Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-28
FATAL MOE SHOOTING.

men instantly killed and three Woundeu.
Two of the rioters, George and William How
ard, were wounded, one dangerously. John
Thompson, a clerk and disinterested party,
was shot and instantly killed by shot fired
through the window of the store in which he
was employed, Three of the rioters were ar
rested. Sheriff and posse on the trail OF the
rest.
STEWART GRAVE ROBBERY.
Whalen and Burke, arrested for alleged
completely in the Stewart grave robbery, were
arranged before Justice Morgan, in the Jeffer-
son market police court, New York On the
10Th inst. Capt Byrnes made formal CON-
plant against the men, and counsel for the
prisoners began to cross-examine him. The
captain refused to give the name Of the party
or parties who gave him the Information
against the accused, and the counsel refused
to proceed any further The judge held the
prisoners In s., 900 to answer.
~ INUNDATIoN.
Norwich, England Is inundated by a
freshet in the river Winsom, in consequence
two days and two nights steady rain. Two
of the most densety populated districts are
several feet under water. The basement OF
factories, warehouses, graneries and dwellings
along the river are flooded. One or two
deaths by drowning are reported Four or
five miles Of the streets are submerged, and
from three to four thousand dwellings are
made uninhabitable. The result Is vast Pc
cuniary damage. The authorities are main
| thinning the homeless poor.
SHOT.
Warren Tate shot and killed VIM. Love
| In the court house in Indianapolis, Ind, on
the 10 inst. Love had been witness in case
] wherein Tate is plaintiff. After leaving the
stand he met Tate In the corridor when Love
called Tate liar and struck him. Tate shot
him twice, Love dying about six O'Clock.
After the shooting Tate went into the court
room, was called to the stand and gave his
testimony in the case in prog: ess. In view of
several murders of recent date much excite
ment existed. 1t was some time before it was
considered safe to attempt placing Tate In
| Jail. Love was prominent real estate dealer,
ald Tate is OF a fine family, but is best known
as husband of former notorious courtesan
of this city, but now of Chicago.
| NEW TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
| Rumor of a proposed organization of
another telegraph company have been current
in New York for some days. The persons who
were mentioned In connection with the enter
prise include Jay Gould, Russell Sage, Frank
| Work, and several prominent spectators on
| the Pacific coast. A banker said in the office
of Gould: A conference had been held at which
| the prospect of establishing new company
with cash capital of S1O,OOO,00O had been
considered. The different railroad lines were
represented at the conference, among them
being the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia & Read
| ing, New York Central, Lake Shore, Erie and
Great Western and Baltimore & Ohio com
panies. The Western Union officials say the
report is mere stock jobbing canard.
| SUICIDE AND FIRE
On the morning of the 10Th of No
vember Otto Mont emery residing in Sc.
Paul, Minnesota, aged 81 years, shot himself
in the forehead. He lay through the day, in
a nearly insensible condition. In the evening
lis son Edward, aged about 20, went to his
fathers room with lamp, and says he became
faint, and fell on the bed. He did not know
what became of the lamp but soon found him
self on fire. He rushed to the street with his
| clothing on fire, which was soon extinguish-
ed by ready hands. An alarm of fire was
given, and the rooms were soon drenched
with water. The old man was found dead his
body being badly burned. The boy in badly
burned, and his condition precarious.
NEW SMALL BOND.
Secretary Sherman in his coming an
nual report will -eport his Recommendation OF
the last year that new bond OF small de-
nominations, bearing less than four per cent.
interest, be authorized in order to enable per-
sons of small means to accumulate sufficient
sums to buv four per cent. bonds The secre-
| tary has determined to recommend a ten dol
lsr bond bearing 365-1OO per cent. interest.
He did not fix upon the rate of interest in his
| last report. The secretary recommends that
authority be granted to issue certificates for
| small deposits convertible into 4 pr cent.
bonds now authorized by law, the proceeds to
| be used solely for redemption of bonds bear
/ ing higher rate of interest and redeemable
| at par.
| ABOUT THE YELLOW FEVER.
A New Orleans telegram of Nov. 20tn
says, one death from yellow fever fer the past
twenty -four hours. A number of merchants
called at the office of the board of health for
an authoritative opinion as to the safety OF
strangers 10 the city at the present time. DR.
Taylor, secretary of the boar, In reply said
experience of the present epidemic has de-
monstrated that those Frustrated only con-
tract-d the disease after they had absorbed a
sufficient amount of poison to be unable any
longer to resist. Those who recently died
have been here during the summer and we're
only compelled to succomb a; the last 1t is
my opinion that no recent visitors, in the
present atmospheric condition, could absorb
enough to experience any Inconvenience, ana
hence consider it absolutely safe.
SALE OF FOUR PER CENTS.
President Potter, of the Maverick
National bank, of Boston, had an interview
with Secretary Sherman lately regarding the
sale of4per cent bonds,f for which,the Maverick
bank.is special agent st Boston, Secretary
Sherman informed Mr.. Potter that he would
be able 10 report to Congress the sale of over
800, 100000 OF 4 per cents. during the past
year, and he believed that the sales next year
would amount 10 s3OoOOOOO0 The total
| smount OF 4 per cent. bonds authorized Is
81 ,00a,t 100000. The amount subscribed for
on the Isl of December next will exceed $175,
0O0OC0, ifthe secretary Is not disappointed
next year. Therefore he will be able to re-
| port at the open ing Of the Forty.sixth Con.
gress sales Of nearly $500. Ol0,0U0 of per
cents.
ABOUT INDIANS.
A Portland. Oregon, telegram says 60
soldiers under Capt. Boyle have been sent
/ from YnncnnyPr TO WILLOW Creek q rennrf