River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-29

following patents; John Fl. Ames, st,
Paul railway signal; Edward w. Howard,
Montevideo, middlings purifier and separa-
Dor; James B Quinn, st Paul, valve gear:
Louis Wommer and j. Buck, Minneapolis,
centrifugal boiling reel
One Of the letter carriers at st. Paul has
been arrested and put in Jail for delay in
delivering letters. He did not steal them,
but was too lazy to deliver aud would carry
letters for week or more rather than walk
to the residences of the parties to whom
they were addressed.
The privy council has dismissed the
1 appeal of Louis Riel, the leader Of the
half breed instruction in Canada, against
/ the sentence of death passed upon him by
/ the Canadian courts This decision renders
it reasonably certain that Riel will hang
Nov. 10Th
/ In the Ramsey county district court the
/ jury found August Towsly guilty of as
sault with intent to murder his wife The
tragedy took place at st. Paul some two
months ago. For the next five years or SO,
/ Towsly viii reside at Saltwater.
| A Chicago telegram states that Ed S.
/ Stokes, of New York, and VIM. S. King of
Minneapolis, viii build a telegraph line
4 from st. Louis to Duluth. The estimated
cost of the plant is s800,0 900 and part of the
/ construction will be done in 1850.
Secretary Lamar has made lease to a
new Yellowstone Park hotel company Of
which Frederick Billings, ex-president of
the Northern Pacific railroad, and J. G.
/ Casey, of Minneapolis are members.
Six new hotels will be built.
William Black, chief of police of Hastings
shot and instantly killed William Smith,
commonly known as Vinegar Bill"
Black was endeavoring to arrest Smith for
/ theft when he drew 1 knife and Black shot
him dead in self defense.
Shufeldt 4 Westover, firm of Chicago
/ lawyers have received a verdict of $4,000
against i. G Roberts Of the Fargo Cd. T.
Republican for legal services in the libel
suit of Maj. Edwards of the Argus against
the Republican.
Geo. Miller, the murderer of the Smell
family, is to be hung at Grand Forks, d.
r.. on Friday Oct Both. He has made a
statement declaring that a man named
Rutherford did the murder and they di-
vided the money.
An attempt was made to wreck passen-
ger train Of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad, near Fort Howard, Sunday night
by hooking n log chain across the rails. II
was discovered in time to save frjghtful
loss of life.
Judge L. p Baird, a prominent attorney
of Minneapolis was found unconscious in
his office from an overdose of morphine on
the 26th inst 1t is supposed he attempted
suicide but he is likely to recover.
BY the action of the Supreme Court OF
Minnesota, S. L. NJ Moore, a lawyer of
Scott county NOW in the Saltwater
penitentiarY for forgery, has been dis
barred from practice of thel
The State house at Bismarck, d. T., was
set on fire the other day by hot ashes
thrown on straw in the basement. The
fire was extineuished before any serious
damage was done.
Miss Eta Villas, sister Of the postmaster
general, died at Madison, Wis, on the gath,
of Bright's disease of the kidneys. She
was 20 years old, and had been i'll for a
year.
At Helena, Mont David Marks, late
comfy clerk, has been arrested and held to
the grand jury for the alleged larceny Of
county warrants, stolen about two years
ago.
Hon. J. A. Thachor, of Zumbrota, Mimi,
died OF consumption on the 24th. He had
been a resident of the state nearly 30 years
and served several terms in the Legislature.
Geo. Miller who was to hang Friday at
Grand Forks Oak, for the murder of the
Smell family has been reprieyed in order to
secure his testimony against accomphces.
Z. H Kally and NJ. Doran, the sc-oalled
Minnesota Democratic Sachems ore in
Washington and rumors of official decapi-
tations in the northwest are humorous.
Prof ]. J. Cleveland, formerly Of Blue
Earth City, Mimi, has disappeaisl from
La Crosse, where he was teaching school,
without known cause.
The ercctiaa Of the government building
at Winona, cannot proceed until the
Minnesota legislature codes the land to the
United States.
Congressman Rankin, of Wisconsin, is SO
+. severely i'll that lie will not be able to take
his seat when Congress meets in December.
Herman Il. Fobes, a merchant at Sparta,
Wis, committed suicide by shooting hum
self in the head on the 2lst inst
The Red Wing Republican, dominates
Hon. Albert Schetfer of St. Paul for
I governor of Minnesota.
Tie Burlington aud Northern r. r. has
paid Sl53100 for terminal ground, in
Minneapolis
The fuel war at st, Paul has ended and
anthracite coal is now quoted at $3.50 and
S715.
Hon NJ H Dnnneu will establish a
hank at New Rockford, D. T., December
1st.
The Democrats at Mandan want post
master Biggs retained in office.
Relfeld, d. T., has decided not to be a
candidate for the capitol
GEN. GRANT AND ANDREW JOHNSON.
Hon Chauncey NJ. DeIew, Of New York,
has made public statement which is the
sensation of the day and creating great
deal of discussion. The lstter states that
about four years ago the writer sat at
. |ipr,ar }, fxa,, Grant during which the