Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-30
Hon. Church Howe Of Nebraska, positively

Hon. Church Howe Of Nebraska, positively
denies tho report that he received $26 600 as =
member of the national Republican committee
for the campaign in Tennessee The amount
was only u co., ~
In Washington, in the case Of Edward G.
Lockwood, indicted for presenting fraudulent
voucher for iron bedsteads to the bureau OF
jury rendered a verdlctof guilty.
The United States diplomatic representative
in Rournania, in communication to the etate
department. calls the attention Of American
flour producers to the inviting market now
presenting itself in South America.
Capt George W. Davis, U. s. A., assistant
engineer in the construction of the Washington
monument, has been appointed by the score.
tary Of state as q messenger 10 proceed to Iowa
for the electoral vote Of that stats.
Parnell, in q speech At Cork, said he believed
the oligarchy Of tho city would never again
contest parliamentary seat The Irish party
would oppose every government that refused
to concede ireland her just lights.
The recent arrest of three men at Odessa,
Mo-, for robbing freight cars Of tho Chicago t.
Alton railroad has revealed the existence Of a
large gang of men which has been systemsti-
cally plundering the company's cars
The steamer White Eagle OF the St Louis &
St Paul Packet company, lying in winter quar-
ters at the floating dock in St Louis, took fire
recently. All her upper works were destroy
ed. Damage about 81, coo; no insurance.
Sheriff jerks of Grand Forks, Dak.tss has ar
rived at Newburg, N Y, with q reputation for
| George Upright, Last fall Upright stole a
check for $500 from his employer, Albert N.
Collins, wheat grower Of Dakota, forged the
name, got the check cashed, went East and
spent the stolen money. 81
Judge Stewart, OF the Circuit. court Mad.
ison, Wis, sentenced Nels Pearson, alias
George W. Wilson; William Needham, alias
| William Farrell; and Henry Lu.z, alias "Slna
jim, " TO two years each in the state prison for
burglarizing, on Oct. 5, Hudson's store at
Waunlkee and the postofice contained there
Tho president OF the Pictou IN. S. bank,
Senator Il. P. Grant, charges that Logan, a tan
| ner Of Pictou, secured an advance OF 1926, O0G
| on bogus drafts from the cashier of the bank,
unknown to the directors. The cashier after
making good $l2, OCO of the amount, was dis
missed The bank will suffer loss Of at least
s9O, 0Oh.
George a Blakslee, proprietor Of the Bos-
ton grocery store, Watertown, Oak, has made
an assignment for the benefit OF his creditors,
OF whom Reid, Murdoch and Fisher, WHOLE
sale house in Chicago, are understood to be the
heaviest The amount Of liab lilcs has not yet
been disclosed, but in probably between 81, OW
and 5000.
| Funeral services over tho remains OF Ed.
mund About, the distinguished author, were
~ ~. oA,l
| Paris, Monday the 2Oth. Jules Ferry, prime
minister, and many other mon Of political and
| litery note were present. deputation Of the
french academy appointed to act az pail bear
| ers, refused TO act because there were no re-
! ESious services. =,
! military investigation is in progress at
| Hahfax regarding charge made by Mrs Tai
! bot, wife of Sergeant Talbot, against Rev, VIII
| liam Lorgh, assistant garrison chaplain Mrs
| Talbot declared that during her husbands ab-
sence the chaplain, who had been dylDkng
| made indecent overtures to her and finished by
! exposing himself.
! Col. Miromondi, the French officer who wae
sent IN pursuit of the insurrectionists in Cam
boda, surprised and attacked the camp OF
| Swatha, leader OF the revolt. After 3 sharp
| fight the rebels Dispersed Twenty lnsurrec-
tic nits were killed and the baggage Of the band
WAS captured, Swatha received a wound in the
encounter. The troops are in pursuit OF HIM
Gen. Hatch has surrounded the Oklahons
boomers at Saltwater, with the intention Of
starving them out He allows no one to ap-
! proact them, but let's any QUE leave who de-
! sires. A courier, just IN reports several leav-
! ing already, ,as provisions are running snort
! TIE Olxlahomites have been trying to raise
money here for relief, but without success No
firing has been DONE
After several weeks discussion DR.. Ranking
old church here, the Congregational, has de-
oidofi to extend a call to Rev 8 NJ. Newman Of
| Ripon, Wis A considerable number in the
, congregation were DESTROYS of securing DR..
/ Dana Of Plymouth church, St Paul, and some
: correspondence was held looking to his invita-
! ton to this pulpit 4 call had previously been
given to Dr.: Goodeu Of St Louis, which ne was
| obliged to decline
The Northern Pacific will in s. few day Issue
! a new tariff showing reduction in rates on emf
I grant nlovables, in car loads, from ST Paul and
! Minneapolis to all points Oh the main Line in
Washington Territory and Oregon, amounting
to 81 Is per cent. This per cent will equal a
reduction Of 800 per Car load to eo,ne points.
! This Is claimed 70 be one of the results OF the
efforts Of Mcssrs Cakes and Hannaford at the
meetings of the Transcontinental ssociation
The argument in the Swain case ended a
few days ago and the court adjourned. When
/ it convenes again it will consider the case with
| closed doors. The findings Of the court. when
reached, will be transmitted through the wa,
department to ths president 1t ia understood
that he will submit them to the attorney soner-
at for review. Until they arc reviewed and
approved by the president they viii not be
lnado public.
Some time during the last campaign the
Council Bluffs Globe charged s. D. Street, the
county clerk and candidate for re- election or
| the Republican ticket, with being a. defaulte
in the sum OF $4,000 This was only - day o.
so before election, but it was used sc vigorous.
~ by the Democrats that Street was defeated.
Experts have examined the books and find he
is nearly $4,000 short IN his accounts Street
was arrested on the charge Of etnbezzlament
The treasury available balance was on the Ed
nearly 1882 GOO, oN-a gain Of $40, Coo, COO since
the first of the month. Tho receipts thus fa1
for January shows marked increase ovel
those tor the preceding months, both IN Gus
toms and internal revenue; the increase in the
latter bong mainly attributed to the semi IAN
nual tax es from banks. The available cash bal
ance Oh Feb. l gives promise of exceeding
$l45, OOO, O0U asurplus sufficiently large to war.
rent the secretary of the treasury to issue o
cali for : per cent bonds. e.