Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-11

The presence Of the British man of-war
Bellerophon at Halifax is explained ut the
admiralty office to be neither significant
nor important. She is there now in the
regular course OF orders issued long ago.
Among the other vessels belonging to the
British navy which will soon reach II Halifax
under regular orders are the Dido, Garnet,
Emerald and Lily. The Mallard has been
ordered to st. Johns, n. f. All ths above,
except the Emerald, have been for some
time attached to the British West Indian
and North American squadrons.
The president has vetoed another pen
sion bill upon the ground that it is not
based upon substantial merits
Gen. Ansen McCook, secretary of the SEN
Miss Hettie McCook, at her home in New
York city.
Senator Harris OF Tennessee introduced
a bill providing for the payment to Mrs
Eliza H. Brownlow OF Sc, 800 for govern
ment advertising in the Knoxville Wing.
published by her husband, PEARSON"
Brownlow.
gentleman writes from Odessa, Russia,
under date OF May II, as follows: Per.
haps it may interest some OF your readers
to hear that the winter wheat crop of
South Russia is almost total failure In
many sections OF the governments oil Knew
and Podolia the fields of winter wheat
have been plowed again and the ground
seeded to spring wheat. On the whole, the
spring weather has been very fuvora bic
and the prospects for good grass crop
have seldom been better. For spring seed
ing the weather has also lately been every
thing that could be desired. To Judge from
present prospects the harvest will be O. lit
tie later than usual.
Queen Vctoria's chicken house is a pala-
tial semi gothic building
The presence OF British men-ofwar in
Nova Scotia waters is said to be of no sig
ni6cance.
Another simple commission executed by
Col. Lamont for his best friendwas to send
over to Treasurer ordan for a crisp. new
| one hundred dollar United States note,
which was tucked away in the right hand
pocket OF the presidents waistcoat.
Lamar's present was an elegant and
unique smelling bottle, gold-mounted and
set with diamonds. Mrs. Endicott's gift
| was four antique solid silver candlesticks.
Mrs. Villas gave a brooch, Etruscan gold,
fashioned in double bow knots set with
diamonds. Mrs. Whitney's gift was a
brooch antique fashion in a large spray OF
diamonds.
Archer and Wood, the English Jockeys,
made the past year, $50, 900 and $45, 600,
respectfully.
Many OF the medals of the Canadian vol
unteers have been found in the pawnshops
OF Montreal.
Rev. DR.. Roos, Catholic bishop OF Linn.
burg, has been elected archbishop of Fret.
burg. -.
Turkey is alarmed at Russia's military
and naval activity. s....
Ex-Q Queen Isabella has given to Queen
Regent Christina Of Spain the christening
robe OF the late King Alfonso II is 81
Maiines lace, tBimmed with watered rib.
bons, embroidered with Bourbon lilies.
The London Daily Telegraph, comment.
Ing on resident Cleveland s marriage, says:
T. T. was q graceful act on the part Of Mr..
Cleveland to show that the president 81
the United States does not derogate from
his evalted position BY making his wedfains
81 the plainest and simplest character. al