River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
VERY LATEST NEWS.
4 Record Ot Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

sue an order establishing training meet =,
headquarters at Coasters harbor Island,
in the Narragansett.
IT is announced that Justice Strong is to
retire from the supreme bench and W. b.
Woods, of Alabama, will succeed him; al
so that Justice Clifford will soon retire
and Stanley Matthews will succeed him.
JUDGE w. b. WOODS, of the Alabama
/ circuit, will succeed Justice StrOny who
retires from the Supreme bench on the
| 18th inst 1t is understood that Attor ney
/ Gen. Devens will soon be appointed in
place of Justice Clifford.
THE senate committee on public build
ings and grounds recommended the pass
age of the bill providing for the appropri-
alton of 500, 000s for the immediate re-
building OF the H., :. custom house at Pen
sacola. The u"T building is to accom-
modate United States postofiice, etc.
Sen. BEcK's bill which provides for the
free purchase ndregistry of foreign-built
ships for use by American citizens as for
eign trade, has been referred to a sub-com-
mittee of the senate finance committee. A
very careful investigation of the question
involved will be made.
SECRETARY SCHtRz has written an elab-
crate letter on tho Ponca question to Gov
ernor Long, of Massachusetts,, in which
he defends his policy, and asserts that the
Indians were the victims of unfortunate
! circumstances, rather than of evil design
on the part of anybody connected with
the Interior department.
THE president on the 18th inst nomi-
/ mated Edgar Station, of Illinois, consul
! general at ST. Petersburg; Wolf G. Van
/ SchOenle of Ohio consul at Brennan, and
! John Hall, of Pennsylvania, U. 5. mar
| shall for the weate-n district of Pennsyl-
( vania.
A WAsHINGToE dispatch of the 18th
says Secretary Thompson this morn
4 ing requested President Hayes to name his
successor as he will retire on the 10th
INST. The president designated Secretary
| of War Ramsey to act as secretary of the
navy in additionlto his other duties on
and after the date above mentioned.
A DISPATCH Of the 10th inst, from Wash,
| ingtOn saws The report that Justice
Hunts condition is critical and that his
mind is entirely gone is incorrect. This
! is the condition of Justice Clifford, not
! Justice Hunt. The latter's health has
greatly improved of late, and he has learn
| ed to write withhis left hand since the
write one was paralyzed.
THE president has nominated Judge
| William g. Woods, of Georgia, to be as
sOciate Justice Of the United States SUI
preme court, yicu Justice Strong, resigned
Mr.. Woods is now United States circuit
Judge for the fifth circuit, comprising Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi and Texas. He was appointed from
Alabama, but is native Of Ohio.
THE department of agriculture says OF
the condition Of cotton that there is de-
! cline in the return of December |, as com
pared WIKI that received November l.
! The continuance OF rain and very cold
weather in November lowered the estimate
of the states bordering on the Mississippi
| river.
THE president nominated Eugene
| SCHUYLER, Of New York, to be charge d 'af.
flares and consul general at Bucharest; w
+. Peddrick, Of Pennsylvania, to be secre-
tarv of the French claims commission
| United States qonsuls-,Iohn Farrell, oil
! New FORK, to beIconsul at Bristol; David
A Mckinley, of alifornia, to be consul al
Honolulu, and Theodore Canislus, Of Hi.
nois to be consulat Gelstemande.
ARMY news from Washington is to the
effect that new division is to be created,
comprising the departments of Texas and
Arizona and portion of the department
| of Missouri and Gen. SchOtield is TO be
assigned to the command. Gen. O. Q.
| Howard will not return to the department
of the Columbia, but whether, he will be
assigned to West Point is still undetermin.
ed 1t is thought however, that he will
be promoted TO he rank of maj0r-general
in place of Gen Mcdowell to be retired
THE resignation of Secretary Thompson
has been placed in the hands of the presi-
dent, to I've accepted at his pleasure. Mr.
Thompson has accepted a position on the
board of directors of the Panama canal
project. Colonel Phelps, who. Is interest
| ed in the Nicaragua canal project, made q
protest to President Hayes against Thomp
sons acceptance of the offer of the Panan,
company The gentleman managing The
| Nicaragua scheme have bill for incor
poration ready to be presented in congress
on Monday.
A JOINT resolution has been prepared
and will be introduced in botf
houses, for the appointment of specia
committee to take testimony and investi
gate the methods used in New York, tC
manipulate the money market, by enfOrc
ing arbitrary ana artificial rates of Interest
in excess Of the legal. 1t is stated that q
prominent national bank in New Gorl
city, has been an active participant in ere
ating stringcncy. In explanation o
this, among other things, 1t Is said tha
parties in control of the bank, anticipat
ing a republicans defeat at the presidential
election sold short some 800, 900, COO of ole
bonds at > or 3 per cent. below the presen
prices.
A BILL was introduced on the 10Th inst.
by Senator Hin. of Colorado, for the re
tirement of small legal-tender notes, pro
vides that in place of legal-tender notes
of denominations less than IS, which may
be held in the treasury or hereafter pre-
scented for redemption, the secretary of thu
treasury shall each month substitute note
of the same character, but of higher de
nominations 10 the amount (as nearly a
practicable Of the standard silver dollar
coined during that month, and that NJ
more legal tender notes of lower demon
ination than fire dollars shall hereafte
be prited. Sen Pendleton's bill, prohib
iting political assessments, contributions
etc, provides al penalties for its violation
dismissal from office or annulment of con
tracts with constructors assessed or contrib
uting.