River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-11

AT Omaha, Neb., earthquake shocks
caused bank of earth to cave into the
street, crushing a house and fatally in
juring one of its inmates. Shocks were
also felt in Portland and Astoria, Ore.
IT was announced by John A. Nor
ris, the principal owner and director
of the Louisiana Lottery Company,
that he intended to withdraw his prop
osition for the re-charter of the COM
pany, and that the concern would wind
up its affairs and retire from the field
when its charter expired in 1894.
JOIN FERRIES died in Garry Owen.
Jackson county, Ia, aged ll2 years.
AT Fairbury. Ill, Mrs. Mary Wray
celebrated her Tooth birthday anniver-
sary. She was in good health.
A. NJ. LENsIG's house at Jackson
vile, Fla. was burned, and his wife
and two children persisted in the flames
In Cincinnati Meredith Stanly and
his wife. both dressed in tights, jumped
simultaneously from the railroad
bridge, 100 feet, into the Ohio river.
Neither were injured.
Two MEN were killed and six injured.
three fatally. by the falling of scat
fold at the Sloss furnace in Birming-
ham, Ala
THE Iowa democratic convention for
selecting delegates to the national con-
vention viii be held at Council Bluffs
MAY IL
For neglecting to cancel the stamps
on empty liquor casks twenty five
saloonkeepers at ottumwa, Ia, were
arrested.
THE Texas supreme court holds that
receivers of railway companies are not
liable for damages resulting in death
THE failure of the Western Farm
Mortgage Company at Denver for ST.
900. 600 was reported.
THE oldest postmaster in the United
States, Hamilton Gray. died near
Kingston, Tenn. He had served as
postmaster at Gray's Hill since his APP
pointment by President Polk.
THE liberal territorial convention at
Salt Lake adopted a memorial to con-
gress protesting against the admission
of Utah as a state.
THREE men were hanged in Ken
lucky. William Pickett at Irvine for
the murder of William Hail; Robert
Charlton (colored) at Henderson for
the murder of Minnie Hoskins, and
William Bush at Stanford for killing
his wife
me Wisconsin prohibitionists will
hold their state convention in Madison
May 81
The death of Rev. Il. ]. Frey, for
twenty-five years editor of the Central
Christian Advocate, organ of the Meth
odist church, occurred at his home IN
St Louis, aged 6S years.
The village of Hamilton. n. d., was
nearly destroyed by fire.
IN Michigan representatives of the
prohibitionists and peoples party met
in jackson and decided to consolidate
the two parties
THE firm of Z. Goddard & Son, mill
ers at St Louis, made an assignment
with liabilities of $50, 900 and assets
of Sg7, 095.4s
FLAMES nearly wiped out the town Of
Morganfield. Ky.
THE democrats will hold their state
convention at Leavenworth, Kan,
March 5.
NEAR Gurdon, Ark, Frank Tyler and
his wife were both crushed to death
while attempting to repair an out
building on their farm.
FLAMES at the architectural iron
works of the Haugh-Ketchum Com
pany in Haughville, Ind, caused a loss
of Sl2O. 900.
IN the southern part of Wood coun-
ty, o., tornado unroofed houses, up
rooted large trees, blew down fences
and did other damage.
A FAST express on the Chicago &
Alton road collided with freight train
near Larrabee. Mo. and Engineer Ell.
lington and Firemen Keller and Hin
derman were killed and several per-
sons were badly injured.
Two MEN named Anderson and a
Miss Carr were killed during a quarrel
at dance near Silver Point, Tenn.
THE death of Mrs. G. p. Barber &C.
Cured at Lake Harbor, Mich. She
was writer of wide reput Ition known
as Faith Templeton."