River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-08-19
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seven children
A FIRE at Chicago on Saturday morning,
destroyed the foundry OF kuntz Bros. n
Burrman, Nos. s26 to $50 Hubbard street, and
the dwelling No. s3l Hubbard. Loss on the
foundry, $4,000; insured tor 1000 each in
Girard of Philadelphia, and Germania OF New
York. Loss on dwelling 500; insured in the
National Of Philadelphia; amount unknown.
A CHINESE camp of laborers working on he
narrow guago railroad near Benicia, Califor-
MIA, we're attacked by a crowd Of eight drunk
en- white men, who tore down their tents and
pelted the Cinnamon with stones and clubs |
The Chinese fed like sheep into the bills. An
work is suspended. Several Cinnamon were
found miles away from the place of attack
Oh Saturday night burglars robbed tho
vaults of Richards, Shaw & Winslow, corner |
of Madison and State streets, Chicago, of two |
thousand dollars, and then attempted to burn !
the building. The flames were fortunately |
discovered IN time and oxtnguishcd
GRAVEL TRAIN running through a swamp
between Ofrollia and Otherly, Canada, ran
over two cows The van containing laborers.
was badly broken up aud two, named Stevens
and Powell, were instantly killed, aud SIX 9th.
ers fatally wounded
The Agricultural Department reports that
the probable wheat yield for 1878 will be DO
100000 bushels. The largest absolute falling
off in corn is IN Illinois, where there is a 70.
duction OF Is per cent The Department re-
ports that the lax culture IL greatly on the in
crease in Iowa
DR JAMES BIRpsAI, physician al British
Hollow, Grant county, Wis, was found. ON
Saturday, with his throat cut from ear to car
and had been dead some hours when found
An inquest was holl aud the verdict rendered
was that he died BY his own hand. with the
aid Of a surgical instrument
ROW occurred IN Warren county. XIV. La,
week, in which VIM Shircs was ehot through
the arm. Constable Howard aitcmpted Ia
stop the fight, when be was stabbed twice Inv
VIM. Lark, one of the contestants. Another
constable named Wright was struck in the
forehead with a rock, lnhctng wound. from
the effects which he died last night. How
ards wounds are not fatal
AT BAY City, Mich, "Wednesday, fire in
William Peters saw-mill burned the min and
100000 feet Of lumber on the docks. DAMAGING
the salt works to the extent Of ~ 600 Tho
mill was old and valued at $4,000 without
insurance. The salt works were aIso min
sured. The lumber was valued at 10000.
DISPATCH from Berlin SAYS the cholera IL
prevalent IN the barracks in that city.
Six beer sellers at Worcester. Mass. were
on Thursday fined SO aud costs. sentenced n
the House Of Correction tor six months. and
to 1000 bail not TO violate the law for wear.
BROTHER ARsEEE, principal &c st. Josepbs
Academy for boys, In Cincinnati. has disar-
peared with a buxom servant girl aud Al 3o
bel" 2lng to the institution. he was last
he from in Maryland.
nfRA has rc-appeared in chat, anuog,.
Thursday there were eight eases. two fatal
The disease 10 confined to the colorsd peopla
caused from eating uuure lruIt aud melons
DAVID JONES, watchmau, and Hugh Mar.
ray, fireman on the steamship Atlas. living n
pier twelve, North River, New York. had an
alteration, when Jones seized Murray and
threw HIM into the river, aud before helm
could reach him he wac drowned. Jones was
arrested.
THE old distilIery building on Prince street
Boston. was burned Friday morning. Loss
$4,000 insurance SIS, eco IN the Amoric, of
Pittsburg.
las bark Anawan, nom New fcdford, Jnne
l''h' Tor a cruise in the Atlantic, capszed ana
hve OF her crew we're drowned. The remain
oer seventeen in number, were rescued bv n
Passing vessel and landed at Iiyerpool
A IA oE lice mill IN the Stcpney .ubprbs -,
London, has been DESTROYED hy H.. -
about IS OOOOOo ''0''
hEAR ADMIRAL srrEpM,N, COMMANDING IN
south Pacific fleet, has been placed an ~, -
hred list M the Department. Roar A1,,,r.i
Amy has received Ircparatur, orders t.,.,,,,,,
mand a dcet IN the navy. Rear Admiral .r.,t.,
commanding ia, South Nthnu, e,st AIN \,
retired, and relieved of command las p,,. A,
mlral Strong Rear Admiral J.pl,,, ~,
manding he Asiatlc fleet. will ho r,,i,,d !,
December. His successor is not vet d,s,g.
mated.
Tn wife OF Cassius CaNtou. l,.p, ,p I,.r,,.
county, KY, was awakened Nv rirbl. since
by man named PAYNE att,n,ntlp, d, ...t /,
AZ window Ms tiaNon soizcd pistol and
shot Payne through the head, iuni,uur 4 fatal
wound Mrs. ChSton was triod and boporahl,
acquitted
THos. COMMUNION, aud Thuma, Ferps, ana
Patrick Feency, brothers, u,re Killed. IN n
well at Burlington, Wiz. Ibur,aa, aiteno,n
Cause foul an. Councrton dcccud,l first nnd
falling TO The bottom dead. F,cncy went /,
his assistance, followed Is his brother. when
both suffered the same fate Cguoyrton l,ayes
wife and seven children,
Two sons Of David Kendall q mghly r..
spectacle citizen of Henry county. Tenn.
AGED eighteen aud twenty-five, were drowned.
saturday, while bathing.
GERMAN named Rittan Was shot. proba.
bly, fatally, Tuesday night. through the neck
and body, at Richmond. Indiana. by q pistol
IN the bands ofa boy fourteen years old, who
misthok him for burglar.
A TrLEcEAN from bridgeport. Conn, states
that While officer jennings and partv we're
eonyersing, Thursday evening, a dog owned
by the latter attacked jennings animal and
was beaten Of, when be jumped az his oWner.
catching him by the meek and check, and in.
nicting fearful and probably fatal wounds.
Ina directory Of Detroit for this year con.