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

| A cane growers meeting was held On the
10th inst, in Union hall, in Manksto, and
an organization perfected to be known as
/ the Central Southern Minnesota Cane Grow :
er's association, The following officers
were elected: Allan Moon of Eagle Lake,
| PRESIDENT George NJ. Jefferson, Nicollet,
| secretary; B. II. Preston LEROY, treasurer;
committee on bylaws and resolutions, II.
A. Simon, |. Pressnali, J. d. Duane. After
| election of officers a general discussion. WIS
| held on the merits of general methods of
caEe growing and sorghum manufacture.
The cushion carOm game of billiards at
San Francisco, 300 points, $500, between
Sexton and Schaeter, was won by the former
in forty-nine innings. Schaefer's hest run
was 46. Sections best, %. Time of game
one house and thirty-five minutes. The
fourth nigh billiard tournament between
Schaefer and Wallace, champion game, 600
points, for $780, was won by Schaefer in
seventeen innings.
George w. Cole has brought suit for ma
licious libel against the Chronicle publish
ing company st. Louis, claiming S60,0O0
damage for publishing last April an article
purPorting to give sketch of the plaintiff,
in which he was accused of keeping an inn
proper house in Texas several years ago,
passing counte. felt money and forgery.
The Holly Manufacturing company at
LoGkport, n. y, has built for Columbus,
Ohio, the largest and most powerful water
works and engines ever turned out by the
| company. It's capacity is 100000 gal
| Ions in twenty four hours; weight 200 tons;
| weight of balance wheel, ten tons.
Revenue Agent Horton of Boston has
| brought suit for $25, 900 damages against
| Carter; claiming libel in a letter written by
| Carter to the president of the United States
regarding Horizons appointment as internal
| revenue agent, in June last.
-.At the republican senatorial convention
at Manchester Iowa, the Hon. w. o. Doun-
nan Of.Buchahan courtyard chairman Of
the republican state cOmmittee-Tas nomi-
mated for state senator unanimously and
by reclamation.
The Boston Herald thinks despite the
statement made by Shaw d Brother that sll
their property had bseD assigned for the
benefit of creditors. 100000, was turned
over to relatives OF Shaw three months he
fore the failure.
Cattle men in North Wyoming inform
Gen. Howard that Indian depredations are
getting to be scandaously frequent, and
that unless the government wakes up they
Will taAS thC AtihtRtt III tltttA oah uduuS-
The steamer Alaska, which came i'll on
the Goth, made the passage in seven days
and forty seven minutes, which is within
an hour of the best west-bound passage ever
made.
The profits of the Moody Il Saukey
hymn books have been in the neighbour
hood of s4OO 90. II e profit funds have been
applied to charitable and evangelical pur-
poses
The town OF Middlthed, Mass, celsbra
ted it's one huudredlh anniversary on the
18th inst. The exercises were hel III
tent capable of holding 1000 people.
one hundred and fifty-three acres in Tom
Green county, Tex. were sold to H. Nj
Truehard. This is one of the largest land
sales ever made in Galveston.
A joint resolution has passed the New
Hampshire legislation in favor OF the gov
eminent postal telegraph system.
Abram, st. Louis grocer. sixty-fve years
Of age and worth 81 OO0, 600 has sled bill
of divorce from his wife. He alleges abuse
OF himself aud children.
High wages are causing sailors to go ipto
the harvest fields along the ST. Lawrence
The Minneapolis Turner'S captured the
6rst prize at the New Ulm funniest.
An important gold discovery is reported
from the Yukon river in Alaska.
Artesian wells twenty-five feet deep are
flowing cOpiously in Carson, New.