River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-10-11
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FIRE broke out in Nickersohs lumber
yard and planning mill in Bridgeport, Ct, Mon
day night, and before it could BIO stayed, burn
ed ten buildings and one numbered and fifty
thousand dollars worth Of property.
A DISPATCH frem Eastport Maine, says !:
Four men, while returning in small boat
from the Pembroke Fair, Friday night, were
upset and probably drowned. The boat has
been found, but the bodies have not been re-
covered. Two of tie men were sons Of Wal.
lace Guplit. one of Nelson Guplit, and the
other son of Capt. VIM. Muhlman.
WoRKMEN in clearing away the debris at
the Ohio Insane Asylum, at Newburg, found
the bodies of Miss Walker, Benjamin Burgess
and of an iron puddler, of Newburg, who has
been missing since the fire. Two other per-
sons are still missing. Several wards in the
wings of the building least injured have been
put in order, and hundred or more patients
have been placed in them.
AT Tunnel Hill. ILL.,, Saturday night, an
affray took place among laborers employed on
the railroad tunnel. Three men were stabbed;
one died and the other two can hardly recover.
Their names are unknown. After the melee
an attempt was made to blow up the residence
ola saloon-keeper named Conor, who had in
Cured the ill-wiIl of the crowd, but, the fuse
being wet, it failed to ignite the powder.
THE action of the Pennsylvania oil pro-
ducers, in shutting down their wells for the
purpose of forcing up prices, has caused in
tense indignation in that State
HORACE GREELEY will attend the State Fair
at Goldsboro, N. c., on the 23d of October.
The Steuben monument was unveiled at
Steuben, New York, on Monday, in the pres
ence of twelve thousand people.
GEORGE REED and John Sims, both colored,
got INTO dispute at the Bethel Colored
Church, Little Rock, Sunday night, over
question as to which put the most money in
the basket when it was handed around, whe
Reed drew out q pistol and shot Sims, NOR.
tally wounding him.
EDMUND YATES, the well known English
novelist, delivered his lecture, "Modern So
ciety," to a fine audience in Michigan avenue
Baptist church, Chicago, Monday evening,
the occasion being the Inauguration of the
Star Lecture Course, and Mr.. Yates's first APP
pearance on the platform in America. His re-
ception was a very iattering one.
A FIRE occurred in Harper & Ullig's lager
beer brewery, Brooklyn, Monday evening,
caused by the overheating of safting in the
malt mill. Loss $4,000; insured.
ALL the Norwegian and Swedish ships in
New York harbor on Monday. had flags dis
played at half-mast ia consequence of the
notice of the death OF King Charles. Appro-
pirate services were also held in the Swedish
and Norwegian churches.
SIX hundred members of the Chicago Car
penters and Joiners' Union are ON strike for
81 pei day. Non-union men, to the number
of three thousand. do not join the strike.
MEssRs. CoNDrr & Sons extensive paper mill
Shawangunk, Ulster county, N. Y, was de-
stroyed by fire last Friday night. The less is
100000; insurance $4,000. Seventy-fve
persons are thrown out of Employment.
In the ocean race between the yachts Ram
bier and Madeline, the former won by about
four hours. The owner of the Madeline has
challenged the owner of the Rambler to sail
another race twenty miles to windward and
back.
AT Cincinnati, last Saturday evening, if-
teen year old lad named John F. Conway
hurrahed for Greeley, when drunken rufflan
struck him with his fist and injured him so
: severely that he died. The same evening
colored Grant Club was attacked by rowdes
and fired upon. One of the club named Saun-
ders was hit on the head with pistol, but not
seriously hurt.
DURING the storm of Sunday, seven stacks
of hay were set on fire at Greene, Iowa, caus-
ing a loss ofabout 5000. At Wapello lightning
burned the ground wir in the telegraph Office,
and set fire to the railroad Office, but was ex-
tinguished before much damage was done.
The receipts of internal revenue so far this
month, amount to 81 ,S33, 900. indicating to
tai of about S12,OOO,OOO for the month. This is
falling off from s14, 100000 in July and SILL
DOC, 1000 in August, and is believed to be about
an average of the monthly receipts under the
new law when it is in full and fair operation.
CHARLES SMITH, alias, stole a number of
caetle from r. Childs pasture near Marion,
Ohio, shipped them to Pittsburg, Pa, and sold
them for 81 900. The cattle were recovered,
but the thief escaped.
CORNELIUS DRIscoLL died in Philadelphia,
on Saturday, sis alleged from the effects of
blow in a prze-fght with Howard Price.
The principal and seconds in the fight have
been arrested.
A PREMATURE explosion at the west end of
the Hoosac tunnel on Saturday killed man
! named Peter Stone, seriously injured John
Smith, and slightly injured two other work.
men.
JESSE PoMERoY, fourteen years of age, living
with his mother in South Boston, is under ar
rest for decoying boys Of five or ten years to
out-of-the.way places, stripping them Naked
gagging and tying them up, beating and 9TH
efwise maltreatlng them. In many cases he
cut small holes under his victims eyes, dis
figuring them for life, and nfictng on others