Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-05-21

rotary Evarts submitted communication, re.
eeived at the department OF state. announcing
the postponenent Of the visit OF the King ol
Siam to Europe and America, on account Of
the illness Of the regent Of the kingdon. 81
Reimbursing MinnesotiaBs. Ia
The House committee on Indian af.
fairs May II, ordered favorable report to be
made to the House on Representative Wash.
burns bill to authorize the secretary of the
Interior to ascertain the amounts due citizens
for supplies furnished the Sioux or Dakota
Indians In Minnesota subsequent to August
1860, and prior to the massacre of August, Is.
= %, and providing for payment of the same.
(" Decapltated.
At Chicago, May IS, shocking and
fatal accident occurred in the Sherman House
elevator. Anton Soogey, the engineer OF the
house, having the upper portion Of his head
completely torn off by being caught he.
tween the floor Of the basement andthe count.
or balance OF the elevator He was hunting for
a missing wrench and had forgotten that
the balance descended when the. elevator
went up. Z II. Ts st
Drowned to Escape arrest. -.
A negro at Columbus, Ga, May IL,
drowned the baby of his paramour in street
cistern and disappeared. He has been hiding
in the lattice work Of the Western railroad
bridge. His mother told the officers his place
of concealment. They appeared at both ends
OF the bridge and demanded his surrender.
The fugitive leaped forty feet to the river, and
uninjured by the leap he sought the deepest
water and drowned himself.
E.B. Washburn's Position.
The Portland, Maine, Advertiser, of
May l3 says: In an interview with E. B.
Washburn, visiting his brother here, he states
that his candidacy for President is out Of the
question. He is for Grant, first, last and all
the time. He repudiates all combinations
with other candidates under any Circumstance
es. The charge that he is guilty Of duplicity
towards Grant lie denies, and says the result
of the Cook County convention was a greater
surprisc to him than any one else.
The Christiancy Divorce.
Some new sensational publications
have been made relative to the bill for divorce
brought by ex-senator Christiancy against his
wife, but the lawyers for Senator Christiancy
say that nothing has been given out about the
bill, and that the stories that have been pub
lishcd arc untrue. 1t is not true that Mr..
ChristiancY alleges any act Of adultery with
any person. The most that he does is 10
charge Mrs. Christiancy with improper con-
duct. There is some possibility that Chris
tiancy's application will be thrown out Of
court on the ground OF want OF jurisdic
ton, inasmuch as Christiancy is not legal
resident Of the district .
Obstructive Fire.
The village of Stuyvesant, eleven miles
north of the city OF Hudson, N. Y, was de-
stroyed by fire on the morning OF May Is, in
volving loss over $500, 900. The fire caught
in the storehouse OF the New York & Catskill
steamship company. Among the buildings
burned arc the postoflicc, house Of the New
Jersey Ice company, the railroad depot,
Clapp's hotel, Stuyyesant iron foundry, St.
Mary's church and all buildings on both sides
of the railroad track, covering radius of over
q square mile. Among the fine residences de-
stroyed is that of Seeator Wendoyer. A tramp
giving the name of Jos. Smith was arrested,
charged with causing the fire. *
Death OF sanford N. Church. Z. -:
Chief Justice SANFORD e. Church died
at his residence in Albion N. Y. of apoplexy
ut nine o'clock in the afternoon of May IA. A
dispatch says: He had been slightly indis.
posed for several days and last evening COM
planned of feeling quite unwell. He went to
his office as usual in the morning, writing an
opinion after dinner. After returning to the
office he stepped in the Orleans County Ma
tional bank and while there was taken with
pain in his chest. Hewas driven to his resi-.
dencc and a]ighting from the carriage, went
to his room without assistance, a physician
was at once summoned, who found him in
terrible pain, and before medicine could be
administered the judge struggled somewhat,
turned slightly purple, fell over on his side
and died. His last words were about his pain.
Never has the community experienced such
shock as Judge Church was beloved by all. !
Giant Powder Explosion.
A Deadwood telegram of May II, gives
an account of the explosion at the black. |
smith shopzof the High Lode mine, Central
City, instantly killing three men. At the time
Two men were sharpening drills and the other |
was Gaping fuse. 1t is supposed spark |
new from the anvil and exploded the powder. |
The names of the killed are Samuel C. Kim |
Die, Jas. Gilmore and L. Trudell The two |
former from GAINESVILLE Mimi, and the latter |
fram Nicollcl, Canada East, where he leaves |
wife and family. KiInble leaves wife and
two children here. Gilmore is unmarried. !
The bodies of all three were blown into atoms, |
and beyond recognition Peices of flesh, bones, |
etc., were scattered over mile square in all |
directions, the largest piece found being |
mans head The sight beggars description, |
being the most horrible and sickening acct |
dent witnessed in the Black Hills. II
English agriculture ! TX,
A London telegram of May IA, has the |
following: Jas. Card, agricultural authority
IN letter on British agricultural prospects /
and American competition, says: Nothing |
like thepresent depression in agricultural In
terests has been stuce the repeal OF the corn /
laws. In niue years there have been seven /
detective haryests. In England, where the
bulk OF the wheat crop is grown, there has
been lostin three years fourth more than d I
whole years wheat crop, a loss to growers of
more than gao 00ot o. with no compensation /
In higher prices. The Introduction OF foreign
meat and cereals Is Of immense benefit to the
consuming class in Europe. 1t must be met
by the production OF articles which will not I
bear long storage or carriage, such as milk,
fresh butter, early meat, egetables, hay, straw,
potatoes and sugar beet, grass, farm dairying
and market gardening. All interest in lane,
whether owner, occup;er or aborer. must be |
disenthralled. Control of dead land must be
removed, sale and TRANSFER of land must be
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