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

| Mr. Writ Skies, United States consul ri
Cardiff England, whose death was an.
nounced recently, was forty-seven years oi
| age He was born at W8tertCwn, and ed
| tied school paper ut the age of ter. His
| boyhcod was spent on a farm in Deerfeld,
across the Mohawk from Utica. When six
| teen years of age he was delivering temper
ance lectures in the principal towns oil
| New York. He began his editorial work
| in his sixteenth year, and from that day
onward he never ceased 10 maintain active
relations with the press. The Utica Her
aid SAYS that at one time he was compos-
1tor OF that psper and later was connected
with the local department. He confined
himself to no speciality, but wrote profuse-
~ in every field. If his contributions in
fiction, poetry, philosophy history. poll
tics and art to the daily, weekly, monthly,
and quarterly press were gathered in hook
form, they would fill, it is said, fifty large
volumes. Roundabout authorities say his
wifi Olive Logan and he were too much
alike to be more than ordinarily happy.
There seems to be some sort of q discus
sion gon9 on quietly as to who shall take
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan's command at Chca-
go, when he vacates it October next to as
sune command of the army. But this re-
H.
cock will reuain where he is BOW with
headquarters at Governors Island, n Y.
Mai. Gen. Scboield transferred to Chicago,
and Maj Gel. Pope to San Francisco.
This NAV also involve the transfer of Gen.
Miles rom Vaneouver's barracks to Fort
Leavenworth and OF Gen. Mackenzie from
Santa Fe Nancouvers barracks, although
some hold that the latter officer will take
comuand of the department of the south
Hunt.
John Chinnick of Miles City. Mon, who
Accidentally shot himself July %, died on
the I'D inst He was founder OF Miles City,
and came OF good family from England IN
his sixteenth year He was especially prom
;uent in This country ON account OF his long
prstraoted suit With the Unio1 Pacific rail
road, in regard 20 a disputed land claim,
involving the location of Miles City. He
leaves q family IN good croums ances
Gov Hubbard OF Connecticut whose
daughter Nellie has made him famous by
marrying his coachman, has lost his fortuse
of $500 600 in ". II street. He is regarded as
the bsst lawyer in the state, and the nisfor-
tune come through setting his son up as
New York broker.
9 Il is reported as a certainty by some peo-
pie that the object of the visit of Monsign
eur Cspel to this country, and the calling
OF the leading American Catholic leaders to
Rome, Is but to precede the appearance in
this country 81 the pope himself.
Richard Rossiter, member of the MI.
waukee board Of supervisors from the First
wsrd has Suddenly become insane from the
effects of 2 sunstroke suffered some weeks
ago. His alteration is supposed to be only
Hilario Balso, well-tD-do Frenchman, |
and noted swimmer has Just arrived at |
New York. and declares it his intention 70 |
swim the Niagara whirlpool rapids or die
in the attempt
Gen. w. n. Washbuvn telegraphed the /
mayor Of Rochester to draw upon him Tor
81 900 Tor the reiiet of the sufferers by the
,yolone.
Miss Jennie Flood the California heiress,
5 eneag d 20 marry Baron Beaumont OF
England, who has blue blood and an empty
purse.
FOREIGN NEU-S GOSSIP.
The prorogati Z OF parliament was done