Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-02-19
Minor News by Telegraph.

couple present. H. 49, :
Minor News by Telegraph.
The fund for Mrs. Hancock promises to
assume large proportions.
Great damage was done to trees and
ahubbery in Massachusetts by sleet
storm.
About two hundred children died at
Shenandoah, Pa, OF scarlet fever in two
weeks.
President Egan, of the Irish national
league, donated his salary, $4,000 to the
league cause.
The store OF J. M. Harris, Spring Green,
Wis, was robbed OF $500.
Mrs. Gen. Sheridan has been danger ously
i'll for nearly two weeks and her life has
been despaired Of, although the facts have
not been made known to her friends. Her
condition has been SO serious that her
! friends have not left her day nor night
She is now, however, very much better.
The United States treasury has prepared
a sta tement showing the amount of silver
dollars in circulation July 81 last was
$39, 2S4. 433; Dec. 81, $52,541,571; Feb.
10, 1886, ISL, ISL 1876.
Ex-Sheriff O'Bryon, aud his brother, w.
W. O'Bryon, member Of the board. all Of
Monroe county, Iowa, hove been indicted
| one for extortion, in charging larger fees
| than. the law permitted, and the other
| cheating by false pretense.
The building and contents belonging to
F. E. Wharton 4 Co., at Fremont, Iowa,
| burned. Loss, $4,000.
F. J. Holstander and George E. Rey-
| nolds were arrested. at Sioux Falls,
Dak.,. the former for obtaining money
under false pretenses upon chattel
| mortgages on property he did not
erty he did own.
The order promulgating the proceedings
| OF the general court martial in the case oi
Lieut.. Lorenzo w. Cooke, Third infantry,
who was recently tried at Fort Ellis,
Montana, for making improper proposals
to a woman resident in the garrison, has
been published from department headquar-
ters. Lieut.. Cooke was charged with con-
duct unbecoming an officer and gentle
man, and to the charge there were three
specifications. OF the Misrepresentation he
was found not guilty; but upon the two
| last specifications finding OF guilty was
the service. In his review OF the case Gen.
Terry, the reviewing authority, after signi-
flying his approval of the proceedings and
the finding opon the first specification dis
approved the others and restored Lieut..
Cooke to duty.
At Andulasia, H., ~ miles below Rock
Island, James Ross, twenty-six years of
age, is charged by Charles A. York, Il neigh
Dor, with rape and incest. Two separate
warrants has been sworn out in local
justice court charging the defendant with
mother. sixty years OF age was the victim
OF the crime.
A special says that during the dense fog
of the 18th, the Austrian bark Kraljevika
from Marseilles, France, struck on Barne-
gat shoals. Eight of the men on board and
three members of the life saving crew were
drowned.
Nine prominent citizens Of Columbus,
Kansas, were arrested. charged with exc
cutting fraudulert land mortgages. The par
ties are H. Bare, M. NJ. Edmonsten, K. H.
Lawton, H. V. Gairgan, James Watson,
c. L. Woodruff, J. S. r. Coplin, A. Coplin
and L. w. Archer. Some OF them are also
charged with completely III an attempt to
destroy the county records.
A cablegram from Panama announces
that President Barillas of Guatemala has
issued a decree expelling from the country
Roman Catholic priests who are not ma
tives OF the republic on the ground that
they prove an obstacle to the advancement
OF liberty and progress.
George W. Stone, vice G. w. Abbott, re-
moved, was appointed postmaster at Hos.
kline, Mcintosh county, Oak.
Ex-Congressman and State Senator
Dennis Mccarthy died at Syracuse, N. Y,
recently.
Patrick s. Gilmore gave two concerts at
Madison Square Garden for the benefit of
the Parnell fund. The net proceeds will be
about $4,000. H.
An efftr is being made to secure for Col.
W. P. Carlin, Fourth infantry who is now
at the Ebbitt on leave, one OF the brigadier
generalships of the army that will become
vacant upon the promotion OF the officers
| to fill the vacancies created by the death
| Of Maj. Gen. Hancock and the retirement
Of Mai. Gen. Pope.
The increase in the revenue Of the st.
Paul postoffice, exclusive Of postage on
second. class matter, for the seven months
ending Jan. 81. as compared with the same
period last year, was $17,712, or nearly 8
per cent. z%2 - i
Eight Thousand people crowded into
Music hall, Cincinnati to hear Sam ones.
and the number who tried in vain to get
in is estimated at from 20. 900 to 40, 900.
A Nebraska stage driver has been ar.
rested for robbing himself Of ST, 900 in q
treasure box and charging it to road ager,te.
The promotion OF Henry White Of Mary
land from the post OF second secretary Of
legation Of London to that Of first secretary
was made q few days ago.
Ex-P President Hayes says that during the
last fifteen months. $33, $50 has been tlis-
bursed from the Slater fund in aid Or olored
| schools in the southern states. ss.
Senator Stanford says he would resign II
the governor OF California were Republic
can. He is tired OF being bored by his con.
stituents. sss. ..s 81, ss55 d. rs. 81
Miss Lillian Carpenter, the attractive
daughter OF the late Matt Carpenter, Is
stopping at Wormley' 3 with friends. Miss
Carpenter denies the port Of her Intention
to become nun. ss5|S
c. a. Story, the Chicago spelling REFORM
er. has hired q hall IN w ashington, and
proposes to coerce congreas into passing q
law compelling the country to submit to
his grotfsQue idiOcy i.
Tie steamer Athlete Capt. Parsons,
was burned at the wharf at New SMYRNA
Fla. The vessel 10 q total loss and half 81
the cargo Was burned. Capt. Parsons had
anarrow escape from sun ton. Loss.
$40. 600: Insurance., SO 600.
james Martin Of Papillion, Neb., tell from
IsR Missouri Pacific train while en- route to
OmAh a and was killed being cut into q
dozen pieces.
Capt Emmett era wfortl, Who was lrece,lnts
nv killed 81, Mexican troops, + was EtheI scls
support 81 q idowed other and assister.