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

presses, engine, type, complete Hles OF paper,
and several hundred dollars worth Of work
just completed and ready to ship The total
loss is estimated ut S34, 600 Insured for Us, TOO
President Arthur orders q court martial to
i try Gen Hazen for publicly criticising the sec
rotary OF war anent the Greedy expedition.
John Beard, farmer, fell into sugar ket-
lie, near Hazelton, Ind, March /, and was
boiled to death in the sweet liquid
Ex-Gov Patton died at bis home lear Flor
ence, North Alabama. He was governor from
1865 until removed by the Federal restriction
avs OF 1868 ..a,s,E a - .,. D.
Gov. Sherman Of Iowa removes State Auditor
Brown from Office, and appoints J. W. Cattell
in his stead Brown, however, refuses to
bndge. ,. *. .m ,-t
An examination of the reports of the bureau
OF statistics on foreign immigration reveals
the fact that the number of Irish immigrants
arriving this year is significantly small CON-
pared with previous years.
John @. A Bean, general eastern passenger
agent of tho Chicago. Burlington 4 Quincy
railroad died suddenly in Boston Of peritopi-
tis He was ono Of the oldest and best known
railroad men in the country.
The increase in the price Of pork ID France
has caused great pressure to be brought upon
the government, through tho chamber Of depu-
ties, to remove the embargo upon the lmpor-
tation Of pork from America. -
Ameeting Of tho cablnet held Tuesday March
Sd, lasted two hours. 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 a suit for breech Of promise
against Richard Smile, q rich farmer. She asks
SO, UOU damages. Smile has been counting the
girl for five 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
unit, 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 cheerful, but DR.. Douglas says: The
con d1ion OF his throat is no better howe YER
and the progress Of the disease has not been
checked.
The only living sister Of Stonewall Jackson
is Mrs. Laura J. Arnold now an inmate of DR..
Shepard's sanitarium at Columbus, Ohio,
where she has been for years. She is well
cared for by her sons, and has never been the
recipient OF charity.
Commissioner Butterworth, of the patent Of
fee, rendered his decision in the great tele-
phone interference case of Bell vs.. Gray Vs.
McDonough w. Vollker and others. He
awarded priority Of invention to Alexander
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
strated by six months practice in that state
that he is fully qualified to practice there
White Beaver has made La Crosse his perma-
nent home 49,.
George A. Vincent, alias Charles ]. William
son, also having several other aliases, ono of
the most notorious of forgers and we'll known
OH both sides Of the Atlantic, who was, convict
ed in St Louis for attempting to cash forged
check for large amount on one of the nation
al banks of that city, was sent to the peniten.
tiary at Jefferson City for ten years.
A general court martial was ordered for the
trial of Medical Director Philip s. Wales, on
charges preferred by Seer etary 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 tits
alleged, the voucher frauds OF that bureau
were made possible. %& *sS$ ..
The senate struck out the clause in the leg:s-
lative, executive and judicial bill allowing the
territory Of Dakota to increase her council and
assembly districts to twenty -four aud forty,
eight respectively. A conference and commit.
tee is now. considering the measure. and it is
said will receae and allow the claim to remain.
The deficiency bin gives "a, AGO for deficiency
IN tho Legislative expenses for Dakota ~
IA The garrison Of Kassala, which has been de-
1 Tending the place a year, recently made
sorhe, but was repulsed BY the rebels with
loss OF g officers and 63O privates. According
i to advices from Massowah, the garrison at
Kassala Is reduced to an effective force Of 900
I men. The town is closely basieged and the
6 garrison short of ammunition. The Egyptian
4 troops are disconnected. The governments at
! Cairo has abandoned all hope Of relieving the
town E II. g.f sf:. $s$ taae5% l
E In accordance with the usual custom, the
members of the cabinet on Thursday placed
their designations i'll the hands of President
Arthur Benjamin Bntterworth, commissioners
of patents, handed his resignation to Secretary
Teller, who accepted it and complimented him
upon his energetic administration of the Office.
AT the close Of business hours, the principal
ri officers of the postoffice department assembled
In the postmaster generals room to take leave
OF Mr.. Hatton, the retiring head OF the depart
ment He thanked them Tor their faithful fdls-
charge Of duty, and received from them in re-
turn expressions Of their good will
1 n The president elect arrived here about q
o'clock Tuesday morning BY Z; special train
+ consisting OF Two Pullman cars, and WAS ac-
companied by his two sisters, Mrs Hoyt and
Miss Clereland his neice, Miss HaAtings his