The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-07-17
THE WORLDS DOINGS.
SUNSTROKE.

THE WORLDS DOINGS.
sUNsTROkE.
At Springfield, ILL.,, July 9th, j Hotter
man, a railroad cmployc, was sunstruck and
died in few moments. He was a German
about IS years ofage and unmarried, but has
relatives living near Nerdcn.
HOT.
Advices from st. Louis, Mo-, of july 0,
says the weather is intensely hot and sultry,
ranging as high Us 80 in the shade. Six cases of
sun-stroke were treated at the city dispensary
Fear Of repetition Of last summers expert.
ence is making people very cautious.
KILLED.
At Rochester Mimi, July 7, Christian
Miller farmer was struck by lightning and
killed. His clothes were nearly all burned of
ana dlsf1gurlng him almost beyond recogni.
ton. He leaves wife, only having been mar
ried three months The funeral takes place
today at the Norwegian church.
RUSSIAN FIRES.
\ st. Petersburg telegram OF july II,
says, the second fire ut Irkursk DESTROYED five
churches, a convent, the Lutheran church, the
court OF justice, police offices, TELEGRAPH of.
fees, postotfice, the artillery engineers and
medical establishments, two banks. the bar.
racks and town hail.
SOROKICIDE
At Ellington, ILL.,, July 9th, Lee Robins
shot and instantly killed his sister, aged 20
and then shot himself intlicting wound from
which he cannot recover. Miss Robins was
engaged to a 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 Fayctte county, Va, and
succeeded in escaping arrest until July g. He
was arrested in Parkersburg. Officers from
Fayettc county took charge of the prisoner
and started for home, but on arrival at Cool
burg he was taken from them and hanged BY
a mob who had gathered to the number of 2.
900.
SHEEP SHIPMENTS.
The Boston -A1oertiser of July says Of
the mouth and foot disease found in the sheen
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 i'll Strengthening 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 IL policeman. The policeman claims
that he found Lakey and companions in a
barn and when he asked them what they were
doing they attacked him, and Lakcy was shot
while attempting to run away. People in the
neighborhood of Lakcy claim the shooting
was entirely unjustifiable.
BREACH OF PROMISE.
Col. William A. Cook and Messrs. Hal
labarSer and Wilion as counsel for Lucy Wal
ton Rhctt Horton, entered suit in the city of
Washington, D. c., July S, against John II.
Morgan, son Of Senator Morgan of Alabama.
for breach Of promise OF marriage and $780,
0OO damages. It is alleged in 1877 Morgan,
under promise of marriage, betrayed Miss
Horton.
July 10, at st. LOUIS was the warmest
day Of the season thus far The signal service
thermometer marked an even 100 at D. M.
This is two degrees higher than the mercury
reached during the heated term last summer,
when there were so many cases of sunstroke
That day there were only four cases of pros
tratlon, one fatal-Rudolph Flangerber, lately
iIofi Milwaukee, where his family reside
SUICIDE.
"A consumptive young Englisbman,
boarding at Mr.. NJ E. Gales, on Pleasant Ave
nue., III st. Paul, Mimi, by the name of Joshua
King HARRISON committed suicide July 10th,
oy taking laudanum. He came to st. Paul in
May last He left several letters, giving some
direction in reference to the rash act he was
about to pcrpetratc, which he says had been
brought on by the use of Intoxicating drink.
HUNG.
t At Warrenton, Va, July II, two ne
groes, John Williams, who murdered Howard
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, Fauuuier
county, in April, were hanged in the Jail yard
in the presence Of about twenty-five persons,
the new law requiring all executions to take
place in private.
EXECUTION.
July Z, at San Antonla, Texas, Jos Cor
eloua, for the murder Of Robert Trimbel, July
II, 1877, was executed in the Jail corridor in
the presence Of few Witnesses, mostly phys.
icians and reporters. On the scaffold Cordoua
declared himself innocent He made the
same statement in writing yesterday The
drop fell ut 11:23 and Cordua was declared
dead at II, 40, The body was turned over to
his parents. Cordua exhibited the utmost
coolness -
TEN THOUSAND WITNESSES.
A Warrensburg, Mo-, telegram of July
s, says the murderer, Davidson, left the hotel
where he was, guarded by detachment
OF the Holders guards. After prayer at
the gallows, and speeches by Elders Fay and
Shockly, he babe all farewell The black cap
was put on and the drop fell at 11:54. The
fall was five feet and the neck was broken and
IN tftecn minutes he was dead, when he was
cut down; 10000 people were present. The
body will be sent to his father ct Linwood
Kansas.
SHOT HIM.
At New York city, July Z, Mrs. John
Bandy, wife of the proprietor of the Union de-
pot hotel, this evening shot Leonard Offer
man, late proprietor Of the Tivoli hotel. OF.
fcrman and Bandy married sisters. Their
mother lived for a time in Offcrmans family
and Mrs. Bandy says she learned this evening
Of his outrageous treatment of the old lady,
and that she shot him for il One bullet shat.
tered the right arm and the other passed in at
the mouth and buried itself beyond the reach
of the probe Offcrman il still a1;vo h,,+ ;s =,