Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-13


p. m, when he was put on board freight
train and shipped off 10 Lafayette. 1t is said
the man was partially. intoxicated at the
time Of the accident, but this would scarcely
be accepted as sufficient excuse for treating
| the poor fellow in SO heartless manner.
TABLES TURNED.
A man named Milton Law, of FRnk-
fort, Indiana, was arrested in Hooperstown
Illinois, on the morning Of Feb. 6, by the city
marshal on complaint of W. 8. Cox, also 9
Frankfort, for running away with his wife.
Law and Mrs. Cox arrived at Hooperstown
Feb. q and took rooms at the Phoenix house
and were living as man and wife. Cox. arrived
on the night of Feb. 5, and with the marshal
bagged the game. A trial was held on the
morning of February 6, before Justice Frayne,
when Law made affidavit that Cox was big
amist, being already the husband of living
wife and father of two children when he mar
ried Mrs. Cox, which rendered his last mar
rage null and void. Upon the strength of
this, Law asked for a ,postponement Of trial
until he could substantiate these facts, which
the court granted, and in default of $500 he
was remanded to Jail at Danvlle. He was
accompanied by his paramount, and it is
thought he will end all further trouble by
marrying her. They are young and present a
fine appearance, while Cox is shiftless and
verdant.
| ENGLISH GRAIN MARKETS.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Mark Lane Etc.
press says: Since the frost has again stop
ped all agricultural work and closed naviga-
ton, and seriously impeded the unloading
of vessels, whilst fogs have checked business,
growing wheat made no apparent progress
and in many fields it hasn't appeared above
ground. st is feared this renewal of frost
will bs severe trial on autumn sown grain.
A great deal of land is yet unplowed.
| There is little alteration in the quantity or
condition of English grain sent to market,
which is still in a damp and defective con-
dition. Owing to this fact and the increased
pressure to sell on the part of farmers, there
was decline of PSI per quarter last Monday,
which has not since been recovered, nearly
all influences now dominant in the market
having remained on the side of the buyers
Imports have been on q tolerably liberal
scale for mldwinter, shipments from India
and southern Russia coming to hand pretty
freely. This excess of supply over demand,
coupled with the rapid fall of prices in
America, caused q decline of shilling per
quarter.
| Business during the week has been
| marked by good deal of indecision, de.
| spite the inclination of holders in conse-
| quence of the further increase in the visible
supply in America, to accept low
| er prices. Buyers operated very cautiously
though American prices are now reduced to
level with those ruling in this country. A
further reduction there is required, as with
out some margin of profit, importers can
scarcely be expected to operate. Feeding
| stuffs quiet. The only noteworthy change
being an advance in maize of shilling per
| quarter, owing to its decided scarcity on the
| spot. Arrivals at ports of call have been
small. Although only q moderate business
has been done, red winter wheats have
shown rather firmer tendency. Gherkas
Improved about shilling per quarter.
| Maize with few transactions maintained
was very inactive. Buyers seem quite indif-
ferent to the speculative fluctuations cabled
from America. Barley remains steady.
Maize attracts little attention.
Sales of English wheat, last week, 3s452,
quarters at Ass Sd per quar-
ter, against 1854 quarters
at 38s I'D, the corresponding week last year.
Imports into the United Kingdom the week
ending January "a, 744,350 cwts. wheat,
2S8,674 cwts. flour.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Republican State convention of
Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg Feb. 4, to
ppoint delegates to the Chicago convention,
and also to nominate State ticket. The fol.
delegates were appointed, Mather S. Quay,
James McMauis, Linn Bartholomew, Chris.
topher L. Magee. Alternates-Gen. D. 8. e.
lott, j. Hay Brown, Henry Buck, Samuel NJ.
jackson. Electors at large-Edmund A. Ben
son, b. W. Oliver The following resolution
was introduced. Resolved, That the dele
gates elected to the Republican national con-
vention from this State are hereby instructed
to support for the Presidential nomination
Gen. U. S. Grant, and to vote as unit on all
questions that may come before the conyen-
ton. A spirited discussion followed, amend
ments were offered. advocated and withdrawn
A motion was made to substitute Blaine's
name for Grants. Lost. Yeas, 95, nays, 1874
The question then REQUIRED on the original
resolution, or rather that part of it which in
structed the Chicago delegates to vote for
Grant. Again the yeas and nays were offer
ed and the vote showed 1873 infavor of and 113
against that portion Of the resolution. The
second portion of the resolution, instructing
the delegation to vote as unit, was then
adopted by a viva voce vote. A full State
ticket was presented, and long series of re-
solutions adopted.
THE MASKED MURDERERs.
The excitement at Lucen, Ontario, in
consequence of the killing of the Donnelly
family continues. Early on the morning of.Feb.
S, the remains of the father, mother, son Tom
and neice Bridget were placed in one coffin
and conveyed to Lacon and now lie alongside
the corpse of John Donnelly, another victim,
at the house of the coroner. The jury having
concluded their examination, as also post
mortem on the body of John the coroner is
sued orders for the interment of the remains,
which will take place tomorrow morin~, Feb.
g. During the entire night large parties,
mostly friends of deceased and others from
mere curiosity, were continually going to
and from the house, where the corpses
lay. The town this morning is filled with de-
tectives, commanded by Chief Williams, of
London. Twelve warrants have been issued
and nine arrests made one of them being a
constable. r.. =, =. = .4,-~ -
DEATH OF Ex-sEcRETARY ROBBIE.
Adolph E. Robie, ex-secretary of the
Navy, died at his residence in Philadelphia, at
O'Clock on the morning Of Feb. s, aged II
years. He had been in i'll health for Icing
time, and his demise Is attributed to general
breaking down of his system. He was ap-
pointed secretary ef the navy under President
Grant, March 5, 1859, but did not serve longer
than June Of the same year., c.3
-'" 80, S,> GREAT STORM. -:
New York advices of Feb 3 report a
great snow stormalong the eastern coast, great
damage and loss Of lives. Although but three
or four inches Of snow fell on level the wind
drifted it from the roofs of houses aud from ex
posed cross streets, aud in many places the
snow was packed feot or more deep. The
snow was so fine and fell so fast navigation on
the rivers was very difficult, the veil of snow
forming as great barrier as heavy fog. The
storm increased in violence and the wind rose
to a perfect gale. Just before daylight the wind,
which was from the northwest, reached the
greatest velocity, forty-eight miles an hour.
It blew at this rate from 5 till $40 o'clock, and
the ferry boats and other craft in the rivers
and bay were tossed about roughly. The
night on tn sound wss very wild one, and
pilots OF sound steamers say the wind was