River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-11

corn III DuIkf LOT SA pQIt.~ ne IIelGut
bill was SET 900. Ifthe corn had been
shipped by rail to New YORK. it would
have cost about 10000.
A DIES MONIES special of March End
says the mayorality election On the day
previous surprised both parties, resulting
in the election of Merritt Smith, the citi-
zens candidate over Brandt republican.
The citizens also elected the marshal and
about halt the council.
THE paper makers of the, northwest
representing all the principaF manufac-
tories, met in Chicago March End, and
unanimously agreed to make vigorous
effort to prevent legislation by congress
abolishing the tariff on articles used in
the manufacture of paper.
DISPATCHES of the 3rd inst, state that
the republicans of Eimira, N. Y, elect-
ed their mayor by sos majority. At
Rome, n. Y, the democrats carried the
charter election by 800 majority. At
Oswego the republicans elected mayor
by 11S majority. At Troy the democrats
were successful.
CHIEF DOUGLASS escaped from the
guard-house at Fort Leavenworth, March
9Th, by jumping from the second story
| of the building. He was pursued by the
running half mile he was captured by
Sergt. Hubbard, of the provost guard,
after hard fight, and placed in close
| confinement
JOHN III. MARTIN, a patient in the in
sane asylum at Columbus, Ohio, who
committed suicide by cutting his throat
with piece of glass, carried $4,000
life insurance policy, says dispatch of
| the 1st inst. This will doubtless again
raise the much disputed point in law
| surance by suIciding.
THE Chicago EoeniRg Journal passed
under new proprietorship March 1st
Lieut.. Gov. Andrew Shuman and j. X
Wilson having leased the office. The
! former, who had been managing editor
for twenty years, will hereafter be editor
in chief, and the latter will be business
manager. Mr.. Shuman requested the
withdrawal of his name as a cand date
! for governor.
INTENSE excitement prevailed IN Kan
sas City, March 3rd, over the presidents
proclamation prohibiting settlers enter
ing the Indian Territory. There was a
vast meeting in the merchants exchange
and speeches were made by prominent
men. There was a determined purpose
manifested to raid the territory at all
hazards and trouble was feared.
The republican members of the legis-
lature of Maine met March 3rd and
chose the following delegates to the
| Chicago national convention: Eugene
Hale, Joseph NJ Bodwell, E. T. Gill,
and Almon A. Strout. AlternatPs-Or-
Vile D. Baker, Frederick N. Dow, Will
liam H. Simpson, A. G. Hamlin. Reso-
lutions were adopted reaffirming the
principles of the party and urging the
nomination of Blaine.
A LA FAYETTE, Ind, dispatch of
! March 2nd says Eugene BalPs remains
arrived by express from Vienna, Austria,
| yesterday morning. Some months ago
he received the appointment of Consul
| to Pesth, Hungary. He went to Vienna
on business, where he died very suddenly
| from heart-disease in January last. The
deceased was a son of the Hon. Cyrus
Bal, of La Fayette. Balls body had
| been en1balmed.
Acting MAYOR BROWN, of Milwaukee,
| on March LIST, suspended from office,
Chief of Police Kennedy for malfeas
anee, as specified in the report of the
special committee of the common coun-
Gil, which Investigated Kennedy's ac-
tons while chief of police. Kennedy
says he does not intend to vacate the of
| fee until his time expires or is removed
by law, claiming that the acting mayor
| is not pursuing legal course.
The republican state central commit
tee of Indiana, met at indianapolis,
March 4th, and elected Hon. John G.
New, chairman, and Clinton w Reilly,
secretary The following delegates from
the state at large to the Chicago conven.
! ton were chosen: Colonel George w.
Friendly, of Bedford; Daniel B. Kun
| bier, of Evansville; and James s. Collins,
! of Columbia City. The only thing tina
can positively be said Of the delegation
is that will be strongly anti-Grant.
The Pomeroy wing ofsthe green back
party known as the National Union
| Greeub back Labor Convention met in-the
Masonic Hall, St. Louis, at noon March
| Al, and was called to order by Huge
! Pryor, of Ohio, secretary of the National
| Executive Committee. Twenty states
were represented by about $50 delegates.
Lafayette ChisleY, of New Hampshire,
was made temporary chairman. The
| convention at times was very stormy, a
large number of the delegates being in
| favor OF adiournipg to meet in Chicago
with the other division of the party on
The 9th of June. Resolutions similar to
those of last year we're adopted. The
| convention then nominated Stephen B.
Dnlage, Lofs New Hampshire, for presi-
dent, and B. J. Chambers, of Texas, Tor
/ vice-president- .se&s- e-,0s $50
TIE long advertised meeting at the
| board of trade hall, last night. regarding
the opening of the Indian Territory, was
a great success, says a Kansas City dis
patch Of March 9th. The hall was
| crowded. After the organization OF the
meeting, the United States marshal read
the presidents proclamation amid great
| merriment and laughter Col. Boudinot
| ex-congressman Franklin, ex,congfess'
man Sidney Clarke, of Kansas, the Hon.
| T.. B. Bullen, James NJ. Nave, and others
addressed the meeting, eliclting the pro
| foundest attenti1 IN and enthusiastic ap-
pIause. AL the speakers took streng
grounds against any unlawful invasion
! of the Indian lands, but strongly advo-
| Gated the creati, of territorial gov
eminent for the Indian Territory, and the
| adoption Of the Vest and Saunders bills
now pending in Congress IT s. S
"A COMPANY has. been organized to
| build a branch from Barnesvilf, On the
| St. Paul and Manitoba railroad, into
/ HODIHtdu, u I'll SOS dhA tlfO hoi V11 "NoNi
/ says Fargo, telegram of March 9th. 1t
is called the Minnesota and Dakota
| Northern. The organizer of the COM
pany was an attorney of the ST. Paul
| road, and it is given out thatthe money
| is ready to build the branch to Fargo
and occupy the valley northwest of us,
/ The ineorporators are g. G. SComstock,
II. G. Finkle, A. A White, w. FL. Dayy,
F.. j. Burlham, p. II. Lamb, James IL.
Sharpe, John Knrtz, II. F. Miller A. j.
Parwood, John Erickson, and S. NJ.
Roberts Fargo and Moorhead receive
the announcement with -unailoyed pleas
ure. 1t gives competition TO st: Paul
and the lakes. The twenty miles to Far
go will be built at once,
1 NEGOTIATIONS between the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company and the over
| land railroad resulted in the completion
of .acontract by several companies on
the 9Th This was signed by g. p. Hunt.
ington on behalf of the Central Pacific,
! Sidney Dillon for the Union Pacific, and
Jno, Riley for the Steamship Company.
| The agreement is to continue five years,
and under its terms The railroad com
! paHies guarantee to the Pacific Mail a
| business of $4,000 a month in through
| traffic. The steamships are To be run
every fortnight, and leach ship the
railroad has agreed TO pay for carrying
600 tons Of freight. 1t is provided, also,
that the contract Shall be terminated only
in the event of the completion of COM
| petiting line of railroad.