River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-07-09

rem as the road aud hay was pounded
into the ground Not a green blade OF
any sort was left. In some localities
the hail was from s to 10 inches deep.
II was said that Sheriff Warfirid. Of
Arkansas City, Ark, was defaulter
to the extent Of SIS, O00
CHARLES NEWTON, John Byron and
Chalmer Shaifer were scalded fatally
at Newcastle. Pa. by a traction engine
going through bridge.
HENRY BRABHAM, a negro. was
hanged At Charlotte, y. c., for the
murder of an Italian named Mecca on
April II last tie confessed the crime.
AT Keokulz. Ia, James NJ. Love, one
of the oldest United States district
judges. died at the age - years He
was appointed judge by President
Pierce IN 1856.
OVER 10000 acres of grain. fuel and
timber were burned near Milton, Cal
WILLIAM NEWTON and George Jones,
two well-known farmers of east Ten
nessee, fought a duel on the state line
over piece of property and both were
killed.
The death of D1. William Mottram
occurred at Kalamazoo. aged 81 years.
lie was the oldest praeticing physician
in Michigan.
john SMITH and Miss Mary Dawson,
of Franklin. Ky. were thrown from a
buggy and killed.
AT Farm. W. Va, fourteen persons
were killed and fifty-eight injured, sew
eral fatally. by the two rear coaches
of an express train plunging through a
trestle 81 feet high.
On the 4th Henry Harms, of Quincy,
Mimi, who had slept almost incessant-
~ for sixteen years, awoke from his
slumbers.
JAMES TILLEY's team ran away at
Boone, Ia. and Tilley. his wife and
child were instantly killed.
IL st. Mary's county. Md. J. b.
Lamb. of Boston, and w. J. Holden
and J. Walters. of New York, scholas-
ties of Woodstock college, were killed
by lightning, and five men met death
in the same manner at Fernandino,
Fla
A FAST express train on the New
York, Lake Erie e Western railway
was run into while standing at the de-
pot at Ravenna, O., by fast freight
TRAM anu nlutAtth lifAnfitH hNiN htAtFh
and twenty-three badly injured. Care
lesSness of = brakeman was the cause.
NEAR Galesburg. H.. two young men
named Kane, of Roseville, and Thomas,
of Galesburg, were drowned while boat
riding.
FIRE destroyed four blocks of build
ings at Lagrande, Ore, the loss being
SIPS. 600.
A STORM swept over the entire Texas
coast and over a dozen sailors were
drowned. Galveston was partially sub
merged and several buildings were
washed away.
WILLIAM HENNEssY and c. j. Jones
were killed in a balloon accident at
New Lisbon, o., and at Elyria, O..
Mile. Zoetta Bentley fell from a bal
loon and was dashed to pieces.
In drunken row between white and
negro miners at Sumter, Ala, one
negro was killed and five others fatally
injured.
a CENSUS office bulletin gives the
population of Nevada at 45, 761, de.
crease of 1896 since 1850. The pop
ulation of Idaho is shown to be 81, SS5,
which is an increase during the decade
of 81. 715
IN the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the weeS
ended on the 4th were: New York,
GA; Chicago, $50; Boston. .ooI. phila.
delphia, 800; CLEVELAND. .4sl; Brooks
lyn, ass: Pittsburgh, sO6; Cincinnati.
$40. The percentages Of clubs in the
American association were: Boston.
COL: St Louis. CAS-; Baltimore. .597; Co
lumbus. 464; Cincinnati, .46S; Athletic.
.449: Louisville. 1913: Washington. .32S