River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-21
tn e N e w S I.
Al Home.

states that the colored Secretary OF state,
Habpe. has been admitted as student IN the
south Carolina University. Three OF the
principal professors, Takey Gibbons and Lo-
barde, have resigned in consequence.
THE First Annual Illinois State Convention
of the Y. Nj. c. A. will lie held at Bloomington,
November 9Th to 9th inclusive. The session
promises to be very largely attended, and OF
deep interest Practical Christian questions
will be considered.
The overland mail coach near Rcddng, Cali
forna, was robbed on Friday by four men.
They got Wells h Fargos box, containing
nearly 81 000 and about $4,000 from the pas
sengers. The robbers escaped. A sherff's
posse is in pursuit.
sANrANT, and Big Tree, the Klowa chiefs,
have been released on condition that their
tribes cease their RAIDS into Texas.
Ar Crosse Point, ten miles north of Cbica-
20, on Tuesday night, a fire destroyed the
barn Of John Honniss together with four
cows, two horses, and large amount Of grain
and hay.
A FIRE at Grand Haven, on Wednesday, de-
stroycd the Rice House. The depot Of the
Detroit and Milwaukee Railway had narrow
escape.
THREE deaths from yellow fever at Mont
gomery, Ala, on Friday
sUr IN garnshmeut at Topeka, Kansas
was brought some time ago in the District
Court against the State Treasurer by the
creditors OF Senator Pomeroy, to recover the
historic sH0D which figured IN the last Kan
sas Senatorial election. The Treasurer has
filed his answer, declaring the money was not
In his pesse-sion, he having returned II 10 the
Governor, from whom h" originally received
IT. Personal suits have been brought against
the Treasurer and Lieutenant-GJyernor.
The National Convention Of Catholic Total
Abstinance, on Friday elected the following
otiicers President, the Very Rev. Dean
Byrne, Of Trenton, N j.; Vice Presidents the
Very Rev. john Ireland, of Minnesota, and
Rev. NJ. Michaud, OF Flew Brunswick. The
next convention will be held at Chicago. Oct.
2, 1874
RuMoRs m circulation 10 the effect tina,
Clahln Go. are 10 trouble are pronounced b,
the firm utterly groundlcss. Similar rumors
regarding several New York provision houses
lack confirmation.
S7,2i9, 707, II which S., rs, Sos were mercban.
disc, and s2.091 li2 dry goods
AUGUSTUS 4. PHILLIPS, ex- United States
Consul at Santiago de Cuba, cut his throat az
the Cuttcnden House, New York, SATURDAY.
morning. He is supposed b have been rem
dered Temporarily insane By financial troubles.
Gto. 4. CLARK, son Of ex-Mayor Clark, of
New Yorh. cashier OF the agent Of the Union
Pacific Railroad, il missing, with $40. 600
sold Tor tickets last month. He hitherto bore
at lrreproachabe character, aud it is sup-
posed he has been specializing in stocks
THREE fatal cases Of yellow fever opposite
Little Rock Saturday.
Miss ALICE WILSON, aged 10, fell from
boa IN the 81 Clair Flats canal, Thursday
and was drowned.
MORTIMER Nj. LE0dErr, son Of l.. T. Leg.
gett, Y. :. Commissioner OF Patents Was
killed by falling from chn ou SIX Mile
Creek, IN Ithaca county A. T.. Thursday NIGHT.
IHE National Bank Examiner reports the loss
70 the Merchants National Bank. AZ Lowell
by the dtialcation Of the cashier a, sea 7ot
with a possible liability OF sl7. 600 more
THE body OF man named John Deku va.
found near Tore Hau,e, Saturday. shot
through the head. II seems he was murder,,
Tor money mouth ago.
ALI The Masonic lodges Of Missouri
except the Grand Lodge. held their ann,,
session last week at 81. Louis Reports pre
scented show the order IN highly prosperou
condition 500 lodges IN the state. with A mem
oerslip exceeding 10000 The Grand Lode
will meet there next week 700 to sou del,
gates are expected TO be- present
OK Thursday last, about SIX miles south a
Lac0n, Iowa, German family named Hess
dorier, moved from Black Hawk county Il
Nebraska while crossing slough bridge q,
the grade 10 Skunk river bridge were baeke,
on the eide by the shliug OF tho mules. I'M
team faihng back upon the wagon aud family
boy three yearsold was Killed Instantly. an,
tho parents we're badly bruised.
TWELVE yellow fever mtements At Shreye
port an sunday.
A NUMBER Of cotton mills near Philadslpbi,
are running on halt time ~ conArouenc, ~ .
alling % Of orders and difficulty m procnrps
currency to pay wages only one silk mil II
Paterson, Nj, Is running on ull time. Sew
eral mills hat6 suspended. and others ar,
running only part of the time, with re,lueed
force.
IHt ocoan.Nacht race from sandy uool :,
cape May aud return, for the Bennett cpp
value u 600, and imee pursos. rcspeet,v,ly ii
tl,OOo. $500 and $3.50, Tor schooner Yacht.
phot-6oats, neutrality-suspicious. ana 6sb,ro
schooner sInacks terminated on Satu,d,,
Inc Ehchantless Won the irst pfizc tho ~.
lot-hoat Thomas $. Negces tho SECOND ,nl
puoi-hoat James WeiWcl the third Ro,.l
weather was experienced. The Fp.h,n,r',.
made the quickest time ON record. ss,lrr
ninety miles m ten. hours.
rRosf at Augusta, Ca and LATHE Rock A.,
kansas w. ~
a bei named AlunIey, aged ten wears. "a,
murdered by some uue unknown near Krc.,a
VILE, Monroe county, Pa. on TbursJ,y l. I,
lie was staying at his grandmoiher'.. am
farm She went at som, distance from A.,
houec to dig potatoes, leaving her prand.,,
alone. When she returned IN the c,,u,nr a,
house was locked up. She summoned neigh
Dor, and the door Nps opened. The hoy wa
found in the cellar with his throat cut fror
ear 10 ear. The house had been ransacked h