River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-08-01
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land on Tuesday damaging the crops nc
killing several persons
LESLEY ELL, a 'wCll-known actor, died at
st. Louis on the 22d.
A WAR between the ptohlbltionlsts and anti.
prohibitionists IN Ypsianli, Mich, has led to
the stealing OF sll the city records, files OF 1lC
chattel mortgages, police ''ckets, papers and
books, &C.
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLAR fire occurred at
Mount Carmel, Pa on Wednesday.
CARL YoGT the Prussan subject, charged
with murder, arson aud robbery IN Belgium,
and whose extradition was sought under the
treaty with Prussia. will not be extradited.
A MRS. SoRNAMAs committed suicide Mon
day at Vardaha, H. She first attempted TO
cut her hands, but ianng IN this she cut her
throat with razor Cause, insanity.
Ar st. Louis, Monday night, two steamboat
men named Michael Mccarthy and John Ker-
rigan had an alteration on the street. and the
former shot the latter in the left breast. in
flictng a probably fatal wound. Mccarthy
was arrested,
On Friday last John snyder and his chill
dren, living near Spungdale, IN the burrough
of Butler, Pa. were taken III with all the
symptoms of having been poisoned They
continued to improve until Saturday evening
when Snyder was suddenly taken i'll again with
the same symptoms. He was again brought
around ! man named Foreman and Mrs.
Snyder are charged with the polsoning.
ii. MILwARD, ESQ, a well known provision
merchant, and for many years connected with
the business Of pork packing in Cincinnati
Louisville and Chicago, died at his residence
in Chicago, Monday night, Of inflammation OF
the stomach.
The international sailing regatta on Detroit
river, al Crosse Isle. on Thursday, resulted
IN victory Of the boat Foam, owned by Cant.
Morgan, which sailed IA miles IN hour and
80 minutes.
AcAR-LoAD of Chinese students went through
Omaha, east, Tuesday
On Monday three large trains of Mormons,
some 200, PASSED through Iowa westward.
Ex-GovERNoR Colby, OF New Hampshire,
died in Concord, N. H., Sunday evening, aged
so years.
SOME two hundred Russian mennonites have
gone TO Columbus, Neb., and fve hundred
more are on their way.
JAMES c. CLouD started from Philadelphia
to row to New Orleans for a wager of 5000.
the conditions being that lac will not sleep on
shore till he reaches the lstter place. The
boat will be carried over the mountains. and
put into the Ohio River. The boat weighs go
pounds.
THE cholera prevails with considerable fatal
itv at Louisiana, Mo.
SEVERAL important tax records ~ Brooklyn
are missing, and are believed to have been
taken by some OF the late ring to cover M Tor
mer irregularities
A CARLisT force has been dcfo ated bv Gov
eminent troops at lmbonueda, IN the prov
Ince Of Barcelona, after battle of eighteen
hours, during which the town was frequently
taken and lest by the opposing forces. The
number of dead aud wounded lett upon the
field was so large that all vehicles Of every
kind in toNn were pressed INTO service tor
their removal
VIENNA special states that Hiram Garret-
son, of Cleveland, Ohio, has been appointed
Chiet American Commissioner in place Of
jackson Schultz, resigned, and has entered
upon his duties.
LAST Thursday the parents OF Utica V.
Brooker. sister Of Victoria c. Woodruff. cali
ed on lawyer, aud said they had reason to
believe that then daughter, who died July o
had been poisoned, and that they suspected a
physician who attended her Of beng guilty of
the alleged murder, with the knowledge and
connlvauce OF Col. Blood.
ADyICTg fTppa Auspnn 1nf,I a.. f-fI, "a
July, state that up 20 that time there had
been sixty'one cases OF cholera reported,
ior'y-ono Of which were fatal In single ho-
tel where iorty-two were alta, ked with the
symptoms SIX died. The hotel was closed.
LABOR coNaRfss consisting Of delegates
hom various trades unions. commenced IN
Cleveland, tuesday, one ui ITS ayowed object.
being TO organize new political party
TuE hfth annual m,etip. of tho national
Photographic association opened At Bn,,ai,
Tuesday, with large attendance from nearly
every section OF the country Merely routine
business was done
Tar flooring Of the Presbyterian Church n,
Hudson CITY, n. j., gave away during an ON.
teriainment, Thursday night, and tort, chil
dren were injured. some $, rlously.
InE Commissioners ot the Northern paci6,
Railroad have dcclded 20 make the wr.t,r,
terminus AZ Tacoma, Washington Territory.
rlRRIRLE storm visited Iloutou. q Tu,s
day morning, Steamers on the OHIO had 1
TIE Mp The mon and steel companys buildin
was struck by lightning, aud bricks hurlc
nom the walls Violently. large non ha
was torn h.n the hands At Fireman. n
was severely shocked
kEPoErs hon AN sections ot Virginia rcpor
the oat crop as the finest in that state io
many years. Wheat Is harvested. and wi
hardly yield an average. Copous raips b,y,
been general throughout tho state the ma.
two weeks, and the corn crop Is YER, p,,wi.
ing.
LIGHTNING demolished the spir, of the G,,
man Reform Church at Off,illc, Ohln. Mon,
day night. AZ fredericksburg an unknown
man sought shelter under tree and wa
killed
by examining their books, the Luuisull
Public Library o0ie,fs discovered that m
ticket drawing The capital pri2c- 100000
was bought by l.. II. Keith of kiugsto,
Mass and the ticket craving the sp,nn
prize $4,000 was bought hy Willis Morcl
OF Giles county, Tenn. Tho parties have bee