River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-21

THE sudden death Of Newton Booth.
ex-governor of california and ex- United
States senator, occurred at his home in
Sacramento.
A TRAIN on the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas road was held up by a gang of
masked robbers at Adair. l. T., and the
express car rified of $40. 900.
For numbering his wife Charles
Blackman was hanged at Greensboro,
NC.
WHILE insane John C. Quincy, law
yer, shot his wife and himself fatally at
Grand Rapids, Mich.
CANDIDATES for congress were named
as follows: First Arkansas district, p.
ID. McCullock (dem. }; First Indiana dis
trict, Arthur 7. Twineham (rep.l; First
West Virginia district. Il. Ii. Dorener
(rep.); Tenth Georgia district, John c.
Black (dem.): Eighth Illinois district,
Norman Kilburn (pro.); Sixth Iowa
district, John L. Lacey (rep.); territory
of Oklahoma, Dennis Flynn (rep.l.
A SEVERE rainstorm near Sedalia,
Mo-. accompanied by high wind, ut
terly destroyed thousands of acres of
growing corn. Several small buildings
were also blown down.
A sAwMIIL boiler at Hague, Fla, ex-
ploded. killing two men and injuring
five others, two of whoa will probably
die.
A MOB lynched Julien Moseley (col-
ored) at HALEY, Ark, for assaulting
his 7-year-old stepdaughter.
In Idaho the miners war was
thought to be over. the strikers having
no desire to fight the federal troops.
AT Atlanta, Ga, Peter Daniels (col-
ored) was hanged for the murder of
Silvia lyle, his mistress.
LIGHTNING struck and killed James
Wills and Annie and Mary Connor at
Spencer. Ky.
FIRE destroyed Richard Beers livery
stable at Milwaukee, and sixty fine
carriage horses persisted in the flames
In Lac qui Parle county, Mimi, dur
ing a thunderstorm four men were
killed by lightning.
HUNDREDS of people were said to be
starving and would speedily perish in
Sumter and Marengo counties, Ala,
Unless aid was soon given.
A TORNADO at Cincinnati unroofed
many buildings and did other damage.
A wINDsToRM passed over the north
ern portion of Hamilton, o., causing
great destruction to property, and in
iuring five persons, two fatally.
DEMOCRATS of the Third Tennessee
district have nominated III. c. Snodgrass
for congress.
A NEGRO named Cal Parks was hanged
at Caldwell, Tex, for numbering Mrs.
Jessie McDonough and her 7-year-old
stepson.
AT Des Moines, Ia, a windstorm
blew down the large amphitheater and
other buildings on the state fair
grounds.
ONE HUNDRED union strikers were
arrested at Wardner. Idaho, by Gen.
Carlin for acts of violence and placed
under guard.
FLAMES swept away one-half of the
business portion of Huron, Cal.
IN Adrian, Mich, George Gazelle (col-
oredj died at the home of his son at the
age of l16 years. He was born a slave
in 1916.
JOHN G. COOMBs died at Kokomo, Ind,
and Mrs CoombS, while taking a last
look at the remains. fell dead.
The Iron & Steel Company at West
Superior, Wis, has closed its works
and has notified all employees that no
members of the Amalgamated associa-
ton will be recognized hereafter.
OVER 80 wild horses, the first seen in
Colorado for fifteen years, ran by Kit
Carson and twenty-five were captured.
Four young sons of Christopher A.
Ball were drowned in the river near
Princess Anne, Md, while bathing.
THE democrats in Michigan will
hold their state convention for the
nomination of state ticket at Grand
Rapids August IL.
FLAMES ruined the factory of the
Western Linoleum Company at Akron,
o., causing a loss of 100000.
IN session in Detroit the Baptist
Young Peoples union elected Rev. l.. l..
Henson, of Boston, as president