River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-19

IN Laurens County, Ky, Henry Buney
(colored) was taken from Jail on the 18th
and lynched He was accused OF robbery.
AT indianapolis. Ind. several wholesale
business houses were destroyed by fire on
the 18Th, causing loss Of 81 900, 600
THE discovery of an attempt to wreck an
express train on the Grand Trunk road was
made on the 18th near Valparaiso. Ind, be-
fore any damage was done
AT the Louisiana Democratic State con-
vention at Baton Rouge on the 18th Francis
L. Nichols was nominated for Governor.
Tbs great storm from the Northwest
which swept over the entire country was
followed on the 18th and 18th by the
severest weather experienced since the
memorable winter OF 1864 The area OF
unusual cold was general, extending from
the ex rene northern line of Geographic
communication as far south as Texas and
the gulf States Extreme suffering was re-
ported from all directions especially in
Minnesota. Dakota Montana and Nebraska,
where over one hundred lives were lost
In Kansas thousands were suffering for
want of both fuel and food In Iowa, I'LL
nOis, W scOnsin and Michigan the thermom-
eter ranged from 20 TO 40 degrees below
zero.
The Church of the Redeemer at Min neap-
oils was burned on the 18th, causing a loss
of $4,000
NEAL McKEAGUE, the winnetka dL)
butcher. who was tried for the murder of
Mr. and Mrs Wilson in 1854, was killed by
a saloon-keeper ON the l4th at Chu-ch's
Ferry. d. T.
SQUIRE ADAM GEssE, of Hudsock. Ind,
was called to his door on the l4fh and shot
dead by some unknown persons
Oh the evening of the 18th the corner
stone of the st Paul tMinn) ice-palaee was
laid, with the thermometer marking 20 de-
grees below zero.
SIX children of James Baker were frozen
TO death on the 18th while return ng from
school at Chester, NJ mn.
HORSE valued at IS. 900, owned by F.
W. TElotson, of Bloomington, ILL.,, was
frozen to death in his stable on the night of
the 18th
THE death of William H. Hickelooper, old
| est Bishop of the Mormon church, occurred
at Salt Lake City on the 14th.
REVISED list of the victims of the re-
cent blizzard shows that 1879 persons per-
ished and that 90 were still missing The
dead are distributed through the North
west as follows. In Dakota, 81; Mime
sofa, II; Iowa, o; Nebraska, IL; Mon
tana, .
The thermometer marked 50 degrees be-
| low zero ON the I6th at Richland Center
and Chippewa Falls, Wis
IL Mississippi the coolest weather of the
season prevailed on the 10th, and the earth
was covered with sleet snow and ice
HENRY OsTRUM. a Swede, living twenty
miles from Princeton, Mimi. murdered his
wife aud seven children a few DAYS ago,
and attempted to palliate his crime by say
ing he feared they would be frozen to
/ death.
DEMOCRATIC members OF the Iowa Legis-
! lature in caucus on the 18th nominated I.
j. Anderson for United ates Senator.
FIRE on the 10th es,royed the EUeHing
Star office at Kansas City Loss $50, 600
In the recent blizzard in Texas many cat
tie persisted and several persons were bad
ly frozen. The weather was the coolest
known in years
IL the Utah Legislature a bill was intro
duced on the 10th by John N. Young. a
nephew of the late Brigham Young, to sup
press the practice of polygamy
The Legislature OF Wash ngton Territory
on the 10th re-enacted the Woman Suf-
| frage law, but exempted women from jury
| service.
MAR OF umwa, Ia, two trains collided
on the 10th, wrecking both engines and
| killing three men
IL the Parke County Qnd) coal mines
three men were killed on the 18th by an
| explosion