River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-10-06
GENERAL NOTES.

THE resignation of First Lieutenant
Fred. d. Grant, of the 4th cavalry, has
been accepted by the war department.
The Craftsmanship of the republican
state committee of New York is still held
by Chester A. Arthur.
The mayor of Port Huron, Mich, ac-
knowledges cash receipts of 1921 900, and
states that no more clothing is needed, but
seed and provisions are imperatively re-
sHired.
QUEEN VICTORIA requested Minister
Lowell to express her sympathy with the
mother of President Garfield and to pro-
cure good photograph of the illustrious
| dead.
The Illinois supreme court holds that
the effect of the adoption of the constitu-
| tional amendment of 1880 and OF the
| statute OF 1881 on the election of certain
county officers is to postpone the election
until 1882.
| 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,
| Crime
| A GENTLEMAN from Palmyra, N. Y,
registered at an indianapolis hotel, and
spent week in tapping Mr.. Hendricks
friends as to his possible retirement from
politics, or as to the practicability of a
reconci iation with Mr.. Tilden. 1t is sup
posed Mr.. Tilden sent him.
THE Maxwell brothers are believed to
be lulking in the bluffs beyond Alton.
The chief of police and six detectives of
| St. Louis patrolled the river all Tuesday
night in a tug, and are now in the region
| of Cap Au Girls in a steam yacht.
| THE Detroit central relief commi ttee,
| headed by Mayor Thompson, has sent its
resignation to Governor Jerome, because
of the independent action taken by the
Port Huron committee. The Detroit Or
ganization holds 49,, 452 in cash, and
large quantities of supplies.
/ S. r. BECKwITH, one of the surgeons
originally called to attend the president
has written a scathing review of the treat
ment and the autopsy, from facts obtained
! from DR.. Boynton, a cousin of the dead
chief magistrate. He reiterates the chief
charges which recently appeared in Wash
: ington dispatches.
| General Mackenzies command reached
Fort Apache September %, and six hostile
Indians and a dozen squaws came in and
surrendered. The surrounding hills show
that the Apaches erected strong fortifca-
tions before attacking the post.
A PERMIT for burial in consecrated
ground was refused to native Protestant
at Xochiapa, Mexico, and the corpse lay
decomposing for three days. The civil
authorities could offer no relief. When
the Protestants organized a funeral pro-
cession a mob stoned it and threatened
| further violence, so secret burial took
place. A demand has been made that
congress investigate this violation of the
law guaranteeing freedom of religion.
The Minnesota republican convention
nominated the following ticket Sept, %.
For governor, L. F. Hubbard, of Red
| VIA, for lieut.. governor, Chas G. Gil
man, of st. Cloud for secretary of state,
Fred Won Bombach, Of Alexandria for
treasurer, Chas Kittleson, of Albert Lea !;
for auditor, W. w. Braden, of Ruston !;
for attorney general, w. II. Hahn, of
Lake City for railroad commissioner,
Gen. J. II. Baker, of Mankato for SUI
preme court Judges, Chas. Vanderburg,
of Mankato, VIM. Mitchell, of Winona,
and d. Atkins. of Mankato.