River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

At Chicago, Oct. 6, 1000 cigar makers
struck for higher wages.
A general strike is expected among
the coal miners of Iowa and Illinois.
The treasury department at Washing,
ton, Octl, purchased $4,000 ounces of silver
bullion FOR the mint at Philadelyhia.
Coinage In the mint at Philadelphia
for the month ending September so, silver dol
lars 81, S0s,O6o; numerous coins $l4737
1t is reported from St Petersburg that
during 1880 the coinage of 2O,4O0,000 roubles
worth OF gold and $4,000 worth of silver will
be authorized
The American literary bureau state
that the friends of Mr.. Redpath have not
heard Of or from him since his disappearance
from Boston some time ago.
The spinners in the Reading, Pa, cot
ton factory struck for higher wages Oct /,
The factory employed about 27O hands and is
closed on account of the strike.
The strike of the cabinet-mskers In
Cincinnati, Of the journeymen trunkmakers in
ST. Louis, OF the moulders in the stove foundry
in Quincy, Ill, and of the cabinet-mallers in
Louisville, Kv continues.
Nearly $8,000,000 were paid out of the
treasury at Washington, during the nonth of
September, on account OF pension arrea :.
BUT for this, the decrease in the public dc t
would have been about S10,0O0l00
At meeting Of the Washington monu-
men; society Oct 2, letter was read from
Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, formally pre-
senting 10 the society the stones which he has
sent to this country, to be placed in the monu-
ment
A Sioux City telegram of Oct. says
Sc Indian children from Red Cloud and Spot
ted Tail agencies passed through on their way
to school at Carlisle. Pa venture of the In
terror department.. They were profusely dec
GRATED with bright blankets and paint
Up to September 20, at Salt Lake,
Utah. The third district court had for several
days beeu engaged in obtaining grand jury.
All Mcrmous who believe polygamy revela-
ton from God and superior to the acts Of Con
grcss have been excluded. Eleven jurors have
been obtained.
4 Chippewa Falls, WIS, telegram of
Oct ,, says the st. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk
railway have secured Col. y. Boardman, Of
Fond du Lac, as chief engineer Col Board
man arrived yesterday and has been over the
line to Cadott Falls, and pronounces it a very
feasible route. He will locate twelve miles
next week, and grading will soon commence
At Fall River, Mass, it was expected
that tile manufacturers generally would COM.
meuce Get G to pay working spinners by the
piece, and charging board instead OF paying
them by the week and boarding them free, as
has been generally the custom during the
strike. City free from disturbance past week
excepg an assault on three working spinners,
last night, where assaulted party challenged
their assailants.
The First National Bank of New York,
At Chicago, Oct 6, markets on change
were more active and as whole more excited
than during the period of the late raise.
There WIS strong and general advance in
every article, which amounted in wheat to
about 4 ents, on corn to l cent and half,
oats cent, pork So cents, lard 10 to 20 cents.
Prices were well sustained and closed firm
with fractional reaction. The transactions
were immense in produce and provisions
with considerable irregularify in the specula-
ton There were no failures.
and the Bank of Commerce had the time for
their payment Of their subscriptions TO the
Per cent. loans extended to October LIST
They sent number Of bonds to Europe
They have paid for all bonds delivered to
them IN this country. and win now make pay
ment for those in London. The Office in
London has closed and the treasury agent
will turn over the bonds to the purchasers
They Will either be paid for by called bonds
or coupons in London, or ready money in
this country.
The Sheboygan & Fond du Lac rail-
read. having passed into possession of the
Chi 20 s. Northwestern railway. and, ii being
the purpose Of the latter company to con
stTuct the above road from Elroy to Princeton.
and thereby securing Milwaukee outlet for
Minnesota, the Portage people arc wide awake
to the foct of the Importance of constructing
the road via Portage to Baraboo. TO this end
a committee has been appointed, consisting
ex-senator l. " Burden. Hon r. B. Went
worth, q. J. Cox, NJ. T.. Alxerson and Jacob
Best, TO coufer with the managers OF the
Northwestern railroad, which they will do at
en- early day, and do everything possible to
secure the above connection.
The comptroller of the currency re
ports the whole amount Of additional national
bank circulation issued since The publication
of his annual report Of 1878 as stI ,SsS s25 The
amount Of circulation issued in the months of
November and December and In January,
March, June, July and August. 1872, was con-
siderably less than one million dollars for each
month The amount issued in February was
81 .64s, 49l; March, Sl,osl GIG: April s2,oIsSS4
ia ,,,,,,t feaf,ad II, sy,terl her 1879 ,~0r go
$50 9TS, which was more than twice the amount
issued during the four months preceding. The
total average amount Of additional circulation
issued during the psst eleven months has been