Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-09-21
General News Gossip.

The quarterly statement Of the Western
Union Telegraph company ending Sept 80
is just issued. The net revenue is based On
the nearly completed ret urns for July and
partial returns for August, and estimating
the business for September, will be about
81, ESQ., goo, against ST $50 s97 for the quarter
ended June 80, After paying the dividend
Of II per cent. the company will have sur
illus of So. 782. 0S6, against 3d. 6S5, 500 July l..
Thu figures of traffic for the fiscal year
ended June 80 show the gross earnings to
De $40, asa, 902 expenses &11. 79A, 553, and
net profits of $3.50, a4e, b";ng an increase
over the previous year Of So, $40, 739 in gross
revenues, and of S542, 279 in net profits. At
meeting Of the directors of the Western
Union J. L. Welsh of Philadelphia resigned
as director and @. c. Baldwin, president of
| the Louisville & Nashville Railroad com.
pany, was elected TO fill the vacancy.
In recent report to the national depart
| ment of agriculture, Fl. n. Young. who
! is the depsrtuent agent in Minnesota, stat
| ed that having received advices from more
| than $50 correspondents he was confirmed
| in his belief chat the corn crop of the state
| was irretrievably damaged by the late frosts.
He estimates that ~ per cent. Of an average
| crop will be gathered nearly all in, a DAM
| aged consition. This would give total
| crop OF about !, 000, 900, bushels. The same
| gentleman estimates that 1876, 900 acres Of
| wheat (about per cent of the total acreagel
! season by cyclones, tornadoes and hail
! storms and FIXES the total crop of wheat for
the state at 35,0o0,000 bushels
! trust since his death in 184s, has been dis
! til buted to the heirs. The amount of the
estate III the time Of Wadsworlh's death
was $233 0oO Over $135, 900 has been paid
| in anuuities and the amount now dist, ibht-
| ed is b7S6,O00. Among the heirs are Maj.
| Gen. Terry, the wife Of Col. Closson, q. s.
| A., and the wife OF Capt Sull. The estate
| was to be held in trust during the lives or
! the testator's nephews and nieces, Ct whom
| DR.. Bacon was the last, dying III 1882.
| Mr.. Wadsworth was son of CO... jeremiah
| Wadsworth, commissary general of the rev
| dictionary war. His successor in that Of
| fee was Ephraim Blaine, grandfather OF
| James &. Blaine.
The transfer Of the Tenth infantry from
the upper lakes to Oregon and Washington
! Territory to exchange with the Twenty
| first infantry, will begin abont the LIST OF
October. The Twenty-6rst will move from
Vancouver barracks, and the Tenth from
! Fo1t Wayne, Ind, a. d Detrois, Mich. The
exchange will be made by tietacbn, ents, as
! it will be difficult to procure sufficient roll
| ling stock to make the transfer over so long
| line at once, and it will probably take
! nearly two months to complies the move
ment.
The latest advices received from emigra
ton agents in Scandinavia indicate that the
! EN- grat;on of Sweden and Norway during
the last half of the year will cover the short
| age of the first bal, SO that the total emil
| grafton for 1883 will probably be considera-
bly, larger than has been anticipated.
Cooley, La Vague & Co., OF Duluth, have
! purchased the tug Agnes Of Marine City,
Mich, for the Duluth and north shore
ira 'e. She is 100 feet long, 80 feet beam,
and can comfortably carry 400 passengers
The price paid for her was SO, 600.
The San Diego, an iron steamship built
for the Or gon Tramway &; Navigation COM
pany has been launched at Chester, Pa. The
vessel is 346 feet long, 40h beam, and of
2, 500 tons burden. She is intended for the
Pacific coast trade.