River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-20
GENERAL NOTES.

HE legislature OF tdll0fnla mas CHOSEN
John F. Miller United States senator.
CENTRAL j. r. HAwLEY was nominated
by reclamation at the Connecticut senate
rial caucus.
THE worlds fair committee, at New
York, announces subscriptions to the
amount of $Si, 100.
Col. Israel VOICES, of the 1st artil-
lery, has been retired. at his own request,
after forty years service.
THE republican caucus at st. Paul re-
suited in the selection of Mr.. Mcmillan as
the nominee for United States senator.
THE preside Mt has nominated Jacob
Rich to be pension agent at Des Moines,
and Nicholas IL. Owings to be secretary of
Washington territory.
THE republican members of the Ohio
legislature met and unanimously nomi-
mated Hon. John Sherman for L. S. SEN
ator
A MoNsrRosIrY in the shape of man
turkey gobbler has for twenty years been
an inmate of the intirmary of Dearborn
county, Indiana.
GEN. HAWLEY was unanimously nomi-
mated for U. S. senator by the republican
members of the Connecticut legislature,
DEER searching for food have been east
" caught near dwellings in the rural re-
gion of Virginia, and birds are found fro
zen in the fields.
THE Manitoba wave vented its range on
northern Mexico, last month. The cotton
crop of Durango is thought to have been
destroyed
VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER denies the
truth of the rumor that he is about to
marry the widow of Dr. Woodwork, OF
the marine hospital service, of Chicago.
SURPRISE will be created by the an
nouncement that Gen. Ben Butler declines
to act as counsel for ex-senator Sprague
in the divorce case, but will acc ept re-
tainer in the civil suit against his cred
itors.
THE lively contest between the North
western and St. Paul roads at Clinton,
Iowa, has been stopped by compromise.
Stockwells switch is to be made spur
track, the st. Paul company to put in one
crossing.
THE war on corporations has been OPP
ened in the Illinois senate by Mr.. Niece,
who presented measure for the regula-
ton of stock-yards, which is nearly iden-
teal with the one defeated two years ago.
ROBERT G. INGERsoLL is laboring with
the ways and means committee at Wash
ington for the abolition of the tax on bank
deposits and circulation, mainly on the
ground that the national revenues are large
enough without them.
As the Maine legislature must adjourn
by Feb II, after which date a greenback
er might be appointed senator by Govern
or Plaisted, Mr.. Blaine intends to send
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and make room for Frye.
GOVERNOR MURRAY, of Utah has issued
a certificate OF election as delegate in con-
gress to Alien &. Campbell, the gentle
candidate. on the ground that j. Q. Can
non was irregularly naturalized. The lat
ter received 1865 votes; the contestant
1857.
Ex-AssEMBLYMAN THOMAS CosTIGAN.
supervisor Of the City Record, the official
corporation paper, has brought action for
libel against the ECening Express, Tam
many Hall organ. Costigan Is the anti
Tammanv leader, and the Express is John
Kelly's evening paper.
GENERAL GRANT has been elected presi
dent of the worlds fair commission, and
has signided his acceptance. General
Joseph +. Johnston and Augmtus Schell
of directors. n. X. Fairbank, of Chica-
go, has been placed on the executive COM
mittee.
IN asking for an additional half million
dollars to complete the census, Gen.
Walker reviews the rise in prices and
wages since the commencement of the
work, and reiterates his desire to make the
tenth census an almost perfect inventory
of the industrial, social and vital condi-
ton of the people of the United States.
THE committee on gubernatorial votes,
in the Maine legislature, made the follow
ing report: The joint committee on guber-
Material votes. having attended 10 their
duty, ask leave to report that the whole
number of votes cast were l47, 800. Har-
ris NJ. Plaisted had 1878; Daniel f, Dav-
is, %, 744; Joshua Nye, 300; VIM. A. Joy,
1924; Harrison Nj. Plaisted, 81; scattering
50; and Harrison NJ. Plaisted having re-
ceived plurality of all votes cast is duly
elected governor of the state of Maine for
1SS1-S2 Mr. Mortland put in a minority
report, declaring that Plaisted was elected.