River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-12-06

the day Tor the Dody OF one OF their own num-
berwho is missing. Ef@
ANOTHER Livingstone relief party will set
ont about the last Of the present month It
will penetrate West Africa from Sierra Leone,
undor command of Young English Navy Off
Ger, selected by the Geographical Society.
Liyingstones friend, J. Young, Of Kelly, has
contributed SIC, 900 for its expenses, to which
will be added subscriptions from the public
and the Treasurer of the Society Several
papers we're read, ali agreeing that Living
stones recent explorations are along the
tributaries ofthe Congo and not the Nile.
TELEGRAM from San Francisco states that
the Oregon wooden mills, at Oregon City, we're
burned on Saturday. Loss $l25,0OO insured
for $4,000
JoHS GARuLY was brutally murdered in
Scranton, on Saturday night. Patrick Gavin
has been arrested on suspicion Of being the
murderer.
IN New Nork, last year, out Of one hundred
aud eighteen cases ofhomicide, only forty-two
convictions have been obtained.
The Now York Times announces tho organi-
zatlon of new reform association to super.
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alleged, has developed such spirit of office
seeking that its further existence 10 unneces-
sary.
BOGUS coupons of the city Of Toronto de-
bentures, signed S. +. Fitzhonny. Chamber
lain have been received from the United States
for collection. A. +. McCord has been Cham.
berlsin Of Toronto since it's incorporation.
A CIRCULAR CONSTRUCTION TO internal revenue
gaugers, which forsids them charging whole
sale liquor dealers and distillers with materials
such IA paste, varnish, brushes, &c, used in
gauging, will soon be issued from the Inter
mai Revenue Bureau.
USAwED by past experience, a new Demo-
cratic daily, to be called the Federal Democrat,
to take the place Of the Patriot, will be started
in Washington in few weeks. stock COM
pany is now being formed. There are 1000
shares at $50 each in the concern, about 500 OF
which, il is said. have been taken.
The Comptroller of the Currency discusses
at length, in his annual report, the evils Incl
dent to administering the usury law, contained
in the currency act, and concludes with bold
aud earnest recommendation that Congress re-
peal every act on the statute books, which pro-
hibits the loaning of money by banks or indi.
viduals at usurious rates. Mr.. Knox SAYS all
such loans are easily evaded.
THOMAS CAMP was executed at Princeton,
Ind, on Friday, for the murder of John r.
Bildcrback.
MIssouRIANs viii urge Senator John b Hen
derson for appointment as Secretary of the
Treasury, should that portfolio be sent west.
A SENSATION was caused in San Francisco, on
Friday, by the publication of an alleged plot
OF Laura d. Fair and restaurant-waiter,
named Frank, to poison Judge Dwinele and
the Counsel for the People, Alex. Campbell.
The plot was formed before the second trial,
and since revealed by Frank. He said Mrs.
Fair tried to induce him to put poison in de-
canter at Judge Dwinelle's house or in the
milk-can at his door. About the same time,
woman went 10 Judge Dwnelles house, dis.
guised, and told his wife not to leave the can
ont of doors.
The steamer Dakota sails from San Francis
co 70 New Zealand, December 4, inaugurating
direct line to that country.
THs Trinity Episcopalian Society of Chicago
will erect 500, 900 church edifice at the COR
ner of Washington avenue and Twenty-Sixth
street.
Dir. MAY, the American who shot and killed
a laborer named Nagle some time ago in Lon
don, has been tried and acquitted.
SAM CoLLYER and Patsy Mcclure. two bruis-
ers, fought prize fight two miles above Lit
tie Rock, Saturday. The fight lasted twenty
minutes, during which seven rounds we're
fought. Collyer was declared the winner be-
cause of foul on the part of MCGUIRE.
FIRE broke out last Saturday night in a
stable of Pitcher, Wright & Co., on Center
street, Nashville, and extended To several ad.
joining stables. twenty-five horses were
burned nth the stables. Loss, $4,000; no
insurance.
Tux Union Bank al Marietta, O.. has su.-
pended payment. 1t is understo God there that
this is the result of complications growing
out of the suspension Of W. p. Cutler.
Al road.
! SPECIAL dispatch from Berlin 10 the Lon.
don Times says forty landed propriotors will
probably be elevated to the peerage. to qualify
them for seats in the upper house Of the
LandstAg.
DISPATCH from Rome says five persons
who were prominently connected with the
movement 20 hold radical meeting m that
\ city yesterday have been arrested. and viii