River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East

IH0ERLAte pruning once, At harrisburg,
was entirely destroyed by fire Wednesday
From two hundred to three hundred persons
we're employed in the upper stories, and Sc
rapid was the spread Of the flames many Of
them had to leap from the second story. The
walls tell to the ground, and nothing was
saved. The state journal office, m the same
building, was also destroyed. singerlais loss
is ono hundred thousand dollars no insur.
auce. The fire spread 10 three frame buildings
and several stables and the Lachel House was
somewhat damaged A falling wall struck a
brick house on the opposite side Of the street,
damaging Il seriously
JAMES LENNON has made confession that
his father-in-law, Patrick Gilligan, shot Phil
ipp Reid Howard, at South jamaica Sunday,
and implying that the act was done in self de.
tense.
The export trade was never in better con.
dtion than at present, at least all steamers
leaving are loaded to their utmost capacity.
aud rates were never higher than now, The
import trade has fallen away to almost moth.
ing, and steamers arriving are often but half
inll. This falling off is especially noticeable
am cunt Of dry goods import.
IhE commissioners Of Charities OF New
York are taking possession of unoccuped
buildings belonging 70 the city and putting
them in oIdtl 80 that shelter may be given
70 the homeless poor during the coming
winter.
THE gold coinage at the Philadelphia mint in
October amounted to sll.OOO,O00 in double
eagle, gold, weighing SO tons
JAMES DELos CENTER one Of the Jurors in
the Stokes cage, has been arrested and lodged
IN the cell occupied by Stokes after the shoot.
ing Of Fisk. The Grand Jury is believed TO
have indicted him tor disreg ardng the obliga-
tons Of a inrymau.
An attempt was made on Tuesday night 10
burn the city Of Lebanon, Pa, it being fired in
I'VE different places, causing loss Of $l35. 600
TmRTY-sEyEN mills at Fall River, Mass,
have commenced running only four DAYS a
week aud eight hours per;day. The remaining
two mills IN the place are running full time
for the present. These mills employ about
li,OOO hands, who are now ont of work.
IN Philadelphia, on Tuesday, while James
hingsmd was on trial for the murder Of Fran.
cls Malone, two months since, SON of the
a Z
take the life OF the prisoner.
\ POWDER MIL at Hyde Park, Pa. exploded
on Tuesday. Two men were killed. The
cause Of the explosion is unknown.
LouIs GAlLonD CLARK died at his residence
~ Piermont, on the Hudson, TUESDAY. after a
sickness OF only few hours resulting from a
paralytic stroke, Mr.. Clark Was editor az tho
kuickerbockes Magazine from 1882 uptl Il
had ceased 70 exist, and subsequently, Was On.
gagged N tue New York Custom House, ire
quently contributing, however, 10 literary
periodicals. Mr. Clarks home at piera ont
vas gift OF his associates on the Knicker-
booker Magazine
EDWARD :. SroKrs, the murderer OF James
Fisk ir.. has gone to Sing Sing for four Years,
The West.
Inc heavy commission house of Sterling
Price Co., OF St. Louis, has made an assign.
ment, and lis affairs will be wound mn hv
george ) Davis, general assignee, by appoint
ment Of the T. $. Court Of this district
The House Of Correction at Milwaukee was
burned to the ground on Wednesday NIGHT
The ire is supposed to have been the work Of
some OF the prisoners. The institution wss
DESTROYED ore year ago, aud had just been
rebuilt.
dEN BLAIR, state Superintendent Of Insur-
ance Of Missouri, has decided that the suit n
wind mp the affairs Of the 81. Louis Mutual
Lille Insurance Company, shall be prosecuted
vigorously.
JAS. A, PATTERSON, travelling agen, ~, .
lewelfy house, was arrested at Columbus.
Ohio, aud lodged in jail, charged with ombez
zhng watches AMI iewel,y from his employer.
70 the value q $4,000.
TnE boiler in Touring mill at Columbu.
n.y., exploded on Saturday, fortunately with
ont serious injury to any one, although sew
eral persons received slight wounds. Tn,
building was completely wrecked.
THF Choctaw Legislative Council has ius
adjourned after an exciting session Of abou
four weeks. In the treaty Of 1866, Congress
agreed to give the Choctaws $500 600 Tor ,
strip Of country known as the leased district
provided the Choctaws would, within two
years, adopt into the nation and make citizen.
about 5000 negroes, formerly slaves If IN,
Chocktaws, and give 40 acres ct land 10 eacl
person. The time expired without action be.
ing taken, aud from Council to Council m,
Government has extended the time. TIN,
money, with interest now amounts 10 NOR,
than 100000, yet So strong il the preiniie,
or fear OF sectionzng aud alottng then
lands, that they have again refused 10 take ae
ton Tor adoption.
The South
THE nurses IN the employ Of the odd Fel
lows az Memphis for the yellow fever suffer.
ers, have lett the city for home. aud we're e..
corted 70 the depot by the odd Fellows.
knights Of Psthias, and members IT the press
in procession. Nearly the entire membership
o. both orders participated
Ar meeting Of citizens at Memphis. a res.
olution was unanimously adopted, that acting
Mayor Paul A. Cicala be prosecuted in corrt
tor imposition on the widows and orphans
commissary,
Ar Petersburg, Va, while about 500 colared
men we're marching IN procession last night,
they threw stones AZ the houses, smashing win.
dows and iniuting citizens. The excitement
became 50 great, owing to these acts Of yio-
lence, that white and cOlorcd company were