River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-30
CURRENT NEWS ITEMS.
rRr,rES AND CASUALTIES.

Jesse Duvalls cotton mills at Lanes-
Vile. Ohio, were damaged by fire on the
goth to tie amount of $4,000.
"A dangerous counterfeit five dollar
note on the First National Bank Of Pax
ton, ILL.,, has been discovered at Washing.
ton.
State Treasurer Parker ofSouth Car
DINA has been committed TO Columbia
iail for defalcation, in default Of $250,000
bail.
-Ex.Treasurer Parker Vi South Caro-.
lima, has been arrested ON charge Of
embezzling $4,000 from the State sinking
fund.
A,-.,. r--.s.5 IN rvAus are cO.OperaJ'
ing with the State for clearing the border
Of the bands of thieves from Mexico.
- Charles Lewis of the recently failed
firm Of Nebstar, Lewis & Co., Of New
York, committed suicide at his hotel in
that city on tho I'D.
There was a $4,000 fire in Cory,
Pa, on the 22d, the dry goods store Of
Mulick & Clark, saloon and numerous
Offices being destroyed.
"A dispatch Of the 2lst to San Fran.
cisco, from Santa Barbara, Cal, reported
large steamer on fire and firing minute
guns, about ten miles Off the shore.
AT Eau Claire Friday night, the 3d.
block Of frame buildings, including the
American House, was destroyed by fire.
Loss $4,000; insurance $1,000.
1.-The linseed oil mandatory and dock
Of VIM Force & Sons at The foot Of War
req street, Jersey City, N. j., has been
destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000; half
insured
.--SchOfeld's cotton mill in Manayunk,
Pa, he's been totally destroyed by fire.
The building was of stone, five stories
high, recently built, and occupied by
Dawson Shaw. Loss heavy; insurance
light.
AT Hazelton, Pa, on the night Of the
22d, party of miners made an attack
upon the ~ e of j. Morrison, when +.
Lauderburn, Sho was sleeping with Nor
rison, fired upon the miners, killing one
of them instantly, when they dispersed.
Capt. A. p. st. John, until recently
general manager, superintendent and
treasurer Of the People, line of steamers
on the Hudson river, committed suicide
on the 23d by shooting, when sitting in
the barber shop on board the steamer St.
John.
AT San Diego, Cal, on the goth,
Thomas Ford, a discharged soldier, on his
way from Arizona to his family in New
York, carrying with him f700 in money,
was killed by dose of morphine admin
istered by companion named Mcintyre,
who was arrested.
Prof. Donaldson, the aeronant. saved
his life en- his last ascension by cutting
the basket loose from his balloon and
dropping himself near Acton, N. j. In
the upper currents Of air he found it so
cold that supply of mineral water he
had was frozen solid.
Brigham Young has been again taken
before Chief Justice Lane Of Utah to
show cause why he should not be held
for contempt for raiii,s - nav Ann
cfiZa, nus nineteenth, monthly allow
ance of $500 pending her suit for divorce.
The case was argued on the 23d for an
appeal to the Supreme Court.
Lieut.. Austin Henly Of the Sixth
Cavalry reports fight with party Of
Cheyennes the morning Of the 23d, on
the nor,l fork of Sappa creek in north.
western Kansas, in which his command
killed 10 warriors and captured l25 DO.
MES, losing Sergeant PAPER and private
Fiero, killed.
On Friday the I'D fight occurred
about so miles from Corpus Oh isti be.
tween party Of Is Texans and party
of about 90 Mexicans, in which several
Of the latter were killed and one cap.
tured, while the Americans lost none.
Telegraph communication with Browns.
vile is still interrupted by the Mexican
thieves cutting the wires.
u. T. Young has recovered verdict
for S2,250 in a libel suit against the
Cleveland PidiHdedter, in which he asked
$4,000 damages on account Of an article
in the paper charging him with having
robbed his own store for the purpose OF
defrauding his partner and creditors,
which article was based on information
from the city police.
The two murderers, Burch and Hardee,
both colored, who were to have been
hung at Charleston, S. c., on the 23d.
having pVNu icHpltcu 10 tnul time Oy
Governor Chamberlain, were again re.
spited by the colored Lieutenant Cover
nor, the Governor being absent from the
State. The respited murderers are great
iavorites of the rowdy negroes of the
city.
Investigation of the mail contract
frauds is still in progress by the Post.
master General and Second Assistant
Postmaster General, who Friday morning
discovered fraudulent bid among those
for mail routes in Louisiana. About six
clerks have already been discharged for
completely in frauds, and it is understood
that at least dozen more are implicated.
Judge Tyner states he is determined 10
make thorough investigation, if it takes
all summer.
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