River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-13
MfSCELLANFUUS.

strike in London.
Quarantine against the plague is order
ed at all Spanish ports.
The Russian army in the Belkan Pc
uinsula suffers much from spotted typhus.
The Prussian MINISTRY have approved
the iroport duty on grain, cattle and horses.
The steamer Peace from Philadelphia
sunk in Havr harbor, supposed to have struck
pita
A Naples telegram says Passanante
who attempted to kill the King has been pro-
nouneed sane.
E. Morrison Il Bro, -four and produce
merchants of Halifax have suspended. Liza
bilities estimated al 1920, 600. Assets $4,000.
a bill is to be presented in the con
gressional House for the transfer of Chief
Joseph and other Nez Perces to the Indi an
territory.
AT debt raising service at the old
Foundry Methodist church, Washington, Feb.
oh, President Hayes contributed $500 of the
$4,000 secured.
England has concluded a convention
with Turkey, purchasing the state domains
Ia Cyprus with the exception of the sui
private estates.
The ice gorge at st. Louis gave way
on the evening of January 2Sth. The ice
came down in great mass, but no damage
had Been reported.
A dispatch from Berlin states that in a
village near Astrachan the populaee have
Iaassacred the doctors believing that they
poisoned their patients.
Count Itchy, Austrian ambassador at
Constantinople, telegraphs to Vienna that
typl,us fever and not the plague is prevalent
near Xanthe, in Thessaly.
The Ottawa, Canada, council has pass
cd an order prohibiting the importation Of
cattle from the United States for three
months from the first of February.
a London telegram of Feb. 10th says,
the three largest jute factories in Forfarshire
have stopped, owing to depressed trade, and
| four in Dundee are expected to stop.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg of Feb
uary sth, says no case of plague has occurred
at Astoachan since the 9th of FEBRUARY. Gem
eteries are being arranged for the dead
A FEBRUARY 9th dispatch from Sidney,
says snow remains to a great depth, and
| thousands of cattle are perishing on both
Platte rivers aud on the plains between.
The st. Paul, MINI, city council have
resolved to ask the right to issue $40, 600 worth
IF bonds TO build a Market House on Seventh
street, on the site of the present building.
A Berlin telegram of Feb. 10th. says it
IS Officially announced that the Greek govern
ment has received a report from the consul
a.
rumors OF an outbreak of plague there.
ST. Petersburg newspaper bitterly de-
nouncc Austria and Germany for adopting
| precautionary measures against the plague,
declaring that said action is inspired by hostil-
| ity 10 Russia and desire to ruin her trade.
A correspondent at Liverpool estimates
the number OF sailors now on strike at Liver
pool at from 1000 10 5000. The authorities
are arranging for a speedy landing, if neces-
sary, of 80 sailors and marines from man.
of-var.
A telegram from Bucharest of FEBRUARY
Nth says me government has given eight day's
notice at St Petersburg of the prohibition of
certain imports from Russia o. Bulgaria, and
0f sanitary supervision over persons crossing
the frontiers.
Peter Pfeifer of ST. Paul, MINI, has
resolved to enlarge his present Hall on
Wabashaw street. St. Paul, by an addition
IS by 30 which will make it the largest hall
this side of Milwaukee. When completed
according to the plan 1t viii be an ornament
to the city.
The relations of the United States with
Russia, in regard to codfshing, are OF the
ffiendiest character American fisherman
sre allowed to approach within one marine
league of the Siberian coast while fishing, and
as they have no need TO land, except for wa
ter, there is no chance for II conflict of author
ity.
The Osburn, Chase and Swayne Manu-
featuring company, of Toledo, o., failed Feb.
10th. Liabilities 800 900 Assets unknown
: Senator Chistaincy of Michigan. sent
his resignation of his Senatorship to the Gov
crnog. Feb. 10.
A Liverpool dispatch says the number
Of strikers of all classes is estimated at $4,000
10 $4,000. The sending of deputation of la
borcrs to steamship owners, is regarded as a
hopeful sign. The sailors express a willing
ness to send a deputation with a view to adj
ilstment.
A st. PeteIsbursh telegram OF Feb.
10th says, the fto7oS publishes a sensational
letter stating that hundreds OF bodies of those
wio aild Of the plague at Astrachan in De-
cember :emain still unburied and the corpses
are stgewn over eight versts of the Enosta-
ewskcr district.
A February 4 h dispatch from Palermo
says, The rumor of an outbreak Of the plague
1T Odessa caused violent demonstrations
there, which, however, were quieted by the
announcement that the government had or
dcred quarantine of one week on all arrivals
irons the Black sea
There were three runaway frightened
teams in st. Paul, Mimi, on the afternoon of
Ian "1St, one attended with probable fatal re.
suits, John Woodman was thrown violently
10 the pavement, striking on his head, pro.
dHciHe fright(ul cash and conclusion of the
brain. There were but slight hopes of his re-
e0yery.
4 Toronto telegram of FEBRUARY 9th,
says the action of the British government on
the question of scheduling American cattle,
is WA :hcd with interest. Should the decision
he favorable 10 the States, the Canadian
NoNt4 HAttul W III nave 10 llnuO Wh1t tIleY
have done, in prohibiting for a space of three
months the Importation Of American cattle
into Canada, or their passage through any
part Of the Dominion. If this is not done,
the effect viii be to send all trade to United
States ports during that period.
Mr. George c. Taffty, of Washington
market, New York, one of the leading cattle
shippers to Europe, received a private dis
patch from tue agent OF his firm, in which it
stated that the British government have is.
sued All order forbidding live cattle from the
nitad States 10 land at ports of the king ION
after Feb. the 2sth, The freight steamer
Australia of the Anchor line, which sailed
Few days ago, look out nearly 200 head Of
picked Westera cattle and 800 sheep.
The Northern Cane Growers Aasocia-
gjon, with dele gates from Illinois, Indiana,
Missouri, Minnesota aud other states met
lately Al ST. Louis, and discussed the growth
nf cane and the manufacture of sugar. Mr..
Belcher, Of he Beloher sugar refinery, of St
Louis. examined sample of sugar made By
Nir. Miller, Of Minnesota, and pronounced ii
equal TO the best New Orleans sugar, and
worth in bulk5 cents per pound. Prof Stewart,