Little Falls transcript., 1885-09-04
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Prof Call, 81 the Iowa university Greek
chair, is dead.
Secretary Lamar says he win not take any 1
vacation; he has too much to DO. #&:.. >.ss
f Mrs: Sarah, Althea Hill proposes to pub
lish her reeollections OF Sharon. ID s..E
!. Mrs.sA T. Stewart has subscribed 81 900
to the Grant monument fund.
There was a hard frost in the Red river
valley. but crops were too far advanced to
receive damage. i ,Sz. I3a
Hon. James G. Blaine will take q trip
through several counties in Ohio just be-
fore the election. y -ls
Paul Bauer's Couey Island hotel is run at
a daily expense OF 81, 800, but he clears
5000, 900 a season. -. a.. 1
At Washington, Ind, during an alter
cation Walter Merediti, shot and mortally
wounded Daniel Fagens. l..
The Nashua iN.>H.) Telegraph says that
biennial sessions Of the legislature in that
state have effected q wing OF $4,000 u
year. .''.*- - = - ~ p
Germany goodnaturedly explaines to
Spain that she took the Caroline islands
because they seemed to be lying around
loose.
Most OF the Grape used in draping build
ings in memory OF Grant has been sold to
the shoddy mills, where it is worked into
cheap cloth. a=s .s'.+.. , t~.
It is reported that. John M. Palmer OF
Illinois is to be appointed minister to Aus
tria. It is not known that he has applied
for the Office.
Rev. John p. Strider, D. D.. ofStaunton,
Va., has been elected professor OF moral
philosophy and bellies lettres in Wash
ington and Lee university.
The house of John Curley, near Grattan,
Mich, was burned. Mr.. Curley, seventy
eight years old, was alone in the house at
the time and perished in the flames.
Ex-Gov. Seymour OF New York, although
seventy-tive years old, made the most
vigorous and ringing speech at the recent
canal improvement meeting at Utica.
There will be civil service examinations
at Milwaukee, Sept. 3; Bismarck, OAK,
Sept. 8; Helena, Mont, Sept. IS; Portland,
Sept. 10. and Seattle, Wash, sepv. 22.
An able-bodied young man has. been ap-
pointed postmaster at Milford, Ohio, in
place Of Miss Boyer, who has held the posi-
tion since Gen. Grants second presidency.
Mai. f. T. Gum, proprietor and editor OF
the Transcript. published at Olympia,
Wash, died after a breif illness, OF neuralgia
prominent journalist.
wreck OF the Scotch steam dredge Beaufort
on Aug. s, off the Bermuda islands. Capt.
Penny and the crew OF ten or twelve are be-
lieved to have all been lost.
Rev. s. S. ldlcrnan, minister OF the N. E.
church at Green Springs Run, w. Va, COM
mited suicide by jumping from Il window,
fracturing his skull. Hewas laboring under
Il fit OF temporary insanity.
The first controller ofthe treasury decides
that the employment OF "a OF the persons
| ON therolls OF the Alabama claims court is
illegal, and refuses to grant warrants for
the payment OF their salaries.
The postal cards this year will cost the
government $47.71 per thousand. Last
year they cost $54 ,43. Two-cent postage
was q hard blow to the postal cards. The
issue has been gradually decreasing ever
since letter postage WAS reduced.
A freight train on the Chesapeake Il Ohio
railroad ran into another freight train
standing on a sidetrack seven miles west
OF Newport, Va, wrecking both eng ines and
killing Engineer Spottswift and Brakeman
George Wheeler, and fatally injuring 1hom-
! as Halloran.
The acting postmaster appointed the fol-
lowing fourtli-class postnasters: Dakota
Stanton Mrs. L. A. Frazer. Iowa
Western College, Jacob Kaufman; Ossi..n,
James Malloy. Oregon-Medford, D. II.
Miller; Goshen, j. w. Matlock; Newport,
Edward G. Phelps.
| Indian Agent Stottsheimer OF the South
| ern Ute agency at 1gnacio, Colo, has sent
| in his resignation. Gen. Miles will recon-
| mend that an army officer be appointed to
| take charge OF affairs at the agency, and it
10 )anf urin 1rv.,y
| out the recommendation.
! Proceedings have been commenced in the
court OF chancery by Washington E. Will
ianls, receiver OF the detunct City Bank Of
! Jersey City, N. Y, against the directors and
! officers to recover about 100000 lost by
! the bank, owing to the elnbeZzlement o{
Boyce, the president, and Shaw, the cashier
Three children of J. H. McGowan of Tai
! lodega, AIa saw their father kill and dress
! pig. The next day the children wished to
! repeat the act, and, having no pig, t~o OF
| them took the younger one and cut it's
| throat and then hung it up by the feet az
| thepig had hung, when they were disco vered
| by the mother
Mrs Lucretia W. Davis. claiming to be
| the widow OF ttae confederate General Davis
| who once owned Davis addition to Chicst-
| go, has commenced suit against o large NUM-
| Der ot the property owners Of the blocks
! lying between Lake and Fulton streets aud
| Western avenue and Seymour street for
| her right OF DOVER The tract embraces &.
hundred lots or more.
| President Cleveland is camping out at
! Willis pond, in the Adirondack mountains,
three days journey from the nearest rail-
| road depot. He has ss 3npanions DIR. s.
B. Ward and Mr.. E. p. Bacon, OF New
York. The president was i'll for the first
few days he was in camp, but is now look
| ing well, fishing during the day, and in tho
evening enjoys q social game ot eusire.
! A car filed with specimens Of Oregon agri-
| cultural products started on an eastern
| journey over the Oregon Short line in charge
! Of Z. w. Allen. Tt was fitted up uAder the
direction OF the Oregon state hoard of in-
migration and will exhibit at Omaha, Coun-
| Gil Bluffs, Oskaloosa and Des Moines. 1t
Twill be at indianapolis Sept. 20 to Oct. 4,
| St. Louis 5 til to 10th. and Louisville 10th 10
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| The correspondence between Mr. Black,
| commissioner Of pensions, ard Hon. Louis
| ST. Martin, melnber of congress from the
First Louisiana district, develops the fact
| that Dir. William H. ldiere. indicted for
| presenting fraudulant claims against the
government, was appointed examining sur
geon on a Recommendation purportiny to
be from Mr.. st. Martin, but which turns
out to be, a forgery. & = T. l7!3 +
The acting postmaster general appointed
the following named fourth class postmas-
ters: Iowa Macedonia. Marion Ashley;
Calnar w. t. Bass. Minnesota Heron
Lake, C. B. Briggs, vice Force, resigned.
Dakota-Iroquois, G. Il. Zimmerman, vice
Humphreys, resigned; Egan, II. e. Pran,
vice Lanning, resigned. M Oregon -Rrarie
City, j. I w. Mack, Postmasters Commits
stoned in Dakota Cayileer, A. Vassie;
Roscoe, f. C. Sntley 81 n q l4E 5 s.$'itt
a number Of men we're at work on d farm