Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15

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A NCHOOL-HOUsE on MILK SIcet, III AOuSVlIAe,
fell on Wednesday, killing John O'Connell, |
and dangerously injuring John Reilly.
DIR. Pr1lNs, of Hamilton College, reports
the discovery Of two new planets, on the night
Of July S1st. Both belong to the astcroide.
d. LED1a, a tailor, at Plcasanton, CAL, while
II fit of jealousy, shot his wife, and then
shot himself, on Thursday. Both are dead.
A BOHEMIAN, name unknown, shot himself
whilc visiting the grave .ot his child in Lake
View Cemetery, at Chicago, on Monday after
noon. He will die. t:rt
PATRICK KELLEY. canaler, fell overheard
near Creek Locks, and Patrick Tulty at Web
stcr's. Lock, on the Delaware and Hudson
Canal, Friday, and both wore drowned.
FRANK McNAILY, Of North Cambridge,
brakeman OH the Boston and Name Railroad,
was killed on the Fi.chburg Railrord Friday
morning, and shockingly mutilatcd
S. o. HouauroN has been re-nOuainsted Tor
Congress from the Fourth District Of Califor.
MIA, and H. F. Page was nominated from tho
Second District.
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, aworkman employed
in building the new Wells street bridge, fell
into the river at Chicago, on Friday, and,was
drowued.. - EkLslu - La-A - - 1
The First National Bank Of Connsil. Pluns, j
Iowa, WAS robbed on Thursday Of S9o, 90 IN
sorse manneras yet unkaow..; ~Tha ,aa,ltxll
stock Of the bank il but $4,000.
Hw6mlgKz, Of SyracuSe Sas sta1bed .
the.hest& on Saturday by Herrick Frodick. It
was claimed by the murderer that s!,afier had
nsulted his Emily. E~~j; = -.
owINa to tho prevalence Of the rinderpcst
in Germany and Russia, the Belgian Govern
ment has issued an order prohibiting the i'm
portation OF cattle ffOm those countries.
The gas works in the village Of Shsrpsburg, l
five miles from Pittsburg, were destroyed by
fire yesterday, and in consequence the place
will be in darkness for several nights.
A YOUNG man named Daniel Harvey, aged
nineteen years, was found dead in an oil tank
which had bat six aud ono-half inches Of wa
ter, at Smiths Ferry, Pa, on Tuesday.
ALEXANDER BuRNPEE, of Blackstone, Mass,
drove his horse on the railroad track at Prov
ldcnce, r. l., OIL Friday, and was struck by the
train from Worcester. Man and horse were
killed.
Hos. MARTIN NJ. RAY, prominent attorney
OF indianapolis, died Monday afternoon. Mr..
Ray was nominated for Senator on Saturday
last, by the Democratic Liberal Republican
Convention.
ALL Of the buildings in the square bounded
by Water, Race aud Elm streets, and the
river bank, in Cincinnati, were burned on
Thursday afternoon. The buildings werp
mostly frame. used as stables, blacksmith
shops, etc. Loss $4,000.
SATURDAY night . negro, named Watkins
living two miles north of New Albany, Ind,
was arrested on charge of numbering his
wife. Her body was found lying in the house
very bloody and one side Of the skull fractured
n a terrible manner.
On Monday young man named David
Thomas, employed at the Dupont Compapy's
paper mill, in New York, was caught in the
machinery and had his head crushed and torn
nom his body, causing instant death.
Two LADS named Frank Crosby and Ashley
Manney, aged IL and IS years, were drowned
in the south branch Of Chicago river, Mon
day, while bathing. Manney lost his life in At
tempting to save Crosby.
Chiffon r. W1Ns1Ow, son Ut Admiral Wins
low, suicided by shooting himself through the
head at the Occidental hotel on WedC esday, in
tho same room IN which DIR. Koonc, of New
York, recently suicided. Cause, intemper-
ance.
JOHN SIMPSON, aged fourteen years, quareled
recently with Charles Wilson, IN old thief
about the division Of the proceeds of . robbery
on the Barbara Coast. Simpson plunged a
dirk-knife into Wilson's neck, severing the
jugular vein and killing him instantly.
A DISPATCH from Suez reports that 2.0OO
Egyptians arc advancing ON Abyssinia, with .
view to conquest. The Emperor Kassai is
marching to meet them, but it is thought his
defeat is certain, and that Magdala will eventu-
ally fall into the hands Of the invaders.
ANEwPoRT (R. I.) dispatc: states that the
United States Marshal, accompanied by Cap
tain Richie. Of the revenue cutter Moccasin,
went aboard the Cuban schooner Pioneer Sat-
day afternoon, and took charge Of; her by or
der Of President Grant, for violation of the
neutrality laws.
EARLY Monday morning, q notorious Chicago
ruffian named Chris Rafferty,, shot and killed
police officer OMsara, and Jattenpteds to kill
officer Scanlan. The officers had warrant for
the arrest OF Rafferty,, and were in the act of
serving 1t when the assassination took plaee.
The affair occurred in q low gin mill, kept By
one David O'Brien, at No. l, ,466 Halstesd street.
Rafferty, ESCAPED, but was oapt,red. ~ -
The WOOL clip of last year was about 16o,-
oOO'oOo pounds. The clip this year is estima-
tea at 10 per cent. greater. The present clip
has moved very slowly eastward, and it is esti-
mated that not more than 20 per cent of the
whole yield has been marketed. The balance
fthe clip is in the hands Of farmers and in.
terror merchants. After wool clip and grain
Crops New York will be called upon for cur
rency to move cotton and pack hogs.
SIMEON LELAND, the veteran landlord. was
buried On Wednesday from Castle View, in
New Rochelle, N. Y. He was the most sue.
cessfui hote;-keeper in the country until 1852.
then he took the Metropolitan Hotel, and il,
lS7l 1t swamped him. Then his health failed.
and he retired to shady nook on the Sound.
naming the place, which was held in his wife,s
nane, Castle View. He died on Saturday. o1
cancer in the stomach.
Two young girls, named Lizzie Young and
Annie Reed, aged IA and 16 years, were ar.
rested in Pittsburg for wandering about the
streets Of the city. They came from New
brighton, Pa, and came in quest Of william
Odaic, a rider Of the Central Park circus
lhey had fallen desperately in love with him
when the show exhibited in New BRIGHTON
aud tied from tleir homes in hope OF Joining
the circus.
IHE London Times reports an cxtraordinar,
sale OF thoroughbred horses at Mitldlcpark OF
July rs. Blair Athol and Gladiateur wen
under the hammer. Blair Athol, of whom Mr.
Iattersau said in his opening speech that h,
was the best horse in the world, realized n,
less than sG4 500. This is tho largest sun
ever realized for q horse in any country
Ercadalbane brought $4,000 and Gladiator
s35, 900. Immediately after the hammer hs,
fallen to the last bid for Blair Atiol, Tattere.]
ann"uncd the purchaser az the representative
Of the new stud company, the crowd gave ven
to their feelings il a spontaneous burst O
che ring.
The Spanish Cabinet has submitted to tn
King series OF regulations for the abolition
OF slavery in the Spanish Dominions.
OS Tuesday, severe storm caused mucl
damage throughout England. Several pei
SONS were struck by ligh: ming and killed.
CosUsConMDJolcK, a village ON the Asi