River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-13
GENERAL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES.
THE authorities of Caldwell, Kan,
| have given Paynes raiders provisions and
forage for thirty days.
/ HANLAN and Ross challenge the world
/ for double scull race for $500 or 81 900 a
side.
THE pews of Plymouth church, Brook
lyn, were sold at auction, Jan. s. realizing
$40, 1852.
AUGUSTA, Ga, is enjoying fine sleigh
ing, for the first time in quarter of a
| century.
THE appointment of Don Cameron as
! secretary of war in the new cabinet is pre-
dicted by Senator Burnside
Coz. ISRAEL VoDGEs, of the LIST artii-
| lery, has been retired. at his own request,
after forty years service.
| THE Tennessee legislature organized on
the 4th inst, with VIM. b. Ramsay "a re-
publicanl as speaker.
A CORPS OF surveyors and eleven men of
| the Wabash road are mapping out a new
route from Kankakee to Kansas City.
The message of Governor Foster an
nounces that the funded debt of Ohio ag-
!
payable in July next.
| THE president has nominated Nathan
| Golf, Jr., of West Virginia, to be secretary
of the navy, and he has been confirmed by
| the senate.
THE republican legislators of California
| have selected General John +. Miller for
| the United States senatorship, Newton
| Booth receiving five votes.
DIR. LYMAN, of Massachusetts, who is
| thoroughly informed upon the cattle dis
ease, fears no harm from the recent large
| shipment of calves to the west.
DEER searching for food have been east
| " caught near dwellings in the rural re-
| giun Of Virginia, and birds are found fro
zen in the fields.
THE Milwaukee driving park associa
tion has leased its grounds to j. w. Dun
bar, who will arrange for meetings in
June and September.
AN investigation OF the congressional
! greenhouse develops the fact that $l4, 800
of government funds was paid last year,
for labor and incidentals.
A MOVEMENT to have General Mcdowell
made secretary of war in the new cabinet
is being made by Leland AFFORD. Charles
Crocker, and other Californians.
THE state legislature of New York met
Jan, 5. General George II. Sharpe, re-
publican, was elected speaker. Erastus
Brooks received the votes of the demo-
Gratis.
THE friends OF w. P. Frye have with
drawn his name from the senatorial con-
test in Maine, and rendered their votes to
Eugene Hale Mr.. Frye will be quite con-
tent to fill Blaine's vacant seat after
| March I.
G. G. SANBoRN, general freight and
ticket agent of the Northern Pacific road,
has rendered his resignation. 1t is rumor-
ed that j. W. Bishop, general manager of
the Chicago, St, Paul and Omaha road, is
to give up his place.
The daily freight traffic between New
York and Philadelphia averages three
thousand tons each way. A company will
soon be organized in the former city to
construct two steel steamers, and divert
business from the railroads The trips are
to be made in fifteen hours.
MAJOR THOMAS MCKEE, of Galesburg,
| H., the only survivor in that region,
states that the famous deep snow of 1880
was four feet on a level, and for three
weeks the mercury was never less than
! fifteen degrees below zero.
ARCHBISHOP LYNCH, of Toronto, has pub
lished a letter on the Irish question in
which he discourages wholesale immiera-
ton to America, and advocates the right
of self government as the remedy for the
evils and the wrongs prevalent in Ireland.
WITH the provision that 81 900 shall
be raised in New York for the worlds fair
the Central railroad has subscribed $780,
600. Grant, Tilden and Vanderbilt are
! E.. u, nf ha
mission
THE New York legislature convened at
Albany on the 4th inst. The republican
members of the assembly, in convention,
unanimously nominated Gen. Sharpe for
speaker Skinner withdrew in his favor
The democratic members of the assembly
met in convention and nominated Erastus
Brooks for speaker.
Mrs. HARRIET n. COOPER, colored
woman, died at Cheltenham, one of the
suburbs of ST. Louis, on New Years day,
aged one hundred and fifteen years. She
weighed four hundred pounds. Mrs. Coop
err was mother of twenty-five children, the
Youngest Of whom is CO years old. Her
husband is one hundred years old and still
living.
The first biennial session of the Penn
sylvania legislature was held Jan. .. The
republican caucus nominees were elec' ed
officers. In the senate, a sensation was
caused by +. b. Coke, democrat, from Lu-
zerne county, declining to take the iron
clad" oath He made a long statement,
showing that he had used money in secur-
ing his own election, and therefore could
not cOnscientiously allow himself to be
sworn in.
THE Pennsylvania censorship is practi-
cally settled Upon the assembling of the
Legislature the republicans went into eau
Gus for house officers. The test OF strength
was to be made on the organization of the
caucus. This was effected by the Oliver
men electing John NJ. Pottery, of Frank
lin. as president of the caucus by a vote OF
90 to 81 The result was generally receiv-
ed "a evidence of Grows weakness. The
caucus was conducted without any dissen-
sion. b. J.. Hewitt. of Clair, was nomi-
mated for speaker of the house.
THE marriage of Governor-elect Porter,
of Indiana, to Miss Stone, sister of Gen. X.
Stone and daughter of late prominent
resident of Chatauqua county, took place
Jan. at the residence of Walter 5. earn
er, uncle of the bride. The ceremony was
performered by the Rev. John Freeman,
of Lockport, n Y. The wedding was pri-
vate and only few of the relatives pres
ent, among whom were Albert and Annie
Porter, son and daughter of the bride
groom. The couple left for Indianapolis
via the Pennsylvania railroad.
An Intelligent Horse.