Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-10-30
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TORPEDO EXPLOSION.
Onthc morning of Oct. ~, ct Pittsburg
Pa. three children named Dunn, girls, aged q
9and s, found o railroad torpedo, and suppos-
ng itcontained money, exT iodsd At with 90
stone. Mary, aged Z, suffered . slight lacera-5
ton 81 the hand. s. Lille was struck I'm the face,
apiece OF the torpedo cutting opt one eye and
injuring the other, while the youngest chl.d
was frightfully and probably fatally injured
In addition to q DREADFUL laceration Of her face,
large piece of the torpedo cap cut through
the skull, leaving an opening through which
the brains protruded. No hopes Of her reeov
cry. : .ss<.. az So "a II ~ :, 4
ATTEMPT AT LYNCHING. -
Miss Martin, victim Of the beastly as
sault made by Dennis Deboer, died at Minonk,
Ill, on Sunday, Oct. 26. Sunday night large
crowd of armed men appeared at the Jail and
demanded Deboer's person. They soon learned,
however, that he had set fire to the Jail build
ing the day before, and that it had been so
badly damaged by fire that he, with other
prisoners, was removed to Peoria for safe
keeping. This alone saved his life. The fu.
neral service of Miss, Martin was generally
attended and was most impressive and touch.
ing. 80 80. ., 's5j,7 s. .. -, II
A MURDERER ARRESTED. ss:r,.s.
-..- Matthew Fitch, who killed his wife
from whom he had been enstranged for some
time, and his little four year old daughter,
near Hadley, in Lapier county, Mich on Sat-
urday the 18th, of Oct, was arrested at his
house in Goodrich, short distance from Had
icy, on the morning of Oct. 26, and brought to
Lapier, where he is now confined. Since the
date of the double murder Fitch has been hid
ing in the woods in the neighborhood and
eluded his pursuers until this time. He had a
narrow escape from lynching by the people
Of Hadley while being taken to the Lapier
jail. 4 =.
BODY sNATCH1Na. : .'E.
T. M. Dakin and Mr.. Hoyt, two Cleye-
land, o medical students, were arrested in
Ashtabula, O., on the 26, OF October, for body
snatching. They arrivcd1n Ashtabula on the
25th of Oct, hired horse and buggy and went
the infrmary farm, five miles east, opened
the grave of Mrs. Goodrich, an old lady rs years
of age, who was buried last Tuesday, packed
the body in trunk and were about to take the
They had preliminary trial. were bound over
to the next term of court in $500 bonds each.
The prisoners furnished bail and were re-
leased.
THE CAPTIVE WOMEN. - :. : =
Latest advices from Colorado, state
that Gen. Adams, special commissioner of
the interior department to effect the release VI
the women and children captured at White
River agency, accompanied by Count DORIS, OF
the Germa IN legation Washington, had reached
Ouray's house He leaves Immediately for
the White River country under the escort OF
fifteen Utes, commanded by Chief Sapeino
Douglass is encamped about 100 miles from
here. If the women are given up he will prob.
| ably return in six days. Chief Ouray is doing
| all in his power to assist Adams, and there is
fair prospect that the women will be
| Immediately surrendered on his reaching the
Indians camp. A runner, in yesterday, re.
ports them safe and kindly treated by Doug.
lass.
FIENDIsH OUTRAGE.
Information was received at Memphis
Oct. 81, of a horrible outrage committed last
Sunday, near Montgomery's landing, Miss.
eighteen miles down 10 river, by. party Of
six negroes, who ravished Mrs. J ohnson. She
together with her husband and two children
were on trading boat. The negroes first fired
a shot gun at johnson, two bullets grazing his
head, stunning him, after which they outraged
his wife, then plundered the boat and cut hel
adrift. The steamer, O. W. Pierce, was at
tracted to the boat by cries for help and went
to her assistance, towing the boat to boat
house few miles further down, where the
people residing in the vicinity gave every at
ention to Mrs. johnson, whose condition is
critical. Six negroes were seen leaving the
trading boat as the Pierce come in view John
! son came out of the Ohio river with his boat
three weeks ago.
THE INDIANS.
A Los Pinos telegram Of Oct. 81, re.
ceived ct Washington Oct 25, says: Commits
sioner Hayt arrived here at 2 p. NJ. Every.
thing quite at present. Have had talk with
Ouray and two couriers just arrived from the
hostile camp, fifteen miles this side of Grand
River about half way between here and White
River agency. Mrs. Meeker, Miss Meeker, Mr.
Price and her two children are prisoners in
Johnson's camp. The courier met Gen. Ad
ans last night, ore days march from the hos
tile camp. Ouray believes the prisoners will
be delivered to Adams At the Thornbure
massacre twenty three Indians were killed an;
two wounded. After the Thornburg fight the
Indians, knowing Merritt's approach, made
preparations for great battle, and were or
the eve of attacking when they received or
ders from Ouray to cease fighting and retire,
which they did.
A later telegram reports the women ani
children surrendered unframed.
OHIO ELECTION. 80. =.
The vote cast in Ohio, on October IL
for State officers and members of the genera
assembly, was officially counted October 2;
with the following result: Total vote for gov
ernor 668667, divided as follows: Foster rep.
3s6,261; Ewing, DEM, 319,1a2; Stewart pro.
Jas; Pratt, nat, 9,l29. Fosters majority
over Ewing 17,129. Total vote for LIEUTENANT
governor, 668 502 divided as follows. Hickcn
topper, rep, 1886, 40; Rice, DEM, 81, 462 Sharp
majority over Rice, 1868. Supreme Judge
johnson, rep, $4,000; Gilmore, dem, 316,994
Hardy, pro-, 1882; Jackson, nat, 1881. Audi
tor of state-Ogelvee, rep, 335, 1874; Reemeln
dem, 16,443; Tanning, pro-, 1887; Roy, nat.
| IL, 621. Attorney General Nash, rep, 1856 100
Pillars, DEM, 3l6,77s; Foster, pro-, 1854; Gro
gan. nat. II, 1865. Treasurer of state-Turney
rep, ss5,67o: Howels, dem, s17,1s4; Blair
pro, 4,343; Jenkins, nat, 1920. Member o.
the Board of Public Works-F ullington, rep
3s6,691; Omarah, dem, al696S; horton, pro.
1880; Plat, nat, II, 103
a.. -. MURDEROUs ASSAULT.
"A telegram from St. Peter, Mimi, o.
Oct %, states that Tom O'Connor committed
adeadly assault upon "a nephew by marriage,
: man named Vaughan, at his residence near
Lake Washington, in LIE Sueur county, O'Con