River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-02-25
HISTORY OF HEWisFK.

The Republican Senators have
determined in caucus their line Of policy
relative e. confirmation OF appointments
made by the president They decided that
the senate had the constitutional right TO
search IN the archives of the government,
and Issue subpoena upon members uf the
cabinet to produce ali papers, confidential
orotherwIse. touching upon removals from
Office. but az the same time determined
that such q course was iueNpedient. Tnev
further decided 70 reject nominations
where Information was refused. provided
such information is deemed necessary for
tue proper consideration " the cuse.
Wilmington. \. L, was nearly wiped out
by fire on the 2lst \ steamer jus; before
reaching her wharf took fire hut ran To her
dock To save the passengers. Ia doing so
she set tire 10 other shipping ami q tremen-
d0uS fire followed which ragged for four
hours and when Ia was over. tine bulk 81
the business portion of Wilmington was
gone I he loss was over a million aud a
half
ExPostmnstcr Palmer Of Chicago has
purchased from Congressman Houk Of Ten
nesee the Knoxville Tenn Chronicle, q
bright daily ~ that city, and viii at once
take charge Of the paper. tie viii give his
personal attention Co ITS management.
making Knoxville his future home. This Is
regarded iu Washington as the initial
mUV ement 20 make Tsnus see p Republican
state.
John Is. Cough, the famous temperance
lecturer died at Philadelphia on the lNth-
lie Vas stricken with paralysis while lee
turing three DAYS before aud never rtcgg-
erred He was born IN England IN 1917 and
came u this country IN Is. lis early
life was diss patel. but a. $50 be took the
nItfIaa and has ever since devoted himself
20 temperance work
Senator Vest OF No, has neuralgia AT
the base Of the brain and proposes to go 70
Georgia or Florida n recover Senator
Cameron 90 Pa, j. IN again Senator
Mitchell % Pa, j, C0ntig7d % his home al
WIlham-port with sore ey0s. aud senator
Miller IT California has not beeH able TO
leave his bed since congress opeued.
The treasury paid out about Sl0,OOtOO
during February on account Of pensions
II is believed. however, that this hesvy pay
meut vii not have very serious effect on
the public debt, as the revenues of the gov
"a ment have been unusually large ibis
month. 4 special Increase has occurred Ia
the receipts from customs.
The Senate on the 18Th confirmed the fol-
lowing. Jaris TAYLOR Of Dakota, surveyor
general ~ Dakota D. T. Bramh'e Of Dako-
O., receiver Of public moneys. Watertov'u,
Oak William Campbell of Minnesota,
United States marshal for Minnesota.
DR.. Gleason. an Oil and prominent phy-
stefan Of Cleveland Ohio, went into drug
store where he vas familiar for drink OF
OF whisky but took a bottle of carbolic acid
o. . mistake. lie was dead iu ten minutes.
Tie wife Of Prof. Waldo, one ot the pro
i5ssors at Yale college, escaped while in
sase and wandering several miles from
horne climbed a high rock aud fen down
auC vas instantly killed.
TIE sou Of Geo. Cannon, the recently ar
reste! Norman elder, violently assaulted
T.. \ District Attorney Dickson in salt
Lake City on the -3nd
The Grant fund in New York has only
reached a little over sIl5.Ojl. 1t will take
ten years 70 raise the 81 0oO,OJU at that rate.