River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-26

~ wy Aicsiuehcy % maufhSs lnuld. troops
were sent to the scene OF disturbance and re
| stored order, not, however, before they rad
fired upon the rioters and killed eight.
PRINCE CHARLES, only son of tine late Prince
Esterhazy, the Austrian statesman, committed
suicide at Paris, Friday
The project of an American pilgrimage 10
one or more Of the " shrines" Of Europe and
to Rome, has been under consideration BY
those who would probably be leaders in IT,
THERE we're three railway accidents in Eng
land on "Wednesday, and the alarming irequen-
cy Of disasters of this class has become the
subject Of much comment
A FIRE occurred at the citizens oil refinery
at Pttsburg. Thursday afternoon Their prin-
cipal buildings with 500 barrels Of oil we're Ie-
stroyed. The fire was caused by the explosion
Of gas from still. Six bricklayers, who were
at work, were seriously burned.
GEN. II. s. MCCooK, Secretary Of Dakota
Territory, was ehot ana killed at Yankton by
.anker named Wintormute.
SOME OF the crew OF the wrecked whaler An.
sci Giggs tell horrible story of their suffer,
ings and torture by the officers Of the ship.
News has been received that the brig Ellen
Boudral sunk at her anchorage in Canso Bay
during the late gale, and all on board are sup
posed TO be- lost.
GRAVE doubts are entertained for the safety
! OF the crew OF the Polaris, three months hay-
ing elapsed since they left camp
J. A.. WILSON absconded from Hartford,
Conn, on the night Of the 9Th instant, with a
large amount OF money stolen from Adams
Express Company.
NrNErY-sIx thousand people attended the
Cincinnati Exposition during the eight days
ending Thursday.
NONE Of the persons attacked by yellow 10
yer az Shreveport have recovered. Nearly two
hundred deaths have occurred since the APP
pearahce OF the epidemic.
The Oregon Republican state Convention,
after stormy session, nominated Hiram
Smith, OF Linn county, for Congress, aud en-.
dorsed Hypothetical.
MBs. MARGARET EVANS, ofLunenyille, Dunn
county, Wis, was injured internally by the
accident on The Chicago Rock leland and
Pacific Railroad near pittsburg, Mo-, Thurs.
day.
NUMBER of transformations and outraces of
almost unparalleled atrociiy have recently
been perpetrated in the Red River parishes of
Louisiana, the scene of the Colfax massacre
In the parish Of ST. Laundry. family named
Guilleroy, ringlcaders in the Colfax affair, aud
guilty Of twenty other known murders, were
extcrminated by the citizens. In Richland
parish, few nights ago, a wealthy planter
named Thomas Archibald was called to his
gate by two men, who asked, Are you Arch
ibald n and when he replied = Yes, shot bin
dead and rode away.
The express train which lett Victoria Friday
morning for Madrid, while gong al full speed,
ran on the track. The cars were badly wreck.
cd and many passengers killed, among them
one general and several other persons OF
eminence. The cause of the disaster is I'm.
known. Distinctions were placed by the
Carlists, Thursday, ON the railway from Sara.
gossa TO Paultona, and train was thrown
from the track near Tefail. One was killed.
Abroas.
THE evacuation OF the French territory by
the German troops was completed on tuesday.
THERE was a violent storm on the Black sea
tripping. Seventy vessels were wrecked south
oi bosphofus' aud nearly all on board perish.
ed. At one point on the coast 2G5 corpses
have been washed ashore.
ONE HUNDRED tons Of American bar il. II
we're sold at Liverpool, Tuesday. II pounds.
10 shilhngs, thus undertaking the English
market.
The Mark Lane Express says the potato
disoaseis spreading rapidly The same paper
estimates that England must import twelve
million quarters Of wheat yearly.
TuE Earl OF Hardwick, Lord Lieu .enant Of
cambridgeshire, died wednesdas, aged "A
years.
THE King Of italy arrived at Vienna ON
Wednesday, and was most cordially received,
by TIE Emperor aid populace
CARNEs, an iron merchant Of Liverpool. IN
letter TO the press, admits that iron Il
prohtably purchased n New York Tor shin
ment to Englani, aud says he a, convince,
the American trade is lost - England.
Mr.. Storm, an Eesiish traveller, has arrived
at Paris, from Central Africa lie report,
that he met DIR. livingstone last June, A..
partee from hun on the at Of July, at which
time the doctor was m perfect health.