River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-23
GENERAL NEUIS NOTES.

", B. Dunnell, an architect of Minnea-
polls has made drawings for the new
Presbyterian college building, located at
Albert Lea. The plan adopted consists of
group of buildings, connected by arc des.
The main portion of the building which
will be commenced this season and com
pleted another year, will be OF brick, with
stone trimmings, 50xI % feet in size, three
stories in height, and to cost $25, coo. 1t
will contain recstation-roUms, chapel and
dormitories, the latter to accommodate forty
persons. 3'he design is of Gothic architeC-
ture, and will be very attractive in appear
ance. 1t is intend ed to make this institu-
ton exclusively for young ladies. 1t is well
located, and starts out under favorable
auspices.
A ca Il for the seventh annual congress of
the National Liberal League signed by T.
b. Wakeman, president Elizur Wright,
vice president and r. C. Leland, secretary,
is issued. 1t says:
All citizens of the United States who be
lieve in the fundamental principles OF our
republic separation of church and state, the
equality of all citizens before the law without
distinction of creed, race or sex; justice for
all privileges and monOplies for none, need
of universal secular education, free speech
and a free press as a basis ofuniverSai suff-
rage are luNIteu 10 JON the NallOndI lIbeIdl
league, and appear Or be represented in its
seventh annual congress at Milwaukee, Wis,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept 81, %
and % next.
The convention at Buffalo of Librarians
after a spirited discussion, tabled the res
olutions of the committee on the abolition
of the book tariff reciting that. in the
opinion of the ASSOCIATION, the duties on
hf, a
was anomalous, unnecessary and unjust;
that q memorial be seLt to congress on the
subject and that the secretary request Ii
brarians to sign similar memorial.
James Finnegan, who has been uuite .
prominent citizen of Neilsville, Wis, for a
good many years, has been arrested by
Sheriff Meyers at Camp Douglas, Oh the
charge of adultery, the complaint heing
made by the father of the girl, Mr.. d. G.
BabCock The girl has also been arrested
Finnegan gave $500 bail for his appearance
The federal officers of Topeka, Kans.,
claim to have advicss that the Slade-Mitch-
ell D. ize-fght is to be Just across the Indian
Territory line, south of Baxter Springs
Kans. and that efforts are being made to
have United States officers on hand to stop
it.
Alexander & Tans1g, of Chicago, sugar
refiners, who did a business of ST.
900, 900 a year, failed on the 18th. The
assets and Liabilities have not yet been
disclosed. The failure was occasiOned by
decline in prices.
Bradstreet's Journal furnishes the follow
ing: There were "a failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreets during last
week, eight more than the corresponding
week in 1882, aud 100 more than the same
week in 1880
The Royal Insurance company Of Liver
pool took out permiC recently, to build a
nine story office building on Jackson street.
Chicago, in close proximity to the new
chamber of commerce, to cost $500, 900.
For the week the entire number of immi-
grants arrived in New York was 1909,
against 6,6S2 for the corresponding week
last year
Gov. Blackburn of Kentucky has pardoned
S45 criminsls during his administration.
Mrs. johnson of TOMS River, N. j., has
had triplets for the third time
Seven thousand persons were present at a
Knight Templars hall at San Francisco.
The fax acreage this year in Minnesota
has fallen of 7,641 acres.