River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-08-26
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GRAssHoPPERs have attacked the corn IN the
vicinity Of Omaha
ST. LOUIS deaths the past week we're 2O6; 10
of cholera and 26 cholera morbus.
A PASSENGER and special train collided on
the Philadephia and Reading Railroad, near
Millers Switch, on Saturday. Several persons
we're injured more or less, and both trains
badly damaged,
A COLLISION occurred between an excursion
train and freight train near Bloomington
ILL.,, Friday night, by which two men were,
killed and three injured.
Hon. WILLIAM NJ. MEREDITH, who was Sec
retary OF the Treasury under Taylor, died at
Philadelphia on Sunday.
TEREE fatal accidents, all the result Of
drunkenness, occurred on the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, Sunday.
FURTHER advices about the lynching Of
Peter Kesser, at Fulton, Galloway county
Mo-, Friday, say that Sheriff Law was shot in
the spine by the mob, and MORALLY wounded,
and that John Watson aud young Dunbar
were also, 1t is feared, fatally hurt Kessler
was the only one in the carriage not wounded.
LIEUT. BARcocK, OF the Fifth cavalry, re-
Arizona, that on the 10th oiJune, with com.
pany of thirty.five men and eighteen Apache
soldiers, after following a trail for seven days,
he overlook body Of Apache Indians in the
mountains, near Tonto Greek. A fight en-
sued, and fourteen Indians were killed, and
five women aud Children captured. The same
day we're found other camps, evidently hastily
abandoned.
DURING the exhibition Of show at CRANKY,
Missouri, on Friday two drunken rOughs,
named Dan Kelley aud James Hill, assaulted
Charles Thomas, colored aud shot him
through the throat and breast, INJECTING Sc
rious wounds. Thomas returned the FIRE, but
without effect. Several other shots were fired.
and Mr.. Schmidt, prominent merchant Of
CRANKY, was killed, and Mrs Sweet and Mr..
Gage wounded The men escaped.
MAN named Scott, at Seaforth, Canada, a
school teacher, arrived from Detroit on Fri
day, and went to his fathers house. five miles
distant, where he met his wife and child.
They started Saturday forenoon for Mrs.
ssc't's fathers place. sun lay morning a man
passing the woods near by heard child cry
ng. On searching he found the father aud
mother quite dead, with their throats cut. It
is supposed Scott cut his wife. throat and
then his own.
The postoffce at Litehdeld ILL.,. was broken
into by burglars a night OF two since. who
forced open the safe aud stole about $500 in
money and stamps
A FRIsHrFuL affair occurred in Seward
county, Nebraska, Friday John Mahofey, a
herder. was killed and torn 20 pieces by q
herd of Texan cattle. His step-son a small
boy, had been guilty Of some msdemcanor
and TO avoid punishment ran through th,
befu, aud the father IN attempting TO follow
was knocked down and killed. The body was
badly torn to fragments, aud the pieces were
picked up in pail.
A KANSAS CRY telegram of Saturday says
" Yesterday the body OF a man, supposed t,
be that OF negro, was found in the woods
near Wyandotte. Investigation to-day de
veloped the fact that the victim was A whit,
man named Berry Meyer, from Chicago few
days ago. A bank book and papers belongiu,
to such a man were found in the river below
the city, from which II appears that no has
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amout of nearly thousand dollars. He cam
to this city week or two ago, aud stopped a
The Little Broadway Hotel. from which he ha
been missing since Sunday. II is suppose,
he was killed fer his money!
IE Lee county, KY, Thursday night, Johi
Eversoll attacked his brother Stamford. whe
no (stamford) fired upon him with shotgun
fnafanflr EtlitnU him E,rtx hfa ~
found in his body.
The engineer Of the steamer Wawassett wa
assisting the bar-kepper in dispensing liquor
when the disaster occurred.
The lumb@ barge J, ID. Morton went /,
pieces, Wednesday evening. about twcnty-hy,
miles from Cleveland Two seamea wer,
drowned.
john BAILEY, while walking along the stree
in Erie, Pa, Thursday night, stumbled aut
fell 10 the pavement. breaking his neck. II,
was an rnclc TO Richard Bailey Norton, for
merly Mayor OF Chicago
A LARGE camp meeting cloNd at Dayton
Ohio. on Friday. Nearly 2O,OOdspeoplc attend
ed II.
The elevator Of the Milwaukee and St. Pan
Railway was burned at Dundas, Minnesota
Thursday night and totally destroyed. Five
thousand bushels Of wheat and seventy bar.
rels Of hour were lost partially insured.
DIsPArcHEs from various places ia Ger
many state that cholera is increasing IN yiru
lence.
The United States Treasury car passed cas-
through Indianapolis, Friday, coming through
from California via the |. ID. and W. Railroad
with large quantity Of California gold OF
board.
THREE men were drowned from am over
loaded skin, near Pittsburg, Pa. Monda
evening.
THE City Mills in Quincy, H., owned b
Whittemore Bros, was burned on Tucsda
with large quantity Of grain and -four. Los
100000 insured for $50, 1000 in ST. Louis Ager
cies.
ions BnowN and George Thomas. tw
young farmers in Usage township, Jackso
county Mo, got into an alteration on We,
nesday, aud Brown stabbed and lille
Thomas
THE Paiues mills and salt works AZ Sagina
City, with 100000 feet VI lumber, aud o,
barrels Of salt were burned "Wednesday. Los
100000. Insurance, $4,000.