River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-06
GENERAL NOTES.

EZRA B. FRENCH, seconu auditor of
the treasury. died in Washington on Sat
urday, the 25th.
Hon. JOHN ROBBINS, ex-member of
congress of Pennsylvania, died in Phila-
delphia, on the 2Sth; aged 70 years.
THE Canadian government has remov-
ed the embargo on American cattle, and
shipments may now be made from Do
minion ports.
DURING April the secretary OF the
treasury purchased nine million dollars
of bonds of the United States for the
sinking fund.
THE Indiana state ereenback CONVEX
ton was held on the 29th at Indianapo-
lis and nominated a delegation to the
national convention to meet June 9th
ip Chicago.
A NEW loan of 100000 made by the
C. s. N w. Railway was all taken by
three New York banks, on Saturday at
the highest price ever paid for these
bonds
IT RUMBERGER, one of the riot
bribers of the Pennsylvania Legislature,
recently sentenced to prison for one year,
has lost his reason on account of his
conviction and sentence.
THE Arkansas republican state con-
vention adjourned sine die at 3 O'Clock
on the orning of the Goth, after a
nights session. The delegation to Chi
cago was instructed 10 cast the vote of
the state as unit for Gen. Grant.
THE probate court of Hamilton coun-
ty overruled the action of the council of
Cincinnati, and issued an order granting
the Western Union telegraph company
privilege to erect its line to Music hall
for the democratic national convention.
THE Western Nail association met in
Pittsburg, ON the 2Sth, and decided to re
duce rates from So. rs per keg to 81. This
reduction was made necessary by the
rapid importation of nails from Eng
land.
On the day of the Marshfield tornado
| large sized roof landed in door yard
near Lawreneeburg, Iud. Careful in
vestigation in the neigh bOrhood fails to
| disclose building minus its covering,
and the belief is gaining ground that the
visitor came from Missouri.
A NEW YORK dispatch of April Both
says six ocean steamers arrived here to
day with 3,4S6 immigrants from all por-
tions of Europe. The total arrivals of
immigrants for April reach 46,1
the largest number that ever arrived at
Castle Garden in single month.
THE California republican state con-
vention completed its labors on the
morning of the Both. A full delegation
was elected to represent the state in the
national convention to be held in Chi
| cago and the delegation was instructed to
vote as a unit for Blaine.
THE democratic state. convention OF
Connecticut meet at Hartford on the 28th
and selected q delegation to represent the
state in the national convention to be
held at Cincinnati. The delegation was
not instruced but is thought to be favor
able to Tilden.
A QUINCY, H., dispatch says cyclone
struck the north line of this (Adams)
county last evening, doing great damage
along the line. 1t went from west to
east. AS far as heard from some twenty
houses and barns were demolished. Sew
eral persons are reported killed and
wounded. but their names have not yet
been learned.
THE steamer Strassburg arrived at Bal
timore, on Saturday last, with 1914 en-
igrants from Germany, Austria, Norway
and Sweden. Thay at once EN- barked on
four trains on the Baltimore 81 Ohio
railway for Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Nebraska. They are reported TO be
a most thrifty class of emigrants and
nearly all have the means to purchase
homes in the states where they are
going.
TIE suit of r. Fl oe & Co. VS.. Cottrell
s. Babcock, which was before the courts
tor nearly five years, has been concluded
by a decision of the United States circuit
court for the district of Connections, sus-
tanning Hoes patent for the delivery
mechanism of cylinder presses having
gripper delivery.cylinder and tapes
leading therefrom to the fly. This af-
fects all printing presses in which the
fly delivers III sheets printed side up
without shutting.
A CHICAGO dispatch states that DR.. A.
A. Demars, who has been attending
small pox patients, is down with tae
disease. The physicians wife and
daughter are expected to follow. The
rush in all directions for vaccination
seems 10 incrsase and sufficient supply of
vaccine matter cannot be procured 1t
is estimated that about 1000 points
are being used in the city daily, and
twice that number could be if it were
possible 10 get them.
The Pull man Car company will soon
begin the erection of mammoth works
in Chicago. These works will undoubt-
eddy be the finest on the continent, and
in connection with them will be estab-