River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-12
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dav night, and no dosbt would have obtained
500, 600, II an alarm of fire in South Leaven-
worth. and the presence Of many persons on
the streets. had not frightened them off.
TuE state ticket, nominated by the Demo
Gratis of Massachusetts,, is as follows: Gov
crnor. VIM. CASTOR, Of Boston, Lieutenant
Governor, VIM. l.. Smith, Of Springfield;
Secretary Of State, b. L. Mills, Of Williams
town: Treasurer, Nathan Clark, Of Lynn :
Auditor, Waldo Column, Of Dedham Attor-
ncy General, p. o. Morse, Of Northampton.
STEPHEN EIKIEs, Republican, has been
elected delegate to Congress from New Mex |
leo.
REy W. + WATKINS, pastor OF the Metho- |
dist Church as Waterloo, Iowa, committed |
suicide by drowning, in the Cedar river, Tues.
day night.
WHILE the late Mayor Kalbhesch, Of Brook
lyn, was living, a suit was brought against
him by Mary Jane Wade for Sl5O,0O0 damages
for breach Of promise Of marriage, and she
has just obtained an order against tho cxecu-
tors to show cause why the trial OF the case
should not 60 on.
II il asserted that the Credit Mobier suits
have proved failure, and will be abandoned
by the Government.
CAFTL4 thicvng on the Texas border has
been resumed with unusual vgor.
TELEGRAM from the Legation Of the
United States al Paris, ON tho Both ult., an
nounces that the tax on flax has been abol-
ished, and the entreport has been indefinitely
suspended for all vessels laden with grain or
flour.
The Commissioner u Indian Affairs has re-
ceived letter from L. NJ. Hawaii Indian
Agent at Fort Sill, written August 2lst the
day after the reported massacre, in which he
reports the Indians quiet, and really anxious
for peaceful relations with the whites. He
thinks the Indians Of that agency are, as q
body, in n state % feeling for a bone tica
council or treaty TO be made with them, by
which the border Of Texas may be made al
safe from harm, 50 tar as Indians are con
cerned, as any other part Of the state.
EX-SENATOR FooTE writes long letter veri-
flying tho story about jeff Davis and that
sleeping car affair.
LITTLE nine year-old daughter Of a man
named Bishop, living near Lafayette, Ind
undertook to light fire with coal oil, when
the can exploded, and burned her so badly
that she died soon after.
EIaHT deaths from cholera are reported In
Stanford Ky. 1t is stated that the symptoms
and course pursued by the disease is similar
in all respects to the epidemic Of 1884
THE murder Of j. Malot. Of Nebraska town.
ship. Livingston county, H., and his brother,
by Tom and Pat Barrett, in drunken row on
last Saturday night, is reported. Tho victims
were pounded to death.
Ar Columbus, Ohio. on Monday, while the
~ifa at {. Y. Dccourcy was playfully pointing
pistol at hm, he requested her not to do So
and, stepping NJ 70 take it from her, it went
of. The charge took effect in her side, pass.
ing through her lungs, and killing her almost
instantly.
RIToHEsoN, who murdered Constable Fag-
well last fall in Green county, Ohio and who
was to be hanged On the 18th q October.
committed suicide 10y hanging himself in the
jail al Zenia, Sunday morning. lie was heay
lily lroned, aud It was believed that he was Sc
cure from attempt az escape or suicide. lie
had declared several times that he would not
be hung on the gallows.
MINNESOTA farmers convention at Owa.
tonna, Tuesday, nominated tho following
ticket. Governor, Asa Barron, 81 Rice Lieut.
Governor, Ebenezer Ayres. Of Washington
Treasurer, T.. W. Dyke, OF Race Secretary II
state, Colonel j. II. Stevens, Of TIenncptn. At
tornoy General, W. +. Clough, OF Ramsey,
An estimate OF the losses II Gloucester.
Mass, in the recent storm on the coast Of
Nova Scotia il tbirty-fye lives and and 500
0OO.
IT Il reported that counterfeit New York
city and county bonds have been discovered.
Arms in CALI Del Cabo, Chu, caused an
estimated loss Of 100000.
ADylcEs hom Lancaster, Ky, show total
Of twenty.seyen deaths from cholera since
the disease hegan.
In fight on the Lima and orya Railroad.
between CHILEAN and Peruvian labortrs. many
OF the latter we're killed
LARGE amount Of forged n. \. Central ana
other bonds have been discovered in New
York. Several parties are under arrest tor Mt.
tering them.
THE public debt statement shows srduc-
tion Of $4,000 800 for August.
DANGEROUS IS @ legal tender notes of the
new Issue are in circulation
Two horse-thicy,s were hanged BY i mob IN
Bent county, Mo, and another of the gang
has been arrested and is now in jailal sedala.
An knightleys Station, on the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railroad sIx Mules Wept Of
Sedalia on Saturday last, William Knightley
caused the death Of his sister Adcla. aged
forty and his nephew, L.uis stalb, thcn set
fire 10 the house and killed himself.
CHOLERA is raging iearfully at Mersburg.
near Paris, Ky.
ACCOUNTS have been received OF an accident
on the Luxembourg Railroad by which eight
passengers were killed and fifteen hurt.
TnE Government stables and correls al
Fort Riley, Kansas, were buracd sunday
night
A rIRE at Newcastle, Pa, Monday night,
dostroyeda Number q places and caused
loss Of 600
THE Erie Railroad directors have declared a
dividend Of ono per cent, en- common aud
three and halt per cent uu preferred stock
TnE lightning Monday evening killed two
men In Melrose Bay, Ia Peabody Mass, aud
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