River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-17

him and tender him the courtesies of the
cities.
Fay Terrell, well known savant of Ober-
lin, Ohio. is making wonderful discoveries
of fossil fishes along the lake shore in Lor-
aine county. Among the remains found,
almost perfect is dorsal plate twenty-four
by twenty.six inches, and cran1um four
teen and one-half by twenty-three inches.
The length of the fish could not have been
less than twenty-nine feet.
The supreme lodge, Knights Of Honor,
HIS been in session at Galveston, Tex,
with a large number -ofrepresentatiyes pres
ent. The order numbers 1870 600 members,
and has collected and disbursed among the
widows and orphans of deceased members,
in accordance with its endowment plan,
nearly $1,000, Gee
One cfthe largest New York dealers in
ball.frog's legs has set 100 expert frog catch
ers at work IN the New England states. and
estimates that the demand thissummer will
be double that of last year. An experiment
ON breeding bull-ffogs in England is about
to be made, and considerable supply OF
spawn will be sent over for that purpose
next month.
Chicago's April mortality report shows
The number oftbe deceased under five years
of age was 44O, and only 20 had seen eighty
years Consumption and acute lung dis
cases caused 234 deaths. There were ~
fatalities and II suicides.
Two more Of the old Minnesota state
railroad bonds were presented to the state
auditor for redemption Thursday. They
belonged to Ellen s. Cromwell and she re-
z.asv- 2 -. y, for born
G. N. Decker furnishes basis OF fact for
the biggest fish story of the season. He
spesred sturgeon in the Red river at Fergus
Falls weighing 100 pounds end r.ess.tl Ing
6 feet 3 inches..in length,
During April there arrived in the several
customs districts 81, 245 passengers, ofwhom
"a, AIS were Immigrants, 1882 citizens of
the United States returned from abroad, and
3, 788 aliens, not intending to remain IN Tho
United States.
The New York grand ]Efy has recon-
Williams and Allaire for dereIiction OF
duty, in not enforcing the gambling and
excise laws.
Charles Crime ma rriage license at Kan
kakee, is valued at $4,000 by Miss clifford.
wants him to pay her the E, QUO or use the
license.
The San Francisco steamer Coptic, for
China, carried away 103 Chinaman possess
ing return certificates. The total numbet
of return certificates issued 'Np g Date is
$685..
Mr.. Valentines recumbent statue of Gen.
Robert e. Lee has been formally accepted
by the Lee Memorial association of Virgin
la, and will be unveiled on June q.
a young nun in Hochsiag convent Mon-
treal, who appealed to the pobe to be re-
leased from her vows; he's had her prayer
granted and returned to her family.
Fifteen tons of silver bullion passed
through St. Paul Friday 18th inst, from the
McGreg9ry mine at Bozeman, Mont. 1t was
consigned to Newark, n. J.
A piece of granite sixty feet long, seven
square, and weighing $50 TONS was success
fully qusrried last month at Fhomaston, Me,
The Ohio Central coal dock at DhIiith is
nearly completed. The company intends
to shipin $50, 900 tons this summer
]. t. Van 5lyck, Texas heraer, is TAX
ing - 600 sheep from Arizona ia Texas
He bought the lot Tor ss2, zoe.
The Western lUniUh did s., 0Oo. 600 of bus
hess in AD-ii. LOCO of it being prosts.
Jacks onville, Fla, counts up A, 167 tour
| lists during the past season.
Cole, the circus man, has made 81, 900, eet
| out of his branch of science.
immigration mtg Canada ioar months oil
the present year, q. 255.