River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-01-17
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alton on the subject Of the public debt, said
he would not be greatly astonished if there
we're not further apparent increases Of the in
debtedness Of government hereafter. Mr..
Boutwell,, il is stated, still adheres 10 his opin-
ion of last year, that it was unwise to reduce
the taxes to such an extent as was done last
winter, through the efforts, mainly, Of Senator
Sherman.
LARGE storehouse belonging to the Green
leaf Machine Works At indianapolis, was
burned on Saturday. Los $4,000.
DISPATCHES from Queenstown, Birmingham
and southampton, report tina; tempest OF
unprecedented violence ragged all Thursday
night. The storm was accompanied by ter
rifle thunder and lightning, and caused great
alarm 10 the inhabitants Friday morning
the wind was blowing a gale, and sieet and
snow we're falling.
TuE residences Of Hon. Polk Sharon and
Chris. Reyhert, in Terre Haute, Ind, were
destroyed BY fire on Thursday.
THURSDAY night Simpson L. Caldwell, a la
borar, murdered his employer, i. H. Johnson,
near Coldwater, Mississippi, and robbed his
wife Of eleven hundred dollars, He has been
arrested.
A NASHVILLE dispatch announces the burn
ing of the sunken steamer r. c. Gray, near
GAINESVILLE
FIRE at Mount Clemens, Mich, one day
last week. destroyed the brewery OF Dir. Lutz.
Loss $4,000.
Ar the Liberty Copper Mines, in Frederick
County Maryland, recently, scafiold gave
way, and twonty-six miners were plunged into
a PIT several hundred feet deep. Eight Of
them were badly injured.
MAYOR JEWELL Of Wyandotte Mich, who
abscondcda short time since with young girl
Of that city, returned one day this week and
rendered his resignation. Oliver Colborn has
been chosen his successor.
DISPATCHES have been received in Washing
ton announcing that two English var steamers
have been sent to the Sandwich Islands to nro-
teet the interests of British residents there.
Our government has one vessel in the vicinity
and has ordered another there.
Gov. MORGAN, uf New York, is reported to
ave said that lac has no expectation Of being
appointed secretary Of the Treasury, but de-
clined to say what he would do il the appoint
ment was rendered to him.
GIN. scHoFHLD is reported to have said
that his visit 70 the Sandwich Islands at the
present time has no political significance
whatever, and the report that he had gone on
a secret mission is pure invention. General
Schofed goes upon his owa voliton, not at
the suggestion of the administration. The
statement that the President is looking to the
acquisition Of the islands is also authoritative
" denied.
AT Newark n. j., on Thursday night, a man
beat out the brains Of his mothcr-in-law with
an iron bar.
WHrrELAw REID viii begin suits for libel
against the mahgners Of the New York Iri-
bunc.
JoHS II. PAwsoS x Co., Of London, England,
dealers in Manchester goods, have failed.
Their liabilities are reported to be fifteen mil
lion dollars. Ii is said that other failures will
follow.
Mrs. G.. W. HAoKET was burned to death on
Saturday morning, in frame dwellingin Ger
mantowu, Pa.
A FIRE in New Haven, CT, destroyed Brew
ster & Ford's jewelry store. Loss heavy.
TuE bodies at all OF the victims Of the Cen
tro street fire, in New York city, have been
recovered.
Gov DIX and Lieut.. Gov. Robinson were
inaugurated at Albany On Wednesday
AIEs. MARY ANN LAMPLEY aged " years Of
age, was found dying in her house, Thursday
night, IN the eastern section Of Baltimore,
brutaiy murdered.
VAN yALKESnuRe's collar factory, in Troy,
n u, was entirely, and some adjoining butld-
ings partially burned, las, night Total losses
about $4,000.
Mn. W Il. HuELnLBr OF the World edito-
rial stan, has departed ON tour through
Central and South America, during which he
viii write descriptive letters 20 his paper, and
a series Of articles for Harper's Magazine.
AUGUSTINE DAILY, manager OF the late Fifth
Avenue theatre, will open the Globe theatre.
Days losses by the Fifth Avenue dre viii
reach $4,000
THE steamer Eui. ou Thursday brought t.
New York an additional number of destitute
Italian omigrauts. They complain that they
were unable g suhsist Ia their own country.
and had received favorable Inducements tor
immigration.
TIM New York Chamber ~ Commerce ha
passed resolution urging the Legislature 20
enlarge tho Enc and OsNogo chauals. also
Congressional action upon the same subject.
rnE Eric director Is pressing The old suit
instituted by Fisk against Commodore Van.
dcrbilt, Tor Che recovery OF four millions aud a
half OF dollars.
II is stated that adyices have been received
at the Russian legation that an understanding
has been arrived az between England and Rus.
"a with regard 20 the war against the Khiyas.
Prince Gortschakoh has .iyon Assurance e.
the British Minister at 81. Petersburg tnat
RUSSIA has no hostile designs On Afghanlstap
that the Russian expeditions commanded by
General Kaufman was sent % punish the