River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-12-06
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An old man named Joseph Clark persisted in
the flames.
TIM repair shop and warehouse belonging
10 the Chicago and Alton Railroad, at Jackson
VILE ILL.,, was burned Saturday night Loss
unknown.
THE principal feature Of the celebration Of
Evacuation Day in New York on Monday, was
the procession OF veterans OF 1912, under the
escort of the Sixth Regiment, to the old fort IN
Central Park and the ceremony Of hosting
flag over the parapet. After the close OF the
ceremonies the veterans partook of collation.
at tile Sixth Regiments armory.
THREE men, named Andrew Rosie, Herman
Roshe and Herman Meyers were found dead
at the old Government camp, about forty
miles north of Mcpherson Station,s on the Loup
Fork, two days ago. They had apparently
been murdered by white men. They were
hunters and trappers who had left Mcpherson
on the 14th.
GEN. TERRY will take command Of the Dc
parhnent of Dakota, vacated by General Han
cock.
The British forces have been withdrawn
from the island of San Juan in accordance
with the Berlin decision.
The revenue fraud case against VIM. I.
Weld a. Co., of Boston, is said to have been
comprised by the defendants paying to the
United State Treasury 100000. The amount
originally claimed by the Government was one
million four hundred thousand dollars. The
suit against the same firm in New York has
been compromised by the payment Of ne.mil-
lh,, tuvo Ippdra1 thpuzauI Iollara
$. b. KEYEs & Co., bankers of Cincinnati,
have suspended on account of the corner IN
Northwestern.
The total vote Of Kansas is about one hun
bred and three thousand, an increase Of two
thousand in the last two years. This indicates
an increase OF population at tho rate of over
one thousand year.
MRs. JAS A. OATES, the actress was married
90 Tracy W. Titus, manager Of the Oates
Troupe Sunday evening" at the Southern Ho-
TEL st. Louis.
DENNIS Dow, aged Go, farmer in the town
ship OF Dover, Cuyahoga county, committed
suicide Sunday morning. lie was suffering
from alteration of the mind.
THE channel Of the Mississippi River in front
of Dubuque, is clear Of ice, and the ferry boat
is still making regular tips to the Illinois
shore Above and below the city, the river is
gorged.
A YOUNG man, name not known, entered the
house Of one Of the most respectable families
Of Vallejo, California, and, in the absence Of
the Older members, violated the person OF 3
girl five years old. He was arrested. Intense
excitement exists, and there are fears that he
will be taken out Of jail and lynched.
THERE was suicide or an attempt at suicide
in San Francisco every day last week.
The subscriptions TO the General Thomas
statue fund amount to 1870.
ANGUS MURRAY, engineer, and John Siberian,
fireman, Of freight train on the European
and North American Railroad, were instantly
killed, ON Saturday, by running into gravel
tram, near ST. John, Me. The men were horri-
bly mangled. Only one other employee was in
jured and he but slightly.
Tue contributions tor the relief OF sufferers
by the Boston fire received by the Treasurer
Of the fund up to Sunday night, amounted to
$4,000,
MARA who attempted to assassinate ex-Al-
derman McMullen, in Philadelphia, has been
sentenced to six years and nine months i'm
pris1nment. aad TO pay fine OF $1,000.
ROBERTS, glycerine magazine, Scrub Grass,
Penn, exploded on Saturday, killing Harry j.
Wolfe, telegraph operator, and Il. A. Wight,
torpedo agent. Only fragments of their bodies
were recovered,
A SUIT has been instituted by the Erie
Railway Company against Daniel Drew to
recover 81, O0O, 600 alleged TO have been en-
bczz.od by him while treasurer of the COM
pany IN 1868, by sales OF $4,000 shares OF
vatered stock.
President GRANT has directed the issue Of
a pardon TO Reuben J. Young, OF Alabama,
convicted in May, 1877, Of being implieted IN
a ku-Klux conspiracy, and sentenced to ho
imprisoned for ten years and to pay fine Of
81 900.
The Commissioners TO investigate the out
RACES on the Rio Graudc border have COM
plctcd their report. which is very long. The
Commissioners confined their Investigation 10
dis anco Of 500 miles nom the mouth Of the
Rio Grande, to Rio Grande CITY, estimating
that the Americans included IN the limit have
by Mexican raids, suffered TO the extent Of
$3o,o00,OoO, to say nothing Of the murders
committed by Mexcans.
FRAScis MARTIN killed his wife in New Yorb
on Saturday.
SNcE May nth to Saturday even nc re
have been 927 deaths from smaltp, INST
Louis.
Tar revenue marine report, commenting
upon civil service competitive examinations II
that service, says that whatever the result II,
other branches Of the service this competi.
tive examination has been attended by tho
best results. Il has given the service the
best corps q junior officers il ever possessed.
and has inspired among thom vigorous
competition ia pursuit Of professional attain
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