Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-13

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pose. Should claims be more rapidly adjusted
provision for their payment can be made on
he meeting Of Congress in December.
= ~ ~ s>v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W.
= Civil war is reported Imminent ID
Samoa.
There are now 1880 engineers on
strike in London.
Quarantine against the plague is order
ed at all Spanish ports. / ~ $s$
The Russian army in the Belkan pc
ninsula suffers much from spotted typhus.
The Prussian MINISTRY have approved
the import duty. on grain, cattle and horses.
r The steamer Peace from, Philadelphias
sunk in Havr harbor, supposed tohavesstruek
pite.
A Naples telegram says Passanante
who attempted to kill the King has been pro-
nounced sane.
3. Morrison g. Bro, -four and produce
merchants Of Halifax have" suspended: Liza
bilities estimated at $3.50, 900. Assets $4,000.
A bill is to be presented in the con-
gressional House for the transfer Of Chief
Joseph and other Nes "Perces to the Indian
territory. :: - :.
At debt raising service at the old
Foundry Methodist church, Washington, Feb.
9th, President Hayes contributed $500 OF the
$4,000 secured.
= England has concluded convention
with Turkey, purchasing the state domains
in Cyprus with the exception of the sul;an's
private estates.
The ice gorge at st. Louis gave way
on the evening of January 2Sth: The ice
came down in great mass, but no damage
had been reported.
A dispatch from Berlin states that in
village near Astrachan the gpopulace have
mastered the doctors believing that they
poisoned their patients.
r. Count Itchy, Austrian ambassador at
Constantinople, telegraphs to Vienna that
typhus fever and notthe plague is prevalent
near Xanthe, in Thessaly.
The Ottawa, Canada, council has pass
ed an order prohibiting the importation Of
cattle from the United States for three
months from the first of February.
A London telegram of Feb. 10th says.
the three largest jute factories in Forfarshire
have stopped, owing to depressed trade, and
four in Dundee are expected to stop.
+ Adispatch from st. Petersburg Of Feb
uary 9Th, says no.case of plague has occurred
at Asuoachan since the 9Th of FEBRUARY. Gem
eteries are being arranged for the dead.
A FEBRUARY 9th dispatch from Sidney,
says snow remains to great depth, and
thousands of cattle are perishing on both
Platte rivers and on the plains between
The St. Paul, MinD., city council have
resolved to ask the right to issue SIC, 600 worth
Of bonds to build Market House on Seventh
street, on the site of the present building.
A Berlin telegram of Feb. 10th. says it
is officially announced that the Greek govern
| ment has received report from the consul
at KAYAK, on the Hgean sea, confirming the
rumors OF an outbreak of plague there.
St.. Petersburg newspaper bitterly de-
nounce Austria and Germany for adopting
precautionary measures against the plague,
declaring that said action is inspired by hostil-
ity to Russia and desire TO ruin her trade =
A correspondent at Liverpool estimates
the number of sailors now on strike at Liver
pool at from 1900 to 1900. The authorities
are arranging for speedy landing, iii -necess
sary, of $50 sailors and marines from man
of-war.
A telegram from Bucharest of FEBRUARY
9Th says the government has given eight days
notice at st. Petersbursiof; the prohibition Of
certain imports from Russia o: Bulgaria, and
of sanitary supervision over persons crossing
the frontiers. '~" - @'-77'7>7
Peter Pfeifer of St. Paul, Mimi, has
resolved to enlarge his present Hall on
Wabashaw street. st. Paul, by an addition
4S by 80 which will make it the largest hall
this side of Milwaukee. When completed
according to the plan 1t will be an ornament
to the city.
The relations of the United States with
Russia, in regard to codfshing, are Of the
friendliest character. American fisherman
are allowed to approach within one marine
league of the Siberian coast while fishing, and
as they have no need to land, except for wa
ter, there is no chance for q conflict of author
ity. ~, H. 80 = y, ~, - -,
The Osburn, Chase and swayne Manu-,
featuring company, of Toledo, o., failed Feb.
10TH Liabilities $40 ,OO0 Assets unknown
2 Senator Chistaincy Of Michigan, sent;
his resignation Of his senatorshipto the Cow
ernor, Feb. 10. 80 . =,
A Liverpool dispatch says the number
Of strikers of all classes is estimated at 10000
to 10000. The sending Of deputation of Ia
borers to steamship owners issregarded as &:
hopeful sign. The sailors expresssa willing.
ness to send deputation with q view to ad.
justment sc@ eTE E.5E1 =: q - i =
A St. Pete1sbursh telegram OF Feb.
10th says, the Golos publishes sensational
letter stating that hundreds of bodies of those
who died of the plague at sAstrachan@ in De-
cember remain still unburied, and theeorpses
are strewn over eight versts Of the Enosta-!.
jewsker district. 4z7sgzaz4a;s.z
=, A February All dispatch from Palermo
says, the rumoro OF al outbreak Of the plague
at Odessa caused n. violent demonstrations
there, which, however, were quieted By the.
announcement thatsthe government had or
;dered quarantine of one week on all arrivals
from the Black sea. ----' '-------
= There were three runaway frightened
teams in st. Paul, Mimi, on the afternoon of
Jan. 31st, one attended with probable fatal re. j
suits. John Woodman was thrown violently
TO the pavement, striking on his head, pro
ducing q frightful cash and concussion Of the
brain. There were but slight hopes of BIS ne.
"a Toronto telegram OF FEBRUARY 5th,
says the action Of the,British government on
the question Of scheduling American cattle,sI
is watched with interest Should ha decision. /