Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-03
miscellaneous News Notes.

Theodore Thomas lost 50 900 by the re-
cent San Francisco concerts.
A. S. Turner e. Son, Elmira, N. Y, lum-
bermen, make all assignment.
California is suffering considerably from
the ravages OF the grasshoppers.
James r. Austin, an insurance agent OF
Boston has failed for $35 900; assets, S.
600.
Portland finds herself with O. bigger
crowd OF G, A. r. on her hands than she
had counted ON.
Richard Henry stoddard, in a ratherpep-
perry interview in the Post, says he will not
60 as consul general to Athens.
The lawyer who cond nc tedthe suit against
Nilsson declared that the lady was a first
class business woman, and intimated that
she was shrewder than her counselors.
The Minnesota Editorial association will
convene in St. Paul July %, at IL a. M.
On the day following, at Ga. M, the party
will leave for Lake Minnetonka on an ex-
cursion.
The wives OF three naval officers having
joined their husbands in Japan, the latter
have been detached from duty for violating
an order forbidding naval officers fro m hav-
ing their wives with them in foreign tations.
Lucy Ann Slater, has just died in a New
York state insane asylum. She was fifty
years old, and a few years ago was famous
all through the Delaware river counties as
the female hunter OF Long Eddy.
The will of Mrs. Rosana Calvin of Du~
huque. who was murdered by her daughter
and the latter's son for her money lastfall,
was probated. 1t bequeathes all her prop
erty to another daughter, Mrs. Geasling.
The murderers are still in jail.
The fiscal year closing June 80 will show
greater number of renewals OF national
bank charters than heretofore the number
being between 900 and 700. Seventy new
banks were chartered during the year, and
there are 2,7OO in operation through the
country. a4I.
The governor of New York has ordered
the police magistrate to investigate the ar
rest Of Thomas n. Doutney, q temperance
lecturer, and his removal, under protest,
to Providence r. T., without q requisition.
Doutney has been released. Much indigna-
| ton was aroused at Troy by the kidnap-
ing. p% L..
Frederickson. & Co., Of Ohio, have pur-
chased 300 900 acres OF land in Tom Green,
Howard and Mitchell counties, Texas, from
the Texas &, Pacific railroad. Frederick
son & Co., represent three organization OF
colonies, American, German and Bohemian,
Dy WnOm Gne lsuu VIII pe Aadu Oh Hoo
farms. %s# "a
In the town OF Camden, Me-, the largest
ship, except one, ever built in the United
States is nearly completed. She is 263 feet
keel, 2S5feet over all, and IS feet.beam with
2S1a feet total depth OF hold, 81 feet of this
being between decks. These dimensions in-
dicate that she will measure over 2, 500
| tons net register the Great Republic COM
ing first in point OF size, being down in the
| register for 3, 1856 tons.
! a romantic marriage was solemnized at
Dubuque. Miss Esther Fisherman arrived
from Russia in search Of her lover, Aaron
Powanchr, to whom she was engaged inthe
old country, and as he could not obtain
emplo in Russia she promised to fol-
low him to America as soon as her mother
died. The death occurred two weeks ago,
and the girl kept her promise. The brides
relatives are said to be wealthy, while her
husband has no money. u 81