Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-11-21

was ScatteTeu over utT clOtulHS1 duu sAo wan
SO terribly burned that death ensuedi in few
hours. =
Cd The female power loom weavers in the
carpet mills Of the Nineteenth ward, Philadel-
@phia, have struck on account of a notification
OF q reduction of wages Of one cent per yard.
The strikers are willing to accept one-half
cent reduction.
A telegram from Rome of Nov. 14th,
says: The waters of the Tiber have overflow
ed the banks. The lower part of the city is
inundated, and it is expected that during the
night the flood will become nearly as wide
pread as the disastrous one Of 1870. 49,
The telegraph line from Deadwood to
Fort Keogh, Montana, has been completed.
This line opens central Montana and the Vel
lowst>ne up to communication with the outside
world with the Black Hills and Cheyenne tel
egraph lines with which it connects.
Minister Romero of Mexico has RECON-
mended the passage Of a law permitting free
expectation of silver. Mexico will send dele
gates to the commercial convention at New
Orleans, The party of Chicago merchants
are expected with much interest at the city
oil Mexico.
The German Emperor William, relpy-
ing to an address of the wn council of Weis-
baden, said he hoped soon to resume the reins
of government. He trusted Germany's &C.
ton against criminal tendencies wouldbe i'm
tated by other States. The peril is common,
and so ought to be the defense.
A telegram from Berlin reports the be-
lief current there that plot exists for the as
sassination jail sovereings. It states that
the Prussian judges, when examining Nobel
ing's case, were led to believe in the existence
of the central organization for this purpose,
and Investigations are still going on.
A dispatch from Pesth says count
schouyaloff's mission marks change in the
policy of Russia, who was previously disposed
to strain her rights under the treaty Of Berlin.
The change is due either to the general alarm
of Europe, hints received from Berlin, or
domestic affairs. It is noticeable that when
Prince Gortschakof recently offered to go to
Livadia he was informed that it was unneces-
sary.
The New York clearing house associa-
ton has had meeting to consider the report
of the committee which recently had a con-
ference with Secretary Sherman. Resolutions
will he introduced calling upon the different
New York banks to aid the secretary in re-
moving the premium on gold so that the re-
sumption of specie payments may be settled
fact before the time fixed by law. Fifty banks
were represented at the meeting.
Secretary Sherman, referring to rumors
| Of the withdrawal of the 81 and 80 United States
notes, says fully year ago a story was start
ed and caused an unnatural demand for small
bills. The statement was unfounded, other
than that having one years supply of ones
| and two's on hand, the bureau of engraving
| and printing stopped printing till that supply
could be reduced. No order was issued to
| the treasurer to limit the issue of ones and
two's.
The annual report OF tie revenue
marine bureau of the United States treasury
department shows that of vessels wrecked or
in distress with an aggregate of 926 persons
| on board, 1872 have been assisted by revenue
! cutters. The estimated value of the property
saved is about $l,7OO,000, and 142 persons
were actually rescued from death by drown
ing The expenses of the revenue marine
| service for the year ending June 80, 1878
were $SA,001. Number of vessels in the
service, 81.
The two cases of the Unrted States
| against Fl. B. Clahin & Co., for the alleged
! reception, purchase and conceafmcnt Of large
amounts OF fraudulently imported silk, cam
| up in the supreme court in New York on the
18th inst. The question involved is the la
! bility of Claf1lin & Co., in civil action
hrn rhf IN fs,oc hx,< ho
acts of 1928 and 1866. If the demurrers are
sustained, it will be decisive OF a class of
more or less similar cases. If not, the clause
will go back to the lower courts to be tried
on its merits.
The competition in eastward bound
passenger rates, which, it is asserted, have
been secretly cut for three or four months
past, have finally forced prices down to the low
est figure known for years. The Atlantic &
Great Western announced New York and
Philadelphia tickets 81 each, Pittsburg $2.75,
with fares to some common points in Ohio at
q nominal sum. The Panhandle rates of
New York and Philadelphia have not yet been
reduced below SIS, but this road will no doubt
follow its opponents with decreased charges.
Tickets sold ut these prices are rebate tickets,
and spectators haveno opportunity to take
advantage of the reduction. All agents re-
port good sales, and know nothing of the re-
turn to former prices.
The New York clearing house has de-
cided upon the following plan of action after
Jan. l, 1879: First, to decline receiving gold
coins as special deposits, but accept and turn
them DULY as lawful money. Second, to abol-
ish special exchanges of gold checks at the
clearing house. Third pay and receive bal
ances between banks at the clearing house
either in gold or United States legal tenders.
Fourth, receive silver dollars upon deposit
only under special contract to withdraw the
same in klnd. Fifth prohibit the payments
Of balances at the clearing house in silver
certificates or in silver dollars, excepting as
subsidiary coin in small sums, say under $10
Sixth, discontinue the gold special account
by notice to dealers, the LIST of January next
then to terminate
Judge Dyer, CT the United States court
rendered an important decision in the trade
malk case at Milwaukee. 'Leidersdorf & Co.,
tobacconists, sued to enjoin Flint s. Co., from
the use OF certain labels. Defendants demur-
red and held that the court haano Jurisdiction.
This raised the question of the constitutional
power of Congress to legislate upon the SUBJ
ject. It was decided that the constitutional
ity Of the trade mark statute connot be sus-
! tanned under the clause which gives to Con-
gress the power to regulate commerce among
the several States, nor under any other of the
provisions of the constitution which prescribe
the legislative power Of Con gress. The court
therefore held it had no jurisdiction to enter
ain a controversy between citizens of the
same State, and sustained the demurrers.
On Thursday afternoon, the 10th inst,
a row occurred in McDermott's saloon on the
corner of Eagle and Hill streets, st. Paul, Min
nesota. Drinking and game Of cards result
ed in a quarrel and the fatal shot. Ryan, the
| bar-keeper, claimed that James j. Beach owed
| the bar ten cents. Beach denied it and refas-
ed to pay. Ryan shut the door and said he
should not leave till he paid. Beach drew
| revolver and said he would leave, and would
| not pay. McDermott drew a revolver to COW
! er Ryan. Alexander Hamilton rushed in be-
| tween Beach and Ryan,; and attempted to:
| wrest the pistol from the former, when it was