Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-12-14
General News GOSSIP.

Th sweather during the month of No
yemDer was for the most part such IS the
natives of the state delight to call ''seal
Minnesota weather." and just the opposite
ojwnat the outside orld is accustomed to
regard as the normal condition of things IN
this part Of the country. It is true there were
two cold waves of keen and nipping quail
ity that sent the mercury down to the vi
cinity of Zero and made business lively for
the furriers tor few days. But on the
whole. the month was an exceedingly mild
one, the average temperature being 1928
deg. or 81 deg. higher than the average of
the last twelve Noyembers. Notwithstand-
ing this high average, the cold snaps re-
terred to caused the freezing of the Missis-
sippi at St. Paul as early as the 15th-a fact
which the signal service reports as npre-
cedented.
Col. Boudinot has addressed letter to
Senator Dawes in relation to the published
statement concerning the $22, 500 said to be
preparation, in which he denies that the
''story" originated in a quarrel betN cen
Boudinot and Phillips, and says he pre-
sumes that the senator and Secretary Teller
have been slandered by Phillips stateme Mt
that the missing money was paid to them.
&c declares his belief that Phillips got all
the money. He suggests that the senator's
own sense OF propriety should prompt him
to ask an investigation, and says he is pre-
pared to prove that Phillips made state
ments Involving Senator Dawes and Secre-
tary Teller.
Butte, Montana, has developed full
fledged romance. James Sterling married
Miss Mary Ingersoll at Bellevue, lad, forty
years ago. In 1858 he went to California,
and for few years sent letters and money
to his family, but these finally ceased and
he was mourned as dead. Believing her
husband dead, Mrs. Sterling finally consent
ed to marry Elijah f. Downing, but before
precaution Of securing q formal divorce
from Sterling. One of the sons, who went
West, has found bis father at Butte, who
on the following day accompanied his son
to his former home, where his wife
wears widows weeds for her second hus-
band. who died recently.
There is bitter feeling in Groton, against
GeorgelAvery, thriving merchant, charged
by Mrs. Giles Avery with having broken
marriage engagement. She says the wed.
was informed by Avery that it was indefn-
itely postponed. Friday night mob
smashed Avery's store front, hanged him
in effgy, and threatened to tar ana feather
him. On Saturday night he was again
hanged in efigy, the latter remaining sus-
pended all day Sunday. Avery denies the
widows charges. Warrants have been
issued fer the arrest Of the leaaers of the
mob, and the case will be ventilated in the
courts. =, -tn
Lieut.. schwatka, in company with severa
other army officers stationed at the post in
Washington Territory, has been making
military reconnaissance on the Yukon river,
in Alaska, and there discovered branch OF
the Dayay, which the lieutenant has named
1.-The Nourse river, after Prof. G.. B. Nourse,
OF the naval observatory, whose various
works relating to Arctic explorers are we'll
known in this country and abroad.
i Emerson 4 Brecke, clothiers OF gChippe-
Wa Falls made an assignment on the 9Th
inst. Liabilities, $15O0Oto SIS, 600; assets,
not known. The principal creditors are in
Milwaukee and Chicago. The firm had been
IN business less than ten months. There is
quite List OF home creditors. The cause
OF the failure was lack Of capita: to start
with, and slow trade this TALL. ~
Five days Of last week were occupied at
the DEVILS Lake Indian agency in issuing
supplies, sggregating in retail valae $40, 900
TO the ten bands Of Sioux Indians; clothing,
cry goods, boots and shoes, stoves, hard
ware, ETC, being paid the Indian farmers
"a settlement for work performed by them.
b William 7. Adds Of Boyne City, Mich,
mas made an assignment to Nut "a. Norton.
Addis was engaged IN numbering and rail.
Eroadi adj, His assets and Liabilities are equal,
about ST.. 3 7i'3
BY executive order the consolidating ef
the internal revenue districts Isl revoked as
ssask lp 3, g the Wisconsin districts. That
State remains unchanged. sI I. SIS
81 -A rich Cleveland widow while Decorating
kher husband grave met rich HidoYer,