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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
1 Domestic In Luck.

From the Albany knickcrbOckcr, Aug. Il.
We have Just heard OF a rather romantic
story which has transpirod in this city, tho
truth OF which we can vouch for, notwitl-
standing its sensational proclivities. A
few years Since a girl living as n domestic
in an aristocrntic and wealthy family Of
Liverpool, England, won tho affections Of
the son OF that family. The young man
became smitten Of his inalnoruta, and re-
solved upon marrying her. When he made
his intentions known to his parents, Sc
rious opposition was manifested. The
girl, although good one, virtuous and
honest, was not in keeping with the fam
lily standing in society. TO marry such
one was considered a disgrace in Eng
land, especially when tho family of
the young man is of the hi hest
blood. Notwithstanding all this, the young
man cast aside oil family ties, and married
tho poor girl of his affections, who was
rcsnl / was, that the boy was driven from
abode with his wife. They lived together
in peace and happiness long while. A
son was born out of this marriage. Final
ly, the husband Of the gil was taken sick
with that terrible disease consumption,
and died, leaving the girl widow, with
her clild. During the illness Of her hus-
band, the latter received kind considera-
ton ut the hands Of his parents, although
they never in person, visited his bedside.
Soon after the death of her husband
the widow and child came to this country
with her father aud mother. They set
tied in this city. The father and mother
took up home for themselves, while the
widow went out to service in wcll-known
family living on Washington avenue. She
had been there for long time, and was
honored by her employers. Last week she
received letter, announcing the fact that
the whole of the estate of her husbands
father, amounting to $500, 900, had been
bequeathed to her son. Arrangements were
at once perfected, and on Wednesday, last,
the servant girl, accompanied by her father,
sailed from New York to Liverpool, TO look
after the fortune coming to them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
Recovery or q Lost Diamond Ring
Through Dream.

A few nights ago lady, while taking a
walk, lost a valuable diamond ring from her
finger in some accountable way. Dilligent
and extensive search was made, without
any clue to tho ring, and the lady gave it
up as gone ''for good and ALL Before day
light the following morning the lady was
surprised by the calls of her nurse, a small
negro girl On being admitted to her mis-.
tress, the girl, who had not heard of the
ring being lost, said she had just hada
dream in which she was appraised when,
where, and how the jewel had been LOST, aad
that, if allowed she felt sure she could find
it. She then described fireplace and man
ner in which the ring disappeared, and
begged her mistress to go with her and test
the dream. This strange circumstances
was made known to the household but all
treated it with the utmost incredulity. 1t
was afterward concluded to humor the girl,
ono. she and several white mem
bers of the family proceeded to the desig-
mated spot. more than one hun
bred yards from the house. Here
the dreamer told her mistress that, as d.
rected in her dream. she must drop another
ring, and it would roll as guide to the
missing one. A plain gold ring was hand
ed the girl; she let it fall, and sure enough
it rolled and stopped within two inches Of
the lost diamond ring, which had got into
a crevice between two bricks of the pave
ment. It may be imagined that the ring
hunters were somewhat astounded at the
miracle. There il not the least fiction
about this curious dream and its result
Louisville COurier-.JOuTnal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
Personal items.
Komissarow, who saved the Co.,. r'a |

--Komissarow, who saved the Cz.r's life,
Is not dead, as has been reported.
--Dlinistcr Nelson is said TO be Very DOE
uIar among the Mexic;.ns.
- The author of ''Tom Brown al Oxford
was the referee in the great boat race.
The Madrid Imperial calls Sickles one
OF the 'lmprovised heroes of the Poto-
mac"
Samuel Johnson, prominent Boston
merchant, died few days ago. He had
been resident of that city over 50 years.
Fletcher, whom Dickens heralded in
the Atlantic, demand 500 per night in gold
Joe Jefferson gets $500 per night in green
backs ut Booths.
John r. Allen, of Nashville, Las in
making 1000 pounds balloon, intended
to take up ten persons at the forthcoming
Tennessee State Fair.
-Salazar, member of Maximilian's
Cabinet, whose estates were confiscated by
Jaarez, is insane at Washington, and bis
wife is dc@titute at GEORGETOWN
Mr.. William Henry Hurlbut, the &C.
compiishcd col'aborat0r Of the Hon. Manton
Marble in the World, has gone to Boston to
take leave Of his friends there on OCCASION
" hlS approaching departure TO attend the
Ecumenical Council, III Rome, and the
opening Of the Suez Canal in Egypt.
"A prominent minister, who went to
Greenwich, Conn.,, lately, to make pulpit
exchange with a brother minister, was. by
some blunder, arrested at the station, under
suspicion of being implicated in the rob-
berry of grocery store some ten miles dis
tant.
Emile Girarlin, the ablest journalist
in France receives salary of50, 600 francs
a year, as managing editor Of La Libeyte.
This is better pay than that said TO be en-
joyed by Mr.. Bigelow, and Mr.. Curtis for
similar work, each of whom is reported to-
receive 10000 year in greenbacks.
Prince Arthur is described as tall and
slender, with fine aud faultless]y eombed
head Of brown hair, and his youthful face
ornamented with an English pattern OF
whiskers and moustache, highly creditable
to the physical development of young
man of nineteen. When he landed at
Halifax lie ~ore black dress coat, closely
buttoned, pants of light drab hue, "cho-
kerr collar Of enormous size. and a black
silk tile"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
THRILLING INCIDENT.
An lMfuriatcd Bullock IN West New.
tOM-TWO Men Fatally Injuretl-Nar-
row Escape of Three Ladies'.
LEro, III, pi4tshllru Gaxatta A,aa 81

toM-TvyO Men Fatally Injureal-Nnr-
row Escape of Three L"ti;es.
From the Pittsburg Gazette, Aug Oil
A most thrilling incident occurred Mt
West Newton, on the line Of the Pittsburg
and Cornellsville railroad, yesterday morn
ing, by which the usually quiet village was
thrown into state Of Understandable excite
mcnt, in consequence Of the serious and
perhaps fatal injury OF two much respected
citizens, and tho narrow escape OF several
others.
1t appears that butcher residing in
town had purchased n bullock, which he
was driving to slaughter-house. The
animal proceeded quietly through the
streets Of the town, until near the slaughter
pen, where, getting n scent OF blood, he
became furious and unmanngeable. tie
first made dart ut the butcher, who had
be driving him, and failing to catch him,
rushed furiouslv down the main street Of
the town, attacking everybody and every
thing that came in his way.
While proceeding in his mad course, he
made an attack on Mr.. lcly, who happen
ed to be crossing the street in front of him,
and striking him with his sharp horns,
gored him in most trightful manner, tear
ing portion Of his lungs ont, Nnd leaving
his heart exposed to view.
Another gentleman, whose name we
could not learn. tared but little better, as
he was caught between tho head Of the in
ft,riated animal and fence and completely
crushed. The matldened brute then made
dash at three ladies' standing in door
way of millinery establishment, who es-
capped serious injury, and perhaps death,
by having presence OF mind sufficient to
rush into the hose aud close the door. The
enrnged animal rushed on. and in his way
was projecting window filed with milin-
ry goods. Striking the window with his
head, it was torn down and the goods scat
tered in every direction.
The animal then turned his attention to
a gentleman on the street, who, seeing his
danger, started to run for place of safety,
closely pursued by his bullship, who was
rapidly gaining upon him. Just at that
instant, however. when the beast was about
to lower his head to stril Q his victim, the
man fortunately struck his foot against a
stone, and fell fiat upon his face, and the
bullock passed over him and made a dash
for some one else. By this time number
of citizens had arrived armed with rifles,
and after shooting the animal seven times,
succeeded in killing him.
The injured men received proper medical
attention, but no hopes are entertained for
the recovery of either of them
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
A PickD0cket hodge.


A few words in regard to favOrite method
adoptedby pickpockets, known us ''knucks'
to successfully ply their vocation, may
serve TO place the public on their guard
against the entertainments of these light
fingered gentry. Pickpockets as general
thing are tolerably we'll dressed, and so far
as outward appearances are concerned,
might readily pass for gentlemen. Those
of the fraternity who have made the pro-
fession a sort Of science, dress with scrupu-
lous neatness, IRE at times exceedingly
polite, pleasant in speech, and affect such
Observation-Disclosures that they seldom tail to
make favorable impression upon society.
There are others who do not come up to
this standard; they are simply confederates
or ''palls,' their business being to hide the
plumber "faked" by their superiors. The
tavorite resort of the fraternity of pick
pockets for the purpose Of pursuing their
profession was for several years the street
cars, generally those which started from
railroad depots Immediately after the arri.
val OF trains, or at the places Of amusement
at the time of closing. These thieves
would select crowded cars; and SO we'll ar.
ranged were their plans that they never
came in contact with each other. At the
present time they deviate little from the
old practice. They do not always Sc.
lect crowded cars. They get on the
rear platforms of cars very full,
aud insist upon standing there
always being ready with some plausible
excuse, such as 'tgoing to get off directly, "
"only going a couple of squares" or 'its
too hot there" At such time their plan
of operation is as follows: The car stops
for one or more passengers, who have some
difficulty in effecting an entrance. The
crowd opens the way, and as the passenger
passes onward his hat is pushed from be-
hind SO as to nearly cover his forehead
This is so adroitly accomplished by the
thlefas to throw the passenger aforesaid
off his guard. He puts his hand up to re-
adjust his tile, and at the same instant the
scientific 'knuck" relieves him of his
pocket-book or other valuables, which ht
hands to his opal" who gets off and disap
pears.
The hat-tipping business is quite favor
tie practice, although it is not always at
tended with success. Persons who NEE
with such an event, either in getting or
railroad cars, or while waiting at ticke>
offices in depots or at places Of amusement
should remember these words of caution
In case any one should feel his hat move
from behind. in the manner above stated
whether on q crowded platform or any
other place, as already indicated, let thai
person Immediately turn around to the one
behind him and say, ''I'm on that myself.
After that he may feel perfectly secure from
further annoyance on that occasion.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
An English journal announces that 6


Roman tomb has been discovered in
Birchin lane, tho date Of which may easily
be dcciphered as B. G. 407. From this it
appears that certain gifted Romans, in the
early days of the Republic, had such clear
views as to the date when the Christian
era would begin that they reckoned from
it backwards four centuries before the birth
of the Redeemer, instead of combining
themselves to the old-tashioned "A. U. c."
Such accuracy of prophecy was never at
tanned by the Hebrews,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
DEATH OF A r. r. CoNDrCToR.-The
Omaha Herald says:

Thomas P. Green, Passenger Conductor
on the Bridger Division of the Union Pa.
cific, was accidentally killed on Monday.
1t appears the train was nearing a bridge
when Green put HE head out Of coach
window, probably to satisfy himself regard
ing the Stacking of the cars speed. His
head came in contact with an upright tim
her. killing him almost instantly. The
skull was badly mashed and some shoulder
bruises sustained. Conductor Green had
but just recovered from railroad accident
wherein he had three ribs broken. The
last accident, resulting in his death, occur
red about nine miles west Of Bryan. Mr..
Green was one of the oldest officials of the
road and was highly esteemed by his en-
plOyers and associates.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09

L1Es.-1f only people could stop lying
Were people truthful we should know our
friends as VIC can never know them now
Women would not kiss other women with
lips through which words of SANDER have
but just dropped. Men would not VOW to
'love forever" when they only mean,
will amuse myself for little while. Peo-
pie would not utter sentiments they do not
feel, nor repeat sectarian or party cant be-
honesty would be at an end. Everything
would 60 smoothly. Not that it will ever
be done. Each one will wait for the other
to stop lying frst-because truthful per-
son seems so detenceless in world Of lies.
And Satan will have it his own way, az he
has ever since that apple was plucked in
the garden Of Eden.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
Nativity of COngressmen,

N;i!Ae sixty-fve Senators in the Fortieth
Congress. ten were natives of New York,
.sn OF Massachusetts, seven Of Ohio, six
o' .scW Hampshire and five of Vermont
Il Pennsylvania ana Connecticut furnished
t:cn tour; NJ" Jersey and Kentucky, each
three; biniuc, Rhode Island, Maryland,
Delaware and Nirginin, each two; Indiana,
illinois, North Carolina. South Carolina,
Tennessee md Ireland, each one OF two
hundred and eleven members Of the House,
4,,,.ir hirt n ~ looeu ,vera a {olloxvc.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09

IGNORANCE AND V1cE.-F'rom 1849 to 1867
tho number of convicts committed to the
Albany Penitentiary was 1882; 1867
men, and Abs women. OF these 5,661
could not read; 1929 could read; 8,432
could read and write; 2,345 were temper
ate; 16,O47 incorporates; natives of the
United States, 1922; foreigners, 1910.
OF sol persons committed in 1868, 3G7
could read and write, lG1 could read only,
273 could neither read or write; C2S admit
ted themselves to be Incorporate; l73
claimed to be temperate. These facts, like
those from all prisons, show that ignorance
and intemperance are the prolific sources
of crime.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
poGtru.
x't%p TALK AND CHURCH SCANDAL

That tall young fellows here to-day,
wun,lrr what's his shame?
Ills eyes are fixed upon our pew
DO look at Sally Dame.
Who is that lady dressed in green?
Il cent he Mrs. Leach, ~
Ihrr, :; Mrs Jones with Deacon Giles!
wonder if he III preach.
l., nd me yullr IAN, il is So warm:
We ", III viii sit to prayers:
Mourning becomes the widow Amos;
How Mary's bonnet flares
DO lock At Nancy Shoppers veil,
IT, tn,ll Il breadth too vile;
lwoutlrr ii Susanna Ayrcs
Appears today as bride!
Lord. What a voice Jane Rice has got;
Oh, how that organ roarS!
I'm glad we've left the singers scats-
How hard Miss Johusou snores
What u.siy Sllawls there are III tronA
nnNru obs rye Ann Wild
Il,rn,w stlaw bonuct's trimmed with black
;,,.t - she's lost 4 child.
Iva halt asleep-that Mr.. Jones
His sermons are so long:
This afternoon We II stay at homo
And practice that new song
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09

HIRAM WOODRUFF says in his book about
irnt'ing horses, that IL pull on both reins
VIII not bring mp ~ horse when he has bro
ken from trot. A firm, quick pull should
lr "'vel. on one rein, letting the other give
little, us much as you want the horses
head thrown out OF line.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
Foreign Items.

Rome, by new census, has 900, 532
inhabitants; 1880 of them are priests.
monks and nuns 49, ...
There are in France at least ffty &C.
tors and actresses who pretend to be ille-
climate children of the great Rachel.
"A subordinate clerk in a banking es-
Enlistment drew the grand prize in the
Russian lottery month ago. It amounted
to $4,000.
1T is estimated that of the population
of France II, O0O 600 persons are living in
the cities, and about %, 500, 900 in the coun-
try. ....-.
The laying of submarine cable in
pean telegraph, was finished on the l1th
Of July.
A woman has been arrested in the in
terror of Hungary, for having procured in
the last fifteen years the abortion of some
three hundred infants.
Among the agricultural implements
now manufactured in Great Britain are
large numbers of Elephant plows, which are
forwarded by way Of the Mediterranean,
the lsthmus of Suez, and the Red Sea and
Indian Ocean, to Hindostan.
According to the Spanish journals in
Cuba, the following insurgent commanders
have been killed and come to life again
several times: Quesada, twice; Figueredo,
Agintela, Feralto, Cisneros. each once;
Marmol, twice; and Lorda three times!
DIR. Poggioh says there are $4,000
hunchbacks in France, and wants the
chance to straighten 'em out with electrici-
ty. There are numerous Grecian bends in
this country. A Cincinnati chap has
patent for Strengthening them out. He
gives the victim one under the ear.
"A young and beautiful'woman appear
ed not long since before the Roman Sen
ate and announced herself as the last de-
scendant of the Emperors of the East, liv-
ing unknown in valley in Piedmont
After m investigation, she was recognized
rs the Princess Lascaris-P alcologus, and
the Senate ordered her name to be inscrib-
ed in the Book of Gold at the Capitol
Then she went to Florence and founded
Masonic lodge for women.
An English correspondent Of the Rev.
olution says of Mrs. Harriet Martineau:
s'We were grieved to learn that severe at
tack Of her malady in January last had
brought Mrs. Martineau very low, and that
she had scarcely yet recoved from the effects
of it. She had not this summer been able,
rs yet, to 60 out on the sunny terrace in
front Of her house, but had occasionally
sat in the porch to enjoy the fragrant air,
and all the bird and insect life around.
WEAKNESS and restlessness, rather than
actual pain. are the characteristics Of her
complaint"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
A "PersOnal" Incident.


IN amusing incident occurred not far
from Princeton, some time ago, wherein
I 30 young men and two sisters, including
t4e ''old gentleman" were the actors. The
gents professed love to the sisters, and by
letter asked the privilege OF clandestine
meeting with them. The girls were pro-
yp',"d Mt their impertinence, and detex-
mined to pay them off in their own coin.
They therefore answered the letter grant,
ing the interview, and said that they would
be in their fathers barn at o'clock the
next evening. 1t so happened that a
reighboring farmer had a horse stolen a
few nights before, and, without acquaint-
ing their father with the plot, the girls
S q I5est@d to him Cll,.L IL would 10 good
il, II to keep watch for few nights lest
the thieves might steal some Of their
horses.
The old gentleman agreed with his
daughters, and at their suggestion loaded
the gun with fine shot, and went to the
barn. Promptly at the appointed time the
wonld-be lovers made their appearance;
and, believing them to be thieves, the father
treated them to the contents Of his gun
giving each, fortunately, a fair share. There
VAS no stopping on the order of going, for
they left at once, and that too as fast es
their smorting legs could carry them.
After they got away q short distance one
OF them stumbled and fell, and his COM
pal.ion, frightened almost out of his wits,
q; he passed him shouted, you're dead
lnan y It must be confessed that these
gents were victims Of misplaced conf
drnce, and merited the punishment they
received.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
How the Yo Semitic Valley was Formed.

How was this curious freak of nature
formed2 is question that every visitor at
least will ask. 1t is q puzzle for the imag-
ination, and battles even the scientific stu
dent Professor Whitney, Of the state sur
vey, discusses the question elaborately in
his admirable volume on the 70 Semitic,
the Big Trees, and the High Sierras, which,
with its maps, should be the companion Of
every one who visits those regions. He
rejects the idea OF water having worn it out;
or that it was the work of o glacier; but
concludes, as the only practicable suppose
ton, that the bottom dropped out (! There
is no other way of accounting for what is
gone, but that it sunk below. 1t is not car
ried down stream; it does not remain in the
valley-there would be no valley if it did;
there are but comparatively small deposits
Of rock in the valley under the walls-no
more than Che waste, by frost and ice and
water, OF a few generations Mt the most;
and indeed there seems no other SUPPOSE
ton that meets the mystery than that the
missing rocks are swallowed up below. It
would appear, too. as if the chaslr had not
long been filled up to its present point,
and that originally, and until within a
comparatively recent period, the whole val
ley was great deep lake. This is q pecu-
liar theory; it applies but rarely to the
strange forms Of nature scattered over the
earth's surface; but the 70 Semitic is
peculiar phenomenon-it justifies it, in
deed, demands o peculiar explanation, and
no other fits it so reasonably as this.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09

Investigation into the cause of late
fire in London, proves conclusively that it
was occasioned by the rays Of the sun set
ting fire to swallows nest under the
caves.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-09
An Ada Lewis on the Mississippi River.
From the Davenport Qowa) Democrat August 25th.

All k1UA 1AcNN OH luC VHlSS1SSIppl
From the Davenport Qowa) Democrat August 25'h.
Two young gentlemen, Jas. johnson and
VIM. Silver, each about sixteen years OF
age, took an old skiff last evening from the
foot Of Warren Street, and commenced pull
ing toward Maple Island. When between
that spot and Willow Island, the boat, which
was old and leaky, rapidly filled, and in
in their attempts to bail her out with their
caps, turned her over. The daughter of a
fisherman living on Mill Street, saw
the accident, and getting into
small fat-bottomed boat which CHANGED to
be at hand, padded to the scene of the
disaster, On arriving, she found one Of
the young gentlemen clinging to the up.
turned skiff, while the other, exhausted and
ready to give in, supported himself on an
oar. The brave girl assisted them into her
boat, and with true feminine policy, made
the overturned skiff fast astern and return
ed to shore In all human probability
these boys owe their lives to the presence
Of mind and ready assistance Of this young
woman, whose conduct their parents will
not allow to go unrewarded.