. ): On the
lst last, the postofice department reduced
tfie ,,rFces of stamped envelopes on an aver
sl..e u % per cent throughout the entire
he iule, and the result is seen in the largely
decreased acquisitions now being received.
laa~a or Saturday footed up $44G6,6o0 en-
vslcuss valued at 5000, or more than double
LatAHf pE alfN sing -c NtlA IN tbI Alstpl u tHt
aapastueut. The entire acquisitions for the
Gsv .sf postage lamps, stamped envelopes
..d a Isl cards amounted to S5i7.5S9, inelud-
os s. which were 4,565,5o0 postal cards,
n y Yoik telegram: Ii is anticipated
tuat Ibis year wiz see the greatest immi-
q dtjog 70 this country OF Menuonites that
has yci taken place. sumo time ago a ukase
was given out by the Car Of Russia that Men.
nanisles were TO be exempted from military
sesHlae until 1850 As this is the Mennonites
last yesr Of exemption from military life 10
R..ss}a, multitudes Of them ere preparing 70
ee=ne to America They are selling off heir
t.cl aad purchasing tickets for this country.
l. is expected that at least fifteen thousand
Afuuoaites viii land at Castle Garden before
May mkt
4 cable telegram Of Jan. Sd, from
De.bin. says Gen Grant arrived in that city.
OF tbs morning Of that day accompanied bv
Gen Ncyes, United States minister to France.
Tie exsPresident was met b. the lord mayor. !,
bet tse3e was no public demonstration. The
geaat az was presented with the freedom Of