River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-01-30
Personal ANp l.v..aTI0AL.

Paul NORM, life Senator and Republ-
can in France, is dead.
DR.. Linderman director OF the mint at
Philadelphia is dead.
Mrs. Capt. Daniel Dobbins died at Erie
Pa, Jan. p, in her 100 year.
The number of cipher kilograms IN
Gen. Buffers possession is $40.
Gen. Butler saws portion OF the cipher
kilograms have been destroyed.
The President has signed the bill pro
vidine for the payment Of arrears Of pensions.
The Potter committe commenced the
investigation of the cipher kilograms on
Monday, Jan. 9th.
The Senate committe on commerce
have decided to report adversely ON the New
York custom house nominations.
Mr.. Potter says a subcommittee will
be sent to New York to take testimony in
the cipher dispatches Investigation.
W. w. Armstrong, of the Cleveland
Praindeale. is mentioned as the next Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio.
Gen. Logan, United States Senator
elect from Illinois had a reception at the
Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago, Jan. 21th.
Hon. John Cadwalader Of Philadelphia.
Judge of the United States eastern district Of
PENNSYLVANIA, died Jan. o. aged "a years.
Jan. %, Lewis p. Cloner, survivor OF
the Dartmoor massacre, duringathe war of
1872 died at Brooklyn, \. Y, aged So years.
IN New York city, the jury in the libel
sult e Wallace P. Groom against Peter Coop
er, 10 $4,000 images brought in verdict
for the defendant.
Matt CARPENTER was ovated on his ar
rival at Milwaukee. "Lo. the eonquring hero
comes" seemed to be the sentiment of his
trends.
The Senate committee on commerce
had a long session, Jan. 23d, without dispos
ing Of the New York custom house nomina
tious.
A bill has been introduced in the Wis
consin Senate, prohibiting the sale ofliquors
within one mile of any building used eXelu-
sively for the confinement Of insane patients
Rev. C. d. Birdsell, protestant. mis-
sionary at Aspinwall, died January 18th. He
was a graduate of Baldwin University, Bereau,
Ohio. and had been on the Isthmus only three
months.
Attorney General Devins has requested
the solicitor general to proceed to Alabama
for the purpose Of defending federal officers
in that State recently arrested by the local
court Of Selma
Ashland, Va, telegram: r. l.. Bsai,
conservative, elected to the Forty-sixth Con
gress, has been chosen to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Representative Doug
las The vote was small.
In the Senate of Arkansas the rebel
spirit seems not to be wholly laid. \ resolu
ton was introduced to remove the portraits
Of Lincoln and Grant, and substitute those
Of Lee and Jackson. 1t was rejected Is to 9.
The Gen Butler State central committee
OF Massachus etts recently held a meeting and
announced the intention OF conducting an
earnest and aggressive campaign in behalf Of
their candidate. Al address to the people
has been published.
In order that members of the Wiscen-
sin legislature, who wished, might accom-
parry Matt Carpenter TO Milwaukee to partici-
y te in the great ovation there, Joint resolu
t ion was introduced to adjourn from Jan. 25d,
to Monday, but it failed.
The Potter committee had a long SEES
sion on Saturday. Jan. 18th. ST. Martin was
on tttN iAlESS StuttA tt'tff nc N'+N
spicy revelations, without concluding his tes-
timony the committee adjourned.
Al Albany. n. Y, TELEGRAM OF Jan. Il,
saws: the legislature nominated Roscoe |
Conkling for United States Senator. The |
vote stood: Senate, Conkling, 20; VIM. Dor
sheimer, Il Assembly, Conklmg, %; Dor |
sheimer, p; Peter Cooper, ,.
A rare incident occurred in the history |
OF Pennsylvania Jan. 81. Owing to the in |
auguration of Gov. Hoyt being delayed until /
20 p. m, the STATE was without governor !
for an hour aud twenty minutes, Hartstranfts |
term having expired At noon.
At Springfield, Ill. Jan. 2ist, the Leg !
islature voted for United States Senator with /
the following result: In the Senate Logan |
received u, Black Democrat, u. NcAuline |
Socialist, /. In the House Logan received /!
50, Black 90, Campbell TO- McAuliffe 3.
The California legislature is at logger !
heads. A Boise City dispatch Of Jan 10Th says |
the two wings Of the lower House of the legis- |
lature have come together. The Democratic |
organization has been declared Illegal. Forty |
eight ballots for speakership without choice. |
A eolA promise looked for.
In the Potter committee. the resolution |
Of REPRESENTATIVE Reed providing that Mr.. |
Tiid,n lie SLOWED 10 be represented at the |
meetings Of TIE committee by counsel was |
tabled Instead Of accepted. The Democrats |
all voted TO table the resolution and The Re |
publieans all against it. Butler was silent.
General Sherman will soon -:art on
two weeks tour of the South Atlantic States.
His special Objects toexamine the abandoned |
military posts and neglected property Of me
uited States "a Florida sud Ausata, With q