River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-16

and three residences. Loss $37 600; in.
surance $4,000.
rest of two members of the Marysvile,
CAL, gang of counterfeits, which gang has
lately issued d great number Of bogus
quarter eagles.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
called upon National banks for report
showing their condition at the close Of
business Wednesday, June 30.
The skeleton of Filkins, the expr ess
robber, who last year escaped from the
Clinton, n. Y, State prison, was recently
found in The main sewer Of the institu-
tion.
The recent announcement Of the dis.
covery Of silver ore at Petersburg, Mchi-
gan, proves to have been n canard, and
land, which was for few days priceless,
can now be fought in the neighborhood
for one dollar per acre.
The latest victim Of kerosene as fire
kinder was daughter, aged ten years,
Of Patrick Boylan, Of Davenport, Iowa.
The little miss, since the death of her
mother, some months ago, had been her
fathers housekeeper.
A swimming match for $1,000 and "the
championship Of The world" is to come
of on the 22d inst, in the Delaware river,
between j. Il. johnson, Of New York,
and Thomas Coyle, of Chester, Pa. They
are to swim race from Chester TO Phila.
delphia, sixteen miles.
John Babcock, proprietor Of the La
Porte City mills, was found dead on the
morning Of the 9th, about mile from his
residence at La Porte, Iowa. He had
been shot. revolver lay by his side,
but the idea Of suicide is rejected by the
people of the vicinity.
National banks are requested, on ac-
count Of their being successfully counter
feited, to return for retention all five
dollar notes Of the First, Third and Ira
ders' National Banks of Chicago; the
First National Of Paxton, Ill. and the
First National of Canton, III.
A young man named Clark, who had
lately removed from Michigan 10 Madi.
son, Wis, where ne had built residence
and married, was arrested the 9th inst,
on requsition from the Governor of
Michigan, on the charge of bigamy AMI
seduction, and taken back to that State
for trial.
Treasurer New has stationed watch.
man at each door Of the working rooms
in the I. 5. Treasury, whose duty it is
not only to prevent intrusion but also to
prohibit the women employed from leav.
ing their work during office hours.
The next meeting of the National
Grange will be held at Louisville, Ky, on
the third Wednesday in November next.
The headquarters of the National Grange
will be removed to Louisville, from Wash
ington, about the first Of September.
Albert Dresser, boy Of 10, at Chair.
ton, Iowa, being in fear of arrest for
petty thieving, attempted suicide on the
Sth with a revolver, but only slightly
wounded himself A few years ago his
father committed suicide by ingiug.
The town of Lizaux and vicinity, in the
department Of Calvados, France, has been
damaged by foundations to the amount of
two millions francs. Farther inundations
in the the vicinity of the Rhine are also
feared, the waters of which are rising
rapidly.
On Gen Sheridan's recommendation
the President has directed that about
three hundred Indians, the families of
the klowas, Comanches and Cheyennes,
sent to ST. Augustine, Fla, be transport
ed from the Indian Territory to St. Au-
gustine.
Although not officially announced, it is
I a. nj baf 1 -
Lexington, KY, declines the bishopric of
the diocese Of Fond du Lac, to which he
was elected in June last. He is the sec.
ond clergyman who has declined the office
| within the last six months.
The parties charged with embezzling
/ the city water works funds of Cincinnati
/ are likely TO escape, under a decision by
Judge Cox, that there is no law for their
punishment other than by dismissal from
office. The prosecuting attorney will,
however, appeal to the Ohio Supreme
Court.
Rev. 5. d. hinman writes from Red
I Cloud Agency, July ID, represent .hat
the northern Sioux will probably come
into the council, for negotiation as to the
Black Hills, but that the council cannot
be held before the last Of August The
Indians, he also suggests, may prefer to
meet at Fort Randall instead Of Fort
Sully.
Europe as well as America suffers from
this being an exceptionally stormy year.
The last great storm reported was in
Switzerland and southeastern Franco
terrific rain storm accompanied by hail
stones of unusual size which kiled and
wounded many persons, destroyed crops
and injured other property.
Mark Brown was executed at Monti.
cello, \. ", Friday, for the murder of
Sylvester CHAIR, of Morton, sullivan
county. He made long speech from
the scah'old. His wife and child remained
with him to the last. This body was
given 20 the relatives for burial
A note received in Chicago from Miss
Susan b. Anthony states that there is no
hope of the recovery Of her brother. Col
u. K. Anthony, who was shot by Embry
at LeaN enworth, Kan, some mouths
since. His lifc has been prolonged thus
far by maintenance Of perfect quiet,
but any movement Of his head may cause