River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-01
Personal AND POLITICAL.
Bishop Ames of the NJ. f. Church j


dead
A dispatch from Madrid announces the
death of Princess Christiana, April 2s.
Countess Forina Mazzini, celebrated
botanist, died at Rome, April IS.
The wife of Admiral Pathan, French
ambassador to England is dead
The Emperor of Russia wears suit of
fine mail under his ordinary clothes as a
protection against assassination.
United States Senator Whyte, of Mary
land declines a reelection, and says he may
resign before the expiration of his term in
1851.
Gen Sheridan and Gen. Terry are about
making a tour of observation together, to in
speet the military posts on the upper Missouri
river.
Rev. Thomas Gibney died at San Fran
eisco April &C. He was pastor of st. Peters
church and former vicar General of the Arch
Disceseof San Francisco.
The L. S. Senate has confirmed Edwin
". Keighley, of Michigan, third auditor Of
the treasury, and w. +. Elwell Goldsboro,
Baltimore, Md, U. s. Consul at Ameri.
The trial of DR.. Livingstone, at Yank-
ton, D. T. ex-agent at the Crow Creek Indian
Agency, ended April 90, in his acquittal by
the Jury The trial lasted eight days. The
charge was the issuance of a fraudulent pay
roll.
On the night of April %, at Chicago,
an unsuccessful attempt was made to assas-
sinate Edwin Booth, the tragedian. The play
was Richard III, and when the last act had
been reached and Booth had the stage alone
in the prison scene, the audience was startled
by two pistol shots in quick succession. At
the time OF the shooting the stage was quite
dark, and it is probably owing to this fact that
The would be assassin missed his fire, and the
bullets instead of entering the person of the
actor penetrated the scenes and buried them
selves in the stage floor, from whence they
ere extracted after the curtain fell. The
man who fired the shots was at once arrested
and he gave his name as Mark Gray. Mr..
Both knows nothing of this individual, and
cannot divine why he should be singled out
az he target for his bullets, The supposition
is that Gray is some crazy fool, or was drunk.
The funeral of Gen John A. Dix took
place on Tuesday. April 22 at Trinity church,
New York. The pail bearers were Hon
Hamilton Fish, Thurlow Weed, Edwar
Pirrepont, ex.Gov. Morgan, Gems. Cullum
and RathboDe, John J. Cisco, Chas. 0'Connor
and C. A. Law. The remains will be tempo
rarity placed in the family vault 10 Trinity
churchyard The following order has been
issued April p: EXECUTIVE MANSION, April
- The President, in making public an
nouncement of the death of Mai.-Gen. John
a. Dix, which occurred during last night in
the city Of New York, desires to commend to
the attention Of the people Of this country
the great pntlic services through long and
eventful life Of this eminent citizen, and the
patriotic record of his military services, both
in bis early youth and advanced age. Ap-
prapriate honors will be paid to his memory
under the direction of the war department
and of the treasury department, of which he
was at one important period the head, and it
is recommended TO his fellow citizens TO par
tieipitatc in general token of respect to his
worth as private citizen and to his eminent
services as Senator of the United States,
minister to France and Governor of the State
of New York. (Signed)
RUTHER FORD +. HAYES.