River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-06-19
CASUALTIES

By two late fires in Philadelphia, Tho
loss was $300,OOO.
Two men were killed and two other,
severely injured at Terre Haute the other day
by thc.eaving in Of new sewer building.
n. 5. Vincent, of Westerville, Frank lii
county, Ohio, while handlinga loaded gun
June Is, accidentally shot himself and died in
few hours
The meeting of the Democratic State
Central committee of Ohio, which was t.
have met in Columbus June Is, has beer
postponed till after the adjournment of Con
gress
About / | O'Clock, June 11th lightning
struck the large warehouse at the oil works OF
Warden, True " Co, in Point Breeze Phila-
dclphia, and the entire building was soon in
flames.
The death of Baron RothschiId, the
head Of the house Of that name is announced
The house is the richest in the world and his
individual wealth is estimated at two hundred
and fifty millions of dollars.
Reports from Vienna, of June l6, are
that fresh foundations have taken place in
Galecea Silecia and Hungary Half the town
IF Trcpran in Austrian Silesia is submerged,
the hay harvest destroyed, seven iron bridges
demolished and the Danube still rising
\ collision occurred at Chicago, early
on the morning Of June -, on the Lake Shore
N Michan Southern, between freight and
switch train, in which james shannon the
engineer, was instantly killed Several cars
were demolished and one engine wrecked.
Loss 10 property considerable
A freight train on the Philadelphia d
Eric division Of the Pennsylvania Central
railroad, ran over COW June 10, nea1 North
cumberland. Pa. The engine and several cars
were thrown from the track and badly
wrecked Daniel Morgan engineer Of Sunbur
was caught in the wreck and instantly killed
June 8 a destructive cyclone visited
Butler county, Kansas Mrs. Hawkins and her
wo children were blown quarter Of a mile
and killed. Quite number of persons were
injured, some Of them seriously. Thirty-two
farm houses were blown down and completely
wrecked. Others moved from their iounda-
tions and twirled out Of shape. There was a
general destruction Of outhouses in the course
Of the storm and corn was badly hurt but will
In the Louisiana constitutional conven-
ton in session at New Orleans. cx-Ci0v.
Pinchhack, culorcd, june 10, made long adj
dress ON the subject Of education, III which he
reviewed the political events Of the State for
the past few years, expressed disappointment
at the results Of Democratic administration of
the State government but still hoped good
would be accomplished by il dwelt upon the
unsatisfactory condition Of the colored people
and appealed 20 the whites 20 lend them i
helping hand in their efforts to beeomc good,
intelligent citizens
\ terrific wind storm visited Dubuque,
Iowa, on the night of june ~. causing great
damage. A number Of buildings were un.
rooted. Many large plate glass windows were
completely demolished On the Illinois Cen
trial railroad long row of empty ears were
overturned upon The main track. delaying
passenger trains several hours. The greatest
damage OF all was done in lumber yards,
where piles Of lumber were caught up and
scattered in all directions. Ingram, Kennedy
& Day lost $1,000 worth of logs which broke
from the moorings and went down Tele-
graph communication was entirely cut OFT.
not single wire being left. But one life WAS
lost So far as known that Of a small boy
named Dapiing, who was upset in boat The
storm was confined to a very narrow
limit