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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

President Arthur approves of the rec
omnaendation of the postmaster gen
eral that the unit of weight in the rat
ing Of first class matter should be one
ounce instead Of ,one-half ounce, as it
now is. He says in view of the statis-
tics furnished by the department it may
be well doubted whether the charge
would result in any loss Of revenue !;
that 1t would greatly promote the con-
venience of the public is beyond dis
pute It is to be hoped that this change
will hs made. The saving of expense
to the people would be considerable,
and gneatsource of annoyance avoided.
Comparatively few people possess letter
scales, and therefore cannot determine,
in a vast number of cases, how much
postage is required. Very frequently,
too much postage is paid, to make sure
of instant transmission, and still often
er, too little. With two-cent stamp
for one oun ce, instead of half an ounce,
as LOW, there would be no question in
regard TO the vast majority of ordinary
letters.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

The line officers of the army are pre-
pairing to make strong push for legis-
ation by congress to accelerate promo
tions, which is now almost stagnant. A
bill is to be introduced fixing the age
for compulsory retirement at much
lower figure than sixty-four, as now,
and providing that captains shall go on
The retired list at the age of fifty. II
is Thought the passage of such q bill a.
this is the only possible method OF
keeping up the promotion Of aged Off
GERS into position of usefulness in the
army in time Of peace. It is not men.
toned, and therefore deemed out Of this
question, to remedy the evil by reduc.
ing the number of cadets of West Point,
which is the nursery of army officers.
A comparatively slight reduction would
keep the chances of promotion, and
really the numb Of officers now in the
array is vastly out OF proportion to the
number of soldiers. The same evil
prevails in the Navy, and to greater
extent.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
Foreign Flashes.

Queen Victoria has granted the widow OF
Balfe, the composer, an annuity of 500.
At Owen Sound, Ont, jury decided tina;
Cook Teet, blind wife poisoner, must hang.
Doctors John and William Wilson, druggists
of Simecoe, Ont, have failed Liabilities,
$4,000
England holds to the position that the Congo
conference must not interfere with the Niger
territory already under her protection.
Hon S. A. Smith has donated $4,000 to Nc
Gill university, Montreal, to be employed in
holding separate classes for the higher educa-
ton Of ladies.
1t is stated that the porte is negotiating with
England with regard to Egypt upon the basis
of British occupation for fifteen or twenty
years, recognition of the sultan's sovereignty,
and the Egyptian tribute to be 50 capitalized as
to leave a surplus for Turkey.
Count Herbert Bismarck recently challenged
Herr Eugene Richter on the ground that tho
latter had insulted the chancellor i'll speech
in the rechstag. Herr Richter refused to &C
cept the challenge. He declared he would moi
fight q duel with Prince Bismarck even con-
corning matter which occurred in parliament
and if not with him much less with his son.
In the British commons the chief secretary
stated that the government would not give the
United Ireland fictitious importance by pros.
ecuting that paper for the publication of ar.
ticles melting to crime William O'Brien, ed.
itor of the United Ireland hereupon jumped te
his feet and declared the chief secretary was
making an attack on him The speaker of the
house declared OBrien out of order:
O'Brien resumed his seat, shouting as he did
so: This is another sample of British fai1
play"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
Failures and Condition of Business.

There were 296 failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the week end
ing 9th against 2337 in the preceding week, and
246, 247 and 1859 in tho corresponding weeks of
1883, 1882 and 1881, respectively. About 81
per cent. were those of small traders whose
capital was less than 5000. Among those re-
ported embarrassed were:
Burr, Son & Co., beer brewers, New York: E.
D. Psrson 4 Co., bankers, De Ruyter, New York !;
Farmers National bank, Bushnell, I'll. Kramer
Bros & Co., wholesale hats, Chicago; B. a.
Whiteonab, wholesale hats, Providence; HILL
Fletcher Il Co., wholesale notions, Louisville;
F. H Thomas & Co., law books, St Louis -;
Roberts i, Co., wholesale grocers, Augusta
Bradstreets Journal in it's commercial sum-
mary to morrow will say: The general co1r-
mercial situation throughout the United States
during the past week shows no material evi-
Gences of improvement. In the face
OF the continued depression, the somewhat
surprising fact is noted that at several
important points the general feeling in trade
circles itmore baaoyant, and that greater con-
fdenae exists in the new year. Tangible data
for this view are not furnished The note
worthy exceptions to the continued depression
in business are at San Francisco, where trade
has been greatly improved owing to more lib
eral purchases by farmers, and at a few small
cities such as Savannah, Ga., and Evansville,
Ind
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
How a Chinaman Gets into Bust.
ness.

Wong Chin Foo, the Chinese ex-
Journalist, tells how his countrymen get
into business in America. He says:
zone of nv race arrives here with no
money and in debt to his friends or to
the banker for the steamer and railroad
fare. He generally engages himself as
greenhorn or apprentice to some sue
cessful laundryman. Although the
compensation is small ga Or $5per week
and board for the six months Or one year
of his contract, he learns the business,
pays his debts, and gains good name
for integrity and capability At the end
of his term, if he is a skilled workman,
he can either secure frst-class wages
($18 per week., Or open a laundry of his
own. The latter is his usual course.
He may see, for example, a laundry for
sale for 5000 whose looks and location
he likes, and he himself has but $50 to
his name He goes to Mott street and
there on the bulletin board puts up
notice for a whey, 'or syndicate Of twelve
men with $50 each to meet him at
certain time and place. the meeting is
had, and if he is regarded az honest and
capable the requisite $3.50 is given to
him, he in return acknowledging the
Indebtedness, and promising to pay
certain interest On the money advanced
generally 90 per cent. per annum).
This money is payed back in monthly
installments, so that at the end of the
year the borrower is free from debt, his
credit unimpaired and the laundry alb
soluteIY his own"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

People in all the large cities Of the
East who are AWAKE of the low price Of
wheat are taxedes much as ever for
-four and bread. This gross injustice
ELECTS very strong compliments
through the newspapers, and frequent
suggestions are found in favor of govern
anent regulation OF this matter, as in
Europe There the law compels all
bakers to make their losves of a uni
iorsa weight, and The people know what
they are buying and how much pound
they are paying. Here, where wheat
was never SO low in the memory Of liv-
ing man, THE people are taxed as much
as ever TOR sour and bread. In an in
terview with a New York baker he said !;
We'll, suppose flour has gone down, do
you suppose we're going to lower oar
price, SO long as we have 10 trouble ir
getting the prices we ROW ask? 1t
amt reasonable to think So I hope
you newspaper fellows amt a-going to
play the same trick on us here as was
played in England sorue time ago.
Why, the London papers showed up
the bakers fearful. They said that
though. breadstutfs was low, bread was
high: and country papers followed suit
and Lord bless you the bakers had to
give in. So vii we if it comes to the
bug. Il @ n, ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
The Eeu1orse of a EorHer,

A stranger named N. s. Travis obtained
from spellnlan & Bro, Council Bluffs, Iowa. q
check for IS IS, which he raised to $S4 and en-
deavored to get it cashed, but was unsuccess-
full Being detected he escaped to Omaha and
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Specimen who was
looking for him, saw him come out of a saloon.
The moment that Travis saw Spellrnan he
pulled out his pocket knife and plunged it
three times into his> bowels, making severe
wounds The set was Witnessed by several
men, among whom were two policemen who
mediately took the wounded man to Jail, where
he was attended He may recover He said
lie used to be sheriff in one of the Black Hills
counties of Dakota, and that having lost all
his money and friends by gambling he attempt
morse at his conduct led him to attempt sui
eide
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

The reported plague in Western Vir.
ginia and Eastern Kentucky, resembles
cholera and is called cholera by the
people. It is propaganda like cholera,
through drinking water polluted with
its germs. Tt acts quickly and with most
Of the symptoms Of cholera. That it is
sporadic is true; nevertheless it RACES
under conditions almost exactly like
those which prevail in cholera seasons
and districts, except that the scourged
REGION is mount aiuous and high above
the sea level, and that the cause which
first led to the use Of impure water was
i1ronth.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
Crimes and Criminals.

The sentence of Second Lieut. Charles A.
Churchill, Fifth infantry, has been mitigated.
Deacon Terry, who eloped with the parsons
wife from Mortified, L. l., did the fair thing
in providing for his wife
Sheriff Day of Mount Sterling, KY, has ar
rested seven mon charged with being members
of the band OF regulators who few days ago
killed J. J. Hughes, in Rowan county.
Michael Cannon, a farmer four miles from
Missoula, Mont, was found dead in his house
from pistol ball. He'was kneeling at chair
and Colts army pistol was lying Oh the bed
At livingston, N. y, Louis Willet, aged eight
cen, was convicted Of the murder Of Edwin
( Kelland and sentenced to be hanged Jan. a.
Willet killed Kelland while asleep and robbed
the body.
/ Dock Cheatham, aged fifty, was found dead
in bed at his home in Washington county, KY,
with seven bullet holes in his body. He had
been ON bad terms with his family and it is
supposed that some of them murdered him.
A Newport pawnbroker gave an unknown
young man SO ON satchel Not returning,
the pawnbroker opened the bag and found
checks and papers worth $780, which had
been stolen from New York firm, to which
they wore returned
John Brewster, aged sixteen, son of the post
master at Midland, Mich, was taken to detroit
on o charge Of robbing the mails He pleaded
guilty and was remanded to jail to await SEN
tence. The stealing was caused by his lnfatua-
ton with a young girl with whom he ran of,
but dropped her at East Saginaw.
Two boys Of a party of five were arrested re-
Gently at Worcester, Mass, for burglary and
larceny. ALI aged about twelve years. They
had shelter built in the woods, with reyolvers,
slungshots, etc, and proposed to harden them
selves ths winter by exposure as preparation
for next summers campaign against the In
dians
At Wkste Plains, N Y James Fl. Peck has
begun aa action against his uncle, Jared v
Peck, to recover $4,000, the amount of the
John A. Merritt Dec Ii, 1888, Mary P. Peck
was burned to death. Jared claims Mary as
signed hia der interest in the Legacy for
$4,000
man giving his name as Obec, together
with woman with whom he WAS living as his
wife, was arrested and Jailed at Chippewa
Fails last Thursday, on complaint Of the
woman's husband, who claims the parties ran
away from Michigan, and that the woman is
his wife On the arrival ola reluisitlon from
that state they viii he taken back for trial.
The federal grand FAIRY in Chicago, returned
all Indictment agains B. T. O. Hubbard, ana
in default Of bail he was committed to jail.
Hubbard was cashier Of the First National
Eank of Monmouth, IN, which failed last
spring for about $4O0, Coo The charge Is that
he embezzaed orlostin speculation about 1876,
OOQ 81. -si.E = =. Is - TF%"t
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
Sunshine and Shadow

From the Chicago News.
"+Ihe officer tells me that you were
drunk and disordarly and that you have
often been arrested for the same Of
Tense" said Justice Foote recer tlv, as
he frowncd through his eye glasses at q
hard looking woman who stood before
him. II have no sympathy for women
like you, and T will fi't YOU a hun"
"Papa!" intcrrupted a little voice
clear and sweet, and two soft arms stole
around the judicial neck and a soft face
was laid against the judicial cheek
Justice Foote's frown changed to
smile "Aha, you rascal" said he, seiz-
ing his little daughter and seating her
Oh his knee. $50 you came to see me
just while I am hard at work, did you,
snd you slipped up behind me and
tried TO scare your old pap? All, you!"
and he gave her a great hug.
Clerk Clingen poised his pom, ready
to record the fine, the lawyers took
their seats with a smile; the prisoner
was left alone before the bar. She
looked at the little child and pissed her
sleeve over her eyes. For five min
utes the old head aud the young head
nodded at each other, and while from
two red lips camo a wonderful story of
ooh! such fun at the parki
and how funny the deerss looked"
Then q bright ten-cent piece
WAS produced from the Justices pocket
and put into little hand: Then came
q long, hard hug, and the girl skipped
away, shouting goodbye as she went
through the crowd.
When Justice Footo turned his face
toward the court room there was spread
over it 8 smile that would have graced
the countenance of O. saint, Where
was ! ?" he asked, as he rubbed his
glasses and looked down at the sheet.
/ ooh yes, this drunk and disorderly case"
! Then he looked at the prisoner "You
look like you might have been o., decent
girl once" said he: J. will give you one
moro chance. The prisoner is dis
| charged.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
Willard Of Washington. ran away with an
other fellow thinks he had lucky ascana

E Willard Of Washington. ran away with an
other fellow, thinks he had lucky escape
b. Parsons Famman Of Boston, stakeholder
in New York Tribune and intimate friend Of
Whitelaw Reid, dropped dead at Madison ave-
nue. and Fifty third street, New York
Mr.. Robert J. Burdette has ended his twelve
years. connection with the Burlington Hawk
eye, and will make his home permanently at
Ardmore, Pa. :
George s. Davis, pay inspector United States
navy, died recently in Brooklyn. He was ap-
pointed from Wisconsin in 1851. After the
capture of New Orleans hewas given charge Of
the mint here
Francis D. Moulton died in New York city
Wednesday afternoon. He will be remembered
as in connection with the Beecher scandal as
the mutual friend" Mr.. Moulton took an ac-
tive part in the Butter campaign. He was a
member Of the executive committee Of the cat
tlemens convocation in St Louis recently For
several years he WAS president of the interna-
tional dairy fair association He was forty.
nine years old
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
Casualties of the Week.

The house Of A. NJ Hurlbert of Sherman
township, Bookings county, Oak, burned.
MIR. Hurlbert rescued his wife and wo'children,
but third child was burned to death in spite
of his efforts
At Stafford, N. H., fearful explosion Of
dynamite and gunpowder occurred at the
house of Stephen Young Eight persons were
injured and four will die Mr.. Young was hav-
ing we'll dug. A nephew, Georges Young Of
Lowell was showing how dynamite charges
should be used when one exploded.
At Cooperstown, Griggs county, Oak, Mrs.
Pickett, wife Of Harry G.. Pickett, cashier of
the bank of Cooperstown, accidentally shot
herself and died instantly. She was about
twenty five years of age, and was from Fort
Atkinson, Wis. She leaves little child three
weeks old.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

Emigrants are pouring into California
at the rate of 1900 to 1900 q week.
Most of them settle in the southern
part of the Site and engage in fruit
and wine growing. Many of the emf
grants are men of means, who go to the
country in sesrch of health and are led
TO devote themselves to congenial bust
ness. The poorer classes go to the
northern counties and engage in agri-
cultural pursuits, while about 30 per
cent Of the whole number push up north
to Oregon and Washington Territory.
The population Of California is nov
about |. 600 600.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
Eighth Minnesota Reunion.

The veterans of the Eighth Minnesota had
pleasant reunion at Minneapolis on Thursday
Every company was represented except D and
G. There were also number of ladies pres
emit Maj Camp called the meeting to order
A. II. Ba-tram acted as secretary. Maj. Camp
gave short address of welcome On motion
of Lieut. Fowler committee was nominated to
prepare plan of organization.
The committee reported as follows:
We recommend q permanent organization, to
be called the Association Of the Eighth Regi-
ment, Minnesota Volunteers, to meet annual
~ on the 18th day of December: The officers
shall consist of president and one vice presi-
dent from each company a secretarv and treas
urer The chaplain: the surgeon and the as
sistant surgeon of the regiment will hold the
same position in the association We also rec
ommend that committee of three, Of which
the president is one, shall prepare constitu-
ton and bylaws, to be submitted at the next
meeting
The report was adopted, and the association
proceeded to the election Of officers with the
following result:
President Maj Camp; vice presidents, A.
Butterfeld, B. Hollister, c. Folsom .. Nc
CLARITY, E. w. H. Houlton, +. Aldrich, Lieut.
Stopper. Lieut. Hughson, Lieut., Bronson:
secretary, A. H. Bartram; treasurer, &. L.
Baker; committee on constitution and by laws,
Maj. Camp, Lieut.. Houlton and A. H. Bartram.
It was voted to hold reunion pext Decem-
Der, the place to be designated by the presi-
dent Over two hundred including ladies,
were banquetted at West Hotel, at the expense
of Major J. A. Camp.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

The latest reports from many Of the
leading winter wheat growing states,
including Tennessee, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Maryland, Missouri, Kansas,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsyl-
yania, all Of which excepting the three
latter states show Il large decrease in
area, compared with last year, varying
from 10 to 33 l-3 per cent, and in all
the Southern states the condition is re
ported very poor compared with last
year. Ohio, Michigan and Pennsyl.
vania report slight decrease in acre
age and fair condition. These facts are
deemed important in their relation to
the prices of wheat next year.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
General News Items.

An exodus of South Car DINA negroes to Ar
kansas is taking place
H. P. Ferguson, tobacco dealer of Lynch.
burg, Va, has made an assignment Liabilities,
$4,000
Henry Newman Of San Francisco, dealer il
millinery goods, has failed. Liabilities $780,
QUO; assets $46 900.
The Vanderbilts, Goulds Sloans and De-
pews were conspicuous by their absence from
the Astor wedding, their blood not having
reached the requisite indigo tint
Hog cholera is destroying swine in the vicin.
ity of Wheeling, W. Va. Hogs in the vicinity
of Flatbush, n. Y, are dying at the rate OF
sixty day.
The liabilities of Hill Fletcher, wholesale no.
tons, of Louisville, who has assigned, are $780,
900; assets, s15o00o. The failure was forced
by the dizziness Of trade.
THERE'S scheme on foot to procure loan
of 81, 600, COO from the government to aid in es-
tablishing an international agricultural exposi-
ton to be held at Louisville, Ky
Roberts & Co., groceries and liquors, of Au-
gusta Ca, were sold out for nominal consid-
Grafton to Charles E. Staples The stock is sub
ject to mortgages and claims Of 81 600; nom-
inal assets, s6S0CU
The crop report of the Ohio state board OF
agriculture for December, based on six hun
dred township returns from all counties in the
state, gives the following state averages: Area
sown, compared with 1SS3-wheat, "a per cent;
rye, 50; barley, SO. Condition compared with
full averages-wheat, 90; rye, 80; barley, 81;
farm animals, 81
Workmen employed in the American Iron
works, Pittsburg Zones Il Laughlin's), between
eight hundred and one thousand in number,
who received notice of reduction Of 10 PEI
cent in wages, to take effect on Monday, have
decided to accept without opposition. Labor.
ers at the Crescent Steel works, who were re.
duced from $1.25 to 81. per day, have also &C.
cepted.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
Cannibalism Pronounced Murder.


The case of Capt. Dudley and the mate of the
wrecked yacht Mignonette, who killed the boy
Parker to keep themselves alive, and against
whom, on Nov. 6, a special verdict was found
in accordance with the facts, was heard by the
full bench of the court of appeal. Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge, in pronouncing the decis ion
of the court, said all the judges agree that the
act Of the prisoners amounted to murder and
the conviction must be affirmed. The court
will pass sentence Tuesday, thus giving the
prisoners time to move arrest of Judgment
The court ordered the prisoners to surrender
their bail The judges throughout the hearing
showed great horror for the act of which the
prisoners were guilty and were unwilling to
set a precedent which would allow such a
crime to be considered other than murder
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12
Personal News " otes.

Hon. Clinton ". Stanley, OF the New Hamp-
shire supreme bench, died suddenly. b e. i.
FmoryA Sterrs fires this bit of Shakespeare
at Dr. Burchard: ssMany mans tongue
shakes out his masters undoing.D
Young George Simpson, whose finance Mary
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

= The Vermont legislature has refused
to create a railroad commission with
powers and duties similar to those OF
the admirably constituted Massachusetts,
board, and has also rejected a bill to
prevent discrimination against "short
han1s {"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

Allan Arthur, the son of the Presi-
dent, is said to be very much at home
at the White House, and to have ex-
pressed wish that the summer of "a
would last forever.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

What is said to be the largest stock
ranch in. the world is located at the
head of the Red river III Texas, and is
owned by Charles Goodnight: Z It COM
prises 100000 acres and has 256 miles
of fence, which enclosss 10000 head Of
cattle. d.:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

Louisiana has about $4,000, 1000, 600
feet of pine in her forests. 80
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-12

Nels Tornbom, an old resident of Meezer
county, who had been spending the summer
near Northwood, Oak, died on tho train,
few miles west of Wilmar, while on his way
home at Iitchfcld Mr.. Tornbom had lived in
Meeker county twenty-five years, and was the
father of large family Of children