River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-15
HISTORY OF A WEEK.

The suit brought by order of U. S. Solicit
tor Goode, by the district attorney at Mem
phis to set aside the Bell telephone pat
ents on the ground of fraud in obtaining
them, has been discontinued by direction of
Attorney General Garland. Garland is
stakeholder in the Pan Electric telephone
company and became so several years ago,
and the attention of the president being
called to the matter, the attorney general
explained that the suit was begun by the
solicitor during his absence from Washing
ton, but under the circumstances thought
best TO discontinue the suit.
The president has decided t. 70 home to
vote in New York state election. The ex-
act date of his departure HIS not yet, how
ever been fixed, 1t is probable he will
leave Washington on Monday, the I'd of
November, cast his ballot for Hill the fol
lowing day, and then return to the White
House He will not be away from this city
more than four days at the outside. The
president is voter in Buffalo, and hisname
is on the register list of the Ninth ward.
The Massachusetts Democrats held
state convention on the 9TH, strongly en-
dorsed the president and nominated the
following ticket: Frederick o. Prince OF
Boston, governor; II. II. Gilmore, Cam
bridge, lieutenant governor; Jeremiah
Crowley, Lowell, secretary of state; Hen
~ X Bradley, Fall River, attorney gen
eral; Henery NJ. Cross, Newburyport,
treasurer and receiver general; andJames
c. Delaney, Holyoke, auditor.
Nine acres of rock, styled Flood Rock, but
better known as He'll Gate, which blocked
the entrance to the New York harbor, has
been removed. Great tunnels were made
and deposit of 100000 pounds of dyna-
mite placed therein, which was all exploded
at once bv means of electricity. 1t is
thought the channel is now entirely
cleared.
Washington is full Of rumors that Gov.
Pierce of Dakota will be removed in few
DAYS and that Ziebach, of ILL.,, who has
been making great efforts for the place will
not obtain it. A. P. Bissell, of Buffalo,
New York, at one time law partner Of the
President, is the coming man.
The remains Of the daughter of Gen Black,
commissioner Of pensions, who died at
Elmira. New York, of diphtheria have been
taken to the Generals home at Dauville,
III. where after the funeral service, Gen.
Black returned to his Washington duties.
The secretary Of war has decided that it
should not cost more than $40 to bury an
ordinary soldier and $15 to bury non
commissioned officer, but S'5 is required to
see a commissioned officer decently in
TERED
The street car drivers on a portion of
! the lines in St Louis are on a strike, and
travel in that manner is quite largely
suspended The strikers drive off new men
and tumble the cars off the track.
/ 4 tramp named Leech placed a pile of
! ties on the Milwaukee & st. Paul road on
the evening Of the 9th and the wreck of
train was narrowly escaped The miscreant
was arrested.
Geo. Slosson, the champion billiard
player has just married Miss Nellie Foley,
daughter Of Thos. Foley, an old and prom
I inent citizen Of Chicago.
/ All but thirteen of the eighty-four rev
enue collectors have been changed since
\ President Cleveland came into office.
Prof j. II. Sharp Of indianapolis is so far
/ the only applicant on the civil service com
mission.
( The Michigan supreme court has declared
the Egan new election law unconstitu-
tionaL
Vice President Hendricks is attending
the fair aud exposition at St Louis.