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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
Sale of the Empress Engenie's Personal
Effects.

In Paris, on the 9TH of October, the
personal effects of Eugeniq Were sold at
public auction. A correspondent thus
describes the scene:
Pillow cases of fine cambric-sO fine
that one wonders how they supported
the elaborate embroiderics and deep
real lace bordcrs-were hotly contest
ed for by "pctite DAME" a shabby
Jew of the Rue des Victories, and a
party of buyers, belonging, I should
say, to the Quarter Breda. The little
lady carried off a dozen. 1t "poses "
one, she cried, tittering as she spoke,
to press the pillow on which an Ilnper-
ial head reposed. The cypher E hap
pened to stand fo her own name, which
she volunteered to tell one o. the old
friends Of the fallen dynasty was Eul-
allie. AS for the crown under it, ma
fol, she was just as worthy to wear it as
any one else
There were peignoirs and dressing
gowns, clearly furnished by Chapon,
the famous ladies' outftter in the Rue
de Ia PAX, and all wonderfully ele-
giant, but dusty and somewhat blue
llcA1ttc'1. Iuc StOCAIAS5o VI O1lAcs
silk, Shetland wool, were of gossamer
ightness. An infnity of bath and toll
ct sponges were knocked down at a
hundred francs. They we're all of the
best quality. The little lady said she
would have been the purchaser if the
auctioneer had guaranteed that he was
selling her something which had act
ually passed through tho Empress's
hands AS for the boots and slippers,
they justified the eulogiums passed by
NM. Franc and Lockroy in their report
on Partisan shocmakers. Then there
were, the ladies thought, delicious
things in the way of pctticoats, flannel
bustles, robes lc chun.Lrc, sortics dc
daiu, and woolcn wraps. Some baby's
robes which, according to the salesman's
legend, belonged to the Prince Impe,
rial's layettc we're bought by a Russian
lady. A snutfy purchaser near me
shook her head incredulously at those
belongings Of Imperial infancy. They
were sumptuously got up, she admit
ted, but nothing would convince her
that they did not belong to some dis
tressed bo'tyycoise's laycttc and were
not palmed Off by the auctioneer to
enhance their price, as having been
worn by the Prince, at whose birth, II
years ago, official France went into the
most excessive demonstrations of de.
light that ever hailed the advent of q
Royal child on our planet.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
4 SIXTEEN YEARS. MYSTERY RE-
VEALED.
A Dying Man Confcsscs Having Conn
Mittcst IL Triple Murder in Eric Coun-

Dying Man Confrsscs Having Conn
mittctt IL Triple Murder III Eric Coun-
! ~.
Tho people of Tonawanda, Eric
county, and vicinity, are ut present
much interest III some revelations in re-
gard to Il fearful tragedy which horriii-
cd tho community sixteen years ago.
In the year 1855, in i, little settlement
known as New Eurgholtz, in the town
! of Whcaticll, about six miles from
Tonawand;., dwclt Il Prussian pllysl-
CHM known as DR.. Stranger, man of
some means and quito generally
, known. One morning about Thanks
giving time, in the fall Of the year
named. Il visitor to tho house of the
, doctor found no one to answer his call,
and entering found the. woman who had
been employed as housekeepcr lying
dead upon the floor, and upon bed
the corpse of her daughter, twelve
years of age, both bearing gl,astly
wounds whic1, had produced their
deaths. The discovcrer of this scene
CT slaughter Immediately alarmed the
ncighborhood, and search was institu-
: ted for the doctor. At length his dead
body was found by the roadside more
than mile from his house, indicating
that he had either been cnticcd in that
direction, or that fleeing from the muir
/ lcrers hc had at length been ovcrtakcn
and disposed of. Some purpose ot]lcr
than robbery must have influenced the
assassins, for none of the property in
the victims house WAS disturbed, even
his gold watch remaining in it's accus-
toned case upon the wall. Great excite
ment WAS created in the ncighborhood,
bring the guilty persons to justice, but
all availcd nothing. Years have
since passed, and the tragedy had
become an old story. But "murdcr
will out, as the event has proved. On
! Grand Island, at the time Of the muir
der, resided with his family one Chris
tian Forbeck, man of rather i'll re-
pute, but against whom no suspicion as
to his completely in tho crime was li-
rected Later, his business affairs did
not prosper, and at length, perhaps
eight or nine years ago, he removed to
a western State Also near LaSallc
there lived man by the name of Wag-
ncr. He, too, removed west some years
ago. Within the past two weeks Chris
tian Forbeck died, and in his last hours
made full confession that it WAS he, with
the completely Of Wagner, who COM
,nittcd the triple murder. Wagner,
shortly after he went away from this
State made his way to Michi-
gan and there ended his career by per-
forming the Office of hangman for him
self. If all this be true, it adds Il thrill
ling final act to the tragedy Which six
years ago was so terribly commenced.
There are now many who can remem
Der suspicious circumstances against
Forbcck, which never before appeared
to them in the same light. Four years
after the murder, Mr.. Hupman, who
then lived at Tonawanda, as did also
Forbeck, one evening conversed with
him upon subjects of criminal acts, in
the course of which Forbcck significant
l,y said "if all have done were known,
] would have been npon the gallows
years ago."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
Peat as Fuel.

A company which has been for some
time prosecuting experiments ut Mer-
idcn, Conn, looking to the utilization
of peat, appears to have reached satis-
factory results. The fuel has been
found admirably adapted for steam pllr-
poses. Last winter 1,5O0 tons were
consumed on the New Haven Railroad,
and pronounced fully equal, ton for
ton, to coal for raising steam. In It's
combustion, very small percentage Of
smoke is yielded. There are no sparks,
no clinkers, and only S per cent of ash
cs us against 20 to 25 percent. from the
burning of coal. 1t contains no Aui.
phur or phosphorus, does not "cat
the boiler iron while burning, and us
there is so little smoke, labor IS saved
in cleaning the hues. 1t is 5oper cent.
cheaper than coal, and while it averag-
cs 20 per cent. lighter, can be compress
ed to the same weight rs coal. There
results are important, and will Probao
" lead to the ultimate utilization OF tho
vast stores of peat in different pats ("
the country.
kEposAO Mountain was covered Will
snow two days last week.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
Works aud Days.

T., break the gently un.luating sca
" ith oars tlat seem t" kiss 1t lovingly,
Aud watch the c,Ni's Us they irclo back
Along my winding track.
To rest upon my oars, and, an Rh"0
With wind and current, in tho cnLS tito
To dip nv hands. while something atrlllH to suy
Within ne, Lot US pray
As near as may he tn the iriugcd shore
To keep my boat, and lean her gllnnol DER,
Watching tn" uany -cnl,red floor, untrJu
Save Ivy tho feet Of God
HIS way \ are in ihn deep: his sunlight. too,
Pnr.Ha ita ley rnllnes~s through and through,
And tull,',:,S many i wonder that abl'lca
l,,uw the lowe 1t tides.
How beautiful the sunlight on the SEA,
When wAvrs by millions twinkle as in CLEO!
But tis tho sunlight il the whose gloanl
To mo doth faircst sccn.
1t glnrtcs tho pebbles with its rays;
1t turns gray sand to perfect rhrysuprDFr;
Plays With tho amber trrfsCs Of tho r'Whs
As with maidenb loci
Anon in somo sequcstcrcd nook lie,
Aud nc" tho yachts, whitc-wingrd, <" sailing by,
And feel, whichever quickest onward flies,
Mine is the trucSt prize.
I watch the race with ,lcithcr hope nor frnr,
Since none than other il to me moro dear;
My prize the perfect beauty of the sight
Cnscliisll puro delight.
| st and wonder what tho cliffs would say
If they could speak, remembering the day,
When first, "Thus far, no farther" it was said
'Ifcro thy proud waves be staycd!"
Since then what laughter and what cry and moan
Tho sea has offered up to them alone!
What suns have kissed, what storms have left the
WHAT t'sii Silence of tho night,
SO, wondering, how strange It ia and still,
Save where, q mile away, the drogcrs All,
Their battered durics with the shingly store
OF tho long hoar'linY shore
That fur-oT sound il but gang" that tells
How deep tho silence is like Sunday bells,
Which, ringing, toll the resting village oer
How stil it before.
These arc my works and days; in thcoo drown
The cares ana troubles of the noisy town,
And let il srctl" and rumble as it may,
Day after weary day.
But when the summer days aro swoctly flod,
And great fall clouds go floating overhead;
When astrrs lurk along tho pleasant ways
With g0ldcn-rOd ablaZo:
Then will back again to faces geo
Than sll these sights more beautiful to me;
Where frirndlicst voices wait for me to hoar,
Than all these sounds moro dear.
From Od and Aetc for NOcem6eT.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
Military Matters.

Military changes have been made by
the President, Transferring; the state OF
North Carolina from the Department. Ol
the East to the Department. Of the
South. The Indian Territory north Of
Texas and south ui Kansas IS salt(rd to
the Department of TrX;,s, under com
maild OF ,;sn. Auycr; and the Depart
mtli Of Texas is added to the Division
of the Missouri The Department OF
the Platte, for the present, is .list"'-
tinucu. The states OF I4nlsi;,,,,,
Arkunsns, mississippi, and the Chill
posts will constitute thc new Depart
mrnt ui The Guli, to be commanded by
Col. Mory. The Fifth Cavalry is or,
dcrcl to Arizona, and the Third Caval-
ry is ordered to Fort Mcphr1con. Sr'-
Ond Lieutenant Frederick e. Grant, oi
the Fourth Cavalry, has hcrn ordered
to report to the General nf iur Army.
lie will accompany G'nrial ;'l''rnE1'
on his tour OF military inspection II
, Europe.
4 Indiana farmer has dug end *u|U
! this fall ten tu:.>; OF roots.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
Peat As IUel for IOroina}iycS,

Il'll tlC 81. raul ff'SS.
The engine placed by Mr.. Butter
field OF the st. Paul 4 Sioux City Rail
road 1T the disposal of the putcntrcs ui
prepared peat, returned on Saturday
evening. They left here Friday morn
iug with one thousand five hundred
pounds and were cnablcd to maintain
in average of ninety nine pounds of
steam, and reach all points ahead of
running time. This small amount of
fuel took them to Lake Crystal, q dis
tancc of one hundred miles. Though
the experiment w;ls not quite satisfar-
tory to TIE pnt,,'trc:>, owing to an in
ability to supply the fuel with AZ proper
amount OF oxygen for perfect combus :
ion, vet it fully demonstrates that at
no distant day it will suprrrr,lc wood
on such railroads that have lol.G prairie
r1lrs 10 make us one eighth of the
bulk Of wood will generate the same
heat. TN" defect in the supply of
! oxygen is said to he easily overcome.
AN Ant IKAp.---Prucurc IL large
sponge, wash it we'll and press it dry,
! which will leave the cells quite open.
! Then sprinkle over it some fine white
, sugar, and piacr it near where the ants
arc most Troublesome. Ihcy will soon
collect ul,"i the sponge and take M
| tlrlr abode in the cells. 1t is then
only necessary to dip the sponge i
,raIhing water, which will WASH I,>m
ont dead. Put on more sugar u,,, ;rt
i ]lr trap Tor Il new haul.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
Earl Granyilic's Manchester Speech


The mails by the Russia bring full
report Of Earl Granville's speech at
Manchester on October 18th. In the
course of his remarks, he sni,l 81
will venture to nllu(lc to the treaty Of
Washington, Of which Mr.. Ashton has
already spoken so we'll. | believe it is
great accomplishment. l believe it
is one which has results OF the best
possible character [ wat accused in
the house of lords of having too much
complimentcl all those who are con-
ncctcd with that treaty. [ caunot rr-
gret ono word which / have said -.
Cheers. 1 think We see the results
of it every day. It is an immense thing
that two such proud and sensitive couu-
tries as Great Britain and the United
States sh ,uld ha>o consented to settle
by amicable means a quantity of conn
plicated questions, and to establish that
good feeling which ought at all times
to exist Cheers. There rs hardly !.
day passes on which we have uot some
proof of the extent Of this good feeling.
What has been the feeling in England
I don't believe that if one of our large
manufacturing towns had been burnt
down, more sympathy would have been
shown, not only i'll Manchester, con-
nccted by feelings OF interest with the
United States, but in every other part
of the country, and in the capital of the
country, than has been shown with the
suffering and calamity, which we regret
50 much, that the inhabitants OF Chic
ago have suffered, LChccrs. On the
other hand, what do we see? [ heard
q r,mor of an intended Fcnian inva
sion. l telcgraphcl at once to COM
municatc with Mr.. Fish. That won,lcr-
full instrument OF communication Of
Thought informed me- the very next
day that the government had already
sent instructions and given orders Of
the most stringent character. Cheers.
And we Invc heard, although only from
very mcagrc tclegrams, that it;,ppcars
that the American governments in>trlc-
tions have been oh,ytd and Il most ridi-
culous and wanton raid has been put
down, not by us, but by the Americans
themselves. Cheers. And If ] may
be allowed to add one single sentence,
it is on the effect which L think our cx-
ample must have with regard to tho
settlement of international affairs"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
4 Memphis Sensation.

A blood-crdling story is told by the
Memphis Avalanche of the discovery OF
the buried treasures Of DE Soto, near
that city, by descendant of ono Of De
Soto's followers, two Englishmen and
an Egyptian astrologer, who worked a
spell at midnight after the most ap-
proved fashion. Circumstances of su-
pcrnatural horror attended the ccrcmo-
ny. The air was filled with pllantas-
mai, sllostly shapes, howls, hisscs and
ilnprecations issued from a thousand
unseen lips, the earth vibrated from
east to west, part Of the bluff was
shaken down and the river in tho inn
mediate vicinity, boiled like a caul-
dron. Though awe-strickcn, the
trcnsurc~l,,ntcrs persisted III dig
ging, and ut a depth OF
only two feet found an ancient helmet
and hcadgc,r, beneath which, lying on
a .ecaycd order Of mobility, were gems
of Immense size and incalculablc value.
Alas! Just then the lamp went out, the
pit was filled up, and a mighty hand,
one finger of which was encirc1rd by a
ring with bloodrca strangrl y-cnr;rd
stone, Knocked down the whole party,
including an Avalanche reporter, hurt
ing the astrologcr SO badly that the en-
/ trrprisc was abandoned for the present.
The story is not SO remarkable us tht
circumstance that city newspaper
treats it as Il fact and uevoLcs to 1t oven
tive, fnilm,,S nc Snltt,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
4 War Document.

IN an article on Confederate
Prices" the Brandon Miss. Republic
an says: "For the ucnetit OF future
generations, we publish the following
Specimen of prices paid during the late
war 1t is little bill of articles pur-
chased by Il merchant Of Brandon from
II Wholesale house in New Orleans, on
the 9th of September, 1864; Fonr
pounds Of indigo, at $50 per pound,
$40; twenty pounds toilet soap, nt TN
per pound, 800; ten pounds ramphor,
ut $40 per pound, 5000; twenty-s,>
pounds soda, at 81 per pound, S10l
one dozen castor oil, pints, Sl2o; ten
gallons spirits turprntinc, at 80 can
S2U- $l2N.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
Something About Hair.

G1OIn I1AS N. l. 1ooLs
Ere long, probably, some ono will
write q sensational dino novel on the
"Horrors Of the Human Huir." This
topic was pretty thoroughly treated
when chignol,s wero ut their height
that is, when they had reached
the very top Of the hend-nnd journals
throughout the country told shocking
stories respecting the sources from
which supplies of human hair were
brought, and revealed the moro NOV
ing mysteries of jute. In spite of this
in spite, too, of the general abandon
mcnt of the chignon, new styles require
new and ever larger supplies, and the
trade is lively. A story is told that a
dealer in this city has sold particul-
arly fine lot of hair ct thirtysix dollars
an ounce. which; in Cuba, would buy
two gold doubloons, or Esounces" The
French and German villages, hereto
fore and still the main sources Of sup
ply, have hardly been able to meet the
demand, and it is now discovered that,
for a while, the Communists did their
best to make good the deficiency. A
correspondent says that in all the Paris
prisons "the woncn's hair was cut
close tho moment they entered tho por-
tails, and thriving trade was carried
on by the t1lrnkcys.'' IT is frightflll to
think that many Il beautiful blond on
the bo1llcvnr,ls may have been seized
and suddenly thrust into prison, solely
to be shcarcd, and then-some trum-
perry charge dismissed, or q "mistake
IN the person Observation-Disclosures out
again with the shortcstpossible crop to
cover her skull. From lato accounts it
appears that this prison practice and
turnkey trade have 1lourished to All
even greater extent under the Theirs
government, SO much SO t]lat an order
has been issued that no women's hair
shall bc cut unless she has been SEN
fenced to more than five years impris
onmcnt, and in all cases the hair must
be burned in the presence Of the owner
This order, if enforced. will tend to
limit supplies, and, paradoxically, by
preventing will produce a short crop.
Meanwhile, it would be curious (cspcc-
ially to the posscssors) to know how
many of tho beautiful vii gs on the stage
and in the boxes of our theatres and
opera houses were lately "original
ON tho heads of the petrolcum-throwcrs
and sho- Communists in Paris.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
Tho Way OF Ordinance.
By SCHILLER.

Is yet no devious way. straightforward goes
The lightnings path, and straight the fearful path
or the cannon ball. Direct it fles and rapid,
Sha!terng that it may reach and shatcr1ng what 1t
reaches.
My son, tho road the human being travels,
That in which blessing comes and goes, doth follow
Tho rivers course, the valleys playful windings,
iIonoring the holy bounds of property,
And thus secure, though late, leads to it's end.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16
The Tin Trade.

There are eight pin factories in the
United States, whose ANIMAL pUdnc'
ton is y, nOO, O>O packs, each pack r"'-
tanning $500 pins, :. total of 6, 72n, O'M.
GOO pins. One manufacturers; agent III
Boston, says the Bulletin, sells every
six months from 100 to 1000 eases "i
pms per week, each ease con aiming
672, 900 pins. The factory which ho re-
presents turns out eight tons of pins
per week. Elairpins are iobbrl by tn,
ca"k There is but one factory in this
country that Produces them. Ihr\
turn ont fifty tons per month. The
machine that cuts and bends the wire
making 800 hair-pins per minute, ready
for japanning. Yankee pins alr sale
able in nearly every city OF the world
and the production and c"'s'lmptlol'
increase each year about ten per cent
i The negroes in Gainesville, Ga, reg
ulatc their ti,nrpisrs by won't"
watch used as jewellers sgn.
Az Indiana chestnut tree is III h''"'
som for the third time tins year,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16

Az Indiana cIrstnnt tree IS III h'''S
so,u for the third time tins year.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-11-16

ADtONOs
PRIVATE letter from Bucnos Ayrcs H:y
=. there WIZ friShtful prevalence i'll that
country Of small ,ox during tho past s,!,,-
n"r. Twenty xix thousand deaths from vtl
' " f"."r occurred III Bnenos Ayrcs. ard
'!nrtv tlIo''Hald deaths ill tho province Of Cor
lr'ntcS.
Srr' kilograms from Mexico report the
.''''''i''lcr of tho Juarczst forces Of aItaEuI
~ revolutionary command. General Trc-
>cle l"nnd considerable amount Of war MA
- ''u N places. Escobedo is prepared to de-
lend Nnc'a Leon against tho rcvou,lonst.
!"y'n has pronounced against Juaroz in the
Anrlashtica country
An a!locutnn Of tho Pope is published, III
which, whllo he rerognzrs the bi-l,pp+ a.;
l''I"'rl |'v thr italian government ar l,'r, r.
,"p tn" lrImisltn ,lnlalilicai IONS, he -ncn.l>
'ri"atrS its guarantee. and pr"tr t. a i ~
''n' invasion OF tho Holy See. iIr ,l", Il.
'uio t!'r course Of pu'il,Err ami ni' :, az
Irl''"n.S hlH example in warning neaiu~t lu'
lC,l '"n of tho Ecumenical Council.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-27
cCRINTH,
Horrors of Radical kIsruls-Murders, Mob
Law end EIsrule.
Special tO:the Memphis Appeal. !

Special to.the Memphis Appeal
CoRINTH, MISSISSIPPI, October 20
Some time ago, in Monroe county, Missis-
sippi, negro was hired, as he confessed,
to kill white man. He did the deed, was
tried and acquitted by a negro jury.
Lster, negro jury in the same county &c
quilted Ge@en aud Moore, who killed q
young man named Hill. The community
pronounced the murderers in this case as
ssssssins. The jury that released them
consisted Of ten negroes and two whites.
The impression prevails in this region
that no murderer can be punished by the
courts as now organized, and as juries are
now constituted, Three or four days ago,
ferrymsn was sssassinated at Csrmsrgo
by negro. The negro was arrested, taken
before loysl magistrate, who released
him II he would give bond. In this the
negro failed. He was put in charge of two
white men named Lsgrove to be commit
ted to prison. From thsir charge he was
taken by persons unknown, and '1ost."
The country is much excited by these
fsc,s. United States troops have appeared
and arrested the Lsgrovss, who have been
brought to Corinth for trial. While there
can be no apology for hanging men by
mobs, disguised or not, such is the facility
with which juries in this country are now |
bribed that crime must go unwhippsd Of
iuaffca
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-27
THE MISSION CAUSE.
HestIns Of the American Missionary Asso-
citation at Hartford.

HARTFORD. October 2S AT q meeting
Of the American Missionary association,
Yesterday, the committee on the work OF
educational institutions in the South, re-
ported through Rev Mr.. DuIcsn, who
urged the Importance OF Christian educa-
ton. and spoke earnestly against taking
the Bible out OF public schools, and urged
the Importance OF pscuniary aid for the
societies a. work
General o. o. Howard spoke of the oc-
operation of the society with him, as the
governments representative, In the
work smcng the freedmen.
In the afternoon the officers were
elected Rev < n. Kirk, of Massachu-
sstts. was chosen president Few changes
vEsre made in the old list of over forty.
The vica- presidents and executivs com
mites. and the old secretaries and tressur-
era, were reelected.
Rev. DR. Perkins, from the committee
on the Chinese In America, spoke OF tie
obstacles the Chinese must encounter in
COMING out for the Christian religion and
separation from their families, snd said
that the ia'd Of labor among the Chinese
in California was one calling for help.
The committee on foreign missions re-
commanded the work In Africa and the
Rev Mr.. shrysby Fsld, secretary Of the
society gave facts showing the growth Of
the socie VS. Work.
Rev ". B. Brown discussed at length
the relstion of the negro to the govern
ment in the matter OF citizenship, and
the intellectual capabilities OF the negro
rsce.
General Howard recalled memories of
the anniversary meetingof the society in
the city in le4S, in whic4 rthur and John
Tsppsn we're present, He reviewed the
work Of the society and urged its claims
upon the chsrlty OF the churches.
Governor Jewell slso spoke brie1Y, coms
paszdinE the society's Werks