Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-31
THE WORLDS DOINGS.

LITTLE FALLS, . MINI
THE WORLDS DOINGS.
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,.,4.- MARSHAL. M'MAHON.
The French government is negotiating
to obtain. Martial McMahon's acceptance of
the garrisons Of Paris and Versailles.
MILLS BURNED.
At Oswego, N. Y, July "a, the Empire
Reciprocity and Lake Ontario Touring mills,
with elevators attached, were burned.
Loss $15O,OOO; insured, $4,000. The adjoining
buildings were badly damaged by fire and wa
THE INDIANS.
Special and positive instructions have
been sent by the war department to prevent
Gen. Miles from bringing on an Indian war
and telling him that the only purpose Of send
ing him into the field was to protect the navi-
cation of the Missouri river
INDIAN MURDER.
A Fort Peck, Montana, special of july
%, says, Joseph Lambert, a we'll known inter-
porter and scout, was with his wife and four
children killed on the Doth inst, by Sioux
Three other persons who were returning with
him from the Yankton camp, were also killed
and one little girl was taken captive.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
July 2G, general train on the Chica-
20 g. Northwestern, while backing into Wau-
kegan, ILL.,. with large number OF workmen
on its cars, struck a. COW on the track and was
ditched. Four were killed one other fatally
injured, and number of others more or less
severely hurt.
SITTING BULL.
A special from General Miles camp,
near Little Rocky Creek, Montana, says: The
scouts have captured some Sioux squaws, who
attempted to join the party defeated Thursday
last. They saw Sitting Bull, who has CON-
menced retrograde movement and is now
beyond the British line. The buffalo are coming
south and Sitting Bull must either fight or
staryc. T.
FIRE IN MICHIGAN.
On the afternoon of July % fire al
Wells station on the Mackinaw district, Mich
igan Central railroad, destroyed a store and
saw and shingle mill, and shingle sheds con
tanning $4,000 shingles, also $50, 900 feet of lum
Der, all owned by Thos. Nestor, OF East Sagi
nav. Three Michigan Central cars were also
burned. Total loss about $l7 900; insurance
$4,000.
SHOT HER HUSBAND.
Thomas II. Benner, occupying the lodge
at Antietam cemetry, was instantly killed by
his wife. July 9th. He charged her with in
timacy with Havertield, superintendent of the
cemetry, and made an assault upon her, wher
she sieZed carbine and shot him through the
heart. The wife was lodged in Jail at Hagers
town. She alleges the shooting was to protect
her own life
FIGHTING THE INDIANS.
An engagement took place on the 18th
inst between two companies of troops and 1t
Clark's Indian scouts of Miles. command and
300 hostile Sioux. The troops lost four Indian
scouts killed and two soldiers wounded, when
Miles main column which was twelve miles
behind, came up. The Indians were persucd
Il distance of fifteen miles but made their es
cape to Sitting Bulls camp.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Monroeville, Ohio, passenger train
which left Chicago junction at 9:45 p NJ, July
26th, jumped the track at Havana ditching
the engine, baggage, mail and express cars
and three coaches, instantly killing engineer
James Bague and the fireman, named Reel
None OF the passengers were hurt. A tramp
stealing ride between the engine and bag
gage ear was slightly injured.
THROUGH FRIDGE
The North bound freight train on the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad went through
bridge over Fountain creek, mile north Of
Colorado Springs, at 10 o'clock last night, kill
ling brakeman R. L. Manning, late Of Empo
ria, Kansas, and wounding engineer Tully
slightly and fireman Martin Lyden seriously
The engine and seven cars went down. The
bridge was rendered insecure by a sudden rise
in the creek caused by water spout.
BLOODHOUND DETECTIVE.
A July % telegram from Atlanta, Ga.
says the officers have just returned from the
bloodhound hunt after one Of the murders o.
Defoe and his wife on Friday night They cap
turcd him and he confessed to the murder being
done by himself, a white man and another ne
gro, Asa Morgan. The captured says he hello
the lamp while the white man killed the ole
people. Two officers are after the other two
Morgan is in Jail. He was badly bitten by the
hounds. He says large amount of money
was obtained by the murdercrs.
sUNsTRoKEs IN ST. LOUIS.
July Is adv1ces from St. Louis, Mo-
say, the temperature of that day was very try.
ing. in the middle of the day the mercury
stood at 81, and at 4 o'clock at 49, 1t was not
until after dark that any relief was expert.
cnccd. -Four cases of sunstrokc were treated
ut the dispensary, none fatal. Four other cases
occurred in the southern suburbs of the city
Three deaths from sunstroke were recorded
with the mortuary clerk. The distribution OF
free ice among the deserving poor was com.
menced to-day, and on Saturday series OF
free excursions on the river,under the auspices
OF the fresh air mission for the benefit of sick
children, will be given.
SECRETARY SHERMAN IN MAINE.
An immense audience greeted Secretary
Sherman, on the night of the ,2sd, at the City
Hall, in Portland, Maine. Long before 8
o'clock every available seat was taken and all
standing room occupied As Sherman mount
ed the platform he was warmly received, and
when Blaine came up soon after the applause
was long and continued. The chairman, ex.
Governor sWashburn, made brief address and
felicitously introduced Mr.. Sherman, who was
received with storm Of applause. He said
that if he had foreseen this immense audience
this sea of upturned faces, he might have
declined the urgent invitation of our junior
senator to address them. Mr.. Sherman then
went on and delivered his set speech.
-7,, CHICAGO THIEVES.
Acting Superintendent Of Police
O'Donnen having recently issued warning
to thieves in the. shape Of orders to policemen
to run them in upon sight, to watch their
prosecution carefully and to take every means