Little Falls transcript., 1879-08-07
to the captains of both boats for their mis-
lnanarement md lack Of indrement

stock of the silver bullion att San Francisco
| and Carson City mints being reduced there
was nothing to commence work upon. Since
| then it has been impossible to procure bullion
| for these mints. Up to the 30th of June work
| was pushed forward continually at the Phila-
| delphia and New Orleans mints so as to run
the coinage up to s2oOo,9o0 required for that
month. The mint at Philadelphia will be run
| night and day during August to make up the
deficiency
ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
At New Orleans, August, 4, as Gen.
Badger was ascending the stairway from the
lower floor to the main Office of the custom
honse, he was suddenly confronted by Wm
Brown ex-metropolitan policeman, who, with
the remark, I've got you now" drew a reyol.
| yer and fired it. at the head of the collector,
He, seeing Browns movement, caught his arm
and directed the shot over his shoulder Gen.
Badger then took the pistol away from Brown
and threw it below. Brown lost leg septem-
Der 18th, 1S47, under Badger, and was among
Badgers first appontees as postmaster where
he failed to remain The collector thinks
Brown was crazed by poverty to attempt to
murder, and seems unwilling to prosecute.
Brown thinks the General should have given
| him place in the custom house. ,--~
TOWN DESTROYED BY FIRE.
On the morning Of August, 4, the town
Volcano, in West Virginia, was destroyed by
| fire, started by an incendiary. Everything is
a total loss. The fire originated in the stone
building Of Thompson & Barnes. It was dis
covered about 4 o'clock The flames spread
rapidly, and reaching some oil tanks they
caught fire and bursted, the burning oil run
ming through the streets setting fire to every
thing on either side of the streets through
which it passed, transforming the streets into
q lake of fire. There were 5000 barrels Of
heavy oil burned, ten stores, the post Office,
railroad depot and telegraph office, nine
dwelling houses, hotel, Walking Beam print
| ing office, the West Virginia transportation
Office, Smiths boiler works, one pumping sta
ton and several other small buildings. AL
most the entire contents of the stores and
dwellings were consumed, the flames spread
ing with such lightning rapidity, all dwellings
being wooden structures. Total loss $75OO);
insurance $4,000.
| A MOTHER-IN-IAW BOOMERANG.
| Much excitement has been created at
Scottsville, Va, by the discovery of poison
ing plot, which has turned out exactly as the
would. be- -poisoncr did not wish it TO. Mitchell
Jefferson, young farmer has been separated
rom his wife Melinda Jefferson for some
time He visited her recently, and while he
was there his mother-in-law persuaded her
daughter to get him out OF the way by poison
ing him, and gave her dose to give him in
his coffee the first favorable opportunity
The daughter placed cup of coffee on the
table and invited him to driuk it. He thanked
! her and went to the table to do so She left
the room. He took spoonful, and not liking
I the taste, he took the coffee pot, which was at
the fireplace, and poured some coffee in a
small bucket which he had with him, and then
empticd the profered cup into the coffee pot.
His wife's mother then stepped in and asked
her daughter for something to eat. She was
told that coffee was in the pot at the stove
She drank freely Of it, was taken sick and
died. Jefferson has been exoneratcd from all
blame in the matter.
FOREIGN GRAIN.
The Mark Lane Erpress says: The
ground is still sodden from violent storms at
the commencement OF the week, but since
Tuesday the weather has been in fine cond-
ton. The potato crop will almost certainly
be disappointing. Even under favorable cir
cumstances a loss may be expected equal to
millions OF pounds sterling. The ears Of
wheat are generally small but mostly satisfac-
tory and free from blight and vermin. The
cto tn pf f1,n hoxr 50
favorable to maturing of grain in the south o
Holland and north of England The harvest
is not likely to commence before September,
and there is thus time during which improved
weather may do much for wheat and some
thing for barley. In other parts of the country
there is less time for recovery, and more injury
! has been suffered. Oats appear to be in better
condition than wheat and barley. The mark
cts which were active early in the week be-
came comparatively sluggish with the finer
weather. The wheat trade has not been seri-
ously affected by adyices from foreign business
and shipments of American exports for the
United Kingdom are rather heavy. The quan-
| titles OF grain now at sea and the supply of
American here are somewhat reduced. The
imports during July were good, but not at all
shilling quarter higher than the previous
week, but with this improvement the impetus
in favor of rise appears to be exhausted.
English white wheat ranges from 80 10 56 shil-
ings per quarter, at large number of coun-
try markets, compared with 45 to 81 shilings
per quarter before the improvement COM
menced Samples of red wheat which were
vainly offered at 40 shillings per quarter a
month ago, have recently sold At 4S shillings
The finest lot of reds have not made so great
improvement. Samples which were quoted a.
4s shillngs per quarter at the beginning Of
July are row quoted at 81 shillings.
Trade in foreign wheat has been fairly brisk
at many markets. The total absence of ex-
element caused the advances to be confined
within modern limits. Grinding barley has
been firmly held and a slight advance usually
! occurred. Oats have been salcable at about
sixpence improvement and inquiry las been
fairly active. There has been d good steady
demand for maize and it generally improved
sixpence on the week. Imports into the Uni
ted Kingdom for the week ending July 10Th:
865,653 hundred weights wheat and 153,O76
hundred weights -four. In Mark Lane to-day
(Monday), English wheat was held for full
prices, bnt inquiry was inert. Foreign was
rather depressed owing to the large supply of
New Zealand and Australia. Heavy mer-
chants We're willing to accept shilling per
qurater decline American red winter held
for full prices. Barley is in fair request
at six pence to nine pence advance
Oats, firm. Maize, fairly active at shilling
per quarter advance. Trade in -four quiet but
prices we'll supported.
YELLOW FEVER.
MEMPHIS, July 29.-Eight new cases