River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-09-23
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TuE revelations ofthe political prison
who committed suicide, ascribe the
! Winter Palace explosion to a man already
in custody.
OWING to the continued depression in
the Irish linen trade, the flax spinners will
after October /, reduce their working days
to four per week
DEEPLY impressed with the gravity of
theIpresent situation Of affairs and the
urgency of measures to be taken to restore
tranquility to his empire. the sultan has
dismissed Cadri Pash1, prime minister.
and appointed Said Pasha his successor.
4 LONDON magistrate has sentenced
Henry Perry, convicted af assaulting and
robbing a bank messenger on the under
ground railway, to thirty lashes and
twenty years imprisonment.
crime
Mrs. JosEPH POWELL, of Quincy, ILL.,,
undertook to prevent an assault on her
husband by negro by jumping between
the two men. At that instant gun in
the hands of the negro was discharged
and she fell with a mortal wound in her
hip.
A DISPATCH from India, believed to
have been inspired by the marquis, of
Ripon, viceroy, says that England must
now settle the Candahar question without
delay The place must be annexed, given
10 the ameer of Afghanistan, or made an
independent state. Ripon favors relin-
gushing it in favor of Abdurrahman.
THE DiriHo says: The latest note
drawn up by the British cabinet, and now
communicated to the powers, demands the
cession OF Dulcigno without further delay.
Admiral Seymour has been invested with
full power to take up whatever position he
considers most advantageous for the pur
pose of the demonstration"
TIE condition of the River Niles causes
anxiety. 1t is rising unsatisfactory, and
is several weeks late. The inundation is
lower than at the corresponding period in
1879. Irrigation, however, proceeds well.
There are some complaints from the in
terror that the cotton crop has suffered,
but to what extent is not known.
THE foreign consuls in Dulcigno have
been warned by the commanders of the in
ternational fleet to remove their families
to place of safety. This is thought to be
preliminary to the execution of the orders
under which the men-of-war are Getting.
The sultan is still playing a double part,
and the conclusions that none but heroic
measures will answer is strengthening.
THE French iron-clads have Joined the
European fleet at Ragusa at last, and it
is now believed that action will be taken
without delay All of the commanders
have been instructed by their governments
that, in case operations which may have
political consequences become necessary,
they shall decide the matter for themselves
without referring to their superiors. This
liberty of action extends even to the bonn
bardment of Dulcigno.
LAST week the Sultan, who had seemed
to be in a conciliatOry mood, suddenly
changed his tone and reproached Abeddin
Pasha, late minister of foreign affairs
with making unnecessary concessions to
the powers in the Dulcigno affair. There
can be no doubt that the changed tone of
the Albanians and of the palace are init
matelv connected, but it is not easy to de-
resistance have frightened the Sultan,
causing him to abandon his intention to
cede DuIcignO, or whether he never really
intended to cede it, and has privately in
stigated the renewed resistance.
A HORRIBLE accident occurred at West
Aurora depot, on the 18th inst, at
half-past p. m, resulting in death few
hours later Frank Lynch, a married
man. whose home is in Litchield, Mass,
but who has for some time been working
in the foundry at Piano. Kendall county,
boarded a passing freight train, coming
east, for the purpose of riding over to the
East Side. BY some means he slipped and
fell under the train, five cars passing over
him. His right leg was cut off above the
knee and the left foot just above the ankle;
his right hand was also badly mashed.
DR.. +. e. Howell was called, who did
everything possible for the poor suffer
er, but his injuries were such that he
expired.
A CABLEGRAM from Madrid, Spain, says:
An event long anticipated and much talk
ed about and zealously quarreled over,
took place here. Saturday. The queen
of Spain presented her royal spouse with
daughter, and the Spanish people, may
hap, with their future queen. The king
much better pleased if the roval infant
was boy. but they will probably not be so
dissatisfied with their queen as the
Dutch are with theirs. The Span
ish queen and her baby are doing
we'll The iyaHtd will be christen-
ed Mercedes and about a dozen other
names. The baptism of the princess has
been fixed for Sept. Nth. Ex-Queen
Isabella will be one of the sponsors. The
princess was born about O'Clock at night
According to ancient etiquette the minis
tiers, marshals, grandees ard diplomats
awaited the event in the ante-chamber.
The Duke of Sexto, grand master of the
palace, announced the birth. Shortly
after the king brought out the infdnta and
showed it to the assemblage The minis
ter of justice drew up deed attesting the
BIRTH