River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-04-12


and no further spread of the disease is
anticipated Only one death has so far
occurred, that of Mr.. Mathews, propri-
etor Of the Mathews hotel
Upwards Of fifty buildings are now in
process Of construction in Ashland.
Gus Green of Milwaukee went to Wan
sau with his wife and four children, and
on his arrival was accidentally killed by
the unexpected discharge of revolver
in the hands of q. Carver, of Oshkosh.
It was self-cocking revolver, supposed
not to be loaded.
Lieut.. F. a. Bontele. 1st eaqalry, u.
s. A., who has been on recruiting duty
at Milwaukee, has been ordered to Bos-
ton.
AT Milwaukee, the trial Of Dr. G. III
Orion on a charge ofabortion and man
slaughter was begun Friday in the Grim
inal court The particulars of the al
legged crime are fresh in the minds oil
the people. Kitty OToole, young wo-
man who was an acquaintance of the
doctors went to his rooms on Clinton
street where she shortly aiterward died
under circumstances to give foundation
to suspicion that her death had result
ted from abortion An inquest was
held and the physicians arrest ordered
by the coroner on charge of causing
the young woman's death. The trial
viii probably last a week or more as
there are q great many witnesses to call.
John Zeter, OF Burke, Dane county, has
gone to the State Prison for six years for
stealing horse.
John Specht, Jr., of Black River Falls
was wanted for grave robbery, but skip
ped in time to avoid arrest. The body.
that of John Blackhawk, which was
found in the garnet OF Specht's saloon
was reinforced.
Ex-Lieut Gov. Bingham is the new
mayor Of Chippewa Falls.
Work has been resumed on the Wis
consin link of the Northern Pacific.
The little village of Ledyard, was
Congressman Price is to deliver d
course of Sunday lectures in Black River
Falls.
George Rathsack, the wife murderer,
escaped from Jail at Mannitowoc.
Arrangements have been completed
for circuit Of races in Wisconsin, taking
in Woodstock, H. The dates fixed are
as follows: First week in June, James
Vile second week, Milwaukee; third,
Oshkosh: fourth, Chippewa Falls; first
week In July, Woodstock. The circuit
will probably end at Woodstock 20 as to
leave the horses near Chicago for the
July races there.
yVb;Ia ,Iri,,;,,,, ,,a..os.,s tbo ,.a;tn,a,l
track at Franksville, Patrick Leonard
and wife were. run away with. The
horses took fright, and taking the bits
between their teeth, dashed up the
street at a fearful rate As they attempt
ed to turn a corner the occupants were
thrown out with terrible force on the
frozen ground. Both were SO badly in
jured that they died in short time.
Nearly all the men have returned
from the pineries.
The amount in the Wisconsin state
treasury at the close Of the month OF
March was 81 ,26S, 695; same date last
year, 81 ,320,lS
A FIRE at Eland Junction, Wis, des-
troyed lumber owned by Badger &
Gould, Of Oshkosh, valued at $35. 900, in
sured as follows: Queen, 5000; British
America, 81 800; Amazon, $1,000; Loril-
lard. 81 900; Guardian, 5000; Spring
field, 81 800; Norwich Union, $1,000;
Western of Toronto, Sc, 600.
The state treasurer gives notice that all
state lands which were withdrawn from
market by resolution of the legislature
some time since are. now on sale again
The legislature raised the price on new
ly-selected state lands from Sl.25 to So
per acre, though no change was made as
to lands already in the market.
George Reid of Phillips, jumped from
a moving train near that place, rolling
under the wheels and sustaining in
iuries from which he died in a few
hours.
President Hindling, of Lawrence I'M
iversity, Appleton, has accepted
the pastorship of the Metropolitan Meth
odist church Of Washington, witha salary
Of So, 500.
Jack Fentey was killed at Mission
Creek Mills, on Friday, by being
struck by a heavy timber.
A fire in Kaukauna, destroyed hotel
and four other buildings, causing loss
of $50, 900.
A Boston dispatch says the Rev w.
+. Merriman, ID. D., who lately resigned
the presidency of Ripon college.
and became pastor of the Congre-
gational church in Somerville, Mass,
has given his church new creed, from
which the doctrine Of original sin is
The church it is thought, will
agree to it.
G. +. Kent, a large retail grocery dealer
Of Milwaukee, has failed.
Mr.. May, father of the boy who shot
Young Mohar in Lacrosse, paid all the
expenses of the funeral of the victim,
md gave his father a liberal sum ofmon-
ey besides.
A Milwaukee Norwegian named M.
0leson was horribly paid for making love
to a Polish woman named Anderes-
ezewska. The assailants mutilated Ole
sons left arm, his feet, and his back with
an AK, and, it is alleged, finished their
horrible work by deliberately unsexing
him.
Mr.. A. G. Cary, formerly of Madison,
has recently been elected mayor of the
,ity of La Cyne, Kansas.
Bungling Legislative Clerks.
MADISON, Wis, Special April 6.-To-day Chief
1lerk Bross Of the senate 10 attending to the final
inties clearing up the work of his department. dis
oyered that five assembly bills-none. however, of
State impoTtanee--had been published as laws when
a fact they had been indefinitely postponed by the
enate These bill after being killed by the sem
te were messaged back to the assembly with suit
bile endorsement on them The assembly book
.eeper treated them as If eoncurred in and they
we're sent to the enrolling room, where the error
would have been seen had ordinary caution been
observed, but 1t was not, and the bills were sent
Town to the governor, reeeved his approval and
we're filed by him with the secretary Of stale, who
them as laws. These bills having passed
through regular order and been regularly filed with
he secretary of state ami published laws, will
rave TO be included in The forthcoming volume of
esson laws, as the governor is under the inn
ression hey cannot possibly be expargated. This
iunaer Of the enrolling force Of the assembly may
e the means of causing the governor to issue
pecial proclamation ia regard 10 the matter. On
this is resorted to explanatory foot notes will
ave TO be inserted in the session laws
Americas Tallest Man.
White Oak Letter in the Orleans Democrat.
Being at the house of Mr.. Franklin, in
Titus county, mention was made of the