River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-24
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REGINALD HOBART Wagefeu a0,uuu hhdl hC
oonld row on the canal from Maiden He to
Westminster bridge, distance OF fifty miles,
in twelve hours, through eleven locks. He
won the wager with three hours to spare.
JUDGE WELLS, of the Massachusetts, SUI
preme Court, on Thursday, fined the proprie-
tors OF the Saturday Evening Express twenty
five dollars Tor contempt, in publishing an ar
ticle tending to bias jury IN p,uding suit.
G. BIRD, GRISNELL 4 Co., OF New York,
we're declared bankrupt on Thursday. Their
liabilities are said TO be 100000 coo, and assets
$1,000, OO0
THE suspension Of VIM. Hoge Il Co., bark
ers, aud VIM. Whitemore, broker, Of New
York, are announced. Also, the suspension
of Gillespie, Trowbridge Co., tea dealers, OF
New York.
The Long Island Savings Bank, in Brook
lyn, has been robbed by sneak -thiof Of a box
containing bonds valued at between $50, coo and
5000.
Ex-PREsIDE>T JOHNSON has made affidavit
tu HE claim Tor t73, 600 against the First Ma
tloual Bank, OF Washington
Al San Emizedio, Wilkern county, Callior-
mia, on the night OF the 18th, am unknown
Mexican stabbed and severely wounded Fred
erlek Stllmdn, Killed Casper Shllman, and Sc.
verely wounded Mcdonald ana fngin, cr Will.
The desperate ran away, was pursued,
caught, and made desperate resistance, but
was finally killed.
ARDERyERIKE CASTLE, formerly the residence
of the Duke Of Abcrcorn, has been burned.
Many works Of art including numolo Gus sketch
IS by Landseer, were lost
BOLD robbery was pCIpctratcd IN the First
National Bank Of Athens, Pa, on Monday
night. Mile Chas. Hall, cashier was work
ing at bis desk, about 1 r. NJ, five men came
IN and gagged aud hand.cufiod him. The
vault doors and main safe being open. the rob
beers secured everything therein and escaped
The money aud papers taken viii amount to
about $40, 900. mostly negotiable.
In the town Of Lakeview, near Chicago,
Wednesday night, Capt. Forest, 81 the VII
lage police. was attacked while walking his
beat, by man who, lac says, attempted to rob
him. A struggle ensued which ended by Forest
drawing a pistol and shooting the assallaut
dead.
A FIRE at Evanston, H., Wednesday night.
destroyed the Judson block Of stores. Loss
$4,000.
AT wedding Friday, in Baltimore, Henry
Helser, aged 50, was killed hy the accidental
discharge II pistol, which Cba.ies Hultz
was handing.
\ TELEGRAM from 81. Petersburg saws the
rver Neva has risen ten f,ot beyond it's usual
height, causing great damal IN that city and
IN the surrounding country.
DR.. DowNrY, Of Brooklyn, has commenced a
libel suit against the New York Tribune for
$4,000. The article charged that Downcy.
who was clerk 10 the Board Of Health, was
~ the hahlt Of aPpropriaung money to his own
purposes.
! FINE vein OF camel coal has been struck
near Rochester, Andrew county, Missouri
Ar Columbus, Ohio, Peter Schmidt shot
Barbara Bushner, for refusing 10 marry him.
and then shot himself
THE remnant oftho Modoc tribe are on their
way to Fort Russell, escorted by two COZ.
panios Of regulars
FoRrI deaths frcm yellow fever in Memphis
on Tuesday.
GEN GRANT has ordered another ten tbou.
sand rations to be distributed at Memphis.
Az improvement Is noticed in the Bosom
wool market
THROUGH Gen. Emory Precedent Grant has
ordered ten thousand army ratlons 10 Shreyc-
port for gratuItous distribution.
5. S. Cox has been nominated tor Congress
from the Sixth New York District, in place of
James Brooks.
lhE election IN Nebraska, on Tuesday. re-
suited an an overwhelming victory Tor the Re.
pCblicans.
fRkk passage home has been given to iGl OF
The English cmigrants by the Brazilian gov
ernment
SAMUEL GREEN, an old aud respectable ctt,.
zen OF Evanston, H., T. a dcfauner 10 the d,
tent OF 5000.
PRAIRIE IRE, Tuesday morning. entered
the sonth part Of Lincoln, Nebraska. destroy
nag two buildings, some grain ana hay In,
stacks AMI other property worth s3noo m,
people turned out "a a0sSe 10 fight the fire.
PRAiRH fires are doing much damage il
Iowa. Seven families were burned out 1
oBrien county the other day. MIS-. Along
Smith, confined 10 her house by sickness. wa
burned 10 death, together with her bah,
They were alone ia the house al the tim,
The bodies were burned beyond recognition
even by the husband aud father
All the eotton-shoeting mill. Of Alleghen,
Pa, closed on TUESDAY, throwing out Of en-
ploymcnt some 1000 hands. They ,xp,,t
resume IN about two weeks
THE Exchange Bank Of John L. short 4 ca
OF DanNile, ILL.,, falling 10 obtain the cxtenzio
o six, nine and twelve months lately asked TO
decided, on Tuesday, TO make a general a
Segment. Their liabilities 60 dcpos,iors nm
others are stated TO be 1850, 90, and their a.
sets $500, 600.
THE jury IN the case OF Thomas Curt
tried in the Fifteenth Dristrict Court Of Cal
iornia, ior killing William johnson. the h
Queer Of Curtln's young daughter Hannah.
few months since, returned a verdict ~ atuui
tai Friday night. The crowd loudly cheer,
the result.
Tn Indiana state Fair aud Exposition
indianapolis, closed Friday night with
grand illumination, hop, and mule race
moonlight.
Two trotiing horses, belonging "a L Wal
OF DCs Muues died suddenly AZ Atlapti., l.,