River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-20
HISTORY OF 4 WEEK.

A visit to Gen. Grants tomb at River
side Park is now the attraction in New
York, in the evening many OF those who
drive on the boulevard turn out of the old
routes and drive up to ClaremonU and
/ past the tomb Every pleasant evening
the avenue is thronged with vehicles. One
man, who has been in the habit of driving
out every evening for many years, says
he had forgotten there was a drive in the
city with such fine views until the selection
of the site for Gen Grants burial place
recalled it, Since then he has taken the
route every night During the day
amateur artists are seated at different
points on the ground sketching the best
views. Many of the visitors now bring
/ flowers, and floral designs have been sent
/ to the tomb from the city, where they are
used in decoration.
| 1t is reported that a syndicate of well
/ known and responsible citizens of Council
I Bluffs has been formed, who are to make
novel proposition to the city authorities,
i to the effect that if the syndicate is given
exclusive control of the gambling rooms
and saloons they will give good and suffi-
Gent bonds and viii pay for such privilege
the entire running expenses of the city gov
eminent, including water, fire department,
gas, police, official salaries, and repairs of
streets, the amount to be estimated on the
average expenditures of the city govern
meut for the past three years The syndi-
cate will insist on the city by its own police
force, protecting the syndicate from all
~,
stand between the syndicate and prosecu-
tions in the courts
| Miss Cleveland's book has been droopingin
/ its sales for the past two weeks and the pub
fishers say they do not think the entire sale
| from first to last will exceed $4,000 copies.
An illustrated edition of the book is now
beng prepared, and translations are nearly
ready for sale in Russia, Italy France and
Germany. Miss Cleveland's income from
the book has been variouslv stated to be
from $4,000 to $4,000, but the publishers
laugh at such figures, and while they will
not give the precise amount it is intimated
that the presidents sister will not receive
more than ten cents for every copy sold.
John Roach has completed his schedule,
showing his liabilities to be 81 30. 81 81;
nominal assets, So, $50, $751; 20; actual assets.
81, 4S1.4 1S.23. This, Roach says, proves true
his claim at the time of the suspension that
he had 81 with which to pay every dollar
of Indebtedness. He calculates upon having
s., 800, 900 clear when his affairs are settled.
The shipyard has resumed its old-time ac-
tivity, and the best of feeling prevails in
all interested quarters.
As the steamer S. M.F elton was leaving
her dock at Philadelphia on the morning of
the 18th, bound for Wilmington Del. an ex-
plosion occurred which wrecked the boat
and injured sixteen passengers some fatal
". 1t is supposed that the explosion was
the malicious work of some one who was
interested in a rival steamboat.
FIRST Controller Durham has given a de
cision that under the act of March 3, 1855,
making appropriations for the collection
| of internal revenue, the agents of that bu-
reau are only entitled to a per diem of 50,
in lieu of subsistence, while travelling and
away from home on duty, and are not en-
titled to that when at home.
Secretary Bayard has directed United
States Minister Winchester to attend the in
ternational copyright conference in Berne,
Switzerland, Sept = it being understood
that his presence does not bind the govern
ment. The stipulation is made because the
matter of copyright is now pending before
congress.
Maxwell the man who murdered Preller
at the Southern Hotel in st. Louis and
concealed his body in a trunk, has been
brought back from New Zealand and con
fesses he killed Preller by giving him an
overdose of chloroform. He claims that
he was administering it to relieve him of
pain.
j. |. Cases stallion Phallas, raced with
Harry Wilkes at Belmont Park, PhilaGel-
phia, on the 18th and was beaten winning
only one heat out of four. Wilkes time
was 2:l6, 2:2O and 2:lS3l. The heat which
Phallas won was trotted in 2:2l1l.
Deputy state treasurer of New York, f. K
Apgar, died at his residence at Albany on
the the 18th. Mr.. Apgar was prominent
Democratic politician, and especially ac-
tive in behalf of Mr.. Tilden in 1876 and Mr.
Cleveland in 1884.
While a section Of Forepaugh's circus
train was standing at a water tank at Ed
dyville, Iowa, another section crashed into
it and severely injured eight of the en-
ployes besides damaging property to
large amount,
First Assistant Postmaster General Ste
venson has expressed a belief that $500
postmasters will be changed during the
month of August, and that the ratio will
be increased as the weather grows cooler.
st. Lawrence Co, New York has had a
regular western cyclone, killing eight
persons, and destroying an immense
amount of property.
At the state department in Washington
it is denied that Mr.. Kelley will It ceive any
appointment there upon his return.
Malcom d. Hay, the late first assistant
postmaster general, is hopelessly i'll at Ores
son. Pa.