River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-22
HISTORY OF A WEEK.

+ Inc Iunefal OF cardinal McCIOSkey TOOK
place from the great Cathedral in New
York on the 18th. The choir numbered
over one hundred voices Archbishop Cor
rgan was the celebrant OF the political
mass. Mgr. Fairly was the assistant priest.
Father Donnelly, deacon, and Father Nc
Gean. subdeacon. Fathers Mcdonnell,
Kelly, Lavelle, Slattery and Mulhearn, of
the cathedral household, were the masters
of ceremonies. Reverends Charles Golfer
and James McCloskey served the mass.
Rev. Thomas J. Mclnheny and Fathers
Aylward and McGrath acted as chaplains.
/ The sermon was preached by Archbishop
Gibbons of Baltimore. At the conclusion
I Of che sermon, preparations were made for
the concluding rites by the bestowal of the
+ Episcopal absolution After the words of
dissolution had been uttered, the coffin was
removed from the catafalque by the atten-
dants and gently carried to its last resting
place in the crypt under the high altar,
where it was placed beside the body of
Archbishop Hughes. The congregation
and clergy then dispersed.
A crowd of 10000 undertook to proceed
from Pittsburgh to Davis Island, on Sun
day. to witness an exhibition by Capt.
Paul Boyuton. The crowd was too great
for the boats. A riot ensued, and the
( officers and employees of the boats driven
away. 1t was a long time before the
police could restore order.
8 Malcolm Hay, ex-assistant postmaster
general died at his home at Pittsburg on
the 10Th. His disease was consumption
He was active at theChicago Democratic
convention in 1854, and was made first
assistant postmaster general but resigned
on account of i'll health.
I On the night Of the 18th, between Jersey
( City and Newark \. J., an emigrant traiu
with 500 passengers bound for the North
west was run into by passenger train.
( Ten persons were killed and seventy-five
injured, the cars set on fire, and a scene of
horror ensued.
I Secretary and Miss Bayard took a horse
back ride to chain bridge near Washington,
Sunday afternoon. Miss Bayard was
thrown from her horse and. her dress catch
ing in the pommel of the saddle, she was
dragged head downward till rescued by her
father.
The residence ofW. S. Bates at Chicago
burned on the 10Th, and Mrs. Bates and
infant her mother and Mr.. Bates father
all persisted in the flames. The fire
occurred in the morning while the servant
was getting breakfast.
/ IL S. Warner, who has figured myth
cally, as the receiver Of Ferd Wards booty
through Grant 4 Ward, has finally surren-
dered himself to answer the charge of get
ting money illegally from the Marine Bank.
II " Shaw, better known as Josh Bill
lings," died suddenly of appoplexy at Mon
terey, California, on the 18th. He was
resident Of New York state, and had gone
to the Pacific coast on lecturing tour.
/ Gen Haze has offered 70 pay the New
York Herald a sum of money for favor
able revie,; of Judge Maekay's book, The
Hazen Court Martial The Herald de
declined the sevice.
Three persons were killed and number
injured on the Boston and Lowell r. R., on
the 18th, fast passenger running into
a freight train that had broken in two.
One of the large barns on Commodore
Kittson's farm at Erdenheim. near Phila-
delphia burned on the 18th. Fortunately
none Of his valuable horses were hurt
It is stated that the vacancy in the college
OF cardinal created by the death of Cardinal
McCloskey will be filed by Archbishop
Taschereall, of Quebec, Canada,
/ At Rockford, Idaho, the United States
Grand Jury found u indictments for I'M
lawful calculations of Mormons, and the
trials are in progress
at Fayette, Pa, two houses were assault
ed by drunken roughs on the 10Th. In each
case one of the assailants was shot dead by
the parties attacked.
j circus train was wrecked on the 10Th
thirty miles from Memphis, Tenn. No per-
son was killed, but animals and horses were
injured.
A national convention of the Irish Ma
tionaI League VIII be held at Chicago Jan
uary 20, 1SsG. Mr.. Parnell promises 70 at
tend.
Timothy Campbell has been made
candidate by Tammany and Irving Halls,
iii the Congressional district by S. S. Cox.
Theo. Blanchard, Of Terre Haute, owes
$50 coo that he accumulated after the
manner of Ferd Ward and capnot pay
There have been at Montreal from the
small pox epidemic, from August % TO
Oct 3, deaths to the number of 1,1s0,
Peter McCSloch, the we'll known Milwau-
kee grain.operator, is severely i'll and threat
ened with appoplexy.
The son-in-la7y of Myra Clark Gaines has
compromised the famous suit of that lady
for 81, 100000
The local telegraph manager at Rock
Island, has gone short of $3.50, Of the com
pany's funds.
Ex-President Gonzales of Mexico is
cosling to the United States for surgical
operation.
Ex-senator Window has taken a house
Tor the winter on Capital Hill, Washington,
II. G.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine viii not spend the
coming winter at Washington.
Owing to the rot the potato crop of
Eastern Ontario is worthless
There were nearly 300 deathssfrom small
pox at Montreal last week.
Senator Don Cameron is still in Califor-
MIA, in very poor health.
Mrs Garfield it is stated is writing a bio
graphy of her husband.