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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
Mexican Carpenters.

A Carpenter in Central Mexico earns
from sixty to seventy five cents a day;
o mason the same; a common day la
borer from twenty-five &c fifty cents;
farm laborer who works by the month
two to five dollars month and found"
They work from daylight to sunset,
with half an hour at o'clock and again
at 3 for breakfast AID supper. These
hours are very long, but they take it
easy, stopping every little while to
smoke their cigarros, and accomplished
less than American laborers will in
six or seven hours work. Their earn-
ings are barely sufficient to keep them
in food aud clothes of the coarsest kind,
with an occasional ''real" over for the
bull fight at Pulke; but they are the
happiest people on the face of the
earth.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
Personal Gossip.

Henry ". Shaw, whom the world
knows best as Gosh Billings is stay
ing with his sister at Saratoga. He is
now &C years old, but retains his phys
ical vigor, and his tall figure and grave
face, framed in long locks of gray
brown hair, hardly suggests so ripe an
age He says his first literary venture,
the Essay on Mule" was sold for
$3.50.
Mrs. Weldon, an English woman,
alone and unaided, defeated host of
English lawyer and M. DIS, and proved
a distinct conspiracy to entrap her into
a lunatic asylum. She possesses re-
nasrkable eloqueuce. Her arguments,
as read, are close and crushing, and
she is described as having wendrous
charm of EXPRESSION. She is not pro-
lix, but excessively concise. She ia
energetic, full of animal life. Her
nervous aud intellectual organization is
intense. When she speaks, fire seems
to fash from her., Vi
Were Mr.. Under Secretary Burke,
who was, with Lord Frederick Caven-
dish, murdered in Phoenix Park. now
living, to him would belong the baron
etcy of the Burkes of Glynsk, which has
just descended to his brother, Colonel
Burke, by the death Of Sir John Burke
the last Of the direct line. The family,
which is the oldest of the name in Gal
way, succumbed to circumstances some
years since, and the Glynsk estate be-
comes the property of strangers. The
late under secretary had a good estate,
however, in his own right, the revenues
Of, which he never touched, but applied
wholly to his mother and sisters. J ~ 4.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31

Fred MoelIer OF Delphos, Ohio, dreamed he
was dead, and the next night was 30. 81 5Ss sy sl
y The Iowa supreme court decides that JUS
tices;of the peace have jurisdiction in liquor
s Copelswich Bros Il Co., wholesale jewel
ers and diamond merchants, at Syracuse, N. Y,
have failed Eastern manufacturers are in
volved $40 OOo. es.s*y 3ssese esss glsm X'E
A decision has been rendered in favor. of
Engineer Melville ID the suits to collect debts
made by his wife during his absence with the
Jeanette expedition.
In New York, Minute Cummings, the actress,
obtained q verdict of az, GOO against Police
Officer William B. Deeyes and Della Murphy,
dress1naker, In an action brought for false ar
rest and Imprisonment h*E E@&& 4.{f +
E " Woodward & Son, merchant tailors of
Concord, N. H., have assigned. Their iabili-
s1es exceed assets, which are about $1Oo. 600.
Th The senior partner lost largely ID speculative
and outside investments. 4 + MI @ ~
@ Freeman & Co., cotton brokers 8of Boston,
suspended recently owing to a decline ID the
price Of cotton. The firm has claims out
Standing against exceeding $4,000, and owes
one bark s27, 600, which, however, IS well Sc
cured s*g$ II $5 Viii .."Ass Il
poor Englishnan named jack Jacobs has
been eking out precautions livelihood in San
Francisco recently by peddIng cigars and do
ing odd jobs. BY the death of an elder broth
er hehss just fallen heir tosa fortune gof near
81 ~, 00O,0Oo, }ssss ~. i .ssts
John ". z. Peasants, editor of the Peters
burg tYas) ilsTho was ndicted for publish
ing nbelous card rejecting on the character
of ". 81. Lawrence, was convicted recently Of
nlisd emeancr, and The Jury imposed = fine OF
rs and one minute IN jail sss
There Hsre 234 sfxih,res ia tie United States
reported to BraxlstrssEs during last week,
against ef,6 II the precediag week, and 400 1ss7
III 81 the corresponding weeks Of 1888, 1889
and 1881, respectively About IS per cent were
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
Rai1roaa and River News.

Thomas J. Kerr, auditor OF the Northern Pa
,iic Refrigerator Car company, is i'll Fargo,
Tying to discover some clue to the whereabouts
If Fred Schmidt, who has been acting as book
keeper for the company for some time past.
Schmidt suddenly disappeared, and he is said
% have been between 81, 600 and 81, 600 short
n his accounts
Chief Justice Wallbridge gave Judgment at
Winnipeg in tho case Of George A. Stanbro,
charged with embezzlement and forgery, while
letting az agent FOR the Northern Pacific Ex-
press company at Hawley, Mimi. He decided
hat stanbro be held in jail to wait extrad1tion
Counsel for Stanbro will apply for another writ
" habeas corpus on technical grounds.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
Road s.gsuts Beaten Oh.

Helena, Mont, Special :-The coach which
left here Monday morning for Boulder, forty
miles south, WAS stopped by five armed meI
at the top of the Boulder range. On board
were Chief Justice D. 8. Wade. District Attor.
ney J. A. johnson, T.. W. Tolle, w. E. Cullen,
Judge Chumasero, T. II. Carter, Rev. l. r..
Wood, and Sheriff Cameron ct Meaghre, county.
As soon as the. robbers ordered 8 halt Sheriff
Cameron and several other members Of the
party opened fire, which the desperadoes re-
turned ! Charley Warfeld, one of the robbers,
was shot dead, and the others retreated and
took to the mountains No one in the coach
was hurt Sheriff Cameron received eho,
through his coat It is believed the attacking
party wanted to- Tescne Neill5 Murphy, q roid
agent now under arrest who was supposed to
be on the coach en- route to Boulder for trial
Murphy, however, was leftin jail atHelenA
Posses are afterthe despsradoes @S ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31

The most absurd incident of the pres
idential campaign is the canvass made
By Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood. Without
presidential electors in a single state,
she solicits votes and in all respects acts
as i; she felt sure Of etfecting something
in the way OF gaining popular support
for woman suffrage. She will gain
some notoriety Of d cheap kind, as %
presidential candidate, but will not
gain the respect even of those who,
under other circumstances, would be
glad to sustain the suffrage move
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
le1nocratc party for president is neither com

democratic party for president is neither COM
petent nor worthy to ill the highest and most
responsible Office in this. great nation.
His gross blunder while dodgng the tariff
question in his letter accepting the nomination
by dec.a ring that the president has nothing to-
do with legislation--htso office being simply ey-s
ecutive-proves that he has no proper idea Of.
the duties of the office The constitution makes
it the duty of the president to recommend to
congress such legislation as he favors, and
gives him the absolute power to prevent such
So he opposes, unless passed by two-thlrds
vote in each branch-the house of representa-
tives and the senate.
Il AS to his worthiness to occupy the white
house, the whole country knows the grounds
of our objections, which are not denied by his
AS to the candidate for vice president, he
has been too prominently before the country
not to be known to be obnoxious to all that has
been said against his party.
For these reasons we appeal to every true
republican to stand by and vote the ticket OF
his party and not to throw his vote awav OF
either ST: John, Butler or Mrs. Lockwood, for
that will only aid the democrats, whcgin the,
language Of Mr. George William CARTS, are "a
party which foil from power as a conspiracy
against human rights and now attempts to
sneak back 70 power5las aeonspiracy for blum
respectfully request ex~Gov. St John to with
draw from the canvas.
Theodore d. Woolsey, New Haven, Conn.
Thomas Talbot, North Bellerica, Mass. Noah
Davis, New York city; Grant Goodrich, Chica-
go; John \ Farwell, Chicago: R. III. Hatfield,
Evanston, Ill Orringtou Lunt Evanston, Ill.
William Deering, Evanston III. John Evans,
Denver Col; Ira Buchanan, chairman, John
L. Mitchell, secretary, New York state temper
ance assembly, Brooklyn, N. Z,
New York, Oct 10, 1884.
The following petition is being circulated
for signatures u
To the Hca John r. st. John, Prohibition
candidate for President DER STR-i'ho I'M
dersgned temperance men and proni bitionists
prohi bitiou, respectfully request you to with
draw from, .:our candidacy il the present con
test, for reasons set forth in the ''appeal to ",
publican prohibitorists as to their duty in the
present national contest" dated New YoEk,
SEPT 81, 1854
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31

has greater stake than any other state OF the
Union in maintaining sound principles OF GOV
eminent in upholding the nasionai e. eeMh y
perpetuating the financial system which SEHs.
bodies the matured wisdom Of the past twenty
years. In sustaining the protective policy Indi-
ana has stake less than that of New York only
as her population and wealth are less, Do the
citizens of those two states fully comprehend
what 1T means to trust the national credit the
national finances, the national pensions, the
protective system, and all the great interests
which are under the control of the national gov
eminent, to the old South, with its bitterness.
its .unreconciled temper, its narrowness OF
vision, its hostility to all Northern interests, its
constant longing to revive an impossible past
its absolute incapacity5 to measure the sweep ct
our great future? [Cheers.] The North and the
South under Republican administration Of the
government, will ultimately be brought into
harmonious relations. In the past ten years
great progress has been made toward that re-
suit and the next ten years may witness the eff
Placement of all hostile lines, and the absolute
triumph Of just and maSnanimons
p 1e1s hfn s 1as HhS woS be Buy , all
aud destroyed by giving the old South posses
sion$ 4of the national power. Among tho
first of the ba1eful effects that would follow
would be the crushing ont Of all liberal pro.
gress in the sontll. and the practical nullihea-
ton of all that has been gained by the recon
struction laws which followed the rebel
lion. The people of New York and the people
of Indiana arc now asked to aid in bringing about
the depiorahle result, to be followed by the
abandonment Of tho reversal OF the great tinan-
ciai and industrial policies under which the ma
ton has prospered so marvelously since the
close OF tho war I''Nevar never ! do not,
I cannot believe that you will do it, because
such course is forbidden by every instinct nf
patriotism, as we'll as by every confederation
OF enlightened self-interests. prolonged
cheerjng.1 F
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
those Of small traders, whose capital was less

those Of small traders, whose capital was less
than ST, 00V.
Frank Patterson, theatrical manager, at As
bury Park, was arraigned at Freehold, N. j..
recently upon indictments charging him with
having forged Endorsements to notes aggre-
eating $4,000. Therawere thirty-fonr indlcE-
ments against him He pleaded not guilty and
gave bonds in $40, 900 for trial Nov. Il. =" =.
d A ST. Paul correspondent Of Bradstreet'
points out that the present year promises to
furnish the wheat grower with - most eco
nonncal livelihood at best, aud vaguely hints at
possible restriction of the wheat area i'll the
Northwest Flax cultivation is already rapidly
extending in Minnesota as better paying en-
.terprise than wheat production
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
MIR. B1aine's Speech at Terre Raute, Ind.

The Southern question, az for years it has
been popularity termed, is precipitated into the
canvass by the South itself, and to neglect to
notice it would be to overlook one of the most
powerful and dangerous factors in the national
contest To understand that question properly
it should be remembered that there are politi,
cally two Souths, which we may term respec
lively the new South and the old South. The
now South represents that awakened liberal
sentiment which is striving for the industrial
development OF that naturally rich section Of
the Union which recognizes the necessity
of tariff for protection, which casts the
bitter memories of the civil conflict
behind, and which is hopefully strug
Cling in Virginia, in North Carolina,
in Tennessee and in other states in
many men who served III the confederate
armies 1t naturally afiliates with the Repub
licau party aud it seeks to lead The people
away from the prejudices of the past to a con-
temptation of the majestic future, which wise
and nagnanimons action may bring to the
South represents the spirit OF the Rebellion ana
cherishes feelings of suilon discomfort; is per-
peiually reafhrIning its faith IN the rights Of
the lost callse;' is full of bitter reDroaches
against those who triumphed ia the war for
the union; regards negro suffrage with abhor
renee; : r. ~ 80. :.E.g..
MAINTAINS THE WHITE LINE. N
and is ready to use whatever amount of intini-
dation or violence may be necessary to pre-
serve its official and personal mastery in the,
South. 1t is unquestionaol bly, dominant in all
the old slave states, and ia open and ayowed
utilization with the Democratic party of the,
North It constitutes three-fonrths Of the
effective Democratic strength in the nation,
and in the event Of Democratic triumph would
be in absolute and undisputed coatr0 OF the.
governrafnt The strugg gle OF the Republicans
Is for the anchor = on, 1s,pro yeInent and pro.
they are confronted eye .yWhere by the
determined and hitherto Triumphant South
ern Democrats The aim OF the Demo
cratic party, as have already said.
is to obtain the electoral votes of New iork
| and Indiana with the electoral otes Of the six
teen Southern states, and it Ia for New York
and Indiana to consider just what that meana
and where it would carry them New York
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31

The presidential canvass will soon be
ended. It has been prosecuted with q
good deal Of vigor in certain pivotal
states, and amidst much excitement, but
on the whole, the country has been
profoundly quiet. The result, whatev-
81 it may be, cannot fail to disappoint
millions, but all, with one accord, will
be heartily glad that the agony Is over.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
Great yire In milwaukee.

The magnificent wholesale and retail dry
goods store of T. A Chapman Il Co., ct Wis
consin and Milwaukee streets, Milwaukee,, took
fire about $50 o'clock Thursday night Tho
establishment was a total loss. The immense
carpet and shade establishment of Stark
Brothers, III the same building, is also burned,
and the stock a total loss. One half OF the
building was owned by T. A. Chapman and the
other by H. E. Dickinson. It was Of brick,
2OOx100 feet, and four stories in height in front
and five in the rear The building is entirely
Quilted The loss is estimated as follows:
Chapman a. Co. g stock. -. $500, 600
totaIh DIOS. 1SuV,Vuu
Chapman part OF the bnilding ....... 10000
Dickinson's part. Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Total. :.:....,: :..;....., $Nn.UA
Chapman was insured on stock and building
for $425, 700, Stark Bros. for about 1926, 600,
and Dickinson for about $50, Coo The origin
Of the fire is unknown. .-+.sr.e, FL n2&f:&.iS
;si In the same building P. T.. Paposkey had a
picture store which contained a very valuable
stock. The whole building Was valued At Sl75,-
600, and contained stock to the amount Of
about s6e0, 0O0, and is well insured. -,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
Reports to the New England Home

stead from 325 points, covering the
Provinces, New England and New York,
indicate that the hay crop just harvested
is nearly SO per cent less than last year.
The average yield Of the several sections
is as follows: Maine, Is per cent; New
Hampshire, 65; Vermont, 81: Massa-s
schusetts, III Connecticut, 63;; Rhode
Island, 50; New York, II the Provinces,
SO the average for the whole section,
rs 8. Prices are higher than last year,
when the crop was very heavy IN the
great shipping counties. Many farmers
viii either. have to sell stock OF buy hay.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
Personal ro1nss.

Duke Gwyn is in Washington as the agent of
De Lesseps isthmus canal. ~,
Prince Albert Victor of Wales will start next
spring on a long tour through the continent
the United States and Canada. 49,
Miss. Carrie Welton, the lady whose sad
death upon Longs Peak attracted 30 much at
tention recently, has left her fortune, amount
ing it is stated, to between 5000, 900 and $780,
900, to the Society for the Prevention OF CRU
city to Animals. .. f.f.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
. FULLER, Publisher,
MINNESOTA.

The London Economist says that the
English farmers cannot raise wheat to
sell at 80 shitLings quarter without
losing money. Their land costs them,
say, ca an acre, and other incidental
charges amount to G2 more. Even If
they had their land free, they would
barely get back their outlay at the price
nan,nI
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
Some Doubt About Mrs. Huutingt toms Bee
-. 49,. NJ. quest. -. 1s.. sEasIl

~ t2Fa ~. quest
The Cincinnati Enquirer prints q statement
Of facts in regard to the will Of the late Mrs.
Augusta NJ Huntington The article says II
the outset: 1.-THE viii Of AIRS Henry D. Hunt
ington, BY which she lett s3D9, COO to the
Episcopal church Of Minnesota, was probated
some ten days ago. It now appears that Mrs
Huntington had nothing to vii, for the reason
thst I. her worldly possessions consist
which d interest died with her. Mrs.
Huntington with her only child, C,arina Bar
ton ShumWay, until recently resided IN this
city. Her maiden name VAS Augusta M john
stzorin She was q daughter of ~ illiam s John.
ston. who died ii 1885, leaving an estate worth
over i naillion. Miss Johnston married Horatid
DC Ehnmway, and sn bseqn about the yeafs
1871, bY second marriage, she became Hrs
Henry %. Huntington. 2 Here the article detsili
tIle PROVISIONS Of Mrs. Hnntington's will be
oeathing 300 OO for Episeopalian schOOA 4
trnst to Bislop Whipple Of Minnesota
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-01-15
Ask your Grocer for he"h
A.IGhIObj.

Catarrh Cured, health aul sweet
breath secured by Shiloh's Caiarfh
Remedy. Price 30 cents Nasal Injector
tree. Castles MorrsOn & Go whole
sale aud rctal agents
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-01-15
TRIAL OF MUTT
FOR THE MURDER OF DUKES
AN AC0UlTTAL POSSIBLE
Attempted Murder aud Suicide
Posted Wheat Disastrous Fire
Heavy Loss Swindlers
Conv cted Died
ono, ooyrnNon rNArornrn
rur Ntlr Iut,l


ptgsbnrg. January lt-Ihr uu' O.
jaime. Suit, Tor the huHHg at pu.o,
commenced ghio morriug. The ,Ht.
cllltd to order at haI past ten o'r,uah. ard
alter the counsel and Juror, wrre ,rur,.
the rroNd out were admitted ud p- lu
fine uiuuCts the room WNs yruNtod tu
rcple,iun. the doors were closed. ih.
prs mon WAS arrsi gnri IN iuc form aHl
answered tirmly Not guilty. OW "i
the p nrl. OF -tSly iWUr., only >IN tu.'d
To- answer to their names. Fac wu.e cot
cmpmclrg the jury then commenced
ptusburG January il--At 3 q. u.,
ten Jurors had been accepted aud
panel was exhausted, after which the
court took a recess all three u'r.oyk
10 allow the sheriff To summons q
sufficient number ot Statesmen to
complete the iurv. Mrs Nut 8ui
Lur daughter, LcIlic, have arrived n
the city hut were NO present at 'H.
trial. Tie Hon Dan Voorhees, 'uy
at the counsel for thn defense na- mot
yet arrived
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-01-15

slough un la1' cleu, out rats, mice,
BEL
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-01-15

Washington, Jan. li.-FoT the W,'t
ern gulf states Rams, generally ip'-
lowed by clearing weather va I"oIe
winds, generally shifting t" nor merry
falling, followed by rl-ing hhFo'urt
colder, and preceded on the '"a'' D!
slight rise 10 the temperature
POSTED WHEAT.
New York, Jan. li.-Upwari- of A'N,'
nOO busb,l. Of No. red wheat were
uo.t.d this morning ia various Brock,
iyn stores a. being warm, WeaYly ANA
having strong smell
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-09-26

Virginia and Virginia, with IS cleo
toral votes, than that Cleveland will
carry New Jersey and Connecticut
with 10 electoral votes. The arith-
metic of the situation is dead against
the Democratic party. The West
has absorbed the lions share of the
increased electoral representation
gained by the several States since
1850, aud all that the West has
gained goes to Blaine and Logan.
We feel entirely justified in hazard.
ing the prediction that the Repub
lican strength in the Electoral Col
lege will be not less than 2l2 votes,
given by the above States, aud add.
ing New York-which we have only
dropped from our table for the sake
of showing how almost impossible
Democratic success is, even on the
basis of the most sanguine Demo
cratic hopes--the electoral majority
of Blaine and Logan will be plum
AZ.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-09-26

They charge me over here $50. Then
again he sells spices for only sc. a
package; tea 45c per pound; best
sheetings, prints, etc., below what l
should think they could be made for.
Did you know that he has a big store
over there under the counters and in
the back lroom? You can call for al.
most anything and he has it. Shoes
He has aiflne assortment, and war
rants every pair Well don't have
much time to get out, but when do
| shall go to Mr.. Davis to buy my
goods. think he intends to do just
as he says Well, it is getting late,
and must be going home, or the folks
will think / have run away. Good
night"
"Good night. | will remember
what you have said, and will go and
see for myself"