Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-02
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THE WORLDS DOINGS.
POOR FUND t,. IN. ,PAR1s.

= .. :'.%> POOR FUND. IN PARIS, 80 49,, ~
-, The fund started by thd Figaro news.
papers for the relief of the poor in Paris, has
reached 100000 francs. Severe weather con-
inues' to prevail here. Several deaths have &C.
cured In the streets from cold and privation.
The Seine isipassable! at several points within
the city. - 1900 - -->---~ 1870
GRAVE ROBBERY.
Grave robbers broke into -colored
cemetry in the western suburbs OF Cincinnati,
o., the other night and carried away the
bodies OF Henry Jones, late teacher in the
st. Louis colored schools; Silas Edmundson
and Maria Burnside, 10 years old. The trus-
tees searched the medical colleges Of the city,
to-day, but without success. ...,.
80 4 ,. : = STRIKERS AT WORK. 81
The first brigade were under arms at
Chicago, on the morning Of Dec. Is, prepar
Ing to move for the stock yards in, case, their
services were called fov. Towards noon, every
thing being quiet, they were dismissed with
orders to reassemble for duty at -eight o'clock
this evening. Most ofthe strikers are going
to work again in tn, pork houses. l..
.;t...,. >, STABBED.
A man named Raymo stabbed one
Riley at Wandan D. T. on the night Of Dec.
Is. with knife from the effects of which he
died ON the morning OF Dec. g. His intes-
tines were terribly exposed by the ugly cash.
Raymos friends say it was in self defense, he
being cornered in room had to cut himself
out. The murderer Is in Bismarck jail
cOY n ANN =.
Reports from Port Jervis N. Y. of Dec.
"a state that snow has fallen there to the
depth Of nearly seven feet. The storm extends
along the line of the Erie railway to susque-
hanna and north for distance Of "a miles
All trains but little delayed. Thermometer
marked on the morning Of Dec 20 three de-
grees above zero. During the day the wealth
Or moderated.
CUBAN SLAVES.
The Spanish Senate passed a bill for
the abolition Of slaves in Cuba by vote Of
1A to.14 Gems. Riguelme and Prendergast
and eight Cuban senators voted with the mi
nority, Martinez Campos: Gen. Jovellar
Count Valmaseda, Gen. Concha, ard the re-
mainder of the West India members abstained
from voting. No Cuban senator voted with
the majority.
AUSTRALIAN RELIEF FOR IRELAND.
At meeting OF the corporation of
Dublin. Dec. 23rd, the lord mayor announced
the receipt of telegram from the mayor Of
Adelaide, Australia, inquiring whether Ireland
would warrant an appeal to be made there for
the relief of the destitute Irish and that he
had replied that great distress was anticipated
III the south and west Public aid was most
desirable.
ARIZONA INDIANS.
A special from Camp Kicker tates
Geronomo Apache chief, with eighty three of
his band of Indians has just surrendered to
the military authorities of Camp Kicker and
will be sent to San Carlos Indian reservation
at once. This is the band which has been
depredating for some montha past and did
This virtually wipes out all renegade Indians
In Arizona and the border
SHOT.
Edward Hanley was fatally shot by
Deputy Marshal Mullens in Edgefeld, suburb
OF Nashville, Dec. Is. The ball entered Han
ley's left side penetrating the lungs. Hanley
was at the time unarmed. Nick Martin, who
had previously taken charge of Hanley's
pistol was shot in the leg. A short time be-
fore the shooting Muf1ens had attempted to
arrest Hanley. A scuffle ensued in which
Hanley threw Mullens, when they were sep
Grated.
Two Irish lads, Edward Harvey and
James McGee, peddlers Of dry goods were
murdered Friday Dec. 10, by negroes at Jemi-
gan, Russell county, Alabama, and the bodies
were thrown into the Chattahooche river. The
murder was discovered Saturday, Dec. 20,
when two negroes were arrested. These con-
fessed, duplicating others. A large crowd OF
whites and blacks assembled Sunday, Dec. 81,
at4 p. m. and decided to hang the two muir
derers. This Was done forthwith.
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
Bernard Packer of Delphos, Ohio
On the morning of Dec. 25, was called to his
door. Upon opening the door he was cvn-
fronted by three men armed with revolvers,
who demanded money. He resisted and was
shot and instantly killed. His wife hearing
the disturbance came to his assistance. She
was bound with ropes, gagged and tortured
with fire until she disclosed where tb mon
ey was. Fifteen hundred dollars wer >Sen
No clue to the criminals.
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP BoRuss1A.
Agents at Liverpool of the lost steam
ship Borussia, state there were one cabin and
sixty -four Storage passengers from Liverpool
for New York, and eighty Storage passengers
from Corruna for Havana. The owners of the
steamship Borussia allege that they believe
the vessel is still afoat, as she Is oailt with
water-tight compartments, and she is still in
the track Of American vessels. They also al
allege that they are hopeful concerning the
crew and passengers. The third officer was
the last to leave the ship.
AIMING IN MAINE.
A dispatch from Washington of Dec.
q, says q circular without signature has been
sent to the clerks in departments from Maine,
who served in the Union army during thu war,
ordering them to so arrange affairs that they
can meet without delay at Grand Army hall to
organize rifle club and start at once for Au.
gusta. The circular says uniforms, great coats
and caps will be furnished with rations and
transportation and supply Of Spencer rifles
will be provided on the way north. This
without signature" sensation ia manifestly
canard.
ID" LIGHT SENTENCE.
Charles g. Busse, late bookkeeper at
Alexander Mitchells bank was arraigned in
the municipal court at Milwaukee on the
morning of Dec "a. charged with embezzle.
ment. He plead guilty and was sentenced to
two years In the house Of correction. The
amount Of the defalcation will probably never
be known, as the bank officials decline to make
any statement for public information, but it is
generally believed to have been considerably
over one hundred thousand dollars, although
the indictment only charges the abstraction
Of few thousand.
GREAT FIRE AT BosToN.
About II o'clock on the night of Dec.
70, q fire broke out in the rear of the paper
ware house Of Rice, Kendall & Co., III Boston,
Mass. Their building was entirely destroyed
and other valuable property, including
Houghten, Osgood & Co.'s publishing estab-
lishment. The flames spread rapidly, the en-
tire IRE department Of the city was called out
The fire was in one Of the most prominent
business portions Of the city. Loss to Hough-
fon, Osgood & Co., is immense, and the esti-
mae Of the loss whole is fixed as high as be.
tween Is 100000 and 100000. -. e..
JEWS IN ROUMANIA.
With rnfororo., ~ %ho ,,rnr,oaod NOM.