River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-11-25
GENERAL NOTES.

be recalled from farlS In Marcn.
SITTING BULL is hunting buffalo, with
great success, almost on the boundary line.
PEORIA has organized the Central City
Gas Company, with capital of S250,000.
In the vicinity of Clarence, Iowa, the
school-houses are to be closed, on account
of fuel famine.
MONROE Mich, on the 18th inst. cele-
brated the completion of its courthouse,
which cost $4,000.
GEN. SHERMAN is to be chief marshal Of
the inaugural ball, which will be held in
the national museum building.
DISPATCHES from all over Ontario re-
port that from three to ten inches of snow
fell on the 18th inst.
AFTER contest of ninety minutes, in
Pittsburgh, John Mcmahon, of Vermont
defeated w. j. Farrell, of California, for
the champion wrestler's belt,
TORONTO is so elated over the victory of
Hanlon that it proposes to deed him the
site of his new summer hotel and exempt
him for life from taxation.
SAN DoMINGo invites all American gov
ernments to contribute toward a monu-
ment to be erected over the bones Of Chris
topher Columbus, found there three years
ago.
TIE latest rumor about General Grant
is that he is to be put forward for TIE
presidency, in 1884, by gigantic politico-
railway combination headed by Jay Gould.
UNDER the authority of the convocation
of Canterbury, commission of English
and Americans3h) ars has completed a re-
vision of the new testament, sitting forty
seven days.
THE coroner's jury in the case of the
Chinaman killed bv the mob at Denver
Oct 81, strongly censures the conduct OF
the city government and police.
TIC. MANNING, ex-chief justice of the
supreme court of Louisiana. has been APP
pointed by the governor Of that state
United States senator, rice Spofford, de-
ceased.
JOHN C. CALHOUN, of Nevada, nephew
of the late South Carolinian, of the same
name, is insane, and imagines himself
Jesus Christ Wounds received in the wal
caused his insanity.
THE annual report of the Chicago and
Northwestern railway company shows an
increase in net income over the previous
year of 81 ,424, 421. Five passengers were
killed on the road during the year; &c
employees, and 40 others.
OGDEN, Utah, will have in operation in
January, from flagstaff on the court
house, four electric lights of three thous-
and ndle-power, each of which is guar
anteed to illuminate a mile in diameter
AT the late election in Nevada the voters
were expected to express their views by
ballot on the question of Chinese immi-
in
favor to 5,Il4 against the presence OF Ce-
Iestials
THE seemingly endless Valentine scrip
case is again brought to public notice
through suit instituted in the superior
court Of Cook county, ILL.,, by two of the
Valentine heirs to recover $3.50, 900 from
the city for the use of the lake front prop
erty.
The Milwaukee Sentinel publishes tie
names and addresses of 1880 male persons
who claim they were not returned by the
census enumerators. Most of these are
believed to be voters, and it is claimed ac
cording to the usual ratio would bring the
population of Milwaukee to 10000.
An unparalleled social event at Harris
burg was the marriage of the eldest
daughter of Don Cameron to William
H. Bradley, at the Pine Street Presbyter-
ian church Gen. Sherman was spec
tator. The presents represented two hum
bred friends
ALBANY, New York, dispatches of the
18th inst. says The cars reaching here
this evening, are covered with snow and
ice. 1t showed all the way from Montreal
to Plattsburg. The cold wave struck this
city about noon The thermometer fell Is
degrees in haitian hour.
THE Inter Ocean announces that Chicago
capitalists viii Immediately begin the
erection of a large and elegant private
hotel on the corner of Michigan avenue
and 2lst street, to cost half a million dol
lars. 1t will be luxury in all its belong
ings and run on the plan of some of the
finest similar hotels in eastern cities
THE board of trustees of the Syracuse
University have elected Rev. Charles n.
Syms. ID. d., pastor of the Summerfeld
NJ. f. church, Brooklyn, to the Office of
chancellor of the university, made vacant
bv the election of Chancellor Erastus O.
Haven, to the episcopacy. Dr. Syms was
born of American and Methodist Episco-
pal parents, in Union county, Indiana, in
1885.
W
urge the widening of the Illinois and
Michigan canal to La Sale, and the i'm
provement of the Illinois river, but
Charles Randolph favors a new cut from
La Sale to the most direct point on the
Father of Waters The estimated cost of
the scheme is Sl5, 100000 to 100000
DEUPTATIoNs of spinners waited on the
manufacturers at Fall River, Mass, on
al i g. f,,, 4
vance; they were courteously met, but
were told that the state of the market did
not warrant an advance aad so the manu-
facturers told them that now would be a
good time, perhaps, for both manufactur-
ers and employees to take vacation.
THE Chicago Times of the 18th inst,
says: The feet developed that large guam
titles of a material which is called butter,
and sold as such on the market, is really
made of lard by peculiar process known
only to a few. One establishment in the
city has been doing prosperous business
for more than year. and has trade so
extensive tha. shipments are made to Eng
land. A representative of The Times was
shown through the place, and there was
no effort at concealment made; the manu-
facturer is frank about it, and saws the
compound is no more injurious than pork.
A large number Of restaurants are said to
be using ii as butter, and the report is that
other manufactures are to be opened
shortly.
GEN. Mills forwards :, dispatch from
Lieut.. Kislingbury, dated Camp Mouth OF
Musselshell, Nov 10, as follows; Indians
attacked us to-day, about p NJ. Some
Indians at distance were discovered by
lookcuts coming toward our camp, and
scouts sent out were fired upon by party
in ambush, quarter Of mile from camp:
The scouts fought them well until forced
to fall back, which they did without losing
any men. One of the horses was killed
aGd IL zee wounded at the first yolley.
am making my position as strong as pos
sible; they are bound TO come back in force.
/ shall do the best can, and they shall not
get in our stock until they get Us all. ten.
Miles AYERS that Maj. Ilges built a log
hut and stockade at mouth Of Musselshel
last summer, that will hold all OF Lieut..
kislingbury's men and animals. There
is also rifle pit around their camp. VIII
send Mai. Hges over 10 that point 70 re-
main for a time to watch the definite ac-
tion of the remaining hostile camp near
Woody Mountain.