Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-24
General News.
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Gen. Sheridan talks with Indians at Fort
Reno, and danger of an outbreak is con-
sidered over.
Six hundred men, engaged to work on the
Canadian Pacific have preliminary parade
at Eau Claire.
New York newspapers investigate, but
fail to find ma terial for a sensat ton like that
OF the Pail Mall Gazette.
Nebrask;ts census, about completed. gives
the stat u population OF nearly zoo, 900,
an increase OF 250, 900 in five years.
Travellers from abroad to the United
States may hereafter take their baggage
through the New York custom house in
bond.
Salt Lake City Mormons are not pleased
that the United States troops at Fort
Douglas We're not sent to the Cheyenne
country.
Hiram Starr, who lives near Bedford,
Ind, was taken out by a band Of regula-
tors and given 100 lashes, for general. Gus
sedness, and ordered to go to work.
Out OF the SIT students at the University
Of California, $40 assert that they intend
to be lawyers, and all Efforts to dissuade
them from their terrible purpose are una
vailing.
The Northern Pacifics earnings for the
second week in July show a handsome in
crease over those OF the corresponding year:
The earnings last week were 1922, 3O1,
against $2OS, 400 in 1884 an in crease OF
$l3, 800.
Pro Walter H. Smith, the new Montres,
weather prophet, predicts IL tlisastrously
disturbed condition Of the atmosphere of
the entire North American continent during
the first part Of August, there being ut that
time conjunction OF the planets Saturn and
Mars.
There were 1S5 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet during the
week ending 18th, against ITO in the pre-
ceding week, and 211, 1852 and 131 in the
corresponding weeks Of 1854, 1883 and
1882 respectively. About 9Oper cent. were
those of small traders, whose capital stock
was less than $1,000.
| The New York Star is authority for the
| statement that IAN authorized list OF 2 500
| houses of i'll fame in New York alone have
| been compiled, and there are at least Il
! Thousand more not in the list, This ex.
hibit certainly does not give the New York
! newspapers much ground to bewail the ex.
| cessive wickedness Of London in that direc-
! ton. Glass hoUses-stOnes. sys 3
| The people OF Casey Iowa were excited
over the reported drowning OF H. Fl. Colt
! fell in Coon river. When the news reached
! his intended bride she disrobed herself other
| bridal veil and dressed herself in mourning.
| The mixed train brought the would-b
corpse to Casey, and they were married by
Esq uire S. X. Wood. The affair concluded
with swholes:lle charivari. :-
1t is said the Milwaukee and st. Paul in.
tends extending it's Wisconsin Valley di
vision enthusiastically into the heart OF
the Wisconsin pineries. The division now
leaves the main line at Tomah, and runs in
q northeasterly direction to Merrill. It
was originally intended to continue the
line to Ashland. Surveys north OF Merrill
were made a week or two ago. .-%.
! State Veterinary Surgeon Stalker ofIowa
reports that he has during the year de.
I stroyed nearly one hundred and fifty horses
affected with CHAMBERS. His deputy, Dr.
Miner, has found g}andered horses in thir
| ty-one counties and has destroyed over
| two hundred. He found Burr Robbins
show contaminated with it a few days ago,
| and treated several horses and mules with
cold lead. Two deputy veterinarians are
! kept constantly on the go, and they find
! pretty well cleared OF CHAMBERS.
! The annual report OF the executive COM
mittee Of the NC. a. OF Minnesota and
Dakota shows the progress of the work for
/ the half ar.entling june l. Special and
LsnccessfuI meetings were held ut Duluth,
Fargo and MoJrhead In Northfield 81. OO0
| has been secured for the erection OF abuild.
| ing Of which the corner stone was laid May
| 26. In st. Paul new and elegant ooms,
including gymnasium, have been secured,
and additional rooms have been secured in
| Minneapolis, where the work has been great.
~ extended, including railroad depart.
ment. The prospect for organizing several
college associations thie year il very en-:
couraging. a boys depa with go
| members, has been Organized ut Mortified.