River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-17
HISTORY OF 4 WEEK.

The reunion of the Army of the Tennes-
! see occurred in Chicago on the 9th and 10th
Gen. W. I. Sherman presided, and Gen.
John B. Sanborn of st. Paul, delivered an
address. At the banquet on the evening of
the 10th, Gov. Pierce of Dakota made a
happy response TO the toast, THE nation
first, therefore, let the nations that pretend
to greatness have this, that they be sensible
of wrongs" The following is a pas
sage from his response: Last fall
stood before an audience of 1900 men in
Southern Dakota, composed of veterans of
the war right from the army that fought in
the rebellion. l asked them if they were
men that fought with Grant at Schilo, Fort
Henry and in the Wilderness when patience
so faithfully waited for final triumph. l
asked if they were men who marched with
Sherman to the sea, and who we're in their
pride when MPherson's sword dropped
from his hand and Gen John A. Logan took
it up. You should have heard the answer.
You should have heard the cheers that came
from the hundreds of threats when | asked
that, my friends. These men perneated
this broad land with patriotism They
bore their great load with no help but faith
and love for their country, that has never
decreased by the lapse of years, for their
soil has been enriched by the blood of its
people.
Emery A. Storrs, of Chicago, one of the
leading lawyers of the country, died sud
denly on the 18th inst, at Ottawa, H., of
paralysis Of the heart. Mr.. Storrs had Sc
cured national fame both in his profession
and as an orator in the political arena. In
the Republican National convention of
1850, he was the orator for the portion of
the Illinois delegation which was finally ex-
Guided from the convention. He supported
Gen. Grant for the third term and, with
the exception of Conkling's nominating
speech, made tie oratorical effort of that
memorable convention. The night before
he was voted an outsider he made a speech
which called forth a solid round of APP
plause, lasting without cessation for three
quarters of an hour.
Washington Court House, in Fayette Co,
Ohio, was visited by terrific cyclone on The
evening Of the sth and the town was liter
ally wrecked. Ten or fifteen persons were
killed outright and multitude injured,
while the damage to properly in the town
aud county exceeded a million dollars. The
same night portions of Michigan We're Wis
tied by a Cyclone doing great damage.
After four or five futile attempts the
great ocean yacht race between the Yankee
Puritan and the British Genesta, took
place on the 18th The distance was 81
miles over the Sandy Hook course and it
was won by the Puritan by sixteen minutes.
The entire time Of the race was little over
six hours.
Miss Ada Sweet who for the last eleven
years has been pension agent at Chicago,
has resigned to take charge of an agency
for electric apparatus in New York. Mrs.
Mulligan, widow of a deceased army officer,
has been appointed to the place.
There was another attempted yacht race
between the American yacht Puritan and
the English Geneta on the 18th over the
Sandy Hook course. Owing to the lack of
wind the race was a failure, but the Puritan
was ahead as far they went.
The reunion of the Army of the Teunes-
see occurred in Chicago on the 9th and 10th.
Gen. W. I. Sherman presided, and Gen.
John b. Sanborn of st. Paul, delivered an
address.
A protest has been filed with the presi-
dent against Morris NJ. Thomas of Balti-
more, lately appointed Indian agent at
Yankton, Dakota, and consideration will be
given it.
Senator Malone, of Virginia, has made a
sensation by undertaking to cowhide Mr..
Hunter, whom he accuses of attempting to
lead bis son astray.
Mr.. Kelley, the American minister APP
pointed for Italy, and then for Austria and
rejected by both has finally resigned.