Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-27
A TERRIBLE CRIME,

developed, which makes an exceedingly revolt
ing occurrence. James Worrel, son Of w.
Worrel, was engaged to be married to young
lady in Washington county, but not having
the means to support wife, he undertook to
destroy his sister and father in the flames, 80
that he would come into possession Of the
property and thus be enabled to carry out his
wishes. Before setting fire to the house, he
locked his sister in one room and his father in
another. Fortunately a servant discovered
them before the flames reached them and
with difficulty saved their lives. Young Wor-
rel is 81 years of age and highly educated.
The family are highly respected in the COM
munity in which they live.
WOULD BE PARR1cIDE.
A telegram from Wheeling, West vir-
ginia of Feb. 81, recites the following facts
connected with the incendiary fire at Clays-
vile, Pa, reciting the particulars of the at
tempt If a young man to fire his fathers house
mentioned in these dispatches last evening
Feb. 20 are augmented to-day Feb 81 by full
er reports from the scene of the occurrence.
James Worrill, the son and the perpetrator
of the unnatural crime, was studying for the
ministry, and few evenings before the fire
led in prayer meeting. It seems that his
desire for money had become a mania with
him. Sometime preceding the fire he stole
several of his fathers sheep and sold the pelts
and then innocently helped his father search
for the sheep. A short time after this the
honse was robbed of several hundred dollars
James claiming to lose 81 by the robbery, to
blind the folks to the fact that the robbery
was in reality, committed by him, which cir
cumstances has leaked out since the incendi-
ary fire, and the fixing Of the guilt upon the
unnatural son. In these dispatches, last ev.s
ening, it was stated that one sister was locked
up in the burning house, but it is now learned
that after the house had been set on fire by
James. one of his sisters escaped and fled
across the country to warn the neighbors
who arrived in time to rescue the rest of the
family. It is said that young Wor-
rill tried to poison the family sometime
before the fire. The young man is said to have
escaped to Ohio assisted in his fight by his
father, who through all has lived to shield his
son, from the indignation of his neighbors. The
affair has created decided sensation in Clays-
vile, where the family are known and the
facts were only learned by the persistent
iuquirses of the neinhbors, who demanded to
know the name Of the incendiary.
CUTTING DOWN THE NAIL SERVICE
The Postmaster General, Feb. 30. is
sued the following: To the Second Assistant
Postmaster General-That there be no def1cl-
ency created to maintain the Star service for
the present fiscal year, I direc:: that on and
after March LIST prox service on all star routes
be reduced to one trip per week, allowing one
months ext:a pay as provided BY law on SER
vice dispensed with. also direct that the
service placed on new routes since and in
Guiding July l, 1879, be discontinued. II the
foregoing reduction Is not sufficient for the
purpose indicated think the rapid growth Of
population and business in the territories and
in the new States and restoration and i'm
provement OF the service in the Southern
States demand existing service, and In many
instances additional services on old and new
service. On recently established rogtes al.
so believe the public service will suffer by the
reduction, but the law requires that shall.
not exceed the appropriation, and am de-
to conform to the law.
iS;saca) DIN. Key,
O. -: Postmaster General.
WINTER PALACE EXPLOSION. 3.
Via London, Feb d. Alexander Of
Hesse, in letter to his wife from St. Petere.
burg, says: We were proceeding through
the large corridor to his msjeety's apart
ments, when suddenly fearful detonation.
was heard. The flooring was raised as il By
IN earthquake and the gas was extinguished.-
We were left in total darkness At the same
time horrible dust or smell of guupoxd.r
Or dynamite filed the corridor, and some one
shouted the chandelier had fallen in The sa-s
loon whore the table was laid for dinner.
FASTENED thither with the cxaravitch snd the
grand duke vladimir, while Count Ad,esberg,
ID doubt a. to what had happened, held back
he emperor, We found ali windows broken
md the walls in ruins. Dinner had been de-
ayed half hour for my arrival, and It was
owing to this the imperial family had not vet
in the dining hall.
a RUSSIAN C0NsPIRAToR ARRESTED.
"A Russian was arrested Feb. al, in
Paris, in the Champs d'Elysees, charged with
being connected with the Moscow explosion.
BE Is named Karl, alias Mayer, altar Harts
man, and Is believed to DO the same man who
;ented and occupied the house "a Moscow,
lrom which the exslosion Of the mine under
he railway was operated Hthe fact 4 estabs
ished to the satiafaction Of tho government,
asNil y surrsndsrsd = . seom1aoh murder.