Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-14
THE WORLDS DOINGS.
SHOT.

SHOT.
At New Port, Pa, August 7, W. K.
Miller, of Harrisburg, was shot dead by sam
uel E. Albright, of Montgomerys Ferry. 10th
were paying attention to the same young
woman and met at her house:
WATER SPOUT.
The water spout which last week swept
through Buctonck Canada caused the death Of
two women and child, and the serious inju-
RIGS of u number of persons. Eighty houses
were lcveled and stock killed and scattered
Loss estimated at 100000.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
On the morning Of August s, Samuel
Gray, aged 10, resident of Grafton, West Va.
was found dead lying beside a tree that had
been struck by lightning on Tuesday He was
making shingles at the place found, and had
stepped under the tree for shelter. He leaves
Il family of grown children. =, ...:....
NEW RAILROAD.
Charles L. Colby, F. N Finney, Joseph
L. Colby, Matt Wadleigh and E. H. Abbott,
connected with the Wisconsin Central railroad,
have filed articles of association in the secrc-
tary of States Office for a railroad from Port
age City to Freeport, Ill.,, and one from Med
ford, Wis, to St Paul. The former one mill
ion and the latter two millions. These will
DC important feeders to the Wisconsin Cen.
trail.
\ PRIZE FIGHT.
Owen Malone and John Lafe1ty, the
two principals in the recent glove fight at Tur-
tie creek, near Pittsburgh Pa, were arrested
Aug.11, for violating the new act of the Assem-
bly, against prize fighting and jailed in default
of $1,000 bail. The men did not anticipate
such action on the part of the law, as they
claimed this exhibition was pugilistic ex-
hibition. They fought for money and were
both badly used up.
ENCOUNTER WITH HORSE THIEVES.
The Sheriff of Palapinto county Texas
and posse had fight lately with the Jones
gang of horse thieves. Larkin Jones was
killed, John Jones wounded, Enoch and old
Jones and two other thieves captured. Jack
Morris was left to guard the wounded Jones
and assisted the latter to escape. Morris was
four guards of Palapinto jail and obtained the
keys under threats to burn the Jail, and shot
Morris dead in the cell.
QUARANTINE.
A st. Louis, telegram ofAugust z, says
the board Of health adopted an order that no
Memphis subsequent to the first of August,
shall be allowed to land at the wharf, in this
city, or disc barge freights or passengers with.
in the limits of st. Louis without permit
from the health commissioner. Commodore
VIM. j. Kountz, of Pittsburg, steamboat man
for many years, protested against this a ton
and proposed q quarantine of freight of ten
days during which vessels and cargoes should
be thoroughly fumigated, but the board de-
clined to rescind the order.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
A Pittsburgh telegram, ofAug. 8, says;
A terrific explosion took place this evening
Oh the steamboat Iron Valley upward bonnd
opposite New Cumberland W. Va, rs miles
below here. A second explosion occurred i'm
mcdiacly after the first, throwing fragments
for great distance in all directions, destroy
ing the entire forward part of the boat, in
Guiding the pilot house. The pilot, Wise, and
the captains son, Thomas Prince, and Mr..
Prosscr, Of New Cumberland, are missing.
The cause Of the explosion is unknown. The
engineer claims to lave had sufficient water
In the boilers.
THE INDIANS.
n Fort Peck, Montana Territory, tclo-
gram of August 8, says: General Miles has
arrived, having driven ahc hostiles into Can
ada and captured all the hclf-breeds between
this point and the Wood mountains. He has
divided his force into two bodies, for the pur-
pose Of watching. The border scouts all agree
thar Miles command is entirely inadequate
for a brush with the sayagcs, which are massed
and we'll armed. Major Walsh visited Gen.
Miles, bringing Long Dog, a renegade blood
thirsty chief, who protested that his warriors
should not again cross the line to hunt with.
out permission. 1t is rumorcd the Canadian
authorities intend to apply for permission
for deserving 1ndsans to hunt on this side.
MINNESOTA WHEAT BUYERS
The first annual convention of the Min
ncsota wheat buyers convention was held in
st. Paul, Tuesday Augusta. There were about
20 members present from different parts of the
State. constitution and bylaws were adopt
cd, declaring its objects to be the promotions
and protection OF the interests of producers,
dealers in and storers of grain, and the dis
scmihations of correct informations in relation
to the grains trade, and the effect upon it of
existing or proposed laws. Mr.. Van Duzen,
of Rochester, was elected President, and j. Q.
Adams of St. Paul, Secretary and Treasurer
An executive committee was elected viz;J.C
Boydcn, Z. B. Andrews, F. M Thornton, and
c. H. Graves.
MURDER OF A NAIL CONTRACTOR.
Adviccs from Chetsha, Kansas, of Au-
gust II, say that Captain John Sccrest. mail
contractor on the route west from Vinita, In
dian Territory, was found some $50 miles west
Of Vinita day Or, two ago, murdered. he
left Vinita few days before with considera.
bic sum of money for the purpose of paving
off his mail carriers. It is supposed the des-
peradoes who robbed Careyville short time
ago are the parties who committed the crime
AS the United States district court, which has
Jurisdi ton overthe Territory, is now power.
less, owing to the lack of appropriations bv
Congress to meet the expenses of marshals, it
~ 'AOus3 eASoV uSGS dlC UuG Tue UcOln0l0g OF
reign Of crime and lawlcssness in the Terri
tory.
SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE.
The particulars Of the decidedly spicy
encounter which took place ct Narragansett
Pier Friday evening, in which figure promi.
nently ex-Gov. William Sprague of Rhode
Island and Senator Conkling OF New York,
besides one or two persons of less reputation.
are as follows: It seems that Mrs. Sprapue.
who 1t will be remembered was Kate Chase.
arrived at the Pier from Washington O fortnight
ago and was stopping at her husbands resi-
dencc. The German teacher whom she brought
with her to instruct her children, Prof. George
Linck, of New York, by some means excited
the Senator's most violent wrath and was for.
hidden the premises. Linck not realizing that
Spragur W rs in earnest visited the house on
Friday and the result was very dtsagreeable
encounter. Sprague came to the house, and
finding the professor there, flew into rage
and ordered him to leave: and, Selling a
double barreled shot gun, threatened to kill
him. Snraore had nrevions1v ;nforp,o al ,,,,, cf