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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25

There are now living nine ex-Sena-
tors who were members OF the Unit ed
States Senate at the beginning OF the
War of the Rebellion, and who took
their seats at the memorable first ses-
sion of the Thirty-seventh Congress,
on July 4, 1861. They are Willard
Salisbury, ofDelaware: Lyman Trum-
bull, Of Illinois; James Harlan, OF
Iowa; Samuel c. Pon,eroy, 81 Kan
sas; Henry M. Rice and Morton S.
Wilkinson, Of Minnesota; Daniel
Clark, OF New Hampshire; John Sher-
man, of Ohio, aud James r. Doolittle,
OF Wisconsin.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25

Senator Plumb of Kansas predicts
that within the next decade "im1ni-
grafton, instead of coming from the
East to the West, will be returning
from the West to the East, and that
theyoungmen of New England, born in
sight OF the sea, instead offollowing the
example of their fathers in seeking in
vestment of ambition and capacity
and skill, in the West, will find their
chance upon the sea or in foreign
countries, where they can better
realize their ambition for fortune than
upon American soil" Most people
will regard this prediction as very wild
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
Washington Gossip.

Postmaster Flagg OF Ellsworth, Mass, is
recommended for removal for mailing circu~
lars at his Office that should have been
mailed at Boston.
Artemus Martin, q combination OF math-
ematical genius and market gardener OF
Erie, Pa. is to be appointed to position
on the coast survey.
Col. Charles Chaille Long is a candidate
Tor the Office OF consulgeneralto Egypt. He
is about to travel with Gen. Loring former
~ Of the Egyptian army, through the North
west.
Azael Bush. the Salem (Or.) banker, does
not deny that he is the person who wrote
to the president denouncing ono Of his
Judiciary appointments. The latter is now
believed to be Judge Donne Of Alaska.
A miscellaneous advertisement has been
issued, inviting proposals for carrying
mails in Ohio, Indiana Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri
from July l, 1856, to June 80, 1888.
Cynthia Cleveland OF Dakota has asked
admission to the bar OF the supreme court
Of the District OF Columbia, and her appli-
cation has been referred to the committee
for the purpose OF examining into her legal
qualifications.
First Controller Durham has forwarded
Loring, late commissioner of agriculture,
to the solicitor OF the treasury, for the in
Btitution OF a suitfor the recovery oiabout
5000 OF government funds, alleged to
have been illegally expended by Mr.. Loring
IN the purchase OF seeds, etc, for the de-
nartnent OF agriculture.
The commission appointed under the act
OF March 3, 1885, to examine claims made
be certain licensed post traders in Mime
sofa for goods taken by the Sioux Indians
ct the massacre OF 1862, have just made
their report to the secretary OF the interior.
The claim aggregated 5 43, 600, for the pay
nlent OF which congress appropriated $780,
600; but the commission has made an al
lowance amounting to only S42, 1875. The
report awaits the considera ton OF Secretary
Lamar.
The president has appointed the follow
ward H. 1'hayer at Clinton, Iowa, vice
Charles Poll, resigned; J. Henry Bowers at
Chico, Gala, vice James NJ. Ormsby, sus-
pended. The suspension of the postmaster
at Chico, Gala, was made upon the inspec-
tors report showing IL shortage OF about
ST. in his accounts. The inspectors
took possession Of the postotfice and col
lected the amount OF the shortage from the
postmaster.
a letter has been received from Capt.
Rowgate by one OF his friends here, which
will be presented to the attorney general
upon his return to the city. 1t is said thai
Capt. Howgate offers to return and stand
trial provided the authorities will give him
an immediate trial The letter states Thu. t
he would not have escaped from the Jail
guard when he did had there been any pros
pect that he would be tried soon. He ad-
mits that he was unable to secure bail,
which he says was made exorbitant by the
court. He defends himself for running away
when he did. He says it was by no means
evidence Of guilt.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
The Hon. A. p. Collins of Massa(

The Hon. A. P. Collins ofMassachu-
setts, who recently returned from a
visit to the land Of his birth, Ireland,
says he found the country doing bet
ter than ever, and with O. far more
hopeful future ahead. There has been
q reduction in rents, and ssl]l further
reductions are probable. There is
more union among the people
among all, high and low-and their
united action will count mere politi-
cally. consequence OF this nation
al feeling the Irish Nationalist party
will more than double it's representa-
ton in the next arliamcnt, and in
stead OF thirty~six, it will have eighty
eight members, five of whom will rep
resent English constituencies. The
people of Ireland have progressed
more in the last five years, he asserts
politically, socially, and materially
than in any twenty previous years;
and he regards the outlook for the fu-
ture bright and promising.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
81, Incident Of Grant and STAN


Washington Letter t. NV York World.
Senator Morgan, OF Alabama,
in speaking OF the maGgnamim1ty
Of Gan. GRANT: related the follow
ing, 81 which be was personally cog
nizun1: Clement c. Clay, said he, was
appointed by the Confederate Govern
,nent rs 4 Diplomatic Comnlissonerto
| Canada. Ifc was ali erward taken and
carried, believe, to Fortress Monroe,
where ne was imprisoned. lie was
dying at lie time i; was thought, OF
asthma, and his vile came here to ask
| his release on giving. he required bond.
She went to President johnson, and
he gave her the necessary order, which
she took back to Secretary Stanton.
Stanton read the order, and, looking
her III the face, tore it up without 81
| word and pitched it into his waste
! basket. The lady arose and retired
without speaking; nor did Stanton
speak o her. She was filed with des.
| pair she saw her husband, in whona
| her lie WAS wrapped up, dying III prls-
on, and she was unable TO nelp him.
Shortly after she Nlet a gentleman, [
think M. Garland, the present Attor-
| nuy General, ana told him how she
Lal been treated. <>Your husband
was commissioned by the Confederate
| Government a Dricadjer General, said
Garland; Il was present ut the time.
know that he duly qualified and re-
ceived his o:alnHi*siun. THAT brings
him within Gen. Grants parole to the
| Confederate army. Non 60 to him and
tell him your story. Mrs. Clay went
straight TO G il. ;;runt's house: but
| was told that the: General WAS just
| about to lease for New York. She
asked to send in word o him, and the
| servant took he" name. In about q
! minute Gen. Grant appeared, :,rif'sack
| in hand, and told her that he had but
time to catch the train.
"tThen Twill walk with YOU General"
the lady said.
mo, no., said Grant, "ltt's hear
what you want 20 say
! ",Thr1l must make my statement
sho>t," SAID Mrs Clay. MY husband
! is Gen. Clay, Of the Confederate army
He is in prison, and will die II he stays
! there President Johnson gave Inc all
! ors,er for his release en- bond. ! car
rie:l toe order to Secretary Of War
Stanton. Mr. Stanton tore the paper
up before my eyes and east it away
| Grant ru1G the bel and Badear ELI
tered. "Have YOU g, '1,t e.. al the Con-
| federatc ;.rmy?' SAID he.
Yes, sir. . answered }aGe;tu.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25

In California one sees the whey ards
and orchards creeping up the noun
tain sides from 1000 to $500. feet
high, and some at even greater
tndes. Dwelling houses are perehed
upon elevations where a few ears ago
no one would hayetaken the land as
gift under an agreement to cultivate it.
These new VINEYARDS and orcllard are
the last to be oyertakerl by any OF the,
pests found at lower elevate ns.
d Tons Of arsenic. are being fed to the
grasshopp ers II Cali ia, One drug
house at San cisco sends a ton 80
week into the infested dis ttficts ail 81
q Arm az fresno ma iIis
5ise days, md Ind *
pond 1npre
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
FOREIGN News.

Thomas Scott, the Riel rebel, is acquitted
at Regina.
Gen. De Courcey telegranhs that Chan
neng has been proclaimed king OF AMMAN.
The official returns in Montreal show
twenty seven deat this from smallpox in that
city.
The match between Mrs. Frank Leslie
and the Marquis de MELVILLE is broken off
beyond repair. :
The marquis OF Lansdowne will drive the
first spike in the new line OF railway from
LethhriCge to Dunmore, while in the north
west territory.
A large amount of canned salmon from
British Columbia is being received at Du-
luth over the Northern Pacific. 1t comes
packed in cases made Of Alaska fir, and is
bound for Canada East.
There IS some kicking in Canada against
the law which requires all candidates at IL
parliament election to deposit 5000, the
money to be lost ii the candidate fails to
poll half as many votes as the successful
opponent.
An English syndicate, headed by r, R.
Lyman, vice president Of the Mexican Cen
trail railroad, and W. Broderick Clocte, . n
English nobleman, have purchased the
Sanchez grant OF land in Mexico, embrace
ing over ! 10000 acres. The price is un-
known.
In the Canadian Northwest, after sem
tence has been passed and the date OF OK
ccution fixed, the execution cannot take
place until the warrant OF the governor
general has been issued ordering the SEN
tence executed. In the provinces the sen
tence is ca FRIED out unless q respite or par
don is granted.
The reports Of cholera in Spain for the
past week show that the disease is station
AIRY in the provinces Of Santander and
Barcelona, and in all the other injected
provinces there has been a steady decrease.
The official number Of deaths reported for
the whole of Spain was 3s7: Only two per-
sors died Of cholera in Toulon.
Paris news papers are saaitating in favor
OF the pardon of Rel. Ciemenccau. in LIZ,
Justice, recalls the appeal OF DARWIN, Hulk
ley, Hooker and Swinburne tn Theirs in
favor OF Elze l,ecIus when the latter was
condemned ,s Il communist, a;lA proposes
n similar appeal by distinguished Frencll-
men for Rel.
A diss,ntcl, from Madrid to the Standard
says: II Spain persist in her rejection OF
arbitration III the Cnroliues dispute, Ger
many will endcavor to convene a conference
OF the European powers and the United
States, either at Paris or Vienna, for the
purpose Of deciding the principles which shall
govern the acquisition and protection of
territory on the pacific. The convention
will be similar to the recent Congo confer.
ence.
Governor General Lansdownc arrived at
Winnipeg by special train, coming all the
way from Ottawa by rail over the Cana
dian Pacific railroud. He had the incviti,~
bic number Of addresses fired at him, aud
| more are to follow. He INDUCED in the
customary talk OF national highway
sire etching from ocean to ocean, tho great
capabilities oi the country: etc. etc, After
spending q day Or two in the province, lie
will 60 on to the Rockies and British Col
11tnlil
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
Highest Order Of Masonry.

At the session Of the supreme council Of
Masonic Jurisdiction OF America in Boston,
the following officers We're elected for three
years.
Henry l.. Palmer, NJ. P. CIR. Com; Charles
l.. Woodbury., Cir. Lieut. Com; Joseph d.
Evans, Gen. OF State; deputies, NJ. F. King
Maine; Frank A. Mexican, New Hampshire;
George O. Tyler, Vermont; Benjamin Dean,
Massachusetts; 3. W. Arnold. Rhode Island;
Charles w Carter, Connecticut; Robert NJ
G.. Graham, New York; Andrew 3. Frazee
New Jersey Anthony E. Stocker, Pennsyl-
wanna; Abraham 7. Metcalf, Michigan;
Enoch Carson, Ohio; Nicholas r. Ruckle
Indiana; John c. Smith. Illinois; Albert H.
Carpenter Wisconsin; Herman Ely, grand
treasurer Clinton +. Page, grand secretary;
Samuel 6. Lawrence, grand keeper OF
archives; Charles +. McClenahan, w. G. r.
NJ. G. 81 S.; Robert e. Patterson, g. 4. NJ.
G.; William Highly, grand standard bearer
George O. Tyler grand captain of guard;
Albert ?. Moriarity, assistant, grand secre-
tary; Thomas P. Lambert, D. d., grand
treasurer; J. II. Hobart, ward; Ben G..
Mauer and 0. w. Shipn1a1,, marshals OF the
camp; Andrew Newbach, organist.
The next annual session will be held on
the second Tuesday in September, 1886, in
Chicago. s''
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
Miscellaneous News Items.

Harrisburg, Pa, celebratesits centennial.
Pulitzer claims for the New York World
a larger circu!a ton than the Herald has.
At the recent Wisconsin election the low
license ticket carried in most OF the towns
OF the state.
DR.. s. NJ. Blake OF Bellows Falls, VT,
claims that he discerned the new star as
early as Aug. Fl. j.,
The Society OF the Army OF the Cunaber-
land held its seventeenth annual session in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The District OF Columbia officials are ex-
amin;ng the high license question with a
view OF adopting that system.
Thegrand jury at Baltimore reported that
the law reviving the whipping post Tor wife
heaters has had most salutary effect, q
It turns out that New York bankers had
the first chance to loan the Chinese govern
1nent the $40, 900, 600 for building a rail-
road and refused it. Now they are sorry.
The Wil!owi!a,e company, manufacture
err OF blankets, Of Boston, has failed.
Cause, dizziness Of trade, light profits and
recent fire ia New York City, by which d
large amount Of the company's goods was
destroyed Or damaged, the insurance COM
panies not yet having settled. The habil-
tiles are about $500, 900.
At the annual session OF the supreme
court, thirty hird degree, A. A., Scottish
rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
Of the United States, held in Boston, there
were present fifty two active, three merit
and 27S honorary members. The allocu-
ton was delivered by the illustrious grand
commander, Henry j. Palmer OF Milwaukee,.
Mayor Harrison Of Chicago has vetoed
the ordinance imposing a $500 license on
the brewers In giving his reasons Mayor
Harrison said that when the high license
went into operation the brewers in order
to enable reta Hers TO pay their license vol
unfairly reduced the. price on beer 10 per
cent AND bunting in all TO more than $500,
900, therefore if q license was imposed upon
the brewers they would have to ply y
double tax. 55 5s5s q.
Minnesota inventors have received pat
ents as follows: ] ohm Eyered Of Duluth,
81 log turner; Thomas j. Simpson OF
WORT inston q wind wheel. AZ statelnent
Of the beef, pork and dairy product ~
port from the post. OF Minnesota shows
Tor August q, SS2:;:, 813 az against $4 1,,496
IN August {, 1 ssh tiyance sheets Of the
septeEnber crop report tays OF Minnesota
corn. here is sDine mention 81 the killing
frnat III exposed situsst ions IN tinnesota,
yet the aYerage For the atA tes is %, exactly
taae Ry srsge tSi The Juiteti
lad and 24tfl p,i ii IlgIst there 81
III Is:ln III ii sicol
Eistt thas e Tho
l4fa eslss
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
TIE Heat a,!f; the Babies.

Y. y. Conn,nrri,l ,,?:,r;;.,r.
T., r,,is sv,,t.,.;,><, nc,- +h., cosa ~
~. <,:l1, -. "L', 1900, .;,1,a
we c'''''''''' ~ '!N: ''' - * L: ''le'
Upon them chiefly tall the ca!amltles
incident to summer: and It is the sac
riiirn al 1,,oir ,-,,un, lives +},a+ svn],s
-" ,,,.,,, =, 49,. ar,..o~ .1rna4
'',' ''e>''' ,''' ~. ~ 's',''''i' 1'e@'0
Wl'"i' Is oai..'' uncom'"f&;s9'e TO SroWh
people IS speedily fA;al to th;, little
ones, and he who !. Is e*cs to see must
bc moved to shocked pity at the spec
tacIrss OF irlt:,ni7t. suffering presented
IN the ~4rps>ts o: !.n civ eveTv day in
tEi, to,Y.j,) vrp1?,c!.
At evening nt.ts even late into the
n;r},t ~, 300. little crca ,,rts INV he
s.,,, in I13,,v yar.i;,ry,4 or in 1:heir
,noti,c,., arms. ,o,l,ir,! for . breath
Of ro,1 u,n.. ;,;~ 1t, for the most
n,,t ~, .,,1ro IL y;;,,. Row thew live
~ ,ni~,,,:,,. Wines, i, =. ifj,jo doors u,
y ,u,s,.-;,t;o+,,j ,,;.~; ,;i,,, polluted at-
nosr!;rrr, o;,;y .:.,>,. Nt.:tor knows.
ara ,?uv hy do, .tlp, -; in scores for
want Of fjrril al" ir~I Tie court;'y's
coo!lrn4..
Many OF then, ;,~o III fed and inper-
iectiv nourishad, and these fall quick
~ before the heat as they might at q
time OF pest Hence. Bat even those
who are BET ,trc cared for in 1napv cases
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
The Pacific railroads owe the Gov

The Pacific railroads owe the Gov
ernment about $64, GOO, 900 as prin-
cipal OF the bonds issued to aid in their
construction, and about as much
more for accrued interest which they
have not paid. They hope to get re-
leased from a portion if not all Of this
debt before the bonds mature, but
that is hardly possible. Another
scheme is to allow the government to
foreclose and sell, and, then bid in the
property for q small percentage Of the
debt.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25

them is Clayton Marsh, son OF Hon. A. D.
Marsh. speaker OF the Ohio house OF repre-
sentatives. smother is the Son OF County
Clerk Landfair, who is q student at the
Kentucky military institute.
4 large band OF desperadoes. ut-throats
and horse thieves is said to have it's head
quarters in the Teton Basin a wild and Sc
cluded mountain recess, 200 miles north
west Of Butte. There are about forty men
in the band, who, with their f;,rni!ie., form
a regular settlement raising crops, etc.
They are cattle as well az horse thieves,
and seldom have less than 800 or 400 ami
mails III the basin. This band has been OPP
Grating for the last two or three years, and
has hitherto baftied all efforts to trace
them to their hiding place.
A desperate shooting took place at Ow-
! ingsville, Ky, which resulted in the death OF
Nose and James Ballard, brother of Jack
Ballard, who had just been sentenced to
twenty years imprisonment for killing
William Spencer last spring. The jury had
just brought in g. verdict and the prisoner
was being returned to the Jail when Nose
and James opened fire upon the guards,
stantly. Jack Ballard escaped during the
fight, but was recaptured.
William Ryan, who came to Toronto
fr ON Montreal and opened commission
merchants office, cashed at the Dominion
bank a draft for So, 800 OF the bank OF Ot-
tawa on the bank OF Montreal. 1t has
since been ascertained that the draft was
raised from $40 to $4,000. Ryan also
tried to cash forged draft OF $5,772 at
the Imperial bank, but the forgery was dis
covered, and he left town. He is supposed
to be one OF the bank swindlers who recent
ly operated largely in Rochester and other
places.
A great glove fight was fought IN the sub
urbs OF Boston between George La Blanche,
the marine and Pete Mccoy, which result
ed in a draw after five desperate rounds
had been fought. There has been very bit
ter feeling between the contestants since a
fight between them in Il private club room
in this city in April last. Mccoy was in
tirstclass condition and weighed $40
pounds. La Blanche weighed ITO pounds.
James Colville was referee The fight was
OF a very brutal nature, and both men We're
badly punished.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25

Georgia has just been provided with
q local option law which leaves the
matter Of permitting or forbidding the
sale Of liquors OF any kind entirely
with the people OF each county. An
election must be held on the question
whenever one-tenth OF the voters Pc
tition for it; and in the event OF de-
cision in favor OF license, another cleo
ton may be held two years later.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25

and Puritanism, but it is as q friend
of mine said, these deplorable
events at Salem were but q small eddy
in the great whirlpool of excitement
over witchcraft, and were nothing to !.
the tragedies which occurred in Eng
land. They have no more connection
with Puritanism than with the old
astroloey. E# j
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
Casualty Record.

B. Fox & Co.'s glass works at Durham, N.Y.,
were burned. They covered three acres
The loss is estimated at $50, 600; insur-
sance about $40, 600. .:$# E.s.3s s,f@a
h TIA funeral in Charleston, n. H., q car
riages aeked into some beehives. Myriads
or bees attacked the lire sof burners and
played such havoc that it, was two hours
before the funeral could proceed, the mour-
ners being badly lacarated.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
". H. FULLER, Publish'

Drought in Deccan and floods in
Bengal have combined to destroy the
crops Of the present season, and the
cable brings intelligence from Calcutta
that there is CONSERVATION at the
prospect of the famine now in1pend-
inc #. ;-.'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
Death of Jumbo, the Great Elephant.

Jumbo, She great elephant which Bar
mum purchased in England for $500, 900,
was killed half a mile east OF st. Thomas,
Canad,t, having been run into by q freight
train while being led along the track by his
keeper Death ensued half an hour after
the accident. Jumbo was about twenty
one years OF age, and was born on the west
coast 81 Africa When baby he was cap
tured and taken to Paris and kept for four
years. He was purchased by and reno owed
to the grounds OF the geological Society OF
Lond on, Eng, in June, i s65.~ He was then
four feet ten inches in height and in poor
health. He improved rapidly under the
treatment Of Mr. Scott, his keeper, and
soon looked upon, owing to his great size,
as a species of the extinct mastodon. At
the age OF twelve years he was violently i'll,
and was thought By some to be dead, but
recovered. His favcrite friends were chill
stlren. and once he was carrying q load OF
chi ldren in the garden hen a little one got
in his path. The monster stopped, rem ov--
ed the child TO one side with his trunk and
moved on. He arrived \ in the United
sssates. in April. $50, and has ttrapel I'D
ever since. Jumbo had no T attained his
Inll grow til at the time Of his deatl but
sftss twelve feet higll aad weighed ten tons.
SThellengt oi his trunk yasS ten feet 5 81
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25

sa he din oy III San M rancisco 81 the
ible tieks oi the Chinese under the
lies Ilas created