The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-12

suspected. The fellow was yesterday discharoed
from tho mill BY Norris for misdeeds. He ~
very angry with Norris, and spirit of rovenre
and desire to rob the Office Of tho company
likely actuated him to do the horrihla deed.
It il not yet known whether the robbery Was
successful or not. Bullock crossed the PEN
0bscot river during the night, and took the
early train for Bangor. He then left on the
Maine Central. Suspicions are 40 strong
against him that the proper authorities order
60 MS arrest, and he was arrested on the cars
at Newport. He will be brought to Bangor by
the next train. Great indignation is felt It
the butchery. Norris is 60 years of age, honor
ed and respected by every one, and widely
known. 55S n ~
BANGOR, Me-, Nov. 9.-The murder of James
J. Norris at Bradley, Friday night, caused
great excitement in this vicinity. Seventy-five
collars were found on his person, and slip cut
was removed from his person, and the murder
er took the keys, went to tho Office, opened the
safe, secured about 81, 600, and made his ca
cape. Three hundred and fifteen dollars Of
this money belonged to Cutler q Eddy, propri-
etors OF the mill where Norris was foreman.
ana the balance to the town of Bradley, Norris
being collector and treasurer. A Frenchman
named Joseph Baleau who had been dischsrped
from the mill on Thursday, was arrested Sun
DAY on suspicion, and sufficient evidence was
found on bis person to convict him. The axe
with which the murder was committed was
found in the mill pond this afternoon, the
blood stains still on it. 1t has been identified
The victim was 60 years old.
sUFFocATED.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Mrs. Mary silcoc, re-
siding in Brooklyn, and young child were
sutfocated by foul air to-day, in an old cistern
into which the child fell, and the mother
jumped to recover him.
LOST ON THE PETROL a.l
New BEDFORD, Nov. 9.-The list of lost on
the schooner Petrol, includes eight passengers,
only one, Benz. Weston, being an Ameri-
can. Inc rest OF the passengers and all the
crew were Portuguese.
THE BILL YOUNG LYNcHERs,
KEoKUK, Iowa, Nov.i Sat the instance of
Attorney General Mitchell, Judge Anderson,
who is holding court at Memphis, Mo-, issued
bench warrants for the arrest of several of the
leaders Of the mob who lynched Bill Young, in
Guiding Frank Lane. O. 8. Cross, Buck Brown
and Bill Smith. The warrants were placed in
the hands of Sheriff Graves, of Scotland coun-
ty, who started with posse of ten men to
make the arrests, hut has not been heard from.
Lane left that locrlity last night, and vigorous
search is being made for him. When last seen
he stated that he would leave for St. Louis to
attond q case in Illinois. The authorities
seem determined to prosecute the perpetrators
of the outrage.
CAUGHT BY FALLING BRIDGE.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 9.-Late yesterday even.
ing gang of men were engaged in building
the bridge over CHARTERS creek, near Canons
burg, in Washington county. While they were
propping one side of the structure the othe,
side gave way and fell, catching eight of the
workmen among the timbers. Samuel Coch
ran, an old citizen, was killed instantly. while
John 7. Roberts, contractor, had both legs and
his jaw broken, besides being injured inter
nally. He is inseDsible, and it is thought thai
he cannot live. The others wounded are: G
Patterson, legs broken; Aaron Henderson. law
and leg smashed, and injured internally; Vanc,
Donaldson, foot smashed; Thomas Fife, one LEI
and thigh broken. The fall was about fifty
feet. - = :
COLLISION IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 9.-The steamer Falcon
Capt. Kirby, left this port yesterday afternoon
for Charleston with a full cargo and seven pas
sengers, when off Barren island, about ter
miles south of Sharp's island, collided with tn
three schooner, D. G. Tyron, Capt. Nick
erson, laden with ice from the Kennebec rive,
for this port. At 10:15 the schooner sighted
the steamer and kept on her course under .
leading breeze and steering point west of nortt
just before they met the course of the steame,
was changed and she ran across the course OF
the SCHROEDER, when collision occurred at 10 80
Inc DOW OF the schooner struck the hull of thu
steamer on a line of the mizzen mast, crashing
through and destroying the upper works. A!
soon as they could be loosened from each othe,
Capt. Kirby steered for shoal water, the coils
sion having occurred in water of twelv.
fathoms, but before he proceeded half mile
the steamer went down. All the boat.
Of the Falcon were stove, though he1
hfeboat was made available, and the wome1
and children were first put into it, and ther
the mate and passengers, and sent to the
schooner. Before the boat returned the Falcon
had gone down, and her officers and crew
twenty-five in number, climbed into the rig
g1ng, where they were rescued. The schooner
lay by till day light, when she continued on he,
course, and arrived here at FIVE this afternoon,
The passengers lost all their clothing except
what they had on. The schooner was damaged
$500. The Falcon was about 600 tons burthen
belonged to the Charleston Steamship & Rail
road Company, and was worth $4,000 o,
$3OOOO. Her cargo was valued at about
$3UOOO, but much of that may be recovered
mastheads and topmasts are visible.
+. LAND swND1E.
DENVER, COL, Nov. S.-Sidney A. Grant, latt
OF Cincinnati, and A. f. Aulson were arrested to
day for conducting a fraudulent scheme through
the mails under the name of the Denver Land
company, Taken before the q. 8. commits
sloner they waived examination and were com
mitted, bonds not being given, and probabl,
will go to Jail. The scheme was planned II
Cincinnati. Stereotype plates were prepared
and have already been inserted in over SO(
hrst class newspapers and periodicals in thu
Northern, Eastern and Middle States. Grant
came to Denver to secure land for the purpose
and bought nearly thousand acres in the sand
hills, 40 miles north of Denver in another coun
ty, which was plated and recorded as NORTH
Denver. Although known here only DAYS. s
perfect avalanche of mail coming for S, A,
Grant and the Denver land company, the fraud
was denounced by local newspapers and bitter.
ly condemned by citizens. The postmaste,
reported to the department, and last night re
ceived orders to deliver no registered Letters
and pay no money orders to Grant. The ar
rest was made by Special Agent 81. Hall.
ABsCoNDED
CHICAGO, Nov 8.-Mason @. Hatch. 3
young man, who has been we'll and
favorably known in business circles here. and
who is treasurer of the Northwestern Travelling
Mems Association, and one Of the editors o55