River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-10-13
GENERAL NOTES.

JOHN B. LYON Il Co., OF Chicago, have
resumed payments.
The craftsmanship of the republican
state committee of New York is still held
by Chester A. Arthur.
The well known Fletcher Har per, of
Harper Bros, died on the 4th of October,
in New York city.
THE Rock River conference appointed
committee of fifteen to try Rey. DIR. II.
W. Thomas for heresy, DIR. Fowler being
named as chairman.
THE woods in the region of Bedford.
Ind, have for several days literally
swarmed with squirrels. who are migrat-
ing in northeasterly direction.
L. B. KENDALL has resigned the post
mastership of Kalamazoo. Mich, to de-
vote his time to the settlement of the es-
tate of the late Lieutenant Governor
Robinson, of Colorado.
THE relief committee at Buchanan.
Mich, learning that neither Detroit hor
Port Huron had done anything for the
people of Deckerville, sent direct to that
point bedsteads, clothing, and seed wheat
valued at $780,
The superintendent of the Indian nor
NAL school in Virginia will take thirty of
| the more advanced students to Dakota as
| instructors of their tribes. and return
with an equal number of unwashed reds,
BARTHOLOMEW, the Russian minister,
has during the summer season occupied
the elegant residence of Captain Downing,
at Newport. r. /. He quietly left that
city October 9TH, without paying any bills,
and his landlord finds the house unfit for
a residence for swine.
Mrs. JENNIE McGRAw FIsKE, who died
at Ithaca, N. Y, left fortune estimated
| at $12, 100000 She was building a resi-
| deuce estimated to cost 50 600 900, intend
ing to make it the finest in the United
States. While in Europe last year she
was married to Prof Fiske, of Cornell uni
| versity.
| EIGHTEEN of Georges band of hostiles
surrendered at San Carlos, and were taken
TO Fort Thomas by Major Wilhelm. The
leader is said to be in concealment with
four men. Indian runners report that
nine of Lieutenant Bailey's scouts desert
ed. They are supposed to have gone tc
join Chief George.
LAST Sunday night, says an Annapolis
dispatch of the 9Th inst, the 4th class
newly entered in the naval academy, was
hazed numerically. The members OF
the 3rd class were suspected, and when
the matter was Investigated to-day, re.
fused to indulge what they knew about it.
To-day, the whole class, so members
were sent on board the Santee. They had
to take their bedding and other articles
and will have to live on the ship until
further orders, not being allowed to speak
to each other.
THE republican state convention of New
York, met Oct 9Th. The anti-machine
people were in the majority, but they
used the power that circumstance
gave them rather mercifully. Senator
elect Miller was made temporary chair
man. The committee on credentials re
ported against the machine delegation
from Oneida (Conklipg's) county anC
against some other machine delegations
that were irregularly elected, including
one frgm one Of the New York districts
The -Conkling delegation from Brook
| Ign was admitted also. Chauncey M
| NJ. Depew was made permanent chair.
mad, and was enthusiastically applauded
The following state ticket was put il
nomination: Gen. Joseph B. Carr, state
treasurer; Ira Davenport, comptroller
Leslie w. Russell, attorney general; Silai
Seymour, state engineer, and Francis NJ
Finch. Judge of the court of appeals.