River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-08

Chicago merchants have subscribed 5000
to aid the Southern refugees.
1t is stated that the New YORK city
elevated railways are carrying $4,000 persons
daIly.
The London Westminster bank, May .
took s5,OO0OOO of United States per cent.
bonds at Az making in all S35,OOOpo0 in
United States securities this bank has recent
ly purchased.
The; NihiIists held a meeting in New York
city on the night OF Mays, at which resolu-
tons we're adopted favoring the Russian nihil
ist movement. The addresses appealed for
sympathy with the victims of Russian despo-
tism.
BY order of the Canadian government in
council at Ottawa the importation or Intro
duction OF American cattle into the provinces
of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia and Prince Edwards ISLAND is further
prohibited till the 9th of June.
London telegram, May 3: In consequence
Of the coal minerc' strike, upwards OF sixty
vessels have left Sunderland to load coal else
where. and IA large vessels await cargoes.
The northumberland miners are seeking an
advance of wages in consequence of the over
flow Of trade to Their collieries.
Adyfces from South Eastern Kansas say
about 1000 men have gone into Indian Ter
ritory within the past week. Also, that rich
silver mines have been discovered south of the
Kansas line, and claims in large numbers are
being registered daily in the sGuatters' registr
office, tw. miles from Baxter Springs,
/ Kansas.
| The roads leading west from Chicago were
notified, May 8, that not only would freight
bs diverted from Chicago by the apportion
ment IN New York, but the st Louis trunk
lines will be allowed to prorate on through
business to the Missouri river points until the
| Chicago roads recede from their western
rates Much bad feeling has been engen
dered. and it is said the roads here will unite
with lake and canal transportation companies
to lower rates and secure share of business
| Over 80 colored refugees from the South
at Atclison Kansas, May 2, in a generally des-
| titute condition. There being no vacant
buildings in the city, great difficulty was ex-
perienced in getting them under shelter, but
| they we're finally housed in colored houses.
II is questionable whether many Of them can
be furnished employment, as the demand for
unskilled labor In that State is very little.
Their arrival was entirely unexpected as they
were originally destined for Leavenworth, but
the authorities Of that city paid their fare 10
this point and sent them on. Our citizens
have provided for their temporary wants, but
great suffering must result If this influx of
totally destitute people to Kansas does not
stop.
The great Insurance trial, which has been
in progress for seven days before the United
States court in Cincinnati, o., and in which
Gov Washburn, of Wisconsin, il plaintiff,
and the Western Insurance company defend
ant, resulted Nav , in n verdict for the
plaintiff for the full amount claimed, after ten
minutes deiiberation by the jury. This is the
first Of eight cases pending and involving the
same questions of law and of fact The
plaintiff was represented by sage Il Hinkle
and the defendant by T. d. Lincoln, J Ohm
Foliett and others, Lincoln and Follett speak
ing twelve hours. This litigation grew out OF
the fire at MINNEAPOLIS one year ago, which
resulted in the mill explosion and loss of lie
at that point.
The accounts which have been perm tilted
to be transmitted by telegraph from Russia
give 10 adequate idea of the fearful condition
of affairs which exist throughout the empire:
Private letters received by bankers and others
in London having correspondents n various
parts Of Russia, furnish accounts which would
be incredible were not the accuracy of the
letters beyond question. The terror which
exists is extreme andcannot be exagg Grated.
Indiscriminate arrests of members of secret
associations are made. These societies, so
far as can be ascertained, have no control
over The general head, but exist independent
" of cach other Each distrusts the other,
and many of them have proved traitors. In
all these cases, however, treachery has been
followed by punishment of death. One of the
letters state that several members Of the
association who have also been giving infor-
matloa to the police have been secretly sent
for safety to London in the hope that the
vengeance of their comrades will not fall on