Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-08-11
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


in his GSth year.
THE results of the suppleme ntary
elections for members of French de-
detrimental councils leave net Repuo-
fican gain of 1875. The Conservatives
now hold only six departments.
TIE premises occupied by Tarrant 4
Co. importers and jobbers in drugs, at
27S. $50 and 2S2 Greenwich Street, New
York, were damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of about 100000.
ARRANGEMENTS have been perfected
with all the railroad and express com
panies in the United States tor the Tree
entry Of World Fair exhibits. EXhlp-
itors who consign their property
through any authorized forwarding
house will be required to pay the usual
brokerage fees.
GEN. a. w. TILLsoN, who was colonel
Of the Tenth illinois and commander
of brigade III Sherman's march to the
sea, and later editor Of the Quincy
Wing, died at Quincy, III. Gen. Tlllson
has been prominent in Republican poll
ties. His widow is Il daughter OF Gov.
Wood, one of the earliest settlers OF the
state.
Mrs. MARY B. WILLARD, the aged
mother of Frances +. Willard, died at
her nome in Evanston, LII. Mrs:
Willard had been sinking for several
months and her death had been hourly
expected for number of days.
JOHN c. BUNDY, for many years editor
and publisher of the Religio-P hilosophi-
cal Journal, of Chicago, and a man of
international reputation among Spirit
ualists and occultists, died at his resi-
dence in that city, after brief illness.
THE Joplin (Mo.) white lead works,
the largest concern of the kind in Mis-
souri,, was destroyed by fire. The loss
is 100000; partially insured.
AT the Crescent Hill reservoir, Louis
Vile, Ky, Tom Jones was instantly
killed and Henry J. Parish and James
Walker, two of his companions, were
fatally injured by the breaking down Of
scatfold ON which they were standing.
WILLIAM WHITE, aged rs years, grand
secretary of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, died at Louisville, KY, of
heart disease.
THE governor of North Dakota has
withdrawn his proclamation placing
quarantine on the Canadian Pacific,
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railroads ut the boundary, owing to the
outbreak of small poX.
THE Rev. Benjamin Fisk, perhaps the
most noted Swedenborgian in the
United States, died at his home in
Germantown, near Philadelphia, aged
81 years. Seven years ago he estab-
Iished the Swedenborgian Publication
Society of Philadelphia, and was its
president UP to the time of his death.
SIR WILLIAM HENRY HouLDswoRTH,
Bart, Hon. Sir Charles William, FIRE.
mantle, X. c. b., and Bertram Currle
have been nominated rs British dele
gates to the international monetary con-
terence.
AT Il meeting of Unionists held in
Midlothian to-day it was decided not
before the people for reelection on &C.
cepting Office.
"A FERRY boat plying on the Mediera
River, Tunis, was capsized in midstream
and nine of the persons on board were
drowned.
M. DE STRuvE, Russian minister to
the United States, has been transferred
to the Hague. He will be succeeded In
Washington by Prince Cantacuzene, at
present chancellor of the Russian en-
bassy at Vienna.
THE United States steamship Ben
nington has arrived ut Huelva. Salutes
were exchanged by the Spanish squad
ron and the Bennington. The captain
of the Bennington made an inspection
of the Columbus caravel Santa Maria.
A CONFERENCE has been summoned Mt
Berlin under the presidency of DR..
MIGUEL. minister of finance, to frame
proposals for Il commercial treaty with
Russia.
AN encounter occurred at Ortonville,
Mo-, between w. c. Whiteman, editor
Of the Herald-Star, and A. B. kiercher,
editor Of the Big Stone County Journal,
growing out OF personal fight in the
papers named. Whiteman was serious
ly injured.
A TERRIBLE murder and suicide was
enacted on the evening of the 18th, in
the hotel at Fluvanna, three miles from
jamestown, n. Y, on the lake. Patsy
Dowd, of Dunkirk, was out driving with
two disreputable women. They had
some words and Dowd hit one of the
women in the mouth, drawing blood.
They drove to the hotel and all entered.
A young man. George Hass, and some
companions were there, and as one of
the women, Nina Fahey, had blood on
her face, Hass asked her what was the
matter. She told him Dowd had hit
ner IN the lace. Iowa ana Cnc women
then entered the parlor and closed the
doors. Hass and his companions said
they would fix Dowd, so they pushed
open the door. Dowd drew revolver
and Hass and his companions threw
beer bottles at him. He fired and Hass
fell dead with bullet III his heart. He
then shot and killed himself.
AT San Diego, Cal, Havermal & Ros-
sier, shoe dealers, have filed petition
in insolvency. Assets, Sl1 900; liabili-
ties, $4,000.
TIE Nebraska Republican state con-
vention nominated Lorenzo Crounse
for governor. he receiving 446 votes;
necessary to choice, 423. Rev. T. r.
Tate was chosen for lieutenant-govern-
or, and J. G. Allen for secretary of
state.
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