Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-21
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THE WORLDS DOINGS

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THE WORLDS DOINGS.
MURDER E
Erbin Catlow, of Hyde, England, and
4 passenger by the steamship Arizona, was
arrested on the arrival of that vessel, August
18, charged with the murder Of Owen Jones,
the ships steward.
FArALLY SHOT! i; - .... +
At Deadwood, D. T., August II, L. F.
Whitbeck, editor of the Pioneer, shot at ne.
gro whom he claims assaulted him. The ball
missed the negro and struck I. s. Morton in
forehead, indicting q dangerous and probably
fatal wound.
B1MErAL1c CONGRESS. -.
The State department says Germany is
disposed to regard the proposals Of this gov.
eminent for a further joint consideration OF
bimetallic subjects, and hopes present efforts
will result in a bimetallic congress, in which
all leading States Of Europe will participate
.sUFFOCATION., .5is.,s-.
At South Bend, Indiana, on the morn
ing of August 70, two story brick building
was destroyed by fire. Mr. Case and wife, who
lived in the building, escaped by jumping from
the second story, and were seriously injured
Miss Lizzie Collins, who roomed in the build.
ing, was suffocated to death. ''. ~
DEATH OF BISHOP soDENHEIdER.
Bishop Odenheimer died at Burlington,
New Jersey, August IA, Of Brights disease,
aged 81 years. He was born in. Philadelphia
and made Bishop of New Jersey in 1859. Bish.
op Odenheimer was ordained q deacon in 1898
and priest in 1871. He was the author oil
many religious works. through which he
gained a national reputation.
MURDER.
At Boston, Mass, Aug Is, Joseph Frye
aged 40, o dealer In hides and leather was
found murdered at his residence No 10 icy
street. A letter carrier, seeing the door ajar
entered and found Frye lying in front Of his
open safe with bullet through his head. The
safe had been robbed of its contents. Mr. Frye
was last seen at his place of business about
five o'clock
OIL FIRE.
The tank containing $4,000 barrels Of
oil which was struck by lightning at Parker.
on the 18th inst, is q total loss. A second
tank, standing near by, containing 10000 bar
rels, became so'heated that, after smoulderine
all day, suddenly burst and is a total loss
There were ten men on top Of the tank at thu
time Of the explosion, four of whom were Sc
verely injured, the others slightly.
CoUNTERFE1rERs.
Late in the afternoon of August is, de
tectiyes arrested Rowe c. Earle and wife ani
Mary Henderson, Of Milwaukee, who hat
been caught passingg counterfeit money
They belong to a regular gang, and come from
Chicago. The arrest is considered very i'm
portant one, as the coin dollar and half dolla1
silver pieces are no near perfect as to doceiv,
even experts.
WHEAT CROPS IN ILLINOIS. -.
The wheat crop of1llinois this year &C
cording to figures received by the State boari
Of agriculture, amounts to d total of 2,O41 ,26:
bushels, an average Of 1923 bushels per acre
and OF Lightweight cents per bushel in tn,
productor's hands. It is considered the lare
est and most valuable wheat crop ever raised
in the State. The total land sown to whea
was 2, 137, 063 acres.
GREAT STORM. YEM,
A great storm Of wind and rain Augus
10, is reported at Baltimore, New York. vii
mington, N. c. Cape May, Galveston, Lewes
Del. Newport, with much carnage at: eacl
point, and at Atlantic City q large coastine
schooner was in distress, and angered near tn,
beach, in perilous condition, with a crew O
five persone dashed to the rigging. Life boat,
were trying for the rescue.
SUICIDE.
At Cincinnati, Augustus, Charles Ba
brcl, supposed to be "a traveller for the hous,
No. ID, Maiden Lane, New York, was fount
dead in his room at the Burnett house havin,
s1icided by shooting himself. The body wal
partly decomposed, and it is not known whe1
the act was committed. He left no letters O,
papers giving reason for the deed. He is
believed to have a family at Poughkecpsie
N.Y.
ENGLISH GRAIN CROP.
The United States consul at Manches.
ter, England, says the failure of the crops is
much more serious than is generally supposed
abroad The demand in England for meats
and grains from the United States will be
enormous. Business is greatly depressed
Last year more than $4,000 persons were sup.
ported in Manchester by the public. The
coming winter will probably witness still
greater restitution.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
On August II, collision occurred
between two freight trains on the Baltimore
q Ohio railroad at Black Oak, sevsn miles east
OF Piedmont, West Virginia. One train was
loaded with grain and the other with stock.
he stock train was badly wrecked, the engine
being thrown over the bank, killig the engi-
neer, OF Martinsburg, and seriously iniuring
nc fireman. A large number of cattle, pigs
nd sheep were killed. ~ .'
FREMONT TEMPLE BURNED,
A fire broke out in the rear portion of
The roof OF fremont Temple, Boston. Mass.
ON the 18th inst, and before the engines got
airly at work the roof was DESTROYED and a.
portion of the walls, side and rear, had fallen
in, almost completely destroying the building
The fine organ, near which the fire broke ont.
is ruined and the building very thoronphlv
Quilted. Loss $4,000. insurance 100000
1t was owned by the American Bible Society,
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
During severe thunder storm which
passed over portions Of Cape Breton on the
18th inst, young man, Mcdonald, driving
along the road near Glencoe, was struck bv
lightning and instantly killed. The horse
was also killed. A young woman, name not
given, while haymaking at Middle River was
also struck and instantly killed. A two wear
son OF D. Mcvarish Sydney was struck and
rendered insensible. w, -
TRAMP SHOT. ~:i. 4 g..
IA tramp who was attempting to force
an entrance on the night Of Aug. Is, into the
house of H. W. Baldwin, 4 resident Of the
town OF River Forest, Ill, was shot dead by a
charge from shotgun in the hands Of a son
OF Mr.. Baldwin, who happened 10 be in the
house. Two accomplices escaped. It appears
the tramp was former journalist of irregular