Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-07-23

Forest fires are destroying millions 81
feet OF pine in the White mountains. /.
One hundred and eighty. four children un.
der hve years OF age died in New York, in
one day, recently. A.; ,.t@
Rev. w. W. Downs was arraigned in Bos-
ton on q charge OF bastardy, preferred by
Alice Watson, and was bound over in $500
Tor trial at the present term. Frank w.
Ames and Charles Roberts were accepted
AZ his bondsmen. Mr.. Downs preserved q
nonchalant bearing and pleaded not guilty.
Prof. Dodge. the statistician OF the agri.
cultural department., says concerning the
various estimates made from his last re-
port on the wheat crop: Though the
average condition OF spring wheat on the
first day OF last July was 90, it fell to sc
at the time Of harvest, which is only three
points higher than the present condition,
and represents loss Of less than 6,OOO,.
900 bushels as compared with the result OF
further damage during J uly and August. but
that already reported means only loss OF
5000. 900 bush]s in spring wheat, and s.
OOO, 900 in winter wheat, or a total loss OF
1900. 900 in wheat during June"
The Comte de Paris is an honorary
member OF the association OF veterans OF
the Fifth New York volunteers Durzea
zuaves). While ON Gen. McGellan's staff
during the Peninsular campaign in 1862,
he saw much OF the regiment. The good
conduct OF the regiment in battle was
personally commended by the prince, and
after the war in a n autograph letter he ex-
pressed his admiration OF its behavior.
The veteran association met q few days
ago and appointed a committee to prepare
and forward to him resolutions expressing
regret at the action Of the French govern
ment in expelling him from his native
land.
Livingston, Mont, Special. The range
outlook is becoming less cheerful every day.
The ground is that dry that what little
water there is is fast disa ppearing, and the
grass on the bottoms fprominent streams
will soon be eaten up. For the past two
weeks the temperature has been hugging
the hundred point, the greater part OF the
time being 10s and los, one day ITO was
reached.
Ashton, R. l., shut down in consequence OF
the strike OF twenty-eight spinners, locking
out 500 employees.
By order Of Archbishop Ryan masses for
the colored people will hereafter be cele.
brated in the cathedral at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia has raised $14, 941 toward
proposed monument to Gen. Grant.
The Rhode Island hotels are on the verge
OF bankruptcy on account OF the prohibi-
tory law.
postofhces the business ha wing sufficiently
increased, to the list OF m oney order Offices.
Congressman Ira Davenport OF New
he nd tn
Senator Stanford OF California, it is said,
will soon resign his seat in the senate.
He is tired Of public life."
A dispatch from Mjnnedosa, 100 miles
northwest Of Winnipeg, says that recently
at Shoal Lake became intoxicated and dis.
orderly, and 'were put out OF a hotel, upon
which they drew their knives and rushed
on the crowd. Ayoung man named Cooper
was standing near by and was attacked by
Fin, who plunged his knife to the handle
into Cooper's breast and then escaped tc
his tent, q short distance out OF town.
Cooper was carried into the hotel in dy.
ing condition.
Nine ladies and gentlemen, exploring
Mammoth cave, strayed from the guides
and got lost. The ladies sw ooned and the
gentlemen narrowly escaped falling into q
chasm before they were rescued.
Salt Lake City exported about sOO,0Oc
pounds OF bullion, recently.
At the last moment before reporting the
sundry civil bill to the senate, the commit
tee on appropriations struck out the So.
900 which had been provided at the request
OF Senator Sabin for government display
at the Minneapolis exposition. The rea-
son for it was that dozen other exposi-.
finn IN diff ate ~ i
ing that such provision was made for Min
neapo]is, entered a demand for a similar
sum, and the committee decided to refuse
them all.
The Kansas state Prohibition conven.
ton nominated the following ticket: Gov
ernor, c. n. Branscombe; lieutenant gov.
ernor, T. M. Huston; secretary of state, N.
B. Klaine; auditor, c. H. Lanston (color-
ed); attorney general; w. N. Waite; treas.
urer, William Crosby; superintendent u
public schools, Mrs. DR.. Sulbut; associate
justice, E. w. Peyton. At the New Hamp.
shire Prohibition state convention Col,
Joseph A. Wentworth was nominated 70,
governor.
At MERGED, CAL, twelve thousand tons
OF wheat and five wheat-laden cars at Hotf.
mans warehouse were burned. Loss,
$250,OO0.
military affairs, reported favorably Sena.
tor Teller's bill to appropriate $2SO,O0O
for the establishment and erection of
military post near Denver, Col.
There is an understanding in the senate
thai when the river and harbor bill shall
have been perfected, item by item, a me.
ton will be offered to make horizontal
reduction, bringing the aggregate appropri.
alton to point somewhat below that Of
the house bill. This will have the effect OF
putting every item into conference. The
proposed reduction will be fixed at the rate
OF 20 or 80 per cent.
Senator Teller submitted a proposed
amendment to the sundry civil hill to ap-
propriate $37, 500 for the purchase OF the
school and farm at the Carlisle Indian
school.
The following Northwestern patents have
been issued: Charles N. Brown, Melbourne,
Iowa, submerged pump; Mary E. Cole,
Let's. Iowa, sash fastener; Edwin s. Davis,
Winona, Mimi, wagon body; Charles 4.
Dow, Manchester, OAK, separator shoe
for threshing machine; John H. Edwards,
St. Paul, Mimi, drive chain; Charles C,
Gilman, Eldora, Iowa, fire proof floor arch;
Riley Hopnbeck, Des Moinee, Iowa, brick
machine; Riley 8. Knapp, Piatteville. Wis,
pump; Charles E. Phifer, Jessup, Iowa,
animal poke; John E. Taylor, Walla Walla,
Wash, a steam generator; Solomon Van
from, Candy. Mimi, spinning attachment
for sewing machine; Joseph Wolf, Milwau-
kee, Wis, box fastener; Charles L. Wood,
Oshkosh, WIS.,, dust rem owing apparatus.
The president has pardoned r. Porter
Lee, now confined in the Buffalo peniten-
tiary for embezzlement. He was sentenced
in November, 1882, to ten years for EN-.
bezzling the funds OF the First National
Bank OF Buffalo while he was president