The Irish standard., 1890-07-05

Charles Layman, aetuary il Layman'a
cemetery, says that he was followed to
his home at 2818 Cedar avenue, q few
nights ago, BY two men who attacked
him on his door steps, attempting to rob
him. He put them to flight, however,
and gave one Of them black eye. The
next day he met one OF the robbers IN a
saloon and identified him BY his bruised
eye. He drew q pistol and asked those
present to assist him IN securing the
man, but the man escaped through the
rear door.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. w H. Yonng,
living at 3O5 EIGHTH avenue northeast,
died very suddenly. She had been COM
planning of q severe headache during the
day, and about 2 o'clock she left the
sofa where she had been lying, and went
into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Sac
was gone but a short time, when she re-
turned and, complaining Of the pain in
her head, said she feared she would die.
Her husband left the r. ON a moment,
and when he returned she was unconsci-
Gus and died few minutes later. The
deceased was 45 years OF age. Coroner
Towers was called and post norton
examination was held. Death resulted
from heart disease.
One of the most destructive fires of the
year occurred in Minneapolis at an early
hour Monday morning, resulting in
loss estimated at about 100000. At
4:30 in the morning passer by discover
ed a fire in the rear of George Huhn's
drug store, at 1913 Nicollet avenue, d.
rectly opposite the City Hall. A fire
alarm was turned in, and whsn the de-
partment arrived on the scene the flames
were mounting fifty feet high in the air.
The fire had gained such head way that
it was hard work getting it under con-
troll. 1t was fully two hours before the
flames were entirely extinguished. Mar
der. Llte & Co., the type founders, who
occupied the upper stories of the build
ing, are the greatest losers Their loes
will exceed $4,000 Geo. Huhn's stock
of drugs is aim st total loss, and the
building is greatly damaged. He esti-
mates the loss at 100000. The entire loss
is about half covered by insurance.
Poe would never have written in laud-
atory fashion Of the Standardization
of the Bells" had the Minneapolis motor
run past his study window. We can
most of us remember the iendish delight
Of the gamin who is armed with big
dinner sel], stationed in front Of an auo-
ton factory with instructions to do his
prettiest. He is mild type of the noise
provoker compared with the average
motor driver. Of course every one knows
that the gong ON the motor is necessity
for giving alarm on approaching street
crossing, and it is probably wise to ring
the gong when Ours are passing each
other. But there is neither rhyme, right
nor reason in the hideous long continued
and ear splitting banging some Of the
motor drivers eli,.it from their sbrazen
appurl enan. es especially between Wash
ington avenue and Third street. The
residents on First avenue south must
rise with the lark or listen to series of
deafening gong bangings, which are as
little like the lark's song as they are
akin to the music Of gang of tin horn
serenaders. Join the Swiss Family Bell
Ringers, gentlemen, and give your place 8
to mon of more sensitive feelings and
better appreciation of the fitness of even
necessary things.