River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-09

earth, moving large buildings, and food
ing the grain bins Of Smith d Gary
warehouse to such an extent as to coca.
sion loss to those gentlemen of some
$500 or $500.
The property destroyed at DEBORAH,
Iowa, by the recent food will amount to
$l50,000. Nearly all the wagon bridges
in that section, and 10 out Of Il railroad
bridges between Conover and DEBORAH,
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pail
road, we're carried away, and many fine
residences were totally destroyed.
Wednesday, the Both ult., Maj. J i.
Lyle Clark, well known citizen of Bal.
timore, was shot while seated at the din.
ner table OF the St. Clair Hotel by a
young man named II. w. Brewer Of
Georgetown, ID. O., who was arrested,
and stated that he was driven to the act
to avenge his SISTERS wrongs. Clarke's
wound is not fatal.
The national council Of Switzerland has
voted $4,000 francs to defray the cxpen:
SEES Of proper representation Of the
Swiss products and industry at the Phil.
adelphia centennial exhibition. OF the
European States Russia is the only one
which has declined to encourage or par.
ticipate in the exhibition.
V. T. Gillycuddy, chief topographer of
the Black Hills scientific expedition.
writes from the camp, near Harney's
Peak, June Is, that there are few
miners. some gold, and great excite.
ment there. That day the thermometer
rose to 30 degrees above zero, and seven
days before there was a heavy snow
storm.
Kellogg's bill recognizing the United
States Treasury Department took effect
on the LIST inst. Ii increases the pay of
auditors and chief clerks, but reduces
the force little over three hundred per-
sons, and the yearly cost little over half
million dollars. There is good deal
Of distress among the discharged en-
ployees.
The deaf and dumb asylum scandal at
Indianapolis is being slowly investigated,
the witnesses being mostly deaf mutes.
Ida Fawkner, on the stand, in her fifth
and last story, declares she was seduced
by Valentine the superintendent, and by
him taught to procure an abortion. She
has, however, at other times, told a ma
terially different story.
The new liquor law Of Massachusetts,
went into effect on Thursday, the LIST. In
Boston eleven hundred persons paid into
the treasury an aggregate Of $4,000 for
license The police have received imper-
alive orders to enforce vigorously the
provisions Of the new law. Mayor Cobb
expresses his determination to prosecute
and close up every unlicensed establish
ment.
The United States Treasury Depart
ment vas recognized the 30th ult., un-
der what is known as the Kellogg bill.
The salaries of all bureau officers and
chiefs and assistant chiefs Of divisions
have been increased. The general force
of the treasury will by this bill be re-
duced to the extent of 3S4 employees, at
a saving, il is claimed, of half a million
of dollars.
The st. Louis Times newspaper was
sold at auction Monday, the
Both ult., under sale
ordered by the trustees of the bonds, for
hOIi-pby meHt Oh lnteTeSl Oh coupons. Inc
paper was finally knocked down to Col.
John ]. Crisp of Independence, Mo, for
Sl3l, 500 cash. Stillson Hutchins was
interested in the purchase, and will have
the management Of the property.
The man who was committed to jail ct
Yorkville, H., on the charge of attempt
ing to rape the wife Of Chss. Davis, a
farmer, has been released on bail, the
complaining witnesses Mrs. Davis and her
husband, entering into a written agree
ment not to appear against him, and sew
eral responsible citizens signing his bail
bond. Il is believed by many that the
accused was intoxicated and partially in
sane at the time Of the assault. Hence
the willingness to let him off.