Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-05-08


ent incumbent has served faithfully, and his
would be extremely discour-
teous to Senator Hamlin.
RAILROAD CONFLICT.
The roads leading west from Chicago were
notified, May 3, that not only would freight be
diverted from Chicago by the apportionment
in New York, but the st. Louis trunk lines
will be allowed to prorate on through business
to the Missouri river points until the Chicago
roads recede from their western rates. Much
bad feeling has been engendered, and it is
said the roads here will unite with lake and
canal transportation companies to lower
rates and secure share of business
LOOKING AFTER TREsPAssERs.
Orders have been issued by the secre-
tary of war to Gen. Pope. commanding the
department of Missouri, to furnish such mill
ta1y force as may be required to enable the
Indian department to keep trespassers out of
the Indian territory and enforce the Presi-
dents recent proclamation on the subject.
The force in the Indian territory and vicinity
is ample for the purpose, and the administra-
ton is determined to enforce the present Or
ders and protect the treaty and other rights
of the Indians.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A passenger train on the Whitewater
Valley railroad May the 1st when near Brook
vile, Ohio, ran into wagon containing Hen
ry strawmier, his wife, their daughter, aged
20, and young son.. The wagon, after being
carried $50 yards, was thrown beside the track
ofo So,
jured internally, it is supposed fatally. The
daughter was found covered with blood, and
piece of wood driven into her flesh. She
will probably die. The father and son received
slight injuries.
FINED FOR CONTEMPT.
In the Miles polygamy case at Salt Lake
May g. Judge Emerson sentenced Daniel
A. Wells, first counsellor to the twelve apos-
ties of the Mormon church, to $500 fine and
two days imprisonment for contempt in re-
fusing to answer questions relative to poly
gamy and marriages in the endowment house
said to have been performed by him, and to
the costumes worn. The evidence taken has
been similar to that taken before the commits
sioners at the examination in October last,
and points to conviction.
PACIFIC SLOPE RAILROAD.
Advises from Portland. Oregon, up to
May 1, are to the effect that gentleman
closely identified with the enterprise, who ar
rived there on the last steamer, states Jay
Gould has made DETECTION at fort Hall, Ida
no, from the Utah Northern line in the direc-
ton of Oregon, and has let the contract for
100 miles of road. If this road should be con-
tinued on the line of this detection, and there
are good reasons for believing it will, it will
touch the Columbia river at Umatilla. The
managers of local railroads are projecting
narrow gauge roads to connect with the Utah
Northern.
INSURANCE LITIGATION.
The great insurance trial, which has been
in progress for seven days before the United
States court in Cincinnati, o., and in which
Gov. Washburn, of Wisconsin, is plaintiff,
and the Western Insurance company defend.
ant, resulted May 2, in verdict for the
plaintiff for the full amount claimed, after ten
minutes elaboration by the jury. This is the
first of eight cases pending and involving the
same questions of law and of fact. The
plaintiff was represented by Sage & Hinkle
and the defendant by T. D. Lincoln, John F
Follett and others, Lincoln and Follett speak
ing twelve hours. This litigation grew out Of
the fire at Minneapolis one year ago. which
resulted in the mill explosion and loss of life
at that point.
COLORED REFUGEES.
Over 300 colored refugees from the South
landed at Atchison Kansas, May 2, in a gen.
orally destitute condition. There being nc
vacant buildings in the city great difficulty
was experienced in getting them under shell.
ter, but they were finally housed in colored
houses. 1t is questionable whether many OF
them can be furnished employment, as the
demand for unskilled labor in that State il
very little. Their arrival was entirely unex.
pected as they were originally destined for
Leavenworth, but the authorities of that city
paid their fare to this point and sent them on.
Our citizens have provided for their tempo.
rary wants, but great suffering must result il
this influx of totally destitute people to Kan
sas does not soon stop. T. : - ?
Confessed SEATS.
The following list of representatives of
the present Congress whose seats are to be con.
tested, together with the names Of contest
ants, was furnished the House April Is, BY
Clerk Adams and submitted by Speaker Ran
dali Immediately before adjournment: From
the Sixth Massachusetts district, Benelon
against Loring; from the Twentieth Pennsyl-
vania, Curtin against Yocum; from the First
North Carolina, 0'Hara against Kitchen
From the Second South Carolina, Mackey
against O'Connor. From the Fourth Ala
bama, HARRISON against Steely. From the
Third Louisiana, Merchant against Acklen
From the Second Arkansas, Bradley against
lemons. From the Second Florida, Bisbee
against Eull. From the Third Mfnnesota,
Donnelly against Washburn. From the
State Of Oregon, Mcdowell against Whitaker.
., sHooTING.
At Indianapolis about 8o'clock on the even.
ing Of May 4th, Geo. G. Harding. editor of
the Herald, entered the residence Of Calvin A.
Light. editor of the Denotvat, and threatened
to shoot the latter because Of certain publica-g
tons in the Democrat Light grsspcd the.
pistol, getting his finger unnder the hammer
and preventing an explosion, and holding ON
until assistances came when Harding Was
arrested and remained in custody until ear
~ hour in the morning. At $50 on the morn