River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-07
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H., was burned on Saturday. Loss $4,000 (;
insured for SIS 600.
CHARLES A, RUSSELL has been sentenced to
be hanged March 2lst, for the murder Of
James Crotty, in San Francisco.
Ok Saturday a freight train backing into the
Detroit q Milwaukee depot, at Detroit ran off
the track, striking one of the supports Of the
roofand breaking it. large portion Of the
roof fell in. Damage about 81, coo. -Four men
were slightly injured.
DISPATCHES from Topeka, Kan, say an I'M
derstandlng has been finally effected between
the four leading Opposition candidates, whore
by they can at any moment concentrate upon
one of them. pomeroy's friends continue to
claim eighty votes, and that he will DC elected
sure. The Opposition claim about the same
number, and are equally certain OF success, as
there arc only 1903 members in the Legisla-
ture.
A DESPATCH from Jefferson City says the
Senatorial Bribery Committee viii report on
Wednesday, and will exonerate all the Sena-
torial aspirants excepting General Doris
further, that no member of the General AS
sembly received any money for votes.
NEARSt. Mary, H., en- Friday night, three
pilot engines on the Cincinnati, Lafayette and
Chicago Railroad, engaged in breaking snow
drifts, ran into hand-car containing gang
of shovel-men, killing W. r. Even, the section
boss, breaking the leg OF a man named Bass,
ana injuring all more or less.
ON Saturday, freight train on the North
western Road, going south, ran into one on
the ST. Paul going west, at Watertown June
ton, throwing three cara Of tho st. Paul train
Off and smashing them badly. The North
western engine is in bad shape. The property
in the cars was not much damaged.
Ir ia reported that Commodore Selfridge
has been relieved from duty as commandant
Of Mare Island Navy Yard, and ordered to re-
port at Washington, March LIST; aud that Com
modoro Mulloney has been appointed to sue
coed bin.
PRoFEssoRs Coz and Lay, and Mr.. Hull, Of
the Bulletin, who made balloon ascension
from San Francisco, on Saturday, and landed
twenty-five miles south.
GEO. ". BAILEY, prominent lawyer OF
Contra Casta county. sulcided recently, by
shooting himself through the head.
The baggage car Of passenger train on the
Rockford, II ock Island and ST. Louis Railroad
jumped OFF the track near Coal Valley, Sltur-
day morning, and was thrown down an en-
bankmout, instantly killing the baggage-mas-
ter named Christy, and o. N. Lane, an agent
for Messrs. Keator Wilson, of Rock Island,
and severely wounding another passenger.
name not ascertained.
The defaulting officer of the Granite State
National Bank, Of Exter, N. H., is A. Appleton
Shuto The bank loses two hundred thousand
dollars
FIFTY thousand dollar conhagration oc-
Cured in Kingston, s c., on Monday.
A MAJORITY Of the Massachusetts, legislative
committee on the liquor law have reported a
bill to repeal the beer clause.
tbs newly -dlscovered tin mines near San
Diego Cal, are reported very rich.
AMONG the combinations by the Senate, on
Monday. were the following: Navy-Commo-
dore Alexander ~ Bennock, Rear Admiral,
vice Jas. Lanman, retired Commodore Jno.
l.. Worden, Rear Admiral, vice Jas. f. Wins
low, retired Commodore Geo. T. Emmons,
Rear Admiral, vice ]. t. Greene, retired.
The Quincy packers have put up n, 600 hogs.
A MAN named Miller was shot by another
named Davidson, at jamestown, Indiana, on
Monday night Mllleris not expected to live.
Az account Of the ravages of the late icefloes
and foods in many tributaries of tho Della
ware river show that large amounts Of lum-
Der have been carried away, dams destroyed,
and roads obstructed by immense deposits OF
lee left by the receding water. DR.. 0. b. Nav
nard and wife, Lansingyille, and Mrs. Jennie
Darlington. Of Hamden, ver9 drowned by being
swept from bridge over the Little Delaware
River near Hamden.
TERRIBLE snow storms have prevailed in
some OF the mining districts Of Utah.
CNclSNAT1 has slaughtered 56l ,572 hogs
since November lst
DAUGHTER Of District Attorney Caryin, o
Kew York, was seriously burned Friday even
ing while dressing for party
A LARGE number nf suits are about 10 b,
entered against the Missouri Pacific Railroa,
and the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad BY citi
zens Of Warrensburg, sedalia, and other part
on the roads, FOR unjust indisorimination il
freight charges. These suits involve over
million dollars.
Tux cashier Of tho National Granite stat
Bank, at Extcr, n. H., has absconded, leavin,
deialoaton OF 1896
Tvs Secretary Of the Treasury has iniorme,
inquirers that the terms with the Syndicat
are the same as heretofore, with the addition
that tnc financial parties have agreed to in
sure against loss in exchange. The arrange
ments will 50 into effect February &c.
TIN number Of small pox cases in Bos.o,
during the week was 1877; deaths s5--l dccreas
of moro than 30 per cent. The number o
c'ss' now in the city are 800
A DESTRUCTIVE fire at Daritn, Ga. occurro
Saturday night in the Court House. The pub
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