Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-10-08

The vito Of Gen. Pickett, of Gettysburg
gallantry and fame, now occupies an in.
ferior position in one Of the departments
at Washington.
1t may be stated with certainty that
Secretary Manning is going back to tho
treasury. He has decided to remain at
the head OF the department as long as his
health will permit him to do 50, even to the
end Of Mr.. Clevelard's term. v
Postoffices established: Minnesota: Eden
Prairie, Hennepin county; Winger, Polk
county. Montana: Dubuque, Meagher
county. Postmasters commissioned
Iowa: Nina, J. McGahan. AK.
) A letter published in the San Francisco
Bulletin, under date OF Kodiak, Alaska.
Sept. l6, says: A volcanic peak Of Pabloff
mountain, 800 miles southwest OF the
Alaska peninsula, is in q state OF eruption.
Slight falls OF volcanic dust, resembling en-
cry powder have been observed. Capt.
Curry of the schooner Kodiak, reports that
on Aug. IL, when g hundred miles
from the volcano, his vessel was enveloped
in a black cloud. The darkness was so
great that lamps were kept burning from
10 a. m. till 2 p. m. At the same time
black dust fell upon the deck to depth of
several inches.
Reinhart and Newtons mandatory in
Cincinnati was damaged $4,000. :.
The grand jury of Hudson county, N. j.,
has indicted Teddy Solomon, the husband
OF Lillian Russell, for bigamy. Lillian was
married in New Jersey in 1885. She gave
hcr residence as Chicago.
Ahorrible and fatal explosion occurred at
Bringhurst, Ind. Thomas Britton came
into Shanklin & Kearns' store for powder
X n0 R1n VxyIkh pSno IN hi
poured some powder into the scales when
tho ignited cigar fell into the can, causing g.
terrific explosion.
Gen. w. T. Sherman, when asked if he
would make any reply to the open letter
OF Jefferson DAVIS to J. +. Scharf the Ma.
ryland his orian, in which Gen. Sherman is
declared to be falsifer, the general said:
'No, decidedly no. The matters touched
upon by Davis were settled in the newspa-
pers two years ago; yes, and some OF them
twenty-five years ago. Davis record and
pie can draw their conclusions. Davis
own book shows him to be traitor. His
letter is altogether beneath my contempt. p"
By prairie fire south OF Sanborn, Oak,
William Weatherbee lost his barn, FIVE
horses, harness, sixty tons OF hay. ten pigs,
and ten acres OF wheat. F. S. Aurdahl lost
fifty tons Of hay, twenty-seven hogs and
barn; Ole Oleson barn and hay. McMatt-
son lost heavily.
The following nominations for congress
have been "lnade: James H. Harris, Pro.
Sth Mo-; William C. Wilson, Pro. 9th Mo-;
Emerson R. Grant, Pro. 10th Mo-; A. B.
Norton, Rep. 9Th Tex; Daniel G. Knowles,
Pro- LIST N. H.; George NJ. Dyer, Pro. LIST
Mass. o* :,
Joshua Num-, formerly American vice
~ ot -
In 1885 William Buckles OF Holland
salted the first barrel Of herrings, and now
his grateful countrymen are about to ceie-
brate the fifth century OF his simple, yet
memorable discovery. @ s.z Z
At Ghalfin Bridge, Ill.,, Eddie Crane muir.
dered Melissa Fuetz and committed sui
eide. Crane was only seventeen years old
and Melissa Fuetz not yet fifteen. t..
The directors Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
T. St. Paul resolved upon Mai. Frank s.
Bond to succeed julius WadsMorth aa
vice president. E.. r 81 f.. 80:
A terrible explosion occurred at the Dit
mar Powder works, Ba ychester, on the
Harlem River branch Of the New York
& New Haven railroad, resulting IN The
instantaneous death offour men employed
in the factory. The men were It work
putting mp and packing cartridges, when
suddenly the explosion occurred, shatter.
ing the building to pieces and blowing the
four mon 50 fragments. The exploding
| powder shot up into the air fifty feet, and
splintsrs al Ahe building were blown. q mile
distant. @
AT Milltown Malboy, county Clare, Ire:
land, while the sheriffs were employed in
distrianiag on tho property Of man
nam ed kelley, sthe married women Of The
neigh orho0d alta x Cd, oyerpowered and
Imprisoned al the officers engaged, while
their husbAnds secured their cattle and
removed tlsm from that locality.
The CHI House at Pittsfield, Mass, was
burned. LOss on. the house, $50 900; par
/ italy Insured. The Cottage Gin house was
also burned. Lose, 4 &c, 900. Tho country
[ seAt q John BARNES was somewhat
f.dalnaged. s
Delegate clifford LEFT Canton, Oak, Tor
.shs Black Hill. Uasre he win remain about
he week and then csturn to await the pleas
|suae q the central eannmittse. 81
| tkndrsw Lucas, osaored, died at Brant-.
ford, Ont, at the supposed age OF las
l.yeasa. He.was horn in slavery ID Tonnes.
The Official report q Gsrorimo's cap.
Gan. lkegh had strict orders to make &c
Eonimo:s SURRENDER nneoadi tional, and had
no discretion to make any terms whatever
I Uikh him. HIS report confirms Che i'm.
peession Ill 30 be did aliou Geronino con-
ds1ittons. and very liberal e0adit ions at 4hat.
/ Gen. Miles neports that 10 accepted thu
surreaA ae % The sAvaee chaoftain asrecine
~ al1tls the eond itions that bs should
not Be surrendsred to the civil ~ horitis
of Arizona Tor teial, and that - should 81
taken aHay from The vicinity ThsWarde-