River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-28
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Saturday.
A MAN Hamcd Meaux, in Louisville, recoy
rrcd ifty dollars from ten unmasked Ku Klux
tor outragcs IN 1868, and both parties are
much dissatisfied with the verdict.
ABRAHAM PosT's house at Catskill, N. y.
was entered, Friday night, by SIX men, who
bound the family and robbed the house Of Q
oansid rablo amount OF money. bonds and sil
yer ware.
THE Senate Transportation Committee wll
hold session at St. Louis on the 30th inst
al (which time they desire TO meet persons il
the West who may wish 70 confer with then
in regard to the subject OF cheap Transports
ton.
CAROLINE HuaEr, aged twenty, from al
sace, was killed by her iather 10 New Orleans
on SUNDAY, after landing from the steamer
Louisiana.
Ar san Francisco, on Saturday the amateur
balloonists, Aust ana CIough made an as
ceusiou. hunting for The eastern current.
They i5uad one which took them three miles
out 10 sen, or Gold u Cato, whore the balloon
came down 81 dragged long distance in the
wat5r When n boats crew rescued the young
men the haoa went mp am, and when last
ssenwas fyinQ uorlhward without any pas
seuael IN tlo basket.
THG average condition Of tbe cotton crop
has fallen on from 80 10 7s}a since the first
week in September The October status Of
the crop is materially reduced. Tho season
must be OF average length and comparatively
favorable for picking 10 insure crop equal to
that If last wear. The state averages are as
ollaws: VIRGINIA Sol North Carolina So. South
Carolina 80 Georgia ~ Florida 76 Alabama
TX aTissIs-trp Is Louisiana G5. Texa. SO. Ar.
kansas s3. Tennfsses 90. Missouri 90
TIM Board II Examiners for the Treasury
Department. VIII hold a series Of examiua-
teens, commencing October %. 10 til yacan-
cies Id the cierk-hips Of class one.
Mu- YoaGI, al aged German woman, was
found murdered al Iowa CHy. Iva, m Thurs.
day.
Fur st. Iouis Clearing House Association
have agreed s resume currency pavm. pts an
Monday. the 27th.
Tug widow Of Squire Taylar. one Of the
thrce negroes hung III a mob AZ Charlo,tovn
lud., two wears AGO. has commenced anti
against Mathew slegg ana john stewart 81
Clark corutt. Ind. the alleged pripeipals IN
the murder IT her husband. The suit comes
of in the Court u Iulauafol,p.
A nuMoR comes from ChaFIcstoVu. Indiana.
thar Newton Conner, confined IN ia,l there
charged With forgery. confessed his part m
the hanging Of three negroes. ID his attorney
The corou,l's jury which investigated tie
shooting Of a man il Lake View, IIl.. Wednes.
day night, hy one Forest. captain d the 20.
Itee Of that town, rendered a verdict that the
killing was done Ia selfdeeuce. On Friday
the dead man vas identihedhy the authorities
q the City Hospital asJ. W Dawson, Kansas
lafmer who had just been Discharged from
ihe Hospital, aud Was believed to have been
- eed character pair q brass knuckles,
claimed 70 have been touud Rear whore be wai
shot, and TO have been used in the attack on
Forest, q is now ascertained were seyera
sizes Too small tor Daws0u's use. II il probahii
the case viii &c reopened
The yacht Jula, returning from the regatta
AZ New York, ceiidcd with the ferry boa
james fish on North River, aud suRk. Com
mander Edward Morton, Of the New Jer
sty Yacht Club, WIS drowned, aad william
ethf@der, one II the yachtmen, lady hurt.
Tar large stables belonging 70 Martin
Naye-, a. the South had, y a, %, Nere burn
ed SATURDAY. r.gruiug, with eighty-six horses
TELEGRAM from Lincoln, Nebraska, slate,
that Mrs. Jacob Norris aud -iA children ver,
fatally burned iu prare ire IN the Brown
F.iil settlement near Webster, Saline county