Little Falls transcript., 1886-01-29

s. q. B. COrsett, cashier OF the Dfvlls Lake
bank, recently failed, who started for the
Lake on a telegraphed charge preferred by
George Wilson, q depositor in the bank.
Holly Epps, the murderer, was hung by a
mob, at Vincennes, Ind, to a tree in the
court house yard and the body was sold
to doctors for dissection. & @ ..5
Sam Stone and Charles Van Studiford,
ST. Louis dudes, are about to fight q duel
about New York girl visiting in that city.
The tax commissioners OF New York city
have fixed the total taxable real estate at
$1;2O6, 12 ,4O4. s.
President McCosh Of Princeton wants
about $500, 900 to transform Princeton
college into afuAfedged university. .gss,.
Jefferson Boiling is on trial in Newark,
Ohio, for the murder OF his father.in- law,
John Douglass, last October. = *&
While Mrs. DELPHI Williams OF Waynes-
boro, Gu, was sittingin her open door she
was shot through the head by an unknown
assassin and killed instantly.
Stephen Campbell was found guilty OF
wife murder at Danville. ILL.,. The pecul-
iarity OF the caseis that the crime was COM
mitted twelve years ago. He disappeared
at the time, and was arrested in Vermillion
county few months ago. His own testi-
'mony convicted him.
Tobias Epstein, dry goods merchant,
was commit ted for trialin Toronto recent.
iy, on charge of defrauding his creditors
OF $40, 900.
Nine. Patti is suffering from serious at
tack OF bronchitis. The concerts in which
she was to have appeared, have been in
definitely postponed:
Forty cases of smallpox are reported at
Grandines, Que. The smallpox has broken
out at St. Tmothe and at Lorett below
Quebec There are several families strick-
en- with the disease and still number OF
cases at Cape St. Ignace and St. Thomas
de Montmo oiny, and in other places.
Hon. r. c. Walthall and Hon. J. F.
George we're reelected U. S. Senators by
the Mississippi legislature. Senator Cor
man of Maryland was also reelected.
Mai. Armstrong has retired from active
editorial work on the Cleveland Plaindeal-
er, but still retains g. substantial interest
in the paper.
The striking Pennsylvania Hungarian
miners have taken possession OF q village
in the coke region, and threaten death to
all who attempt to return to work.
The United States supreme court will be
asked whether an extradited prisoner can
be punished for perjury committed after
his arrival in this county. Detroit has a
case.
Stephen j. Meany, the distinguished
worker in the Irish cause, is still very sick
in New York.
The legislature OF Maryland in Joint con-
vention elected Hon. Henry Lloyd to be
governor of Maryland, for the term for
which Gov. Robert NJ. McLane was elected
by the people.
John J. Vail committed suicide at Helena,
Mon.
Two large veins of coal have been found
on the Duwamish river, Wash near Seattle,
and about one hundred yards from the line
of the Columbia and Puget Sound rail.
way.
The commissioner OF the general land Of
flee has been directed by the secretary OF
the interior to issue patents to 1877 Puyal-
leys Indians for lands allotted to them in
Washington Territory, near the town OF
New Tacoma, in accordance with the direc-
ton. OF the president, OF Oct. 23, 1884.
This order WAS held up sometime ago on
account OF the petition OF citizens OF New
Tacoma, who represented that the proxim-
ity OF Indians would injure the town The
Indians have occupied the lands for the past
thirty years and as they were unwilling to
go elsewhere.
IL
T. Finch & Sons -four mill, a water power
and elevator, with thirteen to fifteen thou
sand bushels OF wheat and some flour. The
loss is S22, 200 to $25, 900; insurance, $l3,-
900. lncendiary.
The Illinois supreme court has affirmed
the decision OF the lower court. thereby sus-
tanning the constitutionality Of the new
state election law.
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at the Academy Of Music recently an cleo
trio tank fell from the flies and struck Miss
Emma Juch the prima donna, on the
head. Blood began to flow from the sing
er' scalp; but Miss Juch insisted on going
on and went through the act, at the end OF
which she fell in dead faint ON the stage
Judge Moody, Dakota's contingent sena-
tor WAS granted the privileges Of the floor
OF the senate.
The National Homeopathic hospital at
Washington will soon be opened formally,
after the expenditure OF SIS, 900 upon i'm.
provements.
The presence c.f Col. Benton in Washing
ton revlves the runor that Il change in the
governorship of Dakota will soon be
made.
While Stephen A. Douglass, son OF the
famous Illinois statesman was delivering
lecture at Chicago the box office was at
tached on an alleged board bill against him
OF $3.50.
The story published about the supposed
discovery OF the daughter OF Joaquin Miller
in Chicago penniless and in deep distress,
appears to be very thoroughly exploded by
the statement OF Mr.. Elder, publisher of u
literary journal, upon whose authority
the story was first q ven publicity.
Senator VOORHEES, has introduced bill to
declare forfeited all the lands obtained
from the United States by the Northern
Pacific Railroad company since the 4th OF
July, 1877.
The first installment OF the great col.
lection OF models and casts of statuary
which comprises all the works executed by
the eminent sculptor, Randolph Rogers OF
Rome. during his active life OF more than
thirty five years, and presented by him to
the University Of Michigan, has been re-
ceived.
The Marquis de Mores, the Dakota cattle
klng, was among the passengers on the
steamer Lohadnr, which arrived from
Havre at New York recently. ~ =,
It is estimated that the losses to the Flor.
ida orange growers ON account Of the late
cold snap will be from 81, 500, 900 to So.
100000. Frost is reported in Cuba also.
Capt. Couch, the irreprcssible Ol,lahom,
boomer has gone to Washington to lobby
Tor bill to open 13,COO,OOO acres of the
reservation to settlers. u r
| at New Haven it is generally conceded
that Professor Dwight viii succeed pres;
dent Portersin in the Presidency OF Yale col.
lege. . +EE Is. @.z : .3- '$:'-,~..s =.
General Passenger Agent Fee OF the North
ern Pacific has issued a circular .luno,,,,c.
ing the fLt)DOintment of Cnor,a g af, ,,,L = :.