River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-21
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JoHN FLANDERS, afarmer near Brocton, N.
Y, was brutaly murdered on Sunday morning
by German tramp named Deitzel, who called
at the house and asked for breakfast.
CHAs. II. BABoocK has been arrested at New
Haven for distributing obscene matter through
the mails. trrt .,
PRoF. TYYDALL Cyrus W. Field and Minister
Orr sailed for Europe on Saturday.
WASHINGTON dispatch states that it is gen.
orally understood that Chas. w. Ford, present
internal United States collector for the st.
Louis district. and an old personal friend of
General Grant, will succeed Delano as Secre-
tary OF the Interior.
L. G. BUsHA, respectable farmer living
near Prairie City, ILL.,, sucded last week.
JOSEPH PENrLAND, the veteran stage clown
died in New York ON Friday.
| NEWPORT, II. l. special says the Italian
bark n arie, with merchandise for New York,
sprung a leak and sunk, Wednesday night,
near that place. The captain and four men
being asleep in the cabin at the time, went
down. Two others are reported saved.
Ex-Gov. GEARY died very suddenly at Har-
rlsburg, Pa. on Saturday.
Rev. FREDERICK MARSH, for more than half
q century pastor OF the Congregational
church, at Winchester Center, Conn.,, died on
! Friday, aged 90.
The American Club OF Liverpool entertained
Lucus Fairchild, the new United States Con-
sul in that city, at banquet on Friday.
In New York, on Friday, Charles HAY shot
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shot and killed John Schaeffer, aged 10 yeors,
as he claims accidentally.
SENATOR WILSON will, on the 18th or 25th
notify the prooer authorities of Massachusetts
OF his intended resignation, which will not take
place until the expiration of the present Con-
gross.
A FIRE at Brookfeld, No., ON Sunday, de
| stroyed $50, 900 worth of property.
The suit Of Gordon Gordon against ia
Gould for the recovery of $500, 900, has been
dismissed, the plaintiff not appearing.
The thieves who robbed Isaac Mills, trav-
sling agert of a New York jewelry house, of
goods valued at s2C, 600 have been captured,
and $4,000 of the stolen property recovered.
AT Monmouth, ILL.,, ON Tuesday, A. 3. Swan
son, the wife poisoner, who was sentenced to
the penitentiary for fifteen years, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with razor.
How Swanson obtained the razor is not
known, but it was supposed it was handed
him by some person from the outside of the
Jail.
DIR. PETERS, of Clinton, N. Y, has discover
ed a new planet of the tenth magnitude in de-
oli tiS,, NJ, Il
utes, right ascension fifteen degrees and
thirty-eight minutes.
The execution of John Gaffney, at Buffalo,
has been postponed, in order to enable medical
experts to decide regarding his mental condi-
ton.
ALLEN HERMAN LINCOLN, aged IL, student
in the freshman class of Brown University,
was killed at Newton Centre, Wednesday eve.
ming, by a sled striking him. Albert Lincoln,
of Nashville, Tenn, cousin to young Lincoln,
was badly injured at the same time.
McNULTY, the wife murderer, was hung at
Peoria, ILL.,, on Friday.
SPANISH trade with France is interrupted by
the Carlst uprising.
The forces of Gen. Lozadr, the rebel leader
and communist, having been defeated in bat
tie before Guadalajara and Mazatlan, are flee
ing from the presence of the Mexican govern
ment troops toward Topic. Peace prevails in
the remainder of the Republic.
PRESIDENT GRANT visited Wilmington, DEL,
On Thursday, and met with hearty welcome.
| Abroad.
A HEAVY fall of snow is reported in Spain.
The Empress Caroline Augusta widow o.
Emperor Francis L., and grandmother of the
day, aged eighty-one.
The Marquis of Lorne spoke at Glasgow on
Friday evening. expressing regret at the large
emigration Of Scotch people to the United
States. Scotland, he said, was able to support
an immense population, and laborers were
scarce. Ii people emigratcd he hoped they
would go to British Colonies.
IT is believed that the Senate.C Committee on
Privileges and Elections stand as follows rela-
tive to the Caldwell case: For an adverse re-
port, with recommendation of his expulsion,
Morton, Logan, Alcorn, Hill, and Trumbull !;
minority, reporting the case not proven, Car
penter and Anthony.
SENATOR WILSON'S resignation is to take
effect ON the Sd OF March.
hEAvY RAIN STORMS have occurred in Cali
fornia. and fears OF floods are entertained.
LEFEAvRE DURUFLE, Senator under the
Empire, and now one of the directors of the
Societe IndustrieIle, has been arrested for
connection with alleged fraudulent financial
transactions. Another director of the county
fed from Paris.
The ommittee OF Thirty Of the French Ma
tional Assembly, on Saturday, adopted the
considered amendment proposed by Housson-
vile, providing that the Council Of Ministers
] shall decide whnlhnr the nrnaennn of Thinrs