River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-14
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary OF Events During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.

OVER 100000 bushels of grain were
shipped to Europe from New York during
the month Of September.
THE chapels of all unauthorized associa-
tions in France there closed by the gov
eminent on 9TH inst.
OWING to the failure OF the fisheries at
the Magdalen islands, ii is feared that the
people will suffer from lack of food this
winter.
ID. p. DEwEs has Withdrawn from the
canvass as the nominee of the greenback
party, for Judge of the supreme court Of
Pennsylvania.
The Mexican house Of representatives
has declared General Gonzales president
of the republic He will be inaugurated
on the 1st of December.
WooDRUFF, one of the apostles, inform
ed the Mormon conference at Salt Lake
that DIR. Talmage was a lunatic, and that
he should be locked up in an insane
asylum. Whereupon the saints howled
their approval of the sentiment.
Mss ANNA LARcoMBE, daughter of the
pavmaster Of the government printing of
fee, has eloped with Garnett Hill, youth
from Pennsylvania.
RAIN has fallen in the province of Que
bee every day for three weeks. There
had been public prayers for rain, and now
chat the thing has been overdone, the
people are praying for fair weather.
THE commissioners of the Freedmcn's
Saving and Trust company state that
about 100000 ofthe 10 per cent. dividend
recently declared, remains uncalled for.
Pass-books will be accepted by mail, ex-
press, or through the banks.
ONE of the members of the Ute commits
sion, who has arrived at Washington,
thinks the Indians can not be removed
from their reservation until next year, as
it is now too late to select new lands and
allot them in severalty, as provided in the
treaty.
THE jury in the Mack murder trial at
jefferson, Wis. Six were for acquittal
two Tor murder in the first degree, end
four for manslaughter. Many citizens Of
Jefferson escorted the defendant to the de-
got and assured her of their belief in her
innocence.
AN ex-governor of the state of Sinaloa,
Mexico, captured in recent battle, has
been shot by the authorities, and a colonel
no was chief in the last revolution in that
province, is surrounded BY troops in a
patch of woods, and will be executed if
taken alive.
AT the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Louisville and Nashville rail.
wav, on the Sth inst, President Newcomb
announced his intention of resigning on
tie 1st of December. Edward II. Greene.
now vice president, will probably be cho-
sen as his successor.
Two American army officers, Lieuten-
ants Birnie and Bixby, have received the
cross of the Legion of Honor at Paris, fer
assisting at the recent maneuvers of the
French army The cable does not des-
cribe the particular service rendered by
the young men.
ONE of the steel-works at Pittsburg has
lust cast the largest anvil block ever made
in this country 1t is eleven feet high
and eight by ten wide, and weighs one
hundred and sixty tons. 1t took seven
hours to run the metal into the mold, and
il will be four months before the metal IS
cool enough to move.
THE coinage of silver the United
states minis during the fiscal year,
fouts up about $2S, 100000, adding net eX-
potts of silver bullion and probable CON
sumption in arts, etc. the production OF
silver for the year viii be about SIS 900,
/ plG: 81, 100000 less than the previous fiscal
wear.
Dr. K. Y. Pierce, consulting physician
| 10 the Worlds Dispensary and invalid )
hotel, Of Buffalo, \. Y, has resigned his
seat in congress that he may hereafter de-
yot, his whole time and attention TO those
applying to the Worlds Dispensary Medi-
cal Association for the treatment OF
chronic diseases.
Is the matter of the Utah woman-suf-
frage act, where a mandamus was sought
toc0mpel registration officers to strike fe-
male names from their lists because the
act did not define lawful age and other
important qualifications, two judges ofthe
supreme court denied the writ, holding
that the mandamus could not apply in the
ease, because the matter of registering
voters il not ministerial.
TUE woman's suffrage law OF Utah
makes the voting qualifications of women
different from those of men. Believing
his renders it invalid, writ of ntandGnt-
was sued out in the supreme court of
ttah, requiring registration officers TO
strike all women's names of the voting
list, or show cause why they should not.
After the hearings, the supreme court de-
cided that the Dl0ndGmuS will not be to
compel registration officers to strike off
any names placed by them on the list, be-
cause it is not Il ministerial act. The
effort to have the validity of the law tested
in the courts will not be abandoned
/ ON the 10Th ultimo party of freight
ers in camp on the Cimarron, about -four
miles from Cline's ranch, we're visited by
a number of Uncompahgre Utes, who de
manded supper. On being refused, one
of the Indians attempted to shoot, where
upon a freighter fired, killing an Indian
named Johnson, a son of Chief Chavanaux
! The news of the affair was communicated
to the agent at Los Pinos, at whose request
| detail Of six soldiers was Immediately
ordered to Clines ranch, and the freight
er arrested While on their way back tC
the agency they were surrounded by :
party Of Indians, who oyerpowered the
| guard and took the prisoner from them
| There is little doubt but that the Indians
have murdered the freighter.