Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-26

The Tennessee code prohibits the sale Ct
spurious liquors on Sunday. Under this law
many Nashville beer sellers were indicted and
fined by the Criminal Court Of that county.
A test case was made and decision rendered
that there is difference between spurious
and fermented liquors, and declares that the
etatute does no: prohibit the sale Of wine and
beer, they being fermented liquors.
FouR hundred aud seventy-one horses died
at Cincinnati from the epizootic in the last
four weeks.
GENERAL SIaEL has been elected president
Of the Society Of United Nationalities.
TIE Mutual Lite Insurance Company has
abandoned for the present its plan Of reduced
premiums, which caused such commotion in
insurance circles.
RoHr. AND STEPHEN DOUGLAS, sons of the
late Senator Douglas, have prepared q claim
for $250, 900 tor their private cotton and other
property taken, used and appropriated in
March, 1868, in Mississippi, by portion Of
| the army OF the United States.
The pewholders Of the Old South Church
have voted, ~ to in favor of leasing the
building for post-ofice.
A NEW organization called the Tammany
Central Association has Just started in New
| York, having among its members John Kel.
10y, Abraham II. Lawrence and other notable
citizens.
TIE becr-brewers Of New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts,
ave resolved to form organizations to oppose
the additional tax of three and half cents
per barrel.
In Dubuque, the other day, Mrs. Maloy re.
| covered eight tn ousand and seventy-6 five dol
lars damages for the death of her husband
from blow ut the hands OF one Maloney, q
short timo ago. She claimed SIC, 600, but the
matter was compromised by Maloney giving
Mrs. Maloy note for 81, ZOO, due in one year
at 6 per cent. interest.
Mr.. CoLFAx's friends announce that his
principal reason for declining the editorship OF
the Tribune was the refusal to allow him to
select staff OF editors without the approval Of
the stockholders.
THERE are fears that the steamship Shan
non, which sailed from Montreal for Hull, has
oundered.
SALT LAKE Crrr fears destruction by .incen-
diaries.
A FREIGHT train from Boston was wrecked
near Dodgeville, Rhode Island, on Tuesday
and 18 cars broken to pieces. An unknown
man was killed.
THIETY freight cars were demolished near
Bloomsburg, New York, Tuesday night, by q
collision between an emigrant and freight
train on the Central road.
"a DEs MONIES dispatch states that the cele-
brated liquor case OF Mrs. Priestly against
HERB has been settled by Herb giving her
homestead, valued at 1850, as damages for
selling liquor to her husband.
BLAKEsIEE, who recently attempted to
wreck the New York and Boston express train,
| near Windsor Locks, has been sentenced to
imprisonment for ten years.
JACOB ScHNrrZEI, = teamster, fell from his
wagon at Louisville, while drunk, and waa
crushed to death by the wheels.
The Office Of Marshal Of the Supreme Court
to which John G. Nicolsy has recently beer
appointed, is worth Sc: 700 per annum.
The failure Of Dimmick, Myers h Co., and
Robert Bale, New York gold brokers, is an
! nounced.
IT cost Ohio ,766 for public printing
| binding, ETC., the past year.
THOMAS L. BOND, prisoner in the county
Jail at Cincinnati, cut his throat with 4 pen
knife, and will probably die.
The Democrats OF New Hampshire hold g
state convention At Concord on the 9Th Of Jan
uary, and the Republicans on the 14th.
The wedding OF Mr.. Judson JARVIS and Miss
Mamie Brennan, Of New York, was one of the
most fashionable Of the season.
! Abroad.
AHEAvY gale Friday wrecked several vessels
At Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.
A BILL has been introduced in the Spanish
Cortes providing for universal compu ]sory
military service.
| The French Assembly, after the most VIC.
lent discussion ever witnessed in the Chamber
rejected the petitions for dissolution by .
large majority.
McDouoALL, GRAY l. Co., OF Charlottestown
N. g., have suspended. Liabilities, $4,000.
VIscouN1Ess BEAcoNsr1ELD, wife of Disraeli
died Sunday.
A DISPATCH from Nantes reports that the
river Loire bas overhowed, and the adjacent
country Is flooded. The quays in the lowe1
quarters OF Nantes are entirely under water
presenting fearful spectacle. The custom
house and al business houses in the flooded
section are closed. Great destruction o
property is apprehended. Tho railways an
covered with water, and travel is interrupted
DENMARK, Sweden and Norway have sigue,
. convention for uniform coinage.
FRANCE will not send . war steamer to Hay
Ii to support the demands OF French citizens
The anniversary OF the closing OF the gate
OF Londonderry was celebrated without dis
turbance.
The Mayor of Nantes has been dismisse,
from Office for not giving sufficient protection
to the pilgrims of the Lourdes.
The Khedivc Of Egypt has concluded LOAF
Of $l2, 500, 900 with the Bank OF Constantinople