River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-21
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at Pittsburg Sunday evening.
CHARLIE +. BUCKLEY, alias 7. W. Bentz, a
cattle dealer and railroad contractor, COM
mitted suicide at Richmond Ind, Sunday.
The Presbyterian Church at Albion, Mich,
was burned on Sunday. Loss 100000
A FIRE at Adrian, on Saturday, destroyed
the grocery store of Robert Gunsollus. Loss
$4,000.
JAS. Brooks would like to resign his seat in
the House on account of ill-health, but is pre-
vented from carrying out his desires in con-
sequence OF his reputed connection with the
Credit Moblier.
ARCHITECT MULLETT has submitted general
estimates for the new building for the bureau
of engrossing and printing, which, with the
site and necessary machinery, will cost nearly
100000. The House Committee on Appropria-
tons has allowed $4,000, for the work on the
new State Department building fof the next
fiscal year,
AT Columbus. Ohio, on Saturday evening,
John Henry Miller, a butcher, shot and fa-
tally wounoed one Ferdinand Druggist, who
had committed fendish assault upon his
(NIiller's) wife.
JOHN CASSIDY and Mike Busch were killed.
and Fritz Overdear badly hurt, BY the caving
of an excavation for an ice house at Louis
vile, on Saturday.
MEMBER of the House has taken pains to
have all the books and documents printed for
distribution by members of Congress, each
year, carefully weighed. with q view to ascer-
tanning the Cstage which will have to be paid
thereon if sent after the abolition of the frank
ing privilege takes effect. He finds that it
will require an expenditure of 1882 by each
member and this does not include speeches.
bills or other matter sent out under frank but
only the matter printed under authority of
law or joint resolution.
The second span of the St. Joseph (Mo.)
bridge was swung on Saturday, and the ma
sorry for the last pier was begun and will be
finished in twenty days.
The names of the persons drowned by the
sinking of the Petrol, near Cincinnati, on Sat-
urday, are George Oakley, FL. Church, and A.
Thompson. A boy, four years old, name not
known, was also drowned.
MRS. CRIrrENDEN, widow of the late Senator
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Louis. on Sunday, at the residence of her SON.
in-law, Andrew Mckinley.
The old wall of the Ferguson House in
Kansas City, fell on Sunday, crushing frame
house alongside, in which lived family named
Donohue. Mrs. Donohue and daughter, and
a young lady named Kelly, were instantly
killed, and another daughter had one arm
broken in two places, one leg broken, and her
breast crushed in, but still she lives.
RICHARD SwALs, while intoxicated, fell out
of wagon in st. Louis, and was killed.
The President has re-nominated A. N. Lin
coin as postmaster OF Menasha, Wis.
TIE Surrogate of West Chester county has
admitted the Greeley will of 1871 to probate.
PASSENGER train ran off the track near
Scrub Grass, Pa, on Monday. and one car was
thrown into the water. Three persons-two
men and a boy--lost their lives, and eight
others were more or less injured. Cause, q
brok en- rail.
The bill authorizing tn Q construction of
eight additional vessels OF war has received
the signature of the President.
The funeral ceremonies of the late Vicar
General STAIRS took place in New York city on
Monday
The death of Thurlow Weed was rumored
In New York on Monday. The rumor proved
to be unfounded.
INFORMATION has reached the Commissioner
of the United States for the Vienna Exposition
that gang of swindlers has been sending cir
culars to those expecting to exhibit, and
promising them to secure space on payment
OF a small fee. They had secured many remit
tances, and were expecting many more from
England to America, when their operations
were stopped by the police. circular will
probably be issued by Commissioner Van
Buren, warning American exhibitors against
paving money to these swindlers, or any 9TH
ers OF a-similar sort. "
GEO. W. CHEsEBRo, prominent citizen of
Breedsville, Michigan, was killed by falling
tree ON Saturday.
The Pennsylvania canal is flooding its
banks. About 16 inches of water now cover
ing the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad IN
the vicinity of the tunnel just west of Column
bia, Pa.
The Terra Gotta Works, of John Newcomb,
corner Twenty .third and Vine streets, Phila-
delphia, were burned Sunday morning. Loss
$4,000 to s30,0O0; fully insured.
WITH the exception of the Secretary of the
Treasury, there is no probability Of an imme.
date changein the Cabinet, and this will de-
pend on the election of Mr.. Boutwell, to the
Senate.
MoRI, the japanese Minister, will in few
weeks return home from our country on o
leave OF absence. he offere his resignation
but the Government. declined to appoint O
successor
The President has signed the Gets making
appropriations for the expenses of the investi.
cations in regard to elections in Kansas
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