Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13

was occupied by Mason u ConOver, n ewsdea
who saved most OF their stock, Col Lounsberry
lost ali his household goods and personal ct.
fects, Mrs. Lonnsberry saving only the clothes
che put on. NJ Il. Jewell, proprietor Of the
Tribune, lost everything, including building,
presses, engine, type, complete files of paper,
and several hundred dollars worth Of work
just completed and ready to ship: The total
loss is estimated at 1874 900 Insured for 49, 100
President Arthur orders a court martial to
try Gen HaZen for publicly criticising the sec
I rotary Of war anent the Greedy expedition.
John Beard, farmer fell into sugar ket-
LIE, near Hazelton. Ind, March l, and was
boiled to death in the sweet liquid.
Ex-Gov Patton died at bis home hear Flor
ence, North Alabama He was governor from
1865 until removed by tho Federal restriction
avs of 1868. as,EE ~
Gov. Sherman Of Iowa removes State Auditor
Brown from office, and appoints j. W. Cattell
in his stead Brown, however, refuses to
bndge. -... .M.s.:
An examination of the reports of the bureau
OF statistics foreign immigration reveals
the fact that the number Of Irish immigrants
arriving this year is significantly small CON-
pared with previous years.
John Q. A. Bean, general eastern passenger
agent of tho Chicago. Burlington l. Quincy
railroad, died suddenly in Boston Of peritoni-
tbs. He was ono Of the oldest and .besJ known
railroad men in the country.
The increase in the price of pork In France
has caused great pressure to be brought upon
the government, through the chamber Of depu-
tiss, to remove the embargo upon the lmpor-
tatlon Of pork from America ~.
Ameeting of tho cablnet held Tuesday March
Sd, lasted two houra All the members were
present The senate was devoted to clearing
up all official business requiring action during
the last present administration.
Laura Niles, eighteen years old, of Alliance,
Ohio entered suit for breech OF promise
against Richard Smile, rich farmer. Sheasks
$1o,UN damages. Smile has been counting the
girl for fvo years. He is forty years old.
Mrs. Eliza Blaine Walker, only sister Of
James G. Blame, died at Baltimore. Her bro
theirs, husband and daughters were with her
until she died Archbishop Gibbons affiliated
at the funeual assisted by Rev. Father Curtis.
Gen Grant joyfully reviewed the news of
the passage of the bill for his benefit, rode out
and WIS chcorful, but DR.. Douglas says: The
con d3;on OF his throat is no better howe yer
and tie progress Of the disease has not been
checked.
The only living sister of Stonewall Jackson
is Mrs. Laura ]. Arnold, now an inmate of DR..
shepard's sanitariuln at Columbus, Ohio,
where she has been for years. She is we'll
cared for by her sons, and has never been the
recipient OF charity.
Commissioner Butterworth, Of tho patent Of
flee, rendered his decision IN the great tele-
phone interference case of Bell vs. Gray VS..
McDonouGh vs.. Vollker and others. He
awarded priority of invention to Alexander
Graham Boil in all claims of Importance
The report that Dr. Frank Powell white
Beaver was about to locate in St Paul was q
mistake on the contrary the doctor has discon-
tinued his visits to Misunderstanding demon-
that he Is fully Qualified to practice there.
White Beaver has made La Crosse his perma-
nent home
George A. Vincent, alias Charles J. William
son, also having several other aliases, ono OF
OH both sides Of the Atlantic, who Was convict
cd in St Louis for attempting to cash forged
check for o large amount on one of the nation
al banks of that city, was sent to the peniten.
tiary at Jefferson City for ten years.
Ageneral court martial was ordered for the
trial of Medical Director Philip 8. Wales, on
charges preferred by Secretary Chandler, OF
neglect of duty i'll the administration of the
office as surgeon general of the navy and
chief OF the bureau Of medicine and surgery,
formerly held sby him, by which neglect it is
were made possible. #.& &s +
The senate struck ont the clausein the leg:s-
lative, executive and judicial bill allowing the