Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-04-30
Pensions for Northwestern Soldiers.


In addititn to the pensions secured for
the Northwest through Senator Sawyer OF
Wisconsin are the following:
S. Sherwood, Tenth Iowa; R. w. Moore,
First Wisconsin; 8. j. Brown, inspector
scouts; widow of T. H. Knill, Second Wis
consin; J. w. Robson Sixth Wisconsin; R.
Monahan, Twenty-third Wisconsin,; J. L.
Hunter, First Minnesota rangers; G. Wells,
One Hundred and Ninth New York vol
unteers, now residing in Wisconsin; s.
James, Thirteenth Michigan; mother of T.
Douglas: G. Rogers, captain Fifth Wiscon-
sin; other OF r. B. Livell, First Wisconsin;
d. w. Putney, Second Minnesota cavalry;
T. Fagin, Seventh Iowa.
Bills for pensions to the following which
have not passed the house, have been re-
ported favorably by Mr.. Sawyer:
NJ. Romaler, Thirty seventh Iowa; A.
Denny, captain and quartermaster, Sec
ond Wisconsin; B. Fisher, increase; L.
Hudson, Third Missouri; widow of V. r.
Rider, Third Iowa; r. Farnum, Thirteenth
Iowa; j. B. Skaggs, quartermaster j. S.
Maxey, Fourth artillery; widow OF H.
Banker, of Indian war, 1872 H. r. Duke
Seventh Iowa.; mother OF Lieut.. H. T.
French.
The senate has passed bill to grant a
pension Of 500 a month to Gen. B. F.
Kelley of West Virginia, late major general,
United States army. Gen. Kelley raised
the first regiment of loyal troops south of
Mason & Dixon's line during the late war,
and was commissioned colonel OF the First
regiment OF Virginia volunteers on May 25,
1861. Gen. Mcclellan directed him to as
sumo command Of all the local troops in
West Virginia, and on June 1, 1861, he
fought the first battle OF the war, near
Grafton, w. Va, with a Confederate force
under Col. Porterfeld. The enemy was
routed, there being a large number killed
and captured. He was twice wounded, and
is seventy mine years old.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill to
pension Archibald Money, formerly cor
poral OF the eighth Minnesota regiment.
Postmasters comnissioned:-M
Albrite, A. E. Simpson. New office estab.
lished: 1owa-Shady Grove, O. NJ. Kenney;
Reedsboro, Alger county, A. Gibbs.
Capt. E. z. Dougherty, who was in COM
mand OF the party that captured John
the cheyenne Indian agency, Oak.
Among the nominations confirmed were
those of Indian Agents w. H. Black, Sac
and Fox agency, Iowa, and James Nc
Laughlin, Standing Rock, Oak. The nomi-
nation OF A. 3. Keith, postmaster at Deni.
son, Iowa, has been rejected.
Senator's Edmunds and Hoar publish a
card co the effect that they have never de-
nounced the G. A. R., or objected to the
statute giving preference to soldiers.
The charges filled against the nomina-
ton Of G. Wise, postmaster of Hamburg,
Iowa. which caused an adverse report and
re eStion by the senate, are quite nuner.
Gus.
! The house committee on the judiciary
laid on the table a number of bills to pre-
vent the adul teration or imitation Of food
products. This action was taken for the
reason that the committee believes the
bills to be unconstitutional.
: Among the combinations announced
were those OF E. G. Ross governor OF New
Mexico; w. S. Rosecrans, register Of the
treasury, and R. =. Withers consul to
Hong Kong. : :,
! The house OF Charles B. Kimbell in Chica-
60 was burned recently, nearly causing the
death Of his wife and son. Loss $4,000. 1t
is now believed that the fire was caused by
the throwing OF a bomb. Mr.. Kimbell il
the treasurer OF the Singer T. Salcott com
pany, which firm had considera Bile trouble
with it's quarry men at Lemont q year ago.
kimbell has all along refused to discharge
his non-union men. sss4...ss.G 81 49,
z@ The'switchmen on railroads at Chicago
are on strike. There is good deal Of
excitement but thus lar no violence.
The government win compel the Sierra
Lumber company Of California to pay up
81, 218, 600 for stolen timber.
I r. d. Commann, in the Mitchell Oak,
Jail Tor obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, gets out on straw bail and disap.
pears. t t$5 s.s s5 81
3 Ashower visited Fargo. Oak, the frat
since last fall. The ground was very dry
but:no damage had been done by thu
drought. so
Peter B. Nissan died at the village a
Marshall, Wiz, where 10 vent inv dayi
ago to recaperate. Death VS. hastened
BY dropsy. He VS. about sixty years 81
aee. and thirty years $50 came % Madison
And became 8 member 81 tho powerful Law
firm Of Collins, Smith q Knsam.
Edward e. Shaw, who Tor tweivs yAarl
has carried the .mail between local post
ofics and the railway stati at Beverly,
Mass /, u % ARRESTED. He ooniea ID 20 h,v
ink robb1d the nail Tor G6v6ral oars. tal
inx bstvsen 9, 600 md Z ,OOO lsttsre III
/ phtAini1e upwards OF 81. 600 sS