River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-16
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from Cleveland. set il on fire, and little boy
four years old, son Of Mr.. Hazord, persisted ia
the flames.
The ~ Louis death rate last week was SJl
Of which six were by cholera, and fifteen by
cholera infantum.
CHOLERA is spreading through the low
grounds in Southern Illinois. Eight deaths
IN one day are reported from Murphysboro,
and five in ono FIRMLY near Jonesboro.
JONI W. HOLLAND was instantly killed by
Joseph Wright, at Holland, Mo-, on Saturday,
in an ARRAY.
Mr.. DYMR, OF the Indian Peace Ccmmie
sion, says that ia the recent war with the Mo-
docs our soldiers only killed four Modocs,
while the Modocs killed two soldiers for each
Modoc engaged IN the war.
TnE Louisville Industrial Exposition has
met With signal success. The attendance dur
ing five DAYS, ending Saturday night, has av-
eraged over $1,000 per day. The receipts are
s6, 600 in excess Of those at the same time last
year.
NUMBER OF unknown persons drove a no.
gro, who had just settled, from Jefferson
township, Adams county, Ind, and burned
his house.
On Thursday oyctIng young and wealthy
Welshman, Conrade AbaGsm, from Wales,
direct, on a pleasure trip, was accidentally
shot, about six mile north Of Jefferson, caus-
ing his death at O'Clock on Wednesday
morning, at the residence Of ID. NJ. Steel
where he had been taken after having been
shot, The accident was caused by gun
falling on the bottom Of buggy, the hammer
striking and causing the explosion OF the cap.
The deceased was the eldest son OF the Hon.
Edward Ahabam, OF Middleton Hall, German
thon, Wales, rich land owner and promi-
nent man. He was q years of age, and leaves
a wife and two children in Wales.
THE late Williamsburg horror is now ex-
planned, Mrs. Merriman is reported 10 have
confessed TO the police of Williamsburg that
sue murdered Mrs. Hammill on Wednesday
evening last. Money in the possession ofMrs.
Hammill was the motive. After penetrating
the decd the body was laced under the bed,
and renamed there all Thursday evening
Mrs. Merriman couiesses that on that evening
she set FIRE to the room, in which the body
was subsequently found naked and scorched.
THE Fulton elevator at Chicago, containing
10000 bushels of corn aud 5000 bushels of
oats. was burned Sunday morning. Loss
$50, 900. II was owned by Jesse Hoyt a Co.,
OF New York.
MESSENGER OF the American Express Com
pany was arrested at Davenport, Iowa, Satur-
day, having in his possession $50, 600 in money
aud Jewels, which had been entrusted to his
care, and which he intended to appropriate To
his own use.
A COLLISION occurred ON the Atlantic and
Great Western Railroad, at twelve o'clock
Saturday morning, between regular freight
aud a wild train, burning seven cars Of refined
oil One man, name unknown, was Killed, and
consumed in the wreck.
CONFLICTING reports come regarding the
prevalence Of the yellow fever in Galveston,
Houston and Shreveport. A panic prevails at
Galveston and HOustoa.
A NEw York detective states that the
amount of bogus bonds which the forgers OK.
pected to circulate in this country and Eu-
rope was $4,000 000 and that 81 ,OOO. 900 are al
ready on the market here. Two OF the gang,
II Is said, left for Europe some time since with
large amount OF forged bonds, which are re-
ported 10 have already been disposed Of in the
English market.
Int square Of buildings at Havana known
as Plaza Naspor, were burned Saturday night.
causing loss Of s., 600. Twenty persons
persisted in the flames.
LARGE numbers Of people are leaving shrcyc-
1'ri, Ia, on account OF the prevalence OF yell
low fever
PuIsBuRG dispatch says "An engineer
aud brennan aud two other employees. besld.s
'Ferh boys, were overcome by foul air in
m tline's coal pit, South Side, FRIDAY alter
u, white coming through with full train.
une boy named Mccain, tel off the car and
was run over. His head was cut of. Two
ether boys Of the same name were found mn.
conscious when brought out. The engineer
aud fireman were slightly burned by falling
uron the boiler. The tram got through be.
ore tho parties were suGocatcd, aud was
Stopped by man outside, who, with prcsenc,
OF mind, seeing something wrong, jumped on
the locomotive aud stopped it,
Ar an entertainment on board the steam
ehip Naterland, at Philadelphia, Thursda,
night, tao OF the crew who were waltgine fol
oierboard and were drowned.
BEANg AND puFFESmRoER. the couducto
aud engineer Who caused the railroad disast,.
Il Lcmont, H., have been indicted for man
slaughter.
ANDREW CARNHAN, a wealthy resident q
Ncw York, formerly oi Pittsburg, has give
$4,000 iur the erection OF public bath \
Dunlcrmhnc, Scotland, the place Of his birth
john BUTLER, aged 80, was caught in IN
machinery Of the Rochester Salt aud Lumbe
Company, opposite East Saginaw, Mich, an
crushed 10 death
COMPTROLLER GREEN says the permanor
debt IL increasing With irightml rapidly.
DuBINo a form in vansemond county, Va
the house OF Charles Sumner was struck d
lightning two Of his children Killed, aud hi
wife aud another child probably fatally ia
iured.
OSE night last week q cabin ON the planta
ton Of M. Murphy, In Fayeito county, Tenn
was burned, and three negro children Del
ished Ia the flames.
TnE explosion Of boiler at Hanis's ne,
mill at Woonsockct, Pa. Friday morning
a. 4.