Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-05-01

DOnnelly against Washburn. From the
State Of Oregon, Mcdowell against Whitaker.
BRAVE GIRL. 49,,
A tramp entered the residence of G.. n.
Kitchen, farmer near Lebanon, Ohio, on
the morning of April 26, during the absense
OF the family, and began searching bureau
where a large amount Of money had been
placed. Carrie Roberts, . young girl, the
domestic, who was in the upper part of the
house, heard the noise and discovered the
tramp at work. She approached him unob,
served, suddenly clutched him by the hair
with one hand and endeavored to wrench q
box OF valuables from his grasp with -the
otner hand. Finding her efforts unavailing
she released her hold, sprang upon chair,
secured a revolver from the top of the clock
and fred at the tramp several times in quick
succession. The latter dropped the box, ran
into the yard, scaled the fences and escaped.
Upon examination it was found that nothing
of value had been taken.
BOOTH, THE ACTOR, SHOT AT.
On the nigatof April %, at Chicago,
an unsuccessful attempt,was made to assas-
sinate Edwin Boott, the tragedian. The play
was Richard III, and when the last act had
been. reached, and Booth had the stage alone
in the prison scene, the audience was startled
by two pistol shots in quick succession. At
the time of the shooting the stage was quite
dark, and it is probable owing to this fact
that the would be-assassin missed his fire, and
the bullets instead of entering the person of
the acI0r penetrated the scenes and buried
themselves in the stage floor, from whence
they were extracted after the curtain fell.
The man who fired the shots was at once
arrested and he gave his name as Mark Gray.
Mr.. Booth knows nothing OF this individual,
and cannot divide why he should be singled
out as the target for his bullets. The suppe-
sition is that Gray ls some crazy fool or was
drunk.
GREAT STORM IN-TExAs.
A heavy and very destructive rain
storm occurred in Texas April 26, railroads
were washed, and traffic suspended. AT
Houston the water rose IS feet in two hours
and carried away all the railroad bridges, and
many lower houses along the banks of Buffalo
bayou. The old cemetery was almost entirely
inundated, ndmany grave ratings have been
torn away and carried down stream. Many
buildings were submerged and residents
driven out. On Texas avenue the water rose
from four to ten feet in the dwellings. MANY
houses were foated away and others were in
danger. The long bridge across the bayou
on Houston street, was momentarily expect.
ed to succumb to the pressure of accumulat.
ed drift. Warehouses, boundaries, stores, etc.
were flooded, and all the buildings on the
south side, from the corner of Main and Com.
MERGE streets to Travis, have their ends and
cellars filed Many valuable buildings were
entirely swept off.
BURGLARS. .:-:,,
At Rochester, Mimi, the house If John
Furlowe was burglarized on the early morn.
ing of April Is. VIM. Furlowe, a son, first
heard them in his room at work on the
hinges OF his trunk, and in springing ur
shouted burglars, his room being at the
head of the stairs The thieves immediately
ran down, followed closely by the young mar
four or five steps behind them: As the frs
one reached the foot he fired through the
door into the wooden steps, and their pur
suer halted and returned after his revolver
Getting it he made another advance, and, or
opening the door with his left hand received
ball in it, the powder filing his hand, his
assailapts having stopped on the step to shoe
| any parties who should follow them further
It numbed him SO that he did not get shot
By this time the whole family were aroused
and came to his aid. The burglars fled
Only seven dollars in money, are known t,
have been taken.
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE BURNED.
Notre Dame university, near South
Bend, Indiana, was destroyed by fire Apri
%. The college building, six stories high
the intlrmary, old mems home, Music hal
and Missions hall, were all entirely DESTROYED
Loss estimated at $500, 900; insurance $50, 600
No lives were lost. A student named P. Z
Dougherty was seriously injured by jumping
from the second story. The origin of tn,
lire is In doubt, but it is supposed to hav,
been caused by spontaneous combustion
Fhe circulating library of $4,000 volumes
valued at 900. and seven teen pianos ant
other musical instruments in the music hall
were burned. The institution was one of tn,
largest Of the kind in the West and, wal
founded by Father TORN, chief Of the order
OF Brothers Of the Sacred Heart, headquarter'
at Paris. The Emperor Napoleon was
warm friend of the institution, and made i
several fine presents, Including chime o
bells, one of the largest on the continent.
THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF BOOTH
Mark Gray, who attempted to shoe,
Edwin Booth, while acting on the stage a
Chicago, on the night Of April 49,, was ar
raigned before Justice summerdeld on. thu
morning Of April "a, on the charge of attempt
ing to kill. After an Identification anda brie
recital of the facts by Mr.. Booth, Gray plead
ed guilty. The magistrate said it was, lucky
that the charge was not murder, whereupor
Gray returned, II wish it was" Bail was Al
first fixed at $4,000, but as Mr. Booth repre-
sented that he had been told Gray had 7 *
pressed q determinations to kill him when be
was free it was made $20, 600 and tile would
be assassin went to jail. The grand jury be-
ing now in session an Indictment and speedy
trial are not improbable: The penalty fol
the crime is from one to fourteen years in the
penitentiary. It transpired that Gray made
an attempt on his own life about three years
ago in st. Louis. At that time he was very
dissipated, but has since reformed. p He
bought his revolver with the express purpose
for which it was used. It is said he is stage
struck and intended to 60 on the stage mex,
fall. 49,
FUNERAL OF GEN. DIX.