River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-08

THE Republicans in the Fifth Illinois
district on the LIST renominated A J.
Hopkins for Congressman.
THE Wells-Fargo express messenger
on Southern Pacific train was on the
lst robbed of s45. 900 at Eagleville, Tex.
THE grand jury in Chicago on the list
indicted Alderman j. Il. McAbee. M. j.
Corcoran, John Horn, w. Ii. Mitchell.
John Dingwell, James Lynch, Stephen
Cowes and Captain James White TALL
Democrats) for election frauds.
AT Blooming Grove, Tex, the new
Baptist church and many residences
we're demolished by cyclone on the LIST,
and the post-ofiice, the Presbyterian
church and several business houses were
partly wrecked.
THE death of Rev. William Barnes,
aged "A years, noted Presbyterian min
lister, occurred on the LIST at Jackson
vile, III. Mr.. Barnes preached the
funeral sermon Of Daniel Webster.
IN the negro settlement in Oklahoma
restitution was said to prevail on the
lst, and immediate supplies were needed
to prevent deaths from hunger.
THE Governor of California on the I'd
granted a pardon 20 A. z. Gipson, who
was sent in May, 1878, to San Quentin
prison to serve life sentence, he hav-
ing been found innocent
IN Chicago on the I'd 10, 900 working
men employed in the iron, cooper and
sash and door industries struck for eight
hours.
AT Lafayette, Ind. the Second Pres
beterian Church congregation celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of its organiza-
tion on the I'd.
On the % Mrs Mary McMonnan, who
lived near Lovett's Station, KY, was
torn to pieces by hogs which she was
feeding.
DISPATCHES of the I'd say that seven
ty-eight negroes lost their lives in the
recent floods in Louisiana.
In portions of Wisconsin and Mime
sofa forest fires were doing great dam
age on the I'd.
OK the I'd Charles Ebers, ex-auditor
of Henry County, o., was found to be
short Sl1. S97 in his accounts.
1T was said on the I'd that large me-
teor passed through the heavens over
Iowa cities. making in its progress a
noise resembling reports of cannon.
IN San Francisco on the I'd Frank
Williams was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life for stage robbery.
GovENoR Hovey on the I'd appoint
ed Judge Z. b. Martindale. of Indian
apolis, worlds fair commissi oner for
Indiana.
AT Springfield on the I'd the State
Grange, Farmers Mutual Benefit As
sociation. Farmers Alliance and
Knights of Labor. of Illinois. CONSOLE
dated, with J. NJ. Thompson, of Joliet,
as president
IN Baltimore, Md, 1000 drinking
places were closed on the Sd by the new
liquor law.
The Prohibitionists in Kansas de-
cided on the Sd to fight original pack
age dealers, despite the decision of tho
United States Supreme Court.
For the week ended on the 81 tho
percentages of the baseball clubs IN the
Players League were: Boston. .72i;
Chicago, .666; Buffalo, .555; Brooklyn.
500; Pittsburgh, 800; Philadelphia, a.;
New York. 1893; Cleveland, 800. The
clubs in the National League stood:
Cincinnati, 900; Chicago. 500; Brook
lyn, 800; Philadelphia. .555; Boston.
545; Pittsburgh, 800; New York, 1868;
Cleveland. 800.
An incendiary fire destroyed the
furniture warehouse of the Nation
Manufacturing Company in Chicago on
the Sd. Loss, Sl20,000.
On the Sd J. f. Murray, county treas
urer of Aiken County, ). c., was found
short in his cash to the amount of ST.
900 or SIS 0O0
AT Willspoint, Tex, hurricane on
tho Sd damaged every house in town,
and two persons were killed outright
and several injured.
SARAH HLANEY, widow aged q
years, and her daughter Caroline, were
found murdered in their beds in Balti-
more on the 3D. A grandson of Mrs.
Blaney was arrested on suspicion.
OVER portions of Minnesota and Da-
kota sand-storms on the Sd did great
damage
AT Laurel Hill, w. Va, James Sevate.
aged 1O1 years, and Mrs. Terence, aged
So were married on the Sd. The grooms-
man was 81 and the bridesmaid rs
SEvENTY-EIGHT persons who took
part in the recent whisky crusade at
Lathrop. Mo-, were arrested on the Sd
for willful destruction of property.
OK the 4th the remains of DIR. Cronin,
murdered in Chicago one year ago, were
taken from a vault and inferred in Cal
vary Cemetery.
II Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Da-
kotas a great snow-storm prevailed on
the 4th, snow falling in some places to
the depth of eight inches.
AT Coloma. Cal. a monument to
James w. Marshall, the first discoverer
of gold in California, was unvailed on
the Sd.