River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-31
HISTORY OF WEEK.

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which were supposed to have lapsed for
lack of payment of premiums. One for
so, 90 in the Equitable of New York was
taken out in January, 1885, and seemed TO
have had one premium paid The com
pany at first refused to pay but finally of
fered to compromise on $4,000 end Mrs.
Storrs accepted the proposition. She receiv-
ed the check on Christmas. As the citizens
ofChicago were engaged in raising fund for
her support, out of regard for the services
of her husband in giving the city promi-
hence, this check came very opportune.
Five years ago, Jno.B. Bunch, young
farmer, disappeared from shoales, Martin
CO. Indiana. Murder was suspected, but
could not be established. 4 Mrs Archer, ia
the Martin County pOor-louse, reveals tEa-
her husband aid four others murdered
Bunch because he would not join them In
an outlawry and knew too much to live
An attempt to arrest Archer on the 2Sth
! failed, as he drove the sheriff OFT with his
gun.
Detroit, Mich, rejoices in large settle
ment of Polanders and one of their priests
having been suspended by the Bishop of
the diocese, the Poles have grown riotous
| in espousing the priests cause. On the
25th of Dec. riot took place, sew aral
thousand attacking grocery store owned
10y man y no opposed the priest. One OF
the rioters was killed aud many Se~e in
jured. The riot was renewed or the 3dth
but held in check by the police so that no
one was killed.
Chicago is excited by the finding Of can
of dynamite on the front porch Of Judge
/ Lambert Trees elegant residence in that
/ city. There was partially burned fuse
attached to the can showing that some mis-
I creaut had attempted TO destroy the huIid,
1 ing The can was taken 70 the lake and
/ there exploded showing that ii had inn
meuSe force Judge Tree Is the American
minister at Brussels and in his absence
! Gen. A. &. McClung occupies his residence,
| A lengthy interview with John NJ. Fran
els, late American minister to Austria is
published in which he says Kelley was not
rejected by Austria because his wife is
/ Jewess, but on account of political speeches
/ he has made. Mr. Francis thinks il no
minister is sent soon, the Austrlans viii
! give the twelve months notice required OF
/ the abrogatIon of the treaty between that
country and the United States.
/ A plot to blow up a bridge over the Rio
GranIe river, few miles from Elpaso,
/ Texas, on the ed, with dynamite, for the
J purpose of robbing q passenger train on
/ the Southern Pacific railroad, was frus-
/ trated by the train being several hours
late it not reaching the bridge until after
daylight.
s IGtEu, IuS negro. " liz DiAaA ~ A4Ao9
| Boyer near Gainsborough, Ala, on Friday,
confessed the crime on Sunday, ald on
Monday was taken from Jail by a mob of
| 800 men, chained to a tree and burned to
! ashes The fire was lighted and replen-
/ ished three times before the horrible deed
/ was cOnsumated.
Thomas King of Chicago murdered his
wife on Christmas eve by beating her
brains out with chair He remained in
/ the house with the corpse until Saturday
morning when he went to the residence Of
his wifes sister and told of the crime. She
told the police and King vas locked up,
Mrs. Grant and her ION Col. Fred Grant
visited Riverside park on Christmas and
left an elaborate wreath on the gate to the
/ generals tomb An old veteran from ia
/ lena, Ill, subsequently begged the priTe-
lege of kissing the wreath and the favor
was granted.
Wolves have appeared in the vicinity of
Hillsboro, Ill, and arc playing havoc
among the sheep. One farmer lost twenty
week. The woods seem to be full of wolves,
and the farmers are organizing to eXter-
inmate them.
While Christmas was being celebrated at
the county hospital in Chicago, the tree,
which was located in the chapel. took fire
and a panic ensued during which some
forty persons were injured by being burned
or tTampled on None Of the injuries were
fatal.
At Philadelphia, Mrs. Annie Gastins
charged the family cat with killing her ten
months old babe, by tearing its throat.
Blood in an clubhouse and bloody secrcted
butcher knife caused the arrest Of Mrs. Gas
tin for murder.
Prof Edwin David Sanborn Of Dart
mouth college, died at New York, on the
29th, eyed - years. His wife was a
niece of Daniel Webster, and one Of his
children is Miss Kate Sanborn, the writer
and lecturer.
Mrs. L. A Bradley of Milwaukee. has
died from blood poisoning. She scratched
her thumb with the fin of a fish she was
cleaning with the result named. The fish
is supposed to have been IN some manner
poisonous.
Edward Livermore a Wall street broker,
who failed in 1879, with 100000 liabilities,
has been placed in Jail under Judgment
obtained few months ago for $40 N7, for
his confscatiou of Wabash and other
! stocks.
An insane mother al St Louis attempted
to drown her children, girl of six and boy
of four, in a well, intending suicide herself.
All were rescued. The mother had but Just
returned to her family from an insane asy-
lum.
1t is found to be impossible even to re-
cover the twenty-nine entombe3 miners at
Nanticoke, Pa. AS rapidly as sand and
debris is removed more flows in and no eff
forts can remove it as fast as it is renewed
Mr. Parnell finds that he cannot attend
the meeting of the Irish National league at
Chicago in January and the meeting has
accordingly been postponed to be called
at such time as Parnell can be present
A cotton seed oil mill, at Greenville,
Miss, owned by English parties, burned
on the 10Th, with 5 or 10 dwellings and
81 300 bales of cotton. Total loss goo 90;
! insurance less than SlOO,0OU.
At Hartford, Conn, on the Goth, several
sharp shocks of earthquakes, were felt
from 80 to O'Clock a. n. At Blooming
ton, Ill. at about the same time a similar
occurrence TRANSFERRED.
BE, McCollum, who died from the eff
fects of kick by a horse in La Porte, Ind,
a few~days ago was the soldier who sighted
the gun which killed Bishop Polk, of the
Confederate army.
John Bigelow who was appointed sub
treasurer of the United States ut New
York and promptly confirmed by the Sen
ate has astonished everybody by declining
the position.
United States Treasurer Jordan will act
as sub-treasurer at New York until an ap
pointment can be made for the vacancy
created by the resignation of Mr.. Blgelcw
The legislature of Mississippi will elect
two senator's next month. The present in
cumbents, Messrs. George and Walthall
will be re-elected without opposition.
The total corn crop Of Georgia is
30O0oo0O bushels, and the cotton crop
| q52, coo bales of $50 pounds each.
Ex Senator Bailey of Tennessee, died
at Clarksyille, Dec. % He entered the
United States senate in lsi6,on the death Of
Andrew Johnson, ami retired in lsS3,
At Mobile, Ala, on the 18th, one Of the
boilers of the Gulf City oil works, owing to
lack of water, exploded, killing ten men
A nuaber of wrecks from Saturdays
gale one reported from the New Brunswick
coast. hut without loss Of lifc.
At Kittanning Pa, a gas we'll being
drilled took fire. burning ten mep whom
it is expected will die.
Capt. Robert s. Harris, one of the prom
inent citizens of Dubuque, Iowa, died on
the 25th.
5000, O1c worth Of boots and shoes were
manufactures al Cincinnati in 1855.
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