River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-15
GENERAL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES.
GEN. Jos. L. REYNOLDS died at Ian
caster, Pa, on the 9th, in his 5Sth year.
A CLEVELAND, Ohio, dispatch of the
9th, says the entire republican ticket is
elected.
POSTMASTER TEDERMAN, of Galveston,
absconded on the 9th inst, with "a 600
of the government funds.
MORTON TAYLOR, of Buffalo, we'll
known publisher and bookseller was
buried on the 9Th inst.
GILLET r. SPAULDING, t. C well-Rnown
theatrical manager, died in New Orleans
on the 7th inst.
john G.. MARSHALL, tn religious and
temperance writer, died at Halifax, on
the 7th, at the age of "a.
In Hartford, Connecticut, the republi-
cans elect mayor by 1900 majority
says dispatch of the 9th inst.
THos. w. EICHELBERGER city editor
of the Des Moines State Register, died at
Des Moines on the 9th of heart disease.
KEoKUK, Iowa. advices of the 9th, state
that the democrats elect mayor and of
6 aldermen for the first time in many
years.
ST. LOUIS advices of the 9th inst. state
that some seven hundred painters of that
city are ON strike for an advance In
wages of about 20 per cent.
INDIANAPOLIS advices of the 9th, state
that returns of the election show that the
am endments to the state CONSTITUTE N,
carried by very large majority.
A FORT WAYNE, Ind, special OF the
9Th says the republicans carried the city
by 900 majority. The amendments to the
constitution, carried by 1900 major
ity
Hon. S. S. BRANNAN, formerly editor
of the Portage, Wis, State Register and
postmaster of Portage, died of consump.
ton at Portage City on the 9th inst.
AT the Cincinnati municipal election,
says a dispatch of the 9th inst, the re
publicans elected the city comptroller,
all the schoolboard, IS of % councilmen
and 10 of II aldermen.
A MILWAUKEE dispatch of the 7th says
the republicans elected their entire city
ticket by about $500 majority, the first
complete republican government the city
ever had.
In letter to the election committee
of April 9th, Ignatius Donnelly asks for
an immediate investigation of the anony-
nous letters addressed to the chairman
of that committee.
A DISPATCH of the 9th from Toledo,
saws the democrats elect street com
missioner and the republicans clerk of
police court. The council will stand
eight each republican democratic and
national.
A COLUMBUS dispatch Of the 9th, says
republicans elect city engineer by 81
majority and police commissioner by "a
majority. Democrats elect treasurer by
$50 majority. Each party has 10 coun-
cilmen.
A DISPATCH from Providence, r. l., of
the 9Th says the returns of the state cleo
ton from all the towns in the state ex-
cept Black Island give Littlefeld, rep,
1904, Kimball, dem, 6,921, Howard,
prohibitionist, 5,C06.
A CHICAGO dispatch of the 7th inst.
states that the result of the election in
that city is not politically significant as
politics were not considered in the elec-
ton. The republicans lose two alder
men but still have a majority in the
council.
THE republican state central commit
tee of Minnesota met at St Paul on the
9Th inst, and issued call for a state
convention to choose delegates to the
Chicago national republican convention
at ST. Paul May %, the same date as the
democratic delegate convention.
A DEsMo1NEs dispatch of the 9Th,
states that nineteen counties in this state
have elected 172 delegates TO the state
convention-all for Blaine. Fourteen
counties have instructed and five have
I'M "a q STRAIGHT
issue between Grant and Blaine. So far
not Grant delegate has been elected.
AN indianapolis dispatch of the 9th
inst, says election passed off quietly,with
a pretty full vote. The estimates, based
upon the vote now in, do not show any
particular change in favor of either
party. The constitutional amendments
are receiving larger majority than was
anticipated.
A DISPATCH from Portland of April
9th, says the Oregon democratic state
convention, this p. m, nominated Con-
gresham Whitaker for reelection. Six
delegates TO Cincinnati were chosen ana
though not positively instructed, are for
Tilden. A resolution endorsing Tilden
and Hendricks was adopted by vote of
to /.
THE republican state convention, of
Connecticut, to choose delegates to the
tn Chicago national convention met at
New Haven on the It'll. A resolution to
instruct the delegates for some man like
Edmunds or Washburn was Withdrawn
the feeling being against instruction.
The delegates chosen are said to be
Blaine 5, Edmunds 4, Washburn 3.
A NEW YORK dispatch of April 9Th
saws Mr.. Z. Z. Simmons having begun
a suit against Cornelius J. Vanderbilt to
recover $4,000 received by Cornelius
from William for the plaintiff the court
granted motion that the complaint be
made more definite and certain; that it
be made to state the times at which de-
PENDANT received such moneys; in what
capacity William Ii. Vanderbilt held the
$50, 1000 in his custody for the plaintiff,
and the names of the agents from whom
Cornelius j. Vanderbilt received the
money. A prosecution of this suit will
likely lead to the public knowledge of
some Of the conditions of the settlement
of the Vanderbilt will case.
CHICAGO advices of April Sth says
number of additional cases OF small pox
are reported to the health office and
Health Commissioner Wolf is anxious
and worriedregarding the sudden spread
of the disease, although sporadic cases
have appeared at intervals through the
winter. The disease is reported to be In
epidemic form at Richton and Monee on
the Illinois Central railroad, and people
coming in the city from these towns are
supposed to have carried the disease In
with them. The patients are removed at
once to the county hospital and pest
house. Three cases have developed
since last night.
A DISPATCH received at the military
headquarters in Chicago on the 9Th inst,
from Fl Custer, Mont, April End, says:
Lieut. Cole and company c, second cav
airy, and Capt. Hugging, company +,
second cavalry, found the Indians who
lsole the ponies from the Crow scouts on
the Oath ult, and having cut them OIL
from escape charged on their camp from
two directions and drove them into a
deep gully where they are holding them
until they shall surrender. They number
about 40 Their ponies, 46 in number,
are captured. Sergeant Johnson, COM
pany G, was killed by their firing. Three
Indians are believed to have been kill