River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-25

in the world either at the trotting or
pacing gait
DURING a fight with soldiers and
miners on the 18th at Coal Creek,
Tenn, twelve of the latter were killed
and over fifty were wounded.
AT Memphis. Tenn. Carroll Ruther-
florida wealthy negro, killed his wife in
fit of jealousy and then took his own
life
FREDERICK ZoRS was hanged at PEN
ileton, Ore. for the murder of his
wife and mother-in-law near Milton
last October.
THOMAS LEE and wife, OF st. Clair,
Tenn, were instantly killed by the
running away of their horse and over
turning of their carriage.
The entire business portion of Gene
va, o., was destroyed by fire. II was
estimated that the loss would reach
Sl75.Oo0.
THE house of an engineer named
Wright was destroyed and his wife and
Swear Did child were burned TO death
by the explosion of a gasoline stove at
Chino. Cal.
CHARLES EVANS. who murdered Sher-
was hanged at Covington, La.
THE iron manufacturers of Youngs-
town, o., aud the Ainalgamated associ-
alton have agreed upon a scale of
wages and over 10. 900 men in the valley
would return to work at once.
THE democratic national campaign
committee nave decided to locate
branch headquarters in Chicago to look
after the states of Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota. North
and South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska
and Iowa.
The miners at Coal Creek, Tenn,
urrendered to Gen. Carnes, after
battle lasting two hours Two men
were killed and several wounded.
WARREN FISHER slapped his lS-year-
old sister for some petty misdemeanor
at Illlsboro. Tex, and she picked up
carving '5nife and fatally stabbed him.
She would not be arrested on account
OF her tender age.
THE managers of the worlds fair
have decided to issue over 10000 invi-
tations for the dcdicatory exercises in
October.
REPUBLICANS of Idaho in state con-
vention at Moscow nominated United
states senator w. j. Mcconnell for
governor. !. y. Sullivan for supreme
court judge and Willis Sweet for con-
gresS.
FIRE in the furniture house at Omaha,
Neb.. of Shive. Rick & Co. did damage
10 the amount of 100000.
NOMINATIONS for congress were made
as follows: kentucky, Fifth district,
c. ). Bates ,people's); Penrsv vania,
Twenty-fouvth district. DIR. William A.
Sipe (dem }: North Carolina, Second dis
triet. +. \. Moyr (people's).
WILLIAM JONES and Cal Armstrong
were struck by lightning and instantly
killed at the farm of Jacob Bayless in
Mississipnawa township, o.
THE famous Cardiff giant. which has
been buried under livery stable in In
dependence. Ia, for twenty years, has
been exhumed.
A PASSENGER train was held up about
miles east of Augusta, Kan. and two
valuable safes of the Wells-Fargo ex-
press robbed of all the contents by
four masked robbers.
The Oldest inhabitant of Indiana,
Mrs. Patsy Sears, died at the home of
her daughter at Kokomo, aged I1S
years.
JAMES BLUNDERFIELD, and Robert
Crater, an engineer and fireman, were
killed by the explosion of a locomotive
boiler at Memphis, Tenn.
ADRIAN SMITH (colored) died ut Alex
andria, La, aged 40 years. He re-
membered Gen. jackson well and often
spoke of him and the battle of New
Orleans
AT Richmond, Va, Mrs. Lizzie Hicks,
a widow. shot and killed her 16-year-
old daughter, an only child, installing
her for a burglar.
THE striking situation at Coal Creek,
Tenn, has SO far improved that the vol
unteers are returning TO their homes.
SHERIFF 5. A. BRITo, of Cameron
county, Tex, was assassinated from
ambush at Brownsville.
CONSTABLE STULTZ fatally shot two
brothers named Lent and seriously in
jured another while resisting arrest at
Bedford. Ind.
BOLT of lightning near Grant, Neb,
killed James MeIlugh and Levi Gastin-
eau and rendered unconscious several
others.
JUICE JESSE LYNCH died at his home
in Peoria, ILL.,, aged as years. He was
the father of the republican party, hav-
ing introduced resolutions in the con-
vention held at Mayors hall. Bloom
ngton, ILL.,. May 81, 1851, that the new
party be called the republican party,
which were adopted. The judge served
one ter N in congress.