River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-11-05
THE NEWS RECORD
Condensed From Daily kilograms and from
the Newspapers.
A CAREFULLY PREPARED SUMMARY
OF CURRENT EVENTS.
INCIDENTs AND ACCIDENTS.

Nearly one.hali Of the village Of
Queens, l. l., burned the morning Of the 3Oth
ult. Loss $4,000
VIM. jones' resident Of Cley -'snd,
Ohio, unmarried, was Killed on the afternoon
Of the 29th viii engaged in coupling car'
Charles Weston, the third Of the col.
ored murd-rers Of Wei,burg, the Jew peddIcr,
was convicted in New York, he 10Th, and SEN
fenced 10 lie hanged Dec. nth, the same day
rs his accompliees.
At Athens, Ohio, on the 20lh, the
house OF colored man took fire and burnett
during the absence OF himself and vie, three
young children perishing in the flames.
5 b. Davis, an old and Unknown cit.
izen Of Milwaukee, was thrown from his wagon
while his horses wer running away 5 inrday.
the 10th, and iusnatly killed.
o. S. Hubbard Of Omaha left that city
month ago to collect some money due him
in Sander county, since Which he has not
been heard from and his friends rear foul play
4 train of cars on the Lake Shore rail.
road, on the 9th, near Quincy, Midi, ran
into wagon containing man named Norton,
aged o., and his mother, aged Go, killing buth
instantly.
The floods in the vicinity Of Sheffield.
Eng have done immense damage to property.
Many colIieries and ir works were flooded,
throwing thousands Of operatives temporarily
out Of employment
A terrific storm Of wind and rain
passed over Little Rock, Ark, on the evening
Of the 30th ultf, prostrating the telegraph
wires in every direction and unroolng sever
houses in the city, including tie STAT Hnuse.
Near Clayton, Ill, Mr. Tdylar, Thurs.
day morning, lay down Behind a log and ini.
tated the wild turkey call. Eisneighbor Wors
was also hunting turkeys and saw just enough
OF Taylor to shoot at The latter was seriously
wounded.
A grand jury at Washington has for
some days been investigating the connection
OF Gen. Neg ey, late Congressman from Pits
burg, with the WItowski claim which was le.
Gently smuggled through the treasury aud
paid.
Cr. Linderman, director Of the mint
estimates that by the Virginia City FIRE the
supply Of gold bullion will be cut OIL % the ex
tent ofone million per month Tor four mo- lths,
auo TIE supply 81 SltEtI .bulltoH one ana u
half million per month Cor the same length OF
time.
The schooner La Sale, one Of the finest
vessels on the lakes, went ash re and was
wrecked I Two Rivers Point, Lake Michigan,
the night ofthe 25th She had cargo o. 90.
900 tushels Of wheat, owned and shipped ly
Chicaga patie5 She wa valued at from $50
OOO to $4,000. We sci and car. 0 lully insured
Extensive anu destructive fires are
raging in oulh-ru Kansas, along the line Of
the fofi Scott railroad. At one place IL
CHI rukee county, the ties ON three mi rs OF
track were buried. The fire caught from 3
locomotive, and at last accounts had swept
over miles Of country, destroying houses,
fences and crops.
Reuben z. Benton and J. d. Snick-
land were playing cruquet recently in Titus.
VILE, Pa. MIR. Strickland made a misplay and
Ietulanty threw the ma let after the tall, but
it caught in his coat sleeve, changing It's d.
rectius so as to strike Mr. Benton ia the tenn
pie, causing al etgusion OF bool which re-
suited fatally in a ew hours