River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-08-18
CRIME.

A PROMINENT grain commission firm in
Toledo is about 10 be held up for dealing
in fraudulent bills of lading
4 DISPATCH from Rosebud agency an
nounces the killing of Spotted Tail by
Crow Dog, captain Of the Indian police.
PARKER, the Adirondack guide, who as
saulted Mrs. Bell, was shot through the
breast by a constable before he would
surrender.
THE murder of Spotted Tail seems to
have been done in cold blood. Crow Dog
has been sent to Fort Niobrara to await
trial for murder.
Mr.. STARBIRD, husband Of the postmis-
tress at Rock Island Junction, Mo-, was
caught stealing letters from the mails,
and sent to Kansas City.
THE night clerk in the St. Nicholas no
tel at Lexington. KY, checked plot to
burn the house. The conspirators had re-
moved the tips of several gas-iets and a
two-inch main.
THE police of Toledo have arrested
John Cavanaugh and William Harrison
on suspicion of having murdered Ira M
Kelsey, whose body was found in Swan
creek.
SPECULATIVE insurance caused the MUIR
der of Joseph Miller, an old man OF
Montgomery, Pa, by his son Samuel.
The policies on his life aggregated
$4,000.
IT is rumored in New Orleans that the
convicts in camp near Washington, La,
engaged in building the Morgan railroad,
killed Captain HAYDEN and two other Of
fcers, and made their escape.
THE Alliance Insurance company, of
Boston, has caused the arrest of President
Long and Treasurer Howard for the en-
bezzlement of 81 900, for which they had
been indicted by the grand jury. They
gave bail in $1,000 each.
In Lafayette township. Indiana, James
Baker killed his nei9hbor, William How
ell Baker was found on Sunday morn
ing in hay-mow, at the spot where the
murder was committed, and claims that he
has not been off his farm since the shoot
ing.
WHILE the steamer Handy was approach
ing Portsmouth, o., fourteen shots were
fired into her from wagon on the river
bank. One bullet barely missed a lady
passenger. The pilot was compelled to
lie fiat during the shooting.
A FKUD between Eli Dickey and Benja-
min Hogan, of Richmond, Mo-, led to a
terrible slashing of the former with a
knife. A tent was raised in the court
house yard, and the sufferer is receiving
the best medical attention under the
canvas.
VIsCoUNT NoGUEIRAs, the Portuguese
minister to the United States, has again
been turned out of the hotels at Williams
town, Mass, for insulting female EN-
ployes, although he paid $lO6 1er week
for himself and two sons.
DANIEL GOoDNow, an old merchant oil
Boston. has been swindled out of $25,0 OC
by two men who induced him to buy q
vessel and load it with cotton, teas, and
wines for the Pepperell company of Bidde
ford, Me. The thieves went to st. John
n. B., with the ship, but have not since
been heard from.
ABOUT forty armed and masked mel
visited the Jail at Fredonia, Kan, to Sc
cure two murderers named Hardin. The
outer door was battered down and the
guards overpowered, but one of the latter
threw his pistol to prisoner, who NOR
tally wounded the leader of the lynchers
and stopped proceedings.
In Wakely county, Tennessee, last
month, father and son named Osborn
living in ambush, shot and seriously
wounded Flank Pate and his son Willie
The Oborns were arrested and gave bail
Leaving Mckenzie for home. they haC
got within sight Of their dwelling wher
they were riddled with buckshot from :
party concealed.