Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-04-24
THE WORLD'S>DOINGS.
NINE EXPLOSION.

NINE EXPLOSION.
By an explosion. in tho Ohio colliery,
near Branchdale, eight miners were burned
some seriously. The breast Of the mine was
much damaged by fire.
DETTRUcTIvE FIRE.
On the, morning Of April 21st about
one half Of the town Of Kingsley, Kan. was
destroyed by fire, including the postofice and
all the court offices. Loss $4,000.
ADVERTISING SHEETS.
The attorney general has affirmed the
decision OF the assistant attorney general for
the postoface department that regular publ
cations designed primarily for advertising
purposes cannot be sent through the mails
at the rates charged legimate newspapers.
AMNESTY ACCEPTED.
at Nashville, Tenn. 700 violators OF
the revenue law appeared before the United
States Court, April 81. One hundred and
seventy-fve accepted Deven's amnesty, and
all the rest will follow suit. Thelarge num-
Der of witnesses summoned were dismissed.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
A fire at Eureka, Nevada, on the night
of April, Is and the morning of the 10 burned
half the town including the heaviest business
houses, hotels, newspaper offices, telegraph
offices, Masonic building and great number
ofdwellings Three hundred families are des-
titute, and Q 900 people are without shelter.
relief committee has been organized. Loss
roughly estimated at 81 900 900.
LYNcHED.
When the train which left Washington
with James Carol, accused of outraging
Mrs. Thomas at Licksville, Nd, reached
Washington junction April II, fifteen or twen-
ty masked men boarded it and after despe.
rate struggle succeeded in overcoming the
policemen and the prisoner was dragged
from the train, rope was thrown over his
head and he was pulled across the field to
the nearest tree and hanged.
SHOOTING CASE.
In the Hines-James shooting case in
Baltimore, Md. the coroner's jury rendered,
the, following verdict, April Is: THAT Isaac
B. James came to his death from pistol shot
wound, fred by the hand of Denwood b.
Kinds, aided and abetted by his brother Harry
Hinds." Upon rendering of the verdict the
coroner committed to Jail Denwood as the
accessory to the murder before the fact, to
await the action of the grand jury.
SITTING BULL.
The Secretary of War has addressed q
letter to General Sherman, directing, in case
Sitting Bull or any of his followers cross from
the British Possessions, they be held as pris-
oners of war until further orders from the
President. In view of their action, Sitting
Bull and band having voluntarily subjected
themselves to the authority Of Great Britain
and ceased to be subjects of the United States,
they will not now be permitted even with
peaceable intentions to recross the frontier.
c. M. & ST. p. R. R. ANNUAL REPORT.
The fifteenth annual report of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railway com.
psny for the year ending December 81, 1878
shows gross earnings Of IS, 45l ,767, an increase
of s336,s73 oyer 1877. Operating expenses
including taxes, 81. 49,, 312; increase $2o1, $3.50
The entire cost of company's property, includ-
ing equipment, bridges, elevators, cattle yards
and grounds, is reported at $50. ~, 2244-after
deducting certain assets, an average of $685.
400 per mile for the ,512 miles of road owned.
ILLICIT D1sT1LLERs.
United States District attorney War.
den, of Nashville, Tenn received telegram
from Attorney General Devens directing him
to accept pleas of guilty, with suspension
OF sentence during good behavior, with the
payment of costs, from illicit distillers and
all persons indicted for resisting officers of
the internal revenue of the Fifth collection
districts OF Tennessee, for acts done prior to
this date. There are about seven hundred
violators of internal revenue laws in all to
appear before the United States circuit
court.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP WRECKED.
An Astoria telegram to San Francisco,
of April 20, gives an account of the wreck
of the Great Republic steamship, whose pas
sengers we've transferred to the Astoria. The
disaster was due to an attempt to enter at
night when it was very dark. At 1886 A. M.
the last tug arrived bringing news that at 10
O'Clock the last boat left the ship with first
officer Lennon, Mr.. Davis, second officer, the
boatswain, two sailors, eight walters, ten OF
whom, Lemon, Davis the boatswain and
seven others were drowned by capsizing of
tho boat in the surf. Three men chung to the
boat and drifted ashore.
BURGLARS.
Four masked burglars broke into the
store of Al. Russell & Co., at Bulger, Pa,
April l6, and exploded the safe door, securing
small sum of money. Laird, telegraph op-
orator at the station, heard the noise of the
explosion and going out to learn the cause
was seized by the robbers, who took his mon
ey and bound and gagged him in the store.
They then set fire to the building and escaped,
leaving Laird bound to the post in the store
room. He succeeded in freeing himaeH of the
gag before, the flames reached hin.apd his
cries speedily aroused the neighbois,' who
rescued him from the haldtn 49,. -. =.
BLOODY ROW.: 49,: -.
On the night of April 81 bloody row
occurred in the thirteenth district of Tennes-
see. Thomas R. Baker went into Miss A. M.
Singletons grocery, and treated several per-
sons to beer. Having failed to pay for it she
demanded the money, and on his still refusing,
locked up the doors and commenced striking
Baker over the head with billet of wood
Her brother, A. Singleton, shot at Baker
three times, the ball making slight wound
In his side, when the latter shot SINGLETON
through the neck with navy revolver, kill
Ing him instantly The corners jury render
ed q verdict OF justifiable homicide.
CoLORED REFUGEES.
Advices from Kansas City of April II,
say large lumber of Southern colored refu-
gees have been landed by a steamboat at
Wyandotte, in an entirely destitute condition,
during thepast few days, and are occupying
the churches and halls of that place. MANY
are sick from exposure and dying. Mayor
Rhetley, Of Kansas City, telegraphed
the secretary of war for an order for the issue
OF ratlons from Fort Leavenworth to feed
them. Secretary McCrary replied that he had
no authority to do so; that Congress was in
session, and applications should be made to
that body. "A committee has been appointed
at Wyandotte to look after the sufferers.
E,,.. TORTURED. ...-
Information has been received at Fort
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