River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-05

money.
A MAN named John Breach had finger
pulled out by the roots at Terre Haute, Mon
day, in jumping from a car ring caught in
screw.
A CONSTRUCTION train ran off the TRACK at
Glodewater Station, Texas, throwing seven
cars down an embankment, killing conductor
Kendall, of Iowa, and niuring twelve others,
nine of them conycts.
GEN. J. +, BENJAMIN, Of shelbina, Mo-, was
shot, on Monday, by his drunken and quarrel
some partner, John Hanley. Benjamin was
formerly Congressman from his district.
THIRTY cases of pictures Tor the Cincinnati
exposition have arrived there from New York
and Boston, many of them pictures from Gou-
pill and other artists, valued at $4,000.
The accident to the emigrant train on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near Cameron,
Sunday, was not so serious as at first reported.
Four passengers we're severely, and some
eight or ten slightly injured, bnt none are be-
heved 10 be fatally injured.
CHAs. STARK, wealthy citizen Of Manchos
ter, n. H., and grandson Of General John
Stark, committed suicide Monday night. Aged
2.
ADRIAN BENSON, a convict, whilo trying to
escape from jail at Auburn, ~ Y, was shot
and billed.
The Hon. Coles Bashtord, Governor of Wis
consin in lS55-'57, and the hero Of the famous
Observation-Disclosures gubernatoriaI imbroalio
has decided to remove to San Diego, CAL He
has been Secretary OF Arizona Territory since
1868, but his family have resided in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin.
The wife aud six children of colored man
named Willis, were burned TO death IN house
near Titusylle, Pa, on Friday.
WIN, BALL and John Godfrey had an alterca
ton near 0skaloosa, Iowa, on Tuesday. i
which Godfrey was MORALLY wounded.
The Massachusetts, Republican State Cen
trail Committee have decided to change tine
time for holding the convention at Worcester.
TO Sept. 10th, as the ball was engaged from
the 18th TO the Oath.
A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR fire occurred at
Waterford, Racine county.
MICHAEL BRoDERIoK murdered one of his
sons aud severely wounded another, in New
York city, the other day.
TnE cholera has broken out in the province
of Bornia, Turkey.
MISS LUCY ANN BELMONT, aged 60 year a
died, at Tacoma, Kansas, ON Thursday, of
voluntary starvation, having refused food for
twenty-eight days. A sister of the deceased
died the same way a few years ago.
AT Philadelphia the other day, the body at
Thomas Munce, a wealthy farmer Of Wash
ington county, Pa, was found in the dissect-
ing room Of Medical University. II was
taken from the river on the Sd of July, and
sold to the faculty by parties connected with
| the Morgue Ibt discovery was made bv
indlng the watch of deceased in pawn OF
ace, where it had been pledged by one VIM.
McEwen, who was the driver Of the coroners
wagon.
Abroad.
Tar Bank of England forgers have been
convicted and sentenced to penal scrvitude
for life.
A DEMONSTRATION OF trades-unionists at
Edinburgh on Saturday was participated IN by
$1,000 men.
CHOLERA is raging in Hungary, and fifty
per cent. of the cases prove fatal
SIN SAMUEL BAKER and party have reached
Cairo, returning from the expedition into
Africa.
OK the 800, 600 medals awarded at the Vienna
expositIon, 400 60 TO America.
sHAKsPEAREAN documents Just discovered
contradict the theories of Shakespeares busi-
ness connection with the theatres.
A STORM Unprecedented in severity prevailed
Sunday and Monday night ON the English
coast.
THE weather throughout England is fair,
and favorable for crops.
| aUNPowDER explosion at Osaka, Japan
killed many persons.
CARL WILHELM, composer OF the famous
German war song, The Watch ON the Rhine, :
died on Tuesday, at Schwakolden.
A GREAT conhagration was occasioned AZ
Antwerp, Monday night, by a stroke oflight-
ming, which set fire to one of the largest ware
houses IN the city. This, with the surround
ing buildings, was soon wrapped in flames,
aud the entne block destroyed. Loss $780,
0OO
THERE has been q very severe engagement
between the insurgents and troops near san
tiago de Cuba. The loss is heavy on botls
sides. The spaniards admit losing sixty killed,
and il IN reported General Burre former Gov
ornor Of Matanzas, is among the number.
An inundation Of Guanajuato, Mexico. from
a waterspout, has occurred, and u great
amount of property has been destroyed, and
a number of lives lost.
TIM fleet under command Of Admiral Lobos
which commenced 10 lombard Carthagena,
has been compelled 10 Withdraw ont Of range
of the guns of the insurgents, on account Of
inferior armament of the vessel They can
not cope with the artillery of the forts.
BIsnor RUNKESs, tho newly ordained old
Catholic prelate in Germany, has issued pas
toral letter, IN which he renouncos the special
privileges sometimes claimed for the Episco-
pal Office, aud inculcatcs the duty OF obodi.
enco to secular authorities.
THE International Patent Congress has
concluded It's sittings. As TO The dosirabihty
OF encouraging and elevatiug invention by
granting patents, the Congress was unani.
nous, bu, there was protractod debate ON
the compulsory granting OF licenses by the
, patontees. The principle was opposed by