River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-17
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pledged himself or adheres to the so.called
temperance law, and invites the German.
Americans to attend mass meeting TO take
such steps IN the premises as will best sub.
serve their ends.
FIRE IN New Orleaps, on Wednesday, de-
stroyed square OF buildings bounded by
Marguery, Manderill, Good Children and
Morets streets, about forty small buildings
Loss, 0,000.
THIRTYTHREE yellow fever nterments in
Memphis. and twelve in Shreveport. on
Wednesday
The directors Of the Union National Bank
Of st. Louis, have decided 10 20 into lquida-
ton. The assets are said TO largely exceed
the liabilities, aud nobody will lose ANYTHING.
The cause of the action ID stringency of cur
rency.
The gate receipts at the st. Louis Fair, on
Wednesday, amounted to $4,000. Wednes-
day The annual illumination of Fourth street
stores took place. and very brilliant display
WAS made Full 10000 people thronged the
avenue during the evening, most of whom
walked through the principal dry goods, jew
elry and other stores. which were lavishly
decorated for the occasion.
DELos CULVER, OF jersey City, one of the
wealthieet capitalists of New Jersey, las been
adjudged bankrupt. He was y1ce.president
OF the New York and 0sweeo Midland Rail-
road Company. HIS liabilities are said to be
SS,OOO0O0.
The following state ticket has been nomi-
mated by the Liberals of New York Secre-
tary of State, Diedrich willers; Comptroller,
n X. Hopkins Attorney General, ID. Pratt /;
Treasurer, Thomas II. Raines Canal Com
missioner, James Jackson Engineer, sylvia
nus H. Sweet State Prison Inspector, w. X
Platt.
Snow fell on Tuesday in the Wasatch Noun
ta:ns.
AN immense quantity of bonds and bullion
is locked up in Salt Lake City, causing lack
of currency.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has rendered
a decision, through Justice Scott, affirming
the validity OF the state liquor law. The
opinion, which is quite long, sustains the law
IN all points
A CRAZY son of q MIR. Fahey, living near
Schuyler, Neb., struck his sister over the head
with gun, knocking her sepseless; then tried
to cut her throat with Ratchet, and subse-
quently attacked his father and beat his brains
out with the butt of gun.
New YoRK Custom House officers seized
100000 worth of silks on Saturday.
THE propeller Asia, with wheat from Chica-
so to Montreal, while entering the harbor at
Port Colborue Monday night, struck rock
and sunk. Her cargo will probably prove
total loss.
john w. PIERCE, JR., cashier of the Mer-
chants National Bank mt Lowell, Mass, has
been guilty of irregularities TO the extent of
$4,000. Pierce resigned "Wednesday, and made
transfer ofhis property for the benefit of the
bank.
REV. J o. REILLY, pastor OF the Catholic
Church at SUE quehanna, and formerly Vicar
General of Philadelphia diocese, was killed
the former place Saturday evening, by rail-
way engine, He was so years old.
The storchousc and other property OF the
Brandon Manufacturing Co at Rutland w..
was burned Sunday night. Loss $4,000.
A New YORK telegram states that the
Theological Seminary has received from Mr..
James Brown, banker, $500, 900 to complete
the endowments of it's professorships
On Saturday evening, about 8 O'Clock, tn
large boiler of the Lake Superior Mining Co.,
situated at Ishpcming, blew up, completely
demollshing the engine house and machine
shop, aud killing two men and wounding
several others. The names OF the killed are
Dennis Mullen fireman,and Aug. Johnson, en-.
gineer. Some of the injured are not expected
TO recover. The engine-house and machine
shop were large brick buildings, but recently
Luilt. The boiler was also new. The loss on
machinery, 1t is supposed, will exceed $4,000
Total loss not known, but will be heavy
On Friday night last, a man, whose name
has not been learned, fell down the coal shaft
at Wildwood Ill., He Tell 800 feet, and was In.
family killed., nearly every bone in his body
being broken.
CONNECTICUT has vot,d to make Hartford
the state capital by majority OF nearly 5000.
AT Van Vert, Ohio, tn sday, Mrs. Horton
oaded gun with powd n aud heavy charge
OF shot, for the pnrpos, of soaring his cousi7.
a young ludn of unsound mind, who was
working IL a corn.feld near the house. An.
other member of the family stepping up
within lew feet of him, he placed the gun in
line with the top OF his cousins head. His
i'm being unsteady through nervousness
entire charge entered the top OF his head,
toaIing away the skull and killing the young
man instantly.
The first rains Of the season in California
occurred Monday, extending to the middle
portions of the state. There il promise Of a
good season for farmers.
THE survivors ofCapt Jacks band who were
not imprisoned at Alcatrax, will be started for
ort Russell, Wyoming Territory, about the
10th OF October. About twenty wagons have
been sent to Fort Kama IN for the transporta
ton Of the prisoners 20 Fort Russell
TUESDAY MORNING the large bagGmg factory
oil Richardson, Henry 4 Co., OF Louisville, the
first factory Of the kind started in the United
States caught hre from the friction Of pick.
er and was totally consumed. Loss betseon
$4,000 and $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
MEMPHIS has six hundred yellow fever cases
There we're i0rty-two nterments on Tuesday.
Nine yellow fever intorments were reported
rom Shreveport, Tuesday.
EIGHT luphpE nj auoW tell tu knytborn N,u