Mower County transcript., 1871-07-13

stock in South Western Minnesot;
must be remarkable.
Judge Cleveland, writing from Win
nebago City to the Iankato lnion, say
'the crops in Faribault county all prom
Use a heavy yicli. We never saw :hcr
more promising the whole length of tn
Blue Earth valley.
Mr.. VIM. Hawkins, of the town 0
Fremont, Winona county, cut a smal
piece of winter wheat on Saturday, Jul
lst. The grain was fine and plump.
The rye harvest has comn,cnced il
some portions Of Goodhue county.
We understand that Rev. DR.. Buc
has received notice that lie has beer
chosen Professor of Systematic Divinit,
in the General Theological Seminary i,
New York.-FuubouN RrpubNcun.
We understand that the prospective
increased Attendance ut this institution
the coming year. renders the enlarge
mcnt Of the accommodations necessary
and that it is the intention of Bishop
Whipple to erect an additional build
ing before the commencement of the
next tcrm.-EuUJuuN Republican.
j. II. Johnston, draughtsman. SUI
veyor, school teacher, anything accord
ing to circumstances, whose name is
familiar to the citizens of Geneva, Free
born, and Albert Lea, but who had
been lost sight Of for some time past,
has at last turned up in the State news.
Of the St. Paul Press, as follows:
J. Fl Johnston, who has been taking
risks for the Continental Insurance
Company and putting the money in his
pocket, has been arrested at New ulm
for false prctcnses and committed for
trial.
The Chatfell Democrat sometime
since published an il)-natured fling at
Hon. NJ. II. Dunncll touching recent
appointments made upon the recommcn-
dation Of that gentleman. Two Of the
appointecs who most excited the ire Of
the Democrat are Mcssrs. Lake and
Oleson, mail agents on the S. NJ. r. Il.
whom the Dcmocrnt dcnounccs as total
Iy unfit for the positions. These gentle
men handle two-thirds of the eastern
mail for Blue Earth City, and VIC will
10 them the justice to say that so far
We have found no occasion to complain.
Our mail comes through regularly,
punctual]y and in good shape Blue
EorM Post.
Cringras train, of about ono hundred
and fifty carts, arrived last week. They
loaded this week with groceries, provis-
ions, agricultural implements, &C., and
started on their long journey homcward.
George Fisher, another Red River ira
dor, arrived this week, and will be fol-
lowed in a few days by about fifty cats.
st. Cloud JouynDl.
The Special Commission consisting
Of Maj. Smith, Chippewa Indian Agent,
Judge Crowell: of st. Paul, and MIR.
Henry s. Neil, Of Ohio, appointed by
the government to investigate matters
connected with the application of half:
breeds to locate lands, returned on Mon
day. They passed through here on the
2Gth of May. and have been at Pcmbina,
st. 10, and Crow Wing.
The Wabasha Herald opposes the
nomination of Austin, but reliable Re.
pu5licans from that county assert that
paper docs not repres ent the sentiment
of the party there. The Lake City
Sentinel, a Democratic paper published
in the same county, referring to the sub
jet, says:
awe have seen nothing urged agains
his denomination, that is not, whe1
closely scanned, a recommendation 0
the man. The fault that is found witt
him by his partisan friends is simpl
that he has been too scrupulously hon
est to answer their purpose, and he ha
vcntured to look beyond party interest
to the interest Of the people at large
This has been his offcnse-notlin
more"
Superintendent Stewart was in S
Peter last week. and located the groun
TO- the depot of the Winona & St. Pete
r. Il. 4 strip of land POO feet wild
commencing one block south of j.. .
Patch's house, and running south alon
the track 1000 feet, was selected. 1T
depot will be built on the north end
this land, and on the cast side Of II
track. The building will be 3Ox90 fe
the materials for which are already b
ing delivered on the ground.-Er.
The Wells atlas, in speaking Of Go
crnor Austin as u candidate for rcnol
nation, mentions several counties, a,
among them Clmstcd, as certain to 81
a heavy vote against him. We a
sure this is a mistake. Governor Au
tin, if nominated, as now seems almo
2 certain, will get the Republican vote
! this county with very few exception
} We have no doubt that his vote he
-. will be considerably larger than it "
two yours ago.-Roch"sfcr Post.
Sixty-scvcn homcstcads were take
at the Litchficld land Office III the mon
Of June, covering 5,82O,G9 acres, al
valued at Sl4, ,528,95.
Here and there Minnesota grove
arc truiting tame cherries in Il way We
| hopeful for the future.
~ fury Of I; hail storm passed ov
Mankato, July 7th. James She
, makers house was struck by lightni,
-no one hurt. An so foot buildil
being constructed next to Higgins II;
and the tin roof just laid, was entire
: dcmolisllcl---cvcn the stepping ston
were broken
q The Rev. Eliphalct Mott Porter,
d., who has lust been elected Preside