Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-13

Personal AND POLITICAL.
The Emperor and Empress of Russia
will visit the Crimea in April.
At Bongor, Me-, March 10th, the Re.
publicans elected their mayor by 146 major.
ity.
Anotice signed by Bismarck announces
that the German empire is free from the cat
tie plague.
The widow and daughter of Bayard
Taylor arrived in New York March 9th, from
Germany.
By order of the President the finding
Of the Court Of inquiry acquitting Major Reno
approved.
At Biddeford, Me-, the Green hackers
and Democrats combined elected their mayor
by majority.
Hcratio G. Burchard, of ILL.,, the new
director of the mint, has entered upon the
duties Of his Office. ;:
A Calcutta telegram of March 10th
says, Gen. Grant is the guest of the Viceroy
at the Government House.
The funeral Of the late Vicar General
Kundig took place at Milwaukee, March 9Th,
from St. Johns Cathedral.
Queen Victoria will embark at Ports.
month, March Is, for a trip to Cherbon. She
will be absent about month.
The banking house of Joseph F. Culver
& Co., of Pontiac, Mich, closed Marth 7th
Libilities $4,000, one half secured.
Mrs. Hayes with party of ladies occu-
pied the front seats in the gallery to witness
the closing scenes of the late Congress.
More suits have been commenced
against Archbishop Purcell. The bond of his
dollars.
The very Reverend Martin Kundig,
Vicar General of Milwaukee, died in that city,
March 9th, of congestion of the heart aged
n years.
Gen. T. w. Sherman and wife left
Newport, R. I. March 9th. seriously i'll, the
former with pneumonia, the latter with con-
sumption.
Eliha, Burritt, so long known and noted
as ''the learned blacksmith" died at his resi-
dence in New Britain, Conn.,, March Z, in the
6Sth year of his age. 49,
The Democratic, Greenback and Re-
publican members of Congress are concusing
in Washington in reference to the organiza.
ton of the next House.
Gov. Williams of Indiana has called
an extra session of the legislature to meet
March 18th, because of the failure of the leg
islature, at its regular session to pass appro.
preparation bills.
A Southampton, Eng. telegram of Feb.
81, says the Elk empress Eugenic accompan-
led her son Prince Louis Napoleon, to that
port, and witnessed his departure for the seat
OF war in South Africa.
Rev. L. A. Noble, pastor of the Cen.
trai Congregational church of New Haven,
Conn, has accepted the call of the Union
Park congregational church, of Chicago, one
OF the largest in the city. .=
Splendid bouquets adorned the desks
of members of the House at the close of the
late session congress and large pyrymidal
bouquet beautifed the desk of Speaker Ram
dali, all furnished by admiring ladies'.
At q parliamentary social at Berlin,
March Sth, Chancellor Bismarck remarked
that partial disarmament was impossible,
Germany at leas: could not begin. Unfortu-
nately she had to show front in four differ
ent directions, and could trust none of her
neighbors. 81 -''
Tho Pope replying to an address from
the cardinals, emphasized his desire to recon
ellie the princes and people to the church, his
readiness extended his hand to all who repent
and cease their prosecution, and his unainch-
ing intention always to combat in defence OF
the rights and Independence of the church
hose who make war against her. ss5 '-E.@1a
The St. Louis Globe Democrat of March
10th, publishes the sentiment and preferences
OF members Of the legislatures of Kansas,
Wisconsin and Arkansas on the Presidential
question. Grant is decidedly the strongest
man among the Republicans, but the Demo-
Gratis are divided between Tlden, Thurman
and Hendricks, with perhaps . majority in
favor of Tilden. s.{e. tE3s s Sess5ss 81 q
The Greenback club convention at
Chicago, March 9Th, elected R E. Hoyt, Of
Michigan, president. Aplatform was adopt
ed Affirming the heretofore expressed creed Of
the Greenback party, and declaring that post