River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-26
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WASHINGTON

STANLEY MATTHEWS has taken the oath
OF office and been assigned to the sixth
circuit.
THE Turkish town of Vissini was pill
LACED by brigands, Who carried away sew
eral women among tn cir plumber.
THE Jews Of Nasilikow, were attacked
by the mob at a railway station preparing
to leave the city, The military came to
their rescue.
TUE smallpox is extending its rayages
in London. The number of patients treat
ed at the hospitals for the past two weeks
was ,247.
SEC LINCOLN has approved the plans of
the board of engineers for the improve
ment OF Milwaukee harbor, at a cost OF
100000.
THE nomination of William H. Robert
son as collector Of the port of New York.
was called up in the Senate and confirmed
without dissenting voice.
GEN. GRANT has signed a new contract
with the Mexican government for extern
sions of the Mexican Southern railway,
which Re submitted to congress.
IN consequence OF his labors toward the
reelection of Conkling and Plat, Payne
will not be ranominated for marshal of
the southern Gistric' of New York.
The postmaster general. warned by the
preparation Of several frauds, has given
orders that sample copies of new publica-
tinns cannot be mailed in large quantities
until submitted to the department for its
ruling.
THE director of the mint estimates that
the gold coin and bullion in the Unit
ed States amounts to $500, 900, about
half of which is in circulation. Only
England and France have larger sup
ply.
TEE Austrian counsel at Kieff has
warned the merchants of Austria regard
ing business transactions with Southern
Russia on account of the Russian depre-
dations on Jewish merchants.
A REPORT was current in Tuam, Ireland
that vessel which left Galway last week
for the United States with large number
of emigrants has been lost and that all on
board persisted. No confirmation of the
truth of the report has yet arrived.
INDIANA has at last received recognition
General Lew Wallace, OF Charlottesville.
at present governor of New Mexico, hav-
ing been appointed minister to Turkey.
Gen. Wallace was offered a Central Ameri-
can mission, but declined it.
GEN. S. A. HURLBUT, of Belvidere. ILL.,,
has been nominated minister to Peru, vice
Christiancy. who has been recalled. Gen.
Hurlburt has had experience in diplomatic
service, and will make a valuable repre-
sentative at this important post.
ADsUTANT GENERAL DRUM has issued
circular to officers of discontinued volun-
teer forces asking that books and other
of nd 10 hIS
office at Washinton, to be used as means of
veri6cation in settling volunteer pension
claims.
Coll ECToR ROBERTSON was serenaded
at his hotel in Albany by the republican
general committee. whose enthusiasm led
them to march through the rain. He pro-
nounced his confirmation a victory like
those won at Chicago in the abrogation of
the unit rule, the establishment of district
representation, and the defeat of the third
term project.
CoNKLING is expected in New York His
friends declare that he will Immediately
enter upon legal practice, and will advise
his friends 10 elect General Gran: as his
successor. Plat held consultation with
a number of political intimates, one of
whom reports that both ex-senators are
surprised at the manifest disapproval of
their course.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MACVEAGH has
given an opinion at the req lest of Secre-
tary Window on the matter of exporting
butterine and Oleomargarine as butter. in
which he holds that under the law col
lectors of customs have no option in the
matter, and adds that further legislation
is necessary to cover the case.
TIE state dpnarfment issues a contra
detion of Conklings statement about
Minister Fish. a son of the ex-secretary.
He was rendered position III Denmark
by Secretary Blaine, but declined it in a
eablegram asking for promotion. Cramer
was transferred from Copenhagen to &c
neva at the personal request of General
Grant.
AMONG the appointments confirmed by
the United States Senate were General
James Longstreet as United States Mar
shall for Georgia, Philip II. Emerson as
United States Judge for Utah, and Albert
Weodcock for Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the Third Revenue District Of
Illinois, vice Long" Jones, promoted to
be United States Marshal.
SIR EDWARD THORNTON, the British
minister to Washington, has unOficially
informed Secretary Blaine that he has
Deeb OHeIeu anu mas dCCepleu tic PooAtioh
of British ambassador to St. Petersburg,
as the successor of Lord Dufferin. Min
lister Thornton will probably be succeeded
IN Washington by Sir Austen Layard, late
British minister at Constantinople.
THE president has nominated Charles f.
Henry, of Ohio, to be marshal for the
District of Columbia, and Frederick Doug
lass to be recorder of deeds. The senate
confirmed Don A. Pardee as judge for the
Fifth district. and Moses NJ. Bane to be
receiver Of public moneys at Salt Lake.
The nomination of General Lew Wallace
to be charge d'affaires at Paraguay was
Withdrawn at his request.