Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-23
General News.

The fees OF the clerk OF the United States
supreme court are double the salary OF a.
Justice OF the court.
The Grant monument fund in New York
has only reached $50, 174.64. Sierre Leone
people sent $64.
At Albany, N. y, the boat race between
Hanlan and Lee and Courtn ey and Conley
is easily won by the former.
The Nebraska Republican state conven-
ton nominated Chief Justice Cobb OF the
supreme court to be his own successor.
The Republicans carry Ohio, Foraker be-
ing elected by l 3 900 plurality. tits thought
that the legislature will also be Repub-
ican.
Further returns from Ohio show a Re-
publican plurality OF from $4,000 to 90
900, and even point to a possible majority
over all.
The corner stone OF the new Ramsey
county, Mimi, court house is laid with
Masonic ceremonies, against the protests
of catholics.
A ten-year. old daughter OF Mrs Pertman
of Allegheny City, Pa, was taken ill in
school, and sent home when it was found
she had the smallpox.
President Green of the Western Union.
makes his annual report showing anet sur
plus for the year of $166, $50, and ! total
surplus of Sd, 324, 004.
Karl Gebhardt OF Hartford, Conn.,, has
been offered $40, 600 for the death mask of
Gen. Grant which he secured at Mount Nc
Gregor, but he will not sell it.
John Ruskin, replying to an appeal in
| favor OF the use and study Of nude female
models, says that an artist can do much
better without them than with them.
Tho TTp;o, r M o,,o IS Nav, V-u1- ,, ,,o A. j..
largest amount given by any club to the
Bartholdi statue, but it was only $4,000,
and the club is composed OF millionaires.
The Georgia legislature adjourned aftec a
session OF 100 days. The most important
bill passed was general option law, under
which many temperance elections will be
held in various counties.
The Georgia legislature has finally passed
bill allowing insurance companies to do
business in the state on depositing IS, 900
with the state controller. Formerly q
$685. 900 deposit was required.
During the last session of the Michigan
legislature q law was passed prohibiting
the manufacture and sale OF oleomargarine
The Wayne county court decided the law
unconstitutional for technical reasons, and
because it prevented men from engaging in
q legitimate business.
Ex-Commissary Seargent James Boiling
OF Fort Russell, Wyo., left Cheyenne and it
is said that there was discrepancy in his
accounts as demonstrated by Investigations
OF Commissary Sergeant Wolfur. The
amount OF the alleged deficiency could not
be ascertained, but it is stated that it will
probably exceed $4,000.
The green glass bottle manufacturers Of
the United States, in session at Pittsbulg,
have decided that in view Of the depressed
condition Of trade a reduction OF from 10
to Is per cent. in wages is an absolute ne
cessity. Most of the factories throughout
the country have been closed for some time
and the manufacturers claim operations
will not be resumed unless the bottle blow
ers agree to the terms OF the new scale.
The Indianapolis election resulted: May
or, Denny, Republican, 9,O93; Cottrell-
Democrat. 9,O33. For clerk, Bruniug, Re-
publican, $3.50; Shields, Democrat, 9,2O2.
The Prohibition vote was lat, and the
Greenback 81. The Republicans have one
aiority in the council, and the board of
aldermen is tie. An extra session of the
Oregon legislature has been called for the
purpose OF electiug a United States senator
to succeed Slater.
The Montana Improvement company g
case has taken another turn. The first
| suits have been suspended by order oil. the
secretary of.the interior until the question
OF trespass can be further considered in the
department there. E. l.. Bonner. the man
ager OF the; company, is there, and has OBJ
tanned an order for q rehearing OF the case
against the company. His application for
provement company is ready to pay for
all timber that has been cut Illegally by it's
employees. h. & sz$t 4. A. y s z
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