Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-27

culture paddock is chairman) examined
Samuel Brown, of Pittsburg, and other wit
nesses with regard to pleuro-pneumonia in
cattle. and they considered the country sis free
from this disease, and letters from Kentucky,
Ohio, Illinois, Texas and Nebraska showed
the fact, On Long Island the disease isebeinE
Stamped out s{
:. A Detroit telegram says, the election
Of United States Senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignationof E. b. Christiancy,
took place at Lansing on the 18th inst, the two
houses voting separately, and ~esulted in the
election If Zachariah Chandler, Repr blican,
by the following vote: z Chandler, IS; o. M.
Barnes, Democrat, %; Henry Chamberlain
Greenbacker, 10. --,-.---..-------
A telegram from Rome of Sunday,
Feb. %, says, the Pope to-day received re
representatives. of q large number of Catholic
publications issued in Europe and America,
and addressed them on the influence and mis-
sion of the press. He incidentally stated that
temporal power was indispensable to the
holy see. The Pope very cordially received
the Mrrquis of Gabriac, French ambassador,
who presented an official notification OF
Grevy's election to the presidency of France.
A Chicago relenram of Feb. 10, says,
the committee of the State legislature, which
has been for two days examing the books of
the Pullman Palace car company
and have had Mr.. Geo. w. Pullman before
them with the view Of ascertaining whether
it is advisable to regulate rates in that State
by legislation, have concluded to recommend
that no legislation be undertaken. since the
present receipts yield but per cent. upon the
capital invested by the company. They will
report accordingly
A San Francisco dispatch of Feb. goth,
says, the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted by the constitutional conven-
ton, and ordered telegraphed to the Presi'
dent: WHEREAS: As bill for the restriction
CT Chinese immigration has passed both
houses of Congress-, therefore in view of the
vital Importance of such restrictive measure
to the citizens of this State, we, the delegates
of the people, in constitutional convention
assembled, do hereby on behalf OF ourselves
and our constituents, most respectfully ask
the President of these United States to ap'
prove such bill.
A Cincinnati telegram of Feb. %. says
the financial troubles of Archbishop Purcell
appear to increase by latter developments
The trustees appointed some time ago to re-
ceive and audit claims to decline to make pub
lie statement of the amount already filed
but at recent meeting of the clergy at which
the archbishop presided, he stated that claims
had already been fled amounting to $500,
600. All schemes for his relief having appar
emily failed, an effort will be made by a com
mittee of Roman Catholic clergy to have the
State laws modified so that lottery scheme
will be inaugurated for his benefit. His sue
cess, however, is considered doubtful in Ohio
The Irish Catholics also complain that no re-
lief has been rendered the archbishop from
the German churches, while the latter ask that
full statement of his wants be made public
first.
A Columbus, O., telegram of Feb. 20tf
has the following: The State Prohibition con
vention met here to-day, about 100 persons
being present. The following ticket wal
nominated; For governor, Gideon T. Stewart
of Norwalk: lieutenant governor, J. W. Sharp
of Delaware; state auditor, Michael j. Fan
ming, of Norwalk; treasurer, Elias Blove, o
Crawford; supreme judge, j. n. Hardy, o
Cleveland; attorney general, 8. B. Foster, o
Logan county; member of the board of pub
lie works, Jas. q. Horton, Miami county. Th
platform adopted favors law giving labo
for corporations first lien for wages, for re
serving public lands for homeste the sup
preston of gambling in stocks, prohibition o
labor of children under fourteen years il
mines and factories, universal suffrage, is
sue of small interest bearing bonds, compul
sorry education. reduction of official sal arie
and 1acQ1 Onti0n