River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-20
Foreign Flashes.

Minister Ferry has received dispatches say.
ing that Gen Gordon has been killed
Irving's house in Bond street, Hammer
smith, was originally owned by Nell Gwynne,
purchased for her by Charles IL
Commissioner General Moorhead, of the
New Orleans exposition, is in Ottawa, endeav
oring to get the dominion government to send
an exhibit
The German revenue for the year has de-
creased 200, 1000, COO marks and expenditures
increased 2, 100000 marks. The deficit will
be met by an increase in the rnatrieular con-
tributions of various German states.
Louisa Denvy writes, in London, that in
consequence of the injunction preventing the
publication of Lord Lytton's letters to his wife,
she will be compelled to rely on other and not
less forcible evidence to vindicate Lady Lytton.
Work continues with great activity upon the
Panama canal New contracts are being let,
and large number of men and quite guam
tity of excavating material are arriving. 1t is
said $4,000 men will be employed during the
season on forty seven miles of work.
The best Cabinet Rhine wine of the vintage
of 1865 is reserved especially for the imperial
table at Berlin II is worth ST. 50 bottle 1t
the Rhenish vineyards on account of their per-
lection.
London is excited over brief dispatch from
Egypt, which lifts great weight from the pub
lie mind It runs as follows: "a message
just received here Cairo from authentic sour
ces states that Gen. Gordon was safe at Khar-
tonm, with the bulk of his forces, ON the 4th
inst Further report of Gordon's long siege
is anxiously awaited
Australian advices state that the British
Commodore of the Australian station, in ac-
cordance with instructions from the British
government, given some time ago. had proceed.
ed to New Guinea, and on the 9th of November
proclaimed a British protectorate over that
part of the island The protectorate covers
the southern coast east of the 141st meridian.
east longitude and. includes islands adjacent
to Southern New Guinea Settlement in the
protectorate will not be permitted at present.
1t is officially announced through the British
consulate that an international inventors :.
hibition will be held in London in 1885, unuel
the patronage of the queen, the presidency Of
the prince of Wales and the management 0f an
executive council composed of eminent English
men, 1t will be opened in May at the royal
horticultural gardens, South Kensington, and
will remain open until the end OF the year.
In order that American inventions may occupy
prominent place in this universal exhibition,
the latest date for receiving applications for
space has been extended to Dec. 81, 1854
The Dominion immigration returns for
October show HIS arrivals in Canada, oil
whom 1913 were settlers and 4, 100 passengers
going through Canada to the United States.
The total arrivals since the lst of January were
13S, 800, of whom S0510 were settlers and 81,
S76 passengers through to the United States.
Last year during the corresponding period the
total arrivals were 1862, 1S5, of whom AZ, $50
were arrivals of persons who settled in Can
ada and 65, $50 were arrivals of persons pass
ing through Canada to the United States.