River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-30

by proxy, and the ceremony was dnil al
fair. The closing session was altogether
uninteresting. The government succeeded
in passing thirteen of its promised meas
ures, and three of these are of the utmost
importance. Toward the close of the session
the government seemed to have become over
cautious, and because OF this, and OF its
hesitation to suppress the obstruction and
turbulency OF the extreme radicals, many
charged it with having lost its grip. Ger
tainly if the government had taken strong
measures to quiet such radicals as Brad
laugh, either by quietly finding a way to
allow him to take his seat or, that priv
ilege being deried him, of suppressing the
great rebellious demonstrations made by
him, it would have received more OF the
respect, if not of the support, OF the con-
servatiyes.
at the examination of Dr. Connolly, and
Pat Connolly, brothers, at Limerick, arrest
ed at Bruff on the charge of being concerned
in murder conspiracy, man named
DinIn testified that the Connollys had COM
PEELED him to swear that he would shoot
John Carroll. a rent warner OF the earl OF
Limerick, and promised him that the head
center would pay him ESQ for so doing;
He and prisoners had lain in wait several
times for Carroll, but the witness courage
failed him, and he did not shoot him. Wit
ness also sWo that the Connollys had pro-
posed poisoning Carroll and his sister.
The second son of Prince William of
Prussia, who is The grandson of the emperor,
was christened at Potsdam, on the 10th
inst, with imposing ceremonies. All the
members of the imperial family, the duke
of Edinburgh, duke of Albany and the king
of Romania were present. The presence of
the king of Roumania Is regarded as giving
force to the idea that the alliance between
Italy, Germany and Austria is about to re-
ceive fresh strength by the accession thereto
of Roumania.
Pensacola, Aug, 23.-Great excitement
was caused by report that two cases OF yell
low fever had been found in the city. Ev-
ervone who could possibly leave the city
made preparations for so doing, and the
scene at the depot the night of the 22d,
baffied description. lis estimated that 800
people left for different points, and about
| 100 got away this morning early. Tran
guilty was restored however, by an Off
cial announcement that no case existed IN
| the city.
MIR. Parnell will proceed to Ireland.
While there he will actively direct the
| work of perfecting the branch organize
| tioos of the national league and use every
| effort in his power to carry out his new
programme, even to the smallest detail. He
| is greatly encouraged by the election of Mr..
| Lynch, who was returned undoubtedly be-
! cause of the discipline OF his supporters
| and not by reason of any particular popu-
larity or capacity of his own.
The German Empetor's famous horse
Ganges, on which he made his entry into
| Berlin after the war of 1866 and 1870 has
recently been killed; but having undergone
the taxidermic process, he now stands in
| the atelier of Prof. Siemering, and is to be
| reproduced in bronze in the great equestrian
| statue OF the Kaiser for the soldiers monu-
| ment at Leipsic The horse will afterward
be placed in a public gallery at Berlin.
| a dispatch from Hong Kong says .
| European tide waiter at Canton, in an al
| tereation recently with some coolies, drew
a revolver aud killed a boy and wounded
| two men. He was arrested, and now awaits
| trial. The outrage has an exasperating eff
| feet upon the populace, who were already
| excited by the action of the French in Ton
| quin.
| j The North German Gazette, Bisn arck s
organ, replying to the attacks of French joar-
| pals on Germany and their cry for revenge,
declares that France threatens the peace
of Europe. 1t says such a state of affairs
/ cannot continue without serious danger,
! and that the passions fomented by such ag-
itation may burst the bonds of peace.
The pope has written Cardinal Delucca,
project of the congregation: Cardinal Pat
rick, bishop of Fruzcali, and Cardinal Her
genrother, denying the charges that the
| papacy has any desire to stand in the way
of the government of Italy, and urging them
to defend the church by adducing evidence
| from the archives of the vatican, showing
| the charges are unfounded.
A dispatch to the Times from Hong Kong
recently says that Haidoung, Tonquin,
! has been taken by TIE French. They also
| captured 150 cannon and $1,000 in An
namese cash. The Aunamite5 fled into the
| interior.
A cable letter from London says the Sha-
pirs manuscript OF Deuteronomy, which has
caused such lively controversy in llteraly
circles is pronounced by DIR. Neubaues and
Prof Sayce forgery, without any claim oil
antiquity.
! Mignet Lane. manufacturer OF cigars and
dealer in loaftobacco, Havana, has suspend
ed. Liabilities from 100000 to 800, 600.
| He claims to have real estate that will COW
er his Indebtedness.
The French civil commissioner at Ton
quin has gone to the capital of AMMAN to
| negotiate with the Anuamite court which
is greatly alarmed by the movements OF
! the French.
Extensive -four mills near Killucan,
| West Meath, Ireland, were burned recently.
Three persons persisted. Loss 9G5 0O0.
Citizens of Montreal has appointed a COM
nittee to give ball to the officers of the
| United States steamer Vandalia.
| At ST. Thomas, Ont, in wife beating
case, Judge Hughes decides that husband
has the right to whip his wife.
The first car load of coal from the Sas
! katchewan river, 700 miles west of Winni-
| peg, has arrived at that city.
A pension of ESQ per annum has been
| granted to Mathew Arnold, the English