Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-06
THE WORLDS DOINGs.
A BROKEN ANKLE,

't-T' BROKEN ANALE.- ~. ~ /
Near Lake City, Mn, Jan. 20, ". r.
Lee while at work in the field, slipped and
fell On the ice, breaking the front ankle bone !
Of his right leg. He was conveyed home and
medical aid called. *t', "a: >"s 95E
NOMINATIONS AND COFIRMAT1oNs.2
The Senate has confirmed Luther, Har-
risson, Of Pennsylvania, principal clerk on
land claims of the general land office. Post
masters--Iowa, Mrs. Hattie Lucas, Ames;
Wisconsin, Henry G. Payne, Milwaukee; Min
nesota, Abram Harkins, Rochester; James G.
Pain, Nartinsyille. .-.i.
~" CALLED TO ACCOUNT. = -
The Monde the organ Of the papal nun
clatio at Paris, Jan. 80, referring to the mis-
lion of Parnell to the United States, says by.
the work of the Protestants, Catholic Ireland;
calls Protestant England to account. Who
ever outrages Justice payes the way for terri.
BILE expiations. s, ,.f ,.ss;,.,
1sTHMUs CANAL. er,o--':
Advlces from Panama state that De.
Lesseps has eight working parties Of over 1870
men surveying the Isthmus for the inter-
oceanic canal. As the parties are contiguous
to the railway and telegraph their provisions
and supplies, as we'll as their general direc-
ton from Panama or Aspinwal, Is easily man
aged.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. 49,. -
Tho debt statement issued February 2,
shows decrease of debt for January of ST..
OLA 1868; gold certificates outstanding S2,4i1,-
100; silver ditto 800 529, l0l; certificates Of de-
post outstanding, $12,635,00oi legal tender
notes outstanding, ss466Sl,0l6; fractional cur
rency outstanding, Sl5,G6s,729; decrease of
debt since June 50, s30423,015. a.y -
o.... DISAPPEARANCE .t,,.,'
The disappearance of DR.. S. Dana
Hayes, State assayer, is announced in tele-
gram from Washington, Jan. 20. 1t is said
that after settling up all matters Of business
On the Goth inst, he left this part of the coun-
try, leaving letter stating he should not re-
turn His business was in very prosperous
condition. The cause OF the disappearance is
said to be domestic trouble.
SHOT HIMSELF.
At Fairbault, Mum: on the morning
OF Jan. 20 Rev. Theodore A: Gardner, shot
himself iu his room at the residence of J. NJ
Tower, either with generalization or acct
dent. The coroner's jury returned verdict
that the deceased came to his death by q gun
shot wound by his own hands while laboring
under fit by temporary insanity, but many
of his friends think the shot accidental
THE POPE INDIGNANT.
London advices Of JAM 20 say dis
patch from Rome to the Pail Mall Gazette says
the Pope is surprised and indignant at Cardi-
nal McCloskey's reception Of Parnell in New
York, and has ordered Cardinal Nina, the pa
pal secretary OF State, to telegraph Cardinal
McClosky for information on The subject. The
Pope is indisposcd and confined to his bed
DASH AT THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
Intelligence from St. Petersburg an
nounces that q new revolutionary proclama-
ton is circulated by the students Of the high
schools. The students draw terrible picture
OF their condition, and declare they will fight
the great Moloch called the great Russian
government to the end even though the best
Of them perish, The proclamation is consid
important, as showing the formation Of new
party against the government.
ARCHBISHOP, PURCELL's FAILURE.
At a meeting of the priests Of the do
sese of Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. ~, called by o.
W Wal SCISo aA4a w - AAHiieJ, S'Ae'AA
cellor, to consider action to be taken with re-
ference to the application of an assignee for
Archbishop and Edward Purcell to sell the
church property, there was full attendance
and q long discussion. Opinions differed as
to the means, but all agreed that this app1ca.
ton should be resisted. It was resolved to
employ the best legal talent to oppose the
assignee's application, and committees were
appointed to present the matter to the songrc.
cations with view of collecting legal ex.
penses
A CONFESSION.
Henry Morris, a convict, confessed to
having started the recent fire in tho Brooklyn
penitentiary workshop. He says he got the
matches from the clerk, Green, of the shoe
company and set the fire in two places, frs,
in the loft of the shop and afterward in the
building, where certain conbustible supplies
are kept, to king a two-quart can Of benzine
and throwing it over the door, on the; foo,
and lighting it. He said he didn't knowswhy
he did 1t, but went up stairs to the shop ani
waited to see what happened, and came dowr
with the other prisoners when the alarm wal
given. Morris will be indicted for arson. HI
is now serving six years. term for crlmina
assault.
ARRIVAL OF VICTORIA s ROYAL DAUGHTER
The Princess Louise landed at Ord
nance, Halifax, at 1916 p. m. Feb 2. She wa.
accompanied by the governor general, who
had previously gone on board the Sarmatian
Guards Of honor from Her Majesty's Seventy
ninth and Halifax Sixty sixth regiments were
present. Statutes. were fired from the forts ant
nr0Wda If y,nop1a m, tho how OH I,,,t
lily. The princess was received by Lieutenant
Governor Archibald, Colonel Grayson of the
Royal Artillery, the mayor aud provincial sec
Rotary, and other prominent officials. The
vice regal party at once entered Governor
Archibald's sleigh and drove to the govern
ment house. The reception was most hearty
aud without any attempt at grand display
Flags were displayed from mary buildings.
DISTRESS INCREASING IN IRELAND.
Richard O'Gorman of New York, sec.
rotary of the Irish Relief committee of New
York, received cable dispatch Jan. 30, from
Edward Dryer Gray, Lord Mayor of Dublir
and chairman of the Mansion House Relief
committee, stating that the distress in the
west of Ireland is rapidly increasing and as
Stunning calamitous proportions. Mr.. O'Gor
man said this evening that he was daily in re
ceipt of Information from Ireland, all to tho
effect that the restitution in Connaught ant
northwest and southwest, and the islands ~
Ing of these parts, was rapidly approaching
dimensions far exceeding the worst fears o.
the people. In some districts the distress has
almost taken the character Of famine. anG
the gravest fears are entertained for the spring
and early summer. he will tomorrow sent
!e200to the Mansion House committee, which
will make SO 100 already sent by this commit
REJECTED.
The Senate has rejected the nomination 81
Howard M. Kutchin, Of Wisconsin, appointed
under tempory commission during recess o,
tho Senate to be collector of internal revenue
at Fond du Lac for the third district Of Wis
consin, vice Albert Kosbern, suspended under
the tenure Of Office act The Senate in voting
on this nomination divided for the first time
this session, strictly upon party lines, every
Republican present voting for conflr-
nation, and the negative votes being cast by
Democrats. The result was an adverse ma.
iority Of four. The opposition to ,Kutchin
was based on alleged undue violence of his
partisanship as displayed in certain editorial
articles written and published BY him in his
newspaper 3ahflja }E3oafg II IS tfM:Is,4 z .s9
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