River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-22

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majority in the legislature on joint ballot il
eighty-two making Platt's reelection certain
Francois Ellie Rudaire, the French hydrog
rapher, is dead He was the originator Of tn.
project to create a sea in the Sahara desert BY
cutting canals through the low sand hills which
separate the desert from the Mediterranean sea
He was forty eight years of age and an officer
of the Legion Of Honor.
Secretary James NJ. Swain, of the American
iron and steel association, says he does MOI
look for any failure in the eastern iron trad,
as the result of the Pittsburg failure; but thai
failure has destroyed the confidence which wal
beginning to be felt in an Improvement in bust
ness,
At Birmingham, England, recently, 5jO0
persons out of employment adopted resolu-
ton asking the corporation 10 furnish employ
ment procession later, marched through
the streets and halted before bakery An ar
tlsan stole loaf of bread, and was promptly
arrested Violence is feared
George Stickney, the defalcatng treasurer d
Union county, Oak, has turned over about 81,
500 worth Of personal property at Elk Point
to his bondsnlef but has as vet failed to fulfill
his promise to transfer the real estate held in
the name Of his wife and son. Stickney'
shortages are now found TO be nearly Sl2. 100
The suspension Of Oliver Brothers 4 Phil
lips, the largest iron firm in Pittsburg, APP
pears TO have been due rather to desire on
the part Of the firm to force an extension OF
credit than to any irremedable financial en-
barrassment The assets are generally thought
to be considerably in excess of the liabilities.
According to the terms of peace agreed up
on between Corea and Japan, Corea is to pay
T.. = N 81.
ere OF Japanese subjects and the burning OF
the Japanese embassy. A Japanese garrison
of fifteen hundred men is to be permanently,
maintained at Seoul on Kin XII Tao, capital OF
Corea
The Union Insurance company of Philadel-
phia, at the annual meeting reduced its capl.
tai to the extent OF 100000 This action was
made necessary by losses through fraudulent
transactions of one ofits agents, Lorenzo Dim
lex, of the firm of Crosby & Dimick, Buffalo,
who defrauded the company of upwards OF
S200,000
Postoffices established Dakota-De Groot,
Ramsey county; Westbore, Mcpherson county.
Postoffces Discontinued Briggs Lake, Sher-
burne county moved to Clear Lake. Post
masters Commissioned-Emily Rowell, Antioch,
Oak, George es, Moorhead, Iowa; G. b. De
Groot De Groot, Ramsey county, OAK. ;oh j.
Dolles, NestOoro, LAX.
1t is understood that Lieut. Darlington sen,
the secretary of war formal charges against
Gen. HaZen, founded upon statements recently
made by the latter to Lieut. Garlington's dis
credit The charges, it Is said, are conduct
unbecomlng an officer and gentleman, and the
specifications set forth instances of alleged
lying and SANDER.
The report of the embarrassment of Oliver
IL, IN Tho
city of Pittsburg when al its connections are
considered, few about like wild fire and set
the town wild with excitement as such an
event was recognized as a catastrophe I'm
equaled by any previous failure. Ii Is impos-
sible to guess at the liabilities of the firm.
They are reported at from SO, 600, 600 to So
100000
Postoffices established: Iowa-Conroy Iowa
county Montana-RimiEi, Lewis and Clark
county Postmasters commissioned-He Henry c.
Hansbrough, Devils Lake, Oak. William H.
kephart, Miller, Oak J. p. Hunter, Webster
City, Iowa, Mary Demling, .Virginia City, Mont
John NJ Hibbard Houghton, Wis; Archie
Douglas, Hickory, Iowa; C. s. Douglas, Fonta-
ma, Wis; j. C. Englebert, Conroy, Iowa; b.
Wilson, Rimini Mont
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, not long ago Meriden's
poetess- bride, thus expresses herself under
the shadow of a coming event, desired by the
sex feminine: 81 want her to be fine looking,
healthy, tender, brainy and capable of attract
ing men without loving them Women should
be in love with the world and be able to meet
its responsibilities, TO find a charm in the So
ciety of many instead of in the companionship
of any one man"
The accepted reason for John Cisco & Sons
assignment now is that the daughters of the
late John J. Cisco, co-heirs with Cisco of the
present firm, insist upon having the estate Ii
quidated and Withdrawing their funds from tbs
concern. In view of the unsettled state of af-
fairs generally, it was deemed best to make an
assignment The firm had $500, 600 to its cred
it in the bank at the close of business.
In the criminal court at Milwaukee, Dallere
Desarmiers, the alleged Catholic Missionary
from Canada, who was convicted during the
present term of crimlnally assaultng a little
girl was up for sentence. Desarmiers asked
the privilege of making statement, which the
court granted After mumbling over few
inaudible remarks, however, he broke down,
and was thereupon sentenced to two years OF
hard labor at the house of correction.
Secretary Teller has caused thorough ex-
animation of the complicated question OF
titles to the lands upon which the Irish immi-
grant colonies are situated in Minnesota. The
matter was brought to his attention by Bishop
lTelauu anu mas Deen lOOkeu dlteF carefully ny
Maj. Strait The land Office finds that the
titles to those lands are inextricably confused,
and nothing can be done by the interior de-
partment to settle, them Legislation will be
necessary by congress.
A shocking crime occurred at Frankford-on.
the-Main recently. A police commissioner
named Rumpff, who has been active in the
prosecution of socialists, was found dead in
front of his own house, stabbed in two places.
The assassin is unknown. A reward of S75C
is offered for the discovery of the murderer.
The dagger with which the deed was commit
ted twice penetrated the heart AS there was
no robbeey, it is presumed that vengeance was
the motive of the crime.
At dance at Sand Greek, Black Hills, Jacb
Curry, Alex Black and Troy Mitchell began te
have fun by shooting out the lights, when jim
Davis got his Winchester and winged two OF
them. Curry got away, butnext morning went
to Davis armed with Winchester to kill Jim.
Both men drew down and fired, but missed.
Curry's gun would not dicharge the shell, and
he turned and ran, Davis firing after him till
ball crashed through his right sholder. Mitch
ellis wound viii prove fatal
In the reichstag, during the discussion of
bill for law for the protection of working.
men, Bismarck declared it was impossible tc
establish normal working day, and askes how
workingmen could be unidentified for hours OF
labor thus lost He said employers would be
unable to indemnify their men without conduct
ing their business at loss. A normal work.
ing day would, he said, involve a reduction Of
wages, and even if feasible, it would be neces-
sary to erect Chinese wall around Germany
to prevent the importation of foreign produc-
tons.
The river and harbor committee had an all.
day session, with decidedly unforeseen and
gratifying results for the Northwest The com
mttee appropriated $4,000 of the $4,000
asked to complete the Winnebagoshish DAMS
s200,O0 for the improvement of the Missis-
sippi from St Paul down to the Des Moines
rapids and $500 GOO for the Hennepin canal.
For the latter object S500000 was asked, and
the comm ttee after neglecting the item for
year, was expected, from current expressions
of opinions to refuse its admission into the bill
At West Side, Iowa, the sheriff demanded of
the assignee of the Exchange bank and assis-
tant cashier that they open the vault door In
the bank, that he might obtain some papers he
had attached, and, on their refusal, the sheriff,
assisted by a blacksmith, dug hole through
the side of the vanlt, got in and secured the
assets of the bank which consisted of a few
basketfuls of paper and worthless notes to the
amount of about IS, 000, and lot of notes left
there for collection The prospects are that
the creditors of the bank will get about 10 cents
on the dollar.
The house committee on military affairs has
authorized Gen Sloeum to move to take from
the speakers table the bill passed last year by
the senate providing for the retirement of Gen.
Grant This is the bill which is almost idan-s
teal IN terms with that passed for the retire
ment of Fitz John Porter, which the president