River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-03
DRAMATIC

DRAMATIC
IN fine dramatic world The year lfSs been more
or lees memorable. Mrs Langtry made hei
first appearance in the West at Chiesgo. OF
January l. After an extended tour through
the country. in which she experienced
all the incidents attendant on
theatrical scandal, she sailed home July ~
Her earnings are said 10 have been neal.
$500 900 II this country Ia October Henry
Irving aud Ellen Terry landed in New York
and tho former appeared the follow
lug week in The Bells, receiving
welcome from people and pross such
as belonged 70 Enzlands greats'
scior. Mary Anderson went TO London in Oc-
tober, and has played steadily at the Lyceum:
Mapleson aud Abbey have brought large aud
high-prieed operate performers from Europe:
inc uding Paul, Gerster and semorlch, ana
have been playing in fierce rivalry at tue Met
ropolitan and the Academy OF Music IN New
York.
Jan @. ia billiard match. cushion carromsi
at New York, Maurice Daily ger 9 a'ed s wiaa'
I1-Il4 The wrestling match on the - n
It Louisville. Ky, between John Grs-
ham and Clarence Whistler, pest two
out Of three falls, Gr@co- Roman and
catch ms. catch. can was woa by Graham. ID
the Greco. Roman wrestling match, the zfshs
for $500 aud championship at 81 Louis, De-
tween Muldoon and Bauer, the former WOO.
Feb. 4 Muldoon downed Biooy ID
23d Carver beat Bogardus at Louisville;
score. SO to So. March IL tho National league
| and American Base Bali associations made up
their differences. The Chicago billiard tour
| yignaux over Daily. April . Shaefer
beats tho best record at billiards.
| d Chic4so May Ii, sullivan knocked ONT
| Mitchell in three rounds In New York. Jnly
| August 6, sullivan. in glove fgut at the Asdl;
| SON Square Garden, New York city, knock a
OUT Herbert 4. Shade In two ana a.haH
rounds On the 18th William Ryan. Jonn
Marrssey's trainer ia his eai ~ Days, aled ~
| Fort Edward. Boston won the league cham
pioaship; the Athletic, OF Philadelphia, ths
| American and The Toledo nine the Northwest
o'i ToRThwEsTRBN EVENTS.
| The wear hiss been especially eventful In the
| Northwest In Minnesota Senator Window
| VAS defeated for reelection, and ID. H. Saon
elected on the twenty uinth ballot Feb z
! fho capital of Dakota, after Iona
| snd arduous struggle, was removed 70
Bismarck by Gov ordway and the capital
| commission chosen ttirangh his instrumental
ity The Northern Pacific road was completed
aud formally opened Sept 8. St Paul aud
| Minneapolis, on sept 5, celebrated ths
| event with "a msgnifcence aud enthu-
| ,lasm never be.oeo Rhown IN the two
| cities President Willard, accompanied py
numerous guests, smung whom were Zen.
| Grant aud eX- Secretaries Evaris and SchurA
| was accorded grand ovation. ending with
| banquet given by the city OF 81 Paul at the
Iafayetts hoiel, Lake Mnneionka. Tho last
4piks was driven Sept 3, at q point sixty
miles west OF Helena, with appropriate aud
| elaborate ceremonies, The Yellowstone
park was this wear opened to the pnhtio by
railroad, and Rufus Hatch, with special train
b airing a large number OF InVited guests
| spent fortnight there. The Canadian Pacific
was pushed on to the Rocky mountains. Rich
| discoveries Of gold in the Coonr d'Atene
mines have stimulated crowded emigration
thither The crops throughout Minneso . aud
| Dakota were generally good Early Ifosra
damaged wheat IN some paris OF Tue hsG Ilvet
| valley. Tue improvement OF the mineral
| region north of Duluth was be-un IN tbs
building or the Ire Range railroad, when Is
| TO tap that hitbf 10 unknown section OF the
| Safe One of The impof ant events Is gno
| mplation OF the NJ .nitoba railroad viaducs al
Minneapolis, the trst stone bridge across tue
Mississippi
One of the most blood-curdlng crimes OF the
| INST wear was the killing OF Richard Pierce Of
| ST. Paul tho night of jan. l. Great excitement
wns caused BIZ the affair, which was only
layed by the discovery OF tho supposed dead
, | man ia the pineries and his return nome. The
! number of murders III the United States is
probably larger for 1883 than any preceding
: wear Only Two celebrated crimes car
J | be mentioned June Armistead Barksdse
! killed his cousin, Scott Clayton, at Lawrence,
burg, Va, aud few days later COMMITTED
!, 1
tho uuueilist was shot and killed. in Chicago
: bv Jere Damn. q notorious sporting man
!; | March 8, George (onkhng shot and kllled "
! H. Haverstck, hls sisters paramour III New
: | York; Conkllng was let on on Dali anu y
7 living in Nevada. AT Harrodsburg, KY, Apr
| 81. Congress .mau Phil Thompson shot and
d killed instantly Wafer ii. Davis, whom he
: | charged with seducng his wife Thompson
. was acquitted. April "a, mob at DeviFs
! | Lake killed the two Ward brothers Al Union
q | Town Pa June 1 g. James Mutt killed Duke
y | who murdered his father, Capt Nut, IN al
U alteration over Sian Tor agaiust MISS
Q T. zzle Mutt Young Nuts trial Is pending II
I Ifttsburg. Sept 3, the body OF Rose Amo'e
Carf was fouud at Stanford, Conn Inc muir
i | derer escaped On the Goth Of tho sam'
!, | month. Ada Atkinson was brutal!y murdered
y ly Melting at Oxford, Ind. Neiilng was snDse
= | quently lynched. -, -
g Other notable crimes were the robbery o
: he City bank New York. Of S4s, 900 b.
! ! Cashier Shaw aud Assistant Cashier Beach
! the abduction OF Zorelda Garrison at 81. Louis
a the robbery at Panama of 81 .. 600 sent by tbs
:, government TO the United States Meet III th'
= Pacific; q. B. Ovens stealing SZOO.OO0 iron
| tue st. Louis bank; the robbery OF S2u,oOo !;
: diamonds at Springfield. Ill; the assault OF
J La ~ Florende Dixie in he grounds at Wind
q sor: robbery of tho United 5lafea ex
y press company of $500 at Des Moines
2 mBFder OF two men in the posse that capture
:, the rber brothers in Iowa; the defalcatlon o
= Treasurer Polk OF Tennessee TO the amount o
: 100000; the murder of Brandy b
MS wife and her paramount ut Argyle
. | MINI; the embezz ement of Phippe
} | he Philadelphia aims house keeper
l | lie robbery OF Secretary Teier's trunks, con
! aiming $3, 900 OF diamonds, at Livingston
, | Nom The murder Of seven negroes at Oar
/ vlle Va on election day, and the shooting Of
| several persons at Yazlo, Miss, Christina re
i suting in the lvnculng last night OF foul
negroes at that place.