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

ialuT cause OF the explosion not Known.
TRADE DOLLAR
Secretary Sherman says there is a
strong speculative feeling springing up to |
give silver bullion in the form of trade dollars
a value greater than other bullion, thus dis
in favor of bullion held in !
China against bullion in the hands of our
miners. The secretary says trade dollars win
he bought as bullion upon bids each Wednes
day, and no preference will be given to trade
dollars over other bullion. This is the secre-
tary's answer to San Francisco offer OF one
million trade dollars delivered there from
China within sixty days.
RAILROAD PROJECTS.
1t is stated by Waukon paper, on
what is asserted to be reliable authority, that
the Waukou Il Mississippi narrow guage rail-
road. receatly purchased by the leading stock
holders in the Dubuque Il Minnesota road, is
TO be transformed into standard guage road
and the work Of extension up through Min
nesota commenced early next spring with a
view to reaching st. Paul. The line will
probably pass through Preston, High Forest
Kasson, and so on through Dodge, Goodhue
and Dakota counties, and will thus prove a
competing through line between st. Paul and
Chicago.
QUIET REsToPED.
Advices from J reathitt county, Ky,
Indicate that quiet has been again restored.
Notwithstanding the desperate effert on the
part of the friends of Jason L tile, the muir
eerer, to release him, Sheriff Higgins sue
eeeded in delivering him to the jailor of Mad
ison county, where he was ordered for safe
keeping by Judge Randall Gov. McCleary
has issued instructions for a special term of
court in Jackson as soon as practicable to in
dict and punish all parties who participated
in the late disturbance, and has also ordered
The McCleary guards to be ready to march to
aid the conrt il necessary.
BODY sNATCHING.
The Cincinnati police have just cap
tured Henry Goddard and Rufus Keynes, they
having just delivered the body Of negro girl
to the Miami medical college Keynes, who
appeared TO be a new man in the business,
was intoxicated and talked freely. As a re
suit the police followed the case up and ex
posed gang of resurrectionists consisting of
i've persons, the two white men above named,
two women, one of them the widow of Cum
linghaIn, of former nOtorety in this business,
and negro. The women talked freely of
their experience in the business The two
men arrested were sent to the workhouse,
Keynes on the charge OF drunkenness, and
Goddard ON an old charge of abusing his fam
lily.
ENGLISH GRAIN MARKET.
The Merk Lane Express says: Trade is
still overweighted by large supplies. The
quantity Of wheat and -four at present on pas
sage to the kingdom being $4,000 quarters
more than at a corresponding time last year.
imports Of foreign wheat into London have
been liberal, last Mondays returns showing
arrivals of nearly 5000 quarters, more than
half which came from Conssadt and ST. Pc
;ersburg Much of the foreign wheat arriv-
ing goes direct 10 milleTs who now buy
largely. The cost of freight and insurance
aud amount OF business done off stands is
considerably affected thereby. Stocks are
consequently not materially increased and
there is no scarcity Of granarv room.
OHIO PENITENITABY TROUBLE.
The directors of the Ohio State peni-
Tertiary are in session at Columbus investi-
eating charges made by Chief Warden
McWharter against Deputy Warden Quinn.
The charges embrace drunkenness while on
duty, the appropriation Of State property and
general untitness for his position. They also
consider the charges OF drunkenness, use of
State property for personal and family pur-
;soses, and the liberation of a female convict
before her term of service expired, presented
" Deputy Ward n Quinn against Warden
IcWharter. The trouble has been brewing
for some time, and has taken this form owing
% the bitterness of the guards and attaches of
he PRISON, who arc divided in their allegiance
between the two chief officers.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
AT Columbus, Ohio, few days ago,the
large boiler in Haydens rolling mill exploded.
killing outright, and injuring and scading
(some fatality large number of workmen.
The boiler was made of quarter-inch iron and
was about thirty feet long, and had been in use
for some years. No reason is given for the
explosion, and it is claimed there were three
euages of water in it when the explosion oc
CARED. TheexplOsion burst the boiler at the
steam drum, tearing the metal in strips. A
tHenty-foot section was thrown through a
fram building, thence across a wide street and
through a ten-inch brick wall, and finally
struck large apple tree and fell ia yard
shout 800 feet from the starting point. All
the mill buildings in the neighborhood of
the boiler house are wrecks.
FEARFUL TRAGEDY.
In regard to the shocking domestic
tragedy at Hamilton, Ohio, the following are
he particulars: John A. Weigel was a man
r.
brick store and dwelling. In this building he
resided and kept general provision and gro
Gerry store. As far as can be learned there has
b,cn no family quarrel. Yet last night the
husband arose from his bed and taking a re-
yolyer purchased the day before shot his W life
Whale asleep, the ball passing through her
heart. She made one frantic leap, and crying
"Dh, my God" fell corpse upon the floor
&c then shot three balls into his stomach Just
.hove the navel and one into his mouth up |
y rough the roof into the brain. The muir
darer die in a few minutes. He left a letter |
saying he was forced to take the step he did |
OH account of the do rgs Of his wife toward |
him. ~ TIL, t she had teen guilty of adultery. |
THE CHINA CONSULATE.
The House committee on expenditures |
u 'ttitt iuC OF itC HdNC GOublDueu
tie investigation of consular affairs in China, |
b. commencing the cross examination Of G. |
Wiley Wells, who reiterated tie general pur-
pert Of the previous testimony in regard to |
fuding when he resumed the Office OF consul |
general at Shanghai, that documents had |
been distracted and records mutilated. Wells |
added, "The docket had the appearance of
butchers book whereupon Minister Seward |
remarked, "That is false,n and |
Wells, with still greater warmth, rejoined I
'ls you say so you are liarp Seward was
on the point Of replying but the committee
prevented further colloquy. Wells then in
oTmed the chairman that unless he could be
protected by the committee from such insult
ng interruptions he must protect himself
STOCK YARD STRIKE.
The strike at the Chicago stock ward
continues and Armour & Co, learned that
heir men proposed to quit work. in mediately
discharged them and hired others. There
r. 5000 hogs on sale 1T the yards and the
tack yard transit company have notified all
alroads to take no more hogs at places of
assignment until further notice, there being
10 nccUnm odatiou for them at present At
he unpreCedently low prices for provisions,
,.ekers do not care TO engage more heavily
n business than necessary, and there is no
reliability ofthe strikers getting terms from
hem. 1t is reported that the men are only
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