River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-12-20
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Al aone.

ALEX. MORRIS has boon gazetted Lieutenant
Governor of Manitoba.
Two Of the sons OF the sexton Of DIR. Tai
madges Church, New York city, were arrested
on Sunday, charged with robbing the money
boxes to the extent Of 5000. The pilfering has
been carried on three months.
Mr. LEPPEL, aged 20, an eccentricinvontor,
was found dead in his cellar in Greenwich
street, New York, on Saturday night. The
body was partially eaten by rats.
JAMAIcA letters STATE that a large number
OF wealthy Cubans are leaving Cuba and pur-
chasing plantations there
CAPE or Coop HoPE adyices, by mail, state
that fierce battle occurred in the interior be-
tween the Krel people and Tamboukie' to
which the latter were whipped, and from
400 TO 1000 slaughtered. Many Of the ma
tives were armed with Enfield and other Eu-
ropean arms.
JESSE Hunt, prominent citizen Of Balti-
more died on Sunday, aged eighty years.
AN attempt was made on Saturday night to
burn the Howard Theatre, Boston.
The vacant editorial chair Of the New York
Tribune has, it IS stated, been rendered to
Vce-President Coltax
A TERRIFIC westerly gale throughout Eng
land, Ireland and Wales, on SUNDAY, inflicted
great damage. In London many buildings
we're blown down, large numbers Of pedcstrl-
ans dashed violently to the ground, and many
persons injured by falling street lamps and
signs. Al Plymouth eight ships were blown
4 . rk a abfp a. M
three merchantmen we're str anded. In Wales
and ireland the storm was accompanied by
lightning and rain. Many towns were Hooded.
Several vessels are ashore in Cork harbor.
The damage there is very great. Three PIN
nacles OF the tower of st. Thomas Church
were blown down while the congregation was
at worship and falling on the roof crushed
through INTO the body OF the church. The
congregation, panic stricken, rushed from the
building. None were killed. Many huts used
by troops at Aldershot were destroyed The
chapel Of Oriel College. Oxford University, was
badly damaged. The freight depot of the
Great Western Railway was entirely demol-
shed.
TEN persons at Columbus, Indiana, held
ticket number case, which drew $4,000 at
Louisville, on saturday.
The steamer Thomas II. Allen sunk near
DuvalIs Bluff, in the Mississippi river, on
Sunday night, with a cargo valued at $4,000
Vessel aud cargo total loss.
The Memphis Packet Compary's steamer
Frank r. Gracey struck snag near Slim
Island, and sunk. She has cargo of 400 bales
OF cotton.
TWENTY THOUSAND dollar robbery is re-
ported from Cairo. No clue to the thief or
thieves.
FIRE at Howard, H., on Sunday night
destroyed Fish's grocery store, dwelling house
and the contents OF two other stores, one har-
ness shop, Mrs. Rathbun's millinery shop and
dwelling house. Loss about $4,000, no in
surance.
PRESIDENT THrERs has reconcilcd the hos
tile faction in tho French Assembly by the APP
pointmcnt Of Gaudard as Minister of the In-
terror, Leonsay Minister Of Finance, Fourbon
Minister ~ Public Works aud Col. Mont Pre-
feet Of the Department Of the Seine.
A. OAKFy HAIL is not to become editor Of
the New York Herald.
SAMUEL N. PIKE, a well-known merchant,
formerly OF Cincinnati, died suddenly at his
office, in New York, on Saturday, of apoplexy.
\ MEETING Of graduates OF Harvard Univer-
sity was held in New York on Saturday night
at which committees were appointed to appeal
to graduates OF that city and state for the pur-
pose of raising 800 Geo to assist reimbur sing
that university for its Losses by the Boston
tire. Rev. d. b. Bellows rockingham, Os-
good and VIM, q, Choate made addresses.
laE furniture establishment Of +. Comstock
n Co.. in st. Louis, was burned on Sunday.
Loss sl00.O 00-insurauco S63,00).
rHos. l.. STEWART, a short hand reporter,
lately connected with the Democrat formerly
from Toronto and Chicago, was found dead on
the corner Of seventh and Pere streets, st.
Louis, early on saturday morning. Cause Of
death unknown.
lnl epizootio has broken ont IN Kansas
City, aud several other towns IN central and
western Missouri
STATE TREASURER HAYES Auditor Draper,
and Register OF Lands solomon were ARRESTED
at Jefferson City, Mo-, on Saturday, for con.
tempt Of Cour, for refusing to answer a writ
tN' 'tf tHHtAtAl w ttlN ANuilN Afufi IN lt-
half OF the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The
object 81 the wit was to effect a correction of
an alleged erroneous assessment made by the
above-named gentlemen as a special board Of
equalization for railroad property.
Two oouNrfRnTrGHs, named John NJ. Car
pouter and Edwin Cole, have been arrested
near Bolivar, Mo. 4 large amount Of uuan.
ishcd uuitod States currency notcr vas found:
also p.atcs, press, sc.
CHARLES BRANDT, ased u years, was acci.
dcn,slly shot aud killed while hunting near
Chicago, on saturday.
lnF President in a conversation with a
member q the Cabinet said he was averse 10
interfering with local trouble in Alabama ana
Louisiana, tit could he possibly avoided. and
would much prefer that they tc settled n