River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
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Memphis, lew wears slhc'', anu huHB ING
existence Of the Metropolitan police % that
place he was appointed turnkey at the Second
police station, which position he held t. the
time of his eavi &. During the war he was
cook in the lOith Tennessee Confederate regl-
ment.
IRyINe names now, as associated with him
in the Nathan murder. Daniel Kelly. Caleb
Vernon Kelly struck the blow. He denies
that he was IN prison at the time OF the muir
der, and says il he ever reaches New York ho
will produce the paper and memorandum
book which he took from Natbans safe with
bis own hands
MRs. VAuAHA CHAMPION, lady widely ccle-
bratcd for her charities aud philanthrophy
among the soldiers during the war, died in
Columbus, o., Saturday morning.
J. @. sPEEK was murdered by Indians near
San Diego, Saturday. The citizens forced
the Indians TO give up the murderer, and
hung him.
The Eldridge House at sharon Springs, N
Y, was burned Saturday night. portion Of
the furniture was saved. Two or three per
sons were injured, but no lives lost. Loss not
given insurance $4,000.
Two young mon from Washington, III,
named WIN. ,hean and Geo. Dunen, walking
10 indianapolis sat down on the |. G. Il l..
Railway track, 10 rest eight miles west Of
indianapolis, fell asleep, and were run over
by the express bound east.
CHAs. HARMONY and Mary Hubert were
swept over the falls N the Schuylhill river. at
Reading Pa, on sunday, and drowned.
THE Chicago exposition building will be
completed on The 18th OF September.
Two freight trains colIided on the Wabash
and Western lio adj, near Roanoke, Ind. Sat
urday night. The locomotives tclescoped to
the sand-boxes and we're utterly ruined.
Freight cars tolescoped. scattering shelled
corn. One fireman was injured
A FIRE at FreepOrt, Pa, on Friday last, de-
stroyed the MIDDLETON refinery aud acid works
of Patrick 4 Co. Total loss SIS .OO0-insur.
ance $4,000.
Tue Spanish Government has presented a
bill in the Cortes calling into the army all
males between the ages Of twenty and thirty.
five years.
EIGHTEEE men were buried SUNDAY aud
twelve Monday, on that section of the exten.
zion Of the railroad near West Point, XIV. All
these deaths were from cholera. We hear
that It Is raging among the hands all along
that portion Of the road. Some eight TO ten
deaths from cholera we're reported about ii,
miles northwest from Elizabeth, Ky, a weel
or $40 since.
FRIGHIFuL accident occurred few mile
west Of Gallon, Ohio, on the A. and q. w. Il
r., on Friday night. tram coming IN from
the west ran into farmers wagon. contain
ina himself wife aud two daushtare. kilin
the children outright and severely iniurn
the father and mother. We learn that Ia
latter has since died. The wagon was reduce,
to fragments, and one Of the horses killed.
FIRE at Patoka, Ohio, on SUNDAY, DESTROY
ed Bingham Bros distillery, the houde,
warehouse, and other buildings Total los
$4,000 There were $50 hogs burned TO death
Three thousand bushels Of corn and thirty nj
forty barrels Of whisky we're DESTROYED
The Wyandotie Enterprise says that Their,
Is now living in Trenton, Mich carnente,
named ). ~ McPhec, who lived IN Cbicaro al
the time of the great fire. His place Of bnst
ness was threatened, and he LETT his honsa :,
save some Of his stock, If possible. On hi.
return after Witnessing the destruction Of IN.
business property, he found his dwelling in
nuns and his family missing. Every inouir,
iailed 10 discover them, and TO this dav he ha,
heard nothing Of his wife and children.
BOMBAY dispatches report that destruetiv,
Hoods have recently afflicted the province a
Agra, and that 3, 500 native houses had beep
swept away. There had been some loss
lie.
Wa. c. CAMPBELL, colored. was cxecntol +.
Caro- Ill.,, on Friday. for murder.
BEANE, the conductor Of the coal train .
the chicago aud Alton Road, which caused II,
recent terrible loss OF lite at I.emont va
rested at monte, H., Wednesday morn,
and brought 70 Chicago.
lIzzIE A. STEWART, Of Farhay,n aud ~,
ncla TorrcN d Boston. were drovnea
Quissett lsrnd, near Falmouth. Saturday
gether with Hardy Davis, II Falmouth y,
tined To save thetu.
Hos. ELISHA ME,Rs, Judge 81 N. ~,
Judicial Circuit, Who resides al Claftgy1t..
johnson county, Arkansas, While po,np. hon
about three quarters ct mile tom town
dinner, "Wednesday. was shot aud m.ft,0
wounded by some unknown person from /,
bush.
Miss sEAyEY, Of Belmont. y. H.. aeet
died ON Thursday Of voluntary staryatio
having refused food lor twoniy.cight DAYS.
sister OF The deceased died IN the same way
few years ago.
DtfALoAuoN OF 10000 has been di.e,
cred M the National Albany FNcbanes R.r
The teller and assistant make inll acknowlqd,
ment. Their bonds cover the amonnt
IHE business house Of Crowdps VIM
CO.. IN Neo'ho city, No. vac robbed of ala,
5000 few nights ago.
THE Spanish fever or Texas cattle 5,s,..
has brokou out IN the Diaries m n I'M. -.
some twenty-five COWS have died IN tbs n.
few DAYS. '''
IhE Galveston health r0icor order. m,
an vessels from New Orleans be- detained !
quarantine.
BLIND man and his vito we're killed a
Bath n y, thursday. by the Hudson R,ve
Rallroau train
Bf the falling ~ derrick AT the new 90.
tom house, Chicago. Thursday arl.rnoa,
1hos Connolly, who was painting a. der,,e
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