River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

The president.on the lst nominated Col
onels Thomas II. Ruger, Of tie Eighteenth
infantry, aud Joseph Potter, of the Twen-
ty-fOurth infantry, brigadier generals, vice
Generals Terry and Howard. recently pro
NOTED. The nomination of Col. Potter
was surprise TO army men here, and con
siderable disappointment OccasiOned by,his
promotion. Potter stands eighth on the
list Of colonels Of the line. He graduated
n '>4-i IN the same class as Gen. Grant, and
viii he retired ON account Of age in OctO-
her newt On account Of his advanced
years u vas no. expected that Col. Potter
would be selected by the president. Col
Ruger Is the second colonel on the list, and
II was fully expected that he would be pro
NOTED.
Under the recent decision Of the Supreme
Court. Judge Gresham of Chicago has re-
leased Henry I. Wright, Of Racine. Wis,
who was serving five years term in the
peuitentiary, having pleaded guilty
20 emhezzlement Of government
funds while acting as assistant post
master. In the Mackin election case at
Chicago the Supreme court decided that
though the Olfense WAS Infamous, Mackin
could not be held. because he was pro-
ceeded against by information instead Of
indictment In Wright's case the same
point Nas raised. Judge Gresham held il
WAS infamous TO steal from the govern
ment, INT, though the man pleaded guilty
and was sefs.-s = HIS term in prison he
must lie discharged because he had never
been indicted.
The war department has made the fol-
lowing assignments: Maj Gen. Schofeld
10 the division Of the Atlantic; Maj. Gen.
A H. Terry TO the division OF the Missouri;
Mai. Gen o - Howard 70 the division of
the Pacific. Brig. Gen. Crook has been re
levef from command OF the department
Of Arizona, and assigned to the department
Of the Platte, formerly commas ded 10y Gen.
Howard. Brig. Gen. y. A. Miles, now IN
command Of the department Of the Mis-
souri,, has been assigned to the department
Of Arizona
The southwestern railroad strike culmi-
mated IN bloodshed at Fort Worth, Texas,
on the Bird a freight train was started
out and when il had gone about mile and
q half a halt was made at crossing
some strikers armed with rifles were con
cealed at this point, and hired upon the
policemen who we're protecting the train
One policeman was killed aud two others
fatally wounded. The officers hired with
revoIvers and wounded and captured one
of the strikers.
The floods in the South continues 10 do
great damage. In Chattanooga, Tenn,
5000 people have been driven from their
homes and the city is cut off from railroad
communication with the outside world
In Alabama large numbers Of negroes have
been drowned 1t the plantations. In
Montgomery. Ala, provisions are dellv-
cred IN hosts to the submerged part of the
city.
The executive committee of the Knights
Of Labor in session at st. Louis have de
cided to continue the strike on the South
western railroads on the ground that Mr..
Hoxie will not meet with them as Knights
but as individual employees. They claim
that Mr. PowdeTly's agreement with Gould
was that Mr. Hoxie should treat with them
as an organization.
There are now FIVE .aldermen or eNsider-
men under arrest in New y ork for being
britei + pass the Broadway street rail
road charter amt six more are booked for
limbo.
Ii i claimed that Secretary Manning
viii never return to the cabinet and that
he viii resign as soon as he has sufficiently
recovered to do -.
The Planters hotel at St Louis had
another fire on the 3D. which partially
burned one wing. Four servant girls lost
heir lives.
The Georgia eVangelists Sam Jones and
sam Small received $3OlQ each for a
months labor IN Chicago.
The President has appointed Caleb b.
West % Ky, Governor of Utah
Judge Trenholm has been confirmed as
comptroller of currency.