River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-16

will probably fuse with the Greenbackers
The California supreme court has re-
versed The action of the superior court
which imprisoned Supt. Jaynes, of the
Western Union Telegraph Office at San
Francisco, for refusing 10 produce copies
Of kilograms IN court.
George Ehms, in Philadelphia, made etfi-
davit that he had been offered $50 by Mrs.
Barbara PreSSzlau, a widow, 10 murder
Frank Glassmire because, as she said, his
attentions were distasteful to her. The
woman was arrested.
There were l53 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week. against 113 in the proceeding week,
IS3. $50, I:6 and III in the corresponding
weeks of lss5, -, y, -, respectively.
The Canadian government has forward
ed a demand 10 Secretary Bayard for the
immediate and unconditional surrender
to their owners of che sailing vessels re-
Gently captured OF the Alaskan coast.
All the material used in the construction
of st. Michaelrs church in Charleston was
brought from England. That church is the
only tall structure which the earthquake
did not bring down.
The wife OF Mr.. L. L. Mathews of Mon
tour, Pa, started a fire with carbon oil.
An explosion followed. the house was
burned. and with it Mrs. Mathews and her
twO-year-oId child.
The only piece ofIand in the United States
that hes been kept under English entail
is Gardeners island, Gardeners bay, L. I.
For two hundred years il has fallen from
father TO son.
Harry Wright, the veteran base ball
player, Is said 70 have invented the chest
nut gong, and his firm in Philadelphia to
have made 81 OOo cut of the little nuisance
in less than two mouths.
oran s. Baldwin, widely known as Bald
win the cIothier. who was the founder of
Raldwin's Monthly and Of the c. o. ID.
system in the clothing trade, died at his
home in New York
The main building Of the Mattoon Fur
niture company's factory at Sheboygan,
WIS, was burned. Loss, between so,
90 and $4,000; insurance between So
600 and $4,000.
September 9Th was observed as laborers'
day in all of the large cities of the country
There were professions, picuics, speeches
and the usual paraphernalia Of such coca
siOns.
Gov. Foraker of Ohio was first in the
field with tents for the homeless Charles
tonians. He waited not TO unwind red
tape, but gave the order and the tents
went.
Il is announced that the decision of the
New York court of appeals in the Jaehne
case will be against the ex-alderman by
20 and that he will have to serve. his time.
Pittsburg reports more pudding furnaces
lighted and less idle men 10 be seen than
ever before. One firm has orders from the
South for !, 0O9 tons of agricultural steel.
Attachment suits rave been brought
az inst William Hierehi, tobacco Jobber of
Kansas City. His liabilities are $4,000,
which he considers are covered by assests.
Buffalo is to have the largest clock in
the world. The dial viii be twenty-five
feet in diameter, and the center of the
dial will be 36l feet above the street.
Fifty persons were poisoned at a wedding
near Decatur, III, by eating chicken salad
that had been prepared in copper kettle.
None Of the victims wall die.
The great Carnegie library building at
Braddock, Pa, was commenced this week.
Il will cost $500. and Will be the best
fire-proOf building IN the country
Massachusetts, leather manufacturers
employing 3,0lO men have decided to shut
down Oct /, rather than submit TO the die
tation Of the Knights OF Labor.
Mrs. e. NJ. Clarke OF Washington has
been appointed temporary special agent
to examine the Indian school service at
T
A. y. Wilson, removed from the post
mastership Of Savannah, Ga, because he
was an offensive partisan, is to contest the
case in the court Of claims.
Tie International Association Of Plumb
ers, Steam and Gas Filters, in session in
Chicago, refused to De merged as a body
into the Knights Of Labor.
\ son Of President Tyler has been ap-
pointed chief Of the private land claims
division Of the general land Office, in place
of Walker, resigned.
The steam tug Union exploded her boiler
at Mantanzas, Cuba, Friday and was
entirely destroyed. Two persons were
killed and five wounded.
=. p Harlan, night telegraph operator
for the Union Pacific railroad at Rock
Springs, Wyo., has skipped with $1,000 Of
the compauy's money.
Commodore Walker, chief OF the bureau
of navigation, has gone to Europe to in
spect some Of the best modern styles Of war
vessels in England.
FL Coyotes gang Of Mexican revolution
lists is surrounded by the three detachments
Of Colonies Salegria and TeTan and Capt.
Garcia Perez
A letter having two teu-cent Confederate
postage stamps thereon was placed in the
Richmond VA postothce on last Friday
To be mailed.
he United States and Canadian Express
company has been absorbed by the Ameri-
can Express company.
The Prohibitionistso Of Massachusetts have
uominate,. fun state ticket, with F. J.
Lo1hrop for Governor.
Edwin Booth sent Sl,0O0 to an old friend
in Charleston whose home was destroyed
by the earthquake.
The Democrats OF the Second Illinois dis
trict tChicago) have renoniasted Con-
gresham Frank Lawler.
Sept. 10, Reading Pa, celebrated the
1854 anniversary OF its incorporation into
borough.
The Riverside glassworks at wellsbursh,
W Va were burned. Loss, $4,000; instr
anCe, 5000.
Louis Rothenberg, a druggist OF Long
Branch. y. J., has disappeared, leaving
liabilities Of $1,000
Splenic spoplexy prevails among cattle