Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-25
The News.


One Of tho grandest events of the
age is the opening of the Suez Canal to-
day. AS etfecting an alteration in the
map Of the East, transforming Egypt
into an important commercial State, and
changing the worlds trade by the per-
lection Of a water Highway which has
been the dream and desire Of ages, its
celebration is of exceeding interest and
moment, especially to American trade.
The wishes Of Caesar, Alexander, the
Ptolemies, of Amron, of Napoleon, have
been realized at last in the now accom-
plished enterprise of NJ. do Lesseps.-
To French genius, in spite of English
opposition, belongs the honor Of thus
benefting mankind, and i: is gratifying
to know that the worldwide usefulness
of the undertaking will not be impair
ed by exclusiveness,, or easily imperiled
by the peculiar position which Egypt at
present occupies in regard to the Otto
man Empire. The saving of thousands
of miles Of voyage to the commerce Of
nations by the Suez Canal would, if
translated into its equivalent of money,
constitute a marvellous tribute to the
value of NJ. de Losseps's project
The St. Paul Press says Our ex-
changes brings US particulars ofterrible
storm on Monday night, Tuesday and
Wednesday, through the Central, East.
ern and Southern States. It extended
from the northern lakes to the Gulf and
from New York to Utah. ''
In Cincinnati the storm ragged fear
fully, dashing sign boards to the street,
blowing down, young trees and fences.
and cbimneys, ana Blowing reofs off
buildings, and blowing steamboats, from
their moorings. Along the Ohio river
several steamers we're blown ashore
At Louisville fifteen barges and boats
were sunk in deep water, the wind
blowning up stream with such violence
as to break the boats to pieces. At
Evansville the storm took the shape Of
terrible, violent hurricane, with a
track of about thousand yards wide,
which carried away the cabins and
upper works Of several. steamers. up-
rooted several buildings. and. rMzed|
others to the ground.
At various towns in Ohio and Indi-
ana a similar, though less marked
destruction Of buildings is recorded
Near Crestline the, wind blew a Car
from the side to the main track, and a
railroad train ran into it, smashing the
engine and throwing the entire train off
the track
> At Cleveland the walls of the rink
were Blown down. 1t is a:singular fact
that iu. all this recoxd! Of havoc not a
single lste was ibst so, fax. as known
| A dispatch reports the loss Of seventy
four vessels on the Lakes-the most
fearful list Of marine disasters ever re-
corded. The gale aaged with great Sc
verify through. Massachusetts,, Ne~
York, and all along the Eastern seabhard
and probably We shall have fearful
list Of ocean disastere to record. In the
meantime the atmosphere of Minnesota.
though clouded and cold, hae been ell
tirclo serene end undisturbed by the
elementary wor which has been raging
Feast and Soush Of US. 49,. .s.
From: tile. latest official raports,. the
ajority for. Austin. foots<up 2, $500, and
the general ticket 500. Two Counties
yet to hear from.
The Haytian Minister, (solosed) was
presented. to the President on; the 22l.
He was; in full; diplomatic. uniform.