River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-11-04
GEN ERAL NOTES.

THE epizoot has penetrated to Nash
Vile.
GENERAL HANCOCK, in accepting cane
voted to him at Catholic church fair in
Brooklyn, disclaimed the title, THE victor
of Gettysburg" saying there were many
generals and many victors in that bloody
struggle.
CINCINNATI is alarmed at the presence
of twenty-five Chinese laundries, which
have come into existence almost impercept
IDLY.
The Northern Pacific railway manage
ment is to receive commentator in the
forthcoming report of Secretary Schurz.
THE corpse of a negro, encircled by an
Alpena life-preserver, came to the shore at
South Haven on the 9th of October.
A SPECIAL from Durant, Iowa, says that
Lizzie Schnecklob, aged IL years, com
mitted suicide there by hanging herself.
WAHsINGTON landlords are IN the best
of humor over the prospects of an unusual
attendance upon the short session of con-
gress.
A FURNITURE manufacturer of Cincin-
natl claims that his former marke on the
Pacific coast has been cut off by Chinese
labor
SIGNoR GEORGE, the musician, whose
bod Y was lately found near Oyster Bay,
l.. L., was once leader of the private band
of the king of Italy. served as a seaman
under Commodore Perry was a soldier in
the Seminole war, and for years made his
home at Evansville, Ind.
LOUISIANA planters are said to have per-
fected arrangements for bringing Chinese
laborers from Cuba. notwithstanding OBJ
stacles thrown in the way by the Chinese
consul at Havana.
PROF. G.. NJ. WOODWARD of Washing
ton university has received his commits
sion as supervisor of census, and will at
once organize a force to make another
enumeration of the population of st.
Louis
THE Gunnison country of Colorado has
called on Gov Pitkin to send arms and
ammunition Immediately, as an Indian
outbreak is inevitable The Utes are run
ming off horses in droves. A deputy sheriff
has gone to Denver after Agent Berry.
JOHN SHEPHERD, farmer near Peoria,
has faithfully kept an oath made in 1850
not to cut his hair or shave until the cleo
ton of democratic president His whis-
kers reach nearly to his waist, and his hair
is kept in braids He evidently accepted
the finding of the electoral commission as
cheerfully as did Hayes
MARY HARRINGTON has received YER
diet under the civil damage law for So,
400. in suit for $4,000 against Michal
McKellop, a liquor dealer of HOlyoke,
for the loss of her husband, who was
killed by Michael O'Neil, February 9th,
in drunken row; liquor being procured
in the defendants saloon.
A DISPATCH from La Crosse, Wis, says:
| The train of cars which left here week
ago Thursday on the Southern Minnesota
Iatn
from Dell Rapids, D. I. This train re-
NAMED in the cuts west of Fulda four
DAYS and nights, and the train men had to
walk twelve miles for food, which they
hauled by team to the train. The cars
show rough usage, windows being broken,
doors smashed, etc, from backing into the
drifts. The road is entirely clear now.
THE following official paper has been
furnished for publication:
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
CoLuMBUs. Ohio, Oct. Is. 1880,
To WESTERN ASSOCIATED PREss.-The fol-
lowing is the vote at the October election in Ohio
rs shown by official returns received at this office.
to wit: For secretary of state, Charles Town
send. republican, 362 02l VIM. Lang, democrat,
3l3 ,0l6; Charles A. Lloyd greenback $3.50; VIM.
Ii. Doan, prohibition, 2,7lj; Townsends ma
jority over Lang, 1905.
On the 25th inst, at the woman's suf-
frage anniversary meeting, the history of
the movement was read by Mrs. IL. III.
Robinson Addresses were made by a
number of persons conspicuous in the as
ISOLATION. Col. Higginson said women
were not yet ready for the ballot, their
failure to vote for school committees being
proof of the assertion. Women must edu-
cate their own sex and then the ballot
will be freely given them by the men.
This speech was the general theme for dis
cussion, the women taking strong grounds
against the position OF Col. Higginson.
THE Ansonia Watch and Clock works,
Brooklyn, \. y, burned on the 29th inst.
Loss over half million. The main build
ing of the factory covered fifty city lots.
Phelps. Dodge x Co., are largely inter-
ested in the Ansonia company. The de-
struction of the works throws two hun
bred persons out of employment. Half of
the employees were young women and girls.
The company manufactured their own
gas, and have their own gas retorts. 1t is
said, before the workmen left the gas got
low and began 10 flicker. 1t was impossi-
BILE for the men to continue work, so they
left, leaving the gas-jets turned on. Some
went ont. Gas still flowed in from the re-
tort, il is said, and escaped, which may
account for the explosion which the watch
mate their loss at 81 100000, and are not
insured for more than half that sum. A
meeting was held by the board of fire I'M
derwriters A majority of the insurance
companies that are losers by the fire at the
mandatory Of the Ansonia Clock compa-
ny were represented. The aggregate
amount of insurance on the building,
stock, and machinery was found TO be
1896. goo distributed among ninety-fve
companies The policies vary from g.
500 to $4,000. 1t Is said that no eompa-
nv is interested for more than $4,000.
There are some forty New York companies
involved, and New Orleans, Cincinnati,
and Boston companies are interested. A
committee of five was appointed to take
the matter in charge and adjust the losses.
have suffered from a kidney difficulty for the
past ten years, accompanied with nervous spasms.
Physicians gave but temporary relief, but after
using three and cne-half bottles Of Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver cure, my nervous spasms were
entirely relieved. NY age is ~ years. Recommend
this great remedy to all suffering from nervous
troubles. MRS. MARY REESE
Eastoa, Pa.