River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-12-19
GREAT STORM.


sweep Of country, causing foundations on
rivers, the sweeping away Of railroad and
ether bridges, interrupting railroad trains and
destroying immense smount OF property. In |
some places on banks of rivers people had TO
abandon their homes, and In some places
dwelling houses were swept away. A great
loss Of life is not imported.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A horrible accident occurred at the
American iron works, Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
18th inst, by which Patrick Shannon, assist |
ant millwright, was instantly killed and his
bods torn to shreds. shannon had gone upon
The pIntform 10 examine line OF shaiting.
when his clothing was caught bya pulley and
his bsdy was drawn onto the shaft which was
making 40 revolutions a minute. Before che
machinery could be stopped his body was
torn TO pieces and scattered over the mill,
portions OF the remains being thrown 800
feet,
eRRAr SNOW STORM.
Dispatches Of the 18Th inst, from cen
tral and western Missouri, Iowa and Kansas,
say HE heaviest snow storm known for years
prevailed there the day previous, snow fall
ing 10 depth OF from ten to thirty inches
and ia some localities is very badly drifted.
Railroads we're generally obstructcd and
some of them have been Obliged TO suspend
rnnaiug trains altogether At Lexington,
Mo. and other places schools closed and bus.
ineas stopped At Fulton aud Rock Island,
the Mississippi river was closed and peop.o
walked across Oh the ice.
DUTY on SUGAR.
The sugar traders at a meeting IN New
York city, pronounced emphatically against
Secretary s9erman's proposed change in the
mode of collecting duties on the articles as IN
the highest degree unjust and tmprsctieabie,
Instead Of decreasing the temptation TO de
f-~.sf leIi. is will have i'ssta sssts-@+sr
effect, and If any changes st all are to be made
in the tariff they think it should be so framed
as to avoid discrimination against any qua
ties Of raw sugar, whether Of high or low
grade, and that viii conform as near as prac-
ticsoie To ad valorem duty.
APPROPRIATIONS
The Congressional House committee
on appropriations have agreed TO recon.
me0a an appropriation Of $4,000 for ex-
peuaes of the fast mail service. The commit.
tees also completed the Indian appropriation
bill. II appropriated S4,5l00o0, So less than
the existing law. Judge Durham was author.
izesi.to report an amendment 10 the Senate
btu providing for the purchase by govern
meat OF The Frcedmans bank and sppropri.
atiag for the purpose S255,000, The commit
/ tee decided 10 recommend non.concurreuce
j in Senate amendments to the military acade.
/ my Dill.
/ UNION PASSENGER DEPOT AT ST PAUL.
\ meeting of railroad officials was held
. in 81. Paul on the l+th inst Some half dozen
/ roads We represented. The object Of the
meeting was to consider the question Of q
Union passenger depot in 81. Paul An
agreement was entered into 70 build such 8
dehat aud articles OF agreement were pre-
sor}s.d 10 bc submitted TO the respective roads.
The building IS to be al the foot Of sibley
street, AMI is to be 500 feet long, and 100 feet
wid6. with 40 foot space for carriages and
on,uibuses The structure viii cost some ha'i
million of dollars.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Ia Boston, Mass, Judge Lowell mas
died that some S400,00o in notes u The
Jnion Mills Of Fall River, signed only by the
treasurer, = hen the bylaws Of the corporation
required that hey be eountcrsigned by the
president, are solid claims against the concern
on the ground that the rule had hot been OBJ
served for number of years before the com
psuy became bankrupt. The Judge also held
that the notes hsd bean bought by innocent
holders before maturity, and those parties
coa1d not be held responsible for the applica
tion OF the corporations money, or be affect
: = II
the notes.
IYNCgLp.
The jury aJ Nebraska City, Ncb., found
Henry jackson, Heury Martin and VIM. ;
Gjsens guilty OF murder III The second degree,
to; Killing Charles slocum and outraging his
. vile Tie evidence seemed to warrant .
ve9aiet Of murder ia the drsl degree, and
JUS &C 3aslin so stated IN his sentence Of the
peuiJentiary for life, which he passed on the
mQrderers 90 the 10th inst. 4 crowd Assem-
BLEED at the Jail, broke In the door, over.
posered the .jsilor, seized Martin and Jackson,
and taking them half a mile south OF the
: count house, hung them 10 & tree, where The
bodies were found next morning. Givens has
bcsH taken TO the penitentiary
ENGLISH GRAIN MARKET.
.nC Marx Lane b1pTcsS says; Nv inter
wEeat sowing Is comparatively slow, It
scsga- likely that a smaller acreage viii be
acyetcd to wheat in consequence Of the fire.
qugacl Of bad barvcsts aud unlemuncrative
prices. Increased supplies At provincial mar
kess indie ste anxiety on The part Of Tie farmers
TO ularke; taesT wheat, In consequence Of
II serious agricultural depression thiS is re-
gretaole. although doubtless unavoidable, IS
there ais strong Indications that prices during
the next fonT months will take al upward
tUen, Tue fact IS, trade has become to q great
cK,ent demoraljzed by large supplies % foreign
pr.5aee, sn5 especially by The rapid increase
ia tAe visible supply in America, but on tae
other hand the exporting power Of india is
materially reduced, and that OF Egypt is al
soiaaely gone, while shipments from Russia
arr practically at an end for the season"
a BENFVoLENT BONANZA MAN.