River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-10-02
Miscellaneous News Notes.

A Wilmington, Del, woman discovered q
cantaloupe inside watermelon.
The contract of the New Georgia capitol was
let recently to Miles & Horn, of Toledo, for
1852, 756
All lady students of Cornell university will
hereafter be required to room and board at
the Sage college.
Gen. Rosecrans says the investigations of
soldiers homes at Dayton, Ohio, and Tagus,
Me, showed the accounts correct
Gov Hoadly has admonished Sheriff Haw-
king in regard to admitting such great crowds
to witness future executions of Cincinnati
murderers
Hayward and Hobart two directors who
have been fighting ex-senator Sharon for the
control of the Chollar mine, succeeded in OBJ
tanning II in San Francisco.
Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coke of Buffalo, in
reviewing the past twenty years of his episco-
pate, SAID the other day that the increase of i'm
piety and infdelity is appalling
Congressman Morse brings suit against the
widow of Arthur Cheney, manager of the
Globe theater, Boston, to recover life seat in
the theater given him by the deceased. Eighty
nine other life sitters are awaiting the outcome
of the case with interest
The much married Mrs. Wetmore, on trial
in New York for bigamy in marrying Nathaniel
L. Halves when he already had a wife, was ac-
quilted, the Judge believing that she was not
aware that Halves was married when she en-
tered into marital relations with him
New York Special Telegram: At annual
convention of the boiler makers and iron ship
builders international brotherhood, represent
ing 4, 600 members, n resolution was passed to
the effect that the hours of labor of this trade
be in the future nine per day.
Five million feet of logs of Watkins drive
have arrived at Red Lake Falls, fifty men be-
ing engaged in the drive Mr.. Walker has
about 5,0O0,000 feet of logs in Clearwater lake,
which will remain there till next spring Mr..
Walker will cut about 25,O00,OOO feet at his
Clearwater logging works this winter.
Durdettc & Pond, New York, carrying on an
extensive business in the South American and
English trade, have been forced to suspend,
with S250, coo liabilities The firm was estab-
lished in 1860, and did exclusively South
American import business, receiving from there
crude rubber nuts, drugs, etc. In return they
shipped various articles of American manufae-
ture. for which they obtain orders through a
branch house IN Peru
Nelson Bennett, who is large railroad con
tractor, shipped, months ago, the sum of sl9.-
500 by the Northern Pacific Express company,
from Portland TO Ainsworth, Wash The
money reached its destination, but mysterious
" disappeared from the Office before being de-
Iivered to Bennett The express company re-
fuse to reimburse Bennett, claiming there had
been irregularities SHIT was brought, and
Bennett recovered the amount missing and IN
terest, which reached about $4,000
At the Unitarian national conference at Sara
~
ington was elected president; John D. Long of
Massachusetts,, Samuel f. FELTON, of Pennsyl-
Yania, Hornie Davis of Alabama, and George
Adams of Massachusetts,, vice presidents. Rev.
DIR Hale called up she resolution for the or
ganization of state conferences and state mis-
sionaries, which was adopted DR.. james Free
man Clarke OF Boston read an essay relative TO
strengthening and advancing the Unitarian
church which, he said, should have definite
aim. A resolution was adopted ordering the