River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-23
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TELEGRAM from special agent engaged
in examining the account Of internal Revenue
Collector Harper, in Illinois, states that the
amount Of the defalcation is s106, 74S, OF which
sI9iS is q deficiency in stamps aud ON lists.
TnE improvements OF the White House
Viii ch have been going forward all summer
are now nearly completed, and the building
will be ready for occupancy in a week. The
President and family will not return. however
until the first week in October.
ADucEs from the Indian Territory saw the
negroes there, numbering some d. 600 form.
erly slaves OF Indians, are moving to secure |
territorial organization for their own protsc. |
uon, and will soon hold a C convention m The |
Choetaw Nation to consider the subject.
The n. Y. Express announces the failure NJ
the Electric Lille Insurance COMPANY. with /,
deficiency Of nearly 100000.
AcouSTnY boy at Niagara Falls ON FRIDAY
crossed the river upon rope during gale
ana performed several gymnastic Tcats. rival
ng professional tope-wakers.
DURING thunder storm on Saturday LIGHT
ning struck the rod on the residence of q n
Eddy, merchant Of Negaunee. Mich mass.
ing down the rod and leaving il M The neal
and passing into the house penetrating everv
room. MIR. Eddy, his wife ana a child were
asleep IN one room. The fluid passed over
them, infiictlng severe injuries, Mr. Eddy re-
eclving heavy shock, aud is IN a critical CON
dition. The child was at first supposed fo no
dead, but ia now recovering. Mrs. Eddy il
not dangerously injured The house was
completely demolished.
fiuF aouaVa afE ntf.ts..-.
as fiaza saspor, were burned Saturday night,
causing loss OF ss,OCo,OOO. Twenty persons
persisted IN the flames
THREE locomotives were demolished. an
engineer kiiCd, aud considerab track torn
mp, by series OF collisions between the cast
ward and westward-bound express trains
ana freight train, caused by misplaced
switch, on tie Pennsylvania Railtoa5 near
Wllmore.
COUNTERFEIT OF the new fifty cent cur-
reney II IN circulation, and is aid 90 have
made its appearance two days alter the issue
of the genuine.
The President has appointed Alexander r.
Shepard Governor of the District Of Colpm-
bla, vice Henry u. Cooke. resigned.
SATURDAY. evening there were no less than
hse fatal accidents on the Pennsylvania Rail.
read within thirty miles east Of Pittsburg.
Three OF the accidents occurred within the CITY
limits.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND dollar fire il re-
ported from lexington, Ky. Tho Old Broad
way Hotel, with the portion recently rebuilt.
was burned.
p. FREEMAN, City Clerk OF Fort wayne Ind.
suicidod Sunday.
WV Jewish temple was dedicated al Phila-
delphia. on SUNDAY, in the presence Of five
Thousand people.
REGATTA took place at sar toga, Thurs
day. in which no pool-selling was allowed. and
in which the senior single scuIl race was won
BY Courtney, OF the Union Springs Clrb. and
the pair cared race by the tive Lambs, Of the
Aerouaut Club, Of Toronto.
BILL Of S450,00O was presented. on
"Wednesday, ~ alegal firm for defending New
aorA city ~ suit alnst he Excise Com.
missioners.
IHE Attorney General states that the recent
ku-hlux outages in kentucky will have the
enect to stay the pardonng Of convicted Ku-
klux now imprisoned.
As iueendiary at Marbehead. Mass Thurs
DAY forenoon, burned Paine's stables and six
horses, the MaEatang House, the National
Grand Bank and dwelling. Loss $4,000.
In has been decided to bring Irving 10 New
York from san Francisco 10 see what he knows
81 the Nathan murder
Cor. Rom, one Of the commits soners 10 IN
quire into Expectations committed ON per
SONS aud property q American citizens of the
Rio Grande border, has recently received nu.
mcrous letters that such acts are constantly
occurring, aud that since the commissioner.
leit that section last spring. large drov.s ~
cattle have been driven 90 the American s,dc
from ranches between Brownsvillo and Brazos
do Santiago, and between Brownsville and
Rio Grande City.
THE bond Tor si5, 600 600 the amount of the
Geneva award, Is held now by the Secretary Of
state ia that Department, aud is not placed
for safe keeping in the Treasury The bond
Is made payable 20 the order Of the Secretary
Of state. This bond n Tor the largest amount
Of money ever issued by any government in A
single Transaction. Photographs ct the bond
aud certificate ofdcposit we're completed N tho
Treasury Thursday and copies sent 10 the
President and each member Of the Cabinet
Tue exposure vt the Sl5000, 600 cotton
claims, IN The Geographic dispatehts, has
greatly alarmed some 81 the largest claimants
who are now In Washington, and the holder
OF the Confederate records having suddenly
disappeared nom his accustomed where.
abouis, IL IL surmised that they have found
HIM out and made oyerturcs Tor the suppres.
sion Of the information ia his possession. His
disappearance is singular enough TO excite the
suspicion. II is believed. however, that the
Goyernmc Mt will yet succeed in obtaining the
records.
Abroad.
THE post-ofice authorities have been in
formed by the government Of Germany that
newspaper taxes are no longer collected from
persons IN the kiugdom OF Prussia.
A DispATou from Australia reports a great
fire in Auckland New Zealand Fiity-oighi
buildings were burned, and the total loss is
estimated at 100000.
The medicine-powdered human
skulls-which Charles the Seconds
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