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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
Crimes and Criminals,

Sam Prayer was convicted of murder in the
first degree at Marysville, Hams
George Grace, boy Of eighteen years, is
charged at Cape May, N, Y, with having pois-
oned his father, mother, two sistsrs and broth
er with rat poison. E O..
H. NJ. Richmond IL young lawyer of Mead
vile, Pa, shot and killed himself in the Nitro.
politan hotel, New York, in fit of dependency
induced by dyspepsia -. :.-..
Maggie Flood, twenty three years Of age,
shot and killed Thomas Grady in New York, in
the presence Of his wife and three children
She alleges Grady betrayed her under promise
of marriage, telling her he was q single man.
George McFadden of st. Louis, an accom-
plice of Tiller in the express robbery crushed q
glass vial he had in his pocket by stamping up
GU it, and while eating supper mixed the pow
dered glass with his food and Swallowed it He
will probably die Z q
+. M, Eberhardt of Dayton, Ohio, who had
left his wife last summer, called on her and
asked her for reconciliation, and, upon refusal,
he drew a knife and attempted to kill her, but
without success. He then went to the barn
and hanged himself.
Rudolph and Champ Fitzpatrick, brothers,
We're hanged Friday, the 22d at Columbia, KY,
q place twenty five miles from q telegraph sta
ton, for the brutal murder Of Milton Brewster.
The execution was public and 5000 people
Witnessed it The condemned mon were re-
signed to their fate, and died game. z
At Modesto, Cal, Robbins and Doane, who
were accused brt acquitted of having outraged
two girls, aged eleven and thirtsen years,
daughters Of ]. n McGrellis, were notified
some days ago by San joaquin regulators, T"
vigilance committee, to leave town or suffer
death, Doane delayed Fifteen masked men
visited his place last night and shot him dead
ON sight Az
William Dane, Young man Of Bentonville,
Fayette county, Indiana, was enamored OF Ada
Swift, aged thirteen years. The parents of the
girl objected to the continuance Of his atten-
tons, on account Of her age. On the night Of
the 18th Dane purchased two ounces of laud-
anun, giving Miss Swift half and taking the re-
mainder himself The poison failed to have a
fatal effect, being an overdose. The father of
the girl had Dane arrested for giving Miss
Swift poison for the purpose Of suicide Dane
shot himself, dying in q short time The girl
is seriously sick, but may recover Dane was
q school teacher, and corresp ondsnto Of the New
I York Graphic RI .,.l 81 81
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28

fered because of unjust grading. ILL.,. h. s;ss. I
Prof G. I Whitney Of Michigan, made an in
| teresting address,, showing ia elaborate
interest and counseling thorough
and systematic organization. After such q
showing, ought not the farmers to have some
thing to say, and ought they not to organize
for the protection Of their own interests? It
was meet and proper in these days that the far
n1er should be cultivated instead OF the farms.
The productive industries OF the country
must pay of the national debt, as the farmers
pay three-fourths Of the taxes. This talk of
"sending somebody to look after the interests
of the farmers would not do; If the farmers
wanted their rights respected they must per per.
sonally look after those matters which directly
affected them. Sixty 1--we per cent Of the voters
are farmers, and yet they don't exercise their
authority in political matters. he urged the
farmers to organize, attend the primaries and
elections, and realize the Importance Of even
one vote. III fssFs ss5* rs 4t5sSs5ssS5 AS
The committee on resolutions, through their
chairman, III. G. Howard of Blue Earth county
made their report, which was read by Dr.. COL
| Inns Of Grand Forks, as follows 8: ts.
Whereas great burdens have been imposed
| upon several industries Of agriculture, com
meree and mann turing By usurped powers
Of monopoies and the said abuses have as
sumed pro portions which threathen the future
prosperity Of our new Mort hest therefore be
Resolved First. That thorough organization
of the farmers, trades and Industries
OF the new Norfhw est il necessary for the pro-
lection OF the industries OF the many ais against
usurped privileges offered and to that end inn
mediate systematic organization iE urgently
recommended by this convention.
Second That the nsurped control and ragu-
lahon of minimum capacity Of elevators BY rsii-
road corporate Isl destructive of Independent
competition III the purchase OF grain and such
usurped control should Pc bolislaed by the en-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28

ny, CaLVeri secretary, y. j. FurlOng, Mower.
assistant 81 secretary, g. w Haigh, Blue Earth.
cites, etc, together with general farming oper-
atoms, we're the topics OF discussion in the
evening. SO #. s. aEs .s77-'.5..1T
At the meeting On Friday, the names Of the
members p Of the committed OF twenty five from,
the Fourth congressional district were reportal]
and ratified The full committee. with thei1
postofflce addresses, are as follows:
county ss. Il Il i ,T''ss9S'' 80 a
!. Vice President arlington Phelps, Morris,
Stevens county. q. s 80 II.
Secretary i Furlong Austin, Mover
Assistant secretary-.--G ". Haigh, Mankato
Blue Earth county &
CONG gEssiosAl DISTRICT coMa1rrEEa
tIrst--S p. Sprague, Prosper, Fillmore
county chairman John Frank, Le Roy. Nor.
5yer: county fsecretary); g. G. Johnson, Alberl
I Plainyiaw, Wabasha county; William Carer
Black Hammer, Houston County. SO
- Second--M g. Howard, Lake Cristai. Bl,1e
y county chairman; Charles g. Brandt
New Ulm, Brown coni1 {secretary); Leonard
/ Aldraci. CurIle, Murray county j. a. Lat.
/ more Wlnnebago City, Faribault county, Dan.
lei Murphy, Waseca county IS So 81
. w Day. Glencoe Mcleod county,
8schAlrrnan); q Is lniteau arming ton, Dako,
+ g county lsecretary1; john Kohr. Nonfayiaao
/ chippewa county; u. Tanner, Cannon Falla
s,aoednns county a u Norwood OR.
Fourth Bun. Edna MilIs Han,ar;;,
connty chairman, Small. Anoks An Ana So
county s, isecrstAIY = 81 Holstrona, Gocsto
1 Wright county Stephen Howsen. Tssnf
scognt Hugh CA lbell q riino alills Wan.
rs sss
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23

The Georgia Pacific will not ba
permitted ito sell or lease a part
of its road in this Statc.r
The Governor has approved an
net entitled "an act to amend the
charter of the town Of Grcenyille,
and for other purposes
Also an act to change the name
of the the town of Eureka, the
present county site of SudiloweI
county in this State, to Belongate,
We warn our Sunllower friends,
thatit would be no uncommon per
version, for common yernacular
to substitute Bilingsgate' fol
Belcnga.e.
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23

The upper rivers ana the ribu-
iaries are falling as generally and
rs rapidiy as they we're rising
q week since. The crest Of The
Ohio food has not set passed
Cairo. SO, OF cOurse tha rise
thence down continues; and viii
continue below Memphis a week
longer unless the rapid fall in the
Arkansas aud White brings Il TO a
stand.
We are not to overlook the ef-
feet, uncertain 10 extent, Of the
outpour from the sunk landsn
through the St Francis; which
may still longer maintain the pres
ent dangerous stage. Dangerous
until there has been a decided fall
at Cairo, to make room for the
floods from the Missouri, and up
per Mississippi; which are only
waiting warmer weather.
LoSGwOOD.
The old levee has not cayed of
at this place aud still holds back
the floods from the unfinished
work. Work is being pushed to
the very utmost. And with a very
few more working days the dan
ger there will have been passed
and the new levee made secure.
By the Enquirer we learn that
Arkansas City is by this time
pretty well flooded. We fear from
the rapidity with which the rise
there 10 reported, that the new
work on 'Possum Fork, shutting
out Boggy bayou, has given way.
Trains to Pine Bluff stopped
running several days ago. Also
over tho Memphis & Little Rock,
and other roads in the Arkansas
vallies.
Tho White river country has nm
dergonc the deepest overflow
known in that region since the
coantry was settled.
On this side of the river the
Yazoo hill tributaries have been
almost equally as high.
Arkansas City, Feb. lS.-Therc
is a break 200 feet in.width in the
leyee three miles this side of Bog.
gy bayou.
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23
Bad for Vicksburg.


After thoroughly diagnosing the
trouble with the Vicksburg har.
Dor, the River Commission sub
NIT the following conclusions:
al. To abandon the lake and
establish the town landing at
kIeinston, holding Delta Point So
curely by extending he revetment.
This latter must be done in any
case.
.. To dredge the west entrance
annually, and to keep the basin
clear. This would be temporary,
and would cost atleast 5000 per
annum after the first year.
3. To divert the Yazoo into the
west arm of the lake, dredging
ont tho basin and connecting ca.
nal. This would cost $1,S5O,OOO,
with annual dredging to an uncer-
tain amount.
4. To divert the Yazoo into the
east arm of the lake and along the
city front dredging out the basin
and canal to the river. This
would cost a2,60O,OOO, and would
require annual dredging in the ca.
nal.
The frat project involves the
abandonment of the old harbor nj
Vicksburg, and is, naturally, OK
tremely distasteful to the citizens
of that place; the last two pro
jects are expensive and by nc
means certain; while the secont
can at best be but temporary il
its effects.
In the opinion of the commits.
sion further study Of the Who'll,
subject is required before any fl
nal recommendation can be made
nevertheless, with a view to af
fording relief to the harbor dur
ing such time as will neccssaril,
be required for this study, tn,
commission recommend that dur
ing the coming season an attemp
be made to carry ont the secon,
project above described, shoul,
the conditions be found to be ia
vorable.n
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23
County School Supcrintsndents.

The proposal to mako elective
instead of appomtive, the above
officials has been, most wisely, de.
fcated in the Senate. There was
no good reasons for the proposed
innovation; and many, some OF
which VIC expressed in the last is
sue Of the TIMES, against it.
The immediate proposal was one
special to Union county. 1t ap.
pears to have been estopped by
the following, which we copy from
the Clarion:
"AIr. Reynolds contended that,
while the Legislature might make
the Office elective, it must make ii
generally aud universally so over
the State; they could not make it
elective in one county and ap.
pointiyo in another. In proof OF
thissh citod the Constitution as
to the position, aud read from
Cooley to show that where a stat
ute contained a general provision,
any change in that statute must
work a complete change so that
the new law would be as uniform
as the old.
Mr.. arshall concurrcd with
him on this particular point.
Several other strong points we're
made, pro and con, after which the
Senate refused to reconsider the
vote indefinitely postponing the
bill as to Union county,"
If the position Of Senators Rey-
nolds and Marshall is correct, and
1t seems 10 have passed unchal.
lenged, aud they are both lawyers
of experience and unusual ability
has there not been considerable
previous legislation open to the
same constitutional objection9
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23
NE ToNn praInass.

During The past year the larger
portion Of the t0En has been with
out surface drainage. For the
reason that we have before sta
ted. that the canal draining into
Rattle Snake bayou has become
useless through the filing Of that
stream.
The Council has no duty superb
or to the supply Of this necessliy.
The street tax should be forthwith
collected and a canal dug drain
ing into the Huntington swamp,
as soon as it can possibly be done.
This would have been the wise
course tO'pursue instead ofattemp-
ting to drain through Rattle Snake
bayou; which was never intended
as a drain. AS is well known the
Delta is trayersed by two kinds OF
water courses. Original outlets
from the river, as Deer Greek and
Rattle Snake bayou; running, like
the river, ON the crest Of ridges
sloping and draining back in each
direction from the banks Of such
streams or bayous. Then we have
interviewing drains as Black bayou
with low buckshot banks; and the
depression lying between the Rat
tie Snake bayou aud the rivel
high lands. Into this latter th'
town soutl and west Of the Rattle
Snake bayou naturally drains
north and east the drainage is al
to Black bayou.
General Ferguson has reporte'
to the Town Council that goo'
aud permanent drainage can b.
secured into the swamp stated
Our medical citizens strongl.
suspect that imperfect drainage i
the true cause of the unusua
quantity and nature of the feve
that has invaded SO many house
holds during the past winter
And they are equally satisfe'
that without remedying this eoi
dition there ia an equally unhea
thy season before us. We canno
hope for so exceptionally dry
spring, summer and fall as in 1885,
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23
Affairs In Egypt.

Gen. Gordon has arrived at
Khartoum, and has had n procll.
mationp posted recognizing III Nah.
di as Sultan of Yirodofan, remit
ting halt taxes and placing no re-
strictlon on the slave trade. The
Arabs Of Khartoum express great
satisfaction.
The influence of Gordon is SC
great that no fears are felt any
longer for the safety of the garri
son and people Of Khartoum.
In compliance with the request o.
Sir Evelyn Barring. British repre-
sentative at Cairo, the government
has decided to reinforce the Brit
ish army Of occupation.
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23
Tls RI1ngsaaI.sIsa


ichsualE 1AEAaiA-
Sunday morning last GenL S. ".
Ferguson, Of Cireeuulle, 3 member
Of the river commission arrived IN
this city having just returned from
q meeting Of the commission which
vas held in 81. Louis last Thurs
day for the purpose Of allotting for
various purposes the 81 100000
recently appropriated by congress
for the Improvement Of the Mis-
sissippi river. The following
members Of the commission were
present: Gen. G. B. ComstOck,
of New York president; Lieut..
Smith 5. Leach, OF st. Louis, sec
retary, and the following MEM
bers; Judge r. S. Taylor, Of Fort
Wayne, Ind; Maj. Sdter and Prof.
Mitchell, Of the st. Louis district T;
Gen. s. w. Ferguson of Greenyille,
Miss, and Maj. B. NJ. Harod, of
New Orleans. Capt. w. L. Mar
shall, engineer in charge OF this
district; and Capt. Knight, in
charge Of the improvement work
at Plumb Point reach, were also
present.
The commission after transact
ing other business made the allott-
ments as follows:
Plumb Point reach, 100000
Lake Providence reach, 100000
Memphis, 800, 200; for general ser.
vice, $4,000: for work at Opos.
sum Point levee, $4,000; at Tarp-
ley Neck, $4,000; at Hardscrabble
levee, Tensas parish, La, $4,000.
Among other business which
came up before the commission
was the application of Captain w,
L. Marshall, United States engin.
eer, who has been in charge OF
the government works here for
several years, to be relieved from
duty here and assigned to some
other point. The commission was
10th to agree to Captain Marshalls,
application, but upon that gentle.
man urging them to grant it the
commission agreed to 1t. When
the question as to who should be
recommended for the position
which has been filed with so mucl
credit to himself by Capt. Mar
shall, it was suggested that Gen
Wright. chief Of the United States
engineers, be requested to assigl
Maj. Turtle, now in charge of tn,
New Orleans district to this place
II is probable that the re quest o
the commission will be granted.
The loss of Capt. Marshalls ser
vices to this district will be tn,
occasion for unqualified regret.
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23
Lsyts inspectors foT 1881.


The following list Of @high va
fer Inspectors is Published ior T
pubHe information:
P. N. Harding. Totten Ridge 10 ho''
ertsonviIle.
iso NJ Fldridee. RobertsoFVille to Lake
Charles. -,
~. A. jenkins, Lake Charles TO Parksrs'
e-ol.D.H. Sessions, Parkers 10 Aus'fai'A'
MI Gilehrist, Australia 10 coneordla.
WIN. G.. Boyd, ConeOrdia TO Nrens Alil'
ral.LF. stokes. Wrens Miilto Haxha~'
NJ Williamson. waxhaw to Jarnigans.
T.R Mcclure, Jarnigans to kiser'oh'
Dave Reinaeh. Riverton Levee.
Judge Miles, RiyerIon TO Miles lower
line.
Watt sillers, lower line Of Judge Niles
to Clarks.
Geo. W. Bellamy, Clarks to lower iine
Of Hughes.
Robt. n. McLemore, Hughes line 10
Cooks.
! Al. Cassity, Cooks line to Wade leyee.
lJ.E. Edmunds. Wade levee to lower END
Kentucky leyee.
James B. Miller, lower end Kentucky 10
Connelley's.
Eff. Miller. Connelley's TO Eastin's.
]. s. Brannins, Eastins TO Mound.
W. L. Ringo, Mound to Wilkerson's.
--Gale, wilkerson's TO lower Pitman
line.
Gel. B. Duncsn. Pitman's line to Wash
ington county line.
Ben A. Offutts, Washington county line
to Ofihtts south line.
+. l.. Butts, Offutts fouth line to Low
place.
A. b. Carson, Lowe place to Greenville
Manager La Grange plantation, Green
VILE to Warfleld's line.
c. warfleld, Warfeld's line to Refuge
Manager on Refuge to County Road a
| Deeriield.
J Ed. Worthington, Deerfeld to Wayside
S. Berkeley, wayside to Glenora.
June Ward, Glenora to Hills.
Geo. Ward, Hills to Sessions.
Jett Dent, Sessions to lssaquena line.
! r. J. Turnbull, Issaquena county line t
+ Skipwith.
w. NJ. Harris, Skipwith to Keeps.
p. G. Alston, Keeps to Mayersyille.
: R.M.Smith, Mayersville to Homochltto
1 5. B. Duncan. Homochtto to Elleslie.
: d. Hart, Elleslie to Shipland.
: DIR. X. G. Winslow, Shiplsnd to Can
. mack.
Judge I. w. Hays, Cammack to Shilol
X. Il. Foster, Shiloh to Arcadia.
}. II. ). Meyer, Arcadia to Mayors low,
line.
r. @. Higgins, Mayors lower line
Chotard.
DR.. kiger. Chotnrd to Warren Co. lin
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23

The Legislative committee ap.
pointed to investigate alleged mis-
use of convicts has submitted its
report. Il finds the charges OF
cruelty and abuse Of prisoners
true ! and makes certain salntary
recommendations for correction
Of the evils as far as practicable,
The report is . practical condem-
naiien ef the system Of fsrmine
out conxiets. It is Of sufficient
interest aud We win publish i h
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23
A New Telegraph Line.


The new telegraph line of the
Louisville New Orleans and Texas
Railroad just completed from,
Memphis TO New Orleans. will
soon be opened for buisiness. il,
opposition and independent Of the
old Western Union Company,
Offices will be established at
Greenyille, Rolling Fork, vicks.
burg. Port Gibson, Natchez and
Baton Rouge, in fact all the towns
and depots along the line between
Memphis and New Orleans. The
line will have river connection
and be first class in every respect
The rates to all points win materi
ally reduced, and the public cal
rely upon prompt disrate'f s
busincs<.--lIpraId.
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23
Proceedings OF Town CoErsil,
February 18th 1884.

Alta call meeting of Town Coun-
ell, Feb'y 10, 1884, there were
present; Il. T. Rucks, Mayor;
II. Il. Wetherbec, II. Wilczinski,
Ham. Green, Councilmen.
The object OF the meeting was
to consider the proposed charter
amendments reported by commit
tee appointed to draft same.
Ordered by the Council, That
the bill as reported by the COM
mittce be adopted and forwarded
to our Representatives at Jack
son, with tho request that they
procure the passage of the bill by
the Legislature. II. Il. Wether-
bee and II. Wilczinski voting for
the bill-Ham. Green voting for
the bill, except the first section
thereof.
The bill provides for the exten-
sion of the town limits, embracing
the 4th and the Belle Air Addi
ton; for power to license and
regulate drays and carriages for
power to submit proposition to
vote 100000 town bonds for pur-
pose protecting river front from
caving-bonds to run 2 years, and
bear 5 per cent. per annum inter
est; for power to send committee
to Washington city to try and oh
tain aid from national Government
for protection of river front, and
to pay said compittee; for power
to tax drays; to change charter
SO as to require persons liable 10
work on streets, to present re.
ceipt OF Street Supervisor, show
ing that he has either worked OIL
paid the amount in money requir,
ed in lieu of said personal service
before he can register aud vote.
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23
Report Of Committee on Censlitu.
tlonal Amendments.
Herald Correspondence. !

Herald Correspondence.l
A resolution to strike out sec.
tion six o. the constitution was
tabled; making judges and chan
cellors elective by the House con-
flrmed by the Senate, was lost on
its fifstreading; the resolution to
hold State and county elections
every four years, passed; submit
ting amendment in relation to ten
ure of office was indefinitely post
poned resolution to submit to the
people at the next general election
the approval or rejection Of the
substitute to the second amend.
ment of section six, article eight,
pryiding that all moneys collected
from usual liquor licenses and
fines collected for penal offenses
be distributed pro rata among the
schools of the State. The amend
ment proposed to distribute the
money amongst the counties which
paid liquor licences, and those who
paid none TO 60 without. The res
elution passed its first reading but
was lost on the second.
The Greenville times., 1884-02-23

sAruaDAv.F1B.ss. IS. 1884


The. Governor retarned the
above bin to the House en- satur-
dsy last, with his disapProyal.
His veto is based solely upon the
uneonslitutionality of various pro-
visions Of the bill. His message
demonstrating this unconstitu-
iionality appears TO us 10 be in
contestable. Indeed after read
ing extracts from the "caucus bilP
we had not the least doubt but
that Governor Lowry, a man Of
conservative aud dispassionate
Temperament, OF mature judgment,
WOULD veto it.
In the close Of his message he
informs the Legislature that the
time has como FOR a railroad su
peryision bill. Aud gives that
body to understand the manner
of bill that, alone, can secure his
approval. We herewith publish
that portion, lucidIy and eloquent
~ expressed, Of the veto message.
at will be seen that my ohjee-
ton to this bill extends 10 its nm
constitutional features, and it is
fortunate for the cause of railroad
supervision that these have been
discovered thus carly while there
is yet time for their elimination
aud the passage of another bill.
We are pledged to the supervls-
ion of corporations Of every de-
scription within constitutional lin
its IN The interest and for the pro.
lection Of the people, and the time
has come when this pledge should
be redeemed. But | impress up
on you that Legislation on this
subject should bo fair and eqnita-
BILE else ii will receive the instant
condemnation of the people Of
Mississippi. They are wide.awake
and IN full accord with the pro-
gressiye spirit which has caused
such n marvellous rejuyenation of
our country that is to-day known
as the New South. They heartily
favor the building Of railroads aud
the tull development Of our mate
rial resources. they cordially in.
,ite the Investment Of capital
among us under the guarantee of
awple, legal and constitutional
protection.
This is u practical, business
question Which the people will ex.
rect you TO solve in u practical
business way, without throwing
unnecessary or vexatious restrict.
.tiuns pround railroads aud their
management, or at all retarding
the building ofthcse great modern
highways. The attempt to control
the property sfanothcr by stran
,,a,nrall" "~o axo,,es s0 ,'.,,orna,;o, ,'Ss, is,
aud alarm. Let him sec TO ii thai
the pearl chain of moderation
shall run through our Legislation
~ .n's snulcs,, ,, SO INA. AZ s,, ao uneasl
man in Nav york XIV who has invest t
cd all his capital IN raIlroads il
Mississippi. Let us uuderstan,
that inc people OF Mississippi de
a' ,',,, vny IA, "h" rc"son"p,'