River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-01
HISTORY OF A WEEK.

The New York Democratic State conven-
ton met at Saratoga on the 18th, and nom
mated the following ticket: Governor,
David B. HILL the present incumbent.
Roswell P. Flower, of New York city for
lieutenant governor Frederick Cook OF
Rochester, for secretary of State; A A.
Chaplin, the present incumbent, for comp
troller; Dennis O'Brien, the present at
torney general, was nominated; Lawrence
FITZGERALD of CORTLAND, for state treasurer.
Nathan Sweet of Albany, state engineer
and surveyor. The platform indorses both
the state and national administration
asks that the civil service commission be
rcorganized, having both parties fairly
represented on the board opposes the fur
Their coinage of the standard silver dollar;
promises to revise the tariff in such a way
as not to interfere with the interests of
labor and opposes all sumptuary laws.
The New York Republican State conven
ton held at Saratoga on the 23d, nominated
the following ticket: Governor, Ira Day
export; lieutenant governor, Joseph B
Carr; secretary of state, Arson S. Wood,
Franklin county. controller, James D.
Wadsworth. Livingston county; attorney
general Edward b. Thomas, Chenango
county; treasurer, Charles Ulrich, New
York: state engineer and surveyor, Viii
liam Van Rensselaer, The platform favors
the present civil service law, opposes the
further issue OF silver, favors protective
tariff. and condemns the administration for
it. cause In removal of Republicans on the
ground of offensive partisanship.
Tie Chisholms proprietors Of the Cleve-
land. Ohio. iron works. have offered to
restore the wages paid last June, aud end
the long strike They undertook TO reduce
WAGES winch led to the strike They were
employing 900 men, but now only need
3 600 and the strikers are still standing out
to compel the employment of the entire
4,c90.
Gen. Z. F. Jones of Binghamtou, has
been chosen to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the with lrawal of Mr. Flower from the
candidacy on the Democratic state ticket
for lieutenant governor of New York. He
accepts.
Goldsmith Maid, the once famous trotting
mare is dead, She was twenty eight years
old ard her last performance was at II
wears when she made mile in 2:11Ia. The
fastest mile she ever made was 2:14
There was a match race on the Goth at
Detroit. Mich, between the celebrated
horses Clingstone and Harry Wilkes.
Clingstone won in three straight heats.
Time, 2:l51z; 2:17iz; PIG.
Thomas Lumsden, brother of Sir Peter
l-..,cr,,,I mos frpraI IN dpa In nv
q bull a day or two ago. Thomas was
wealthy farmer and stock raiser and lived
near Winnipeg.
Montreal is having a riotous experience
in endeavoring to enforce a compulsory
vaccination. The mob proceeded to de
stroy the health office and other public
buildings.
President Harris Of the Northern Pacific
railroad. has been seriously i'll at his home
in New York for several days, of pneumo-
MIA. he is now reported slightly better.
RI Flower. the Democratic nominee foI
Lieut. Gov. of New York, has peremptoitly
declined He was candidate for the first
place and will not take the second.
The greatest game Of base ball Of the sea
SON was played at Chicago on the goth be
tween the Chicago and New York clubs
Chicago won by score Of to 4.
The Milwaukee & St Paul railroad com
panv has declo red semi-,,nuual dividend
| Of Ri per cent. ON preferred stock aud 2la
on the CONN on.
A son OF Secretary Bayarl, who is teach
ing school In West Virginia, has applied foI