River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-25

diphtheria epidemic all dances and ali
public meetings have been prohibited.
lhS schools have bean closed, and no
services were held in tbs churches to-day,
10y order Of the board of health.
On the 18th during the gale on Lake Mich
igan six vessels foundered and eight of
theic crew persisted. Twenty-Five other
crafts were driven ashore at various points
and i5 is feared that many lives were lost.
The st. Louis Wire Nail company, new
enterprise, will put into operation Dec. /,
"a large mill for the drawing Of wire and
the manufacture on large scale of round
Steel rails. They viii employ 1000 men.
The storm on the 18th was very severe
along the Atlantic coast. IL was reported
but no, conficm a. that a deem barges
with a score Of men ON board, had been
sunk off Milford.
Bartlett (dem.l for governor of Cali
fornis, has an official plurality of 632,
Other state effices are shout equally di-
vid q. Republicans elect four congress
men and tue democrats two. In the leg
isiature the democrats have IL majority
"A the senate, and the republicans two in
the house.
Three masked men, after On hours hard
fight with Matthew McKeever aud his two
sisters, near Oakland, Pa, got away with
a bucket containing $40 0OJ. The two ladies
were badly injured.
The President has invited his sister, Miss
Cleveland, To take a Christmas dinner
with him at Oak View, his country place,
aud will probably remain some time
thereafter.
Hon. NJ. II. Day of Dakota, is at Wash
iugton and his name il being connected
with the GOvernorship OF that territory, as
Gov. Pierce desires To be relieved as soon
as possible.
AT Chicago, on the 2lst, drunken bar
tender sho; to death young wife who had
refused his attentions, and few days be-
fore married another man.
At Mt. Vernon, H., vein OF coal five
and one half feet thick was struck. The
coal is pronounced TO be of the finest quail
ity, very like anthracite.
Thompson's vitriol works at Troy, N. Y,
were destroyed ly cyclone. Six men
we're severely, but not fatally burned by
vitTiol.
Burrus, who plead guilty at Chicago 60
shooting Mrs. Goode and Miss Walters was
sent to the penitentiary for six years.
Col. John Moore, originally en- Indiana
man, who hes been ia the medical depart
uent of the army since Is B. has been APP
pointed surgeon General of the Army, sue
ceeding General Murrey retired.
There are intimAtions that a strike of 90
600 cotton mill operatives will take place at
r ell River Mass within q month unless
the demand for the restoration OF the
wages Of 1854 lie ecceedod 10.
Besides Disz's fa,har-iE-law, Manuel
Romero Rubio, Gea Corona, who has an
American wife, GOV. Terau of Oaxaca
and Gen. Freviho are candidates for the
Mexican presidency.
The storms tie past week on Lake
Superior, Michigan aud Huron we're the
most severe of the year and caused the
loss of several vessels and about 30 lives
as far as reported.
GCv,riment buildings will be draped in
mourning fer 30 days cut of respect to ex-
President Arthur
Petitions are il, circulation at Chic 60
asking FOR new trial for the condemned
AuGChaTists.
The objections made by Austria to Z ait
ed States Consul Jonas have been with
drawn.
Eas ish Journals ray lavish tributes to
the memory Ct ex Pr, sidept Arthur.
Ex-Gov Phelps OF Missouri, died at st.
Louis, Nov. 81, aged II