River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-31


number Of witnesses were examined, but the
memory or knowledge of the parties present
at TIE endowment house was defective. The
case was continued to obtain the record book
of the endowment house maj riages. 1t is I'M
derstood that the proceedings are instituted
in half Of the second wife, Miss Owen, who
is now stopping with the United States mar
shall
wARLIKE.
4 Vienna correspondent says, if the
latest news be true, affairs near Constantine
pie are more and more assuming the same
semi hostile phase as before the meeting Of
the Berlin congress Turkish troops have
been moved into position vacated by the Rus
SLAMS, and earthworks are being repaired and
armed before Constantinople and Gallipol.
The Turks are arranging to increase their
forces, and are summoning haif-pay officers to
active duty. special committee for the de-
fence of the capital has been formed at the
Seraskierate.
THE FIRE FEIND.
The dwelling of Michael Reuter-, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, has just been destroyed by fire.
Reuter-, upon awakening, ran up stairs to
was obliged to pass directly through the
flames. He found her with her night dress
burning. and grasping her in his arms, forced
his way back through the flames and reached
the ground in safety. The child was badly
burned around her face and arms. Reuter-
received what win probably prove fatal in
uries, both arms being burned almost to the
bore, the fesh:scorehed off his back, and his
whiskers singed off.
KING OF SPAIN FIRED AT.
IS the king was driving through the
street known as Gale Mayor, a man in q
blouse fired pistol at him. The king was
NOS touched, and continued on his way to the
palace amid the acclamations of the crowd.
The man was Immediately seized by soldiers
and taken to prison. The would-be assassins
name is Juan Moncasi, aged %, by trade a
cooper, a native of Terragina. He states he
Isl member of the international society and
his crime was premeditated. He arrived
at Madrid Oct. Goth. Moncasi was rescued
with difficulty from some women who wished
to lynch him. All foreign ministers and dip
lomatists in Madrid have congratulated the
king on his escape. a solemn te deum was
sung. Judicial proceedings against Moneasi
base been already commenced.
FIRE AT TOPEKA.
A Topeka, Kan, dispatch says: The
State normal school building at Emporia,
burned Saturday morning. The fire broke
out at O'Clock, and the building burned
with such rapidity that nothing was saved. c.
NJ. Pomeroy, president. lost his valuable lib
rary. besides all household effects. Friday,
throughout the entire day, there was an odor
of gas through the entire building. Mr..
Pomeroy made careful inspection of the
building and found the coal in the cellar, sew
enty-five tons, in q heated condition, and had
the janitor, with some help, shovel it over to
cool off At IL o'clock at night the janitor
left his work feeling that everything was safe
but the fire broke out and in a short time
nothing was left but the walls The building
cost $4,000 and had not farthing Of insur-
anee.
ROBBER ESCAPED.
While en- route TO Cheyenne city IN
charge of VIM. Ward, stage agent, Doug.
Goodle one of the participants in the late
murder and stage robbery at Cannon Springs,
escapsed By throwing himself from the win
dow of the passenger train at Lone Tree, Neb.
OF the treasure taken from the coach on this
occasion about $4,000 has been recovered.
Unc Ur thu t,,.,,s, -livrlsas F,ie,, hoo tlsAeor
ously wounded at Dcadwood, whilst two,
known to have been engaged in the same rob
berry, namely, Mcbride and Carr, have not
been captured The former is known to have
been wounded by one Of the messengers.
There are at present in confinement four of
the gang, who although the evidence is not
clear that they were in this late robbery, have
confessed TO having been engaged in others.
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS.
The Foreign Christian Missionary
Society held its third anniversary in Cincin-
natl, o., on the 3d. Rev. Isaac Rrrett of Gin
cinuati, preaching. After devotional exer-
cises, a brief address was made by b. a. Wat
kins, of Minnesota. The report Of the board
shows missions planted at Southampton, Ches-
ter, and Southport England: Copenhagen
Denmark, and Paris, France. Nine thousand
dollars were raised last year, and it was pro-
posed to raise $4,000 next year A dispatch
was received from Timothy Coop, of South
port England, pledging $1,000 of this amount.
The announcement of the sudden death of
Benjamin Franklin, editor of the american
Caristian Revie,c, created profound sensation,
Various committees were appointed and
several short addresses made.
CRIMINAL CONDUCTOR.
At Boston, Mass, Judge Bumpus made
public his decision IN the case of Charles l..
Hartwcll, conductor, who is charged with
having caused the accident at Woolaston, on
the Old Colony railroad. Hartwell is adiudged
guilty of manslaughter and held in $4,000
bail for trial in December. Engineer Hurl-
hurt, of the freight train, is adjudged guilty
gross negligence in occupying the inward
track without giving proper signal. The YER
diet further states that engineer Westgate, of
the forward engine of the excursion train,
vas not a suitable person to have charge
the train under the circumstances, as he did
not possess that complete knowledge of and
familiarity with the track and switches Of the
road, such as a regular engineer would have,
and further that if the rules of the road had
seen followed out, no accident would
have occurred.
DEFAULTED.
A startling development of defalcation
has just occurred at st. Paul, Minnesota. |
Charles Etheridge, q prominent and well
known citizen, member OF the House OF
Hope Church, enjoying the confidence of the
has turned out TO be a defaulter |
to a large amount, and has fed. He was
agent for several large Fire and Life Insur-
ance companies, and also had an extensive
loan agency. The amount of his stealings is
not known, but investigation will develop it |
ia few days. He is supposed to be in Can
ala Further developments in regard TO
the st. Paul absconding defaulter, |
show that he had been for 4 long time matur-
ing his scheme of villainy. He readed Mil |
waukee in his Eight, Oct. oath, and on that
day drew heavily on the banks in that city as |
follows: At the Milwaukee National bank he |
realized on 5000 draft drawn by the Mer-
chants National, of st. Paul, on the American |
Exchange bank, of New York. The Wiscon-
sin Marine bank cashed a draft for 5000 |
drawn BY the Northwestern National, of Min |
on the Tradesman's National, of
Sew York, and CFamer Il Co. took & $4,000 !
draft by the First National of Minneapolis,
On the Fourth National, Of New York. The
drafts were all genuine and viii be made good
by the banks at st. Paul and Minneapolis.
ESTIMATES.
The heads of the several departments
At Washington, presented to the cabinet ses-
sion estimates for the next fiscal year which
1ere reduced to the lowest figures possible in