River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-12-05


said Page. One Of the deputies, Robert
Lum, was shot and instantly killed from a
window. The sheriff, on forcing the door.
was slot in the bowels, face and arm. Thoma.
Harwood another deputy, was knocked into
an ODD cistern and left for dead, though he
has since revived and is not seriously hurt. A
posse left town Immediately snd Charlie
WeilInan, one Of the posse, while riding near
Pages house was shot through the face, arm,
leg aad hand. He is still alive The assassin
escaped, though some of his aceompliees
were KILLED.
VERDICT FOR CLAFLIN & CO., NEW YORK.
In the United States Supreme Court at
Washington, the civil suit of the United
States against II. b Clatiin & Co, for the al
legged reception, purchase and coneealment OF
large amounts of fraudulently imported silk,
between the years 1871 and 1877 were decided
in fayor of Clafin s. Co. defendants. The
suits were for the recovery of double the
value Of the goods in question:, and the
amount involved nearly quarter million OF
collars. The court holds the recovery sought,
under the second section of the act of 1923,
cannot be had, because that section and the
act we're repealed by the act of 1866; aud
mat It cannot be had. under the act of 1850,
for TIE reason that the latter contemplated
criminal and not civil proceedings.
CUSTOM HOUSE FRAUDS.
! swINDLE MADE EGAL.
Topeka, Kansas, special to the st
Louis Globe Democrat says: The supreme
court of the State has decided a long pending
,F
Harper county, in the name of which large
number of fraudulent bonds were issued four
years ago and put upon the market at St.
Louis and New York There were not twenty
in the county at the time Of its organization,
and the issuing and selling of the bonds was
a serene OF three or four persons to enrich
themselves There has been no election in
The county for five years, but the Court says
as tie legislature admitted member from
The county under the fraudulent organization
and passed the bill authorizing the issue OF
bon,ts, the organization is valid, although it
was no doubt great swindle, and effected
solely for dishonest purposes.
ENGLISH GRAIN AND TRADE PROSPECTS.
The Mark Lane Express says: Some
lttle progress haze been made with agricult,-
raj labor Supplies of home grown wheat
continue very moderate, both in Mark Lane
and the provincial markets, but taking al
things into consideration, the present aspect
q dell trade appears to be sufficiently sound
to justly farmers in Withholding their pro
dues as long as possible, and tile continuance
ofliEht offerings indicate the expectation o.
better prices later on Business has been re
strictcl owing to the IMPAIRED condition Of
most samples, il having been quite impossi
BILE 10 thresh with satisfactory results. The
absence of speculation has been largely fell
in the grain trade, and the spirit of CONNER
ciai enterprise has been broken by the severe
financial vicissitudes through which the gen
era trade Of the country is passing, but
brighter days for the merchant ana aGricul
turIst may be looked for with the new year.
CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN r. r..
Mr.. Tenhave, Of Amsterdam, a direc
tor Of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
has published a defense of his firm in regart
to5he negotiation OF the Northwestern Union
railway bonds. The northwestern Union ral
road is one Of the Chicago & Northwestern
conpany's so called 'proprietory" reads. Ii
was projected in 1872 to be 40 miles in length
and a mortgage in anticipation of its cenStrue
ton at the rate of So, 900 mile, was recorded
Bonds, under the mortgage, were issued anc
negotiated in Holland to the amount of So,
100000, but 6355 mules of road were ever built
so that the bonds instead Of being secured by
onc mile OF road for each $4,000, are only sc,
cured by one mile of road for each $57, 500 OIL
bonds. Mr. Tenhave says he has called the
attention OF the board TO the matter repeated
lv. and promises the Dutch bondholders that
the security win be filled according to the
mortgage act.
Publication is made OF statement Ci
IL Secretary Lot NJ. Morrill,, denying reports
that he was indicted by the Chicago grand
jury for completely in the custom house
lr4nds Trustworthy information is at hand
thai the jury never had under consideration
tbs indictment or even the name of the ex-
secretary, and it is believed the rumors which
have misled were originated by parties who
were indicted and who wished TO shield them
selves behind his good name, and thus to
belittle the charges and break the force Of
Tbs Indictment. In reply to the attempt Of
scme of the indicted to question the state
ment made in these dispatches, that the evil
deace before the grand jury was very damag-
ipg, it is only nece ssary to say that the infor-
u alton came from member of the jury, who
SAYS that new testimony was brought out
which as unknown at the time of the pre-
Iia.inary examination.