River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-04-25
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fOrtihed city ana sea oft q A1uhIdnlllO, ana
SAYS an immense amount OF booty in money
and munitions Of war fell into the hands of the
Cubans, who sacked the town. The attack
was made IT night, in the absence Of Spanish
troops in the field.
FIvE. companies Of the Seventh U. S. cavalry
passed through Dubuque on Tuesday, en- route
for the western frontier via st. PaIl. Lieut.
Col. Custer is following with the remainder
Of the regiment.
The Baltimore American has an 5ditoria
announcing its belief that the civil service has
been abandoned in Maryland, and says the
death and burial of the system had better be
declared
SUICIDES are reported as follows Ludwig
Miller at Pittsburg Stephen McNew, at Rush
vle Schuylkill county, H.; Long Swede, a
conrtesan, at Beardstown, H.; Mrs. z. II.
Hardcnbergh, in Chicago and an unknown
man near Geneva, I'll.
ADyIcEs from Rome state that the Pope 10
recovering.
ROBERT Fl. COLEMAN, charged with the muir
der OF John Newell. at Memphis, was discharg-
ed on Thursday, tue state having failed tc
MAKE out u case against ulll.
JOURNALISM is making rapid progress in
Japan.
A MAD-DoG excitement is raging at Ottawa,
Ill.,, and the canine race is being exterminated
About 300 have been shot within three days.
GALVESTON kilograms and private intelli-
gence from twentyihree counties report a kill
ing frost. The crops of fruit are all killed,
Planting has commenced in these counties,
which embrace a large portion of the cotton
growing district.
The Oshkosh Journal, Republican news
paper started there in 1868, by Rounds &
Morley, has been purchased by Allen & Hicks,
publishers Of the Daily Northwestern, and con-
soldated with the latter paper.
IS San Francisco, on Thursday afternoon,
John Samuel shot and instantly killed Elihu
II. Marchant in the Office of the latter on
Mont7 Jmery street, firing four shots, two taxi
ing effect on one side, and the other through
the head. 1t is reported that Marchant at
tempted to seduce one of Samuels daughters
over year since. Deceased was married and
the father of seventeen children.
INFORMATION from Kansas is that ex-senator
Caldwell meets with cold reception at the
very beginning OF his plans for reelection.
The contest will soon be narrowed down to
Governor Osborne and ex-senator Pomeroy
with the chances in favor of the latter.
Two LADS. Russell Norman and Edward
Slater, residing about seven miles south Ct
Morris, H., were ON Thursday bitten by
rabid dog. The boys were taken to Lincoln
and maidstone applied. 1t is supposed con
siderable stock was bitten by the dog.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON has resigned as d.
rector Of the National Bank in Massachusetts,
and sold the stock he held, not regarding it
proper in his present position to sustain any
personal relations TO the bank.
ABOUT 100 feet of the track on the Fox River
Valley Branch of the Chicago, Burlington ana
Quincy Railroad, two miles above Dayton, aud
six miles north Of Ottawa, H., were swept
away with the embankment by high water
Wednesday night.
THREE iron piers, each fifty feet in length, Of
the bridge being constructed over the Arkan-
sas River, at Little Rock for the Cairo and
Fulton Railway, we're WI shed down on We'd
nesday night by the rapidly rising river The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
IL Oil City, on Thursday, the waters Of the
Allegheny River reached nearly up to the sec
ond floors of buildings on Seneca and Low
streets.
TuE Oswego river on Thur sday was the
highest since 1854. Several frame buildings
in Auburn were swept away and Others injur-
ed. The dam at Noyes' WOODEN factory was
also torn away, and goods carried down the
stream, involving loss OF $4,000.
Az indianapolis telegram Of Thursday
states that the White River has flooded the
ottom lands. A good many dead cattle had
Heated down stream.
DorY's block, in Atuca, Wyoming county,
n. ~, occupied by five business establish
ments, was burned on Thursday. loss thirty.
i've thousand dollars insured for twenty
Thousand.
Is an engagement between spanish and two
hundred insurgents. near Mauzanillo, Cuba.
two Cubans and twelve Spaniards were killed
Ar the Borden Mines, near Eros tburg, Aell
CLANCY county, Md, on Monday, while John
Langley was being lowered down with horse
and cart, the horse kicked the coupling loose
and all were prccpitatcd 70 the bottom, 1865
feet Langley was instantly killed.
ON Thursday evening, Secretary Belknap
and party with an exploring expedition,
started for the Yellowstone region.
Az incomplete brick building IN Middletown,
Conn, fen on Wednesday. huryng fifteen la
borers. none of whom were dangerously iu.
jured. The damage 90 property is $50 600
Ak extensive fire was on Wednesday raging
in the woods surrounding the town Of Loud.
onyille, Va, threatening the destruction OF the
place. The railroad depot and other buildings
AZ Melton Station have been destroyed, as
well as fences, farm houses and valuable tim.
Der. The fire had al last accounts extended
70 the mountains along tho Chesapeake and