River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-01
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WASHINGTON.

GEORGE w. RIGGS, the Washington
banker, is dead.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES has issued
an order that persons annoyed by postal
cards from any particular place may have
ing the request in writing.
A SPECIAL attorney for the govern ment
has entered suit at Washington against
Captain II. w. Howgate to recover $101, :
257, and all the property of the latter has
been seized on writs of attachments.
A DEED was filed in the recorders Office
at Washington. Thursday, from Capt.
Howgate and his wife, conveying his
property to his bondsmen. Later an at
tachment was issued in favor of the Unit
ed States, and property TO the value of
SllO,OOO was seized.
THE members assembled at the white
house 10 hear the result of the conference
about the removal of the president learn
ed that no agreement was reached. 1t is
positively stated that Mrs. Garfield will
not consent to the removal of the sufferer.
One member Of the cabinet thinks that
the presidents hours are numbered.
WHILE cleansing the presidents wound,
the surgeons found less resistance to the
passage of the rubber tube, and therefore
allowed it 10 penetrate as far as it would
of its own weight, which was 121 inches.
Nothing new was ascertained in regard TO
the location of the bullet. The swelling
of the parotid gland has subsidized to half
its first dimensions.
A HANDSOME young woman giving her
name as Mrs Mary L. Reminger, OF
Brooklyn, appeared at the white house
and demanded an opportunity to cure the
president, for which purpose she had
come from Paris. She was sent to the in
sane asylum, where it was found that she
wore the costume of ballet-dancer under
ner dress.
In the Christiancy divorce case at
Washington, druggist named Ambrose
Falliot testified that the senator, soon af-
ter his marriage. admitted that he had
performed a criminal operation upon his
wife, and desired medicine to relieve her.
Mrs. Christiancy, on being visited at that
time, cOrroborated her husbands state
ment, ana took the prescription proposed
by the druggist.
SECRETARY WINDOW notifies the holders
of called D per cent. registered bonds ma
turing October that they will be redeem
ed upon presentation without rebate OF
interest. The money lies in the treasury
vaults, and the secretary is anxious to
spread the payments over convenient
period and finish his scheme of voluntary
refunding at a reduced rate of interest.
CAPTAIN HowGATE's embezziement bids
fair to show up 100000 on the books.
The attorney general has caused him to be
rearrested and held in 800, 600 bail. Gen
eral Hazen believes that Howgate has for
four years appropriated to his own use
about one-fourth of the signal-seryice fund,
over which he had absolute control.
The presidents nurse states that the
dressing of the wound is very painful to
the patient Nearly everything that
could possibly be of use in the sick-room
mas been forwarded by sympathizing
public. among others large downy pillow
in four sections. Although very weak,
the president is able to move his head
until it rests comfortably.
COMMANDER Wadleigh has reported to
the Navy Department the arrival. July
"a, of the United States steamer Alliance
at Hammerfest, Norway. She had OBJ
tanned supplies and pilot, and would
sail July % for Spitzbergen, Ice was re-
ported very heavy to the northward, and
several vessels returned. reporting that
they were unable to get through to Spitz-
bergen.