River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-15
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events During the
Past Week.
PROM THE CAPITAL.

Ia is the opinion of the treasury au-
thorities that the imperial decree prohibit
ing the importation for preparations Of
pork from the United States ca mot be in
tended to include bacon, the trichina in
which : killed by curing.
THE president. on the Sth inst signed
the commission of David NJ. Key, OF Ten
nessee. to he United States district Judge of
the eastern and middle districts Of Ten
nessee; and Of Horace Maynard, of Ten
nessee, TO tie postmaster general Of the
United states.
TuE secretary OF the treasury has re-
turned to the treasury 100000 Of uuex-
pended balance of the appropriation for
refanding che national debt, and S2,Oo0po
OF anexpended balance of the appropria-
!ion for collecting the revenue from Gus
toms for the last wear. being the amounts
saved hS the department out Of the sums
aui horiaed 10 be expended by law.
ApvfctS received at the Bureau of Inter
national Revenue state that eX-United
States Attorney farrow refuses to recog-
nize the right of the president TO super
sctie him, and oppose a transfer OF the
cases to ,he United States Courts. Judge
Bigley, the newlv-appointed District AT
tornev. proposes 10 take out of writ otquo
warrantn.
4 STRONG effort : being made here 10
discontinue the practice e sending District
convict- 10 the Albany Penitentiary, and to
have them sent To The Penitentiary al Bal
timore instead. One argument Is that the
sentence to Albany practically results in
Punishment, as few Of he friends ofthe con
victs can 90 So far. The legislature of
Maryland, al lis last session, repealed that
portion of the statue which prevented prs
oners from outside Of the state from being
taken al that Penitentiary.
The arrest under state process of deputy
collectors and deputy marshal charged
with the homicide of Illicit disiillers At
Red Oak, Campbell county, Georgia, IS
causing considerable comment. Nrits Of
habeas corpus were made, with a view -
transfer the cases to the United States
,urts. Assistant district attorney Darneil
NJ have charge Of the eases, assisted by
eminent rounst l. who have been employed.
These arreet Is nv the state authorities revive
the South Carolina cases which caused
conflict betV cen the state and federal
courts, and efforts of democrats in congress
! 10 pass a law abridging the jurisdiction Of
the federal courts 50 as 10 prevent transfer
of similar cases to courts of the United
States. This bill came mp in the house IN
the extra session, and was fought by repub-
Leans, who tlibustered and prevented its
passage during that session. Ii Is still on
/ the public calendar 81 the house, and there
I il is likely to remain until the end Of the
/ session
THE president will go 10 California
some time during the month Of July, and
will make general tour of the Pacific
I coast Mrs HAYES has not vet decided
whether She will accompany her husband
I or not. but Mr. Webb Hayes will surely
make enc Of the party. Secretary Evarts
will take his FANNY 10 his farm at Wind
I sar, Vi where they will pass the entire
summer Mr. Eyarts will return TO Wash
I iagton FOR the month Of July, joining his
/ family again at Windsor in August, Secre-
/ tarv Sherman will pass the greater part Of
/ the summer al Washington, only making
4 q short visit 10 Ohio. Later IN the sum
I nler he may make a trip up the Atlantic
/ coast in a revenue cutter Mrs. sherman,
who l. al present in the city, viii accom-
/ lsany her husband 10 OHIO and pass The
/ remainder of the summer there.
/ Secretary Thompson, with his daughter
and son and party Of Indiana friends, will
make trip To the Pacific coast Secretary
/ Schurtz and daughter viii summer al Deer
4 Park, Md where they have passed the
Z last three summers. Secretary Schuri2
/ alwavs remains in the city during the
week, running ont 10 Deer Park every
! FRIDAY or Saturday evening, returning to
/ the CITY on Monday morning. Postmaster
4 General Key will leave the city for his
home in Tennessee the lst of July, and
will at once enter on his judicial duties
I ATTY. Gen Devens expects to pass sew
/ eral weeks at different resorts on the New
/ England coast