River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-28

partment to that city in connection with the
preparation OF vessels destined for Cuba.
TELEaRAPH reports from New England and
the interior Of New York represent the storm
that prevailed there on the 18th as the most
severe for years. Twelve canal boats sunk al
the wharves in Newburg, N. Y, during the
storm.
Mrs. +. NJ. STANTON widow Of the ex.Sec.
retary died at Chestnut Hill, near Phiadei.
phia, on Tuesday.
CHARLES butcher, printer, att Milwaukee
made an attempt ton paper to commit sui
eide, and after having all the papers write his
obituary, turned up at Freeport ILL.,
The great national horse race at San Fran
cisco on Saturday, was won by Thad Stevens.
he having won the third and fourth heats
thus giving him the race and the stakes, $40,
600 One OF the horses, True Blue, won the
second heat, and in the third fell and broke
his leg
STEFHEN II. ALDEN, a street operator, has
brought suit against Daniel Dew whom he
charges with inducing him 10 buy eleven
thousand shares Of quicksilver mining stock
at s6l2,26O by means OF false representations
value, and thus insure handsome profit. The
action Is TO force Drew to refund to Alden
200. Alden claims in his affidavit that
while he was buying the stock under Drew's
representations, Daniel vas unloading upon
him.
DUNCAN l.. TEMPLEToN shot his wife in New
York on Saturday. Mrs. Templctoq is a daugh-
ter of Col Babcock, OF Gen Growers staff.
IHE general missionary committee Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church has made the
following among other appropriations tor mis-
sion work Central Illinois, 1000; central
Ohio, $1,000; central Pennsylvania, 81. 200:
Cincinnati, $4,000; Colorado, including appro.
priations for new workers, 81 700; Des Moincs
81 500; Detroit, $4,000; East Oregon, 50, GOO
and $4,000.
GREAT numbers Of persons visited the
Brooklyn navy yard on Sunday, many being in
search Of work. Not taking into account
those who went there for purely personal
the officer of the yayd says that at no
time since tbe war had the public evinced
such interest ia the navy. No secret is made
that orders have been received fIom Wash.
ngton to prepare all vessels in the yard Tor
active service AZ soon as possible, and well-in-
formed parties say OrdsIs< have been issued to
prepare for sea at oeyery vessel in the
United States navy. The frigdtes Minnesota
and Colorado, each carving fifty guns, viii be
ready - twenty-five days. Capt Nelson does
not beileps there is a vessel in our navy to con.
tend with Jas Spanish ship Aripedes, but be-
lieves one OF our monitors can easily put
shot through her and disable her. IL Is not
true that orders have been received rom the
Navy Department to stop work on the Arr
pedes.
Tue Rev Air. Beecher, IN his sermon ON
Sunday, made powerful appeal to the SYM
pethieu Of the American people IN favor Of fee
Cube. Tie denounced the exec 1tion at Santi-
ago as al outrage against humanity and civil
zation, proceeding from cruel loss of blood
and Thoughts the Government should act
thoughtfully aud act rash and If Spain can
not stop such aUoa,ination, lea the hand IT
national justice fall uoa only on tue perpetra-
tors, but so as to give knowledge and freedom
to those no deserve libcrsy, an0 the help OF
every honest heart on the gsohe.