River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-05-21
CURRENT NEWS ITEMS.

18th, with three men who were unable to
escape.
After an interesting session Of four
days, the convention Of the American So
cial science association, at Detroit, Mich,
adjourned Friday.
The result of the st. Louis mayor.
atty election Saturday, was: Col. J.. ii
Brltton, Dem. 1851; Henry overstalz
Independent, 1894.
The New York Assembly have unan-
imously passed resolutions calling upon
the general government to recognize the
belligerent rights of Cuba.
The centennial anniversary of the
hannahstown declaration of independence
was beeemiHgly celebrated Saturday, the
10th. Simon Cameron presided.
The postmaster general has issued an
order forbidding the paymeEt by the post.
master at Cincinnati, of postal money or
ders addressed to l.. d. Sine, the gift en-.
terprise man.
Out of thirty or forty election trials
that have been taking place throughout
Ontario, nearly all the sitting members Of
both political parties have been unseated.
About twenty-five or thirty trials are yet
to take place.
Herschel V. johnson, who was the
Douglas candidate for Vice President in
1850, is Judge of county court OF Geor-
gia, and is given to interlarding homilies
on character and principles in his charges
to the grand jury.
Mitchell, Iowa, was visited by dis
astrous conhagration Friday night the
18th, destroying j. @. Tryon's warehouse
with 1900 bushels Of grain, and $1,000
worth Of machinery. The building was
valued at $4,000 Insurance $4,000.
John Frazer, colored, was hanged at
Camden, 5. c., Friday, for the murder of
Benjamin Cooper in December last. On
the scaffold he confessed also to the muir.
der Of his wife and child and a negro
woman and many acts of arson.
Albert Young of McGregor, Iowa,
son of ex-senator Young formerly Of Wis
consin, on Friday shot his father and
then committed suicide. The father will
survive. 1t is thought the son had COM
mitted forgery and resorted to this means
of covering it up.
An official telegram has been received
at the Russian legation in Washington,
stating that the Gar leaves Berlin en-
tirely convinced Of the conciliatory dis
position which exists in the Prussian gov
eminent, and which assures the mainte-
nance Of peace in Europe.
The Washington authorities are Wig.
orously pushing the raid against parties
engaged in Illicit whisky distilaton.
Thursday the rectifying establishment Of
Is. A. Fireman K Co., Of Kansas City,and
the distillery of Sheehan 4 Son, St. Jo-
seph, Mo-, were seized.
Two hundred thousand dollars worth
of fraudulent western whisky, was seized
IN Boston Saturday the 18th, the prop
erty Of thirty different firms. One hun
dred and fifty bsrrels were also seized In
Brooklyn the same day. and the Collector
is still pursuing the investigation.
The Central Union German Relief
Association Of the United States is in
session at Cincinnati. The Association
numbers 304 societies, with member
ship Of $1,000, and il is believed their
membership will be increased fully so
per cent. the present year.
The distillers of Milwaukee, Chicago,
and St. Louis propose to test the consti-
tutionaiity of the internal revenue law,
as exemplltied in the raid being made by
the Washington authorities on their bus
mess, aRd have retained ex-senator Car.
penter to take the question into the
courts.
1t is stated that Russia. annoyed at
England's persistent refusal to participate
in the st. Petersburg conference, and tn,
GOODNESS of other countries, intends Civ
ing the force of law to the declaration o.
the Brussels conference, negotiating sep
arately with the powers to induce Their
adherence thereto.
The international Board Of LAX,
Underwriters announce suspension o.
tariffs on hulls and cargoes. Rates from
Chicago were 30 TO so Buffalo and LAX,
Erie points. Lumber vessel owners hav,
organized for higher freights after tn,
plan OF contract entered into. by steam
barges in the SaginaS trade.
The notorious Younger aud James
brothers, having settled long standing
feud and united their forces, signalized the
event by daring robbery Of the store Of
d. b. Lambert. Thursday morning. al
Clinton, Mo. So quietly and expeditiously
was the feat performed that eight men
present were overcome and arrested with
out an alarm. The robbers got 500
worth Of watches, shot gun, two revolv
ers, and large quantity Of goods.
An AduIterer Murders the Man who
Knows Too Much.
On Monday night, May 10th, Dick
Jones, farmer, 50 years Of ace, aud liv
ing two miles south Of Taylorsvillc, Ind
on the Jeifersonville, Madison and Indi
annapolis railroad, beat Henry Sternbere
er over the head with club, nflicting i'm
juries which resulted in his death yeSter,
day. Jones Immediately gave himself ar
TO the authorities and was afterward re,
arrested on $4,000. lie states that
Sternberger had been reporting stories
affecting his character and that Of his
two sisters.in.law, and had attempted