Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
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The bankruptcy Of Gicnwood Coal Compan,
in the Lackawaua region is announced, Will
liabilities Of $A0O, 600. Jay Gould is said Il
have a largo amount Of stock in it, and tn,
Erie Railway Company hold about $3.50, 600 O.
its bonds. -. ~~.'..
THR Reformed Church National Synod In,
suspended from the Ministry and from tl,
Church, the Rev. Henry Knepper, OF Illinois
on tho ground that he married after obtainin,
sdisorcc, which, though legal, was not permit
ted on scripturai grounds.
NEAR Marion, Indiana, on Thursday. E,;ia,
Creves'on, farmer, went into his barn to fcct
bis horses, and VAS assaultexa by = man MN
ca nerry Meyers, who had secretcd himsel
s"efe ior tho purpose Of robbery. During I'll,
, sceH Meyers stabbed Crevcston, infctins
wounds which proved fatal. Meyers made
good his escape.
Aak World says several prominent bushes.
men have just sent, by the steamer Tybee
money for the purchase Of Samana, San Do
mngo, they having become 80 atisfied that the
purchase which Congress rejected would be q
profitable one. and renewed the bargain with
Baetx on their own account.
Two freight trains ccllided At Clayton, Iowa,
ON the Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota r.
H., Thursday, wrecking half dozen cars and
smashing one locomotive. One man, named
Q. \. Neinsn, Of Guttcnberg,a passenger, was
kl1ed y hetng smashcd to death between two
cars.
The Tribune states that the Misses Greeley
are unwilling. unde7 any ircuassansss, thai
the plan ef subscription -br their personal
oeneat should be adhered to. They will Join
~ eon6ibstie& for the.purpose Of erecting .
'ASue Of their father 10 perrctuate his mem
ABOUT half Of tho business portion Of
"apeua, H.. was destroyed by fire ON We'd
nesday. The fire originated at about mid.
night in the back part Of one of q. C. Smiths
store rooms, and like fash, block Of build
angs wse destroyed. w. r. Garlic was the
'hcst1st loser. -.
AT Valparaiso, Indians, on Wednesday, q
man was found hanging bv . common scarf
1rom the limb of ! tree . quarter Of mile
from town. At first it was supposed that he
had Committed suicide, but further examin.
alton showed that he had been terribly heat.
en- stabbed in numerous places. and then.
IN al probability, suspended to the tree bv
INC muroerers. He was man about 40 years
o'o' nve feet eight inches in height, sandy
beard, worn full, had butternut -colored pants.
gray overcoat, aud boots with heavy nails With
patch on the instcp of one OF them; also
checke-ed shirt and bandanua handkerchief
With initials "A. II. 81 He had & carpet bao
mtn new suit Of clothes, and bottle OF med
ielne ,put spat Madison, Wis. A little over
40 was found on his person.
BARNEY WOODS was hanged in the iail 4.
Washington on Friday for the murder OF
samuel N. Cheseman, Of New York, ON the
18th Of last August.
Two ftsght trains -collided at Clayton.
Iowa, on the Chicago, Dubuque and Minneso.
IA Railroad, Thursday, wreckipg half do zen
cars and smashin9 one locomotive. One. imam.
named .. 4. Neiman, Of Gutenberg, passen-
ger. was killdd by being smashed to death be-
tween two cars.
ON Thursday evening one Of the shops of the
Pullman Car Manufacturing Company in De-
troit was injured BY fire to tho extent Of from
Sls,OOOto s25.o0o. Loss chiefly covered by in
suranoe. .:
TIE Reformed Church National Synod has
suspended from the Ministry and from the
Church, the Rev. Henry Knepper, of Illinois,
ON the ground that he married after obtaining
divorce, which, though legal, was not per-
m'tted on scriptural grounds.
NEAR Marion, Indiana, on Thursday. Elijah
Crevesten, farmer, went into his barn to
feed his horses, and Was assaulted by q man
named Perry Meyers, who had secreted him
self there for the purpose OF robbery. During
tho scufae, Meyers stabbed Creviston, inflict-
ing wounds which proved fatal. Meyers made
good his escape.
1T Is reported that on Tuesday night. at
Wnllamstown, in Grant county, Ky, General
Leslie Coombs was shot through the heart and
Killed by desperate named George Merrell.
but not before he got pistol ball in his own
thigh. The report says that MerreI fred
upon one Alexander Miller, At Williamstown
the night previous. + go
Rev. N. c. C1ARk, one Of the pioneers Of
the city q, Elgin, nls;died on. Tuesday, aged
Tar part Of the Presidents Message rel.t-
ing to Utah is highly gratifying to the anti.
Mormon community Of isalt Lake City.
MRS. JOHN F. CLEVELAND, sister of Horace
Greeley, is lying dangerously i'll at her resi-
dence IN New York City.
An attempt was made on Sunday night to
burn the Court House at Memphis. The
onildingwas saved. but = large, number of va,-
liable records in the County Clerks Office were
barned.
TEE steamer H. Clay Wilson, with a cargo
Of rice and sugar, destined to Cincinnati, sunk
lzO miles below Memphis on the Mississippi.
on Friday at 3 A. n. The passengers and
crew barely got toshore with their ltves. The
boats bow dropped in 50 feet Of water, caus-
ing severe injuries to one or two of the crew.
The boat and Cargo were, vSlaed At ssO, 900, .
,totailoss.: { I 80
The stokers in the London (Encl.nd, "a,
works are on . strike.
TIE win Of Hr. and Mrs. Greeley leaves all
OF their property to their two daughters.
MRS. DRIVER, who was shot by her husband
Geo. Driver, in Chicago, on Friday last. is
dead:
WHILE attempting the arrest OF q roupb on
the corner Canal and kinzie streets, Chicago,
: Monday evening, officer Ole johnson was shot
in the head and dangerously if not fatally
wounded.
couSr Won LANaAY. Austrian Minister Of
Mqance. has resigned. 4 ;.
The steamer R. C. Gray was sunk by sn.p
near Evansville on Monday night.
HESRx Oal1AN WAS robbed and murdered
in Chicago, on'Satu'day night.
Prince SAKE CoDuRe GerHA is At sydney.
and will go to China his brother accompsuv-
ing him. -
BAN FRANCIsCo adviccs state that tronble
with the Madero Indians is more serious than
first reported. The Governor has been called
on for aid, the settlers being short OF arms and
ammunition.
TIE Secretary Of the Treasury calls in three
per cent. certificates from November 7th,
la68, 10 November 22d, 1868, OF the denomina-
tions $4,000, numbered from 5,178 to S, ,4Oa
inclusive, and of the denomination go, 900,
and numbered ,80l to 4,822 inclusive. The
amount Of certificates desired is SS5., 600, upon
which interest ceases January 31st, 1873
WR1oHTs -four mill at Oswego was burned
on Monday. Loss, $4,000.
IHE National Democratic Committee do not
regard it as within the scope Of the authority
de'egated to them to advise the electors OF
the several states who favored the election Of
candidates nominated at the Baltimore Con-
'entlon, as to TIE course which they shall nnr.
sue IN view Of the death of Horace Greeley.
fhooDf' the historian, is ill, and his forth
coming lectures have been postnoned