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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-01
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Steamer
GEORGE LIE A r Y
RESUMPTION OF ROUTE
ALEXANDRIA. VA, AND NORFOLK,
VA, CALLING AT PINEY POINT and
POINT LOCKOUT going and returning
On and after Monday March 10Th, 1880 the
steamer GEORGE LEhRY, Joseph White,
Commsnder. will resume her route betWeen the
above ports.
From ALEXANDRIA, Eooe's wharf. every
MONDAY, WEDN E5DAY and FRIDAY
From NORFOLK, Campbelps wLart. every
TUESDAY. THURSDAY and SUNDAY, ut
Up m.
arriving al either port early next morning.
During the past winter the Le,ry has been
thoroughly ovsrhauled, newly painted carpet
ed, upholstered and put in nice order Her
owners pledge the public cleanliness a first class
table snd courtesy and att ntion from the officers
snd servants of the boat, Tickets, rates. infor.
nation, stste rooms, &C., furnished by
P. B. HOOE. Agt., Alexs., Va.
B F, DCDD, Agt., Wash, d. O. NIB eff
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
GENERAL NOTES.

The Welland Canal will not be opened
until May LIST, says an Ottawa telegram
of the 23rd.
THE steamer City of Mexico, with
Gen. Grant and party on board, arrived
safely at Galveston at p. IN. March 23d
W. B. WICKER, editor of the Denver
Tribune, died March 23d. He had re
Gently suffered an amputation of leg
THE overdue steamship Switzerland
from Antwerp, about whose fate there
was so much concern, arrived at Phila
delphia safely on the oath of March.
COUNT DE LEssEPs arrived in Chi
cago from San Francisco, March Goth
aud was given a grand banquet 1t the
Grand Pacific Hotel.
OFFICIAL announcement was made
March Goth, that the Illinois Central
railroad, has reduced its fare from four
to three cents per mile, over all its bran
ches in Illinois.
THE democratic state central commit
tee of Minnesota issued a call on the
23rd for a state convention to meet in St
Paul May Goth for the purpose of select
ing delegates to the national convention
THE senate of the Kentucky legisla
tur1 on the oath of March. by a vote OF
19 % Is tabled the bill passed by the
house, authorizing the whipping post as
a punis to criminals in that state.
BELosTI MERRILL, aged 81, for nearly
fifty years resident of Michigan, a sol
dier of 1912, and engaged at the battle Of
Plattsburg also served in the Toledo war
in 1886, and the Blackhawk Indian war
died at east Saginaw, Mich, March %.
THE legislature of California, says a
dispatch of the 23rd, has passed and the
governor signed the revenue and taxa
ton bill, providing for the taxation Of
savings bank deposits, mortgages, and
the capital stock of corporations.
THE carpenters in the st. Louis, Iron
Mt. and Southern railroad shops at Car
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
CABLEQRAMS.

KENELIN HENRY DIGBY, the eminent
English author, died March 23rd.
QUEEN VICTORIA and Princess Beat
rice left Windsor March 25th for Ger
many.
PRINCE ORLOFF, the Russian embas
sador, had a long conference with Prince
Bismarck March 23rd.
THE eldest son of the crown prince of
Germany arrived in England March 24th
on visit to Princess Auguste Victoria,
his betrothed.
THE extraordinary cold weather, says
Paris cablegram of March 23rd, has so
injured the grape vines that 1t is feared
this years crop will be a failure. In
Burgundy and Champagne the vines suf-
fered especially.
Fx-EMPREss EUGENIE, accompanied
by Col Sir Henry Evelyn and Lady
Wood, the Marquis of Bassano, and a
small suite, embarked at southampton
March goth for South Africa, to visit the
scene Ofthe Prince Imperial's death.
SERIOUS defalcations, amounting to
fully 10000 pounds sterling, have been
discovered in the overland custom house,
says St. Petersburg CT blegram OF
March 9th. All the officials have been
suspended pending investigation.
1HE Oxford crew won the university
race on the Thames March 22nd. The race
was closely contested over three-quarters
| of the course when the Cambridge crew
began 10 fall behind. The distance was
| four miles and quarter; time, 81 min
utes and % seconds.
| THE steamer Montreal arrived at Liver
pool on the 23rd inst, from New Or
| leans, and brought the mails and two
passenger of the steamer ID. Stcinman,
| from New York Feb. 18th fer Antwerp.
| The Steinman had lost her propeller and
was roceeding under sail
The st Petersburg Herald of March
25th reports that new arrangements have
| been made for the safety OF the winter
| palace For each floor FIVE officers OF
the imperial guard have been appoint
ed. They must know every servant on
each story and are instructed TO hand
over to the police all strangers entering
the palace whose business is unknown.
| NEWS was received in New York on
/ March GATH of the entire destruction of
the business portion of SANTANA, Santo
Domingo, March 9th. Estimated loss is
$4,000. The fire covered six acres. As
there was no insurance the merchants
are ruined, and were it not for the abund-
snce of fruit on the island, the poor
| would be on the verge OF starvation.
Most disgraceful scenes of pillage oc-
| cur. ed during the fire. Tie custom
house was damaged by the contiagra
| ton
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

JOHN BopER, a dissolute charac. er
hung himself in his cell a the West
Side police station, Milwaukee, March
23rd.
JACOB kALTENBACH, OF Milwaukee,
suicided on the 23rd of March by cut
ting his throat with razor.
DIVINE to the storm which prevailed
over The Gulf of Mexico, March 22nd
a rumor started that the City of Mexico
on board of which were Gen. Grant and
party, had gone down with all on board
A YOUNG man named Carrot Gilbert
while attempting to replace belt on
circular saw at Tomah, Wis, on March
22nd, was thrown against the saw anu
instantly killed.
TEN small buildings in Superior City
Wis, including the postoflce and Sheri
dan house, burned March Goth. There
,Sas little OF no insurance.
A FIRE in Whitmere. Robinson & Co, s
fiue pottery works at Akron, o., March
Goth, caused a damage of S4OOOO; In.
sured one-half.
JUsr before noon on the 23rd inst, 3
fire broke out on the mill premises OF
J.H. Pearson s. Son, at Saginaw city,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

Col. SYNGE, who was recently cap
tured with his wife by Greek brigands,
and for whose ransom F-itish gun
boat is now on its way to Katerina with
$4,000 in gold, was the English COM
missioner for the distribution of relief
funds to distressed Bulgarians. Last
October he wrote = letter scouting the
idea that there was any insecurity on
the Bulgarian frontier. February last
his residence at Triscoyista was pilaged,
and he and his wife captured by band
of twenty five Greek brigands, under
the leadership of the notorious audit,
Nike. The English consul at Silonics
was notified of the capture sndne goti-
ated for their release.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
IPublishsd March Is 1891


AN ACT to amend section one th2usana esnt
and 70 authorize the laying OF street railways or
tram~Sys IN villages AID toWDs
The people of the state OF wisconsin represented
In SENATE and assembly do enact as fotows;
Section l. Section thousand eight hundTe
and sixty OF the revised statues IS hereby 50
msnded as TO read IS follows: -eetion lsol Ang
such corporation may extend Its Tsiiwsysto ahy
Eofnts within any town adjoining such municlp "
corporation. and FOR such purpose may. VIVID nv
written consent Of majority OF the supervisors o.
such town. lay and operate us railway PM nos -
as 20 OBJ truct the common pubic travel ther, o..
Corporations maT be formed and goVeTensd IN IKE
manner for the purpose Of building, Inalhtaln,
ing and using street TagIwSl s. Nith rallS OF Woou
or tror, In any village or town or 70 extend HON
anY uOfDr 10 village town 70. into or through
any other village 70 sn and for running OF cars
propelled BY animals or for the carriage OF ELMER
psssengers or freight; and for thai purpose, Will
ne consent Of this board Of trustees OF any Village
and with the written eOnsebt Of majority OF the
sursyvisors OF any tow IT, into or TIL ough which
such railway o. tramway ray extend, may lay 2no
operate I'll sir rallgzy or uamwsys upon. across
or along zBy higaway, but not so a. o obsfnet TIE
the consent Of tns board OF trustees shsll De give
BY ordinance, aud. upon such terms and sn0. EFT
70 such rr4es az regulations ana me payment o.
tusn license fees - the board may presgrtne.
section Z This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after It's passage aud LITIGATION.
Approved March Ia 1854
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
trublIshsd March IS 1851

AN ACT to appropriate to Robert MAY SUM Of
money therein named.
TIE people of the state of Visions in represented
~ senate and assembly, do enact As follows;
Section |. There is hereby appropriated to Heb-
ert May hftseR dollars out Of any money IN the
s stoie 1Srs and isbor pseths aud sappnr
artillery stores provided. that no money snail be. be.
act. uatIl me sald Rooert NAY shall hsvs nled
ems fa nsen sas state because toe sad ser.
vice and Disbursements. aad an agreement thst
hereafter any claim on the state upon suea &C.
count -, 49,. =.
force from and after ITS passage ana publication.
Approved Maren 10. lssu
Published March l6 1851
CHAPTER loo.
AN ACT to proyldc for the publication OF pro
ceedlugs u county boards OF supervisors
The people of the state Of Wisconsin,. represented
in sehaie and assembly, do enact as follows.
supervisors in each and every county in this state
TO provide for the publication of certified copy
OF its proceedings In ono or more newspapers
published ia sn h county. having gene, q! cireu-
sixty days after the adjournment OF each and every
SESSION. = &c..
IN st sud8 County having SeaeTal eTcdapion e
shall ne tine duty OF such board OF supervisors TO
iished IN an adjoining county having a general
circulation In tue county where such proceedings
Is section J. This act snail take eject and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March IL lsS0
Published March lS lss0.l
CHAPTER 2g2
AN ACT 20 repeal section one en- ousand eight
hundred and sixteen Of chapter eighty seysh Of
tss revised statutes OF BIS entitled -of rail-
FOsds."
1ns people OF the state OF wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as foiIowsI
ssctionI, section orc thousand eight hundred
and sixteen ot chapter eigh ySeyen OF the revised
statutes Of 1878 enttied "sf ra lroadxS Is hereby
reptaiedl provided. however. that tnfs act stall
not be so construed as 10 affect in any wise WHAT
ever any cause right Of action wnicn shall have
accrued under said section ono Thousand eight
hundred ard sixteen prior TO the passage hereof,
upon which an action shah be pending AZ tbs date
THIS Erevso. to save fully ali such causes ard
rights Of action and that such actions shall ryO-
seed TO judgment. the same in all respects, As IL
this act had not been passed.
Sectlnn This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after Its passage and publication
Approved March ID lSs0.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

TIE and monopoly question is going
TO trouble the western provinces OF
Canada too. There is already local
grumbling against the operations Of land
companies and spectators in Mantle
ba. and sounds of protest have been
heard at Ouowa The land upon this
gigantic continent y not inexnaustaNle
and a time will come when inability OF
new Immigrants or generations to OBJ
tain foothold will he more interesting
than now. This future prospect gives
these preliminary mutterings of dis
content lively interest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
THE WEEKS WORK.
Selected From Every Source.
WARRINGTON.

REAR ADMIRAL WIN. Z. LEROY was
placed on the retired list March goth.
NEWTON PETTIs, of Pa, was nomi-
mated by the president on March 25th,
associate justice OF the supreme court of
New Mexico.
OURAY and the other Ute chiefs left
Washington for the west on the night of
March Gath.
SEC. SCHURZ stated on the 25th OF
March that he believed all the Indians
| engaged in the Meeker massacre would
yet be surrendered, and that, too, very
! soon.
The president nominated James B.
J Angel, of Michigan, envoy extraordi.
nary and minister plenipotentiary to
| China rice Geo. f. Seward, recalled March
/ JohnF. Swift. of California, and w. FL.
Prescott, of South Carolina, will go to
China to negotiate treaty.
THE senate confirmed the following
| pcstmasters on the 23d: Samuel Mars
/ field, Jr., CirCleville, Ohio; w. F. Cham
berlain, Hannibal, Mo-; and rejected the
| following nominations for census super
visors Charles ID. Campbell, first dis
trict, Ohio; John Henry Thompson, sec
oDd district, Ohio, and VIM. A. Hunt
eleventh district, Ohio.
Mr. MEGARGEE, of Philadelphia, who
was one of the accepted bidders for sup
plying the government printing office
with paper for the next year, has thrown
up his contract and forfeited his bond oil
5000, says a telegram of the Gath. He
says to undertake to fulfill the contract
would subject him TO a loss of $4,000.
The house committee on military at
fairs, agreed, on the gath of March, to
report to the house, with amendment
the Ellis bill, prescribing the mode Of
purchasing tobacco for the army. The
bill, as agreed upon, provides that the
secretary of war be directed to cause all
contracts for tobacco for the use of the
army TO be made in Washington; thai
proposals for furnishing tobacco be in
vited in the cities of New York, Balti.
more, Richmond, st. Louis, Chicago
Louisville. Petersburg, LynchbIrg, Dan
Vile and Quincy, and that proposals bC
acted upon by the officers of the subslst
ence department, under The supervision
of the>commissary general.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

CETYwAYo, the dethroned Zulu mon
arch, according 10 a Cape paper, is en-
gagged in making mental notes. He
has calculated that each charge fired
by the foreign men-of-war in Table Bay
in saluting the fort was of the value OF
an OK. He also concludes that it is
more expensive to keep up ornaments
in Europe than in Zululand. His
Majesty also cards the queens con
duct in not answering his message OF
"ontrition as showing a great lack OF
courtesy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

Mr.. p. B. CoGswELL, of Concord, N.
H., is endeavoring to raise funds for a
monument to mark the grave of n. 2.
Rogers, the anti-slavery advocate, who
died thirty-three years ago. Mr.. Rogers
requested his friends not to mark his
grave while single slave remained IN
tie limited States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

THE st. Louis railroad strike is be-
coming a serious matter. 1t seems
about to spread from the yards to the
shops, and popular feeling among the
workmen is becoming heated. The
conditions are presen: in all the rail
road and manufacturing centers for a
general strike just now and some OF
them are in no position to meet the de-
mands of their workmen. The deveL
opment of things in St. Louis will be
watched with much interest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

THE little De Lesseps, son OF the en-
eineer. distinguished himself by pu
gilstic encounter in Washington. He
was dressed in the French fashion, with
his small legs bare from ankle to knee,
and. the skin having been tanned
a dark mahogany color by the hot
sun Of Panama, the young gentleman
was derisiveIy called "a barbarian by
some naughty little American IN the
park. The De Lesseps temper wouldn't
stand this, and seizing his tormentor's
cane, young France soundly and
thoroughly cudgeled young America, to
the horror of all the little girls and
nurses in the neiglborhood.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

A SPECIAL from Macon, Ga, says that
James Roberts shot and killed his first
cousin, Sol Roberts. Both are young
men and OF wealthy family. Sol was
armed and advancing with a pistol,
when he was killed. The father of one
killed the father of the other in 1858,
and since there has been feud IL the
&, p,i1v
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

THE fortune of Queen Victoria is a
profound secret. 1t is known that she
has allowance of 1855. 600 year from
the nation; that she receives about 94O,-
600 year from the duchy of Lanca-
shire, and that the legacy bequeathed
to her by the eccentric miser Neild
amounted to 100000; but beyond that
the public knows nothing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
A Good Housewife.

The good housewife, when she Is giving her
house its spring renovating, should bear ID mind
that the dear inmates of her house are more prec-
ious than many houses, and that their systems
need cleansing by purifying the blood, regulating
the stomach and bowels to prevent and cure the
diseases arising from spring ms lAris and missma,
and she must know that there nothing that viii
do IL so perfectly and surely al Nop Bitters, the
purest and best of medicines. Noaeord AZ. II.
Patriot.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

RICHARD H. DANA, the elder, is not IN
San Francisco, as several of the papers
have stated, bat in Paris. His son OF the
same name is in the former city, having
with his bride, the poet Longiellow's
daughter, just made wedding trip
arnnnd Cane Horn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

Mr.. SETH GREEN has 1900 Califor-
MIA trout which will be three years old
next spring, and he has $4,000 which
are one year old. Next year he will
have 100000 ready for distribution
among those people who wish to put
them in the head waters of large rivers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

is past. and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Diseov-
erT viii not raise the dead, will not cure you if
your lungs are half wasted by consumption, or
your system sinking under cancerous disease. It
Is however, unsurpassed both as q pectoral and
Alternative, and win cure obstinate and severe dis
ease OF the throat and lungs, coughs and bron-
ehial affections. BY virtue Of It's wonderful altera-
tive properties il cleanses aL1 enTiches the blood,
thus cnFing pinples, blotches, and eruptions, and
causing even great eating ulcers - heal Sold By
druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

SAN Francisco is the only city in the
United States in which there was not a
decrease in the number of bankrupt
cies in 1879, as compared with former
years. California is a sinking ship, and
the Chinese rats do not need orders
from Kearney to leave.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

Mr.. PERKINS, of Boston, who is to
marry one of the daughters of Secretary
Evarts, is studying law with ex-Attorney
General Hoar. The marriage is not to
take place until he has finished his
course and been admitted to the bar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

COTTON. the discover of the Bobtail
lode, in Colorado, which has yielded
millions of dollars, is passing the even
ing of his days or little ranch on the
Platte, where he is barely able to make
q LIVING
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

WNsLow, the sanctimonious Boston
forger, has turned up under an as
sumed name in Buenos Ayres, where
he has married again. is publishing a
newspaper and making addresses TO
Sunday schools.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

The houses of Madrid. Spain. being
built with special consideration for the
oppressive heat of summer. they are
generally warmed iusufbciently in win
ter
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

Mr.. CoMsToCK, the discoverer of the
wonderful mine which bears his name
ended his life in poverty and privation
in the wilds of Montana.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

Pope LEO must leave the Vatican for
some sea-bathing resort this summer,
by order of his physician.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
TIMELY TOPICS.

A CoLoRED exodus from Canada to
Nebraska has set in.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
Danger Signals.

Five eminent men have died within the pasb
few weeks Of Bright's Disease, and many more
Win soon die OF the same {, lrful destroyer be
cause they do not take Warmers safe Kidney and
Liver cure the only remedy for this and other
kidney AB3 liver diseases.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

THE salary of the Rev. DR.. John Hall;
of New York, has been increased from
$4,000 TO SIS, 900 a year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

John w. MAcKAY is the richest man
on the Pacific slope. His wealth is es-
timated at $15,O0O,O0O. He is liberal
and wears poor clothes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

THE international exhibition at Sgd
ney, N. S. W., has not been in any high
degree successful.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

t.-HE late Mrs. Mary Chapman, an
actress well known on the Pacific COAST
was the mother Of twenty children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

There were 6. 147 marriages in Phila-
delphia last year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

ALL those who cough are bores TO the
community and should be forced Iboy
Jaw to invest 25 cents in DIR. Bulrs
Cough Syrup.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01

The crematory at Washinton, Pa.
has regular fixed rate OF charges $50
per adult.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-01
The Age of Miracles

The history of Dsadwood is being
published by the Deadwood Tins.