River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-30
i Milmankes br company with 100000

in Milwaukee by company with $4,000
capital.
THE production of anthracite coal for
the first FIVE months this year was SIC, $780,
272 tons an increase of $50, 233 tons over
tn produce for the same time last year.
In the investigation ofthe county hos
pital at Milwaukee, the committee Is
unanimous in report that DIR. Marden
should be discharged.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WooDFoRD. of New
York, has appointed as his assistants son
of Postmaster General James and a nephew
of Roscoe ConkIing.
THE legislature of the Mexican state of
Vera Cruz offers reward of 100000 to
the inventor of preventive for yellow fe-
yer. Such an inducement ought to stimu-
late the sluggish Greaser to active efforts.
FALL RIVER PASS, leading into Middle
Park, Colorado, is at present occupied by
the surveying parties of the Union Pacific
and the Denver, Western and Pacific, and
a railway war of great interest may pos
siblv result.
THE citizens of Paris, KY, commemo-
rated the sixtv-ninth anniversary OF the
declaration of war in 1872 by a banquet to
the twelve veterans of that struggle still
living in that state.
The prize drill at Louisville, resulted in
victory for the Porter rifles, of Nash
VILE the second hohors being carried of
by company @, of the 1st regiment, OF
Chicago.
THE Ute commissioners, accompanied by
Sapavanaro and Guero, escorted by a cav
airy company, left Grand river on horse
back last week, going toward Utah, carry
| ing provisions on pack-mules.
| THE heirs of the late Anthony j. Drexel
| for whom Drexel Boulevard, Chicago is
named. are having fountain made at Ber-
lin costing $4,000, which they will pre-
/ sent to Chicago as a memorial of their de.
ceased relative.
TOBACCO cultivation in the United
States, for 1880, is placed at 473, 10Y ,58s
pounds. The average yield per acre il
/ shown to be 731 pounds, varying from
1859 pounds in Massachusetts,, to Al
pounds in North Carolina.
THE suit of William S. Williams, o
New York, against the Western Unior
| Telegraph company, to restrain the ISSUE
of $i5.0OO,0OO new stock, has been dis
missed. A similar decision is expected il
a case entered by Rufus Hatch.
A COMET of vast size, with bright cen
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the naked eye Just before daylight ~
Thursday. Astronomers at several eastern
points are claiming credit for its discovery
1t is believed to be the great comet of 1872
which is due this year.
AT Biddeford, Maine, the celebrates
Pepperell Mills paid off their hands an
shut down. Non-striking operators wer
sent to the company's mills at Laconla
4 10 no CT
search of work. This can hardly be deem
ed triumph for the strikers.
THE crossing OF the Rio Grande by Lieu
tenant Bulls, of the United States army
in pursuit of border marauders. evokes
strong protest from the Mexican press
The Pdtrid. while confessing the inabilit
of its government to prevent such lava
sions. asks the authorities at Washingto
to give the matter calm consideration.
In the case of Mrs. Elkins, wife of tn
well-known Chicago artist, who sue
William Cudney, the saloonist, for dam
ages for allowing her husband to injur
his and her prospects with whisky, tn
Jury disagreed. Mrs. Elkins has institute
another suit against Darious Cudney
brother of the other defendant for 100
on the same grounds.
TIE banquet of the sons of Maine res
dent in Chicago was in every sense
success, especially as large delegation c
the Pine Tree state were present as guests
Judge Drummond delivered the addres
of welcome and Professor Rodney Welc
the poem. Among those responding I
toasts were Hannibal Hamlin, +. I
Washburne, James II. Howe, and Mar
II. Dunnell
A REMARKABLE piece OF news come
from the Nashville correspondent of tn
Louisville C0urier-J0ur1adl. He says thi
a woman living in Jackson County, Tenn
was few DAYS ago delivered of seve
children in one evening. They all resem
BILE each other except as TO weight, ar
) are healthy, well-formed babes. TIL
minuteness of detail regarding tn
physicians trips backward and forwar
, suggest that the story is true one.