River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08

Panama; three to run from Panama to
San Francisco; three to un on the Cen
trail American and Mexican coast, and
two from New York TO Aspinwall. The
steamers are to be run in the interest OF
the Panama railroad, entirely ignoring
the Pacific Mail and all their contracts
except those that they have with the
Panama railroad. Henry Hart has sold
out all his interest in Pacific Mail.
A STURGEON BAY, Wis, special of the
northeast prevailed yesterday, which did
considerable damage to the lake shore.
The pier at Whitefish Bay, a distance of
about ten miles north of the canal, and
owned by Bocalt e. Stebbins, of Alma
pee, was almost entirely destroyed by
huge cakes of ice, supposed TO have
fioated down from the straits, coming in
contact with it The pier is 1900 feet
long, and fully 1000 feet of it was car
ried out. Joseph Smith, of Jacksonport,
had about 1000 pieces of cedar on the
pier, which were also lost. The pier at
Sherman's Bay, owned by Horn u 10
seph, about five miles north of the canal,
was also damaged to some extent by the
floating ice,
AN important decision was rendered
on the 1st inst. by Judge III. b. Brown,
the United States circuit court at
Louisville, Ky, in the suit of Com
merford TO enjoin the postmaster
at Louisville from seizing or OBTAINING
lottery letters under instructions from the
department, addressed to the Common
wealth Distribution company. Judge
Brown holds that the seizure and deten-
ton of lottery letters is unauthorized by
any act of congress; that the postmaster
is liable in suit for damages; that the
lottery is legal and not fraudulent; that
the remedy is legal and not equitable,
and therefore perpetual Injunction was
denied and the case dismissed. All ques-
lions of law were decided against the
government officials; that their remedy is
legal and not equitable action.
THE long-pending controversy between
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
road and the Denver 81 Rio Grande,
which at times assumed the form of bit
terness and violence. and was in part adj
Indicated by the courts last fall, has been
detinitly settled, says Washington dis
patch of the 30,h nit. All cases in litigat-
ion between the two companies have been
withdrawn, papers nave Deen signed and
passed, and the decree adjudicating the
entire matter in accordance with the
terms of settlement was signed in this
city yesterday afternoon. The terms OF
the agreement are essentially those which
have been pending between the two com
panies for two months past, and are
generally understood in railroad circles.
There is no prospect of any further diff
Guilty between these two corporations.
THE Eroning Post, of New York, on
the Both ult, contained a dispatch from
Cohoes, saying 5000 workmen had
struck in the Harmony mills. The Har-
mony mills are equipped with $4,000
spindles and $4,000 looms. They give
employment to 5000 operatives, among
whom $125,000 is distributed every four
weeks. A committee of the section hands
waited on General Manager johnson and
demanded notice served on Thomas
Brierley to sever his connection with the
union, or consider that the two.weeks
notice given be recalled. Being inform
ed that this point could not be yielded
the section hands joined the striking
movement today William +. Thorn
the Treasurer of Harmony mills, is also
Mayor of the city. He has given the
police orders to Suppress street demon
STATIONS. This morning two drummers,
volunteers from the strikers ranks, while
parading the streets were arrested. They
were followed TO the police headquarters
by 1900 people. Promising to refrain
from a repetition of the offense, the men
were released.