River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-28
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York Presbyterian Church, southwest corner
of Houston and Thompson streets, New York,
was crushed beneath the weight OF snow that
accumulated on it. The walls Of this building,
which are about forty years old, we're forced
out and completely demolished, together with
the entire furniture and new organ. Loss
$4,000. Several persons we're in the basement
at the time but escaped unhurt.
A DAUGHTER OF James Vreeland, living near
Detroit, fell through tho ice in the river, Sat
urday, and was drowned.
A PARTY of roughs entered the town OF
Sargent, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad, and amusing themselves shoot
ing into peoples windows. They then attack
ed a saloon keeper named Chris Gibson, who
shot and killed two Of them, Wright and
Mcclellan, and wounded another called Jack
Tho remainder Of the party left and went to
Dodge City, where they undertook to run the
town. Sunday night the citizens formed a
Vigilance Committee and killed two Of the
roughs, one named Charles Hill, tho other
known as Antelope.
SIX cars II freight train fell through a
bridge in Medina, N. Y, a distance Of twenty
part OF the tram afterwtrd ran over and killed
an unknown man on the bridge some rods
east Of the broken bridge. No train men were
injured.
TELEGRAM from Sands, Miss, says that
William Sayles, farmer living near Bates
vile, was attacked, on Saturday, by party Of
negroes, one OF them shooting him in the
back and dangerously wounding him. After
he fell to the ground he raised himself on his
elbows and shot the scoundrol who fredupon
him With one barrel Of his shotgun. and then
fired upon another Of the ASSISTANTS, killing
both instantly.
ARCHBISHOP MCCLosKY has appointed Rev
Father Preston, Of st. AIMS, New York Vi.
car General, in place of the late Father Storrs
Tbs snow is twenty feet deep on the noun.
tain side in the Little Cottonwood region.
There Is great danger OF slides.
SEVERAL creditors Of Bowles Brothers state
that the claims in this country against the
firm would amount to over $500, 000 The
japanese claim Is said to be as much IS sG0,-
go. 1t Is claimed that Nathan Appleton,
whose property at Newport, r. L., has been
attached in the interest Of the japanese, is
liable as partner, and beyond what can be
realized from his estate little is expected by
these creditors.
Is addition TO the vessel American Con-
gress, which has already been reported as
probably lost at sea, it is stated that two other
ships, the Lincoln and S erling Castle, both
British, have probably net the same fate.
The Sterling Castle sailed from New York De-
eember 10th tor London. She had crew of
twenty.six men. The Lincoln sailed on De- /
eember llth, aud had a crew Of twenty-three |
men.
HALLWAY accident on tho Hudson River
Road, near Yonkers. Wednesday, caused the
loss OF several lives.
FIVE hundred thousand dollar conhasra
ton is reported from Shreveport, La.
The President has refused TO parden o.
Bren, under sentence Of death, to be hanged
in Washington on the 2,th inst.
0S Friday night Ben Leonard, a negro
waiter at the Ph@nix Hotel, in Louisville, ny,
while carrying a gasoline lamp, was fatally
bHrned by It's explosion.
THH loss Of the ship Jessere is reported a,
sea, With thr,g OF her crew.
THRrE ku-klHx prisoners were released from
the Albany penitcntiary on Monday.
Car rates from Dcnison, Texas, to New Or
leans, have been fixed at one hundred dollars.
1t Is believed those rates viii bring two hun
drod thousand head OF cattle to Dcnison for
shipment this season.
HEAVY rains are reported from all sections
of Virginia during the past two days, and
heavy land slides on all railroads, causing de-
tention Of traius. The .iyer at Lynchburg Ii
fourteen feet above the usual level.
TnE Alabama River at lima has risen to
within three feet of the great food and is sun
rising.
Tn, President has sent ttc following nom
nations to The Senate; Lieu ,naut Command
er Theodore II Keiuc TO be comm indor in The
navy; Master William j. Barnett to be lieu
tenant comman ,og. Ensign f. Il. Taurt 10 be
master.
THos. HAYES, &C Cincinnati, has been arrest.
cd at Cairo for passing counterfeit, money.
jams II. EuPlS, commercial editor OF the
Detroit Free Press, died sunday.
BRIGHAM loUNG is not on his way back TO
salt Lake AS reported.
$, HBsCWELp, a 81. Louis dry goods deal
CT. shielded on Monday, by taking chloroform.
SrGiNa has op,ucd III Texas. aud farmers
are putting seed iu tho gIoud.
THE Common Council Of Chicago have re-
tuseI 60 couhrm the nominations 81 Manor
Medill Tor roico Commissioners.
GnNrENoE WALNrG,o t Nirs AHA, in message
TO the Legislature, 81 TIA, 3 ats. proposes the
assumption aud payment hy the general Gov.
ernmeutof an present legal Indebtedness Of
the styegal states, ny act IT Congress, ana al
amendment Set the Consut ion 10 prevent
states from mourning additional mdettcdp,s.
IN future except such a. mas be found nvces.
sary ,o Cue legitimate aud elective execution