River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-08-26

The Iowa state board Of equalization have
completed the valuation OF that state, which
is 1864 1886, $50, including the railroad ,aua-
ton Of s1s,s32, 9ss. This il an increase il the
valuation of s3,149, 1856 over 1871.
Gro. N. SAUNDERS, OF secession fame. Is
dead. His funeral took place in New York on
Thursday, number of distinguished persons
from different portions Of the country being
present.
VIOLENT northwest storm has prevailed AZ
the East and South for the past three DAYS.
The New York Yacht squadron, on IT'S annual
cruise, was obliged to run fer shelter, and
most OF the vessels are now reported sale at
different points, At Baltimore, IT ID reported
that the streets in various parts of the city are
submerged and the cellars Hooded. Jones
Falls overlooked, and portion Of the old
Hooded district was again inundated, in some
places TO the depth of four aud five feet. All
the railroads running into Baltimore have
been more or less damaged, and detention of
mails Is more general than in some years on
the Baltimore and Ohio Road. The first floors
of the mills at Manayunk, Pa, arc flooded,
and business there rs partially suspended,
A DEPUTY SHEhFF Of Monroe county, Ark.
was killed, on Saturday, while attempting TO
arrest desperate.
A GRANGE shipping ASSOCIATION has been
organized at Toledo, ILL.,, with a capital stock
Of 100000.
HEAVY rains on the South Carolina coast for
the past few days threaten serious injury to
the cotton crop.
constable named Wright was struck in tho
forehead With a rock, ndicting wound, from
the effects which be died last night. How
ards wounds are not fatal
Ar Bay City, Mich, "Wednesday, fro in
William Peters saw-mill burned the mill and
100000 feet Of lumber on the docks, damaging
the salt works to the extent OF 81 600. The
mill was old, and valued at $4,000, without
insurance. The salt works were also min
sured. The lumber was valued AZ $4,000
DESPATCH from Berlin says the cholera 10
prevalent IN the barracks in that city.
SIX beer sellers at Worcester, Mass.. were
on Thursday tined $40 aud costs, sentenced 10
the House o. Correction Tor six month";, aud
TO 81 900 bail not to violate the law for year.
ABROAD.
LARGE lire is raging IN the woods Of
Aylesiord, Kings county, Nova Scotia An
immense tract of valuable timber land il
burned over, and 1t il reported that severa
farm houses are also burned The loss will he
very great.
TUT Duke Of Edinburgh aud the Grand
Duchess Maria, OF Russia, win be married in
January.
In the machinery department OF the Vienna
exhibition Americans have been awarded two
diplomas OF honor thiriy-slN medals for pro-
gress, nineteen medals OF merit, and eighteen
certificates OF excellence.
A sREAT earthquake was felt at Valparaiso
July sth. The shocks were worse than those
of 1887. \ great deal Of damage was done To
many houses and churches though nothing to
be compared with the last earthquake Of San
salvador. Some few lives have been lost by
falling walls, and one lady died from fear
In Santiago tae shocks were seycre but $50
great damage was done beyond the breaking
Of mirrors and rending Of some walls. Bells
toled OF their own accord, aud a tram was
| stopped by large rocks thrnsn down on the
tack.