Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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AT Lehighton, Pa. Feb. II, Edward
Mulherin visited man named Goldberger to
contradict scandal about himself and Gold
berger's wife, and after . short talk, COLDER
ger shot Mulherin dead. -.
A FAMILY MURDERED. 4@sasa.n
Charles Lane aged "a, who recently
moved Eto Babenridge,s Pa, from Maryland
killed his wife, then gave poison to his three
children. and took q quantity himself Only
one child lives. but it's feet are so badly fro
zen that 1t will probably die.
7 -is4 - go is2 MURDER. "a u ;55s,t.
- Jacob Fryle, an old and respective cit
lien, was shot and almost instantly killed.
Feb. 10, on Court house square in Peoria, H.,
by his daughters husband, Luther B. McKin-
uey. Cause, divorce suit pending against
Mckinney, who Is . violent man.
- !, SUFFERING IRELAND.
There is considerable suffering amoag
small farmers in western Ireland who are too
proud to complain. Fever has appeared in
some districts in the south, in Tipperary aud
West Cork, in consequence of restitution. Re-
lief has been given but it has come late and is
of no kind suited to the sufferers.
RAILROAD COLLISION.
An extra freight on the Mississippi &
Tennessee railway, which left Memphis at
midnight, Feb. IL, collided with . bridge train
coming north, near CORTLAND, Mississippi,
sixteen miles south Of Memphis. Conductor
Gibson, Of the bridge train, was killed The
engines Of both trains and several freight cars
we're badly damaged. No other casualties:
NO DANGER OF STARVATION.
The Duchess Of Marlborough, in let
ter to the lord mayor of London says, "Dan-
ger Of famine appears to te over. If the char
ity Of the public continues, no person in Ire
land need be allowed to- die Of starvation.
But the meeting to bring their labors to sue
cessful close must spend over 100000 per
week for six weeks more"
BURGLARS.
On the night OF Feb. II, at Westport,
Conn. burglars gagged the village Waterman
carried him to the national bank, the doors of
which they forced, and locked him in closet.
They then blew open the door of the vault,
but the explosion was so violent q plate of
glass at the front of the bank was blown into
the street, the villagers were aroused and the
burglars fed with $500 cash.
BRIaANDs.
A railway train from Andalusla for
Madrid, carrying government treasure, chest
under the charge OF five gend'armes was
stopped Sunday Feb. IL. by sixteen brigands
between Aleazar and Argamasilla. Marshal
Lorraine was on board of the train and took
command of the gend'armes and fred on the
bandits, who fed. One gend'arme was would
d Cd. 80 sF.!*3
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
J.J. Powers, q wealthy manufacturer
OF cotton seed oil, Of st. Louis, who went to
Philadelphia recently to consult medical au.
thorities in regard to his health, accidentally
shot himself through the heart on the after.
noon of Feb IL, at his room in the Centinen.
tai hotel. The coroner's jury returned q yer.
dict OF accidental shooting while handling
revolver.
A NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD IN EGYPT.
A company has been organized in Bos-
ton, Massachusetts to construct aud operate .
railroad from Cairo, Egypt, through Port
Said and Damascus, to connect with the Eu.
pirates Valley railway, about to be built by
an English company. Branch routes and ex-
tensions are provided for. The Turkish gov
eminent has been asked for concession of the
right Of way.
WIFE MURDER.
A special to the Cincinnati Gazette
says an atrocious wife murder was commit
ted at Henderson, KY, on the night of Feb II
Pat Graham who had been arrested on com-
plant Of his wife for beating her, broke out
of jail and found his wife on wharf boat. He
struck her three times in presence of passen-
gers on the Steamer Idlewild, killing her in.
stantly and then escaped in skift.
HELP FOR IRELAND.
Alta meeting at St. Louis, Feb. H.
about $4,000 in money, three hundred barrels
Of -four and various lots of pork, corn meal
canned beef, bread, and other articles were
contributed to the Merchants Exchange re-
lief fund. Between twenty and thirty com
mittees representing different branches of bu
siness and professions, have been appointed
who will canvass the city at once, and it is be-
lieved ship load Of food and other supplies
viii be raised in very short time. -
ALBANY CITY HALL BURNED.
p. The City Hall at Albany, N. Y, was
burned on the morning of Feb. H. Loss ovel
100000. When the dome fell seven ffremer
were crushed One named tKesler has since
died and two or three others are expected tt
de- Judgment records, chattel mortgage:
and records of proceedings of the supervisors
were destroyed. Records of deeds, mortgages
on real estate, portraits of Elk Governors and
the books and papers of the surrogate's Office
were saved. A.
FIRE AT wATERTowN, MINI.
There was destructive fire a Water
town, Carver county, Mimi, on the early morn
ing Of Feb. 10, totally destroying the mills
both grist and sawmill. The origination O
the fire is not known, but supposed to have
started In the engine room, as the first flames
were seen there: The flames made O rapid
headway, so that other buildings in the vicini
ty were not In very safe position, but with
the quick action of the firemen they succeed
ed in preventing any further losses Total
loss Of mill $4,000; insurance $4,000.
h., ,.. DEATH OF JUDGE LORD.
Hon. Samuel Lord, Judge of the Fifth
judicial district of Minnesota, died at his home
in Mantorville, Dodge county, on the night of
Feb. IL of an illness which has long afflicted
him, and which it has long been known must
ultimately prove fatal. The district is com.
prised OF Dodge, Rice, Steele and Waseca
counties, and Judge Lord served from Janu
ary l, 1872, to the day Of his death. He was
highly esteemed as . fair and impartial Judge
and high minded, honorable man. -~,...
49,, SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT.
On the afternoon Of Sunday, Feb. Is
q Cyrus T. Hawley,a prominent and very
wealthy citizens Of Milwaukee, while alone in
his room shot himself. His wife, who wa.
down stairs at the time, heard the report q,
the shot, and rushed up to his room where
she found her husband sittingfin chair with
. revolver; In his hand aud blood streaming
down his face from q wound in his head
PhYsicians were summoned at once and the
wound pronounced fatal, although at late
hour Mr.. Hawley was still alive. There are
various rumors afloat In regard to the affair
but the family and friends claim the shootins
was purely accidental. Mr.. Hawley was al
old settler and q member of q number of scien
ifac and archaeological societiesof this country
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