Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-26
PERSONAL IND fu.ITICAL.

PERSONAL AND fuAITICAL.
William Meservey, editor of the Web
ster County Gazette, Fort Dodge, Iowa, is
dead.
Vice President Wheeler addressed a
large concourse of people at Canton, N. j., on
the fair ground. =
Sir Richard John Griffith, civil en-
gineer and author of the geological map of
Ireland, is dead.
The Nevada bank has sold the q. 8.
Government one million ounces of silver at an
equivalent London rate.
Gen. Butler was in Toledo, O, the
other day, and was serenaded by the Nation
ais, but refused to make speech.
President Hayes has appointed George
w. Watson receiver of public money for the
district of lands subjected to sale at Topeka,
Kansas, vice H. Kelley resigned.
The grocery firm of Shepard & Cum
mings, of Winona, Minnesota, have made an
assignment. Liabilities $14 600, assets $12, OOO
Cause too liberal and extensive credit.
Secretary Evarts has telegraphed Min
lister Noyes, acknowledging the receipt of
$4,000, the first installment of the contribu.
tons in France, for the yellow fever sufferers
In the United States.
The minister from China now in Wash
iugton city, has formally advised the secre-
tary Of State of his arrival, and has requested
him to confer with the President so as to
designate o time for the presentation of his
credentials. s%a
President Hayes aud party reached
Cleveland from the West, on the 2sd Of Sept
on his way to Washington. He went thence
to Pittsburgh, being greeted by crowds at ev-
cry station, and met with grand reception
ct Pittsburgh.
DR.. James T. Alley, after long and
painful illness, died at his residence in the
city OF st. Paul, Minnesota, on the 18th inst.
He had hesn a resident of St. Paul for eleven
years, and had built up large practice, and
was one OF the best, kindest and most success
full physicians of the homeopathic school in
the Northwest HNs ''''SS' -5''
A wedding occurred at Winona, Min
nesota, in high life, in the Presbyterian church
on the 18th inst. Miss Kate !. Stevens, eldest
daughter of Hon. VIM. d. Stevens, of Winona
was married to MIR. Joseph B. Doe, of James
vile, Wis. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. D. Thomas, assisted by Rev. J. W.
Mclean, OF Janesville. i The toilets were ele-
giant, the floral decorations profuse.
the President and Mrs. Hayes arrived
In Toledo, o.. from Fremont. to attend the
State Fair, on the 10Th inst. After lunch at
the Body house, under the escort of Mayer
Jones and Q reception committee, and the
Sixteenth regiment O. n. g., they proceeded
to the fair grounds, where fully rs 900 people
were assembled. As the head Of the process
sion entered the grounds the national salute
was fred by the Fourth battery @. n. q.
President hayes WIS welcomed in speeches
BY Mayor Jones and President Banmg lrdner,
Of the Tri-Sate Fair association, and In re-
spouse spoke briefly.
Tho comptroller Of currency at Wash
ington, states that the aggregate capital d
3, 400 national banks, organized since the es-
tabllshment Of the national bank system
which have become insolvent Was 4l6 ,0S9.:
60n The aggregate dividend pad creditors
Of there banks from Nov. s t877, To- Sept Il,
4 1873, $2614, 125. The aggregate dividends
paid since the organixatsd 81 y The system 4