River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-23
THE NEWS.
A REVIEW OF THE WEEK
At HOME AND ABROAD.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

llH nc uulig MS COdb up loi HHolb hllut
in an out house.
The rear portion of the City Hotel at
Lynchburg, Va, fell Wednesday, killing
Mrs A. J.. Brown and a negro child, and
severely injuring several others.
Brown, the wife murderer, IN Moyan-
neering prison, Philadelphia, is dying
from extreme remorse. lie killed his
wife in a moment of mad jealousy.
Billy Welch, OF Chicago, for the muir
der Of James Deylin, some months ago,
has been adJudged guilty, and sentenced
TO ten years in the States prison.
Rev. Mr. Bott, Baptist minister of
Philadelphia, accused Of improper init
macy with numerous women, has been
declared not guilty by his church.
In Delhi, H., during last week, two
wives left their husbands, and a third
ran away with a dry goods clerk. Delhi
is a small place, and is naturally excited
by so much scandal.
The trial Of State Auditor Clinton. Of
Louisiana, charged with a misappropria.
ton Of $4,000 Of State funds in IVA.
has been commenced before the Superior
Court Of New Orleans.
Since John D. Lee has begun writing
his statement concerning the Mountain
Meadow massacre, a number Of the wit
neSses who were collected at Beaver have
become alarmed and fled.
Cortina's arrest has not ended the
TeXas-Mexican border troubles. The
greaser cattle thieves and murderers are
still operating and the Texans along the
border are ready to carry the war over
the Rio Grande.
The United States grand jury, in ses.
sion in Chicago, have found indictments
AGAINST twenty person. for connection
with the so-called whisky frauds, but
their names will not be divulged until the
arrests are made.
VIM. o. Avery, a chief clerk in the
Treasury Department at Washington, is
one Of the thirty persons who have been
indicted by grand jury at st. Louis on
account of fraudulent transactions with
the whisky ring.
SharkeS, the fugitive murderer, is con
fined in Moro Castle, Havana, the Cap.
tain General Of Cuba having decided 10
hold him until lie Madrid government
decides whether he shall be surrendered
10 the United States.
George n. jackson, the swindler and
defaulter Of Louisville, lived beyond his
means, and so came to grief. On sal
arg Of $1,000 year he lived at the rate
of$5, 00Oa year, and at last had 10 bal
an &c his accounts by dying
At Lodi. Wis on the night Of the 18th,
John aud Robert Dawson broke into the
store of VIM. Travis and stole SIS. Search
being made for the robbers by the vllag.
ers, they were found in woods near by
and both shot, one fatally. Travis is said
to be the one who did the shooting.
Henry c. Spencer, alias John Gala.
CHER, young desperate, shot and killed
man named Clint. Cook, railroad en-
ployoe, in house Of ill.fame on South
Clark street, Chicago, Wednesday after
noon, after being Knocked down by Cook.
A brute named Thomas Lavalle, living
IN Fast st. Louis, about month ago
outraged the person Of his little step
daughter, nine years old, Tuesday night
the 18th, he was caught by the mother in
the act Of repeating the infamous act.
60 the st. Clair county jail.
Six men are under arrest for the Van
dalia train robbery and murder, and two
more will be taken. These eight consti-
tutc the gang against whom the detec-
tiyes CLAIM to have convincing evidence
and include Jack Cochran and Ashoury
Edwards, the occupants of the lonely
shanty at Long Point, who have been dcs-
ignated as saloon keepers.
On the streets Of Quincy, ILL.,, at two
O'Clock on the morning OF the llth, the
American express wagon, returning from
a railway depot, was halted by three
armed men. who presented revolyers at
the drivers head and then proceeded to
examine the wagon. Finding that the
wagon was empty they suffered the DIR
yer TO proceed without harm.
young merchant IN Detroit agreed to
pay $500 to a man named Gonzales for
$1,000 IN counterfeit n notes. Having
received tie $500 Gonzales rushed of to
Toledo. leaving the merchant lamenting
Gonzales Is still IN Toledo. though an
effort Is 70 be made to procure his arrest
and return TO Detroit 10 answer 10 his
victim for the $500 OF which he SO easily
Swindled HIM.
Daniel Savage Of Peru, Ind, had some
trouble with Chas. Rothburu, a bar.ten-
der, about money matters. One day of
last week Savage called upon Rothburn
for a drink and was refused. Then came
offensive words, following which Rothburn
placed the mulzlc Of his revolver against
Sayage's neck and fired. Savage's death
resulted on Saturday and Rothbun will
pro- ably be legally killed next winter.
Friday night, the 9th, Mrs. Cassidy,
living nine miles south Of Cantril, Iowa,
was struck by lightning aud instantly
killed. She was sitting at a table, aud
her husband was lighting a lamp. The
shaft tore hole through the logs Of the
house Mrs. Cassidy was not marked a
particle 10y the electricity, and her hus.
band felt no shock. The light was put
out, and when il was rc.lt the wife was
found to be dead.
The following persons who were before
the 4. $. district court ct st. Louis were ar.
rested on the 18th, under indictments in