River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-04
THE EAST.


York district on the 10Th renOminate1
Charles 5. Baker for Congress.
AT the session of the National conven-
tion Of American Mechanics On the 26th al
New Brunswick, n J., W. o. Staples, OF
Connecticut was elected National Com
mander
THE discovery Of forgeries to the extent
Of Si6O,O on the gratuity fund of the
New York Produce Exchange was made on
the eth The attorney, w. K Foster, was
charged with the crime.
CoNGREssIOSAL nominations were made
as follows on the 27th: New York. Thirty
irst district John G Sawyer (Rep.
renOminated; Thirty-secOnd, J. NJ Far
quhar Rep renominated, Thirty-third,
John Wiley (Dem). New Jersey, Third
district, J. A Geisenheimer (Dem) Penn
sylyania, First district c. McGowan
Third, Samuel J. Randall Dem renom-
mated Massachusetts,, First district, C.
K Randall tRep.).
o. the 25th James NJ Stone and wife
were struck and killed by a fast express
train al Kennedy, n. " as they were
driving across the track
tbs death OF General Jacob NJ Camp
bell eX Congressman and eX-Surveyor-
General Of Pennsylvania, occurred at
JohnstOwn on the 25th. az the age Of sixty
I'VE wears.
AT the North Eastou Mass fang
grounds, Prof Allen made balloon ascen-
sion on the 27th accompanied bv Mr.. and
Mrs Edward I. Davis, who were married
IN the basket Just before the ascension.
The balloon landed in a cedar swamp near
Eas1ou.
OK the 18th the cashier OF the National
Cnion Bank Of Fan River, Mass, was found
70 be ~, 80 short in his accounts.
II Western Pennsylvania . fierce snow
storm was raging.
RUSSELL EAroN. aged eighty eight years,
the oldest journalist in Maine, founder OF
the Ken .ebec JOUT1sal. died on the 18th Al
Augusta
SIX men were killed on the 18th as fol
lows Martin Mahady and Christopher
Gabriel by the falling Of a roof az S-ran
ton, Pa two canvas men Of FOrepaugh'
circus were kiIled while loading a train a.
Pittsburgh. Pa, ana James stone and Car
ence Baker. Of Mud Creek, y. Y, wer,
killed oy train while returning from I
fair.
Ar Poughkeepsie, y. Y. Ulster Belle
paced a mile on the 18th with a running
mate. 70 beat her record OF els, which shs
lowered 20 2.14iS
WITHOUT preparation either Of herself
or of the track Maud ;. made mile on
the 18th ut Fleetwood Park. New YORK, il
t2l7 and another in 2:l29l, John Murphy
her driver. weighing lJ3 pounds
O. the 18th ult. a new fast mail train be
tween Chicago and New York commenced
running. 70 make the distance in twenty
seven hours
o. the 10th State convention OF th'
American party viii DC held in Albany
y. u, 10 nominate an electoral ticket
il New York and Maryland snow fel
on the 18th uit. and heavy frOsts visites
[ ali the Atlantic States as far south as Vir
ginia.
FoK the week ended on the 18th ult. tn
E percentage OF the baseball clu0s in Ia,
National League was as follows: New
/ YORK, SO. Chicago .5sg, Detroit. So
Z Boston, 534; Philadelphia. jO4, Pittsburgh
504. Indianapolis, 36S; Washington, .34s
Z American Association: 81 Louis, $50
I Brooklyn, 695; Philadelphia. go; Cincin
natl, $50; Baltimore. .524. Cleveland. 4O6
Louisville. 352: Kansas City, 3lS West
srn Association. Dos Moines .669; st
/ Paul, COZ; Kansas City. .6Si; Omaha, .554
Milwaukee,. .464. Chicago. 300; Sioux City
81; davenport .@lA
GREAT damage was done 70 properC
and one man was killed by an explosion Of
the lst IN the Brooklyn N. Y. } 0n works
C. NJ ISAAS, PoultRey VT farmer
settled a feud with Patrick SennOtt on IN
st by Killing aim.
JAMES H GOODMAN. a lawyer In New
YORK City for nearly twenty years, dIsag
Deared on the ist owing a large amount 0
money 10 MS clients.
TVS doors Of The Union Savings Bars a
Fail Rive, Mass, were closed on ne Is
owing 20 the criminal operations a
Cashier Chaplin. whose deficit mounted :
StOU. 0O0
roWN elections throughout Connection
on the st showed slight Republican gains
. License was the question at iss he.
Isaac SITTER was attacked by three bull
dogs while entering a farm house nea
Harrisburg. Pa. on the lst % sell good
ami was fatally bitten.