Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-14
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The veil On the Francis farm, jjust
vest Of East Aurora has struck ! bed
81 solid salt 65 feet thick. This find
knocks in the head the theories of the
scientists regarding the salt beds in
western New York. Down to the depth
Of 1850 feet the geological formations
are reported TO be almost identical
with those Of the oil regions in Penn
sylvania. At this depth q belt Of solid
salt was struck, which further drilling
proved to be IS feet in thickness. The
brine stands in the well several hundred
feet deep, and is rich III salt. Fifteen
pounds of brine taken from the we'll
were carefully evaporated and showed
about SO per cent. salt. There seems
to be no limit to the quantity Of brine.
Some years ago q law was enacted fix
ing license tax upon all foreign corr
porations doing businessin Pennsvlva-
MIA. The object aimed at was to'collect
revenue from parties in competition
with local manufactures, which are
heavily taxed '"The Intention" says
the Philadelphia Press, "was good, but
as matter OF fact number OF foreign
corporations maintained Offices in this
state, chiefly for the purpose Of pur-
chasing supplies of articles manufac-
tured here, and the effect of the law has
been to drive them away and take the
trade, amounting to over 81, DOC, 900 an
nually, to other localities.
Among the ships lying in @rotton
row" at the New York Navy Yard is the
dismantled frigate Colorado. When
she was built she was considered the
finest piece Of naval architecture and
the most formidable man of-war ahoat.
She was sent out to the China station
with q picked crew and a set of officers
selected for their wealth and good
breeding. She was the pride of the
American squadron in the China seas
and filed the fleets Of other nations
there with pride and envy. From
Corea to Singapore she was known as
the "la belle frigate." But that was
years and years ago. Now her glory is
departed; she is ruined hulk, and the
Government can't even sell her for old
timber.
Georgetown, o., presents the strang-
est divorce case yet--a courtsh1p, mar
riage and divorce without a quarrel.
Judge Clinton A. White became Wild
over and bis wife's sister became a wild
ow about the same time. After wait
ing decent period, the widower and
widow agreed to get married, and they
did. The new Mrs. White is very re-
Gglous woman, and at the marriage al
tar she felt conviction that she was
doing wrong to marry her brother in
law. After tho ceremony she went to
her home and he went to his, and the
relation of the two was that Of brother
and sister. The pair kept their own
counsel, but the people began to talk
and make it unpleasant for them He
visited her once week, and at one of
these interviews they agreed it would
DO better for them to get divorced.
The Judge made the simple charge of
neglect Of duty against his wife and
the divorce was granted. Now they
are simply brother and sister again.
Judge White has represented his dis
trict in congress and is a prominent
man in the state
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan appears to have
as little regard for the handwriting re-
porter as his predecessor in command
Of the army. His Office is we'll guarded
by messengers and it is seldom that a
newspaper man prevails upon them to
allow him to enter the portals and.
stand in the awful presence. A reporter,
by the exercise of some strategy, work.
ed his way into Sheridan's room
few days ago. Approaching the head of
the army, who was busily engaged IN dis.
posing OF military matters, lie asked
him question. The general turned
round in his chair, and looking the re-
porter in the face, said: "You see that
room right through here. Well, in it is
a little man who is said to look like
me. and who is blessed with the euphon-
ious Irish name of Mike, Now You 20
in there and worry--out Of him,
but don't bother me with any CUES
TONS"