River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-28
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street, on Saturday, is reported. GA
JuDGE LEAvETT, late United States District
Judge for the southern district Of Ohio, died
at Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday. ..
A FIRE at Norristown, Pa, destroyed an old
Catholic Church and eleven other buildings.
Loss $50 600 t m.
The President has appointed VIM. a. Rich
srdson Secretary Of the Treasury vice Bout
well resigned. aerl.t.rg s
A s160,eOa oonHagration occurred at og-
densburg, N. Y, on Sunday.
THE dye house ofths Dutchoss Print Works,
at New Hamburg, VAS burned on Tuesday
Loss $50, 600. Six hundred men are thrown
out Of employment.
ALBRnT GuN had his throat cut from ear
10 to ear by drunken freshman, named
Luke Haley at ball in Chicago Monday
night
Gro. NEMEYgB's carriage mandatory, in
Cincinnati, was burned on Tuesday. Loss
$4,000.
TWELVE parsons were injured by a runaway
team at Cambridge, Mass, on Monday-ons
fatally.
JAMES Nj. THOMAS, respectable merchant,
died at Warwick, r. L., recently. His only
son having reason 10 suspect that his death
was net natural, caused the body to bo disn-
TERED, and chemical analysis made OF the
contents OF the stomach, in which we're found
394 grains Of nitrate of POTASH. Mr. Thomas
was married to bis second wife, and the son
suspected foul play in consequence of his
stepmother ard her relatives receiving extra.
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AT Syracuse, N. Y, on Monday, Ida Spencer,
aged IA, was murdered by young man named
Reeler, aged q. Keller, after committing
tho crime, was killed by fall while attempt
ing to jump on q moving freight train.
FIVE mortgages against the property OF
William NJ. Tweed, on Broadway, amounting
to $3.50, goo, are now in course Of foreclosure
by Cram on his own account, and on account
Of the Cram estate,
Com. VANDERBILT has given $500 goo to
Bishop McTier Of the Southern Methodist
Church, to establish university in Tennes-
see.
Tug New York Tribune dsvotes column
and half to showing that Woodworth's share
OF the ring plumber was divided with Joseph
b. Young, who was and still is Clork Of ths
Boazd of supervisors. The sum OF $4,000 Of
the peoples money is SGT down as thus dis
posed or
A FIRE at Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on sasur-
day, laid the main portion of the town in
ashes. Fitty-four houses, including the Gait
House, CoIline's Tavern, Witherson's Bank,
and every business house except tin-shop,
were burned. Total loss $4,000.
Ar Evansville, Indiana, difficulty between
Union and anh-Union moulders led TO the
killing Of Conrad Hartman, Union man, by
Louis Bazan. independent.
wM. DRAKE, GA years old, undertook to burn
brush near Oakley, Ohio, Monday, and set fire
10 some fences and barn. Drake was burn
ed TO death.
THE body Of Jno. Snyder, the expressman
who mysteriously disappeared the first Of
January last, was found in White River, near
indianapolis, on Sunday. He had been muir
dered. snyderr son has been arrested on
suspicion of being the murderer
CARLO PArT, a prominent musician, and
brother Of Adeline and Carlotta Patti, died in
St. Louis, on Monday, Of consumption.
GEORGE SEDDoNs and Arthur Chambers, as
pirants for the lightweight championship, had
isticu1 in the New York Clipper office, and
provided each other with black owes and
smashed noses The honors were about equal.
" divided.
The safe Of the American Express Company,
ct Iasbon, Iowa, was blown open Thursday
night and robbed OF 5000, No clue to the
burglars.
NOTHING has o,late been heard Of Captain
Jack. The Modos army has made no move
mont. Every care is take to guard the lives
and property Of the settlers. 1t is thought
that Jack will make efforts FOR coalition with
other tribes, and his success is probable. An
other effort will be made to have a conference
with Jack, bat it is doubtful. 10 messenger
dare risk his life in going to him.
HIRAM " JOHNSON, Deputy United States
Collector Of Customs at Memphis, has been
missing since Wednesday afternoon. Various
rumors are atloat asto his disappearance. The
clsioms officers are busily engaged in over
hooking his accounts.
DRNNIs A. MAHoNEr, a well-known news.
paper man, and editor and proprietor OF the
DAILY Eyeping Telegraph OF Dubuque, has
sued the city ofDubuquo in the sum Of go.
900 and interest for damages sustained in =
hll on the pavement in December last. by
which an arm vas broken and he was perns-
nensly injured. lie claims that the city negli.
gently allowed snow and ice to remain on the
pavement.
A DISPATCH from Washington saws il is ru-
morod that oar government is likely to take
steps for The establishment Of new state on
Mexican side Of the Rio Grande with sau I,ui.
Astho capitol. The project was irst conceived
BY Gen. Shields
An Syracuse, on Saturday night a man
named Smultz was stabbed aud hiled by two
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