River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-09-15

AT Lexington, Ey.. Mrs. William L
Barclay, wife of well-known trottine
horse owner, and her child were fatally
burned with gasoline.
MASKED men held up an eastbouno
Missouri Pacific train near Sheffield,
Kan, and the express car was robbed
of s., 900.
The republicans of North Carolina
have nominated a full ticket with
David NJ. Furches for governor.
NEAR Bloomington. Ind, Richard
Wright was murdered by Dell Judah
his son-in-law, and Wright's daughter
killed Judah.
Mrs. LIBBIE BENNETT and Mrs. X. w.
Cornwall while crossing a railroad
track near Pine Island, Mimi, were
run over by train and fatally injured.
THE Colorado republicans in state
convention at Pueblo nominated Joseph
c. Helm for governor.
In St Paul Simon j. Ahern, lawyer
and capitalist. on trial for criminal
libel, was sentenced without the option
of fine TO serve sixty days in the coun-
ty worlxhouse.
CHARLES CRAIG and Edward MeCar.
thy, both colOred, were executed in the
Ohio penitentiary at Columbus. Craig
killed Annie Thompson, his mistress,
in September, 1890. and Mccarthy killed
Charles Netterman, a drummer, in
August. 1890.
FIRE destroyed the old Academy OF
Music at Cleveland, o.
THE following congressional nomi.
nations were made: Illinois. Sec.
ond district, Edward Connor (rep. \;
Third. T. C. Macmillan (rep.); Fourth.
William Woke (rep.); Wisconsin, Sec
ond district, Charles Bonsig (dem. y;
Sixth, C. Forward (pro); Eighth, L. E.
Barnes (dem.); Missouri. Thirteenth
district. X. w. Ryan (dem.); Louisiana,
Second district. ]. w. White (rep).
IN session at San Francisco the Amer
lean Bankers association elected Will
liam II. Rhawn, of Philadelphia, as
president.
DY the explosion OF boiler near Bes-
semer, Ala. four men were killed.
NORTH DAKOTA prohibitionists in
convention at Fargo named a state
ticket headed by Roger Allen for gov
ernor.
THE worlds fair treasurer announces
that up to the 9th the receipts were
$40 403, SIS; disbursements, $4,000, SOS,
leaving a balance on hand of 81, 401, 006.
ADAM FOSTER and Andy Jefferies,
two 20-year-old coiored men. were ex-
ecuted at Spartansburg, 5. c., for muir
der, and William Davis (colored) was
hanged at Tazewell Court House, Va. q,
for killing policeman.
IL Memphis, Tenn, Samuel Wright,
a white railroad switchman, fatally
shot Julia Childress, his colored mis-
tress. and then killed himself. Jealousy
was the cause.
The rag warehouse of Joseph Joseph
at Cincinnati was burned, the loss
being $3.50, 900.
A WIND and hail storm near Madison,
Wis, ruined many acres of tobacco,
destroyed fruit and vegetables, and did
damage estimated at 81, 100000.
AT Marion, Ind, a tornado blew
down the pulp works and killed How
ard Green and Samuel Pond.
On the line of the Central Pacific road
sheds were burned by an incendiary
fire.
IN Milwaukee John Kalb shot and
fatally wounded his wife and then killed
himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
NJ II. LEWIS. auditor, and II. w.
Russell. treasurer at Kansas City of the
Lombard Investment Company. have
fled to Mexico with more than 500, 600
of the company's money.
L. w. PICKS farmhouse near Dem
yer, Col, was burned, and Pecl1's s.
months-old daughter persisted in the
flames and Mrs. Peck and another child
we're fatally burned
The southern part of Georgia and
portions of Florida have been flooded
with silver-plated one-ccnt pieces that
have passed for dimes.
FRANK AND RALPH CURTIS and George
D. Sparks, young schoolboys, were
drowned while bathing in the Tennes-
see river at Chattanooga.