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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Personal Gossip.

Mrs. Marion A. Mulligan is appointed
pension agent at Chicago, vice Miss Ada
Sweet. >'' '''
Miss Shiffeil of Allentown. Pa, for year
and a hall has slept twenty hours every day.
She is the picture OF health. ~ = i,
n A double wedding OF two of ex-Gov. A. r.
Shepherds daughters is to take place on
Oct. 80. Miss Mamie is to be married to
Mr.. Quintard, nephew OF George w. Quin-
tard OF New York, and Miss Sue is to be
married to Mr.. Brodie. Both gentlemen
are associated with Gov. Shepherd in his ex-
tensive mining works in Mexico. -
Miss Cleaveland writes to a friend in
Washington that she has been paid thus
far $3.50 as her share OF the profits up
on her book. The sale of the book con-
tinues fairly well, and her profits upon the
venture will aggregate $25,0OO. She is so
highly elated over her success that she is
already engaged in writing a novel, which
will record portions OF the remarkable
career OF her brother, the president, and
win also contain some chapters Of Wash
SingtOns life. st5y IL III: rs IT, ..# :%9s-&:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Casualty Record.

# The schooner Guardian Angel is capsized
off Cape Ballard, n. F., and all but one on
board are lost. l. s5a y.
AT st. Joseph, near Urbana, Ill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peabody and Belle Hasty, living with
them, died with lsympt toms Of poiso ming.
Trains on the Erie 4 Pittsburg road, col
lided one mile south OF West Midd lesex. Pa.
The fireman and engineer Of the north
bound train, Album Riser and A. @. Bates,
were Instantly killed by the collision. The
fragments of iron hurled hundreds OF feet
by the exploding boiler. sss3
a terrible cyclone struck w Washington
Court House, aseity OF IA 600 inhabl tants,
two miles vest Of Springfield, Ohio, Tues
day evening the 9Th inst., and almost lit
orally swept il from the earth. IL came
from the northwest and broke upon the
town very suddenly carrying everything
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18

The Daft electric motor, about
which frequent mentio n has been made,
has been successful on test trial trip
onathe New York elevated railways.
Schedule time was made, and the
train was taken up the steep grades
smoothly and without noise, The
managers of the elevated roads are
making arrangements to run their
cars by electricity. Should they be
successful it will not belong before Or
binary railroads will adopt electricity
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
The Ruined Ohio Town.

Washington Court House, the scene Of
the late disastrous cyclone is the county
seat of Fayette county. 1t has had a most
extraordinary business growth within the
past fifteen years, and being the center of a
rich agricultural district, with excellent
railroad facilities it had grown to be bust
ness place OF considerable Importance. Its
residents had beautifed the town with
tasty dwellings, and its recently completed
court house was one OF the best in the state.
The prosperous town is q mass OF ruins.
The experience of it's Inhabitants has no
parallel in the history Of any town in Ohio.
A heavy rainfall began about o'clock.
That and the darkness drove everybody
into shelter. Shortly after the rain began,
the wind came with a terrifying sound. Its
work was almost instantaneous. People
say it was over in two minutes, but no
body could take note of time in SO fearful
an experience. The fierce roaring OF the
tornado, the crashing ofbroken and falling
buildings, the thunder and the rain com
bined to produce sensations OF the most
horrifying character. @i:E> -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
miscellaneous News Items.

The Puritan enesta yacht race is again
postponed by a foul by the former.
Savannah, Ca, has put up $2,O0O,OOO
worth OF buildings thus far this season.
The W. C. Rogers Shoe Manufacturing
company, OF Cincinnati, assigned recently.
The Western Union will pay a quarterly
dividend OF IL per cent. and still have a
surplus OF 81, 43O, 1893.
The United States consul at Havana is
directed to look after the rights OF Grcilo
Pouble, a naturalized American in durance
at that place.
Edward Wilson OF Wyoming and Collins
j. Garrett OF Montana, old mountaineers,
are appointed assistant superintendent of
Yellowstone Park.
Rev. David King pastor of the First
Baptist church OF Moawequa, ILL.,, sued the
church for 81 90 salary due. The court al
lowed him $26.72.
The report of the Ohio state board OF
agriculture estimates wheat yield OF 21,-
SO7 1868 bushels, compared with five years
average OF Al SOC, 900 bushels.
The cid steamer Great Eastern, which is
to be sold at anction next month, was
launched in>1S5S, with great expectations,
from: her immense size, but she eventually
became a coal carrier, and will be sold
1cheap]y now. =, r., ..~.,
Scattering returns from the Third dis
trict ofArkansas render certain the election
to congress OF j. G. McRae, Democrat, over
c. E. Mitchell, Independent, to ill the va
cancy caused by the election of J. K. Jones:
to the senate. 20
Livingston Enterprise: A wealthy resi-
dent living onthe Grow reservation, one who
is in a position to know the numerical
strength of the tribe, says the Crows donot
number above, $500 persons. We believe
that for ration purposes they number
$500. 49,. =.
L General Manager Galway, of the Union
Pacific railway, has notified ,Beckwith and
Quinn the Chinese contractors, that they:
must get the Chinese out of Evanston and
Amy, Wyoming, Immediately. The neces-
sary orders have been given to the troops
in the case OF o threatened attack. I %S
President Won Der Ahc OF the ST. Louis
Brown Stockings is.in love with q Miss Kitty
Dewey. While the Louisville st. Louis game
was in progress in St. Louis, his wife came
up behind Miss Dewey, ordered her off the
grounds and fourished asoda water bottle
over her head. Won Der Abe dragged his
wife away. rs: is<
Hugh Wissman and Paul Knoch, wealthy
strangers, probably from the East, started;
lTOul AoS xaHsclssssis SSti.j& Will " GeSAul tO
cross the desert to Yuma in May last
They sent their baggage and a large sum Of
money by rail to their destination The
men have never been heard from, and their
property lies at the depot in Yuma: B
81 Thomas NJ Carnegiil, Of Edward Thomp-
son's steel works, at tsburg, says all the
steel rail mills in the co untry are running to
their fullest capacity, with enough orders
to keep them busy the remainder Of the
year. He does not believe there is q. firm
Ia the country that ffill orders for inn.
mediate delivery. The market is firm, ard
prices have advanced to $50
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18

The new regulations defining the
rights of land grant railroads in refer
ence to the use Of timber from public
lands are undergoing final revision at
the Interior Department. The regu-
lations will provide that railroads
must first use the timber on their own
lands and prohibit cutting timber on
alternate sections owned by the Gov
eminent. Another new rule is that
timber from public lands can only be
used. constructing the roadbed and
not in building stations or other equip.
ments of theroads.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18

ID The Chicago Times, reviewing thel late
river convention says: "But after
their excitement has somewhat sub
sided it may occur to some OF them
that not all the people OF the United
States are as liberal with the public
money as they are, and that they have
demanded SO much that they may
again come off as they did last winter,
with nothing at all. There is some
reason to think that congress would
have been more impressed if the water
way men had exercised a little more
modesty."
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18

Tests made BY DR.. Fischer, the we'll
known German chemist, show that in
the ordinary domestic stoves in use
not more than 20 per cent. of the fuel
consumed is really utilized for warm
ing the rooms, whereas with stoves
burning gas so per cent. and more OF
the possible effect is obtained. 70 -. =.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18

An exchange says that day by day
the impression grows, being warranted
by facts, that business is improving.
It is seen in every department oftrade
and is now almost universally felt and
acknowledged. Such being the case,
the future has a brighter aspect than
for long time past. Now, keep the
bali moving, but be careful not to
send it beyond reasonable limits.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18

uneasy, communicated with the police
The detectives refused to give Brainerd up,
aud while the police were endeavoring to
take steps to bring him back, the detectives
procured O. wagon and drove off rapidly,
and reached st. Paul, and then took
their prisoner east. Lawrence Brainerd
is sixty years old, and was born at St.
Adams, Vt, his father being presi
dent Of the Vermont Central railroad.
and being married to Miss Smith, sister OF
Gov. Smith, took a leading part in society.
He was at one time president OF the lie
Moyle Valley railroad, St. Adams Savings
bank and other concerns, and up to the
time OF the collapse of the bank was re-
garded as an honest, upright man. He
took an active part in church affairs,
was a leading member Of the St.
Adams Congregational church and SUI
superintendent of the Sunday school. The
savings bank of which he was president was
used by innumer;lble farmers, artisans and
others in the state in which to deposit their
hard-earned savings, and when it was known
that the institution had collapsed owing
to Brainerd's speculntions there was gen.
eral wall Of despair. A special train was run
from the country loaded up with FARMERS,
who made a great rush to the bank, think
ing they would be in time to save their
money.
International complications are likely to
arise over the kidnapping OF Lawrance
Brainerd at Winnipeg. The dominion gov
eminent has been communicated with on
the matter and requested to demand
OF Washington that Brainerd be hand
ed back to the Canadian authori-
ties. 1t will be considered an insult
to British Justice ifBrainerd is not returned.
The detectives who kidnapped him are New
begin and Repley, both of Boston. Both
wormed themselves into Brainerds conf
dence. One played invalid and received
many luxuries from Brainerd. They have
Brainerd is heavily interested in cattle
ranch in Colorado, where his wiie's money
is invested. The lawyer who pursued the
kidnapers to the boundary and who re-
turned, tells the following story:
We started south again and found Mr..
Brainerd at Pembina. He seemed to be
completely under the influence OF the two
men and to haven will ofhis own. He told
US that he had been seized violently in the
woods on the other side Of the Assinaboine
riyerby New begin and two others, putinto a
covered democrat wagon and driven across
the boundary line. Threa IS were used freely
by the men that he would never be allowed
to cross the boundary line alive. They had
no warrant and no legal documents by
which they could dctain him. lasked Brain
erd to come across to Emerson with me to
meet his wife; that he was free man and
that his captors had no warrant and
could not detain him. ran for two con-
stables whose serves I thought had sc
cured They would not come, and while
was making inquiries for the nearest magis-
trate in order to obtain a warrant for the
arrest OF the two men who had detained
Mr.. Brainerd, they put him into q rig
and drove south, and that was the last l
saw OF them.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Army Officers to Go to Their Regiments.

The public will be Interested to know that
Secretary Endicott's recent order in regard
to detailed officers on staff and special dl1-
ty is to be followed by an order now drafted
which applies to all officers OF the general
staff 1t fixes the limit OF detail to four
years. The following are the officers affect
ed by this order:
Maj J. G. Breckenridge, inspector general
of Gen Pope's staff at San Francisco; Col.
Horace Burnham, deputy judge advocate
general OF Gen. Towards staff; Col. Thorn
as F. Barr, deputy judge advocate here,
but he has already applied to be relieved;
Point academy; Mai. A. R. Gardner, Judge
advocate, Gen. Hancock's staff; Gen. Alex
ander J. Perry, colonel and assistant quar-
termaster, Gen. Hancock staff; Col. Henry
C. Hodges, acting quartermaster general
clothing depot, Philadelphia; Lieut.. COL J..
L. G. Chandler, deputy quartermaster gen.
eral, Washington; Gen. Benjamin j. G. Card,
deputy quartermaster general, Washington;
Gen. A. Beckwith, assistant commissary
general, St. Louis; Col. J. II. Barker, chief
medical surveyor, Washington Maj. j. S.
surgeons, Washington; Maj. A. B. Cary,
paymaster, Washington; Mai. Alexander
Sharp, paymaster, Yankto on, OAK; Gen. +.
Williams, colonel and assistant adjutaI
general on Gen. Schofeld' S staff at Chicago;
| Col. WV. Sheridan, major and assistant
adjutant on Gen. Sberidan's staff,
but he has not been on TO, r
years detail az an assistant adiutant
general, although on continuous staff
duty since May, 1864; Gen. William s.
Whipple, assistant adiutant general, on
Hancock's staff; Col. Roger ones inspector
general, Hancock staH; Col. Charles s. Stew
art eng;neers Eoston.. Gen O. "a GillmoIe
and Col. T. I. Casey, engineers, Washing
| ton; Col. G. H. Mendall engineers, San
Francisco; Gen, r. Z. Abbott, engineers,
Willett's Point, n. "; Mai. Alexander
Mackenzie and Maj. G. j.. Allen, engineers,
st. PAUL Capt. p. NJ Adams, engineers,
! Washington; Col ). McAllister, ordnance,
California; Coli. NJ. lVhittemore, ordnance,
Washington; Maj. G. W. Mckee, ordnance,
New York; Capt. GARRISON E. Dutton: ord
nance, Washington. u WIKI 5 =Sss3s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18

= Mrs Foster, wife OF the minister to Spain,.
has received a cable from M adrid statiEg
that her husband, IN usual good health has
gone to Switzerland. ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
RIel to be HanKed.

Tho fall court of Manitoba, composed Of
shiei Justice Waltbridge and Justices Tay-
Dr and Kellam, gave judgment in the
Riel appeal case, disallowing tho appeal
and confirming the death sentence passed
by the Northwest Territories court. All
held that on the evidence the jury could
not come to any other decision than they
did. As to the jurisdiction OF the court, it
was clearly given power to act by a do.
minion statute, and aiterward confirmed
by the imperial parliament. Asto insanity,
they all held the prisoner, while admitting
that he acted strangely sometimes, to be q
tleyer, designing man, who sought to adj
vance his own personal interests by using
hall breeds as tools. There is a growing
conviction that Riel will be hanged on the
18th inst. - + 20 ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Hanging of the Central American Incen-
1i..,.y

diary.
Purser Emerson OF the Pacific Mail steam
ship Acapulco, which arrived in New York
from Colon, brought some interesting par
ticulars regarding the execution OF Prestan
and other leaders in the late revolutionup-
on the isthmus. When the populace learned
that Prestan's death was underlined for
positive performance on the 18th ult., it be-
came clamorous and loud threats were
made that the man who served as execution
er would have to attend his own fundral in
short order.
For a time the military party were at
standstill. They had their prisoner saie and
they had his condemnation written, sealed
and signed. But how to get him hanged?
There was the mob. It was like making a
horse drink after you have got him to the
water. OF course, q Yankee solved the
problem. Doughty old Capt. Roundtree,
the American captain Of the port, who had
charge Of the Gamecock when it was stolen
by the rebels, said he d be hanged ii he would
allow the hanging to be postponed for want
OF hangman. lie could take the
place himsilf threat or no threat.
Sothe governor ordered the /, execu-
ton to go on upon the date named. On
the 18th the place was in IL frenzy. All
work was suspended and the populace
turned out in the streets. But the soldiers
were plentiful, and their guns had sharp
bayonets set and fresh cartridges in the
barrels, and they were ordered to shoot
at the first sign OF an outbreak,
and let the Investigating be done after
ward. Opposite the ruins OF the burned
Jail a derrick was swung over the railroad
track. This was the gallows. Underneath
it fiat car was run, surInOunted by dry
goods box. These were the platform and
drop. The condemned man was brought
here, and lightly mounted this unique scat
fold, while a crowd OF burly laborers were
sent underneath the car with orders
to put their shoulders to the wheel and
push it out from under the prisoner when
the signal was given. Prestan showed no
signs OF fear though he knew a painful
death WAS in store for him. Aline ofguards
surrounded the car, and a native padre
stood near. Capt. Roundtree fixed the moose
about Prestan's neck with the neatness
and dispatch OF an old hand. When all
was ready Prestan turned to the spectators
and yelled.
am not afraid OF death. am an Ameri-
can.
Then suddenly, before the car could be
moved, he jumped from the box, hoping,
doubtless, to break his neck. He failed to-
accomplish this end, however The moose
frightened and it was seen that he was chok-
ing to death. AS the body slowly swayed
to and fro, Prestan raised his hands, which,
at his earnest request, had been lett I'M
bound, and wiped the foam from his mouth.
He appeared to be conscious for several
minutes, and it was half an hour before he
was dead,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18


Belden, the canal ring contra ctor.
The Appletons state that they have made
So, 600, 900 out Of their American Cyclic
pRdia.
The Astor house. New York, was rented
at 100000 a year, and it was considered q
low rent.
The lastlegislature passed a law provid-
ing for the taxation OF dogs in the state on
their par value. The returns to the board
OF equalizatio shows Il dog population OF
1896 in the state, whose total value is
placed at S197,375. OF these St. Paul
owns 224, valued at 81, 500, and Minneap.
oils SO2, valued at $2,455., The cheapest
value placed upon Minnesota dog in this
list is 81 cents, and the highest, SIP.
Vesta NJ. Chamberlain and Ed Hart, ali
as Curtis, a run away couple from Mime
apolis, were sent to the county Jail at Kan
sas City, No, on charge ofadultery preferred
by the husband OF the woman. The pris-
oners had been living here since November.
A sensational scene was enacted at the jail
when the woman parted from her child.
Chamberlain is determined to prosecute
both. 49, tr- .1.s-, :. &sss +
The store of Gilbert A. Neole, in Pipe
stone,5 was entered by burglars and $500
worth of goods taken one night recently,
when a dance was going on near by. 81 :.
At the brickyard Of Joseph Vassar, in
Dayton, Anoka county, q man name d Heuff
an a young Frenchman were buried UNI
der a bank OF clay, Heuff being killed, and
the other,man slightly injured. /. y. .sss IL
& a man who had worked there before
came to the house OF Mr.. Frey OF Kosota,
while the latter was absent. and asked Mrs;
Frey to remain over night, and while she
lad gone after the cows the man opened a
small tin box in the house, and took there.
rom about 81 900 in notes, a 5000 draft
on a bank in Mankato, and $50 in cash.
I The man had gone when Mrs. Frey returned
to the house, but the loss was not discoy.s
cred until The next day. W. III; $@f st
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-15
Malone aud his Horsewb,p.

PETERSBURG, Va, Sept. 13-Sena.
tor Malone put horsewhip in his
pocket yesterday, and started down
town in search of some Democratic
friends of his son Butler, who he imag-
ned had bsen leading that lively young
man into dissipation. He was accom- !.
panied by Captain Asa Rogers, and
they found young Mahene in company
with Alexander Donnap, Jr., and
Thomas Hunter. The Senator began
swearing at the two latter, accusing
the'' of leading his son into his latest
spree, and threatening to walk into
them with whip.
Mr.. Donnan drew penknife, rushed
upon the Senator, caught him by the
beard and. holding the knife dangerous
ly near his face, defied him to utter
another word or to make any motion
with his whip. The two men confront
ed each other for a moment only. Had
Senator Malone moved he would pro-
badly have been stabbed, but, before
the affair was allowed to culm mate,
Captain Rogers stepped between the
two men and averaed what prom sad to
be sangu mary encounter. Senator
Malone was at or ce led off, and High
Constable Minetree prevented Mr.. Don
nan from prosecuting the matter iur.
ther.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-15

New YORK, Sept, t4.-Peaches weak
Maryland and Delaware fancy, pei
basket, 81, 25a1 80 crates, 90c. AL. 25.
BOSTON, Sept. IA Peaches; good
demand for the hest stock conn mon
50a75c. /; prime Sla1 20; extra 81. GOAL rs;
fancy, 81
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept IA The sup
ply here to-day was only fair, owing
doubtless to the very heavy rains OF
yesterday and last night. tt ose that were
received were only fair. The demand
continues steady. All good lots were
rapidly picked up. Q1otable Della
wares per crate, Sl.25al Is basket,
S1a1. so with few selects at St75.
.PITrsBURG. Pa, Sept. II -Snpply
plentiful with the demand very heaYy
and prices firm and unchanged. Della
ware prime in baskets, Slal.15; in
boxes, Sl.25a1. 80 extra in baskets,
Sl.l5a1.25 in boxes, 81. 50a1,75; fancy
in baskets, 81. 50al. .75; in hoxes, 81, ,75aS2;
common in baskets, 15aSJc in boxes,
$la1 25
CINCINNATI, Sept, 14.-Peaches in
good demand Prime TO choice Della.
wares, $l.l0a1.25 per basket fancy,
81 80 West Virginia seed liugs, 65a75c. !;
choice, 81; Southern, Sla1. 50 per
buShel
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-15
Pennsylvania MiIIs Active.

READING, Pa. Sept. IA Furnace
No. l of the Reading Iron Works.
which was idle over two years, was
started up to-day, giving employment
to about sixty hands. The keystone
Iron Works, which have been idle for
a year and half, will be overhauled
with a view to starting up in two or
three weeks. The works give employ.
ment to several hundred hands. The
Sharon Iron Company, at Sharon, sign
ed the sheet mill scale this afternoon.
and that department OF the works was
started OH double time. All depart
ments, except the mai. mill, are now in
operation.
The Columbia Rolling Mill, az Ian
caster, operating ten padding and one
heating furnace, was started up t, day.
atter long suspension, giving employ.
ment to several Hundred hands.