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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

Henry Ward Beecher, now on lect-
uring tour at the south, has given ut
~terance to his views concerning the re.
:1ations between WRITES and blacks.
While firmly maintaining equal rights
under the laws for beth races, and es-
pecially those guaranteed to freedmen,
he was explicit upon ore. or two points.
He said, he.did mot think it wisetthat
whites and blacks should mix blood,
yet it is their right and Liberty 40 do sc
if they choose. But it is to BE dis
scouraged on the grounds Of hum anity.
The slaves are free; they must come
nnder the univa.sal Law. As to 6heir
social position, Eo Legislation can put
ignorance and knowledge on q lere1,
indolence and industry, virtue and vice,
rudeness and refinement. The honse-
hold is to be free to choose or refuse its
company; no obstructi0n should be put
il the path Of education. All oppor-
tunities for development shonld be sa-
crediy kept open to every class. every
encouragement given to industry,
wealth, refinement md good citizenship.
After that, society nl,lst be free, so far
5as legisl ation ID concerned, to chsN,se IFS
own partnershii lbs.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

odsn, Of the Northern Pacific, states that but
little advantage is being taken Of the new law
except at one or two points, but fuller adHces
show that the farmers arc procuring copies
Of tho law and win take aivantags Of the Ia
cilities extended to them ~ soon as thay be-
come sufficiently acquainted with its working
The law has been much inveighed against but
il is believed, after all, its effects win be Of
great benefit Donald McFadden Of Valley
teed an advance Of six y cents by .
Minneapolis dealer on some wheat shipped in
cars furnished him on the side track at that
point under the new law. II the facts in this
case are IS alleged the bill will prove great
success and benefit to the agriculturists. Small
clubs Of farmers are reported forming in vari;
GUS sections, and when member desires to fill
car for shipment the whole club brings teams
and enough wheat is hauled to the station to
fill the car within the required twenty -four
hours specified in the law. If this practice,
Is resorted to generally it is believed The Gle
vator companies will withdraw their buyers
from the small stations The war runors have
greatly strengthened prices hero and one deal
or disposed Of 1900 bushels at ~ cents at
this point, an advance Of six cents since last
Monday.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Senator Edmunds has sent a $50 check
to the Methodist mission at Ogden, Utah.
Miss Fannie Zerovich of New York haa
begun suit for breach of promise of marriage
against Isaac Blounberg, and claims $4,000
The will OF the late Perry Fl. Smith was ad-
mitted to probate in Chicago, the bulk Of his
property being left to the widow and children.
Ex-Judge John K Porter, the we'll! known
lawyer, was striken with apoplexy at his resi-
dence at Waterford, n. Y. He is not expected
to live.
DR.. Brunei of Duluth attended the Montreal
college when Riel was q student there and is
very we'll acquainted with him and likes him,
although he thinks his revolt will be failure.
Mrs Grant received message from Queen
Victoria, at AK -Baine, France, inquiring as
to Gen. Grants condition. Col. Grant re-
sponded for his mother stating that Gen. Grant
was no better.
Knevols & Ransom, of New York, the law
partners of ex-President Arthur, have just
issued neatly printed cards, announcing thai
ON the 18th inst MIR. Chester A. Arthur will
resume tho practice of law and connect him
self with their firm as counsel.
Rear Admiral John Marston, United States
navy, died at Philadelphia, in the netieth
year of his life. Rear Admiral Marston was
appointed midshipman April Is, 1918; lieuten-
ant, JAN 49, 1925; commander, Sept 8, 1871
! captain Sept IA, 1855. He was placed on the
retired list Dec. n, 1861, and was appointed
! commodore on the retired list July Is, 1862,
and aftsrward rear admiral
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

The seventeen anniversary of the
birthday of Prince Bismarck was cele-
brated throughout the German Empire
as holiday. The emperor, members
of the royal family, the federal counsel
lors and ministers, and hosts of other
dignitaries, called on Bismarck. He was
presented with the titles to a great es-
tate. The entire day was taken up by
delegations which had come to present
testimonials from all classes of the Ger
man people and from all parts of the
empire. sAll the newspapers published
warm tributes to the worth and genius
of Bismarck. The opposition papers
praised the chancellor's efforts during
the present and recent years to MAIN
tain peace among the nations and to
fulfill his duty to the emperor and to
the German nation.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
General Grant LESS Despondent.

New York Special: Gen. Grant Is not as
moody and Respondent as he was few days
ago. While one Of his physicians was with
him early this morning reference was made.
incidentally, to the fact that one week ago to-
day he was on the point of death and only saw.
ed by the timely injection Of brandy.
ssYou saved my life then doctor, Gen. Grant
said, ':but what was the use of it,"
"We had been doing the best we could, was
the physicians reply
ri appreciate it ALL" continued the general
e'though don't say much about it. I would
trumpet you from one end of the world to the
other if you could cure me entirely.
AS the sick man, lying back amid his pillows
on his arm chair, said this, he looked his ply
sician straight in the eye There was a sudden
CLEAN and Frightening up in his gaze, as he
WAS trying to read the DOCTORS mind before
he could speak. The physician hes
itated but few seconds, yet it told the tale of
the hopeless battle that was being fought.
Reading his fate in the DOCTORS mind, the gem
eral continued, without waiting for an answer:
1T is only question Of days."
"There you are mistaken, general" said the
doctor, quietly. ''You will live for weeks and
perhaps months to come"
'sIt must be with less suffering then, if do, y
came the response, and the conversation
closed.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.

The Russo Afghan Fight Likely to Pre-
cipitate War Between England and Rus
STA.
The Official Messenger, at st. Petersburg,
published the following:
Gen. Kamorof reports that in consequence
Of hostile manifestations by the Afghans he
was compelled to attack them. The Afghans
were posted on both banks of the River Kuskh,
in an entrenched position. The Eight occurred on
the Both of last month. The Afghan force was g.
GOO men and eight guns and was defeated with
The loss of all the field artillery two standards
the provisions of the Afghans were captured.
The Russian loss was three suhalterns aud ten
soldiers killed and twenty-nine wounded.
When the fighting ended Gen. Kamoroff return
ed to the position he had formerly occupied.
A dispatch to the London Times from Gulran
of April states that the Russians, while max
ing pretext Of changing their outposts on the
Afghan frontier, attacked penjdeh, March 80
and drove the Afghans out of their positions
Mr.. Gladstone said in Parliament England
had kept her part of this agreement Up to
March 80, At least, the Afghans had made no
kind. So far as the information possessed
by the ministers went, the government must
regard the attack by the Russians upon
Penjdeh as unprovoked The government
had asked tor an explanation Of this
attack from Russia, but, of course suf-
ficient time had not yet elapsed for the re-
ceipt Of an answer to this request Sir Ed;
ward Thornton, the British ambassador at
ST. Petersburg, had, however, telegraped
that NJ. De Giers, the Russian prime minis
ter, had expressed for himself and for the car
an earnest hope that this unhappy incident
might not prevent the continuation Of the NO.
gOtiatiOns for peace. III 49,
This remark was greeted with shouts of
derisive laughter and the impression is
that war between England and Russia cannot
be adverted 's
The anti Russian feeling in both parties in
the house Of commons amounts to passion.
II Russsa's explanation of the attack on the At
ghans be delayed or incomplete, the British
government will be forced to declare war or re-
sign. Decline in oonsols since the opening OF
Afghan frontier dispute has been S per cent,
which equals the fall IN consols at the opening
Of the Crinlean war. sgsig#ss i Isl = ii. yA
The London Morning Post states that Gen.
Wolseley has been ordered to withdraw one
third of his entire force from the Soudan for
services elsewhere Sd ~: &.ssss#Ss
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
FOREIGN NEWS GOSSIP.

Brigands entered the village of Tulencos, in
Spain, and tortured the priest to make him
tell where his money was. They tore out his
tongue and then burned him to 9 crisp.
Nine. Do Kalomine will take up her residence
in Rome, her late morganatic husband, the
grand duke Of Hesse, having financially salts
fed her on her surrendering all papers and
agreeing never to live again in Darmstadt.
The prince OF Wales with his son, Prince Al
bert Victor, and small party Of friends, spent
the afternoon visiting some Of the slums Of the
city, entering some of the worst dwellings,.
The prince freely denounced their broken
floors and roofs and sanitary wants, and said
he hoped that such dwellings would soon be
swept from the face of the earth, at the same
time expressing his sympathy with the oc-
cupants
The London Times edtorially says: Meth =
or the dignity nor tie interests of thz
British empire can be served by wranging in
parliament. Mr.. Gladstone's statement in the
house of commons was worthy Of England 8
representative. If it lid not breathe defiance,
it had the ring Of constancy and resolution
which neither foreigners nor Englishmen can
mistake It rests with Russia to purge her
self Of this dishonesty by acts Of adequate aud
conspicuous PREPARATION. The duty imposed
npon us 10 one that England is capable of full
filling, and we will not finch until it is fui-
filled
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

The friends of the Mississippi river
improvement have discovered that there
is balance of So, 100000 to the credit
OF river and harbor Improvement. and,
according to law and the precedent es-
tablished by Grant in 1875, this sum is
wholly at the discretion Of the Secretary
of War. Gen. Gilmore, President of
the River Commission, is preparing a
report in which he will recommend d
system of perfect banks and first class
levees as the only practical means OF
improving the river, but this view is
vigorously combated by the upper river
people who do not wish the money to
be expended in that way.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
The w1nnebago Reservation order.

Attorney General Garland's opinion on the
/, Winnebago reservation has been made pub
he After reciting that Clark Thompson,
under an act Of congress Of Feb q, 1868,
and by direction Of the Indian commi ssioner,
removed the Winnebagoes from Minnesota to
WHAT'S now known as the Winnebago reser-
va4ion, and also under IN act of March 8,
1868, he removed the members of the Sisse-
ton. Naturalization, Wahpeton and Wahpakon-
ta Sioux to what is known as the Grow Greek
agency, and the further, fact that the Winneba-
goes, on March {, 1866, deded their land to the
United States and went TO Nebraska, and in
1856 the various bands Of Sioux on
the Grow Greek reservation were removed
to Nebraska, and wandering bands
OF Sioux went upon and occupied the aband don
ed lands, the opinion is stated that theae lands
are found not to be reservations in . strict le-
gal sense, but understood to have been such
generally and by the government itself, there:
fore the grant must be held to refer to such
LANDS as we're repnted to be reservations.
The words IN the treaty are amply sufficient
to point out the portion of the public
domain intended 10 be coded TO these con-
siderations may be added that Indian treaties
are not constructed surety but literally IN fa-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
An Electric Shock.

Professor Tyndall told this anecdote
in the course of his third lecture on
"TEe Sources OF ELECTRICITY" IN Lon
don. He was working with g. battery
equivalent to fifteen large Leyden jars,
10 one of his former discourses, and by
chance he touched the arm Of the ma
chine. It had long been an earnest de-
sire Of this learned gentleman to see the
effect of this force upon human beng,
and he musth felt peculiar gratifi-
cation in experimental upon himself:
The whole charge was Instantly poured
into his body-and nobody knew any
thing about it except himself. He,
found however, that his optic nerves
: were so curiously affected that for some
time his limbs seemed to him to be
separated from his body; otherwise he
felt nothing at all.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
Suicide of Major Mower of Wisconsin.

0VAC1U0 Oh AAaJOC mower OF #1SCOUh1us
Col. s. @. Mower, one of the proprietors of
the Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph and gen.
heman well and favorably known in business,
social and military circles, has shot
himself in the head at the Kirley House
in that city. No one is able to ascribe a cause
for the suicide. His partner, Col. Watrous,
says that Mower has been ailing for
five weeks, and has only been at the
Office occasionally during that time.
Col. Mower was about forty-t two years of age
He WAS born in New England, and had lived in
Wisconsin since 1857, when he came west with
his mother, who was widow at the time, and
who sfterward married Gen. Harrison G. Ho-
bart. He was educated at Appleton, and enlisted
at Chiffon soon after the breaking out Of the war
as private in his step. fathers regiment At
the close of the war he came out q captain.
since the war he has spent most of his time in
the government engineer corps, and was for
many years stationed in Michigan while on
government work. He went to Milwaukee
about year ago, purchased an interest in the
Sunday Telegraph, which he has since edited
conformity with Col Watrous, the senior pro-
prietor. - ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
Genua1 Rarrios Certainly Dead.

Secretary Whitney has received dispatch
from Commander Mahan, of the Wachusett,
dated az La Libertad, San Salvador, which
says: sBarrios is certainly dead. The Nicara-
guans entered Honduras, routing the enemy,
who retreated in disorder toward Guatemala
A telegram from Zalatlavar to the authorities
here says Mexico Will make formal alliance
with Zaldivar I expect this will end the trou-
ewithostan0ther shot Probably both armies
will march on Guatemala city" Mr.. Peralla
the Costa Ricen minister, received the follow
ing cablegram from the president Of Saliva
dor: 5t 5ss5 81 O. s;sg sE
.'santa Anna, April a-Ne confirm
"a complete yictury at Chalchusps and the
death Of President Barrios and his son, Don
1enancio. Il.
ISignedl sssS IAIDTvAR." \
Capt Norton, oomn1and ding the Shenandoah,
informs the navy dsplrt 1nent that he has landed
about 80 men III Panam;a for the protection OF
American interests Secretary Whitney ie-
pied: Your duties are confined to protect.
ing rlilWay and steamship companys' proper
t. and the lives and property Of American cit
izens, and so far as your force permits, to keep
she transit open III conflicts between local
forces .yeH must not parti edpate nor show ia
Fcr or dsfavor to either. =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
SUMMARY or NEWS OR THE WEEK.
FROM WASHINGTON.

A Washington, D. O., paper publishes .
statement to the effect that Maud Miller GOA
gums daughtsr) was clandestinely married
recently to the eldest son Of Steele Mackaye.
The affair occurred at lnglewood, n. j.
Hon. F. N. Goodykoontz Of Chamberlain,
who is now in Washington, speaking OF the
Grow Creek reservation said: There has
been an immense amount Of improvements
made on the reservation since it WAS opened.
It is estimated that there are at least six thous
and settlers holding claims. Mary Of these
have expended their all in bring their families
and making Improvements and I scarcely
think they will move unless forcibly elected.
The day before left Chamberlain, prominent
president, urging him not to rescind the order
opening the reservation No answer has yet
been received. ~.
1t having been decided that both regular
and volunteer officers who served in the Mexi~
can war are entitled to three months extra
pay, the treasury department, before common
cling payment has furnished the secretary of
war with list OF the claimants, to ascertain if
they are any way indebted to the government.
The list comprises among others the names
OF Con. Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, Persifer
F. Smith, David E. Targgs, Albert Sydney
johnson, Gideon j. Pillow and James Long
street. Payment is to be made to the survi-
vors for established heirs The matter has
been agitated ever since 184S.
Postofices Observation-Disclosures: Blatch-
ford, Custer county; Profile, Measher county;
Sunnyside, Gallatin county. Wis: Lindwornl,
Milwaukee county. Postmasters Commissioned
F. G. Reinking, Bungert, Wis. j. F. Marshall,
Glenwood, Wis; G: G. HempelI Hempel, Wis ;
Rdse %s Mor 5oban BenSsfon WIS.,
Marsh, Spokeville, Wis. ) Q. Kittelson, Strurn,
Wis. j. c. Orr, Orr; Oak; A. H. McCabe,
Downing, Wis. e, B. Smith, cak vallay, Iowa;
William T. Coffman, South English, Iowa;
John Z. Kennedy, Blatchford, Mont; G, G.
Carvill, Profile, Mont; Sarah A. Robertson,
sunnyside, Mont F. j. Kohisdorf, Lindworn1,
Wis
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
Chattanooga.

The city of Chattanooga, according to
it's Daily Times, has nearly doubled
its population within the past FIVE years,
having increased from 10000 in 1880 TO
$4,000 III 1885. The manufacturing
capital Of the city has likewise doubled
within that time, standing now at over
$5,000,000 Capital in wholesale trade
is fully six times as great as the amount
so engaged five years ago. During the
past year half million dollars has
been invested there in new enterprises
and million dollars in value of real
estate changed hands at prices beyond
those asked during the "boom" Of 1882.
The schools Of the city, it is claimed,
are in excellent condition. "in fact.
among the very best in the country, and
growing more efficient as the. ye&lz
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

DIR. Henry J. Bigelow, q distinguish"
ed surgeon Of Boston, gives smokers
the comforting assurance that "the per-
centage OF cases Of cancer of the lip re-
sulting from smoking, is SO small COM
pared with that from other causes, Of
ten uuassignable, that it is an argument
Of little weight against the use Of to-
bacco." And the British Medical Jour-
nal goes to the length Of saying that
cancer was never produced by tobacco.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
Marshal Bazaine, the French Genera

Marshal Bazaine, the French General
who was at one time under sentence of
death for cowardice in surrendering
Metz during the Franco Prussian war, is
now penniless and in q most destitute
condition at Madrid. 1t is said that the
DUO d'Aumale, who presided over the
general court martial at Versailles which
sentenced Marshal Bazaine to death,
has just learned of the refugees poverty
and sent him some money.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

'hN1hdh NOAISs
body supposed to be that of s. s. Conant,
was found at Coney Island. >' '-
Ryerson & Brown, livery stable keepers Of
New York, have failed with over $685. liza
bilities
The Har ward college overseers recently de
undergraduates for the repeal of the rules re-
quiring attendance Of daily prayers
McGillicuddy has put the Pine Ridge Indian
agency in safe hands and started for Washing
ton to see what Red Cloud, his old enemy, has
been doing to GUST him from his place.
bill providing that employees shall be paid
in cash for services, and not in trade, was
called up for third reading in the Illinois house
of representatives, the vote being u to "a.
The Democratic papers of Chicago claim
Harrison's election as mayor by from $50 to
400, while the Republican papers assert that
the official count will show Smith carried the
city. Both parties charge fraud -. !
Light rains during the last fortnight have
greatly improved wheat and barley prospects
in all sections of California Except in San
joaquin valley the state has now had ali the
rain necessary to insure good average crop.
V4nAdM -. I1a1AiA6, II" "a" Iva . AopACSo1i-
tatiye, deposited with Harry Hill the 81, 500 for
which John l. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan ex-
pect to fight on June 16. Every precaution
has been taken to evade the law against prize
/ fighting.
A suit has been brought in the supreme ju-
dicial court for sunold county, Mass, by the
National Soldiers Home for Disabled Yolun-
teer Soldiers against Benjamin r Butler, to
al ~
to account while acting treasurer Of the home.
The new board Of directorsof the Southern
. Minnesota Live Stock and Fair association has
organized by electing the following officers fol
the ensuing yeaf: President, g a. Piper;
first vice president 3 8, e Waters: second yice
secretary, a. Himmelrnan, Jr.s; financial Sec
rotary, James Morrison; treasurer, w g.
H0err 5.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

The mercantile failures for the guar.
ter ending Both March, number 1868,
which, compared with the correspond
ing quarter last year, shows an increase
of 362 failures, or about II per cent.
The Liabilities for the quarter just closed
foot up SAG, 18l, 951, against SAC, l86, 978
for the corresponding period of last year,
an increase of nearly 100000.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

Cholera has at last reached the United
States. There were two cases on YES
sci arriving at Salem, Massachusetts.
Though ample provision has been made
for the isolation Of these particular cases
yet there is strong probability that
others will be announced as the season
progresses, and that the disease will
spread over its usual route.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Thomas McClintock of Chicago had his peck
cts picked Of S., 600 on the cars at Allegheny
City, Pa
William H Carroll, former labor agitator
and the originator of the miners union Penn.
sylvania, fatally shot Henry Taylor, business
man at Wilkesbarre Carroll had been elected
by his landlord to make room for Taylor.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17
The Dakota Grain Law.

Fargo, Special Telegram, April a-Re-
ports in regard g. the action being taken by
the farmers on the bill for regulating railways
and warehouses Ia tho matter Of Wheat ship
sment are beginning to come in. Superintendent
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-17

L The United States produces forty
eight bushels Of cereals for each person,
as against the raising Of eleven bushels
to each person in Great Britain and
Ireland. d: 81 .s55 q. ss.