River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-17

9'4iS hA"AoldStOTy OI cigars on Everett street,
employing some sixty-five hands. Recently
1t has been suspected that some of his financ-
lal transactions were not honest and an in
vestigation began, when it was discovered he
had secured sums to the estimated amount of
So, 900 from business friends upon forged
paper. Mr.. Levinson has disappeared.
TOWN DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Sunday morning, Oct. 18th, the town Of
Edinburgh, Pa, was nearly destroy lire.
The fire broke out in the rear ~ Nuoer's
livery stable, Main street, and sprea ding rap
idly soon swept over the entire block. Fire
men were promptly on hand, but their efforts
we're paralyzed by the insufficienoy Of water.
The total loss is estimated at from S350,0O0 TO
100000, largely insured. Two hundred and
twenty-five buildings were burned, and the
town almost completely destroyed. Much
suffering among the losers. A relief commit
tee has been organized, and the contribution
Of food from adjacent towns and farmers in
the vicinity is being distributed to the home
less.
FIRE.
Just after 80 employees of R. N. My
ers' chair factory in New York City had re-
sumed their evening work, David o'Keefe, an
earrand boy, whispered to the foreman that
the factory was on fire. SO successfully was
the precaution on the part of the boy and
speedy action of the foreman that nearly
every one of the hands was safely out of the
building before the cause of the retreat was
generally known. The factory was soon
burnt to the ground, and the fire extended to
tee tenant houses on First avenue, burnir g
along the row to Sixty -second street, and
there ignitIng another block of tenements
all of which were totally or partially destroy
ed. Loss, $4,000
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A Boston, Mass, telegram says a seri-
Gus accident occurred on the morning of Dc
tober Sth, on the Old Colony railroad to a
crowded excursion train, which was return
ing from the Silver Lake rowing match be-
tween Regan, of Boston, and Davis Of Port
land The train of twenty cars was thrown
off the track, and it is rumored forty-two
persons were killed and that Regain, the boat
man was fatally injured. The scene of the
accident is about seven miles from Boston,
and as soon as the news reached the city a
large number of cots and stretchers were sent
out by the city officials. The train to which
the accident happened was composed Of
twenty-five cars and two engines, carrying
abuot 1000 persons The train was not go
ing at high rate of speed, perhaps twenty
miles an hou.
ACKLIN EXONERATED.
Congressman Acklin, Of Louisiana,
about whom there was such social Juror in
chi los
date for congress, and having been accused OF
seducing a girl in New Orleans, submitted an
investigation of the charge to two committees,
enc composed of Republicans and the other
OF Democrats The Republican committee
reports that they have investigated the charge,
and wholly exonerate Mr.. Acklin, alleging
that the charge was a trumped up one for
black mail purposes. The mother and hus-
band OF the girl unite in cards of exoneration.
HUNG BY A MOB.
At Mount Vernon, Indiana, seven
negroes entered house of ill-fame and by
threats and violence succeeded in ravishing
five white women living there. Four of the
negroes were arrested. Deputy sheriff Thomas
and Hayes went to the residence of Dan Har-
rison, father of one Of the three missing ones,
- make an arrest of his son. Dan Harrison re-
sisted the entrance to the house and shot
Deputy Thomas, killing him instantly. Deputy
Hayes shot the old man, SCATTERING his arm.
The news spread rapidly, and soon a mob Of
several hundred men surrounded the jail
where the old man Harrison had been taken
10 keep company with the four previously in
carcereted The jail is very insecure, and the
mob surrounded it to prevent the prisoners
being taken to Evansville for safe keeping.
Hearing that militia had been ordered from
Evansville at 9:20 a. NJ. train west was stopped
ny the mob mile before reaching Nj. Vernon
.,nd searched. Finding no soldiers, the train
vas permitted to pass on. The crowd around
:he Jail increased in proportion toward night
The telegraph operator was run out of his
office the $50 p. NJ. About 100 men in long
black masks proceeded to the jill at / O'Clock
took the four prisoners arrested Tuesday and
hung them in the jail yard The old man
Harrison was cut to pieces and thrown down
4 privy vault. After perpetating the horrible
deed the mob dispersed. The bodies of the
negroes hung all day long from the
branches of the locust trees in the court yard
1t O'Clock they where cut down and buried
The town is still in a state of tremendous .ex-
element over the affair. Nearly half score
of persons have lost their lives since the ter
rifle tragedy began. But some of the ne
gr0es who were engaged in rayishing the
white women Monday night are at large, and if
caught will probably share the fate of their
fellows.