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

In the Tyne ship yard 5000 ship
builders are on strike) -.
The bank of Oswego, N. Y, has failed.
The French Atlantic cable is broken
161 miles from st. Pierre, Miqueron.
The departments at Washington will
be closed on Saturday, Feb. "a, Washington's
birth day.
The city bank of Oswego, N. Y, has
gone into the hands OF receiver. Depositors
will be paid in full.
Secretary Sherman has ordered the
revenue cutter Oliver Wolcott, now at
Post Townsend, to sitka, to preserve the
peace.
The British man-ot-war Osprey, left
Victoria, B. C. Feb. 18th, for sitka at the earn
est request of citizens who represent that they
fear an indiscriminate massacre by Indians.
A number of young citizens OF Zurich
have started for Georgia, where it is proposed
to start Swiss colony, under the auspices of
the workingmen's association. Others will
ollow.
A St. Petersburg telegram says, des-
pite the general thaw and warm weather
throughout the infected districts, both public
and private advices state that no fresh cases
of plague have occurred.
The St. Paul, Mimi, boom company
have made contract with Kempt & Co., Of
the Eau Clair lumber company to operate the
st. Paul boom for five years. These gentle
men are building the boom.
Cardinal Manning, archbishop of West
minister, has had a long and cordial interview
with the pope, who congratulated the cardi-
nal on the progress of Catholicism in Great
Britain, and discussed measures for its extern
sion-
Preparations are making throughout
the cities of tho Eastern States for grand
celebration OF the forthcoming anniversary of
the birthday of the Irish patriot martyr,
Robert Emmett, which occurs ON the 4th of
March next.
A New York telegram of Feb. 23d,
says, the cattle dealers have begun to ship
beef to England in refrigerators, instead of
live cattle, and will probably continue to do
SO as long as the recent order of the English
priyy council remains in force. :. It is not
probable that cattle dealers will ship cattle
from Canadian ports. Mr.. Perpont Edwards,
British vice consul in New York said that the
privy council would repeal the order as soon
as the danger Of a-spread Of the disease had
ceased. -.s.--,-,-,, .,-..~.-..r-
An Ottawa dispatch of Feb. 81 SAYS
The government intimated to dickson, gem
eral manager Of the Grand Trunk railway,
who has been in active communication with
them RESPECTING recent orders with regard to
importation and transportation through
Canada of United States cattle. that If Western
States will take the necessary steps to guard
against the disease spreading Into their terri
tories which are free from It, they will use iii
their influence with the British government
to permit tho shipment Of cattle from Western
States through Canadian ports. T.
A New York telegram Of Feb. 81, says;
The English trustees Of the Atlantic & Great
Western mortgages have agreed upon terms
Of lease for ninety nine years OF that road to
the New York, Lake Erie & Western railroad
company, and q formal proposal has been
mailed to President Jewett, Of the latter CON-
pany. The lease will 20 into effect after the
Atlantic & Great Western road is sold under
pending foreclosure proceedings and reor-
ganization has been effected. The sounsel
Of James McHenry announces that he will
oppose the lease In courts 5g s;s5
A letter from St. Petersburg says Of
the plague In: Rassia: Il has spread in the
southern provinces alta rapid rate. Thousands
upon thousands have died with it withins-the
last six days. The victims, whom taken, live
only about two hours and turn black all over
as negro. All physicians ordered to the care
Of the sick have died within twenty -four hours
after their arrival. The corpses are burned
and 50 are the houses ID which people die.
Whole towns have been laid waste IN the past
few days, The goyeenment has placed !
Gordon Of soldiers around the infected
provinces, 90 that tho people calnot got ont