River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-09
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE state fish hatchery at Boyne Falls,
Mich, was DESTROYED by flood on the ID
inst
The foundry of w Lennox Il Co., at
Nation, ILL.,, was burned on Nov Both,
causing loss of $4,000.
MACKEE q EDWARDS dry goods dealers
at Richmond, Ind, suspended Pay
ment with liabilities of over 100000.
FRANCIS HoTcnK1ss, retired merchant
of New Haven, died very suddenly, on the
Isl inst, and his wife expired on learning
his fate.
THE New York canals have during the
year received 81, 155, 600 for tolls. There
are but slight prospects of moving the
boats new ice locked.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Stark, of Harbor,
Creek, Penn, unintentially smothered
their two-months' child while ont
sleigh-riding on the 4th inst.
CRAwFoRD's opera bouse, Topeka, Kan
sas, which was opened last September has
been burned to the ground. Loss about
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
THE new Union Pacific depot at Salina,
Kan, was destroyed on the 9th inst, 4
large amount Of freight and express matter
being burned.
GEORGE B. ROBINSON, lieutenant gov
ernor-elect of Colorado, who was mistaken
by a guard for a claim bumper, and fired
upon, died November Both. He was for
merly engaged in banking at Kalamazoo,
Mich.
CREDITORS of n. b. Harwood, the bank
rupt merchant of Minneapolis, have
petitioned for his arrest for collision with
preferred creditors. alleging that he pur-
chased 5000, 900 worth of goods since being
conscious of his insolvency.
Mrs. JOHN Gallagher, living Is miles
north of Davenport, Ia, was attacked by
a COW on the ID inst, as she was about to
milk the beast One of the animals horns
got in her mouth, broke her jaws, and lit
orally tore her cheeks to pieces. She was
BADLY bruised about the body also. She is
90 years old, and her recovery is deemed
impossible.
4 YOUNG man named Floyd Poole, re-
siding in Pennfield Mich. met with a
serious accident on November 30th, while
using a corn-cutter run by horsepower,
by whica he lost one of his arms and was
otherwise terribly injured. His hand ac
cidentally caught between the rollers, and
was drawn between the knives of the ma
chine, crushing and cutting the arm up to
the elbow, and 1t Is feared the remainder
of the arm will have to be amputated.
Poole now lies in critical condition. He
is about 20 years of age, and son of
weil-known farmer.
A YOUNG man named Joseph Burner was
killed by a falling tree on the farm of Mr..
Hightsman, near Alton, ILL., Rumer and
two other men were husking corn and had
stopped to warm themselves at tree
which had been set on fire. Suddenly
some ore called out that the tree was fall
ing and Burner started to run, but, unfor-
tunately, taking the wrong direction, was
struck by the descending tree on the shout
der and 30 badly injured that he died soon
after.
THE city of Oshkosh, Wis. lost its prin-
cipal hotel on the 4th inst, by lamp ex-
plosion and fire. One lady was suffocated
in her room in the house, and another will
die from injuries resulting from jumping
from a window Two servant girls are
also missing and are supposed to have
been burned in the hotel, The first story
of the Beckwith house was occupied by
stores, as follows: j. Bauman x Co., drugs
James Black, barber; Ivenes, news stand
G.. johnson. boots and shoes; and Overton,
saloon and billiard room. The loss on the
Beckwith is estimated at S75 900.