Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-21
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Col. ERlSToW mas IcslSAe" WV Aohc''"' ~eA''
cralship. He will bo succeeded by Samuel NJ.
Philips of North Carolina.
TWENTY inches Of snow is reported at Ango.
la, Now York.
A FIRE at Share, Pennsylvania, destroyed
Holmes, Gibson Co.'s new grist-mill. The
fire had Just boon pat in the furnace for the
first time. Loss $4,000.
B.sHop CoxE, OF Buffalo, has sailed from
New York on g mission to Hayti. .s ~-
T.; is reported that the Narragansett Steam
ship Company demand $40 coo from the Ma.
tional Government for damages to the steam
or Providence sustained by collision with q
SEQ" moored in Hellgate, and that il the de-
mand is refused, suit will ut once be com
menced.
G. CLINTON STOKES, brother of Edward
Stokcs,' was buried o. Tuesday. He was a
. member Of tho Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. Application WAS made in the Su-
promo Court to allow the prisoner to attend
the funeral, but was refused.
Col. WM. w. GRosvESoE has assumed the
position Of editor of tho st. Louis Evening
Dispatch.
Ir having been at last finally settled that
4th Of March, there is worry good reason for
stating that the position will be given to New
York again, and the appointment probably
rendered to Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts.
BERoH says the present condition Of horses
in Now York city, is the natural result OF their
cruel treatment during tho recent sickness.
Tho new disease has appeared in every large
stable in the city, and fatal cases have been
numerous.
THE Boston Relief Committee thankfully &C.
cert offers of pecuniary aid.
FIVE frame buildings in Plaa, ILL.,, were
burAod on Wednesday, with most Of their
goods. Loss, fifteen thousand dollars.
In Michigaunec, Marquette county, Michi-
gan, last Sunday night, two railroad laborers
named Mcconnell and Dillon, while crazed
with whiskey commenced fighting. A saloon
keeper named Little come up and struck Nc
Connell with cub, knocking him down and
then kicked him when he was down. McCon-
nell died in a few minutes.
LIEUT.. Col. ATuERroN H. STEVENS, the frs
Union officer who entered Richmond and re-
ceived its surrender from tho Mayor. died at
his residence in East Cambridge, Mass.
Thursday.
The stockholders of the Eastern Insurance
Company Of B.ngor, Maine, have subscribed
sufficient amount to ray ali losses by the
Boston fire and enable tho company to con-
tinuc business.
IT having been at last finally settled that
Secretary Fish retires from the Cabinet on the
4th OF March, there is very good reason for
stating that the position will be given to New
York again, and the appointment probably
rendered to Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts.
SEVERE storm at Bangor, Me-, on Wednes-
day. caused much damage to shipping.
Two hotels in Middlevillc, Mich, were rob.
bed Tuesday night, and Mr.. johnson, proprie.
tor Of the Exchange, was fired at three times
by the robbers.
Missouri VALLEY JUNCTION ,1owa.was visited
by disastrous FIRE ON Thursday morning, Al
an early hour. Several stores and dwellin gs
were destroyed, also the records OF St. Jot1
township and other important papers. The
loss is estimated at thirty five thousand dol
lars upon which there is no insurance.
r. II. BENNERs, of New Orleans, arrested by
Deputy United States Marshall, was taken
before Commissioner Shannon, on Wednesday
upon the affidavit of J. H. Ingraham, charg.
ing him with conspiracy, deception, and fraud
and printing counterfeit election tickets in
similitudo to the Republican ticket printed
and Voted by the Republicans of Louisiana,
Benners gsve bail in ten thousand dollars.
Mccormick l. LYNcH's canal stables, IN But.
falo, were burned Wednesday night. Between
forty and fifty horses and mules perished.
The loss is about $40, 600.
The Society OF the Army of the Potomac has
forwarded letter OF coincidence to the son O
the late Gen. Meade.
ON Wednesday afternoon lad named Willie
Fugle was kicked by horse in Davenport,
Iowa, and died in half an hour.
CHICAGO papers state that the square bound.
ed by Clark, Kinzie, Lasalle, and Water
streets, occupied previous to tho fire by the
Uhlich Block and the Kinzie street meat mar
kets, has been purchased by the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company, and is to be
the site of the new depot. The plans of the
building have not yet been decided upon, but
the company will spare no expense to make 4
model in all that pertains to solidity of coz.
struction, beauty Of design, and adaptability
to The wants Of the travelling public.
H. McCAusLAND's trial in the Thirteenth
District Court Of California, for the murder o1
newspaper reporter Noah Mullendore, has
commenced. The plea Of the prisoner is SELF
defence.
JOHN SoPE, German, committed suicide al
his boarding place, in Cleveland, on Thursday
by shooting himself in the head. Liquor j.
supposed to have been the cause.
Abroad.
SENATOR SUMNER sails from Liverpool 10,
New York, on Thursday.
PRESIDENT THEIRS, OF FIsnce, submitted
his message to the National Assembly OF
Wednesday. 1t is very satisfactory to tht
Left.
The Pittscoll coal mine, in Staffordshire
England, vas suddenly inundated on Thurs
day while the men were at work. Elevel
miners were rescued, but twenty-five remai1
III the mine, and there is little hope that the,
will be saved.
OK September 21st, there was severe shoe
OF earthquake at Shanghai.
A DREADFUL famine is reported among th
people at Corea.
The exports Of Japan to the Uuited State
the last three months were 81, 900.
THE completion Of tho first railroad il
Japan, from Yeddo to Yokahama, was cele
brated early in October, the Emperor oficiat