River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-09
WEST AND SOuTH.

THF story that Findlay. o., was in
danger Of being blown up by a subter-
ranean explosion Of natural gas in the not
distant future was discredited by geOl-
Ogsts in Washington on the list, who de-
clared that such a catastrophe was impos
sible
FINE on the Ist at suffolk Va, destroyed
a large part Of the business portion of the
town and many houses. Loss. s400,O90.
W H. HANDLEY. who killed J. b. WOr-
man, deputy sheriff. was taken from Jail
at Carthage Tenn, on the LIST by mob
and hanged.
THF extensive establishment OF the Lit
tie q Croft Lumber Company at Evans
vile. Ind was burned on the lst, causing
a loss OF 500 J1
\ LARGE number OF fish of an unknown
species fell, some Of them four inches in
length, during heavy rain-storm on the
I'd at Seymour, Ind.
Is Omaha. Ncb., SIX persons died on the
ID from the excessive heat
DURING a storm on the 2d in Chicago
lightning fired stables at the Stock Yards,
aud twenty horses persisted in the flames.
Many buildings were also struck by
lightning. and two persons were killed.
CHARLES. alias "Blinkcy'' Morgan, the
principal figure in the fur robbery and
murder Of Detective Hull igan, at Cleve-
land, was executed at Columbus. O., at an
early hour on the morning Of the 3D.
, GOVERNOR CiKAY. of Indiana. on the ID
4 directed the Attorney-Gener to visit the
+ counties Of Crawford and Perry. and do all
that he could to bring the participants in
white Cap" OUtrages to justice.
The thermometer at Mt Carroll, Ill, in
dictated 10 degrees in the shade on the 2d,
and in other portions Of the State extreme
F hot weather was reported
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
as follows on the 2d Ohio, Sixteenth dis
F trict, E. 1. Tybarker Rep; Illinois,
Twentieth district, a. T. Robinson (Dem.) /;
. Nebraska Second district, Rev. George
Scott PROF.; Maryland (all Prohibition
istsl. First district, W. \. Hartman; Sec
ond, J. l.. Benson. Third. J. D. Bowling;
Fourth, Rev. y. H Reed; Sixth, W. w.
Moore
A WIND and rain-storm on the I'd did
+ great damage TO crops in the vicinity Of St
T Cloud and Sank Rapids, MINI In the
f former place twenty-one houses were
I struck by lightning and two children were
killed. and n the latter many streets were
+ flooded and houses could only be reached
by boats
I ForR fatal cases Of sunstroke occurred
/ in Chicago on the Sd. the thermometer reg
+ istering a degrees in the shade. At Evans
/ four cases were reported at Burlington,
/ Ia. four az indianapolis, Ind, and two at
/ Dubuque. Ia.
The death Of Mrs. Joseph KOczorowEi
i occurred on the 81 in Chicago. at the age
T Of one hundred and three years She was
{ a native o. Poland.
/ DURING a quarrel on the Sd az Elkhart
+ Ind, Benjamin Scott, a wealthy Texan,
f fatally stabbed Con Crowley. a young
I stock dealer. George Newell. a leading
f farmer and capitalist. and James Smith. q
I colored porter at the Clifton House
4 CYCLONE on the Sd at New Market, Ia,
T tore up large trees by the roots. and build
/ ings were moved from their foundations or
demolished. No one was injured.
OK the Sd the British Government re
Quested a further respite for Hugh NJ
+ Brooks, better known as Maxwell. under
sentence Of death at ST Louis for the muir
] der Of Preller
STORMS at Duluth. MINI, flooded base
ments on the 81, washed out sewers and
railroad tracks and caused ntAer damage,
wood. MINI. Mrs. Mclaughlin and two
sons were killed by lightning.
BUSINESS blocks fronting on the public
square az West Unity, o, were burned on
the Sd. causing a loss Of sfO0,00a
OK the Sd Henry " Vinont, made insane
BY excessive cigarette smoking, was sent
70 al asylum from Aillersburg, Ky.
AT Newberne, Tenn, an incendisry fire
on the 5th destroyed the entire eastern
part Of the town
The percentage Of the base ball clubs
in the National League for the week
ended on the 4th is as follows; New
York, $50; Chicago. COO, Detroit, -5el;
Philadelphia, .493; Boston. .45i; Pittsburgh,
40; Indianapolis, .S92. Washington, .S6s
American Association: ST Louis. .6d6;
Brooklyn, .6S4; Philadelphia, go. Cinein-