River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-09-02

457 ,243 immigrants arrived In the year
of greatest immigration, -lS73-there ar
rived 459, S03 immigrants. During July
past there were - ,922 immigrants of
whom 1000 we're from Germany, 5000
from Ireland, and 5000 from England
THE president, on the 26th inst, signed
the commission of Judge u. NJ. Key, to be
district jndge for the eastern district of
Tennessee. He also signed the commits
sion of Gen. Longstreet, as United States
minister to Turkey. Judge Key will re-
main in the city several days before leav-
ing for Tennessee.
The floor of the vestibule-a large room
in itself-at the white house has been torn
up foundation is now being laid, upon
which will be put a beautiful design Of
English thing This will take the place of
the wooden floor and carpet. The tiles
will be laid by a New York firm, and are
imported from Stoke-on-Trent, England.
OK August 9th, the papers of Pittsburg,
Penn, published card, signed by John
Goodman making the following offers:
81 will bet s. 900 that Pennsylvania will
give Garfield 10000 majority; 5000 that
New York will give Garfield 5000 ma
iority $4,000 that Garfield will be elect
ed" Goodman said he would be at the
Seventh avenue hotel on August goth. to
make these bets. He could not however
be found there on the Goth
OFFICIAL advices from the City of Mex
leo states that eighteen OF the rioters who
participated in the murder OF the three
American miners, John Connolly, Henry
Hymans and George Arnold, in Michonan,
in March last, have been arrested. Among
the prisoners are the ring leaders, w.
Cayeteno, Medona and Trinitam. The
supreme journal has directed the Judge
not to wait for the arrest of the remainder
accused, but to proceed at once with the
trial OF those in prison.
A SESSION of the cabinet, ON the 18th
inst lasted about half an hour. No ques-
ton of public interest was considered. The
president will not issue a Chinese pro-
clamation until pending Investigations
with regard to Chinese discrimination
against United States vessels is concluded,
and shows conclusively that nodiscrimInat-
ing tonnage on import duties are levied
upon United States vessels by the Chinese
government The president informed the
cabinet he would leave Washington, Thurs
day. to visit the Pacific coast.
GEN SHERMAN has issued an order re-
garding the death of Brigadier General
Myer. The order says Ills persever-
ence, energy and tact, resulting in estab-
fishing a uniform international system of
simultaneous meteorological observations
affords to the world the only full and salts
factory dataextant for the study OF meteorol-
ogv Struck down at the meridian of his
usefulness, the country has lost most dis
tinguished and promising officer, and the
signal service an able, efficient and jealous
chief"
HEREAFTER officers of the army travel
ing or stopping in foreign countries wheth-
er on duty or leave of absence VIII be re-
quired to avail themselves of all opportu-
mites properly within their reach of OBJ
tanning information of value to the mill
tary service of the United States, especial
ly that pertaining to their own arm or
branch of the service. They Will report
fully in writing the result of their observa-
tions to the adjutant general on their re-
turn to duty in the United States, if unable
to do so earlier.
In view of the presidents departure 70
California, next week, and his prolonged
absence from the capital, various public
officials are trying, so far az they can, to
anticipate work requiring his signature
1t is possible that the attorney general will
submit large number Of pardon cases
for his decision before he leaves the city.
There are quite number Of eases where
persons have been detected in defrauding
the government out of internal revenue
duties and then gone into court and plead
ed guilty in expectation that they would
be pardoned. In many instances the
courts have not imposed sentence, but sns-
pended it and joined in a recommendation
that a pardon be granted. Unless the
president acts on these cases within the
next six or eight weeks sentence will have
to be pronounced and the guilty persons
sent to prison.