River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-29

that resulted in fight During the fight
Ward drew knife and cut Morgan five
times, one of the stabs penetrating the
kidney. Morgan's wound are believed
TO be fatal.
CHARLES G. BossE, died, on
the oath inst. at the house
of correction in Milwaukee, having been
too i'll to be removed to his home, his
pardon from the governor reached him
the day before his death. Bose was for
many years bookkeeper in Mitchell's
bank, pleaded guilty of a defalcation and
was sentenced 10 three year, of which he
had served about six months.
SALES were made on the 23rd inst,
from the Miller and Ketchum, the Po-
kanum, and the Sherman herds of Short
horns at the stock yards in Chicago.
The total amount of sales from the two
former herds was $685.; the average
price paid for cows ana heifers was
$111; for bulls, SOL. The total sales
from the Sherman herd amounted TO 81
100; average price, $205. The sales con-
tinue.
LA SALE, Ill. was visited by con-
fagration on the 9th inst, in the bust
ness portion destroying Leahys cigar
factory, A Pats bakery and Elliot's ag-
ricultural warehouse. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000; insured to the amount
of $1,000. Captain Ewing, an old-time
canal Captain, died at the County Asy
lum He was we'll known in boating
circles in Chicago and Peoria, and many
will be panied to learn of his death.
A DARING assault and robbery was
committed at Burlington, Ia, says dis
patch of the s0th, at about IL O'Clock, on
Agency avenue. Joseph Ohrt, grocery
keeper, was just closing his store, when
he was knocked senseless and robbed of
$3.50. Friday being pay day among
railroad men, IL is conjectured that the
robbers were awe Of that fact, and also
that Ohrt had receiving payments
from his custC s. There is no clue to
the assailants
ON the 90 at May field, Ky, w.
W. Ezell, of ace, shot and killed
DR.. Dalton 0 .Iowaw county. Nine
balls from. lips gun took effect in
Dalton's bre. and neck; three pistols
and two open knives were found on
the deceased. The trouble grew out of
the attempted elopement of Ezell's sister
in.lsw with Dalton year ago, which
Ezell prevented. Ezell claims that Dal
ton had repeatedly threatened to kill him,
and that he acted in self.defence.
john jolly was arrested in Missis
sippi and brought back to Atlanta,
! Geora ia on the 22nd inst, on a charge of
the murder of Miss Norris, in De Kalb
county, three years ago. He took the
1 officers TO the spot where she was bur
ried the body was found near the sur
| face jolly first said his brother.in-law,
Weaver, attempted rape on Miss Norris,
and in the attempt killed her, and threat
ened his life if he did not help him bury
her. lie now says Weaver did not do it..
jolly is now in Jail closely guarded.
THREE wecgs ago. George Matthews
of Moberly, Mo, was killed in the pres
! ence of his family by his step-son, Henry
Mitchell, assis ed by Dick Yancy.
! Mitchell shot him and Yancy beat him
! over the head with heavy club. These
negroes were apprehended, on the 23rc
| inst and confessed their guilt. About
| 80, they were taken from the GALA
| boose by a body of armed men and hung
| on the railroad bridge, about a mile east
/ of the town. A third negro was also
taken and strung up several times, but
was finally released. Mitchell and Yam
cy were found hanging where the muir
derers had lett them.
JOHN HEINE, bookkeeper for large
brewery in Kansas City, was shot in the
thigh on the goth inst, by highwaymen,
and seriously wounded. Heine was re-
turning 10 his home shortly after mid
night, and when at the corner of Eight
zenith and Walnut streets he was ap-
preached 10y two men, who inquired the
way to an inn called the Travellers Rest.
Heine gave the desired information,
when the men exposed their real design
by asking him what he had on his person
in the way of valuables. Hene turned
quickly and ran away from the men,
who fired several shots at him, one of
which passed through his left thigh, in
fiicting a painful and serious wound.
The wounded man succeeded in reach
ing the brewery before becoming ex
hausted from loss of blood. About two
hours afterward two men, answering to
he description of the highwaymen, APP
&c at the Travellers Rest and took
several drinks. They are supposed to be
residents of Rosedale, Kan, asmall town
near Kansas City.