Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-23

isto have aspeciality, before one to be
brought admiralty causes before another
equity causes, and before the third common
law causes. Causes involving constitutional
questions are to be heard before the full bench
division there can be no rehearing, but if on
" four fifths OF tho judges decide in favor,
then il may be certified up and the chief JUS
tice shall grant rehearing before another d.
vision which he shall designate.
ELECTORS IN NEW YORK.
The bill introduced in the New York
legislature providing that Presidential elect
ors shall be chosen by Congressional districts
instead Of the general State ticket is attract
ling considerable attention in Washington. A
Igreat many representatives favor it, both ON
| the ground thatthey consider it most fair
system, and because they think, it would make
certain twenty-four electoral votes from the
State of New York. tits urged by some OF
the New York representatives in Washington
that it would make the canvass less bitter, as
neither party, under such a system, could
hope to carry the whole State, and that the
passage of such bill would havh beneficial
effect on the Republican national convention.
For instance, the State of New York could not
then promise its entire electoral vote for any
one candidate. The Democrats, on the other
hand, insist that it is a revolutionary project
conceived entirely in the interest Of the Re-
publican candidate for the Presidency, and
the fact of its introduction is a confession of
doubt on the part of the Republicans of their
10 Sv,{ ho a.
CATHOLIC COLONIZATION.
The directors of the Catholic coloniza-
ton association of the Uuited States which
has been in session at the Grand Pacific Hotel
in Chicago for three days cleared their labors
Jan. 10 The three western bishops who are
most actively identified with the work, viz:
Bishop Spalding Of Peoria; Bishop Ireland of
st. Paul, and Bishop O'Connor Of Omaha,
were in attendance. Bishop spalding presld-
ed and w. j Oneghan acted as secretary. The
board decied to call in the subscription of the
capital stock, which is more than fully taken
Land for colony in Greeley county Neb., "a
600 acres, has been purchased and will be open
to emigrants and colonists by the 10th OF
February. Contracts were made today for
necessary houses which wifi be shipped from
here, those to include church, a house for
emigrants, etc. Town sites were dete rmined
on and named respectfully O'Conner and
Spaulding in compliment to the two bishops.
The colony OF the association in Mobiles coun.
ty, Mimi. establishes originally under the au
spices of Bishop Ireland, was reported com.
plete success. Nearly three 'fonrths of the
land is sold to parties chiefly from Boston and
vicinity. Theproiect Of a paper to be pub
lished in the interests of the Colonization was
proposed by Rev. Father Byrne, Of Newark
J. That subje ct wss referred to the three
bishops and Father Byrne. The board ad
journed subject to call of the president
ENGLISH GRAIN.
The Marx Lane Express in review OF
the British grain trade the past week, says:
In consequence of comparatively favorable
| weather farmers have been actively engaged
| with arrears of sowing, consequently thresh.
ing was somewhat neglected and delivery OF
wheat at the principal markets has diminish
ed The condition of a majority of the offer
ings. however, was 80 bad millers would scarce
| look at sam-les. Sales have been few, and
only dry lots maintained prices. The bull,
of business in Mark Lane consisted of pur
chases by country mlllers or hard, dry foreign
wheats as substitute for or mixture with
English. Business in Mark Lane has been
depressed, as in view of Americas large sup.
plies buyers were content to satisfy immedi
Hate requirements, and in consequence OF the
weaker feeling OIL the part Of holders many
have been enabled to do so ON rather easy
terms. Buyers appear to attach little import
ance to the great speculative movement ir
Amesica, judging from the present apothetie
state of the grain trade and the fact that stocks
at principal points in the United Kingdom
are considerably in excess ofthose at the ssmt
time last year. Stocks of maize in this coun
try are unusually small. The price, however
has fallen, I'd per quarter on the fortnight
d ubtless, owing to the practically I'm
bonded stock in America. Oat
rather favored sellers in consequence o
four comparatively light imports. Arrivals a
ports of coal we're moderate, and trade decid
eddy quiet. Wheat declined is to Is and 81
per quarter. There has been an improved in
quiry for maizes at reduction of Is pc
quarter. Wheat for shipment was quiet, buy
ers still holding off, though some sellers ar
Offering at Is to Is cd per quarter decline
Maize was neglected at Is decline. Sales o
English wheat, last week, were 30,N5 quarter
at as I'd per quarter, against 37,4OO quarters
at 39s I'd per quarter for the correspondent,
| week last year. Imports into the Unite
Kingdom during the week ending January 8
l. 82, 1874 hundred weights of wheat and 800
453 hundred weights Of flour.