River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-29


opinion that the increase will be 30 great that
the department will become entirely self.
sustaining. The receipts from sales of
stamps since the abolition Of the lrapkino
privilege furnish a substantial basis for this
confidence. They exceeded IN amount the
receipts during any similar period IN the his
tory OF the Government.
THE value Of merchandise and nrodnce ex
ports from San Francisco 70 Central America
during the asst eight and a half years foots
! up ovet S2,OO0,O00. During the same period
California shipped treasure to the amount Of
S2,14G,0OO.
THE San Francisco Bulletin publishes tables
showing the present indebtedness Of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company. Bonds bor-
rowed, and unpaid interest, sos 81 s 600 net
earnings OF the road for the year ending June
3Olh, 1872, the date OF the last official report.
| t5,O56 ,433. 10 Is estimated that 5000, 600 per
annum goes into the hands of private specu.
lators, and not toward the release Of the Com.
panys obligations,
THE Court of Inquiry in the loss OF the
steamship City OF Washington has suspended
Captain VIM. Il. Phillips, her commander. for
one year.
CONTINUED rain storms in Ohio are damag
/ ing the crops which were spared by the rains
asst week
ADyicEs nom different portions Of New Mex
Ico represent the crops as entirely ruined by a
continuous drought
A FrRE at Hornelsylllc destroyed the sher.
man House. Loss $40, 900.
W., AIrH, rr.. T..
Navy, but on the retired hat, died Wednesday
morning at Baltimore, aged ~.
Bills to the amount of 81 500 for medica
attendance on q. f. Tram have been present
ed TO the New York Aldermen.
The New Mexico Republican Convention on
Tuesday, nominated Hon s. b. Elkins
leading lawyer OF the Territory, a. delegate 10
Congress.
A SPECIAL from Mount Vernon. Ind. saws
cholera is raging learfully at that place Com
menciDg on Thursday last, there have been
about thirty deaths.
POLICEMAN IRos. Mills shot ard killed Jno /
McKinuy, IN New Orleans, Wednesday. Cause
prisoner kmted an officer, who was cndeav-
ing to execute a warrant Of arrest.
AT Detroit Tuesday night, George Fitzser- I
aid, aged four years, fell into the river from
the dock. His brother Patrick, seven wears
old, jumped IN to rescue him, and both we're 4
drowned.
Two sons OF MR.. Buhler were drowned .
while bathing in Lake Michigan, at Michigan
City, Ind, Wednesday. They were learning
TO swim With plank The younger one len I
of, and the Older one attempted to save him.
and both went down together.
A FIRE in Jefferson, Texas, on Tuesday, de
stroycd Sl6500O worth OF property,
HEAVY rain-atorm at Marquette, Tuesday
night caused great damage 10 property aod .
Hooded Easements and cellars. Foundat on |
walls in some places were broken in. The
streets have been perfect torrent Of water.
p"rtinn of . Iaaemsnt wall q tho now Ma .
sonic Block, lately completed at a cost Of hfy
thousand dollars, has been washed away. The
'racb-of the Marquette, Houghton and Onton-
agon Railroad, has been seriously damaged
both on the main line ana the branches run.
nIng to the docks, furnaces and mines.
THERE are now 400 Oranges Of Patrons of
Husbandry IN operation IN the country. with
an aggregate membership Of 900.
Abroad
IHE provinces VI Andalusia, Murcia, Valen-
ella aud Catalonia, Spain have proclaiaed
themselves Independent cautops in anticlpa.
uon Of the adoption Of the new Federal con
stituion. Declarations Of independence were
issued at Seville Cadiz and Barcelona.
THE cholera continues its rayages at Mount
Vernon, Indiana.
0NE Of IL. 4. Welay 4 Co.'S powder mills
near Tamaqua, Pa, was blown up MONDAY
morning. samuel Miller, Of ramaqua was
Killed The shock was felt several miles.
A SIRE AZ Jackson, Tenn destroyed large
portion IT the business centre Of the place.
Loss between So, 600 aud sl00. 0oO.
joins LARiNE who murdered Joseph Lester
in Dyer county, Tenn, on tn 27tt Of Juna
aud escaped was captured last week ue,r th 4
scene Of the murder
CRoP reports from Arkansas. Mississippi
and north Alabama, continue favorable
though the greater portion Of Mississippi is
suffering for want Of rain
on Saturday evening a Russian jew, named
DAVID Adeler. proprietor ct a millinery estab-
lshment on Lorain street, Cleveland Knocked
down aud cruelty beat hls wife, injurng her
50 that physicians have given her ease mp
! THE foundry Of the Industrial Works, at
i Philadelphia, suffered heavy damage lbs tire
on Monday.
Giovanni GIIoNE, an Italian padfonc. IN
New Haven, Conn, has been held m a. 900
ball, IN each Of the complaints, charging him
With holding in seryltude Tour BOYS, whom he
sends out daily AZ street musicians aud boot
blacks.
ON Monday party OF nine pclspn-, con.
sisting 81 three ladies and sN gentlemen.
we're capsl1od IA a sall-boat two miles west ct
Sodus Point, Lake Ontario, aud Mr.. SNc,ang.
Ut williamson, and Mr.. aud Mrs. Brown. Of
Marion, wtre drowned.
ArEllaRAM from Philadelphia states that
Frederick 4 shower, IT,, con Of .. A. shower.
appraiser m "a, ptnnsyl,auia Railroad Com
= pauy office, has been arrested tot forging Nh.
J fathers name "a checks to the amount a
+ $4,000
rHr wife Of Chary- y shaw. a wclI.hnoWu
D citizen uf Hast Saginaw abot h.t..If t,t.tt,