Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-26


senatorship. - ~
The governor OF Louisiana has issued a
proclama ton ordering an election on May
20 in the Second congressional district to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Hon. Michael Hahn. Capt. Henry n Mar
tin, who served in the Confederate army
and who supported Blaine in the last presi-
Dental election, is prominently metioned
as candidate for the Republican nominal
ton.
The meeting OF the general court martial
which was ordered to convene at St. Paul,
Mimi, on the 9th prox., for the trial of
Capt. Thomas Carney, First cavalry. has
been postponed until the 9Th day OF May
next. The reason for deierring the trial OF
the case is understood to be the illness OF
one ofthe principal witnesses.
Authority has been granted by the secre-
tary OF war for the constitution OF double
set OF company quarters at Fort Custer,
Mont, to replace those recently destroyed
by fire, and advertisement has been made
by Col Moore, the chief quartermaster Of
the department., inviting proposals for the
necessary labor. The estimated cost is
about $4,000.
Events have established the conviction
among detectives that Mike Humphreys is
one OF the men who robbed the Rock Island
train and murdered Nichols. Humphreys
supposed accomplice in the crime is known
to the police by the sobriquet of Texas"
He is broad-shouldered, muscular fellow,
five feet eight or nine inches in height
weighs ITO pounds and has jet black hair
and mustache. Texas was known in
Chicago to certain city detectives as an ex.
stage robber. He came from the far West.
Emma Norman, twentyone years old,
shot and killed Henry Arnold, proprietor
OF a grocery store. It is claimed that Ar
mold ruined Miss Norman eighteen months
ago, and made repeated promises to mar
ry her. short time ago he married Miss
Kelley. While standing in front OF his
store he was shot through the heart by
Miss Norman, who approached him from
great satisfaction at the fatal result other
shot.
Miss Kin Kato, a stylish young Japanese
lady, has become a student at the Salem,
Mass, Normal school.
Lumbermen in the Grand Falls, Me-, re-
gion are leaving the woods, the snow being
six feet deep and preventing operations.
Cincinnati has commenced putting down
$500, 900 worth of granite blocks on her
streets.
William Whitaker, son Of Editor Whit
taker. OF the Franklin Spectator, hit John
Fitzgerald on the head with a brick at
Franklin, Pa, fracturing his skull and in
flicting fatal injuries.
Charles Richard, q member OF a promi
nent Hebrew family, was assasinated at
Mobile.
Ohio will have to borrow $75O,0OO to
meet the proposed appropriations for the
ensuing year. This is the first time for
twenty years that the state has been call
ed upon to borrow money to meet current
expenses.
DR.. Mary Walker was arrested at Provi-
dence, r. l., for wearing mems Clothes but
released after short detention.
The mystery OF the disappearance of
Andrew Sherifis, son of John Sherifis OF
Chicago, has been cleared mp. His body,
hardly recognizable but identified by papers
on his person, was found in the Milwaukee
river. Sheriffs disappeared the night of
Nov. 18. He had spent in Milwaukee large
sums, and was being literally supplied by
his father. During his last spree he was
often low spirited, and it is believed that
in a fit OF dependency he plunged into the
river.
The following fourth-class postrnasters
has been appointed: Minnesota-Deer
wood, Crow Wing county, R. H. Meniord,
vice c. c. Wheeler, removed; Jarvis, Henry
Smith, vice Jarvis, resigned; Ledoux, B.
Kluth, vice Solomon Dinsman, removed;
| Mahtowa, J. Brott, vice William Jones, re:
signed; Black Hammer, A. Hidden, vice
Hanson, resigned. Dakota-Barton, H.
E. Hendricks, vice William Drieksn, remov.
| ed Stanton, r. NJ. Worthingten, vice
Fonda, declined. Postof1ices established
Dakota: Giddings, Hughes comfy, G. w.
Gidlings; Orient, Hancock county, G. J.
| Sawyer; Saint Herbert, Edmunds county,
c. Rshfeld; Snyder, Towner county, J. n
! Snyder; Turtle Lake, Mclean county. J. A.
Bartos: Postmasters commissioned-Da-
| kota: Rudolph, J. l.. Morrow; Welter
| Henry Cornell. Minnesota: Spring Creek
| D. S. Root; Thielmonton, H. Hampe; IN
| derwood, A. H. Brockamp. Wisconsin,:
Baldwin, Scrihner; Norwalk, 4. Roof; Tay-
| Tor Station, r. A. Ellison.
Lieut.. Hayle, adjutant Second artillery,
has been detailed 10 act as one OF the
| judges Of the prize military drill, to be held
In May at Savannah, Ga.
The house public lands committee con-
| siders the bill to repeal the pre-emption,
| timber culture and desert land laws.
! Sheriff Grant of New York has begun
levying upon the property of William S.
| Warner, upon the execution issued under
| the Judgment to the amount OF 81, 4O1,-
9OS.79, given by Referee Cole in favor OF
| Receiver Davies Of the firm OF Grant e.
! Ward.
The Missouri Pacihcgoes into the federal
| courtito be placed in possession OF its prop
| erty jeopardized and controlled by the
! Kni gifts OF Labor.
| The governors OF Missouri and Kansas
meet Hoxie and the attorneys OF the Mis-
| souri, Pacific in St. Louis, and q settle
| ment OF the strike is probable.
| Natural gas threa tens life and property
| at Murraysville, Pa, and can't be con-
! trolled.
An ice gorge in tho Missouri near Sioux
| City creates a disastrous overflow.
Photographers between Omaha and San
Francisco will Join the knights ofLabor.
The county commissions OF Lewis and
! Clark county, Mont, are indicted for will
full neglect OF duty.1
The oMenomonee river overfows and
| dives residents at Milwaukee from their
! homes.
| The strike Fat the Clinton Iron works.
Psttsburg, terminates favorably to the
| strikers.
| At La Crosse a LEVIED woman, who DUR
ing the past six years, has given the police
sustained by affidayits against NJ F.
Hayes. police justice, which officer is Judge
OF the municipal court. These charges are
that Mr.. Hayes is a frequenter OF houses Of
i'll fame, and that he officially iavors Ger
| tain houses and persecutes others. The
| committee reported to a special meeting OF
| the council generating the accused in
| every particular.
! Thomas S. serrill, OF New Orleans, left his
! property, valued at $4,000, 900. to his
| daughters, Mrs. Alice NJ Kerby of Chicago
| and Helen M. Serrill.
Gen. Thomas Swords, q. s. A., died in
! New York recently. Gen. Swords fought
| against the Cherokees in 1880 and was as
| sstant quartermaster Of the Army CT the
| West in the Mexican war, and chief quar-
| termaster in various departments during
| the war OF the rebellion.