River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-08-15


New York, on the 1st Of October, to consider
constitutional amendments affecting the cleo
ton of President aud Yice-Presdent.
Tar territorial election in Utah occurred on |
Monday, and passed off quietly. The Mormon |
ticket was unanimously chosen, the Gentiles |
not participating, and the usual number of |
women aud children, mostly aliens, voting.
THE new Court House and Jail at Richmond |
Ind, being completed, the COMMISSIONERS Of
Wayne county, at Centerville, the old county |
seat, on Monday, ordered the county scat re-
moved TO the former place. Wagons from
Richmond were being loaded in the Court
House yard, when persons OF Centerville fas-
tened the gates, sent for Judge Johnson to
Cambridge, and got temporary injunction
restraining the order. In the meantime bells
were rung, cannon fred, and the whole COM
munty in the vicinity Of Centerville gathered
at the Court House, and the widest excite
ment prevailed for time. The wagons were
! finally unloadcd and returned to Richmond
empty and the excitement quoted down.
| The defiance from st. Louis to New York is
now made in thirty-eight hours by fast
tram on the Toledo, Wabash and Western
road.
The Ku-kIux in Owen and Henry counties,
H. are again getting very bold.
! rRIzE fight between Jack Boyand and
Peter Croker took place on Long Island ON
Monday, the former being severely punished
! J.C WRIGHT, wellknown druggist Of 81.
Louis, was found dead In his bed on Monday
morning.
SOME few weeks sine negro man attempt
ed to commit rape on the person of young
white lady, in Elkhorn township near Frank
| Tort KY, aud lett the county. Saturday
night he returned. During the night body
of men attacked him, firing upon and instantly
| killing him.
Two Sons Of David Kendall, highly respect
able citizen of Henry county, Tenn, aged
eighteen and twenty -one. were drowned in
West Sunday, last Saturday, while bathing.
FIRE IN Sumpter street, Brooklyn, Tues
day, burned the Turn Halle and adjoining
houses. Loss $50, 200; partly insured.
ON "wednesday last, James NJ. Coulson, re-
porter Of the New York Herald, was assigned
to visit the steamer City of Chester, lying in
the North River. Since that time he had not
been heard OF until Monday, When intelligence
was received that his body had been found in
tho East River Coulson was formerly con
nected with the Chicago Times.
Col A. NJ. ioRK has received Intelligence
that more bodies have been di covered at the
Bender graveyard, aud that no clue to the
whereabouts Of the Benders can be found.
In Poplar Bluff, Butler county, Mo-, thirty
deaths from cholera have occurred, in a popu-
lation OF 500.
2 Two deaths at Evansville, Ind, are reported
from cholera, among the working mill hands
with two cases that viii probably terminate in
death.
JoHS A. BErTs, real estate agent Of Brook
lyn, has failed, owing to connection with the
late President Mills OF the Brooklyn Trust
Company. Liabilities 100000.
DISPATCH from ST. Joseph, Mo, says that
the Texas cattle fever prevails violently in
Nodaway county, and the people have refused
TO iet Kansas cattle iaud from the cars. The
disease now prevails in Nodaway. DeKalb,
Caldwell and Daviess counties, in the north
western part ~ the state, ana tho loss has al
ready been heavy.
AT Camp Grant, in Arizona, private Murphy
OF Company NJ, 9Th cavalry, was shot and
killed by the camp butcher, Crophy, a few
days since Crophy gave himself up.
ii. HoFFs Of Wisconsin. was drowned at
Newport Beach, Friday morning. lie was a
student at Newton Seminary. Hs aflianeed
witnessed the drowning, anu her uncle nearly
persisted IN his eff rts to save him.
TmE Hoboken savings Bank suspended
payment Friday afternoon, uuder the pres
70 sure Of two days run. The defalcaiion Of
D L a..
be SIS 600
FRIDAY afternoon n frcight-traIu ran INTO
the rear OF gravel train near Mineral Point
ON the Plttsburg 4 Cornellssille Railroad,
killing John Lyndon and Iniuring three 9TH
: ers, all laborsrs.
SOME two months since, Dr. Alfred, promi-
: nCnt citizen oi Mercer county, XIV, was muir
! dercd in his own house by negro. The muir
dcrer a. 20 Pennsylvania, where a few days
ago he waa captured aud brought back TO Ken
lucky From developments made since the
arrest il IL suspected that Mrs. Alfred was ac-
ccssOry to her husbands murder.
Abroad.
A DUEL was fought Wednesday Ia Paris he
tween NJ. Hcrde, editor OF the Journal de
Paris, aud VI. About, a wclLkuOwn author.
The latter was slightly wounded in the right
, hard.
A POWDER magazine ia Valencia, SPAN, CX-
plojed Tuesday, killing and vounding a great
number pt Carlists.
TuE insurgents at Cadlz have surrendered
, 20 the National troops
I THE Constitutional gives favorable ac.
a count ct the harry IS prospects in France
There has been marked Improvement in the
' appearance OF crops, and there i. promise OF
abundant harvest aud Of excellent quality.
a AN OIL fire at Hunters pulnt, y. T. Tuesday,
4 destroyed 5000 900 worth OF property.
. THt Germans have captured two insurgent
F. irigat,s IN the hsrbor Of Malaga.
TnE British House of Commons has passed
/ the bill granting the Duke Of Edinburg an al.
q loNauce Of $4,000 on his marriage.
= A CARItsr force Of one thousand strong at.
i, tackled rortugahte, seven mites from Bllboa,
4 Friday morning. The garrison made a yigor-
Gus and successful defense. The Carlists were
d defeated with heavy loss, and driven over the