River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21

J. A. 81. John, president OF the Modes club
one half the money. 10 be expended N gold
medal for the winning crew. The course was
from the northern wall Of the arsenal up
stream to the STAKE boasA, station ed about loo
yards below the hTldgr, and return 10 the
starting point, distant about six miles. The
contest was elose and spirited throughout, and
resulted 10 victory 20 the 81. Louis crew by
half length. Time, 47i9 minutes. The 81.
Louis boys used their boat, IL. Clay Sexton,
while he Modocs 70 we'd their shell, Bob ln-
gersoll. The river bank was lined with spec
tstors the whole length Of the course, the
crowd throughout being estimated al $4,000
FATAL sHoT.
On Thursday afternoon a row occurred
10 Menerlno.ts saloon on the corner Of Eagle
and Hll streets, 81. Paul, Minnesota. Drink
ing and game Of cards resulted in quarrel
aud the fatal shot. Ryan, The harkeeper
claimed that James J, Beach owed the bar ten
cents. Beach denied II and refused 10 pay.
Ryan shut the door and said he should not
leave III he paid. Beach drew revolver and
said be would leave, and would not pay.
MeDermott dres revolver, to cover Ryan.
Alexander Hamilton rushed In between Beach
and Ryan, and attempted 10 wrest the pistol
| from the former, when It WIS discharged, ia
tally wounding him in the abdomen. Beach
was then knocked down and brutally maulet.
The police were notified and Beach taken In
10 custody, and Hamilton wss taken TO the
| city hospital, where he died at T:45 r. n.
Beach was committed He claims that the
shooting was accidental, aud manifesto great
contrIIIon. The dying man said the shooting
was purely accidental, resulting In HE effort
TO quel the quarrel.
| ATTEMPT TO AssAssIATE THE KING or ITALY
The king and queen arrived in Naples
on the 18th inst, and were enthusiastically
received by immense crowds Several per
sons on the Strada Carbocans presented q
petition to thelr majesties. A man al this
moment rushed upon the king with dagger
and succeeded in inflctlng a scratch upon his
LEFT arm and slightly woundIng signor Co!r-
oil ia the left thigh. The King displayed
great GOODNESS, and struck the assassin on the
head with his sword and Signor Coiroll seized
him BIZ the hair The assassin was immedi.
ately taken to the guard house. The queen
and son, who were In the carriage with the
king displayed much courage. The assas-
sins name IL Giovanni Passausute. He says
he does not like the king. Fifty thousand
persons with flags and bands OF music soon
after the news reached Rome, assembled on
the Corso to manifest their JOY at the escape OF
the king. Another demonstration has beon
made before the house OF the ayndei The
crowds everywhere demand prompt Justice
The Austrian embassy wss Illuminated and
the crowd cheerei the ambassador.
THE ARMY.
Gen. Sherman's report show tina. there
are 1929 enlisted men in the ten regiments o.
cayalry in the army, 1880 men In The fy,
regiments OF artillery, and / POS IN the TWEEN
ty-hve regiments Of infantry, making a tota
el ,664. Besides these, there are en- enaiDeel
battalion OF 1893 permanent and recruiting
parties, music boys and recruits In depote
1871 enlisted men detached on general ser
vice, ST. ordinance departments, 344 Wes
Point detarhments, 100 prison guards, q
hospital stewards, is ordnance sergesnts
ia c0mmlsssry sergeants, Indian scouts $40
total of 3,0os; making the whole number o
enlisted men Ia the army "A, 56i. The repor
concludes as follows: In conclusion beg L
state that from personal inspection snd from
official reports, am sure the army 10 vel
and economically supplied. Ito discipline
snd instruction are as good as could be ex
pected from It's scattered condition, and from
the vast amount OF labor necessarily impos
ed on it; that Il has met eheerfully every eel
of duty and hardship, and It has accomplish
ed an amount of work which, as Gen. sher
idan has well said, mo other nation In tn
world would have attempted with less thar
10000 or 1900 men.