Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-15

n.y., HAS OecH taUptIeu Will ny UOuy sudLcu-
ers. The body was not taken, it having been
found to be in a too far advanced state of de-
composition to he removed, even by those
ghauls, the body -snatchers. It will be re-
membered that his body was found floating
in the Ohio river near Louisville. The aged
Bishop, his father, is reported to be prostrat-
ed by his sons striking death.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t is now believed, that the English
government intends to gain footing in Asia
Minor.
The Swiss national council have voted
$1,3O0,000 towards completing the st. Gothard
| tunnel.
The fever is increasing alarmingly at
| Cyprus. Forty members of one British rcgi-
ment have been attacked.
Work on the East River bridge, Brook
| Ign, N. Y, has been suspended for want of
appropriation, and 500 men discharged.
! The number of new cases of yellow
fever in New Orleans reported for the week
ending August 10th were 233-deaths g..
Three thousand MontenegriDs have
| oined the insurgents in Herzegovina. There
are indications of an intention to proclaim a
holy war in Burma.
! Under instructions from Washington
| the post Office authorities are making prcpara-
tons to transport 1000, 900, in gold from San
Francisco to New York.
The Pope and council of cardinals have
decided to accept Bismarcks proposals. The
report Of the appointment of Cardinal Nino,
as secretary of state, is confirmed.
A Denver. CAL. telegram says that Pl of.
Watson feels sure, that during the late eclipse
he discovered the planet Valcon south. west OF
| the sun about two degrees distant.
A small strike occurred at Milwaukee,
August 10th. among the machinists in the
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad shops. There
was no disturbance and none was anticipated
There is no truth in the report that Ten
Days band Of Bannocks had left the agency
with hostile intent. They are procee ding un-
der escort of United States troops to the But
falo country.
August, 9th, the Nevada bank, San
Francisco sold 100000 ounces Of silver to
the government. The price paid is the Lon
don rate, with cable exchange. payable in
| standard dollars.
| Exercies in the Chautauqua Lake, N.
Y, international Sunday school assembly
were begun August 9TH. The lecture of the
day was delivered by Bishop Foster. Sub
ject: beyond the graye.''
An uprising of Mohammedan fanatics
has occurred at Liono, Herzegovina. The
Turkish commandant was killed. The troops
made common cause with the insurgents and
marched with them on Skopli.
| A dispatch from Fort Lapwai says, the
Indians, supposed to be White Birds band,
proved to be Only small party of thirteen
men and eight women. White Bird and most
of his band are still with Sitting Bull.
Advices from the west coast of Africa
say great mortality prevails there, particu.
larly at Lagos, where Dearly quarter of the
European population died Of fever and dys.
1utory during tho two months ending July
18th.
Con:tantinople adv1ces of August 18th,
state that the embarkation of 10000 of the
imperial guard of Russia had begun. The
withdrawal of the rest of the troops from San
Stefano and Galiipoli will fellow immedi.
ately.
The Russians will evacuate Adrianople
within six weeks. They will evacuate Ezer-
oum and Beyazid upon the withdrawal of the
British fleet. The car has telegraphed the
sultan requesting him to order the evacuation
of Batoum.
A telegram from Alexandria, Egypt,
reports that the river Nile is rising favorably
1t is now higher than at any time last year
and the prospects for crops are excellent. It
is estimated that the cotton will yield 112 00O,-
900 pounds.
A London telegram of August 10th says
the Sultan having telegraphed Queen Victoria
| asking British meditation to stay the advances
| of the Austrian army Of occupation at
Banjalicka, it is said the British government
declines intervention.
It is stated that Bismarck in negotia-
| ton with the Pope's nuntio, expressly insisted
upon the maintenance of the German
ecclesiastical laws, but agreed that their inter-
probation should be subject to an understand
ing with the Vatican.
A Toledo, o., telegram of August 18th
! says, nearly 1000 cars of wheat aggregating
about 100000 bushels, were received at that
point during the previous twenty -four hours,
being the largest amount: ever received there
IN the same length of time.
It has been decided to reorganize and
continue the Boston Betting company, wrecked
by the enormous defalcation Of John G.. Tap
pan, and COMMITTEES have. been appointed to
receive subscriptions onew stock and to have
charge of the company pending its organi-
Zation. s.,
5 Cartheodori Pasha, has received fresh
instructions of conciiatory character, and
comm unicated them to Count Andrassy. It is
stated that the foreign ambs ssadors have in
duced the porte to withdraw the circular he
had prepared on the Greek question, and to
substitute one more conciliatory.,: 2ta:-
Vanderbilt was recently in Montreal
in negotiation with the manager of the Grand
Trunk and. the relations between the
Michigan Central and the.Grand Trunk, Van
derbuilt, expresses a desire to act in concert
with the Grand Trunk, and afford all neces-
sary accommodations over the Michigan Cen
trail " <'..'- = *'.5 s:'"'< '''''-
The Tennessee bureau of agriculture
reports 44% as the average yield of wheat for
the State. x The corn crop: was rarely ever
better, and the average for the State is report
I'd at IS. Average tobacco crop 7256; average
cotton crop 81; pear crop 50; grasses 1O2;
clover 100; millot; 81; sweet potatoes 95 Irish
potatoes 104; hay crop IS. ..i /.
At an adjourned meeting Of the credi-
tors of the New York Betting and Packing
company on the 9th inst, the committee ap-
| pointed at previous meeting reported that
the company had good business assets