Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-31

portion OF the State 10 suffering most severely |
The losses viii be immense to property. |
seven persons have been burned to death and |
/ considerable number Of others seriously |
burned.
HoNoRs TO ADMIRAL PAULDINa.
The secretary OF the navy has issued an |
order announcing the death OF Rear Admiral
Hiram Paulding, in which he speaks of the
life and services Of deceased, and directs that
on the day of the receipt Of the order the
flags OF the navy yards and stations. and OF
al ships of war in commission, win be placed
at half-mast from sunrise until sunset and
thirteen minute guns be fred at noon from
all navy yards.
GEN. GRANT.
Mayor Steckley of Philadelphia has re-
ceived letterfrom Gen. Grant from Bordeaux,
France, acknowledging the receipt of reso-
luton Of the Philadelphia city council, to APP
point special committee to receive him upon
his return, and states If he returns by way Of
the Atlantic he will take a Philadelphia
steamer and notify the committee Of the time
of sailing. The General thanks the council
and citizens OF Philadelphia for the honor done
him.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
At Marshland Junction, on the 9th inst.
afreigtt train on the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad was run into by a wild train on the
Green Bay road, which was switching, throw
ing the engine Of the former train and box
ear into the ditch; also wrecking car on the
wild train. The engineer Of the Northwestern
train, Michael Ford, and his fireman John Kier,
were buried in the wreck Of the locomotive,
and severely bruised and slightly scalded, but,
fortunately, not seriously injured.
GREAT BANK ROBBERY.
The Manhattan Savings institution was
on the morning of Sunday, the 9th Of Octo.
Der, 1878, robbed of securities to the amount Of
s2,757, roo of which 81, sos, 200 were registered
In the name Of the institution and not negoti
able, and $685. 900 are made payable to it, and
$73, 600 are in coupon bonds, and $11 900 In
cash. For the preventing the loss to deposit
tors, it is demanded advisable that no pay
ment be made without sixty days, notice, al
provided by the laws Of the institution. The
integrity Of the janitor is suspected.
ATTEMPTED LYNcHNG.
A good deal of excitement was produced
in Louisville, KY, on the 25th inst, by the ap
pearance of 1000, or more, men and boys il
front OF the city Jail, drawn together by the
presence therein of George Washington, thu
negro, who outraged Frances Otto, q few day
ago. The arrest of the leader, and the deter
| mined efforts of the police, who were armed
with guns, scattered the crowds. Picket
were stationed at all streets leading into thu
Jail, and every effort at lynching would be me
by strong opposition.
BANK THIEF.
A special from Auburn, Ind, says
George Hazard compromised with the ma
tional bank by paying $1,000 in bank eerti
fcates to the creditors and the bank reopened
Hazard was thereupon released. He wal
rearrest.d for a third time by 8. q. Larney
for obtaining money under false pretenses
| and bound over for trial. He escaped from
jail and is in the woods. where he still eludeG
the officers. 1t is generally believed he ha
all the stolen funds in his possession, ant
public indignation is at danger Gus pitch.
DEFAULTED.
A startling development of defalcatior
has just occurred at st. Paul, Minnesota
Charles Etheridge, prominent and wei
known citizen, o member of the House o
Hope Church, enjoying the confidence of thu
community, has turned out to be a defaulte
to large amount, and has fed. He wa
agent for several large Fire and Life Insur
| ance companies, and also had an eAtensiv,
loan agency. The amount of his stealings il
not known, but Investigation will develop
in q few days. He is supposed to be in Can
ada.
BIGAMY.
At Salt Lake City, Utah, John Mile
has been arrested for bigamy, charged wit
marrying three women. An examination wa
had before Commissioner Sprague. Quite
| number of witnesses were examined, but tn
memory or knowledge of the parties presen
at the endowment house was defective. TIL
case was continued to obtain the record-boo
of the endowment house maj riages. It is un
derstood that the proceedings are institute
| in b half of the second wife, Miss Owen, VIII
is now stopping with the United States maj
shall.
1 WAhLlkE.
A Vienna correspondent says, if tn
latest news be true, affairs near Constantine
pie are more and more assuming the sam
semi hostile phase as before the meeting G
| the Berlin congress. Turkish troops hav
been moved into position vacated by the Rus
slams, and earthworks are being repaired an
armed before Constantinople and Gallipol
The Turks are arranging to increase thei
forces, and are summoning half-pay officers
active duty. A special committee for the de
fence of the capital has been formed at tn
Seraskierate.
| THE FIRE FEIND.
The dwelling of Michael Reuter-, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, has just been destroyed by fire
Reuter-, upon awakening, ran up stairs t
rescue his little daughter. In doing so b
was obliged to pass directly through tn
flames. He found her with her night dres
burning. and, grasping her in his arms, force
his way back through the flames and reache
the ground in safety. The child was badl
burned around her face and arms. Reute
received what will probably prove fatal
uries, both arms being burned almost to thu
bone, the fieshsscorched off his back, and hi
| whiskers singed off.
GEN. BUTLER SUED.
| VIM. o. Avery, ex-chief clerk of th
treasury department, who was convicted
st. Louis on account of connection with th
whisky fraud, has entered suit in Washingto
city against Gen. Ben Butler to recove
$500 which he alleges he paid Butler as a n
tainer to defend him when on trial at 81
Louis. Avery claims that he agreed to pa