River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-21

Ten Eycke will take place at 8 o'clock P
m. on the 18th inst. at Westminster park
Alexandria Bay.
THE Lutheran synod of this country has
already begun making preparations for
celebrating the 4C0th centenary OF the
birth of Martin Luther. which occurs on
the 10th of November, 1888.
YELLOW FGvER of the most malignant
type has broken out at Mier. Mexico,
about one hundred miles below Laredo.
and the citizens are fleeing.
ALgx. G. BoTKIN, formerly well Known
in journalistic circles. has been nominated
by the republicans of Montana for dele
gate in congress.
At keokuk, Ia, arguments were con-
cluded in the barb-wire cases, and Judge
McCrary and Love will file a decision at
the next term of the United States court
at Des Moines.
TEN thousand people we're at the Vet
Grams Reunion at Laconia, N. III. zen.
Sherman, Gov. Bell and other distinguish
ed guests were present. Gen. Shsrman.s
speech was received with great enthusi-
asm.
The report of an outbreak among the
Indians in southwestern Nebraska is de-
MED. Reliable information says the peo-
ple are somewhat frightened. but there
appears TO be 10 grounds for the scare.
REPORTS from Pittsylvania county, Va,
state that diphtheria is raging 10 an
alarming extent. There were fifty deaths
during the last three weeks, and more
than hundred persons are now down
with the disease. La some cases whole
families have been carried of.
THE secret order known as the Sons of
Columbia, claiming eigbty-eight thous-
and members in the state of New York,
is running a line of steamboats, on the
Hudson, carrying passengers up to Pough-
keepsie for ten cents, in order to test the
cost of water transportation and to set
tie the question of amonopoly of docks.
THE National Department of Agricul-
ture places the yield of winter wheat at
$50 .000, goo bushels, and spring wheat at
lac, 100000 bushels. The September con-
dition of potatoes has declined, but pros
poets are favorable for crop OF 100 ,0OO,-
900 bushels.
THE republican state convention, of
New Hampshire. proceeded to ballot for
candidate for governor. The fourth
ballot resulted as follows: Currier, 276 !;
Hale, 324; scattering 20. Samuel w.
Hale was then declared nominated, and
the convention made the nomination
unanimous.
A CABLE message from Lord Crawford,
in Scotland, announces the discovery at
the Imperial Observatory at Rio Janerio
of another new comet. This is not the
one discovered recently by E. h.
Barnard of Nashville, Tenn. The astron-
omers now have two comets 10 care for.
n. - IN xuh 10 boh "
the discoverer of the South American
comet, announces that it can be seen with
the naked eye. The other is visible only
with the aid OF telescope. Both comets
are late risers, neither being visible until
| after midnight.
AN attempt is being made by Messrs.
| Charles L. Wright &. Co., ship-brokers, to
| establish an American steamship line with
| new kind of vessel planned and patented
bv Captain Sundborg, lately of the Swed-
ish navy. The steamers will ply between
New York and the European ports, and
will be controlled entirely by American
capital. According TO the plans as set
| forth in the prospectus the new steamers
will have displacement of 1000 tons,
| length of $50 feet They are to have four
decks, two of which will be for saloon
passengers. Each steamer is to be moved
| by two propellers, worked by two COM
pound engines of $500 horse power each.
| Capt. Sundborg claims that he will be
able to obtain a speed of at least twenty
miles an hour, and more in good weather.
The time for quick passages to Europe
will be five days.
THE annual meeting of the American
| Woman's Suffrage Association. held at
Omaha, was largely attended. Reports Of
| work were made by sixteen state societies.
Letters were received from George VIM
Curtis, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs.
Mary A. Livermore, Gov. st. John, of
Kansas, and Chancellor Eliot. of Wash
ington university, Missouri. Sixty-eight
delegates were present from twelve states
and territories. Gov. John w. Hoyt and
Judge KiDgman, of Wyoming Territory,
| addressed the convention, and claimed
that the experience of thirteen years of
woman suffrage in their territory was an
unqualified success. 1t was voted to
make an active campaign in Nebraska
| during the coming six weeks for the pass
age of the woman's suffrage constitutions al
amendment, which is to be voted upon in
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