River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-07
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary OF Events During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.

THE Spanish queen is doing well and
Madrid had a holiday on the 28th inst, in
honor of the baby.
THE Pan-Presbyterian council has de-
cided TO hold its next meeting in Belfast,
Ireland, in 1884.
OWING to the failure of the fisheries at
the Magdalen islands, it is feared that the
people will suffer from lack of food this
winter.
NEARLY all of the sick horses in Boston
are much better, and it is thought few
days more of fine weather will eradicate
the distemper.
IT is estimated that the various rail
reads centering in Chicago will expend
100000 in permanent improvements
there this year.
A. II. LATHAM, of Albany. and Miss
married by telegraph, on the 2Sth inst,
by Rev Mr. Parrett, of Portland, Ind,
officiating
FRIENDS of Archbishop Feehan at Nash
vile believes that he will enter on the
discharge of his duties in Chicago on the
anniversary Of his ordination to the priest
hood, which occurs Nov, ].
THE horse distemper is gradually
spreading in New York. The proportion
III railroad and stage horses affected is
about one-third of the total number in the
stables of the various lines.
THE contest between Gould and Wander
hilt for the supremacy at the approaching
Western Union election is exciting great
interest at New York Gould claims to
have proxies on 10000 shares and Van
derbilt on POI 600.
The official canvass shows that the CON
-titutional amendment repudiating por-
tion of the debt of Arkansas. recently
unlimited to the people of that state, has
been defeated by about seven thousand
;aaiority. The total vote was 10000.
Mr. ATKINS, vice president ofthe Union
Pacific railroad, accompanied by Fred L..
Ames have gone west. to the highest point
on the road, to locate, and make the
arrangements for the construction OF, the
great monument to Cakes Ames.
MORENO, the adventurer. late prime
nsirister to King kalakaua, of the Sand
wich Islands, has arrived in Washington
for the purpose of securing Minister Con
ls.y'- recall As Conley is an Ohio man, it
is evident that Moreno does not know
hat he esks.
PERRY SMITH, JR, democratic candidate
for congress in the third Illinois district,
has challenged Chas b. Farwell to joint
debate and the latter has accepted. Two
such famous orators cannot fail to draw an
Immense crowd.
4 SPECIAL dispatch to the \. Y. Free
MINIS Journal announces that the pope has
named DR. Michael Corrigan, now bishop
OF New York, to be the co-adjuster of the
arch bishop Of New York, with the right
of succession and with the title of arch
bishop in Dartibits IA fdeli,un
4 DIVER discovered on the 29th inst, off
Break Water wharf, box containing 1850
cartridges, supposed to have been thrown
overheard from the brig Atalanya, arrested
on demand OF the Spanish consul, on sus-
pirion of having on board munitions of
war for Cuba.
HAVING officially ascertained that the
county of Cook contains Coz DOS inh abb
tants. Governor Cullom has commanded
Clerk klokke to cause an election to be
held on Nov , for four additional Judges
of the superior court, as provided In the
constitution and the act of the general as
semblv approved on April 10, 1870.
TuE Tribuee's Topeka, Kansas special
says III at Gov st. John, on the 29th inst,
an request OF the county attorney of La
belle county, has issued requisition for
the Bender family 1t Is not known on
what state the requisition Is made, but the
governor declares his belief that no mis-
take has been made this time, and that
the Blenders have really been found
Ar the moment when the eloquent at
torney for Mrs Mack, on trial for the
murder of her husband, at jefferson. Wis,
had moved the jury and audience to tears,
the %0th of Sept, lady in the crowd sent
a large bouquet to the defendant. She
handed it to her counsel, who placed it on
the table, but the Judge believing that
flowers had nothing to dc with the matter
in hand, ordered the bouquet removed.
The lawyers protested, but the court was
memorable, and out it went,
PITTSBURGH is excited over the case of
nun who was removed from the house of
the Stood Shepherd to Dixmont insane
asylum under suspicious circumstances.
The superintendent of the asylum has had
charge of her for three months and says
she Is perfectly sane and was when she
was brought to the asylum The doctors
who certified to her insanity admit that
their examination lasted only five min
utes The Young woman complained of
very harsh treatment from the nuns. Her
friends will take her away from the
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