River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-29

FIRE swept away the business portion
Of Pokomoke City, Nd, on the ed, causing
a loss Of $500 600 Four newspaper offices
were among the buildings burned.
Ok the 23d three fourths of the switch
men at indianapolis, Ind. struck because
the superinten ents refused TO eoncede TO.
their demands for higher wages.
A CONSTITUTIONAL convention viii be
held at jamestown, ID T., December 5, 70
further the early admission of the Dakotas
into the Union.
A FIRE on the 22d in Marlin, Tex, de-
stroyed sl01O01 worth OF property.
OS the 22d Levi Meeker, his wife and
their eight year-old daughter were killed
near Wellington, Kan, while attempting
to cross the tracks Of the Southern Kan
sas raIiw y.
THE official canvass on the 22d Of the
electoral vote in North Carol ma showed
/ las $50 votes for the Democratic candi-
Gates and 1874, 100 for the Republican can
di iates.
AT Livingstone, Ala, on the 22d the
house Of Henry Jones (coloredl was burned
10 the ground. and three children who
were in the hou e were burned 70 death.
MosEs SMITH, Brazil Ind.) miner aged
5 ixty years, and without family, was on
the 23d informed that he had fallen heir TO
fortune Of $4,000 by the death of a
relttive in VALE
A FIRE swept away the greater part Of
the business district of Eureka Springs,
Ark on the 23d. Loss S2O1.O)0
FIRE destroyed the Jeuney Electric Light
Company's plant at Fort Wayne, Ind, on
the I'D. Loss s2j0.O00.
The General As emily Of the Knights
OF Labor on the 23d a. indianapolis re-
elected T. y PJwderly general master
workman.
CARL WoEBBzEtyG's house near Water
| loo. Ia. was burned on the % !. aud two of
his little children were suffocated by
smoke
OFFICIAL returns on the 23i from New
Mex co show the election of Joseph DEM
TO Congress over Otero (Rep) by !, go ma
| iority. The Legislature stands: Repub
licans, -; Democrats, Is.
JoHN HOLINESS tcolored) was executed
on the 23d at Marion. Ala, for the murter
# his paramount, Celia Johnston, and
George ". Milliken was hanged at shaw
meet 5wn. III, for W &c murder.
OK the 23I Cashier Barker, of the Ar
gentine (Kan.) Bank, was robbed Of 81, 900
on a street-car in Kansas City. He had
Just drawn the money from bank.
OK wager Joln Conger, of Wooisfield,
o., drank three pints of whisky on the
23d nd died few minutes later.
The tobacco factory Of " ackerbarth &
Joseph at New Orleans was burned on the
23d at loss Of 500 coo
DYNAMITE exploded on the Gath on the
new Knoxville, Cumberland Gap & Louis
vile road near Tazewell, Tenn, killing
four colcred men.
Mrs. MARY WALTERS, a colored woman
aged eighty years, w burned TO death
and her daUg ter was severely injured
during a fire on the 24th at Columbus, o
Ok the oath Mrs Amanda Truitt wing
near Ozark, Mo, killed two of her young
children with a Ratchet and then cut her
throat with butcher-knife. Tue woman
WIS demented.
The daughter of William Turner, of
Amelia, O., aged eighteen years was ac-
cidentally shot and killed on the oath by
her brother Aaron, thirteen years of age.
FIRE swept away the Judson Institute
at Marion, Ala, on the oath. II was one
Of the oldest and best known female col
leges in the South. Loss. 100000.