River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-24

There was 100000 fire at Macon,
Georgia, July is.
There was a 100000 fire IN Indiana
polls, July 10.
A telegram from Calcutta states that
the cholera has appeared in Cabul
July 10 there was a $50, 900 fire in New
Orleans, and a $4,000 fire in Philadelphia.
At Buffalo, n Y, July 10, a section of
the new round house Of the Erie Railway
company fell and number of workmen were
injured.
A Wellington, Delaware, telegram of
July 20 says, B. S Ford of Chestertown, Md,
member Of the Senate, was drowned in Ocean
City, while bathing.
A Halifax telegram of July II gives
an account of the loss of the steamer State OF
Virginia, from New York to Glasgow, which
went ashore at Sable Island Saturday, July 70
Three women and five children were lost in
the surf while landing. The vessel had "A
passengers. 1914 head Of cattle and q general
cargo. Sixty cattle were saved.
Edward II. Adams, discharged sol
dier, his time being ont, is in Jail at Cincin-
natl, O., at his own request. he confessing to
having committed murder. He says he
killed Harvey Brewer, in November, 1870,
about one mile from the village Of Rome, and
vet claims that he did it in self-defense. Ad-
ans general appearance is that Of dissip-
ated man. and vet it is alleged that he has a
frankncss about HIM, calculated to awaken
sympathy
Mrs. Rhinehart and her daughter Miss
Homker were drowned in the Sangamon river
at Decatur. H., on the 21st inst The young
lady was to have been married in the Catholic
church on that day, but her aflianced failed to
appear and in a fit of desperation she started
for the river followed by her mother. She
plunged in, and as Mrs Rhinehart was at
tempting to save her life both we're drowned
Others Of the bridal party narrowly escaped
the same fate. The coroners jury gave a
verdict of accidental drov ming.
July rs advices from St. Louis, Mo-
say, the temperature that day was very try
ing In the middle Of the day the mercury
stood at 81, and at 4 clock at 50 1t was not
until after dark that any relief was expert
cnced -Four cases If sunstroke was treated
at the dispensary none fatal Four other cases
occurred in the sou hern suburbs of the city
Threc deaths from sunstroke were recorded
with the mortuary Jerk. The distribution Of
free ice among the deserving poor was com
menced today ard on Saturday a series Of
free excursions on he river under the auspices
of the fresh air mission for the benefit of the
sick children, will be given.
A Boston, July 10Th, telegram says
one of the scverest tempests ever experienced
here swept over the city this afternoon. The
duration Of the storms greatest violence wa:
about twenty-five minutes. and in that period
great damage was done to life and property
Reports from various points down the harbol
contain accounts OF serious damage and dis
tressing accidents. Many small yachts and
other boats were capsized. The most serious
disaster vet reported is that the small
schooner Myrtle of Charlest0wn having on
board six persons, consisting Of four women
a man and boy. The schooner was capsiZcd
off Bird Island, and all excepting the man
Thos. Durham, who chung to the topmasL
were drowned The women were Margaret
Durham, wife Of Thomas, Mary Ann Durham
and Susan Durham, sisters, Lizzie Durham
his niece, and a boy named Arthur Ryan. a
boy named Walker Iittenbasm was ais,
drowned BY the capsizing OF a boat of Huh
The damage throughout the city can hardly
be ascertained at present Other towns were
visited with death and destruction, such rs
Pittstcld, Fitchburgr Springfield, Worct ster
East Hampton, and others.