Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-17
THEGlWORLD'S DOINGS.
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sUNsTROKE.

man, q railroad employee, was sunstruck and
died in few moments. He was German
about IS years of age and unmarried, but has
relatives living near Nerden. &,2(. $
HOT. ,- .
Advices from St. Louis, Mo-, of July 8,
says the weather is intensely hot and sultry,
ranging as high as 80 in the shade Six cases Of
sun-stroke were treated at the city dispensary
Fear of a5repetition Of last summers expert
ence is making people very cautious -.
S1f RUSSIAN FIRES. A''
Asst. Petersburg telegram of July II,
says, the second fire at Irkursk destroyed five
churches, a convent, the Lutheran church, the
court Of justice, police offices, TELEGRAPH Of:
fees, postoffice, the artillery engineers and
medical establishments, two banks, the bar
racks and town hall.
sORORICIDE.
At Ellington, ILL.,, July 9th, Lee Robins
shot and instantly killed his sister, aged 20
and then shot himself, inficting wound from
which he cannot recover. Miss Robins was
engaged to man named Richards and was to
have been married Thursday. Her brother
had been trying to prevent the marriage, but
she refused to break her promise.
LYNCHED.
Some time ago brute named Mort Lee
outraged lady in Fayette county, Va, and
succeeded in escaping arrest until July s. He
was arrested in Parkersburg. Officers from
Fayette county took charge of the prisoner
and started for home, but on arrival at Cool
burg he was taken from them and hanged by
mob who had gathered to the number of 2,
0OO
SHEEP SHIPMENTS.
The Boston Aduertiser of July 8 says oil
the mouth and foot disease found in the sheer
sent to England, that shipments have increas
ed very largely OF late. The Victoria took Out
1000, and it is not believed the action of the
English authorities in slaughtering the ami
mails will disturb the business even temper
arily, as the meat can safely go into the mar
ket
At Chicago on the night of July 10
James Lakey was shot and almost instantly
killed. by policeman. The policeman claims
that he found Lakey and companions in
barn and when he asked them what they were
doing they attacked him, and Lakey was shot
while attempting to run away. People in the
neighborhood of Lakey claim the shooting
was entirely unjustifable.
LYNCHED BY SHOOTING.
Lucius Weaver, colored, who in May
last committed rape on Mrs. Howell, white
lady, near Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, has
been arrested and taken to Mrs. Howelrs
house and fully identified by her. He was
taken from the guards by a mob of 100 men
carried half a mile from town, and shot
through the head, the wound proving mortal
BREACH OF PROMISE.
Col. William A. Cook and Messrs. Hal
labarger and Wilton, as counsel for Lucy Wal
ton Rhett Horton, entered suit in the city O
Washington, D. c., July 8, against John II
Morgan, son Of Senator Morgan of Alabama
for breach of promise of marriage and $40,
600 damages. It is alleged in 1877 Morgan
under promise of marriage, betrayed Mis-
Horton
nEAT.
July 10, at st. LOUIS was the warmes
day of the season thus far. The signal service
thermometer marked IN even 100 at D. m
This is two degrees higher than the mercur,
reached during the heated term last summer
when there were so many. cases Of sunstroke
That day there were only fourScases Of pros
tration, one fatal-Rudolph Flangerber, latel,
from Milwaukee, where his family reside.
A consumptive young Englishman
boarding at Mr. NJ. E. Gales, on Pleasant Ave
nue., In st. Paul, Mimi, by the name of Joshu.
King Harrison, committed suicide July 10th
by taking laudanum. He came to st. Paul il
May last He left several letters, giving SOM
direction in reference to the rash act he wa
about to perpetrate, which he says had beel
brought on by the use of Intoxicating drink.
STORM IN VERMONT.
A terrible hail storm and hurrican,
passed over Wells River, VT, July IA, lasting
fifteen minutes, followed by a thunder storm
Hail stones were two inches in diameter. /
third of the glass in the place was broken
large trees torn up, fences destroyed house.
unroofed and barns blown over. It was tn,
most severe storm ever known there. TIL,
people were much alarmed.
HUNG.
At Warrenton, Va, July II, two ne
groes, John Williams who murdered Howart
Hotsellaw, railroad agent and telegraph opera
tor at Warrenton Junction in February last
and Winter Payne, for killing an old negro
named Sames Adams, near Salem, Fauquie
county, in April, were hanged in the jail yart
in the presence of about twenty five persons
the new law requiring all executions to take
place in private. .~
NEGRO VILLAIN LYNCHED.' '~.
A mulatto, John Breckenridge, over
took Miss Mamie Berry, white, while she was
on the way TO church, near Carlisle, Ky, Sun
day, July IL, forced her into the woods ant
ravished her. He*was subsequently captured
and placed in Jail. Early next morning a moi
surrounded the jail, forced an entrance ant
carried Breckenridge out and hung him on {
tree. -'-.''-~
DEATH FROM sUNsTROKE.
VIM. J. Lewis, prominent merchant
and banker, largely interested in the Big Mud
dy coal mines Of Southern Illinois, was over
come by heat at Carondelet, six miles below
the city Of St Louis, July IA, and died in TWEEN
ty minutes. Mr.. Lewis belonged to the firm
Of Bartholomew, Lewis & Co., bankers, was
president Of the Commercial bank, and wa:
one Of the most active and influential Of bust
ness men. "a @.-@ s.zE$E~@@5@@.f|s.
FUNERAL. OF Ex-aov. WILLIAM ALLEN.
The funeral of ex-Gov. VIM. Aller
took place at Chilicothe, Ohio, July II, from
Fruit Hill. Business was generally suspended