Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-19

pool, was burned ct New Orleans Oh the
Cd inst.
The British government Ia consider
ing tho desirability of purchasing the Irish
railway.
Three hundred and twenty -onc persons
were llllcd by the explosion in tho mine Mt
Dresden.
Mrs. Vivian has gained her suit, in
'"'n':"n, for divorce against tho Marquis
"' Waterford, with costs.
1T is reported that Queen Isabella pro-
poses to abdicatc tho throne of Spain in
favor Oh tho Prince Of Ast,lrias.
VIZ. IHrl"n, q conservative, has been
elected Mayor Of Dublin, but the libcrala
have Il majority IN the Council.
lion. Samuel Shcllabarccr, tho Amcri-
can Minister to Portugal, arrived at South-
;,,npton On the 81, from Lisbon.
P"ravia Corvallea has been appointed
Portuguese Minister of Finance, and Men,
drnHa, Minister of Justice.
- Skirmishcs are reported at Santo Es-
piritn, |iIE. Clara and Trinidad, in which
the Spanish troops were successful.
The Irish bishops met in private con.
ference in Dublin on The 9TH instant, tc
cnnni1cr tic reorganization of the Irisl
Church.
The report that Spain had opened ne.
gotiationS with the United States looking
TO the independence of Cuba, il positively
denied at Madrid.
Capt Kcnd,ick and crew, Of the BARI
Ontario, from New York for Melbourne
abandoned hcrat sea, May 80. The crew
were saved and landed at Mauritius.
= Tho dit1icnltics between the Sultan
and Khndivc, Of Egypt, arc in fair way
OF settlement. Nearly all the representa-
tives Of the Powers at Constantinople urg.
cd the Sublime Porte to course of concil.
iation and moderation.
The town Of Gefie, Sweden, was al.
most destroyed by fire on the 10th OF
July. Seven hundred tenements were
completely consumed, and about 5000 per
sons rendered houseless, and loss of ST.
500, 900 sustained.
"A letter from st. Petersburg states that
Lancashire, the peasant who saved tho life
Of the Gar, did not commit suicide, but
was murdered by being hanged in his own
house, and that several persons have been
arrested as ;lccompliccs in the crime.
Crime.
The show case of G. A. Enos silver
ware establishment in Philadelphia, waf
broken open OH the 18th, and large guam.
tity Of jcwelry distracted.
One of the rooms at a Long Branch
hotel was robbed of $4,000 worth of dia.
monds on the 31st ult., The thieves were
arrested and the property recovered.
"A Jew merchant of Newark, N. j.,
named Moses Maybaum, has absconded,
leaving liabilities to tho amount of $40, OOO
lie is supposed to have taken refuge in
Chicago.
John Roberts, charged with having
robbed United States Express car, neal
Quincy, ILL.,, about six months ago, was ar.
rested in st. Louis, on the 9Th, and taken
to Springfield.
Patrick Mccain triet, to drown young
lady named Ethic Wade, while bathing al
Concy Island, on Sunday, because she re.
pulsed an attempt at indecent liberties.
Ito has been arrested.
roll, Harrison, Byrnes and Hottie, have
been arrested in New York by U. S. rev,
enuc detectives, charged with defrauding
celed stamps and selling the same for new
OllC'' dt ACho CAAttu SOSCAu"CuV AAICb.
"A Chicago burglar named c. X. John.
son was shot by DR.. Hanley, at Lockport,
ILL.,, on the night of the Dist inst, while he
was attempting to break into the doctors
Store. johnson ran some distance after be.
ing shot, but finally fell and expired in 9
few minutes. The ball passed through hif
lungs.
On Friday, the Goth, $4,000, the pro
cecds OF a government sale, was deposited
in the safe in the treasurer's Office at the ar
scnal, in Philadelphia. Saturday morning
on opening the safe, it was discovered tha
$25, 900 had been stolen. There were nj
marks of violence on the safe, and thu
building was well guarded by private watch
men. Several employees of the arsenal hav,
been arrested on suspicion.
Clement Wood, alias Charles Hop,
Chalmers, was arrested upon the arrival o
the steamer Russia, on the Sd, rs the au
thor of q forgery in England to the amour
of several thousand pounds sterling. Som
| $50, 900 in French and English notes AIT
| specie were found on his person. MIR. an
Mrs. Hatcher, who accompanied HARDWOOD
were also taken into custody. All the pal
ties are under thirty years of age. The
were arrested under instructions recoiye'
by cable.
Col. Whitley, of the Secret Service, ha
made another important arrest of coun
terfeiters. Suspicion has for long tim
been directed against two Frenchmen, An
tonic Amtoel and Charles Encihe, of man
ufacturing counterfeit fve-dollar gol'
pieces and twenty-five cent. currency notes
The officers took the men into custody. !
box containing several thousand dollars O
counterfeit money was found in their pos
session, and was taken charge OF by tn
officers.