River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-31
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has produccd considerable ore which has
been smelted at Wyandottc. It has been pur-
chased by Joint stock company.
HEAVY frosts are reported IN Tennessee and
Arkansas
A CONSIDERABLE number OF cotton mills IN
Rhode Island are running cn short time.
Some are stopping to make repairs.
NINE canal boats were lost in the storm on
the Hudson, few nights since, involving a
loss of two hundred thousand dollars.
GAIT PosT's planning mill, IN OsWogo, was
burned Sunday night. Loss to the firm and
other occupants, 100000; insurance $1,000
A JAMESTOWN caused much damage in New
York and Pennsylvania on Monday. A
Girardyie, Pa, two children were drowned
Us the submorgng of a vehicle in which they
were driving home with their parents
MONUMENT TO Philip Embury, founder OF
Nlethodsm in this country, was unveiled on
Monday at Cambridge, N. ", in the presence
Of large conc0urse OF people. Bishops
Kane Simpson and others made addresses
FIRE at Topeka, Kansas on Sunday night.
destroyed the Commonwealth block, occupied
Toy the Commonwealth newspaper, Kansas
Evangelical, and the Kansas Monitor printing
establishment, G VI. Cronos book.bndery,
Warren,s hardware store and Dr. lifts. The
total loss Is estimatnd at 100000 insured ior
about 100000.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad Company have reduced the wages of
employees about Is per cent, which took effect
Monday, October 20, in consequence OF de-
creased business of the road as one Of the ro-
suits Of the hnanc al stringency.
Snow fell at Cincinnati on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court Of Indiana pronouncos
the liquor law constitutional
The ireshet along the Oswego and Midland
Railroad, through Sussex county was the most
severe ever known ia re. Tn usauds OF acres
of land we're overlooked, the water in some
places coming 90 the tops Of the fences.
SIX caual-boats were sunk in the storm Of
Sunday nghton the Hudson, three from the
steamer Alexis IN tow, and three from the
Syracuse. All were heavily laden. The loss is
estimated at $4,000
ONE HUNDRED AND sNrYrIyE THOUSAND
DOLLARS were shipped on Tuesday from South.
ampton for New York, aud $4,000 from Liv.
erpool
ThE Cunard Steamship Company have de
termiaed to Withdraw their vessels from th,
East Indian service at an early day, and ostab
ilsh daily line between LVerpool aud New
York
Miss FRAME, young Quaker lady Hyiui
near springdaie, Cedar county Iowa, cut he
throat and attempted TO sever the arteries II
her wrists Monday night while hhoring un
der suicidal mania.
Tue Superintendent Of the Philadelphia
mint reports to the treasury that private par
ties m Chicago have sent $50, 900 in silyor bar
% be coined IN halves quartevs and dime.
Inns is the irs, amount received from priyat
parties IN a great white. These bars viii fur
uIsh change 10 the amount of S62 500.
lRoN and coal operators in the Nlahoninl
Valley report a very serious situation. IN,
local banks are unable to aid them. nd man,
are paying their men with three on SIX months
paper, drawing per cent. interest Unless
relief comes speedily, the majority OF the Goa
mines and iron mills in the Mahoumg region
viii have to shut down
SILVER is now paid out toa limited extent
Bureau Of the MINT. says SILVER viii be IN gen.
erai circulation on November /. An the mint,
IA the country have been ordered "a work Il
their full capacity ia coming stlyo..
Is regard to the Trcasurcr's safe robbery ia
Andrew Jackson county, Iowa, on Suuda,
ngnt, the evidence shows that the parties
possessed the combination ri the safe. A
card was found ON the floor with the figure,
on the back which opened the lock In addr
uon to the $4,000 money taken, several thou
sand dollars Of bills paid ly the Treasurer
were taken. Ills said the late county scat
night has been responsible for the robbery
but rs yet no clue ls obtained.
Ar meeting OF the Western Bar Iron A,so
catlou IN httsburg, on Tuesday. il wa, re-
solved 10 reduce the non $40 Of a r,pt mai.
ing The present card 1910 cents pu
pound. Under the exciting arrangement !,
regards wages, this viii caust a reduction n
hom ~ to l2b per cent. in tho nav Of al
skilled Worhmcu m IRON A reduction vo,
also made OF 10 per cent on the vases of nm
classified labor such as engineers grcmcn
ron hands, laborcrs. etc Iabor,r4 who bav
been ,ciying mono tnan $3.50 pcr day vl
now receive ~ per week Tho employees ,b
have been working under what i termed ~
sliding scale will be Obliged 10 submit 10
similar reduction.
THIEF named Moses Williams. confined /,
the state Prison at Joliet, H.. proicsses =
know who murdered Hon. sharon nndale q
Springfield, H., IN April.
TRAIN on tho Pennsylvania Central Rai
road ran over a horse near Greenwich poip
Tuesday forenoon and rloycn :. sight cars ~,
thrown from llc m q. The engineer ~,
killed ana the fireman badly scaldod.
TuT liquor roctfyiug aud dl-tjlhng cstaI
lshmcnt of + n. Corning 4 Co., Of Clcyylan
was burned on Thursday also the OH stn
Morehousc a Rockefeller Loss $4,000
Int National Board Of Trade adopted
recommendation that a memorial bc prepare
praying Congress 90 revise the bankrupt /.
Of 1867
InE Comptroller ol the currency IT. out wi
statement 10 the eject that. NE will In I
next annual report 10 Congress urge the rcc
OF the law authorizing the withdrawal ~ II
million dollars Of National Bank currep
from the Eastern States tor dstrbu,t.
amongst the Western States, they not hayit
their just proportion. 40 the Same Time