Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-01-09

the city and later visited places of interest.
In reply to the lord mayors complimentary
speech presenting the freedom of the city,
Gen. Grant said that no ceremony had given
him such satisfaction as the present one. He
was proud Of belonging to acountry contain.
ing SO many Irishmen. Subsequently two
hundred guests sat down to banquet given
In honor Gen. Grant. <@ >,s
At Charleston s. G, at O'clock on the
morning of Jan. 1. the large cotton Press and
ware house Of the Union Cotton Press COM
pany was destroyed by fire, together with TO-.
121 bales of cotton. The property contained
four cotton presses with capacity of press
ing about 2, 500 bales of cotton per diem and
storage room for over 10, 600 bales. Only two
presses were running. The buildings and
presses were valued at about 100000; in
sured for 100000 The loss on cotton is esti-
mated at $475, 900; the insurance amounts to
$472,750. The fire was the work ;of an incen
diary. A man was hailed by a Waterman
few moments before the fire was discovered
running from the place where; the fire started.
The watchman shot at him, but he escaped.
A full and comprehensive review Of the
produce trade of Milwake for 1878, compared
with former years, as to the receipts of wheat,
-four and coarse grain, show a very consider
able increase over the two preceding years
while the receipts and Manufacture of -four
aggregates larger amount this year than
ever before. The live stock tables show an
unprecedented increase in business done, the
receipts of live hogs being nearly double, and
those OF cattle third larger than last year.
NHo re- ofo nhor1
aggregate of 1926, 900 pounds, an increase o!
nearly 5O00O,0OO pounds over 1877 The re-
,cepts of wheat were 81 900 900 bushels. Flour
1926 900 barrels. Shipments OF flour, $780,.
600 barrels.
Reports from all the leading cities in
| the Union are the same as to resumption on
Jan. LIST. It was accomplished without any
extraordinary manifestation, quiet reigned,
business was not disturbed, it maintained it's
for, and paper being as good as gold was gen.
orally preferred as less cumbersome. A New
York telegram OF Jan. I'd, says, Gen. Hill.
house, United States sub -treasurer. states that
resumption, so far as the working Of his office
was concerned, had been attended by most
gratifying success, and that there appeared to
be no demand for payments of coin there in
exchange FOR paper, such calls being very in.
| significant. Up to 2 O'Clock the treasury had
| received over 100000 in gold, in exchange
for which was issued legal tenders and certif.
| Gates of deposit, while on the other hand it il
| estimated that the disbursements of coin
would not amount to over $l25,Q00.
The jury in the case Of William w
Murphy, who has been on trial for severa
days at st. James, for shooting Samue
Ash at Madelia last August, brought in yer
dict New Years day of manslaughter in tn
fourth degree. He was indicted for murder
in the first degree. The jury were out l,
hours. At one time the jury stood nine fol-
absolute acquittal, and three for the crime al
charged in the indictment, and they final,
compromised on the verdict stated absve
The penalty for murder in the fourth degree
is imprisonment in the State prison for two
years; or imprisonment in the county Jail moi
| exceeding one year; or by fine not exceed
ing $1,000, or both such fine and imprison
ment 1t will be remembered that Ash hai
made imp: oper proposals to three little girls
one of whom was a three year old daughter
of Murphy. Murphy pursued the young man
and found him in the custody of the Sheriff
! and claimed that his gun was accidentally
discharged. The case has produced great ez
| citement. The Judge postponed sentenc,
until Feb. 9th, when the exceptions taker
will be considered