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his hat when the assassin's bullet struck
his wrist. e. K. Wood, of Austin, started
with livery team Monday morning to buy
cattle. A mile west Of town q man pre-
tending to have cattle to sell persuaded
him to hitch the horses and walk through
a piece of woods to see the cattle. When
they had proceeded short way another
man appeared and both the strangers pre-
sented revolvers and demanded his money.
Mr.. Wood shouted for help, when he was
knocked down. The robbers then searched
his pockets and took from him $4,000,
which they coolly divided in Mr.. Woods
presence. They took his revolver from
him which was subsequently found near
by the scene Of the robbery. He was not
seriously injured. If Mr.. Woods story is
correct it is one of the most remarkable
ROBBIE les ON Eecord.
THURSDAY, July l6.-Forty-fve build
ings, mostly occupied for business pur-
poses, were destroyed by the fire in Iowa
Falls Tuesday. The French government
warns its people against emigrating to the
United States, because a number OF late
emigrants have applied to the government
for assistance to enable them to return to
France. The committee Of thirty of the
French Assembly propose constitution
for the government which shall recognize
the irrevocability Of MacMahon's powers
for seven years; maintain the title of Pres
ident; establish ministerial responsibility,
as in England; provide for two legislative
chambers, the upper Of which or Senate to
be organized by future bill; authorize the
President alone to dissolve the lower house;
and require that notifications Of laws shall
only be made on proposition of the Presi-
dent. The plan seems to suit nobody out
side of the committee and France will
probably continue to be governed without
constitution. {. . Prince Bismarck is
rumored to be suffering quite. seriously,
either from the wound on his wrist or the
excitement following the late attempt at his
assassination. :. The Princeton crew won
the six cared boat race in the college ,e-
gatta at Saratoga yesterday. Distance. 3
miles; time, Is min., II IL sec. The
single scull race, miles, was won by Will
cox of Yale. Time, IA min., II l-S sec.
The Democratic convention Of Indiana
yesterday nominated J. E. Neff Of Ran
dolph county Secretary of State; E. Hen
derson Of Morgan county for Auditor, and
Fl. B. Biddle Of Cass county for Judge Of
the Supreme Court. Henderson and Bid
die had before been nominated on the Re-
form ticket.... Damage to property to the
amount Of s2,500, 900 was occasioned near
Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday by overflow
rom breaking of a canal. "A young man
named Samuel Henny was lodged in Jail
at St. Paul yesterday who is charged with
outraging the person Of Miss Wheeler, a
girl Of IA, daughter of E H. Wheeler of
Blooming Prairie, Steele county. 1t is
stated that Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler being
absent from home, Henny at night made
his way into the open window Of Miss
Wheeler's room and accomplished his
purpose while the girl was insens;ble from
fright. Fortunately Hiss Wheeler had in
vited another girl to spend the night with
her and this one was able to give pretty
accurate description Of Henny, who did
not know she was in the room. He was
further identified from having left part
of his clothes in barn near the house.
Yesterday vast swarms Of locusts, from the
north, were flying southwardly over all
points heard from along the main line of
the St. Paul and Pacific railroad.
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FRIDAY, July 1.-THE interest and ex-
element in Brooklyn over the Beecher-
Tilton affair is greatly increased by the
separation of Tilton and wife and by ru-
mors thereon that, while Mrs. Tilton has
taken sides with Beecher and sworn to his
innocence, Mr.. Tilton is engaged in pre-
pairing his statement, which he has deter
mined to publish, charging Beecher with
positive crime and bringing proof to sus-
tain his charges. =. Immense swarms of
locusts descended near Columbus, Nebras-
ka, on Wednesday. =. Nominations for
Congress were reported yesterday as fol-
lows; Gen. AcHurton, nominated by the