River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-20

The striking miners of Coshocton, Ohio,
have posted notices in the vicinity of the
union lines warning the men At work there
that they viii do them hurt If work is not
stopped by Thursday next
Cardinal Manning, archbishop of West
minister, has had a long and cordial interview
with the pope, who congratulated the cardi-
nal on the progress of Catholicism in Great
Britain, and discussed measures for its extern
sion
The Brooklyn health officers charge
that a number of cows suffering from pleuro
pneumonia have been taken from stables and
slaug htered at the abattoirs The scarcasses
are II wv under guard until veterinary surgeons
investigate.
A Rome telegram says, the Pope has
| discontinued payments to bishops who have
not received the royal exequatur. Newspa-
pers publish letter from Cardinal Nina de-
| claring that the papacy has not the means to
continue these payments.
Dock laborers in Liverpool, Feb. 18th
numbering 10000, demanding terms met in
the afternoon. The ship owners were firm.
At the closed docks where men were fed and
housed, there were more applications for en-
| ployment than could be accommodated.
Tie Lucas bank of st. Louis, one of
the oldest in the city has transferred It's bust
ness to the Meehai IS bank, and will close
business. Its depo tors will be paid in full.
The reason assigned is that the profits do not
| pay fair interest on the capital invested.
The liabilities OF Osborn, Chase &
| Swain, picture frame manufacturers of Toledo
o., are stated at $4,000, with nominal assets
of about the same amount. Alleged cause OF
| failure, speculation in real estate and decline
in prices of goods. The company employed
BOG hands.
4 gorge in the Missouri river at Glasgow
Mo- destroyed span of the railroad bridge
which was being built for the Chicago IL Alton
railroad by the American Bridge company, o
Chicago The loss, which is $4,000 to $40, 00(
falls on the bridge company. 1t would hay,
been ready for use by March LIST.
a London telegram of Feb 18th saws
Sir. Stafford Northcote chancellor of the ex.
chequer, in the house Of commons said it wa.
not desirable TO exaggerate or depreciate tn,
severe blow in South Africa. There exists
general admiration for The gallantry of tn,
troops, sad universal sympath for the suffer
ers Tie cabinet Is resolved to repair an,
wipe out the disaster.
Of forty five million dollars Of frac
tional currency issued there remains outstand
ing about sixteen millions, of which amour
about two millions are three and five cents. |
is now estimated there will be ultimately re
deemed only four millions of the sixteen mil
lions, leaving twelve mlnons as profit to tn
government that amount being lost or de
stroyed
The Brooklyn, N. Y. Presbytery, Feb
uary lib, adopted resolutions instructinl
the committee, if they find common fame re
port against DR.. Talmage fulflls all condi
tions q the book of dicipline, they shall
formulate such common fame into a charge
with Specifications and names Of witnesse
t. support them, and submit the same to the
psesbytery.
One of the prominent directors of tn
Chicago IL Northwestern railway compan
says the officers of the road will next weel
| declare a dividend of 1$4 per cent. on the pre-
ferred stock, and the dividends will hence
, forward be payable on the preferred stoc
every three months. Tue dividends on tn
common will be payable semi-annually. Tn
earnings of the road in the past six month
exceed per cent. The earnings of the roa
during the second week in February will shoJ
a Sigh. falling off, The company expece
to lose something in February, as last year
business for this month was unusually ligh