River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-08-12
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day last week, through eating toadstools
which were mistaken for mushrooms. All
we're reldered dangerously Ill, but are now
doing well.
J.H. RIPLEY, clerk in tho Postoffce De-
partment at Washington, committee suicide
Saturday.
Mns. Z. T. S. OsBoRNE, of Kalamazoo,
Michigan. suicided Friday Cause, domestic
troubles
CHOLERA has appeared at Pleasant Hill, n.
j., opposite New York.
THr Sheriff Of Des MONIES county, Iowa re-
turned from tho hunt after the railroad rob
bers. He says they have fed TO Texas and
Mexico.
Ar Three Rivers, Mich, on Friday, Edward
Fisher, son of the proprietor Of tho Three
Rivers House, Huicided by taking two ounces
of laudanum
DEATHS Of St. Lous for the week ending
Saturday evening 2ll decrease from previous
weeK 20. Seventeen are reported as cholera,
and 20 az cholera morhus.
At Worcester, Mass, on Saturday after
noon, tho state constable, assisted by local
officers, visited a large number of saloons in
tins city whore beer is sold and seized all that
could be found, the total amount being about
one hundred kegs. Most Of the saloons Wis.
tied we're kept by Germans
The Texas cattle fever, which has been
prevailing in DeKalb, Davies, Nodaway, aud
other counties Of northwestern Missouri, Tor
two weeks past has carried # several thous.
and head, and is stl raging.
DRUNKEN roughs assaulted the police at
Providence, n. l., Saturday night. and pistols
were used TO ouell the riot Fifty of the mob
were wounded, some eriously
TwENTY-THREE THOUSAND SIX hundred emf
grants arrived a New York last week.
AT Chicago, on Saturday evening, the
magnificent ive-stor, marble building, erect
ed by the Singer Sewing Machine Company
for Field, Letter n Co., and not yet occupied.
was damaged by tire TO the extent Of SlCO 600
Two men, Edward Johnson, foreman on
the city pottery and Louis Knight. a painter.
while rowing on pond, near the water works.
at Detroit, ran against a snag, the boat up-
set, in ten feet Ut water, and, being sheet
iron, was unmanagable. Both we're drowned.
CITIZENS of Portland, Oregon, residing in
Washington state that the ire IN that city was
confined entirely 70 the oldest portion of that
town, and in which nearly all buildings we're
of wood aud Of comparatively small value
Many OF the structures have been standing
from the first settlement Of the place. no FIR,
Of any importance having ever occurred In
the district eighteen squares were burne,
over, principally occupied by dwellings,. Al
tho best and most substantial business par
Of the city escaped.
On Saturday morning a dreadful accident
occurred on the Northwestern Railroad. neal
Wlgan, England, to the Scotch tourist expres,
train from London. Twelve persons we're i'm.
stantly killed and thirty wounded. AMONG
the killed Is Sir Johu Arson. Many of tb,
injured will die.
FouR deaths from cholera, one from cholera
morbus, and three from cholera iniantum ar,
reported 10 have occurred at Dayton, Ohio
aud vicinity, during The past week.
Gov. Wo'DsoS. OF Missouri, and Gen. James
Craig and several other gentlemen Of 81. 10.
seph, Mo, went across the hne into Kansas,
Friday, to shoot prairie chickens, and were
arrested and fired for violation of the Kansas
merriment among the governors friends.
FIRE MARSHA WILLIAMS, Of Chicago. has
been removed by the Mayor, for gross mi.
conduct
AT Detroit, three months ago, Mrs. Corne
lus Dryer was bitten by a dog while assist
ing Il IN the capture ei a rat Although th,
wound wa not dangerous one. Mrs.. Dvyer',
nerves we're Affected 50 seriously by the oc
'uirenee and the fear Of hydrophobia that
Mter three months Of the continual fear. sh,
became seriously ia ou "Wednesday last. FRI
day she manifested slight symptoms Of rat,e,
and was taken with an extraordinary tov.r
nom the effects OF which she died on Sa,ur
day.
CHOLERA has broken out in full force :,
Carmi. Ind. Eigh, deaths in twenty. fon
hours.
AINls horse thief Was shot and killed g
Okalona, Clarke county, Arkansas, ON Thur.
day.
FREDERICK Mann, Young Mormon. who ha
run away with his unces wife. on being n.
covered by his uncle IN hiding place ON In1
low street, New York shot himself and d,s
instantly. The vile threatened suicide, an
drew pistol. In the scu0le for its possessio
IL was discharged, woundlng herself serious,
A LABoE building on Lewis street. in Fa,
Boston, used for storage purposes aud an
bonded warehouse, was burned Thursda,
Loss over 100000.
ABOUT twenty Of the employees OF tho Pitt
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road were a
rested Thursday, for stealing goods passir
over the line.
A BRIDGE ia 30 be built across the Nilsson
River at Atchison, Kansas, .217 feet long b
tween the abutments.
FRANK FuLToN, Young man IN the empl,
Of the MaStlo and Crate Company al Colur
bus, o.. was instantly killed Thursday afte
noon. while attempting to pull mautel /,
10 the second story Of the mandatory.
Ex-YIoE-pREsIDENr CoLFAx aud his wi
were in Chicago. Thursday, aud left for r.
through Minnesota and Dakota, accompani
BY Senator Window.
THE marine hospital at New Orleans W
sold al suction Thursday, for S5i 900.
NICHOLSON AND HAILAHAN, murdercrs
Mrs. Lamprey, we're executed IN Baltimore
Friday.
REPUBLICANS OF Virginia met in State Coz
vonlion IN "Wednesday aud nominated n "A,