River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-10-22
rNcrnENrs AM INCIDENTS.

INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.
The signal bureau reports a severe
earthquake at Jamaica on the 18th inst,
An English iron steamer, the Biscany OF
Newcastle, has stranded in the Baltic, drown
ing eleven Of her passengers.
In the crooked whisky trials at Mil.
waukce, the motion to Quash the indictments
has been taken under adyisement by Judge
Drummand,
The negro who killed Sam Garner, in
Murray county, Ga , a fe days aso, was taken
from the guard at Spring Place outhe 18th aud
hung
Asher & Redlich, New York, dealers in
lace & DDS have suspended, Also Fay & Co.
of the same city, dealers in hats. Liabilities
not very large.
Adyiccs from India soy that 10000
people have been rendered homeless by floods
in the ncighborhood Of Ahmedabad in the
Province Of Guzerat
In prize fight in Cincinnati on the
l4th between two young roughs named Frank
Farrell AID Jack Leonard the latter received
injuries which will probably pr We fatal
A lad II years Of age named Albert
Halleort, in attempting to board morning
train at Indianapolis, on the 10Th, missed his
lootiug and was run over and instantly killed.
John I. Huyo, cashier Of the First Ma
ti6nal Bank Of Tifiu. OHIO, suicided on the
evening OF the 18th, by shooting himself
through the heart AIalreasance in Office IS
the supposed cause.
Judge Bowman, Of Utah, on the 18th,
charged the grand jury Of his court very
strongly upon the duty to take cognizance OF
the violations Of the laws in that Territory By
bigamists and polygamists.
A sharp shock Of an earthquake was
ielt at San Francisco on the evening OF the
18th The vibrations we're from east to west.
A similar shock is also reported from Santa
Clara No damage was done
Capt. Chas. o. Burban. young man
who mystciously disappe ID from Medlerdi
Mass. has been found az restored to his wife
and children, but is partially insane, and has
evidently been completely so.
wrecking train on the New Bruins
wick railroad, mar West Andover, n. B..
broke through temporary bridge OH the 18Th,
killing John Mcdonald, contractor, and injur-
ing conductor Barritt seriously an four Others
slightly.
$4,000 damages was given to I'd
wards & Co. of Ottawa, Ontario, Tor the dies
truction OF their mills and lumber by a sparl
from the steamer Peerless belonging to the
| Ontario Navigation Company. An appeal was
taken by the company
Instead Of the fast trains being abolish
ed, according T. the Chicago Times, the East.
ern railroad managers are only Studying how
to run equally fast passenger trains without
violating the State laws, which require them
to st at all regular stations.
Prof Tice has been mixing up tbs
weather in the "sunny South" New Or
leans telegram of the leth says; "Frost with
in fifty miles Of New Orleans, and fires have
been built in the rotunda OF the St. Charles
hotel for the comfort Of guests.
Miss Sill was from St. Louis but she
knew no better than to blow out the gas in her
chamber at the Ilurd House in Jackson, Mich
fortunately til first person to discover her
condition knew enough to adopt the right
measures and thereby saved her life
The five mile sing scull race for $1,000
and the championship OF America, between
Evan Morris aud Henry Coulter, was ROW &c
saturday, the 10th, over the Hutton cnurs,
near Pittsburg, and was won by Morris comm.
ia five lie lgths ahead Time IS minutes, ?,
| seconds claimed as the best on record.