River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-04-25
THE EAST.

GENERAL FRANZ STGEL resigned the Office
of Pension Agent at New York ON the 10th.
Tie is sixty-tive years old aud much broken
down by his sons disgrace.
JOSEPH F. STEW ART icolOred) after spend
ing twenty-nine years Of his life in prison
at Trenton, y J., was given his freedom on
the 10th.
The Standard OIL COMPANY. il was said on
the 10th. contemplated changing its base OF
operations from the Pennsylvania fields to
those Of Ohio.
FLAMES nearly swept away Centerville, r.
L. on the 10Th
THOMAS DosINQUEZ. a Spaniard, killed
his wife and himself with a razor on the 10th
- Buffalo. y. l. Jealousy was the cause
PATEIC1 McATAMNEY. a switchman, al
jersey City. y. J.. ON the 18th jumped be
fore an engine and saved the life of a ten
year-old boy, but he was run over and
! killed
OS the 18th Fred Grant, the newly-ap-
pointed Minister 10 Austria. left New York
FOR that country Hon. Albert C. Porter
/ United States Minister To Italy, sailed ON
I the same steamer
The failure of Thomas T. Scanlon. a
E piano manufacturer with offices at Boston
and New York and factory at RONbury,
/ Mass. occurred ON the 18th with liabilities
of s9Op0
Mrs. JAMES FIELD, of Butler, Pa, shot
and killed her husband on the 18th The
( shooting was in self-defense.
AT Hartford Conn, John II. Swift wa
/ hanged on the 18th for the murder Of his
wife ON July :. ISSI. He shot her because
she refused to live with him.
Two MEN engaged on the 18th in tearing
down telegraph wires in New York were
pulled from the window of a building by
\ the sudden falling of pole and killed
/ o. the 18th Charles Rice, living neal
/ Franklin. Pa, sought relief from asthma by
rubbing kerosene on his breast While thus
| engaged the can exploded burning the house
and fatally injuTing Rice.
| OK the 18th Edgar King. son of JOSEPH
I King, Il wealthy farmer near Montgomery
\ Mass, murdered his father, set fire to the
/ house and then killed himself He was sup
posed tn have been insane
| CHESTER COLLINS and Frederick BrOder-
l lex We're arrested on the 18th mt Eoundout
/ y Y. for making and circulating counter
/ felt money.
/ IT was 50 warm in Pittsburgh. Pa on the
/ 18th that two men We're overcome by tbs
| heat and would probably die.
/ FLAMES among elevators and warehouses
\ in New York City on the 10Th did damag,
\ 10 the extent of 3.500. 600. The east banl
/ of the North river was swept clear from
/ Fifty-ninth to Sixty-hfth street Five mel
/ probably lost their lives in the flames, anC
| several others were injured
I HAVING taken the office under the Gov
I eminent OF Minister To France, Whitelaw
I Reid retired from the editorship and direc
I ton Of the New York Tribune ON the 10Th
| The failure of the Calendar Insulating
and Waterproofing Company OF New Iorl
| occurred ON the 18th for $4,000.
I THE battle of Lexington was fought one
i hundred and fourteen years ago, and a
7 Lexington and Boston on the 18th ami
| versaTy exercises were held
! FRANK HANCOCK killed his four children
I and himself on the 20th at Blue Run, Pa.
/ during the absence of his wife. DOmesti'
| trouble caused the tragedy.
| OS the 9Oth Dewison, Williams & Co. hid
/ and leather dealers OF Boston failed 70
! s3l0COO
/ THE steamer Missouri arrived at Delawar'
| hreakwater Del, on the 2Oth with $40 q
! the passengers and crew on board of the i'll
1 fated steamer Danmark which was wrecke,
on the 9Th inst in mid-0cean and the Othe
l 80 taken from the vessel were left at thu
I Azores
TIE new British Minister TO the United
Z States. Sir Julian Pauncefote, arrived il
| New York on the 2lst.
I THE firm of Isaac Rich & Co. fish dealeri
I OF Boston. failed on the 10Th for s350,OO.
The death Of ex-Postmaster Henry
| Pearson. OF New York. occurred at the resi-
dence of his father-in-law, eX-POstmaster
| General Thomas J.. James. at Highwood
y j., ON the 10Th. from cancer of the stOm
ach