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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05

In mock marriage On the propeller Sag;
inaW Valley from Ogsdensburg to Chicago
q wealthy Bay City belle was married to
the handsome steward, Harry O,Laughlin
The minister turned out to be a genuine
pastor, and the lady is Mortified at the dis.
covery. #.sss-. /. + .gs$ -.2* 5s,S=*&: .:.. #
Oysters In the beds on Long Island sounG
are fine in quality and large in quantity,
On the Atlantic shore they are failure
being neither plentiful nor good. The
once famous Princes Bay oysters have this
year been attacked by disease which has
periodically affected them.
Rhodes & Co, boot and shoe iobbers, 81
Summer street, Boston, have suspended
payment. The liabilities are upward Of
$115, 900. The assets are $145. 600. Exten-
sive building operations by one member OF
the firm caused the Suspension. - ..
The New York Clipper and the Clipper
almanac are to be sold at auction Oct. II
Frank Queen the late owner of the paper,
ettno will, and the sale is to he made in
order to settle up the estate.
The Maryland republicans have placed in
nomination the following ticket: For gov.
erlor, Hart +. Halt; for controller, Wash.
ington snaith; attorney general, r. Stock
EFT Matthews. Y :T ss %ss ia '5sss'@S
The cornerstone Of the Chicago Manual
Training school was laid recently. It If
built by $100, 600 fund Of the Commercial
clubs and will teach industrial and mechani.
cal trades. $780,. ....
The first ship of Mr.. Gorringe's American
Steamship company is to be launched in a
few days It is of iron, 1890 tons register,
and will draw twenty 1iwo feet WIDEN loaded.
Mrs. Riley of Philadelphia is holding the
body of Lizzie THOMPSON as security for g
$3.50 board bill, that Miss Thompsoa's fath
objects to pay.
The steamer Newberne arrived at San
Francisco on the 28th ult., with five cases
ofyellow fevet On boa,d. She Was placed
in quarantine.
The Illinois secretary of state has licensed
the Incorporation of the Retail Grocers
Protective association, of Chicago; capital
$4,000.
The present years shipments of California
fruit East will aggregate 10000 tons, an
increase of over 800 per cent. in three years
B. G. Hutchinson, of Waco, Tex, dealer
in general merchandise, has assigned. Lila.
bihties $3.50, 600; assets, 100000.
A Middleport, N. Y, farmer worked all
one night last week building bonffes to
save ten ceres of beans from frost.
The Indiana legislature did not pass the
appropriation bills. An extra session is
necessary.
All-night cars will run on the Brooklyn
bridge when the grip is once perfected.
Boiler inspection is to be carried on in
New York with the electric light.
Italian boys in New York sell English
sparrows for reed bird pie.
The gold value of the silver dollar is now
s53 cents.
The Panama canal is to be done in 1888.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05
The Law of Citizenship.

The following is the law relating to
persons who come to this country under
age and desire to vote:
ANY person who jmmigrates into the
United States from foreign country,
three years before coming Of age, and
maintains his residence here until 81
years aud two years longer, may, at the
expiration Of the whole five years, be
admitted to all the rights and privileges
of citizen without making the prelim~
mary declaration Of his intentions to be-
coming such, but he must then make an
oath that FIR two years past such has
been his intention, and fully comply
with all the other requirements of the
naturalization laws"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05
Must the Timber Culture act Go

"AOSS 1A5 A11HUeE CuiSuTS 1zGb siC
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram Sept 90
During the Fast summer the commissioner Of
The general laud Office has had in tho States
and Territories where there ara largo qnanti-
ties Of unseld lands large force of special
agents. engaged in the detection and invessiga-
ton OF fraudulent entries under tho pre-emp-
ion, homestead and timber culture acts The
reports OF these agents reveal such con dition
of AFFAIRS that in all probability the secretary of
the interior in his annual report will recon-
mend the repeal not only of the presumption
laws, but OF the timber culture act also. Among
the considerations which it is believed will be
urged IN favor Of repal are: Y.
nat practically The actual settler eau get
Tue % MS farm as soon under the Homestead
ACT as under the pre-emption law, and there is no
need or TWO methods to attain the same object.
{ second-That while the three iaws remain,
seliieI may take advantage Of each and acquire title
9 $50 acres of the public land by paying cash for
ioo acres, and taking the remaiatsef under the
homestead and timber culture, etc, quantity
e suggested. is greater than the settler
shoula no permitted TO obtain aa such easy terms
u ~, sae present condition Of affairs !
- nlfo--1 both the nre- snptioa ana the tim
peF laws oiIsr premium 10 dishonesty a is clearly
siaWn ~ tho mum ber OF fvaIauens entries which
], I. Alaska girls have buttonhnles IN shei r
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05

motive and tender and one car tumbIed
down with it, falling at least twenty feet.
The engineer had his clothes torn Of, hui
was not hurt, and fortunately no one else
was injured. 4. S.4s5
William Walsh. q. laborer OF Brooklyn,
suffering from some affection Of the brain
recently became violent, and his wife went
for physician. On her return with the
doctor, Walsh was holding her youngest
child, eighteen months old, by the legs and
dashing her head on the floor. He wak
overpoWered. s.4s19ssS ss
At Sagnache, Col, while Capt. Hawkins
and two girls were out driving, recently all
three were thrown i between the horses.
Blanche Cort, six years old, was instantly
killed by q kick from the horses. The
other girl escaped with slight injuries,
CAPT. Hawkins was picked mp horribly
mangled., IT .s-. 49, ~ :...
TIE large horse stables attached to the
Union Pacific stock yards at Co uncil Bluffs,
a., were burned on the 29th ult., A num-
Der Of valuable horses were burned; also a
large quantity of hay. The fire was caused
by the carelessness of employees several Of
whom narrowly escaped. Loss, $4,000. l.
One hundred persons in the state prison
at Wethersdeld, Ct, were taken sick sud-
denly few days ago. 1t ia supposed they
were poisoned by canned meat. No serious
result is anticipated.
On the 30th ult., disastrous fire occurred
in Milwaukee, Wis. entailingta loss of near
~ $1O0, 600. The firm suffering the prlnci.
pal part of the loss is the Conway manufac.
turing company.
The worst reports of the hop crop of
Prince Edward and Brighton districts, On
tarln, are confirmed. Some fields will not
be picked. The crop is too poor to pay
expenses.
At Mobile, Ala. two warehouses on
Water street were burned recently. Toss,
$350,000. Pollock & Co. are gre At sufferers.
Loss, $225, 900, with $4,000 Insurance.
Special dispatches say that the hail storms
of the last few days have seriously damaged
the tobacco and corn crops of Southern Ill.
nois, Indiana and Kentucky.
The store and residence of r. O. S,bley, a
Grow Wing, Mimi, was burned recently
with its contents. Loss not known; insur-
ance, $685. 900.
Mrs. L. E. Lambert of Muskegon, Mich,
dropped dead at the Globe Hotel in Rush
City, few days ago of apoplexy.
Albert Taft, leading manufacturer and
prominent citizen of Burlington, VT, was
recently suffocated i'll bed by gas.
At Philadelphia, Penn, Crout & Sons
planning mill was totally destroyed by FIRE
on the 29th nlt. Loss. $4,000
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05
The Casualties OF the Week.

LAW o1fcACDAOACS u WIG w CCAs
A cyclone struck Lexington, KY, on the
list inst, and did considerable damage. The
Cincinnati Southern engine and pump
house and Forchee's tobacco warehouse on
Water street were the only buildings COM
pletely demolished, but walls were blown
out Of several Others and quite a number
lost roofs. Chimneys,, awnings, windows
and shade trees were demolished without
number. Nobody was hurt. The storm
lasted only ten minutes and passed on In
the country great damage was done to
barns fences and crops. The loss is esti-
mated at S. 600 in The city and SIS, 900 in
the country. , IN 1885, n MI Z
The express car of the Pacific Express
company on the Eel river branch of the
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific railroad, bound
west, when near Peru, Ind, or. the % inst,
was broken into BY three masked men.
The express messenger, Bert Loom i, was
hound and gagged, and the safe robbed Of
$15 900 and all other valuables in the car.
The robbers escaped after locking Loomis
in the car, whence he was released on the
arrival OF the train at Peru.
Otto, q fcur-year- old son efs ii. III. KayIie,
agent Of the Pan Handle, &C Appleton,
MINI, was Instantly killed % few days ago
by the falling of q pile Of lumber, which
Mr.. KaVillc was having hauled for his new
house. The lad was at play and been II ym
bis mother's presence but . few moments.
She missed the chill and Fastening to find
i, discovered Il crushed and dead beneath
che pile OF slunaher.
LANDSLIDE occurred on the Wabash road
jat Yellow Banlk, Iowa, recently. Train
men state that the Slide occurred juat as the
morning frsight came ~, and that The Loco
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05
Foreign News Gossip.

London was in a pleasant excitement on
| the 9th the occasion being the marriage of
daughter Of the lord mayor to Mr.. Act
kin. The great bells of St. Paul rung for
the first time Ia connection with a marriage
service. After the wedding breakfast was
served at the Mansion house. Three hum
| dred persons were present. The wedding
was the third in St. Paul since 1853.
The Canadian department. of agriculture
has received advices from Liverpool that q
| cargo of 81, 900 sheep from Canada has been
ordered slaughtered on account of one sheep
being said by the authorities there, to be at
fected with a scab on landing. & strict in.
vestigation has been made aud the opinion
| is that the disease was not scab at all.
The preliminary hearing against Kraeze-
wski, the Polish author, on charge of be-
ing connected with conspiracy in Russia
and Prussian Poland has been concluded
The public prosecutor demands that he be
tried upon the charge, bat it is considered
doubtful whether the imperial court will
accede to the demand.
The Independence Beige afirms that let.
tiers from the Congo in English and Ameri-
can journals, represent simply the personal
views of the writers; that no modification of
the laws of the Internal African association
is contemplated.
A severe storm passed over Limerick, Ire
land few days ago. The town hall was
blown down and one of the bridges over
the river Shannon was badly injured. A
number of houses were also destroyed in
various contiguous districts.
Christina Of Spain lays most of her con-
jugal inteicity to the charge of the Duo de
Sesto, whose evil influence over the king
has become matter OF notoriety.
A papal ambassador is now on the way
from Rome to Montreal, to inquire into the
rapid spread OF Free Masonry among the
adherents of the Catholic faith. ~
| The report that the operations in MAZDA.
gascar are about to be renewed by the
French forces is di,tredited in French
government circles. -
The official report of fatalities consequent
upon the late earthquake in Ischia states
that |, 800 persons were killed and 374 in
jured. lr BIB. r.. i, IF g.
The account Of the fiscal year in Canada
ended June 80 shows receipts $35, $3.50, 1884
expenditures S28, 805, 229; surplus 81, 083, los.
One Crotty, a landlord, has been shot
dead at his residence in Mining Park. He
had been wounded several times before.
Mousseau, premier Of Quebec, has been
returned to the house OF commons rom
JACQUES Cartier county. 3
The Socialists Journal at Brussels has
been seized for publishing an insulting
biography Of Alfonso. .7 - &
Miss Churchill, The missing ST. Louis
girl, is being sought IL Montreal.
Rarayalona III. i Madagascar's new.
queen. s.. 81 81 All ss
Men are going up the woods ID large mum
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05
Personal News Paragraphs.

William w. Travis, business. manager of
of the Bulletin of Bloomington, ILL.,, OF
relapse of typhoid fever aged twenty three
years. He was born at West Point, Ohio,
and spent his boyhood in Newark, Ohio
A romantic feature of his illness was his
marriage ten days ago on what has proven
to be his deathbed, TO Miss Fannie Belle
Shipman, lovely and talented young lady.
The descendants of William Bradford,
first governor of the Plymouth colony, have
been organizing for the capture of the $780,
600, 600 said to be awaiting them in the
vaults of the Bank of England. The chief
accountant of the oank writes that there is
no unclaimed stock or money recorded in
the books of the bank in the name of Gov.
Willia m Bradford,
Miss Alma Lochrane, the ffteen.year-old
daughter of ex. Chief Justice O. A. Looh-
rane, attorney of the Pullman Palace Car
company, has created q sensation at Allan
ia, Ga, by clipping with youth of eighteen
summers. The young Lochinvar is Willis
the state penitentiary physician of Georgia.
Andrew Carnegie has returned to Pitts
burg accompanied by Lord and Lady Rose
berry. He will not run for parliament,
and keeps good his offer of $3.50, 900 for q
public library in Pittsburg, if the city will
raise the same amount.
1t. Rev. Anthony Wilson Thorold, lord
bishop Of Rochester, England, arrived at
Baltimore lew days ago On the steamer
Hihernian, from Liverpool. He lectured
in the evening on temperance.
Marshal W. Wilder says he went to Bos-
ton when there wasn't mile of railroad on
the American continent.
Princess Winnemucca, of the Piutes, Is
lecturing to the Bostonians about the
w1ongs of the red men.
c. g. Francklyn, of the Cunard line, has
paid 81 500, 600 for ranch in Greer county,
Tex.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05
General News GOSSIP.

-. .-
Edward Bates Of Cambridge, Mass, dis
appeared just before his intended wedding
to Mrs Hondlett of Catskil, \. ~. His
body was found ia the river. The intended
BRIDE went to Cambridge and as she went
mp the steps OF Rates's home strange We
msn passed and called ont, Go home; he'll
never marry you. Foul play is Iauspscted.
The lava earthquake was predicted two
years ago ~ = scientist Of the name Of D.
I lannayf Ia = memoir presented by him to
the Frsnnh academic des Sciences IN. 1851.
IN. Delaunay Indicated Ang. 8, 1883 asthe
probable date, g mistak e OF two days. He
predicts anotner disaster il the same spnt
ii 1885,. .
The announcement IS made Of the assign
lr,entt sE bite U Co, merchant mil
a5eTs Minlespolis, linn. The assign
HleIlt vas made to g. D. sA andrews. and sets
forth kalat iss made according tn certain
Judgments, amounting To So 655,T7, III.
gseeborn coalntys III and lLs Geese,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05

"Tis ever the way of the foolish fair
to die for the one who does not care, ;"
sings Ella Wheeler. Yes, Ella, and it is
often the way with the big brothers of
the foolish fair. Week after week they
go down to the barber shop and "dye
for the one that does not care" Mid.
dletown Transcript.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05
The Criminal Record.

At Red Wing, MIMI, on the 10Th ult., an
attempt to lynch Hiram Caldwell, the al
legged murderer Of Erland Lampe, was made.
Between sixty to one-hundred gathered at
the court house Twenty five Of them broke
open the outer wooden door. and also pried
open the wooden door leading to the jail.
Here they met resistance from Sheriff Carl
son and his deputy, who placed themselves
in front of the iron cell door, with drawn
revolvers. The mob refused to step back,
demanding that the sheriff deliver to them
Hiram CALDWELL. Several shots were fred,
both by che mob and sheriff, but none
were injured. Meantime the fire bells were
run :, and the police and citizens haslened
to the spot, and succeeded in driving the
mob back.
a bold burglary was perpetrated at the res
idenoe of Henry Hertlein, Milwaukee, on
the 10th ult. The family were absent in
the afternoon, and two men drove to the
house with a sewing machine wagon,
backed the vehicle to The sidewalk, walkea
around to the rear Of the house and ef-
fected an entrance by breaking in the back
door. The fellows proceeded to ransack
the house, securing blue beaver overcoat,
blue coat and vest, pair Of black pants
and three IS gold pieces, and other articles
of value. Placing the goods in the wagon,
the thieves drove lelsurely off without ex-
citing the suspicious of the neighbors.
While a special train, bearing to their
homes number of ''last spike'' excursion
lists, was standing on Livingston depot on
Sunday, the 9th inst, two trunks belonging
to Fl. NJ. Teller, secretary of the interior,
and containing, it is said, jewelry and 9th
arsx1 olr1oh to hn S@k ~
stolen from the platform, where they had
been very CO elessly left. The affair has
been kept quiet till now, IN the hope that
the thief would be discovered.
James Feeney who recently attemted to
shoot the British vice counsel in New York
has been examined by physicians at the
Tombs. He was foand suffering from mel
snckolia, andtrom extreme nervous debility
While not strictly Insane, it is thought it
will be necessary to send him to an asylum.
A young man named Hay recently Sc
duced girl named Cummings, at Alegan,
Mich. She took poison, was married to
her seducer subsequently, and has since
died. It now transpires that he bought
the Poison Tor her. he will be tried on q
charge of manslaughter.
At indianapolis recently George spuerier
and Joseph Adams attempted to rob two
young men, Stump and Jewett. Stump was
uDarmed but seized revolver from his
companions pocket and shot Superior dead.
Adams is in Jail. Stump and Jewett gave
themselves up.
An Englishman calling himself G. j
Dewey has victimized the banks of Mon
treal, Boston, New York, Chicago. and
probably others, to the tune of $4,000 or
more.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05
NEWS OF THE STATE.
The Possibilities

B WAsH1NsToS. Special Telegram, Sept % =
The allowance Aof II postmasters' salaries has
.beenSprs pared as the pnstoffice department, to
go into effect Oct T. This allowance is based
upon the new two-cent stamp rate provided for
in the act of March 8, 1888. The new sala-
ries in very many cases are deductions upon
the old. b The following are the new allowances
for the new Offices: ~ +. 80
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05

The widows Of Preside nts Tyler and Polk
both draw their 1000 annual government
pensions at Knoxville, Tenn. sI g
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05
PITH THE NEWS.
Washin gtol. News Notes.

:
The statements Of Fred. Douglass, in his
speech at the colored convention, that the
negroes re denied public Office, are not borne
ont by the records of the Washington de.
partDents In several Of those departments,
notably in the treasury, an examination OF
the pay rolls show that the percentage of
cclored men employed to the total popula
ton is considerably greater than the whites
Value Of exports OF domestic provisions,
tallow and dairy productssfor eight months
ended Aug 81, 1883, $77, 457, $40. Same Pc
Rod, 1882, SIS, 1922, 1856, Provisions and tai.
low for ten months ended Aug. 81, 1883,
amounted to $84, 333, 204, agait st SIS, 251 :
679 for the same time in 1882. Export
dairy products during the last four months
increased $l56, 215 ever same period last
year.
Secretary Folger has just rendered an i'm
portant decision with regard to the con-
struction OF sec. of the tariff law, relating
to PACKAGES and coverings for important
merchandise. He holds that the cost or
value outside of the covering into which
the goods are finally put for land and ocean
carriage, Is not to be taken as part or an
addition to the value OF the goods.
The postmaster general has requested the
postoffice department. of Canada to furnish
him with q tull abcount OF the working Of
the postofdce savings bank.i ~s.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-05

Men are going up the woods II large mum.
bers now.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
EVERYBODY smokes the Longrellow Cigar.
Let's Hnye His Name.

A lady, who writes that she has suffered
until she cannot longer remain quiet, writes
to THE REPUBLICAN, calling attention to the
conduct of grayhaired and graybearded old
man, clerk in one of the lower departments
he resides in East Washington-who is in the
daily habit of insulting ladies who ride on
the street cars on their way to and from
their offices. He always manages to press
against them, even if the cars are not
crowded, and takes special delight, when he
can do so unobserved by other passengers, to
put his hands ON their arms, shoulders, and
bodies. 1t is suggested to the gentlemen who
ride on what'are known as "ottce cars" on the
F street line to have an eye on the operations
of this man, and to eject him from the cars if
they catch him annoying the lady passengers.
Any of the office ladies who are regular riders
will point him out if asked to do so, for all of
them have been annoyed by him at different
timng
National Republican., 1883-08-27
BuiIding Improyements.

Mr.. George Francis has now nearly COM
pleted two two-story and basement h onses on
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets northwest They are Is feet AZ inches
wide, and "a feet deep, with back building l3
by IS feet. The fronts are of the best pressed
brick, with bay windows all the way up.
They have moulded brick window caps and
belt courses, brick and galvanized iron cor
nice, brown stone window and doorsills, and
brown stone steps. The basement story is 8
feet clear, parlors II feet, chambers 10 feet.
They have seven rooms besides pantry bath
room, and basement, and are complete with
all the modern improvements. Tho two
houses cost $500. Mr.. Peter Mccartney is
the architect and builder.
Mr.. Mccartney has commenced the cree
tion of two other houses for Mr.. Francis by
the side of these of the same size and style,
except that Berea, Ohio, stone will be used,
instead of brown stone.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
Was the Firing Accidental.

The firing of pistol in the Office of Mr..
jenkins A. Fitzgerald, in the Green Law
building, No. 470 Louisiana avenue, on Satur-
cially as upon the arrival of the officers Mr.
Fitzgerald was found leaning over his wife
who was lying on the floor insensibe. The
explanation offered was that the firing was
accidental, and that Mrs. Fitzgerald, who had
had rushed back when she heard the shot and
tainted.
The police have theory that misunder'
standing existed between Fitzgerald and his
wife, and that the shot was fired with u view
of frightening her.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
Tho FIre at RyncnI,s store,

Ryneals oil and paint establishment, at AIS
Seventh street, was discovered to be on fire
Saturday morning by clerk, William Schlos-
ser, who was slightly burned. The fire de-
partment went to work, and, in spite of the
inilammable nature of the goods, saved the
store and the surrounding buildings. The
dense smoke from the fire entered the stores
of several merchants and did some damage.
Mr.. Ryneal estimates his loss ut $1,000, fully
insured.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
Woodward & L0thrOp.
Great Reduction in Fine ParaSOlS.

Satin Lined, Lace Trimmed
Parasols, which we're formerly
sold for Sc, are now reduced to
$3.50 each, to close.
A few only-Choice Par
asols, with band Of Gros Grain
Silk, brocaded in Cardinal, old
gold, and white, with lace to
match, which we're formerly
sold for $40 and $12, are now
reduced to
IS each.
One lot, satin lined, in old
gold and cardinal, with four
brocaded lace bands, trimmed
with lace to match, formerly
$40, are now reduced to IS
each to close.