River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-12-04
THE NEWS.

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The schooner Augustus Ford went
ashore Monday night at Port Maitland,
&. W., and four of the crew were frozen
to death.
The bill to carry into effect the
Berne postal convention passed its sec.
one reading in the Berlin Rechstag
Saturday.
Dion Boucicault and Lester Wal
lack signed the New York protest
against Sunday theatres and Sunday
concerts in that city.
The Citizens oil refinery of Pitts
burg has suspended payment. The LA.
bilities are about $4,000. The assets
cannot yet be given.
Gov. Garland Of Arkansas offers
81, 900 reward for the capture of Smith
who lately set up claim to the guber-
material chair.
The lower part Of San Francisco
was flooded last night by rain storm
which had prevailed there since Satur-
day night.
At' NtilaAeF AkAillOi GEut nave
again surrounded Irun, and are within
500 yards Of the walls. They opened
u heavy fire Wednesday, to which the
garrison replied.
At convention of railway con.
ductors at Chicago Saturday the pre-
lininary steps were taken for the or
ganization Of a mutual benefit associa.
clatlan.
The county officers of Barbour
county, Ala, having asked the Attorney
General for protection, that official in.
forms them they must look to the Gov
ernor Of their State for protection.
Bismarck assures Turkey that the
conclusion Of direct treaties of com.
merce with Roumania shall in no wise
prejudice the political supremacy of
Turkey in that province.
WIN. A. Fenole, lumber merchant.
Of Boston, has been arrested on COM
plant of a Chicago house, being accus-
ed of forging promsory notes to the
extent Of $4,000.
The creditors of the Allegheny
Valley railway company, under advice
of the U. 5. district court, are about to
accept the compromise bond proposed
by the company.
AT Omaha Saturday Charles Geke,
trying to board a morning train, fell on
the track and had both of his legs cut
OFF, and received other injuries which
will prove fatal
Thirteen steamers departed from
the Cincinnati landing Saturday even
ing, which, with others loading for i'm
mediate departure, made the greatest
day business on the river since war
times.
The Conduit pipe company of
Pittsburgh completed their line of
pipes early Saturday morning, and
commenced pumping oil from Mllers-
town to Fairyiew, at the rate Of about
1000 barrels per day.
The Louisiana returning loard is
now wrestling with forged returns ON
Carroll Parish. The fraud appea to
be traced to one Geo. G. Benham, Re-
publican candidate for reelection to
the State Senate.
AT St. Catharines, Ont, the coro-
ners jury, on inquiry into the death Of
Mrs. Steep, whose body was found in
the canal, have declared that she was
murdered by her husband who is under
arrest.
The mother Of the baby which was
taken from its crib by its mothers bed
side at Freemansburg, Pa, and drowned
in the Lehigh river, has confessed that
she committed the crime Her cause or
motive Is not stated.
Now comes news that Arrendendo.
the insurgent chief, has defeated Rocco,
the Argentine general, capturing his ar.
tillery and many Of his men, while
Tabunda, another insurgent chief, has
entered the province of Carrabada.
The government attorney asks
that during the trial Of Won Arnim at
Berlin, the public shall be excluded
from the court, because it will be nee.
essary TO read official documents, the
publicity Of which would be prelude.
ial to the State.
Phillip Cullen. arrested for for.
gerry at Pittsburg, was to be discharged
next Monday, proyiaing a requisition
from Illinois did not arrive, but the
paper came yesterday, and Cullen will
be brought 10 Chicago for trial.
In Lamartine, Fond du Lac county.
Wis, Thursday night, man named
Russell Brown killed his wife by a blow
upon her head with an axe, while she
was lying in bed. lie then took
horse and fled, and has not been over.
taken.
The coroner's jury which inquired
into the circumstances Of the death of
two children by suiiocation on occasion
of a fire a few days ago. at go Mhwau-
kee avenue, Chicago, has caused A.
freit, father Of the children, Ilass, who
kept the store below, and a man named
Sehgman, who was also in tbs house, ia
be sent 10 jail TO await the action Of the
grand jury.
OF an island above EaStport, Me,
schooner last Wednesday ran down
fishing boat with six persons on
board. Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert were
drowned another lady was picked mp
almost dead, and three young men