Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-20


which cost from 5000 QUO to 81 0O0O 90, is atotal
loss The loss on wheat ID about $65, 600, loss
mill $50, 600; no insurance covering this kind
Of accident. ..
"MURDERoUs BURGLARS.
A cold-blooded murder was commit.
ted at Sandwich, HI, on Sunday morning, Feb.
10. Two burglars having entered the house
Of II. 2. Allen, an old citizen, were surprised
BY his sitting up N bed and addressing them.
One Of them immediately opened fire on him,
hitting him four times. Three of the shots
would haved proved fatal II no others had
been fired. He died instantly. His wife had
taken refuge in closet and heard some of the
conversation between the burglars, which,
with another clue which they left behind, may
lead to their arrest They secured only a tri-
tle in the way of plumber.
sr,- GENERAL GRANT. So y
= General Grant and party sailed on the
afternoon of Feb. 10, from Havana for Vera
Cruz by the steamer City of Alexandria. The
same authorities who received Gen. Grant on
his arrival at Havana, accompanied him to
the steamer. The party spent one day on the
plantation Of Los Canos, starting from LsUn-
ion station at 10 o'clock on special train.
Haitian hour later the engine struck cow
and the train went off the track, luckily with
| out serious consequences. The fireman was
wounded The train was running on an en-
bankment ten feet high at the time of the &C.
cident The party had to wait till 8 O'Clock
for another train aud arrived in Havana at
o'clock in the morning.
-. CYCLONE AT NASHVILLE. ...y
Acyclone accompanied with thunder
and lightning and heavy rain passed over
Nashville, Tenn, on the night OF Feb Is. The
wind was at the rate OF 40 miles per hour.
The spires Of the First Baptist, St. Johns, col
ored, and st. $PauPs, colored, churches were
blown down, as were also the inside brick
walls of the new custom house The roof Of
Rhea & Sons elevator, containing 10000
bushels Of grain, was swept off. The third
story of the Edgefeld Manufacturing company
waa blown away. The roofs of large mum.
Der ofprivate residences were blown Off. and
the damage to this hour cannot possibly be
estimated.
A MAINE FUsIONIsT CHARGED WITH LAR
CENY.
John Benson, Jr., deputy secretary of
State of Maine, and member of fusion Gov.
ernor Smiths staff, was arranged before
Judge True, Feb. H. charged with larceny Of
manuscript tabulation Of legislative returns
from E. G. Moody, January %, 1880. The
complaint also contained count for melting
unknown persons to commit said crime. Sew
eral witnesses testified for the Government
when counsel for defendant claimed no proof
had been presented as to guilt, and asked the
defendants discharge, stating that he should
offer no evidence in defense. The Judge, how,
ever, ordered the defendant to give bail in
$500 to appear at the April term Of the superi.
| or court.
GREAT ARMIES.
Scmi-ofhcially the North German Ga
zette referring to the warlike Interpretation by
French newspapers Of the German army bill
says: THE French army estimates for 1870
were barely 500, OO0, 900 francs, while they now
exceed 900 100000 francs. The French army
is better armed and numerically stronger
than the German army. The Russian
army has also been considerably increased
| From the language of some of the French
monarchial journals it would appear certain
that if the persons they represented obtained
power they would Immediately plunge France
into war. In view Of this danger Germany
though earnestly peace loving, must for he,
own safety follow the example unfortunately
set by ner neighbors in their immense arma
ments"
GFEAT RAIN STORM.
Cincinnati specials of Feb. 49,: state
4 that it has rained almost necessarily since five
o'clock yesterday evening -part of the time
quite heavily. The Ohio river is rising rapid
ly along the whole length, from Pittsburg t.
Cairo. The snow melted by warm rain at thu
cad waters of the Ohio will cause an unusua
rise there, and high water may be expected
in very short time. The rain fall here from
the time of beginning yesterday, till 1890 to
night is reported by the signal service obsery
er to be 2.0S iuches. The Commercial specia
from Stanford, KY, says violent wind an,
thunder storm passed over the eastern part O
Lincoln county late last night, blowing dow
Garnett's undertaken shop and one of tn
buildings at Crab Orchard Springs, and uu
roofing the main building at the Springs
- FLIGHT OF AN INSURANCE AGENT.
/ Adyices from Winona, Mimi, of Feb
10, state that E. T, Green, insurance agent
three years, left town Monday, Feb. 9, osten
sivelY on a collecting tour, and has not sine
been heard from: Meantime two offici
fagents, Redfeld, of the London Assurance
and Dudley, of the German American, prc
cured key to Greene's Office, and took posses
sion Of the books and supplies Of six compan
ies-the German American, the London Al
surance, Fireman's Fund, Manufacturers &
Boston, and the Hoffman. The registers &
two companies, the Franklin of Boston an
the Meriden, still remain in the office. 1t i
said Greene issued policies and receive,
money on them without making proper re
turns: His liabilities are about 5000.
| CHEYENNEs AND P0NCAs.
| At the Senate investigation, Feb. 1a
into the removal of the Cheyennes and Poncaf
the attention of "Brighteyes" was called to
paper purporting to be signed 70 the head
4 Of (, nearly all :, the Poncas familie
of rcquestin the President to remove the trib
to new reservation in the Indian tern
bright Eyes exclaimed, "Why, White Eagl
has told me dozen times he never signe,
any such paper. Why that is monstrous.
Standing Bear was then shown the paper. H
read it over, smiled incredulously, and mad
several gestures Of disgust accompanied by ex
pressive grunts, but finally said: "That'
white mans way; they write one thing ant
ellIus another" He then explained the eli
cumstances attending the signing by the coun
Gil OF chiefs OF the paper supposed by then
to be q refusal to leave their reservation.
THE BARONESS coUTs PLAN. 60.
A London correspondent writes: Assn
ance is given to me that the statement of tn
mention; of Baroness Burdette Coutts to de
vote 100000 to the amelioration of the dis
tress IN Ireland is true. A contradiction la
been made in most of the London daily pap
ers, but the fact is incontrovertible. Tn
money will be nsed for buying land in tn
district Of Connemara. county Galway, to b.
afterwards let to small tenants atlong leas
es and moderate rents. A company OF Irisl
gentlemen interested in agriculture is .associ
ated in the scheme. * s
- KILLED EACH OTHER.
slwsIntelligence has reached Yankton, ID
T., Feb. is, of fatal encounter at Brule City
fifty miles up the Missouri, last Friday, b,
/ which the notorious Jim. Somers and NJ. Som
ers killed each other. There was a fend o
Of many years standing between the families
and Friday young Somers and his uncle cam
together and had an alteration. Jim grabbe,
poad1o ,r,,r, opd eho& h;a por,ha,r &hro,, ~ ~