River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-16

The state OF New York on the 9Th mr.
chased three alternating current electric
dyuamos to he placed in the penitentiaries
at Sing Sing. Auburn and Clinton. 10 be
used for ths killing OF condemned Grim
inals
IT was said on the eth that the steel
cruisers Chicago. Boston, Atlanta and York
town were TO be fitted out as flying squad
ron and sent on a cruise around tine world
THE stockholders Of the New York Eauit-
able Fi-e Insurance Company resolved on
the 9Th 70 wind up the affairs Of the cor
poration and go out OF business
WATSON RoNNEs residence at Wcstchester
\. T., was destroyed by fire ON the morning
of the sth and Mr. Bownes' mother. two
children and two servants were burned to
death Mr.. Bowues succeeded in saving his
wife and one child
AT Niagara Falls the new suspension
bridge 70 replace the one carried away bv a
cyclone last winter was opened for travel on
the 9Th The structure Is I .,96o feet long, Il
feet wide and 100 feet above water
THE twenty eighth international conven-
ton OF the Young Mems Christian ASCOT
alton was opened at Philadelphia on the
Sth
ON the sth the steamship City Of Paris
reached Sandy Hook, having covered the
distance from Queenstown liz five days.
twenty three hours and seven minutes,
lowering all previous records She also
made the iangest run recorded for single
day-5Il miles
AT Altoona. Pa. Mrs james Early was
burned 70 death on the sth and her aged
husband fatally injured by a lamp expIo-
sion.
FoREsT fires were doing great damage on
the >Jh IN the Shawmgunk mountains and
in the Catskills, in the highlands below
Newburg, \. l., and ON the Fishkill mount
aims
Ok the sth sIrs. Catharine Harkins. Of
HoIiidaysburg. Pa was burned to death by
her clothes taking hre from lamp, and in
attempting To eNtinguish thC flames her
husband was fatally burned
a CAGE containing ten miners was as
ccudiug the shaft ~ q Coliiery near Middle
port IA ON the 9Th when an empty car
was pushed over the top and struck the
cage with terrific force, shattering it to
pieces and instantly killing every one Of its
ten occupants
OV the gth the oldest house in Boston.
wooden structure. fell while workmen were
engaged in taking down one OF its old
fashioned chiEneys. and Mrs Shea was
killed by falling timbers. The house was
two hundred and thirty-six years old
TEE seventy annual meeting of the
American Bible Society was held in New
York Ou the Fth The cash receipts during
the year We're S4yg. -, and the disburse-
mcuts 1l5 $50
FLAMES swept away the business district
of Shrub Oak y. T., on the 9uh
THE death of Henri Matticu. a veteran of
the battle OF Waterloo, occurred in New
York City ON the gth.
FIRE wiped out the business part of the
village Of Dauyille, Vt IN an hour ON the
ath only the bank aud hotel escaping
is New York city tornado ON the 10th
did considerable damage but no one was
seriously injured The storm also swept
across long Island. and buildings were
blown down, huge piles OF lumber scattered
and several persons injured Great numbers
OF animals were killed.
THs Window Glass Workers issued an
order ON the nth that alien glass workers
who come To this country for work here
after shall be bIacklis,cd
The death of John z. salisbury, Sccre-
tarv of state Of Delaware. occurred at his
home in Dover ON the 18th at the age OF
thirty-six years
JoHN CAVALIER. a soldier OF the wax of
1872, died On the 10th at the poor farm near
Middleburg. y. j., aged over one hundred
and one FEARS.
Is Pittsburgh. Ia, and vicinity violent
wind and rain-storm on the 10th did great
damage and several lives were lost
BAENuus show was stampeded at
WiIliamsport Pc, by wind-storm on the
evening of the 10Th Three cages of ami
mails were overturned, an antelope was
killed. and the trumpeting OF elephants
caught under the falling canvas caused in
tense fright and confusion. Many OF the
performers, men and women were shock
ingly hurt
AT Newcastle. Del, five negroes and
seven whites were whipped ON the 18th for
larceny. highway robbery and horse steal
ing.
OS the nth the TWO hundred and hftieth
anniversary Of the settlements OF Newport
q T., was observed Ia tn1t city.
TIE count 81 money in the sub-treasury
10 New York was concluded on the llth.
Fhe amount counted was sf.S.@"i, 49,.
Is New ork the six days walking match
cln~".. CA q ,.c iith with tine following scoree
Hcrlv. s-n miles, CJrt1i-bt. 80; Norcmac
--G. iIcgclWW 52l; Hughes BIS; Golden
5a5, smith sA
uV the llth George Francis Train broke
his fas, az JWenty-ouc days by eating an
orange at cIiiIGren's tea party in New
York
NEs WILLIAM NCNALIY's house at Ridge
way. Pa was struck by lightning ON the
nth. ami Mrs McNaliv and three children
were killed An infant in the mother $
arms was uuiHiured and the tragedy was
discovered by its cries.
HENRY g. FOSTER died al his home in Rome.
y y on the nth in his ninetieth wear lie
was tine senior eN-United States Senator,
having been appointed in ISL one year
before Simon Cameron. oil Pennsylvania
By ana explosion of fire-damp IN a coal
mime near Charters. Pa four Hungarian
s-orLmeu were Instantly killed on the llth
TEE recent storms throughout Eastern
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania did inn
mcnSe damage % farm property. Near Al
Iccheuy a small settlement was almost en-
tirelv destroyed barns and fences being
sweep, away.
as the IIth James n. Fish cy-president
of tine Marine Bank of New York. was re
leased from prison az Aub arm, y Y
WEST AND SOUTH.
IS TAP named Bates Who was bitten a
month ago at N.ddlcbury. Ind. 10y a dog.
died on the 9TH in terrible agony from by
drophohia.
FIRE destroyed nearly the entire village
or EIha Mimi ON q ne 9TH