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


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INDIAN COMMISSION.
Senators Patterson and Grover, Of the
senatorial commission to examine into the
affairs Of civilized Indians IN the Indian Ter
ritory. with their various officers, stenoera-
pliers. etc, are en- route for the Indian Terri
tory.
FATAL LEAP.
frank NJ. Taylor, paying teller OF the
New York City bank, on the 18th inst,
jumped from the second story Of the Health
IIftf establishment OF Montague, East Brook
Vn. His skull was fractured and hs was 9TH
erwise injured.
ELECTION FRAUDs.
la philadelphia, Pa. the entire cleo
lion board OF the Eight division, Fourthwsrd,
four Republicans and I've Democrats, have
beed arrested by the United States marshal
eharg d with returning more votes than were
legally cast.
DROWNED.
Thomas Kennar, his wife, and Lizzie
CIlahan, OF Pawtucket, We're drownded on
the 18th inst. 10 WoonsOeket, r. l., the car
rlage in which they were driving being
plunged into ditch forty feet wide and con
tanning nine feet OF water.
ASSASSINATION or soyEREIGSs.
A telegram from Berlin reports the be-
lief current there that plot exists for the as
sas,inatlon OF all ssyeTeigns. II states that
the Prusslan judges, when examining Nobel
ing's case, were led to believe in the existence
Of The central organization for the purpose,
and Investigations are still going en-.
AWARD TO BE PATD.
The secretary Of State declines, SIS yet,
10 make public the contents OF the dispatch
mailed by him to Minister Welch upon the re-
CENT OF Lord Saulsbury's letter OF the nth
inst but there is no reason to doubt thatit con
tains the assurance that the $j,5OO,0N award
I'd by the fisheries commission viii be paid
before the 23d, Tie treaty limit oitlme fer IS
payment.
Ak ALDERMAN IN TROUBLE.
John G. Kelly, alderman in the first
ward, of Cincinnati, O., has been found guilty
In the United States court Of procuring Illegal
votes at the recent election. The voting " us
done by river man who, although he said
he liyeG in Pttsburg, gave Kelly's residence to
the election judges rs his own. The extreme
penalty Of the law Is $500 fine and three years
imprisonment.
BUSINESS IN NEW ORLEANS.
Collections in the internal revenue de-
partmyn. which four weeks ago averaged
$500 daily, now range at 81 500. large
amount of goods In the surveyors department
awaiting transmission 10 Texas, Will be for
warded as soon as the Galveston quarantine
IS raised. Marshal Wharton left for Wash
ington this evening on telegraphlc sum
mons from the attorney general.
TORNTo PIECES BY LOCOMOTIVE.
On the l4th inst, John Summers,
German, living in St. Paul, Minnesota, labor
or on gravel train on the St. Psul \ Pacific
railroad, was run over by q locomotive near
the Plow Works, and crushed and cut literal
IL 10 pieces The fog Of the early morning,
and the smoke Of the engine, In narrow pass,
obscured vision aud confused him SO that he
could not escape His ages was Is years.
He leaves family.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A special from Charleton, N. B., says
New Brunswick railway ears ran off the track
near LawrencevilIe on the 18th Inst. 4 pas
euger car containing twenty passengers took
fire and was burned. ard Mr. Parker, of Fort
Fairfield. killed A child was burned and
seyenty-fve persons injured. Other dispatch
% state that Nathan Perry, Of PresQue Isle,
former proprietor Of the Hatch House, that
city, was killed and burned.
PREPARING THE WAY.
The New York clearing hOus, associa-
ton has had a meeting to consider the report
OF the COMMITTEES which recently had con-
ference with Secretary Sherman. Resolutions
will be introduced calling upon the different
New York banks to aid the secretary In re
moving the premium on gold so that the re-
sumption Of specie payments may be a settled
fact before the time & xcd by law. Fifty banks
were represented at the meeting.
SENTENCE FOR LIFE.
An impressive scene occurred at
AEarshalltowu, Iowa, when Judge Mitchell
sentenced John y. Dakin 10 the penItentlary
for lil, for the murder Of John X. Slough
Dakin solemnly declared his complete limo
cence Of the murder. 1t Will be remembered
that after Dakin had been convicted By a jury
Frank Ross, an Italian, voluntarily confessed
that he did the murder Ross Is here and as
serts that he should suffer. DakIn's attorneys
will appeal TO the supre court.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
At Sunrise City, Chisago county, Mlnn,,
Charls Muhlstatt at work in Mods grist'
mill, In attempting to repair some machinery
his right arm caught between two large cog
wheels and was ground To pulp up to the
shoulder He was twisted around the wheel
several times and severely injured internally
A doctor amputated the arm but the man eH-
plred at ) o'clock next morning. He has q
wife and family living at Henderson and a
brother at s.. Paul. He vas native OF
Sweden.
REVENUE MARINE sEvICE.
The aunual report of the revenue
marine bureau Of the United States treasury
department shows that Of vessels wrecked or
In distress With the aggrega'r o." T persons
ON board 1872 have been assisted uy enue
enters. The es tmated value OF the property
saved Ia about 81, 700, 600, and lac persons
we're actually rescued from death by drown
Ing. The expenses OF the revenue marine
service for the year ending June 80, 1878
were sS44.N0i. Number OF vessels In the
service, 81
MURDERoCs BRUTALITY.
Chas. Young, Archibald Steen snd
son Of the latter, wo king farm on sharcs
near LabanUn, o., had MISUNDERSTANDING on
the 18th .ust., during which Steen and son
dubbed Yonng until he was insensibie.
hired man Of Young's coming 10 the rescue
met the same fate. Mrs. Young and daughter
came upon the scene, and were both felled TO
the earth with clubs. The Steens then fed
and have not since been heard Of. Physicians
say it is unlikely that Young or the hired nan
viii recover.
TO BE HUNG.
In accordance with the opinion If the
attorney general, Gov. Hartranft Of Pennsly.
yanla. has decided to issue a warrant for the
execution, on the 18th Of December next OF
the notorious Molly Mcguire, john Kehoe
who was convicted o. the murder Of 3 ".
Laudon in schuyIki3l county In 1899.
Warrants we're also issued for the execution
on the same day Of Martin Bergen, Of schuyl-
kin county, Charles sharpe and Jsres
OfDonueu Of Carbon county, and Alex. Ssyre,
o. Philadelphia.
sIEEPTSG CAR BURNED.
A lamp over turned in the s.. Louis
sYesner on the Baltimore s Ohio railroad,
vest hound express, st O'Clock In the morn
inc. about seven miles east Of Cumberland,
ma setting fire 10 the curtains. There were
shirty-tlve passengers in the car, several Of