Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-13
THE WORLDS DOINGs.
RENO DISMISSED.

RENO DISMISSED. H7.f
At cabinet meeting, Feb. 6, the SEN
tence of the court martial which recently tried
Major Reno, recommending his dismissal
from service was affirmed and the proper Or
ders to that effect will soon be issued. ....--
H. ~ RAILROAD ACCIDENT s},
r. The st. Louis express from New 70
due at Buffalo. N. Y. on the early morning Of
Feb. 3, ran into freight train at Crofts
Station, thirty miles east Of Buffalo, and three
sleepers, freight car and the freight engine
were thrown from the track No lives report
ed lost.
COAL MINERS.
The coal miners of the Bellevllle, ILL.,,
district gathered in hundreds, Feb. 8, at their
usual rendezvous, the eight mile store, as it is
called, and debated sharply the rule OF the
miners, that no miner shall dig more than
fifty bushels. The average which good man
can make is 100 bushels. !. -,
"A GENEROUS DONATION
The New York Herald Feb. 4, opened
the New York City Irish relief fluid with the
contribution of one hundred thousand dollars
Returns by counties from Ireland show 49,.
930persons slowly starving and the outlook
for the coming month is gloomier than pre-.
diction has yet painted. Local efforts are be.
coming feeble. People look to the world for
succor.
A BLOODY STRUGGLE.
The London Times Of Feb. 8, gives the
following from Canaahar: Reports have been
received here OF second and more bloody
struggle between rural parties at Herat. Lo
cal troops attacked the Cabulese stationed
there unawares and inflicted heavy loss before
the Cabulcse could bring their artillery to
bear on their assailants. When this was done
the Herats were defeated with great slaughter
WILL TO BE CONTESTED.
The will of Amory Sprague, a distant
relative Ex-Gov. Sprague was presented for
probate at Providence, r l. Feb. 7. The es-
tate is estimated at 100000. The will gives
$500 each to two local charities, divides some
thing over fifty thousand dollars in small sums
among relations, and gives the remainder of
the property to Lieut.. Gov. Albert C. Howard,
who has managed the estate for some years.
Reported the will will be contested
BANK ROBBERY.
On the night of Feb. 8, at Knoxville,
ILL.,, three burglars entered the bank, seized
and bound the president, E. C. Runkle, who
sleeps in the building, and after gagging,
beating and burning his feet in q horrible
manner to compel him to give up the CON-
bination, departed, taking $4,000 which had
not been locked up. There was time lock on
he safe and Mr.. Runkle was unable to give
the combination. Great excitement but no
clue to the perpetrators.
HEAVY FREIGHTs.
A Concord, N. H. dispatch of Feb. s.
says the freight traffic southwark through
Concord last week was the heaviest ever
known. 1t was caused by shipments of grain
and flour from Chicago and of lumber from
Canada, which was taken over the ice fridge
at Montreal. Notwithstanding the storm and
light business Tuesday Feb. 8. the northern
roads brought down for Boston 1000 cars.
During the past six days the amount of
wheat is estimated at 100000 bushels.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The House committee on agriculture
with on dissenting vote accepted the report of
subcommittee in favor of the bill prepared by
Representative Aiken rs substitute to Repre-
sentative Muldrow's bill making the depart
ment OF agriculture an executive department
Representative Aiken, chairman of the sub
committee, was instructed to report his bill
to the House with favorable recommends
ton for Its passage. Representative Covert
will present minority rert against the bill
GEN. GRANTS HAVANA RECEPTION.
Havana advices Of Feb. 4, describe
the reception to General Grant ct the vice
regal palace, on the night OF Feb. 4, ',as having
been splendidly arranged. The fair elite of
Havana society and many transient and resi-
dent Americans were percent. The palace was
elegantly decorated with flowers and illumin-
ated. The stair case was lined by the captain
generals body guard il full uniform. Gems.
Grant and Callejos with their wives received
the visitors.
! c MURDER CONFESSED.
William Patterson and Garland Will
lams, both colored, were arrested in Cincin-
natl, Q. Feb. 4, for the murder of barley Mar
tin, nine miles from Georgetown, Scott county
KY, December 9Th, 1868. Martin was herding
cattle for Daniel and Joseph Pence and Ro
bert Lee at the time, and had sold some cattle
and had about $l005O in the house. The
prisoners were slaves In that neighborhood,
and supposed Martin had several thousand
dollars. He was robbed, murdered and the
house burned; the murderers only getting
$50. These men were suspected, but no
proof could be obtained Both men have
made confession.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The House committee recommends an
appropriation Of $780, 600 for public building
at Denver, Colorado, and 100000 for a public
building at Minneapolis; $50, 900 Of the former
amount, ind $4,000 of the latter to be ex-
pended this current year. The Senate com
mittee will recommend the passage of Burn
sides bill, which provides that the net pro-
ceeds Of the sales Of public lands and the net
receipts Of the patent office shall hereafter be
devoted to the establishment of an education
oil fund, to be apportioned annually among
the several States and Territories aud the Dis
trict of Columbia.
SHARP PRACTICE.
At the trial of Police Captain McDon-
nell in New York, Feb. 6, for failing to sup
press disorderly houses, his counsel read an
affidavit of the keeper Of disorderly, house,
that Police Commissioners Mclean and Voor-
hees gave her marked money with which to
bride the captain and detective in his precinct
The counsel then summoned these two CON-
missiouers and said as they were now wit
nesses they could not sit in judgment, and
asked them to leave the bench. An argument
took place, but as the counsel refused to pro-
coed in the ease while the tive commissioners
sat as judges, an adjournment was taken
- 's ''>~'! THE UTEs.r .rA%1
Advices from Los Plnos Agenc y, Col,
via Lake City Col, state that Gen. Adams and
party arrived Feb. s Capt Jack and Sowenek
[ left immediately for, Grand River Agency at
which point It's reported Douglass and the
White River Utes are encamped. Jack made
NO promises. and refused to set q time for his
return. III will do my best to effect return
of the prisoners" were his parting words to
General Adams. Douglass has not been to
the agency since he made his demand for "a
tons on tie 18th, ult., and was refused. All
quiet The Indians are extremely anxious
over pending negotiations at Washington.
~. sse4s PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. -
! The House select committee on the state
Of the law respecting the ascertainment and
declaration Of the result Of the election for
President and Vice President accepted the re-
port Of the Senate committee in favor of Rep
resentative 8tcknell's joint resolution propos.
Ing constitutional amendment tot provide.