River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-18
THE WEEKS WORK
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

The house committee on claims agreed
on the 18th inst. to report adversely ON
30 claims amounting in the aggregate to
more than one million dollars.
THE president on the 10th inst APP
pointed VIM. Ware Peck, of Wyoming,
associate justice of the supreme court of
New Mexico; S. Newton Peths, of Penn
sylvania, associate justice of The supreme
court of Wyoming
THE senate on the 18th, confirmed as
supervisors of census, VIM. IL Mcdowell,
3rd district. Ohio; Henry A. Towne, 4th
distr' ct; NJ NJ. Hobart, 9Th district; ].
w. 'anley. Sth district; F. NJ. Chris
man, I'd district, Arkansas.
TnE house committee on commerce in.
strucSed the chairman to report bill
providing for an appropriation of $40,-
900 to divert the channel of the Missouri
river at st. Charles, Mo, from the south
to the north bank, says dispatch of the
18th.
THE republican members of the SEN
ate met in caucus on the 9th inst, and
agreed that the interests of the party de-
manded that the debate on the Fitz John
Porter case should be continued, and
therefore no aid will be given to a ru-
mored project Of postponing action on
the bill until next session.
The treasury department announced
the existence of counterfeit 800 bills on
the following banks, March Sth: Nation
al Revere Bank, Boston; Pittsfield Ma
tiona. Bank, Pittsfeld; Merchants Ma
tional Bank, New Bedford; Second Ma.
tiOnaI Bank, Wilkesbarre; Pittsburg
| National Bank of Commerce. The
| counterfeit notes on the banks mention
| ed are so admirably executed that they
are liable to deceive even experts.
THE postofice department, says dis
! patch of the 18th, has concluded con-
tracts for the star mail service for four
years in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Ten.
nessee, North Carolina, South Carolina,
| Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Missis-
| sippi The total amount of awards Is
| $3.50 900. There are $4,000 routes in the
list. The longest successful contractors
are Sawyer s. Wyatt, and j. II. Wilson
of Kentucky, j. d. Colograve, of Mis-
souri,
THERE is a scarcity of fractional silver
coin, says Washington dispatch of the
18th, caused by its redemption under the
recent law. There are $21,000000 oil
such coin in the treasury which will be
exchanged for at all sub-treasuries fol
L. S. notes when the appropriation fol
that purpose is made by congress. II
will be sent free of cost in sums of 5000
and upwards to any part of the country
De LEssEPs was interviewed in Wash
ington on the 9th inst, concerning the
presidents inter-oceanlc message Tic
said he was delighted over the message
| and while he did not come to talk poll
tics, he could not refrain from express
ing his approval of this matter. lie de
clared it was essential to have the pro
lection of the United States both before
and after the building of the canal. He
had telegraphe ed his son at Paris that the
presidents message insured the success
of the great project.
AMONG the documents accompanying
the presidents message ON the inter
oceanic canal, says dispatch of the 10th
inst was report from Secretary Evarts
setting forth the full diplomatic history
| of that enterprise The secretary shows
that cur treaty with New Granada is still
in force, by which any canal across the
Isthmus must have the concurrence and
support of the United States Its proJec
tors and the government of New Granada
would be authorized, in certain cOntin
gencies to call upon the government oil
Ii United States for fultillment of treaty
obligations. Indeed, it is proper to add
that on several occasions the government
of the U. S. has been called on to con
slider and enforce its guarantee to the
government of New Granada of its rights
to sovereignty.
A STATEMENT issued by the bureau OF
statistics March 10th, relative TO immi
grafton at the port Of New York show;
a large increase over last year in the
number of arrivals. During the month
of February, 1880, there arrived at New
York 10,063 passengers. Ofthis number
S,32S were immigrants. During ths
same period of 1879 the total number OF
passengers arrived at New York was 4,
1I6, of whom ISIS were immigrants. Oh
the 10,063 arriving during the month OF
February, 1880, 2,0S5 came from Ger
many, ,9j9 from England, and 1881
from ireland. The rest were divided up
between Scotland, Wales, Austria
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France
Switzerland, Italy, Holland, Belgium
Russia, Poland, Hungary. and Cuba
During the twelve months ending Feb
30, 1880, there arrived at New York from
ali parts 1856, 500 immigrants, agains
1913 440 during the same period OF 1879