River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-29
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john BRIGHT desires TO enter the Brit
ish ministry that he may the better keep
an eye on the Irish land question, says
news of the Goth inst.
SOME 200 Chicago brickmakers met on
the 90 inst, and decided TO ask an ad-
vance of 25 cents per day over the wages
OF last summer.
SOME 200 Chicago brickmakers met
on the Goth inst, and decided to ask an
advance of 25 cents per day over the
wages of last summer.
DISPATCHES OF the 22nd inst, note the
fact that the state of New Hampshire
has just completed new penitentiary at
a cost of $4,000.
Two thousand French Canadians left
Montreal, on the 23rd inst, for the manu-
featuring districts of Massac husetts, dur
ing the last three weeks.
AN open switch at Elk ville, Ill. ,ditched
an excursion train on the Goth inst, and
several coaches were splintered to frag
ments, but no one was seriously injured
by the mistake"
Disastrous fires have been raging in
the vicinity of Petersburg, Va, says IN
telligence of the 10Th inst, consuming
houses, timber, fruittrees, and everything
in their course.
CERTAIN indfidels in Massachusetts
are endeavoring to raise enough money
to retain Bob IngersOll as counsel for
Freeman, the religious child murderer
of Pocasset, says dispatches of the 23rd
inst.
The heavy rains of the last week have
raised the water in the lower Mississippi
to such stage, says news of the 23rd
no 10 fa
along its banks over the condition OF the
levees.
A BILL was introduced in congress, on
the 23rd inst, appropriating $15000O to
set up statutes of Madison, jefferson,
John Adams, Randolph, Pinckney, Web
ster, Clay and Calhoun in the public
squares of Washington.
THERE came somewhat improbable
rumor from Sioux City, on the Goth insi.,
to the effect that the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul and the Northwestern rail
road companies will join in building a
union line from the Missouri river to
the Black Hills.
THE trial of Henry Greenebaum,
charged with numerous violations of the
national banking act during such time
as he was president of the German Ma
tional Bank, in Chicago, commenced
on the 21st inst, in the United States
district court.
SEN. DAVIS, of Illinois, introduced
bill on the 22nd inst authorizing the
president to nominate and with the con-
sent of the senate to appoint Major Reno
to his former rank and date of commits
sion, and assign him to the first vacancy
| occurring in his grade.
of nd cd
| consideration of the Geneva award bill,
| laid the whole subject on the table on
| the 22nd inst The bill as finally
amended seemed to suit no one, and it
was thought best to lay it away, in the
hope that after awhile II more judicious
bill might be passed.
The Turkish government owes 81 ,C00,-
600 to army contractors. Further sup
plies are refused until payment is made,
but as there are no funds in the treasury
of the porte, there is little prospects Of
prompt payment The "Sick Man" is
dying rapidly says a dispatch OF the 21st
inst. Not even the skill of BeacOns field
could save him.
The leaders of the woman suffragists
of the United States issued call on the
23rd inst, for "mass meeting of all the
women who want to vote" to be held at
Farwell Hall, Chicago, June g They
demand an amendment to the national
constitution, giving women the right to
vote, and propose to bring Il pressure up
on the political party national conven-
ton to cspouse their cause.
A COOKING STOVE saved the lives ofsev-
eral persons in indianapolis in remark
able manner on the Goth inst. The fam
lily lived above livery stable which had
caught fire, and being asleep and in bed
while the flames were roaring or the floor
below, were only awakened by the noise
of the stove falling through the floor.
Twenty-seven horses and large number
of vehicles were destroyed.
THE packing mems protective and
benevolent union, the organization which
naugurated the mammoth strike at the
Chicago stock yards last winter, and
VIII ich at one time comprised nearly TO-
600 members, virtually disbanded on the
the 10Th inst. only 81 appearing at call
edmeeting and not one of them being will
ling to serve as an officer of the organiza-
ton, consequently no election was held,
and the meeting broke up.
! A CooKING-sTovE saved the lives of
several persons in indianapolis in re-
markable manner on the Goth inst. The
family lived above livery stable whica
had caught fire, and, being asleep in
bed while the flames were roaring on the
| floor below, were only awakened by the
noise of the stove falling through hole
burned through the floor. Twenty seven
horses and a large number of vehicles
were destroyed.
THE president nominated for Super.
visor of the census for Ohio, on the 22nd
Meredith r. Willett, of Bryan, for the
First District; John II. Little, of Spring.
field, for the Second District; Cyrus
Cado, ST., of Pleasantville, for the Fifth
District, and VIM. A. Hunt, of St Clair
vile, for the Seventh District.
THE discovery ofrich deposits of gold
and silver in the rock and sand of the
south shore of Lake superior, in nerth-
ern Wisconsin was reported on the 22nd
inst The settlers are excited with
dreams of wealth. The eXis ence of
rich silver deposits in an island of Lake
| Superior, which is now being success
fully worked, has been known for some
years, and il is not surprising that the
same mineral should be found on the
shores of the lake. But it is believed this
is the first discovery of gold in that
| region.
DRAHTON, tue lOOludluy DI- LOulS
aeronaut, who 50 narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injury recently, made another ven
ture on the 21st inst He assembled at ST.
Louis, and after tr4versing the atmos.
phere for a distance of 100 miles, during
which he was almost chilled by the cold,
lighted on the top of sycamore tree
near Carlinville.
THE democratic state committee of
Texas, assembled at GALVESTON on the
22nd inst. E. G.. Bower was made cleo
tor at large. Resolutions were adopted
advising the support of the Two-thirds
rule, and that delegates 60 uninstruc ted /;
it also resolved that the devotion of
Gen. Hancock TO the constitutional rights
and privileges of citizens, entities him to
the confidence of the people, and Texas
will, when called upon, show her appre-
citation of his generosity and magma
nimity. The resolutions pledge an in
dividual and enthusiastic support to
whomsoever the national conven ton
shall put in nomination.
Milwaukee Market.
MILWAUKEE, April 24.-Flonr-Dull and 1rmer.