Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10


debt OF $4,000 by giving them 5000, 900
in new bonds. The creditors refused to
accept such settlement, and tho town Off
Gals withdrew the offer and resigned to
prevent payment of accrued interest, and
now tell the creditors to get their money
if they can.
All travellers to Mount Hood this season
say there was never so little snow on the
mountain; the weather has been 80 warm.
In the tive cent savings bank OF Charles
ton, S. c., the colored people have $124,-
$3.50 on deposit. The largest deposit or
has $4,000 to his credit.
c. Culverly, Il New York sculptor. will
execute the statue OF Burns in bronze, for
which an Albany lady left $4,000.
St. Louis will send train Of ten cars OF
provisions to the people OF the droutA-
smitten districts OF Texas.
Maud Dolars a pretty Chicago girl, is to
jump from the Brooklyn bridge for purse
OF 81 900.
Geronimo is reported to have sent word
to Gen. Miles that he will surrender at San
Bernardino.
It is said that Mrs. Victoria Morosini-
Schilling is getting very tired Of singing and
supporting her coachman husband, and
that she is contemplating appealing to her
father for forgiveness.
Ex-State Senator Edward S. Cleveland,
OF Hartford, is an aspirant for the govern.
orship OF Connecticut He is said to he q
distant relative OF Grover Cleveland, q
democrat, and looks like the late George
Washington.
Lieut.. Scheutz's mission to the mouth OF
the Lena river, Siberia, bearing rewards
from this government to natives who AS.
sisted the survivors Of the Jeanette, has
been entirely successful. He will probab bly,
Advices from Sofia say that some disor.
der has occurred. NJ Zankoff, the revolu.
tionary leader. was attacked by Il mob
and nearly killed. It is expected chat mil
tary plotters will beexecuted and amnes t
be granted to other conspirators. The
Vessiche Zeitung, the Berliner Tageblatt
and the National Zeitung, all Of Berlin in.
sisv that it is impossible for Germany and
Austria to tolerate Russian occupation
OF Bulgaria. 1t is Stated that NJ. NeNdof
the Russian ambassador at Constantine
pie, in an interview with the grand visier
limited at a Russian occupation OF Bulga.
ria, adding that il q hair OF one Russian
WAS touched Russia would be compelled
to interfere.
by direction OF the president, and at his
own request, Brig. Gen. John Newton has
been retired from active service, he ha wing
served as an officer in tho army for forty
years.
Col. John 3. Brownlow, son OF Parson
Brownlow OF Tennessee, is a clerk in the
postoffice department in Washington and
lives in obscurity in that city.
The board Of trustees Of the proposed
Catholic university will meet in Washing,
ton next month to make final arrange
ments for building the institution, or al
least the theological branch OF it, 1t its un
derstood that the plans have been agreed
upon by prelates and that funds are not
wanting. Bishop Spaulding, Keenc .nc
Ireland who have done most OF the collect
ing, has sent in reports which Justify in1lnc
diate building operations. Besides the
$500, 900 contributed by Miss Caldwell OF
New York, the treasurer is said to have
about as much more, raised throughout
the country since last November.
A Chicago special says Many months
have passed since the mem orahle robbery
OF the express on the Rock Island railroud
near J oliet, and which eliminated in the
death OF Messenger Nichols, but it il
among the proba bilities that the pcrpe
traitors Of the deed will soon be brought
to justice. The men are known. The first
step in the case was to fix their Identity
and it has been done after several month {
patient work.
William McClintock, an old and wealthy
farmer OF Columbus, Ind, WAS induced BY
two sharpers on some unknown pretc1t
to come to that city and draw s., DOC
from the bank. In company with these
men he started on his return, and wher
few miles out they beat an rob bed ths
old man and threw him out on the road
The Mormon church organ gives notice
tHat George q. Cannon has repaid Johr
Sharp and Fcrramorz Little, his bonds.
men, 5000 they paid for his forfeited
bail.
The United States reduced her nationa:
debt IL hundred millions last year, while
Great Britain Increased her debt ten mill
ions.
Senator Mahone's fortune is estimated al
81 900.
Canadian meteorological says that
Pittsburg Pa, will be destroyed by me.
teoric shower in the latter part OF Septe IN.
Der.
John Bu,niler is arrested at Sheldon
Oak, charged with the murder OF 4. Chez
lemas.
St. Louis crooks rescue Carroll, q bank
robber while in transit from St. Louis tt
Galesburg, III.
F. NJ. Davies, prominent merchant tai.
lor was found dead in his room at Grand
Forks, Oak. His vile deserted him few
months since. He formerly lived at Hud.
son, Wiz, where he has two daughters liv.
ing.
The Black Hawk Paper companys mil
at Milau, H., is burned; loss, $4,000.
Nicholas Il Fransworth Of Boston, deal
ers in shoe manufacturers goods have sus
pended. Liabilities not given, but heavy
There was frost in the Northwest th;
night ol August 81.
Frank Lake shot and killed his wife an6
| then himself at the residence OF his son al
Lagra nge, Mo.
In October, 1880, at Rochester, n. Y
| Chris Berman was murdered with an axe
at his home in Jennings street, in that cit )
| The affair WAS m ost horrible and mys
| time to the uurderers. The tragedy Great
ed no little excitement at the time. Mrs
Berman, vile Of the murdered man, an(
Jacob Steinniller, her brother-in-law, hav,
| just been arrested and locked up in Jail III
| charge Of having committed the crime
A iull confession OF the murder was mad,
by the mother OF Berman's wife, who i:
now on her deathbed.
Henry Parker Todd, son Of Paul P
Todd, q wealthy lawyer, shot and killed
himself at bis fathers residence in New
York.
The baggage OF Sir Charles Dixie anc
Lord Kingston, who recently passsc
| through Winnipeg on their way to tn,
Pacific coast, was seized by the North
! western mounted police on entering tn.
territories for containing liquor. ST.
Charles il travelling under the name O.
Tetlow.
The magnitude OF the eviction job under
taken by the British governmental Irelan:
| is suggested by the TACT that it took 60t
troops to evict one tenant.