River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-07-30
THE NEWS.
A CAREFULLY PREPARED SUMMARY
OF CURRENT EVENTS.
Condensed From Daily kilograms and from
the Newspapers.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Except some damage to cotton lands,
the lower Mississippi country has not
been injured by the late floods. No fur.
thcr rise is anticipated.
An armleSs beggar in Nallingford, CT,
named Constant Wells, has had his son
arrested for stealing 1914 in money from
him. The money was recovered.
Prof King, the Cleveland aeronaut, has
been engaged by Barnum to take the
place Of the lost Donaldson, and has
joined the llippodrome at st. Louis.
At Sciotovllc, six miles from Ports
mouth, o., at depth of 1885 feet a vein
of gas has been reached, from which it is
thought the city Of Portsmouth can be
lighted
Christian Valentine, John b. Reynolds
and William llager, rectiiers, were AZ.
rested at Milwaukee the DIST, under in.
dictments by the grand jury Of the u. 5.
Circuit Court, in session at Oshkosh.
In the cross-examination Of ex-Bishop
Phillip Klngen Smith, which occupied
the court at Beaver, Utah, Saturday af-
ternoon, nothing new was elected con-
corning the Mountain Meadow massacre.
One hundred and fifty kegs Of gunpow-
der were discovered. after the races were
over, under the grand stand at the Mulch
more park in Canada, divided from the
smoking room by only thin board par.
tition.
Mrs. Mandel, the wife ola farmer liy-
ing two miles north Of Davenport, Iowa,
was outraged on the odd, in presence of
. n. I
tramp, and was dangerously injured
The villain escaped.
Reisinger distilIery at Pekin, H., was
seized the oath for the duplicate use Of
stamps, and having iomentng tubs con-
cealcd under ground, and other frauds
This IS the third important seizure there
during the week.
The steamer Elstport from Coro Bay
for San Francisco, Saturday, the 9th,
went ashore on Point Arinas. All hands
were saved except Mrs. Armstrong and
two children, who were drowned while
attempting to enter the boats.
July returns to the Department Of Az.
rlculture at Washington, show that the
average Of tobacco, in the large producing
States, it greater than last year, and that
the crop is in n most satisfactory cOndi-
ton, promising yield Of 20 per cent.
above the average.
Ten persons were injured by the fall
ing Of wall during the fire AT Cincin-
natl on the night Of the 18th. II is re.
ported that the floor of the burned build
ing was heavily overloaded with ltho.
graphic stones and presses, which caused
the wall to give way.
The national bank lt Winthrop, Me.
WIS robbed hv burglars, who blew omen
tnv oarv riiuay mUTIting the "a. OF about
$4,000. The explosion was heard all
over the village and numerous persons
soon arrived at the scene To find the bur
g.ars and the money gone.
Alexander aud William Collie, bank.
rupt bankers Of London, have been sent
to Newgate until bail can be procured.
1t Is stated that the firm "a ave put from
1i.5OO,oOO TO $S,1i0,000 OF fraudulent;
bulls alioat. OF which the London and
Westminster bank had S2,500,0O0.
The examination at Grcenup, III, of T.
A. EdmundS and A. j. Cochran, charged
with being concerned in the attempted
robbery OF an Adams express car, and the
killing 81 Engineer Eamus, al Long FONT
on the Nandalia road two weeks AGO. re.
suited in the commttal Of both without
bail.
The jury for the trial Of Lee, the man
who commanded the Mormops and In
dams IN the Mountain Meadow massacre.
consists Of three Gentiles and nine Nor.
mons. II is observed that the Mormon
Jurors have sworn they never heard the
massacre talked Of aud have no opinions
about it.
writ of habeas corpus in the case of
Capt. Gordon, who led the first COMPANY
Of miners INTO the Black Hills and refused
to give parole, has been granted. and
Gordon ordered sent 10 Omaha from
Camp Sheridan, where he has been con.
fined. He will be here some time i'm the
first week of August.
\ band of outlaws, believed to bc large
and closely organized, has for some time
back been operating in south New York
and arenow In Mercer county. Pennsvlva.
ma where much alarm prevails in consc.
quence. II is the same band which r..
Gently raidcd several residences in the
Hudson river Highlands.
\ telegram from Montgomery. Ala. Of
the list reports fight between two famt.
lies, Hallet and Byers of Perado and Is
Gambia counties, in which six men. con.
siSting Of the father and two sons on each
side, were engaged. Five Of the PARTY
were killed outright, while the sixth and
last has load Of buckshat in his side
which must cause death. An old family
feud.
Waddy Thompson, on trial al Mem.
pms, Is under six indictments three for
horse stealing, one for attempt to commit
larceny, and two for perjury. Being les.
see OF the Missouri penltcntiary, having
Inquired extensively in habcas corpus
cases in Missouri TO prevent his being
taken 10 Memphis, and having forfeited
bond Of $4,000, the case cxcitcs con.
siderable interest.
The heirs Of Don Joseph Valiicyc, a
Spanish captain who was stationed nj
Arkansas Post IN 1893. have commenced
suit against the United States to recover
SIX millions or acres of land. alleged to
"a a