River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-15
GENERAL NOTES.


/ New York on the steamer Andes, from
/ Aspinwall, Jan. 9th.
| Hon. LLOYD S BROWN, ex-member of
the last Legislature of Ohio, dropped
| dead in Cincinnati street car Jan. 9th.
IT was given out by the state depart
ment on the 18th inst, that Consul general
| MosbY will soon be removed.
| The democratic members of the Ohio
! legislature held caucus Jan. 9Th and
| agreed to vote for Allen G.. Thurman for
| United States senator
The greenback conference in session
| at Washington, decided Jan. 9th, to hold
| The national convention at Chicago,
June 10th.
| Dr.. E. B. WoLCOTT, general
1 of Wisconsin, a member of of the board
| Of managers of the National Soldiers
| Ii me, and one of the bess known ply
| sicians in the west died at his home in
Milwaukee Jan. 9th, aged 70.
TuE New York legislature was organ
| lied Jan. 6.h. John w. Vroman was
elected clerk of the senate, and Gen. Geo
| II. Sharpe was elected to the correspond
/ ing office in the assembly. Both these
| officers are republicans.
THE funeral of Bishop Gilbert Haven
| occurred at Boston Jan. 9th. Nearly ev-
cry minister of the Nj. L. church in New
! England was present, and many from diff
| ferent sections of the country.
Hon. LUKE E. Pryor was appointed
on the 9Th inst, by the governor of
| Alabama, U. S. senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Senator
| Houston.
THE store of James Stewart & Co, who
! have been very extensive wholesale deal
ers in lumbermen's supplies, salt and
| lumber, at East Saginaw, Mich, was
| clio ed by the sheriff, Jan. 18th. The firm
has been doing business of 100000 an
| Bually. The loss is attributed to reckless
! speculations.
A DISPATCH of the 9th inst. from Wen
ma saws: notwithstanding the peaceful
professions of Prussia, she has ordered
The war office to prepare for the use of
the army rs many breech-loaders as pos
| sible. A trustworthy correspondent who
| has lust returned from a visit to the
! larger towns of Russian Poland says
these towns are full of troops, all armed.
| The order for preparation of breech-
| leaders probably has reference to the
new expedition TO Merv.
I
was held on the evening of Jan. 9th, and
Gen Jas A. Garfield was nominated for
! U. S. senator by reclamation. Major
Townsend, of Athens, presented Gar
fields name, which was seconded by
| Peter Striker, of Cincinnati, who with
| drew the name of Stanley Matthews in
| favor of Garfield. Benz. Eggleston, of
| Cincinnati withdrew the name of AL
phonso Taft, and ex Gov. VIM. Denison
| sent a note to the caucus Withdrawing
| his own name.
THE heavy rains which have prevailed
through Ohio caused all the rivers TO rise
rapidly, in many cases OVERLOOKING then
| banks and causing great loss of property.
! A Columbus dispatch of Jan. 9th report.
| ed that rain had been steadily falling for
| three DAYS and that the Sciota threatened
| to submerge portion of the city. The
Ohio was very high, and Cincinnati had
suffered considerable loss.
On the 7th OF January, the members of
the New York produce exchange, voted
to postpone indefinitely the adoption of
| the GENITAL system, the ballot standing I'll
| in favor of postponement, and 1863 against
| it. At the last call of the grain trade, a
motion was made that no dealings should
be made in centals. This was approved
by one combined shout. Some one pro
| posed three cheers for the downfall of
| the GENITAL system. They were given hear
tily and there was great rejoicing among
the members.
AT the Maryland democratic caucus
held Jan. Sth, for he nomination of a
United States senator, A. z. German re-
ceived "a votes. VIM. Whyte 90, and for
| Teackle, Wallis 3-45 votes were nee
essary for choice Hon. A. p. Cor
man, who was nominated for senator, Is
| now a member of the state senate from
Harvard county, and the president of the
| Chesapeake and Ohio canal, the chair
man of the democratic state committee.
Before the war he was a page in the
/ United States senate, afterwards was
attached to the senate postofiice, and sub.
sequently collector OF internal revenue
of this state. Since 1870 he has been
| prominent democrat in the state, and in
! 1878 was speaker of the house of dele
gates.
WALKER, BELLOWS & Co, contractors.
on the Northern Pacific extension, stated
on the 9th inst. that they had reliable IN
| formation from the Little Missouri, where
| thev have some $50 men at work, that
they have plenty of supplies of all kinds
1 and that their force was all comfortably
quartered, and the grading was progress
ing favorably; that there had been no
4 lack anywhere except with two or thu &c
outside ranches, not in any way connect
ed with them. the occupants OF which
had neglected to lay in supplies. They
state that freightegs with sleighs have
been making good time between the end
/ az the track and their work, anil that the
t sensational rumors of suffering or dan
ger Of suffering with their men had no
I foundation in fact
TREASURER GTLFTILAN il reported TO
have said on the 9th Inst. that notwith-
standing heavy payments. the standard
silver dollar continued TO accumulate in
his vaults, until he now has nearly $34,-
00o 600. He complains that Director
Rurchardieoins aboui s., coo monthly,
when 81, 0s0, 900 is all that the law re-
Quires. Burehard, however, CONSTITUTES
the law to mean $2,000,O00 monthly 81
bullion, which swells the coinage to
about S., 100000 monthly. Treasurer
Gillian called the attention Of Judge