Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-26

Inc Seuate cOmm1Ctee 1nQulrlng utO
Ingalls, case, was at the request of the Western
Union telegraph company, given until the
expiration Of the holiday recess to decide
whether they viii or not produce the tele-
grams asked for.
THE KELLOGG CASE.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections, Dec. 10, granted the request Of
Senator Kellogg for subpenses for about o
dozen additional witnesses on his BEHALF in
Guiding Mr.. Withall, ex-member from Louisi-
ana, and now United States consul at King
ston, Canada. The subpen@s were returna-
BILE Jan. 10, on which day the taking Of testi-
mony will be resumed.
MURDER.
During the temporary absence on the
of Dec. Goth, of Frederick c. Werner
of Long Island City, N. Y, his hired man
Hess, entered the house, and approaching
Mrs. Werner, told her that he would murder
her if she would not give up the keys to the
bureau. She refused, and the servant knock
ed her down. He then sprang upon her, and
drawing large sheath knife, plunged it in
to her throat several times. After that he
took from her pocket the keys and ransacked
the house. A quantity Of wearing apparel
and $3.50 in cash were the plumber obtained
The police of New York and Brooklyn are
looking for Hess. Mrs Werner is not expect
ed to survive her injuries. Besides the stabs
in the neck, the woman is badly cut gu the
face and arms. Werner hired Hess at the
Castle Garden employment bureau.
OFFICIAL DEL1NQUENCE.
At meeting of the board OF revision
at Cincinnati, o. Dec. 49, report wasSread by
Richard Zledler, expert, who had been
ployed to examine the books of the late May.
or johnson. He reported that he had found
upon the face of the books deficiency of a
little over 81 ,010, and that there were eras.
ures on the books and some books missing
J. Nj. Hanson, who was private secretary for
Mayor johnson during the latter part of bis
first term and of the last term, was present
and admitted he had made the erasures in or.
der to make his books balance with his de-
posts, and said Mayor johnson took money
whenever he wanted it, and that he ordered
him (Aanson) to make the erasures. Board
directed full investigation. Mayor johnson
being dead, his bondsmen will be called on te
make up the deficit.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The joint committee on the completion
Of the Wa 10 hington monument submitted 9
detailed report to the House Dec is, showing
that $67.9O3 had been expended in the work
of strengthening the foundation. leaving
available $32,096 Of the appropriation for that
purpose. $3l 1856 was expended upon the
completion of the monument, leaving $685. GAS
available of the appropriation for that pur-
pose. The total amount unexpended Of the
appropriations and now available for carrying
on the work, is $l00,739. his!amount will be
sufficient to complete the strengthening OF the
foundation, providing an iron framework OF
the interior stairway for $50 feet, to construct
the shaft and add 122 feet to the height of the
monument. To continue the work until Oct
s1st, 1881, will require 100000 additional, and
to complete the shaft to the proposed height
Of 500 feet will require S677, 32l
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
At quarter past 8 O'Clock On the
morning of Dec. Goth, two freight trains on
the st. Paul & Manitoba railroad, one going
cut, the other coming in, collided, just east of
the Third street crossing Saint. Paul, MINI.
The outgoing train. 1t appears, had just start
I'd ahead, and such was the force of the in.
comiug train as not only to bring it to full
stop but to actually force it backward, caus-
Ing the caboose to leave the track and force it
partly through q car standing on another track.
In this caboose Mr.: j. F. Smith, conductor,
was caught by the broken timbers, and it was
supposed at first. had received serious injuries.
DIR. Hagan was promptly summoned, but by
the time he reached his patient he had re.
covered the use of his limbs, and an exami-
nation showed only slight bruises. Mr.. Thorn
as Finnegan who was bound for Minneapolis
suffered a confusion OF his left foot, from
which he will probably suffer several days
No one else was injured as far as can be as
certained at this writing. Both engines were
pretty badly wrecked, as also two or three
cars.
EDIsON's ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The New York Herald of Dec. 81, de-
votes alpage to Edisen's triumph in electric il
Illumination, giving full and accurate account
Of his work from its inception to its completion
with illustrative diagrams. The Herald says
"The first public exhibition of Edison's long
looked for electric light takes place New
Years eve at Menlo Park, on which occasion
that place will be Illuminated with the new
light The new light incredible as it may
appear, is produced from little piece of pa.
per, tiny strip Of paper that breath would
blow away. Through this little strip OF paper
is passed All eloct:ic current, and the result is
bright beautiful, mellow light. But paper
Instantly burns even under the trifling heat OF
OF tallow candle exclaims the skeptic, land
how can it Withstand the fierce heat of an cleo.
trio current?' Very true, but Edison makes
the little piece OF paper more in;usible than
platinum, more durable than granite, and this
involves no complicated process. The paper
is merely baked in an oven until all the ele-
ments have passed away except the carbon
framework. The latter is then placed in a
glass globe connected with wires leading to
the electricity producing machine and the air
exhausted from the globe, then the apparatus
is ready to give out light that possesses no
deleterious gases, no smoke no offensive
odors-a light without fame, without danger
requiring no matches to ignite, giving
out but little heat, vitiating no air, and
fee from all fickering-a light that is little
globe of sunshine-and this light the inventor
claims can be produced cheaper than that
of the cheapest oil The inventor finds thai
the electricity can be regulated with entire re
liability at central station just as the pres
sure OF gas Is now regulated. The entire cost
Of constructing the lamp is not more than
twenty. five cents.
The Mark Lare E1press says: Great
distress has prevailed in agricultural districts
owing to the severity of the weather, which is
now, however, somewhat ameliorated. Work
has been almost at q standstil and crops sui
Tered severely from the frost Some of the land
intended for wheat is still unsovn. Young
wheat has scarcely begun to show itself in
England, but on the continent the appear.
ance OF growing crops is very satisfactory
The condition Of English wheat sent to
market was somewhat better, but deliveries
are small, and notwithstanding it's defective
condition many samples have been advanced
shilling. Feeding also showed an upward
tendency. Foreign importations still continue
liberal, last weeks arrivals in London and Liy-
erpool being over 1884, 900 quarters, but tlespi e
these imports, the tone here has been unques
tionably improved. There has been some de-
sire to speculate in wheat, but business for
consumption is chiefly confined to the imme
diate wants OF country miNers, others not wish
ing to increase their stock before the holidays
Large American arrivals prevents advance in