The Dickinson press., 1884-01-05
General News GOSSIP.

Duluth tribune: The petition of the G.
N. Nelson Lumber company and the Knife
Falls Lumber company for the incorpora.
ton Of the village of Cloquet, Carleton
county, aud the annexation of the
island known as the town of Dunlap, was
heard before Judge Storms recently. 1t
seems That the tow of Colqaet does not al
low the sale of liquor in its limits. and that
IN Dunlap are located a great many saloons,
l n opposition TO the sentiment ofthe good
people Of the former place, and it is their
object to secure the annexation of the
island and do away with the traffic.
The report of the Mississippi river COM
mission gives a resume of the years work,
the larger portion OF which was devoted to
Improvements at Plum Point and Lake
Providence. The success of the work has
been gratifying, says the report, though
funds, and an immediate appropriation of
100000 is asked for. Various surveys
have been made for other improvements,
and the commission makes several recon-.
mendations and suggestions for the consid.
Grafton of congress.
A bond representing $3.50, 600 in unincum-
bered real estate in Lafayette, Ind, has been
signed and forwarded TO Kansas City to be
OSS0 10 OH CAu0IuAAGy W pSISOuS there VINO
have gone upon a $1,000 bail bond for Ortiz
Stein, the son of Hon. John A. Stein CT
Lafayette, the supreme court of Missouri
having granted Orth a new trial for killiue
George Fredericks.
Providence, r. I. Special: The failure of
Amos D. Smith & Co., will prove disastrous
to some one. The assets are not in excess
OF 100000, leaving an unsecured indebted.
ness of between $4,000 and SIC 0 600. The
Providence banks are now found to hold
about $SOO,00O worth of the paper.
William Carroll & Co., fur hat manufac.
ture,s OF New York, made q genral assign.
ESQ. The failure caused considerable sur sur.
prise, as it was supposed Mr.. Carroll was
wealthy and had made large sums out oil
state prison contracts.
The commercial wreck list of tie wear,
Bradstreets says, is a formidable one, 10, 1877
failures being reported in the United States,
an increase off, .713 over 1882, or over "a pei
cent. In Canada there were 1,46O failures
reported, as against 942 in 1882.
w. s. Wetzsl of Benton proved to have
$1,000 more assets than liabilities, and has
resumed business. His creditors were
alarmed by the number of mortgages on
his zeal estate, some of which he had paid,
but failed to have cancelled.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan received a telegram
from Maj. Gen. Pops from Fort Leaven.
worth saving he thought the white boy
Charley McComas, is with a band of Chiri-
cabua Indians that is daily expected to
reach San Carlos agency.
George B. Lincoln. dealer in boots and
shoes, Chicago. has been held for trial in
New York on a charge of f%elonous assault
preferred by Minnie Healy. She states thai
Lincoln called on her recently and threat.
ened to shoot her.
The pope Invited Archbishop Gibbons Of
Baltimore to oficiate during the festival
services on Christmas at the privileged al.
tar OF santa Maria Msggiore, one of the
Oldest in Christend0m-s very rare honor
1psoIvent schedules of Meyenburg 4 Co =,
New York, sink manufactures, state liabil.
tiles a. $226.0 600 nominal assets, $751;, 900;
actual assets, $1s4.0O0
The Henry Bill publishing company, Of
Norwich. Conn.,, has offered Mr.. Blaine
$3.50 900 end q royalty of Is cents q volume
for his book.
Treasurer Rogers Of Lowville, who
thought he was q defaulter when he wasn't,
has returned home from Csnada.
The Mormon papers claimed Congressman
Haskells death was a judgment on him fol-
opposing polygamy.
William Carol & Co., wool aud straw
bats, New York, have filed an assignment.
Preferences, 81, 1000.
The Chicago Tribune estimates that So.
0OO,0 900 were spent IN that city for Christmas
y presents.