River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-27
HISTORY OF 4 WEEK.


Hoadly was renominated by reclamation
The remainder Of the ticket was as follows
Lieut.. Governor, John G. Warwick of Mas
silou; Supreme Judge, long term, Chas. d
Morton of Fairfield Co, Short term, Gibson
Anterior; Treasurer Peter Brady; Attor
ney General James Lawrence; Board Of
Public works, Henry Weibel.
President Cleveland is now camping out
at Willis pond. one of the most inaccessible
spots in the Adirondack mountains. being a
good three days journey from the nearest
railroad depot, He has as companions
Dr. S. B Ward and Mr. Bacon of New
\ ork. The President was i'll during the
first few days he was in camp. but is uow
looking well and says he feels very hearty
a freshet in Girty's run, August 25th
caused by a cloud burst near Evergreen,
Pa. flooded twenty two houses, washed
away thirteen railroad and township
/ bridges, and drowned a large lot of live
stock, The damage viii reach many thous
ands Of dollars. No lives were lost.
At Sullivan's Island, number of houses
were blown away, the Brighton hotel dam
aged $4,000, the new Ashley river bridge
swept away, four vessels wrecked, and the
Island in the main submerged. At Savan-
nah and other points of the same section
/ very little damage was done.
Rumors prevail that Henry Ward
Beecher has determined to abandon the
I Plymouth church pulpit about Christmas
/ time, when he will have finished his course
/ of sermons or evolution. although he may
I preach there occasionally while life lasts
Patents were issued Tuesday to the fol
lowing Minnesota inventors Joseph NJ.
/ King Rochester, wild pea and oat separa-
/. tor: Tracy NJ. Metcslf St Paul, ticket
/ holder Ole A, Safe, Jackson, bolt cutter;
I Augustus r. Young, saltwater capstan.
/ A very heavy thunderstorm. accompan-
! led by gale, prevailed throughout New Eng
7 land Monday. 1t was exceedingly severe
/ in Boston and the vicinity and in the sub
urbs many houses and other buildings
were damaged by lightning.
On Tuesday Theodore Frelinghuysen,
son of the late ex-secretary of state, was
married at Newport, r. l., to Miss Alice
4 Coates, daughter Of James Coates, Of the
T firm Of J. K P. Coates of Scotland
\ At Mayport, Florida, August 18th, VIC
/ lent storm prevailed on the Atlantic, houses
being blown down. At Ferndina great
damage was done to buildings, boats and
shipping. Ten lives were lost there.
At Charleston. $. c. on the morning of
the 18th. inst. cyclone visitedthe city I'm
roofing one fourth of the houses, demolish-
ing church spires, wharves and warehouses.
/ Loss estimated at SI,00o00o.
The report of the wreck of the German
corvette Augusta is confirmed. Her crew
Of 23> officers aud sailors were lost. Her
value was $1.750,O00 She was lost in a
cyclone in the Red Sea.
The comptroller Of the treasury finds that
81 800 in salaries has been paid ont to va
rious officials connected with the court of
commissioners Of the Alabama claims
without warrant.
On Monday ex-Gov. Reuben f. Fenton
died suddenly while at his desk in the First
National bank at Jamestown, n Y, Of
which he was president. Heart disease
was the cause.
There is an uncontrmed rumor that
Tilden has quarrelcd with President
Cleveland aud Secretary Manning relative
to the New York cit appointments.
A thunder storm occurring August 18th,
damaged the tobacco crop in the vicinity Of
Hartford, Conn, to the extent Of $4,000.
THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
The iowa democracy held their conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids, on the 18th with every
delegate, 645 in nll.ber, present. Fred W.
Lehman Of Des Moiues was chosen perma-
ncu chairman. When names We're an
rouuced as candidates for governor, Judge
Charles +. Whiting of Monona county,
ana Capt. Merrill of Clinton county,
were the leading ones presented. The first
ballet stood Whiting 3l5, and Gillette 200.
A break was made for Whiting and as he
lacked but votes lie was soon made the
nominee Hon. \. 7. Brannon of Muscatine
was nominated for Supreme Judge. Then
the fusion element came to the front and
Hon T. Gillette, Of Dcs Ioines, the Green
back candidate and ex-congress man, from
the Seventh district was nominate ] for lieu
tenant governor, and z. NJ Moore of Davis
county, Greenback candidate, for superin-
tendeut Of public instruction. Judge Whit
ing, nominated for governor, is a native of
New York, and j. sixty years Of age. His
occupation is that of farmer. and always
has been. He came to Iowa in
I,53 aud located in Iowa county
where he resided until 1856, when he re
moved to Monona county, where he has
lived ever since. Shortly after taking up
his residence in Monona county his friends
elected him county judge, which position he
filed for number of Years In 1873 Mr..
Whiting was nominated for lieutenant
governor on the ticket with Vail. In
1873 he was a candidate for congress
on the Democratic ticket, running
against Addison Oliver. also a resident Of
Monoua county Oliver was elected by a
greatly reduced majority. In 1852 Mr..
Whiting was a candidate for the senate in
his district having Republican majority
Of $500. aud was defeated by Logan of Har
risou county, by majority Of q. In 1854
Judge Whiting was elected to the senate.
He is a total abstainer and always has
been. has been a trustee of the agricultural
college at Ames for q number Of years, also
a member ofth state Agricultural society.
He owns a farm Of 1890 acres upon which
he lives and suPeFintends its workings
The following platform was adopted.
The Democratic party Of Iowa announces
the following platform Of principles: We
approve Of and adopt the principles
Of the Democratic National cOpveE ION.
We declare in favor of the repeal Of
tire prohibit0ry liquor law of the state
of iowa as unjust aud hostile To temper
auce We pledge ourselves to fayor and
uSe our best efforts for the enactment Of
license law of $3.50. with power to in
TIE deemed best for the public interest IN
the various localities OF the state, as eX-
pressed by the legally constituted authorl-
ties of such location. We pledge our
selves to favor and use our hest efforts for
the enactment Of a law which shall punish
as criminal the Manufacture and sale of
aIulIerated liquors. such authorizations
being the direct cause Of intemperance aud
destructive to the health of tbe people.
We condemn as di~gracefui aud tyran-
rieai tbs a ton of the Republican execu-
tive Of the state an forcing out, with mus
ketS and fixed bayonGts. a one armed
soldier elected bv the people in time of
profound peace before any judgement
Of the civil courts had been rendered
against him. thus making the civIl power
III the state subjective To the military
mower We deuouuee such acts a. truly
destructive TO civil liberty and an insult to
tbepeaple-
We urge upon congress the prompt en-
actmeut If appropriate legislation 30 open
TO settlement the forfeited railroad lands
iii tile state, that while we oppose ali mo-
u1pulf,s. we recognize the right and duty