Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-19

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SENTENCES COMMITTED.
The President has committed the SEN
tence of Jos. Region, colored, convicted of the
murder of Louis Day in December last, and
who was to have been hanged in Washington
June 20, to life imprisonment in the Albany
penitentiary. He has also committed the
sentence of Louise E. Wallace, colored, con.
victed of the murder of her: infant child in
April, and who was to have been hanged
June 81, to ten years imprisonment in the AL.
bany penitentiary:
THE SITUATION IN LOUISIANA.
In the Louisiana constitutional conven-
ton, in session at New Orleans, ex-Gov.
Pinchback. colored, June 10, made a long ad
dress on the subject Of education, i'll which he
reviewed the political events of the State fol
the past few years, expressed disappointment
at the results of Democratic administration Of
State government, but still hoped good would
be accomplished by il, dwelt upon the unsat
isfactory condition of the colored people, and
appealed to the whites to lend them helping
hand in their efforts to become good intelli
gent citizens.
SHOT.
A Winona telegram of. June 16, says
about midnight Saturday, notorious colored
character about town named Jim Green, was
shot and severely wounded by a sport named
John Morris, who Immediately ran away, an6
has not yet been found. It is said that Morris
had with him large sum of money, which
Green and hotel runner named Claud Fiel6
caught sight Of while drinking with Morris al
\ saloon, and it is supposed that Morris fired
the shot under the impression that he was in
danger of being robbed by Green. Green and
Fields are in jail awaiting investigation.
COACH ROBBED.
A Fort Robinson, Nebraska, telegram
of June 10, says the daily passenger coach o.
the Sydney and Black Hills company, which
left Sydney Monday morning for Deadwooa
was stopped few miles north of Cheyenne
river, on Tuesday at midnight by five masked
robbers. The passengers, four in number
were robbed of their money and valuables
the mail sacks cut open, contents thrown or
the road, the robbers taking the registered
packages. Having made successful clear
up the robbers allowed the coach to proceed
on its northward tourney.
ATTEMPTED STREET CAR ROBBERY
In st. Paul Friday night June Is, the
street cars waited at Wabashaw street for the
conclusion of an opera house entertainment
Three ears went to lower town. The first col
was entered by two tramps, one seized thu
driver, and the other snatched the money box
and ran. The driver broke away from his as
sailant and pursued the thief, who slipped and
fell, dropping the box which the driver re-
covered. Unsuccessful attempts by the same
tramps were made to seize the money boxes
on the two following cars,
FEARFUL MURDER. -" =,
On the morning of June II, in New
York City, Mrs. Jane L. D.. Y. Hull, age S.
wife Of DR.. Alonzo J. Hull, was found dead in
bed at No. 40 West Forty-second street, Her
hands and feet were tied; she was blindfolded
and gag was in her mouth. A trunk at the
contents. An examination of the premises
showed that an entrance had been effected
through the front door, which was open; all
other parts were secure. Her fingers were
badly torn, and one large diamond and one
emerald had been taken therefrom.
SILVER IN EUROPE. g..
In the English House of Commons
June IL, in the debate7on the Indian budget
Right Honorable Mr.. Goschen pointed out
that the main causes of depreciation of silver
such as American over. production and Germ
an demonstration, were likely to continue in
operation much longer, and as he was most
distinctly assured upon high authority, that
the German government did not intend to sell
any more silver he strongly advised the gov
eminent not. to make any radical change in the
existing system of Indian coinage Stanhope,
under secretary Of India, expressed his agree
ment with the greater part of sGoschen's
speech, and added that he recognized the diff
culties of dealing with SO delicate a subject, =
DESTRUCTIVE STORM. eisE 4t.}ls:
June Is, dispatches from Ohio and
Indiana and also from Kentucky state that a
destructive storm Of wind and rain, passed
over that region from the north to the south,
reaching points in Kentucky w ednesday night
and doing considerable damage to. crops,
fences, etc. The lightning struck several
dwellings in Salem. Indiana. Daniel Mitchell.
Of that place, was killed BY the shock, While
standing under tree. The railroad depot at at
Chrietiansburg. KY, was completely demol-
ished. Two hundred trees Of that place were
uprooted. The lightning struck the house Of
John Hamilton, of Madison, Ind, seriously
injuring some Of the inmates 4 y=.. 5gz .,..'>
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aEsHP. i
The Senate judiciary committee has re-