River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-10-01
THE NEWS RECORD.
A CAREFULLY PREPARED SUMMARY
OF CURRENT EVENTS.
Condensed From Daily kilograms and from
Tho Newspapers.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Inc nue. SUIT Coululenceu py tne pro-
prietors Of the BalIetin and the CAL, of San
Francisco, and the Alta of the same city, calls
for damages in $4,000.
A Cleburne, Texas, murderer, who is
q be executed tie first week in october, wants
to make a farewell speech three hours long.
They'll see him hanged first.
The Russian government has banished
100 Ural Cossacks to the penal settlement OF
Turkestan, for having resisted the new mill
tsry laws, and many more are likely to follow
The newspaper controversy in San
Francisco, growing out Of the failure Of the
Bank Of California, has resulted in the propri-
etors OF the Bulletin and the Cali commencing
proceedings for libel against the Alta.
A Buffalo physician who has under.
gone the operation which was so accurately
described in the case Of Clara Morris, says 1t is
absolutely painless. Iron at white heat pro-
duces only a tickling sensation on the flesh
The people of Pottsville have adopted,
10 put an end to the Mollie Mcguire terrorism,
the plan Of picking ont a number ofthe Mollies
whom they promise to shoot or hang in re-
venge for the first murder committed
Frank Mullins, mate OF the steamer Hi.
nois, died at Memphis on the 23d, from inju-
Ties inflicted some two weeks since at Vicks-
burg, by negro named Clay. Clay is in Jail
at Vicksburg. Mullins leaves wife and three
children
The banking house of 0. M. Tyler &
Co. of Waukesha, Wis, closed its doors on
the goth, and simultaneously made an assign
ment. The immediate cause was the abscond-
ing Of one Z. R. Hendry, who was largely in
debted 10 the bank
Davenport, Iowa, was victimized few
days ago BY a green looking fellow, Who rep
resented himself as the agent tor Ole Bull,
(who is in Europe, billed the town for the
great violinist and ran up board and other bills
on the credit OF the treasurer Of the troupe
An Eastern pilot has been caught at
novel sort ofroguery His plan has been to write
letters TO prominent men asking the privilege
Of naming vessels for them and suggesting
TO each the usual contribution Of one or two
hundred dolsrs for the purchase OF set of
oolors.
George Gage Of Chicago, the we'll
known hotel conductor, whose unfortunate in
solvment in real estate speoulations had about
ruined him financially and whose wife was re.
Gently crippled Tor life by carriage accident,
isnow at the point OF death, completely broken
down by his troubles
Rudolphus X. Turner, who is under ar
rest at California, Mo, for forgery Of land titles
and who is charged with extensive operations
in that line, is son of Professor Turner Of the
Agricultural College OF Illinois. His alleged
confederate, who executed the papers, is James
Reed, IN artist, who is also under arrest
An incendiary fire at Quincy, H.. Sun
day night, the 10th, destroyed property to the
value of s75, 900 and one human life, that of
man named Ben. Butler Butler leaves wife
and two children in Leavenworth, Kansas D.
D. Merriam, the principal loser, offers a reward
OF 81 900 for the arrest of the inoendiary
A prize fight Of fourteen rounds, end.
ing in draw, was recently fought at Troy, N
Y, between woman and a
MANTLE contestants being Mrs.
Henitan AID one Nike Reilly, profess
sional bruiser Both appeared in the usual
prize ring costume, that is bare to the waist.
In the Eloffmann- Prentiss SANDER case
before the Rev Mr.. Hotfmanns church com.
mittee, witness was introduced on the 18th
who was formerly domestic In the family Of
the pastor, and testified that be seduoed her
in January, 1874, and continued improper re-
lations with her for several months aiterward
A man and wife at Cleveland, named
Rowan, are under arrest tor starving 10 death
their idiot son. They kept MIN, although
they had comfortable house, locked ia
barn, where he lay when discovered, almos
naked, reduced 70 a skeleton, lying on daml
straw and dying from hunger The discover,
was too late to save the boys life
Washington telegram Of the -,
says the commission appointed to investigate
the charges Of fraud pre:5,ird against Indial
Agent Gibson, Of tie Usage agency, reported t.
the effect that they found some irngularitie.
such as an imperfect system q keeping &C
counts, hut no evidence was ajduced shown,
corruption and fraud, and further that neithe
the government nor the Indians have sus
tanned any loss.
A fight occurred Thursday at For
Wayne, Ind, between the pupil
of the Jefferson street and ST. Paul
German Catholic schools, in whicl
ayoung lad Of the jefferson school name,
Hurlbut Hartman, 70 years old, was terribly
and, II is thought, fatally beaten. The al,
created great excitement, the Protestant
charging the Roman Catholics with uphold
ing their children