River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-09-20
INCL ASSIFiED NEWS.

Eight hostile Apsehes attacked The hay
camp at Antelope Springs, Arizona, on the
18th. 0aly tvo men were present At 4
time of the attack. George Ward was
killed at the fist fire. Amos Williams es
capped and hroight the news to the city
Twenty armedcitizens Immediately started
in pursuit of the hostiles. The Indians
were UNDOUBTEDLY portion of the hpsriles
left in the Sierra Madres by Gen. Crook.
II is stated hat the czarina lately de,ec.
ed one OF theimperial ehamberlsius in the
act of placing r.ihilist documents in her
apartments, md he. fearing the conse-
quences, snIciied. Z ne authorities endesv-
ored to proven the tact beiag made public
As an 0maas gravel train was cominp
frsm work at an esrly hour on the 10Th
inst, nearad their yard at Ashland, Wis,
they struck and instantly killed and utter
lg cut 10 piecfs an unknown tramp. The
coroneI's Jury failed to discover his name
or residence.
The civil-service examination for places
IN the city posroftice at Washington have
not been as satisfactory in their results as
was expected by the friends of the new law.
Several candidates have successfully passed
the examinations and hesn placed upon
the ttlglbAe list Oul bS4LS WIN tH lC%4 w
commence at the lowest grade, which pays
a salary of only 5000 year. nearly all those
who have been appointed resigned the OF
flee, preferiug to run their CT anGes OF doing
better in private lie.
Ga the morning of the 10Th inst, Mr.
Foster, living nesr New Posen, MINI, went
away to neighber's to help in threshng,
and his wife aud two sons Went oft 10 Hork
in n hay field halt mile from the house,
leaving little Maud Foster in the care of a
man named Mason, who makes his home
there. About 10 O'Clock Mr. Mason lett the
child 10 the house alone, and wsnt away on
horseback TO the place here the threshinR
crew were at work A few miu utes liter
he had left, Mrs. Foster heard screams H.
the direction Of the house, and looking that
way SIC saw the child rushing from the
! house its form completely eIveloped In
| flames BY the time the agunissd mother
could reach the spot the poor girl was lit
efaliy roasted nom head to foot, and life
nearly extinct. doctor was sent for, but
| to no use; tue child died in its half craze
| mothers arms soon after his arrival.
Prominent members of the G. A. r. q t
Pntsburg, Pa, have received a letter from
Paul Vandervoort, x.clmmander-in-chi ef
| of the G. A. R, in which the recent &C
| ton of Postmaster General Gresham, in re
moving him from strvice is rtvie we'd a
| length V4nderVoUrt aImlts m he was
absent rom daty 265 days the last fiscal
year, but says this was by permits ion OF
p, ssmaster Generals Howe and Gresham.
Under Howe his pay went on, but since
Gresham came into power he has only been
paid for tne Ii ne on duty. IA any event,
he says, the charge has; been Withdrawn
and il is now urged agsi1st him that be
went to idaho contrary 10 Instructions fro %
| DIVISION Superintot dent hlte, hence his
suspension. This charge e denies, and
| says his visit to Ida was for the purpose
| Of ms ructing men on the ne routes, and
! that White wanted him TO stay lon'er thau
| he did. He complains that he was remove
without notice or inve-tig itIoa, and says
| Gresham has been imposed on, al thai
he will be satisfied with nothing short Of
| reinstatement.