River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-05
GENERAL NOTES.


ton, S. c., for the murder of Scott Hook.
A MAN with fully-developed symptoms
of small pox was found mingling with the
people in the streets of Texarkana, Ark,
and quarantined outside the city.
In cushion-carom billiard game at
New Y ork, for $4,000 and gate money.
William Sexton defeated Jacob Schaefer
by a score of $50 to SIC
The Northwestern Association of Com
mercial Travellers held its annual meeting
in Chicago, with James c. Miller in the
chair. 1t has membership of 1859, of
whom 1.421 reside in Chicago.
The first purely republican victory in
the south under President Arthur's adj
ministration was at Pensacola, where Col
onel Tarbell was reelected mayor by 275
majority.
GEN. TERRY has sent detachment of
the I'd cavalry from Fort Custer to the
upper Yellowstone to protect the North
ern Pacific constructors from the maraud-
ing Crows.
DR.. MAX WAssERMAN, who was born in
San Francisco, but is now a noted scen-
fist, was recently welded to Leonora Sc
ligman, a daughter of the American
banker of Paris. Ferdinand de Lesseps
was witness for the bride.
THE total number of immigrants arriv-
ing at New York for the year will be about
100000. 1t is estimated that 81 SOC, 900 was
paid out for inland transportation, and
that 100000 in coin was brought over
by the newcomers.
The youngest daughter of William H.
Vanderbilt was married to the son of Gen.
t. laAf . Hl1lo
church. n. York. Three rectors officiat-
ed, and Bishop Potter delivered the bene-
diction.
BRIDAL outfit, comprising ffty-six
lots of goods. which was smuggled into
the port of New York by Joseph Leopold,
a Milwaukee steamboat owner, was sold
at auction by the customs authorities for
less than $1,000.
THE Jail at HERNANDEZ, Miss, was emp
tied OF its inmates on Thursday night
Among those who escaped is Edward
Neims, who is under sentence of death for
the murder of Rufus Armistead.
CHRIS gibson, the Oldest scout in the
government service, reports to Gen. Pope
that there will be an uprising of the Utes
Plutes, and Navaloes in New Mexico in
the spring The reds on the Utah reser-
walton are being freely furnished with
arms by the Mormons.
SMALLPOX has broken out at Sydney,
n. S. W., and several deaths have oc-
CURED. The Navajo agency in New Mex
leo has called for points to vaccinate five
hundred persons. Fred Spoor, railway
engineer, died at Waukegan, Ill. TWEEN
ty-fiye deaths have occurred in the infect
ed district below Wahpeton, Dakota. and
blood is reported to have gushed from the
eyes, ears and noses of the patients.
THE railroads terminating in Chicago
make a good showing of the years bust
ness. The Northwestern reports earnings
of $2l, 73S, sos, and the completion of 1853
miles of new track. The gross revenues
of the Rock Isla.d are placed at $l2 ,500,
000. and large elevator was built in Chi
cago. The Burlington shows earnings of
nearly $23 100000, and 800 miles of track
have been constructed. The st. Paul re-
ports gross revenues of $16, FAC, 100 and it
has built 200 miles of road
Two cases of small pox developed at
Mount Carmel, ILL.,, and the mayor issued
a proclamation suspending services in the
churches. One congregation refused to
obey, and the secretary of the state board
of health was asked what should be done.
DIR. Rauch telegraphed that the meeting
should be prevented by force, and ordered
the sheriff to aid in enforcing the mayors
order. He also gave instructions to have
ali offending persons vaccinated. -Four
tramps walked into the Chicago health
office, showing indications OF small pox.