Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-26
THE WORLDS DOINGS.

THE WORLDS DOINGS.
HOTEL BURNED. WIT
At Chippewa, Falls, June 20 the Wis
cousin house, owned by James Parent was
burned nothing saved, cause unknown
insured for $4,000. 81. +, ssv..<st ? $sf
BURNED TO DEATH.
June 10 the residence Of Samuel Mil
ler of Mantorsville, Pa was burned. Mrs.
Miller persisted in the flames and her husband
is not expected to recover from his burns. z !;
FATALLY SHOT.
At Wolfville, N. Y, June 20, Bessie
Harris was fatally shot by DR.. Albert De Wolf.
Two years ago she secretly married De Wolf.
They separated and De Wolf proposed reun-
ion. She refused. -,
OREGON MUNICIPAL ELECTION. -
In the city elections at Portland, Ore
gon, June 49, the Republicans elected the
mayor and two unoilmen-the Democrats
the balance In the election in East Portland
the Republicans made clean sweep.
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW YORK.
Advices from New York city to June
II, say that Dr. Vanderpool, health officer at
quarantine, says that unless rigid quaran-
tine is kept up, there is possibility of yellow
fever making its appearance in New York.
LYNCHED. t@r:4'' .
Moore, who grossly assaulted and
then murdered Miss Woodward on the 5th Of
June, near Wexford, s. G., was hanged by
mob of one hundred and fifty armed men June
II, who rode into Spartansburg. The jailor
had removed Moore but the lyncbers discover
ed his whereabouts.
MOLLY MAGUIREs TO HANG.
The supreme court has sustained the
decision of the lower court in the case of Peter
victed in Northumberland county, Pa, and
sentenced to be hanged for the: murder of
Coroner Hesser in 1874
SWEPT OVER THE FALLS.
At Niagara Falls, June 21, Mrs. A.
ROLAND of Liege, Belgium, borrowed drink
ing cup from her husband while visiting the
Three Sisters islands, and STOPPING for drink
fell into the swiftly running current and was
swept over Horseshoe falls. The husband and
wife were on their wedding tour.
FOUND DROWNED.
The body of Marshall Davis, promi-
nent insurance agent of Toledo, O., was found
in the river June 90 Nothing is known as to
the circumstances of his death, but it is sup
posed the case was accidental. Davis entered
the service at the outbreak of the rebellion as
sergeant major and served on the staff of Maj.
Gen. James B. Stedeman.
WIFE MURDER.
At San Francisco, June II, James
Bowlan, hackman, deliberately murdered his
wife, Nellie, calling at the house where she
obtained employment as housekeeper, and
shooting her down on her refusal to resume
marital relations with him. Mrs. Bowlan
had left her husband on account 9th repeat
ed brutal treatment. Deceased was a native
of New York, age Is.
WITHDRAWN.
The President, June 81, sent to the
Senate the following: doubts having arisen
as to the propriety Of appointing in advance
of the actual vacancy to occur September i,
1890 person to fill the Office Of Judge of the
circuit court of the United States for the
Eighth circuit I hereby withdraw the nom-
y,
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WESTON WINS.
A London telegram of June 81, says:
The pedes TRAN match was finished at 1885 D.
M Weston had made $50 and Brown 453
miles. This beats Browns record in the last
match and all previous records, About 1900
persons witnessed the finish. Weston wins his
bet with Sir John Ashley that he would make
$50 miles. Rowell, who brought away the belt
from New York, says he will challenge Weston
Immediately.
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION.
The President has approved the joint
resolution ameudatorv of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, approved in March last. The
most interesting features of the joint resolu-
ton are the repeal of the clause which author
lied and empowered the secretary of war to
lease the water power at Moline to the Moline
Water Power company, and the appropriation
Of $4,000 for extension of military telegraph
lines from Helena, NJ. T., and from Fort Eli
oft, Texas, westward
SUSPECTED BUGRLARs RELIEVED.
The property taken from the house of
Gov. Davis in st. Paul, by burglars few
nights since has has been recovered. The
diamond stud was found on the dead body of
James Ganey, the burglar who was shot at
Rochester, Mnn by Marshal, Kalb, and the
watch was found on the person Of a fellow
named Vandiker who is under arrest as one of
Ganey's gang. The lewd young men Nick
Frances and Thomas Keegan who were in Jail
at st. Paul charged with the burglary, have
been released.
CALIFORNIA POLITICS.
The Republican State convention met
at San Francisco, June 18th. George c. Per-
kins was nominated for Governor. The fol-
lowing are the leading points in the platform
adopted: Reafhrms the principles of the Re-
publican party; denounces the attempt of the
Democracy to interfere with the purity of
elections; sustains the Presidents veto policy;
pledges the party to faithful application of
the new constitution and support Of progress
sive education; pledges the candidates for the
legislature to attempt to settle the differences
WIFE MURDER.
Another bloody murder was committed
at st. Louis, Mo, on the morning. of June 10,
Henry Erb, puslier of street hand cart, and a
man of bad repute, assaulted his divorced
wife in the back yard Of her residence, 319
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and plunged q large knife twice into her right
side intlicting q wound from which she
died in few minutes, Erb was arrested
shortly after and locked up No immediate
cause, is assigned for the act, but it is known
they quarreled several times within a few
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BURNED TO DEATH.-
Near Jonesboro, Ca, June %, the
dwelling house of J. F. Reynolds, was de-
stroyed by fire and burned together with his
daughter and his sister-in law, young girls Of
ID and 16 years. ), The fire originated in their
room which was locked on the inside They
were SO blinded or bewildered they could not
open the door,, although Reynolds, who, had
been awakened BY the roaring flames, called
them and tried to break the door in He then
went to save his wife and barely succeeded in,
getting her out. He was very badly burned,
and it is feared fatally ~ iss~7- -aH ,27@>'j
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