River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-05-07
WEST AND SOUTH.

On the Baltimore & Ohio road an eX-
press train collided with freight train
near Gaithersburg. Md. and Engineer
Curtis Elliott of the express, Engineer
Henry Croft. Fireman Murphy OF the
freight, and Postal Clerk 5 c. Burdett
were iSilled
JONAS JOHNsOS's wife and youngest
son were fatally injured by the rn-
ing of their home near Wheaton. Ninn.
J. l.. BUCK. of White Pigeon, Ind,
knocked his wife down and was about
to choke her when she shot him dead.
IN the Center block at Franklin. Pa,
a fire destroyed 500, 900 worth of prop
ertv.
CHARLES L. ROSE and Nick Flood,
two gamblers, quarreled at Roanoke,
Va. duel followed and both men were
fatally hurt.
On train at Aurora. H.. Il. III. ellis
bic. of Columbus, o., was drugged and
robbed of SIS, 900 by a woman.
AT Peru. Ind. John johnson was
sentenced to one year in the penitentiary
for stealing a bushel of potatoes and
selling them for ninety-five cents.
IN the Thresher Company's paint
shop at the Saltwater Mimi prison
fire did SlOO. 900 damage.
THE governor of Ohio has committed
TO life imprisonment the death sentence
of Isaac Smith, convicted of killing his
cousin, Stephen Sl1idmore, in 1855
Smith has been sentenced to death nine
times
IL the vicinity of Wabash, Ind, frosts
did great damage to fruit.
The mayor of Cincinnati declares
that no more professional base ball
games shall be played in that city on
sunday.
A TRAIN was wrecked by striking a
cow at Greentown, Ind. and the en-
gineer and fireman were killed.
FLAMES which began in Campbell &
Co.'S furniture factory at Chattanooga,
Tenn, burned over S25O.O0O worth of
property.
AT Troy. Ala. the roof of the opera
house fell in. killing two women and
seriously injuring several persons
THE death of James Hubbard oc-
Cured at Mapleton. Ind, aged 1O6
years He left $50 descendants in five
generations.
On James r. Malone's farm, near
Boonegrove. Ind, two barns were
bcrned by an incendiary and forty-five
COW :. fifteen calves and ten horses per
ishe in the flames
l. wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad at Waring, Md. $4,000 in
treasury notes were burned.
The death of Albert SnOOlSs. the
bridegroom and seventh victim of the
poisoned wedding feast at Louisville,
KY, was reported. His wife was very
low
While crazed with la grippe DR. r. G.
MausS. a noted Washington physician,
killed himself.
WORK has commenced on the tunnel
TO be bult between Detroit and Wind
sor. Ont.
Iowa democrats will hold their state
convention in Ottumwa June "a.
The mayor OF Cincinnati has an
nounced that sunday theatricals will
not be allowed in that city next season.
THE explosion of a locomotive at
Johnston's station. O., killed the FIRE
man. and the engineer and head brake
man were badly hurt
NEAR Beloit. Wis. Charles Hannah,
a farmer. blew his brains out because
he had been arrested for drunkenness.
A PROMINENT physician of Linton.
f Ind. l.. H. Dillv, was instantly killed
+ by his team running away.
4 RAIN. hail and windstorm visited
+ Bryan, O.. and hardly house escaped
E without some damage.
BECAUSE he could not stop drinking
8 1iounr a Il RarneS "A Touun man.
committed suieide at Portland, Ore.