River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-11-10

ton. Ihey were recently shipped for
Philadelphia, but the car containing
them can not be traced by the railroad
companies.
WHAT is known as the seventeen
mile level" ON the Delaware and Hud-
son canal has dried up, putting a stop
to navigation. Several of the streams in
eastern New York and New England
are so low that manufacturing estab-
lishments have come to a stand-still.
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THE official records of the regular
army of the United States show that
during the past year there were 2,351
desertions. The trouble with the war
like boys in blue, in these times Of
peace, is, we presume, that they get
tired of doing nothing.
A SURVEY for branch OF the Utah
and Northern road from Dillon to the
Yellowstone park, by way of Virginia
City, Montana, has been completed. 1t
will be narrow guage and $50 miles in
length.
TIE press of orders which are con-
stantly pouring into Krupp, the we'll
known German gun-maker, does not
speak well for the peace of Europe.
He was recently obliged to hire an adj
ditional force of 5000 men, making the
total number of his employ 1900.
LONDON has over four million inhab-
itants, and yet during the year 1880
there were but seventeen murders; dur
ing 1879 but nine. Perhaps one reason
why American cities have such COM
paratively greater number of criminals
of this grade IS the uncertainty of their
punishment even when detected.
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JUDGE F0IGER will not be able to en-
ter actively upon the duties of his office
as secretary of the treasury until some
important cases pending in the New
York state court of appeals, of which
he is the chief judge, shall have been
decided and disposed of, which, he
thinks, will require about two weeks.
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THE paper and envelopes used in the
official business of President Arthur
are very deeply edged in black, and in
stead of the wonted heading, "Execu-
tive Mansion" there. are the words
coffee Of the President of the United
States, Official" This heading will be
retained, as more appropriate than the
former.
REV. ISAAC I. STEIN, of Leavenworth,
Kan, robbed some rooms in the Metro
politan hotel in New York and was
sent to the Tombs. He begged hard to
be released, and declared that it was
his first offense, although set of skel-
eton keys was found in hts valise. He
is 80 years of age, and has wife and
eight children.
OVER 100000 more German lmml-
grants arrived in this country during the
first nine months of the present year
then came hither from the same coun-
try in nine months of any previous year.
The number thus far for 1881 is 1918
"a number larger than the entire pop
ulation of Colorado, Delaware, Florida,
or some of the New England states.
THE Boston water board appeals to
citizens to be economical in their use
of Cochituate. The Croton supply in
New York has been diminished by
eleven million gallons per day, and the
situation grows alarming. In the neigh
borhood ofCanal street and the Bowery
the supply has wholly failed, and the
Murray Hill quarter was left almost
destitute. The evening newspapers
were greatly delayed by lack of water
for steam-power.
LIEUTENANT HOME, of the engineer
corps, in report to the commissioners
of the District of Columbia, recon-
mends the reclamation of the Potomac
Flats, which would be of great advan-
tage from a sanitary point of view.
He also has scheme for removing
all steam tracks from the streets of the
capital city, and placing them on ele-
waited railroads or under ground.
A WASHINGTON newspaper having
stated that Colonel Bliss, of counsel for
the government, had told the president
that there was no case against the star
route conspirators, Colonel Bliss denies
the statement On the contrary, he
says there is very good case, and,
under ordinary circumstances, does
not doubt that a conviction will be Sc
cured It appears that tic amount of
which the government was defrauded
is nearly 100000.
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THE credentials Of Secretary VIM
dom, as senator from Minnesota did
not arrive in Washington until after the
senate adjourned sine die, consequently
he cannot take the oath of Office until
next December By request of the
president, Mr. Window has consented
to remain at his post as secret ry Of
the treasury until his successor, Judge
Folger, shall be ready to enter upon
the duties of the Off &c
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Tue rains do not always fall with
equal distribution upon the just and the
unjust. While much of the country
throughout the Northwest is at present
overfowed in consequence of super
abundant rains, in the East the rivers,
creeks. wells and cisterns are drying up
for the lock- of rain. Too much water
and not enough water are, in these in
stances, found to be about equally dis
astrous.
THE governor of Kilmainham jail has
been superseded for allowing ParnelFs