River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-10
HISTORY OF A WEEK.

The Brooklyn bridge was the scene of a
terrible accident on the 5th. a cable road
carries the cars over the bridge, the trains
leaving at intervals of one and half min
utes during the morning hours. A train of
two cars left Brooklyn on the morning in
question and while going up the incline to
the bridge level the grip failed to work on
the cable and the cars ran backward to-
wards the starting place with great veloci-
ty. A second train had started and was
going up the incline as the disabled train
was running down, and a terrific collision
ensued. No one was killed outright but
four will probably die. Both trains were
packed with people and large number
were slightly wounded.
The Republican senators met in caucus at
Washington on the 4th, and Senator Ed
munds placed Gen. Logan in nomination for
president of the senate. No other name was
presented and the selection was made
unanimous, but to the surprise of all Gen.
Logan declined the honor. He made a
speech heartily thanking the party
and the senator's, but stated that he
felt he could be more servicable to public
interests on the floor of the senate rather
than in the chair.
Commissioner Sparks has modified his
he will now permit the isste
of patents in contests where right
Of successful patents have been established (;
where examinations have been made by
government detectives and no fraud found
aud where residence improvements and
cultivation have been made according TO
law.
The Daisy and Empire Touring mills at
Milwaukee, were burned on the Sth. The
Daisy had coo barrels per day capacity,
valued at 800 coo, insurance $50 000 Em-
pre- MILL 400 barrels capacity, valued at
800, coo, insurance $27,500 The fire began
in the Daisy, but its origin is unknown.
Two freight trains on the Baltimore &
Ohio road, had a terrific collision near
Washington, Pa, on the 2nd. The acct
dent occurred on curve and the trains
came together at full speed. Two were
killed outright and every one on the trains
more or less injured.
Chicago had a 100000 fire on the 9th
The buildings burned were owned by Con
rad Seip and located at the corner of Frank
lin and Van Buren, street. Henderson
/ Co, dealers in jute, lose $4,000 and Rol
/ Inns, Shaw & Co., dealers in worsted goods
100000.
joseph Pulitzer, editor of the n Y
/ World, has been arrested at the instance
/ OF Mayor Grace, for libel. The libel con
sists in intimations that Mayor Grace was
Grant & Ward failure.
The Canadian Pacific report for October
shows the gross earnings to be 1913, s3s
net earnings 1892 1876, increase $95,349
/ For ten months the gross eernings wer,
/ Sc 90, 492; net earnings s2,GS2,159, increase
sl,9O6,s17.
/ Omaha and Chicago experienced viOlen
gales last week. There were numerous
/ lake disasters and in large portion of the
east the cold wave storm far exceeded any
/ thing reported in the northwest.
Peru is now enjoying a provisional
/ held. AS soon as they can get new
/ oflcerS uuty eiecUed they VIII pIODdDll
have another revolution.
/ Samuel j Tilden has written Letter
ASpeaker Carlisle in which he strongly
urges all increase Of our navy and SET
coast defenses at the important cities O
the country.
/ The tow boat, Iron City, blew up Gu th'
End inst, near Pittsburg, killing two Of thu
crew and injuring six others.
/ Vice President Hendricks will is very
brief and gives all his property to his wife
The Democrats of Virginia have nomina
ted John W. Daniels for U. S. Senator.
The wife of Peter McGeoch, the vel
known Milwaukee speculator, is dead
The message of President Cleveland con
tains p, 900 words.