River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-08-19
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

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ment of congress President Cleveland
thus referred TO the surplus resolution.
The Joint resolution directing the pay
ment Of the surplus In the treasury on the
public debt, received Aug. . 1851.
Memorandum. This resolution involves
Z so much and Is Of such serious import that
. ! do not deem 10 hest TO discuss il at this
time. II Is not approved because believe
II 10 lie unnecessary, and because / am by
no means convinced that its mere passage
and approx al at this time may not
endanger ard emberrHSs the successful
and useful operations Of the treasury de-
pErtmeut and impair confidence in the
/ n engagement of the financial affairs OF the
government
! Officials Of the L s.. Treasury depart
ment Who enjoy close business relations
\ with Treasurer Jordan do not express any
surprise a. the rumor that he intends
shortly To retire and accept more lucra-
I tive appointment in a New York banking
house Tor several weeks past hr. Jordan
has frequently remarked 10 his friends
I that be expects 70 leave the treasury soon
after the adjournment Of congress.
+ The Chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics re
ports that the total values of the exports
. Of domestic breadstuffs from the United
States during the ENcnth Of July, 1870, and
during the seven months ended July 81,
+ l>>i, compared with similar exports
/ during the corresponding periods OF the
I preceding year. were as follows; July
I lssi, slI.5'u,Clg; July, $50 SAL, Sil. sew
Z en- months ended July 81, l>si, Sei ,4;22la;
I ISIS. 49,. 4s3, 1856.
/ The Democrats Of Indiana, in state con-
vention at Indianapolis, nominated the
! following ticket John c. Nelson OF Cass
county, fer lieutenant governor. supreme
court Judge. John F. Goffroth; II. W
I -
auditor OF state, treasurer, Thomas Is.
Bryne; clerk of supreme court, Martin
+. Kruger.
I An old man by the name Of Frank
Edwards OF Huron county, Mich, was
taken from his house Saturday night,
I stripped. tarred, put aboard of rail and
whip applied to his naked back, and
given three days TO leave the country
The crime charged is cOrrupting young
girls.
I The receipts OF the Government since
July J, have been nearly S4,0O0,OOO in ex
Z cess Of the receipts during the same period
of last year. The increase was about g.
OOu, 40 from customs aud about 81, $1,000
from internal revenue. These figures are
said 10 be Indicative Of "a good state Of bus
throughout the country.
An arrangement has been made between
the e F. L. and NJ. * y. ". telegraph
lines by which a dispatch Of ten words can
be sent % any point in Manitoba reached
by either line for p cents. The charge
heretofore was 20 cents when the two lines
had 10 be employed
The Hon. Mr.. Chapleau, secretary OF
state of the dominion, is accused Of receiv-
iuS $1,000 as a hribe from Contractors
smith 4 Ripley, q New York, who built
fhsz fraFr.-fart branch a. the Canadian Pa
citc Railroad
Mrs C!arisso Peek, OF Chicago, died Is
months $40 leaving $4,000. Now George
G. Peek, founding turns up claiming il.
tie charges that parties have drugged him
and couspired 70 get him 70 rencuuce his
claim.
On the l6-h at Pittsburg, Pa, the ma.
chine shop and one Of the hammer depart
ments &c Black Diamond Steel works Of
Park Bros. a CO. were destroyed by fire
Loss from 5000 % 100000 fully insured.
! 7 resident Cleveland has appointed John
=. Doyle Of New York, Sc retaFy OF the civil
service commission and Henry Rhniugerof
New York United States consul at Glen
tueg0s, vice William z. Pierce, suspended.
The Pope has issued an edict condemn
ing the knights IF Labor as a secret or
q
seems 70 be uncertain whether the order /
applies 20 the L uI-ed states or not.
There Is likely % be a big lockout of +
plumbers IN New York. They complain Of f
the apprenticeship system that brings half (
grown hoys amt incompetent w0rkmen 4
into competition.
Extensive forest fires m the vicinity Of I
Green Lake Wexford county, Mich, have F
burned over more than thousand acres of +.
.s.....- sud totally destroyed the camps Of f
5 X. Northan.
Gen. Sicl.les in reply 20 tae criticisms +
Of Gen. Meade regarding his conduct ut /
he Battle Of Gettysburg, says that Meade's /
official reports were Inaccurate and not 70 /
be relied On.
The drowning of Mrs. Evenden. at Kan
uibaI. No, has revealed the scandal thnt
she ami another married woman went in
bathing with two male friends entirely
naked.
The big, costly Rockaway Beach Hotel,
near New York IA which Vanderbilt. As
tor ana aaclay are Interested is a COM
plete failure. 10 Is tenantiess this season.
Secretary BayGrd mas sent a lawyer "a
Mexico 10 investigate the legal status Of
the Cutting case. and ascertain whether
Cutting is amendable 20 Mexican laws
Mrs. George Dsakonhart ana her eight
year-oId daughter, died At their home at
Bakerstown. Pa. from eating toad stools
which they thought were mushrooms.
Imprisoned Editor Cutting denies the
Jurisdiction also uf the Mexican court of
appeals. and leaves his case IN the hands
u the American government.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Robinson, Of Boston,
has been arrested. Eleven # her relatives, /
insured for her benefit, have died under
suspicious circumstances.
United States Minister Cox has protested
to tie porte against the action # the Sy-
riau authorities in closing the American
mission schools in Syria.
Patrick Egau. president q the Irish
American National League. vino Is now IN
Chicago. expects but little trouble at The
forthcoming convention.
Georgia fruit distillers are grinding up
apples and peaches and propose TO make
and sell brandy as usual, in spite Of the
prohibition law.
Advices from the city Of Mexico say the
resignation OF General Jackson, United
states minister. is positive. General re-
gret IS expressed.
Sioux Indian Shawopee was shipped
from New York to the Sioux reservation at
Standing Rock ogenoy, Dakota, Saturday
ty BuHslO Bili-
g At FIudlay, Ohio, there are now eleven
natural gas wells. The gas has q greater
heating rover than that 81 Pittsburg.
The Alabama election on the 2nd,
resulted 10 Democratic majority Of
5000 Thomas Seay was elected
governor.
First Assistant Postmaster General stew
enson IS detained At his home in Spring
field, H.. by the serious illness Of his daugh-
ter.
The New Hampshire Frohibitionists have
employed enc hundred persons 20 make
F ten speeches sach during the campaign.
/ The Fostm 4ster- General has made a re-
uuisition uyon the Treasury Department
foa ss~l 20 for compensation Of Postmas
. tiers readj Isced under the act OF Marcn ..
f i,-S. The department will not begin the
payment Of these Chains until after sept. J.
. While Sells circus was performing at
Edna. NO, tremen5 rus wind storm blew
down tie tent, and in the panic that en-