River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-01-24
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THE Committee on Elections in the case Of
Bowen, contesting the seat Of Delarge, find
that the statements ON both sides show that
the frauds and irregularities in the conduct
of the election we're so great that it is impos-
ible to determine which had majority of tho
ballots legally cast, and therefore recommend
the adoption of a resolution that neither Bow
en- nor Delarge is entitled TO the scat
USIoN BLOCK, in Ottumwa, Iowa, was burn
ed on Sunday. Loss $500
W. II. BuMsTEAD, the Boss Tweed Of Jersey
City, who was sent to the pententiary for
nine months for stealing money from the city
under cover Of real estate operation, has re-
gained his liberty. He has occupied two
Handsomely furnished cells converted into a
suit for his benefit. He has spent 1000 while
in the prison in providing himself with choice
food, LIQUORS, cigars, furniture, fuel, &c. He
paid sixty cents day to the state to escape
labor.
the Legislature OF Arkansas, on Saturday,
elected S. w. Dorsey U. 3. Senator, IN place
VIM. Rice, whose term expires on the 4th Of
March.
RuMoR has it that there has been some agi-
tation among the members Of the House OF
Congress, looking to legislation for an in
crease of tho salaries of Representatives and
Senators to $4,000 year.
Ar Gloversville, n Y, an incendiary fire
destroyed the shoe factory of Arnold JOY
Grifiiths, together with its contents also the
factory Of f. L. Hotchkiss. Loss $4,000; in
surance $50, 900.
The saw and planning mills of the Mitchell
and Rowland Lumber Company, at Toledo,
we're destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000 covered
by insurance.
GEO. +. DUSNISG was arrested in New York,
on Friday on charge Of embezzeling funds
of the United States Assay Office while Super
intendcnt. He rs held in default of $4,000
bail.
JUDGE BIATcHFoBD, of New York, has de-
cided that all the compromises between credi-
tors and bankrupts must be open and fair, and
that William G. Bean, assignee in bankruptcy
OF Charles S. Kentzinger, OF st. Louis, shall re-
cover si6,275 from Louise Armsinck aud
others, who, while signing a compromise with
other creditors, made a secret arrangement
with Kentzenger & Co., to have them COM
promise notes discounted for an amount equal
to per cent. cash.
The smallpox epidemic is creating grave
apprehensiOns in Boston and vicinity. Three
thousand cases are now reported to exist in
the city, and the per ceutage Of deaths is much
larger than by all other causes combined
Nearly all Of the burias are made in the night.
The epidemic has had serious effect upon
commercial interests generally.
The schooner Henrietta, formerly Benefits
yacht, was lost on the 10th ult. She was driv-
en- ashore near Honduras, and totally wrecked.
The crew were saved.
GEORGE Brown, OF Halifax, awill soon chal-
lenge the world to row a single scull race for
$1,000, TO take place next summer in Halifax
harbor or Kennebee river, or at Springfield,
Mass. preference will be given to Sadler,
English champion, who will be allowed his ex-
penses il he viii row there.
II is freely stated that the principal scheme
of the SANTANA Bay case is to hllibuster San
Domingo into the Union as a state, after the
Kansas fashion.
The bin 10 relieve ex-Coector Jussen, of
Chicago, has passed the House.
Tar Denver News states the feeling through
out the territory is unanimous against the re-
appointment of Governor McCook.
MAYOR KALBFLEIscH, Of Brooklyn, is dying.
4 WASHINGTON dispatch says that two dis
tnct Syndieates, comprising two leading
banking houses Of New York and two leading
houses ofLondon, have submitted to Secretary
Boutwell, propositions to fund the remaining
new five per cents on terms similar TO those OF
the Syndicate OF last year.
JOSEPHINE MANSFIELD, through counsel,
has attached property of Nathan J. Appleton,
at Newport, Rhode Island, 10 the amount Of
$4,000 for the loss OF sl2, 800 which she de-
posted with Bowlcs Brothers Just before their
failure.
A NATIONAL Commercial Travellers Conven.
ton il proposed TO be- held in Cincinnati on
the "a Of July next.
AMBROSE T.. LYNCH, convicted of murder in
rhe first degree at Pittsburg, for killing Han
field on the 18th Of June last has been sen.
fenced % be hung.
fuE Congressional Temperance Society cele.
hrated its anniversary az Washington Sunday
evening.
THE boiler in the saw mill OF ID. Huffman
Co., at Martin, Ohio, exploded at seven O'Clock
Saturday morning instantly killing c. Hun
man, engineer, John Hancock and H. Hanson,
and fatally iujuring four others.
Az eastward-bound passenger train on the
Toledo, Wabash and Western Railroad ran on
the track az Antwerp, Ohio, ON Thursday even
ing, severely njurng the conductor and IA
tally iniuriug brakeman. number Of pas
sengors we're considerably bruised.
The Home WOODEN Mills, az Jacksonville, H..
were DESTROYED by Gre recently. Loss enc
hundred thousand dollars insurance twelve
thousand dollars. some twenty-five thousand
dollars wort, Of wooden fabrics, thirty thou.
sand dollars worth ofwool and other property
Of the value of some i've thousand dollars