Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-17
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An unsuccessful attempt was made near To-
ronto to wreck Methodist excursion train
with 500 people ON board. Great excitement
was caused, but no one injured.
An Orange disturbance is again developing
at Harbor Grace, Nova Scotia The estes Of a
convent were torn down and flung into the sea.
One Riyerhead man was almost beaten to death
by Orange1nen. y
The government of The republic OF San Dom
hugo has abolished import duties on sugars
molasses and all othsr products of the coun-
try The export duty was Is cents per 1OO
pounds on sugars. .
Diphtheria is very prevalent in Canada just
now A Montreal physician attributes its prev
alenca to the closing up Of the houses Of
those who leave town for the summer, and the
dampness resulting. ''a' !
Il dispatch from Cape Town, Africa, says
the American whaler Seine was totally lost on
g. reef at Cape Frio, the 2Sth of June. Two Of
the crew were lost, and the sufferings Of the
remainder were terrible.
Bosterpout, g divinity student at Victoria
college, Coburg, has been arrested az a charge
of stealing 81, COO Canadian Pacific bond from
Alloway & Champions private banking office at
Winnipeg, while there short time ago pur-
chasing land for his brother.
The university at Kien, Russia, has been
closed by the authorities, and will not reopen
until January. One hundred aud sixty light
students have been arrested for alleged con-
necton with the nihilists. Three socialist
journals, which were suspended some time
ago, are about to reappear: -
The Times dispatch from Port Arthur says:
The Chinese at Tarnsui are strongly entrenched
and vigorously resisting tho French attack
The Chinese general reiterated from Kelung On
the town of Banca. Admiral Courbet is in pur-
suit with 1000 French troops The French
continue to declare that q purely Pacific block
ade of Chinese ports will be maintained.
The report of the budget committee Of the
French deputies of states that the decrease in
the national receipts has been aggregated by
the reduction of the receipts Of railways CAUSED
by the cessation of travel consequent upon
cholera. The minister Of commerce will ask
the chambers for an appropriation OF %, &c.,
600 to enable him to complete the payments OF
guaranteed interest promised by the state to the
railways. .s 'l u :.
1t is reported that Lord Northbrook, English
high commissioner to Egypt, advises the gov
eminent that q reduction of interest on the
Egyption dept is inevitable. He suggests that
the government offer bondholders security of
an English occupation Of Egypt and additional
| guarantee there shall be no further reduction
Of interest Instructions have been forwarded
70 Gen. Wolseley to have the government in
te1hgence bureau in Egypt strictly supervise
all telegraphic dispatches of correspondents OF
newspapers. The general is given full pow
ers of censorship 4
Thomas Burt, radical member of parliamen
for Morpetb, has published an article regard
| ing the prospects of the working classes in
| America He says: was in America in 1853
| and took especial note of the condition of the
working classes in the mining centers of the
country. came to the conclusion that while
/ upon the whole labor is better paid in America
| than in England the position OF the laboref in
many parts Of America is most uncertain The
/ chief advantage to the laborer in America con-
| sists in openings and advantages afforded By
chances OF obtaining possession Of land The q
/ best and most accessible land in America Is
/ fast being appropriated, and do not think the
/ outlook for the laborer in that country exceed
| ingly attractive.
| Cen Briere de Iisle has telegraphed the
from Hanoi Of an engagement between the
| French and Chinese on the Loo Chung river.
The encounter took place on Monday, when
the Chinese we're attempting to execute . de-
/ fensive movement on the Loo Chung river.
/ They lost coo killed. Captain. Deyerol, oil
the french Foreign Legion was killed, and
1 column has gone mp the Phuland river to Gu,
OFF the Chinese. a dispatch from hanoi states
j that Gen. Negrier's column had an engagement
/ at the vinageaf KEEP with s. COO Chinese regulars