River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-10
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Alden Spesre of Boston has given $4,000
to found proiessoTship in Boston univer-
sity.
The first biennial report OF the Iowa state
auditor under the rscsnt law, making June
} instead of Oct. the end of the fiscal pc
Rod, has been m de. The total receipts
were 81 677, 8t2.14, including balance OF
3I7S, Sol. "A on hand oct. l, 1871 The dis.
pursemtnrs for the same period we're - 5. g, :
307 "a During the past two yesrs the pub
lie del BIT has been paid in IN |, aad the state
has the sa isfaction of beginning the rev
year without creditors and with comfort
able balan e of sl7l, $3.50 in her ressury.
1t is rumored in army circles that, sine
he retirement of Gen. Mckenzie, Gen.
Crook will be sent to Omaha TO take charge
OF the department of the Platte, where he
cas- formerly so popular, and Gen o O.
Howard, now comm dnding there, will be
transferred to Arizona, and permitted to
cary out certain views as to the settle ment
OF the Indian question on the border.
Fifteen saloon keepers at 4 gate Bay were
arrested and fined fifty-seven dollars ard
fifty cents each for selling liquor without
license
Il is stated that the latest Partisan music
al sensa ion, La DormeuSe Evelle, will
shortly, together with its costumes and sew
eral of the per ormers, be tran ported to
America IL will probably b. first produced
in Boston by Miss Helen 0oer. who has
acquired the sole American right for the
sun OF $4,000.
Belle English OF Cincinnati. after going to
The supreme court. has secured verdict of
81 500 az ainst her father, tor declaring her
illegitimate.
At Santa Fe in The case of the Palo Cattle
company against ex-senator Dorsey, the
chief Justice has dissolved the rec-iveTship,
obtained by Mr.. Dorsey and returned tue
property and business to the company,
The case involved $500, 900 worth OF prop
erty, and was closely contested.
By the fire at St. Louis on the 5th inst.
the carpet house of Z Essential & Co., Te-
ceiyed greater damaga thsn ct first thought.
Their sock estimated at $50. 00O-sDd dam
aged, principally by water, perhaps to the
extent of 500 O0o-was insured for So 300
Another f 2 between and 4 O'Clock the
same morning destroyed four or i've little
shops and frame residences on Jhouteau
avenue, between Twenty-sixth END i Fenfy-
seventh streets. Total loss about $10GO9;
insured for $1,000
The Isabella Furnace eompsny's erusher
at Coketon. Pa, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$40. coo.
The Montreal Fsrtihziug company ware
house burned Sunday, the 6sh. Loss, ST.
CO. insured.
Congressman D. B. Henderson of Iowa
has prepared bill for the general pension
ing of soldiers OF the late war and others.
His proDositit,n IS to give 8 pension to
every soldier y no served for six months in
any war, provided be is now peDsioRable
fer disabilities. He wout3 have thu rliing
depend entirely upon the character and ex-
tent OF the disability, and without any ref
erence to rank Another feature is thst
livery man who served six months, was hon
OrabIy discharged and has reached the age
Of sixty-fye years, independent Of any dis
ability, is givea q pension provided he &C
Luaily needs it.
During the intense cold of Friday morn