Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-14
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unanimously decided that tho act to submit
tho question OF license or no license to tn
p.uplc is constitutional. This is against tn
opinion Of Attorney General Gilchrist, given b
tho Legislature last winter.
Mccormick l. LYxcHs canal stables, in But
f4lo, were burned Wednesday night. Bctwee1
forty and fifty horses and mules persisted
Tho loss is about $4,000.
The Society Of the Army of the Potomac hs
forwarded letter Of coincidence to tho son Q
tho lato Gen. Meade.
GEN. SHERMAN has issued general ordc
reviewing, in feeling manner, tho lifo an
services OF tho late Gen. Meade, and directing
Gen. Mcdowell, at New York, to make all al
ra"gemcnts for the funeral, and directing tina
at all military posts on that day flags be dis
played at ha]f-mast and minute guns. fired
aHd that officers wear tho usual badge Q
mourning.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury has ofiiciall,
decided that tho Presidents recent proc lama
ton, relative to discriminatory dutios, applies
to all goods arriving in French vessels, from
other than French ports, on aud aftor tho 90ti
Oh October, the day Of its date.
The Republican rejoicing in Centervillo, Ill.
Wednesday, hada sal termination in the death
of George H. Frcck, by the premature dis
charge OF cannon while celebrating tho vic
tory.
The trial trip OF the Japanese government,
steamer Kuroda, took place in New York har.
b'r Thursday. She will be ofRcercd by Amer.
leans. and probat ly sail for Japan within three
weeks. In view OF tho impending war be-
tween Japan and Corea, tho Kuroda will be
heavily armed upon her arrival in Japan.
The payment OF pools on election results
took place in New York on Thursday evening,
and tho pool rooms were crowded until after
midnight. The amounts stakod are estimated
ut ovcr $3O0,0 the tickets being mainly on
the municipal contest. No bets had beeu
made on tho general result OF the National
election.
THs oakum factory of Gorham, Train l. Co.,
at Norfolk, Mass, was burned on Friday, A
workman named Callihan perishod in the
flames, and his son was seriously injured.
FLAGS were displayed at half-mast in New
York city as token Of respect to the late Gen.
Meade.
Gov. WAsHBURN, OF Wisconsin, and United
States Senator Allison, Of Iowa, are in Galens
on visit to Mr.. Washbutuc, Minister Of the
United States to Paris.
AT Harrodsvile, Ky, on Tuesday, Ben. Har-
din stabbed Writ Hartcllo in the breast, in
hicting probably fatal wound.
WILLIAM F. ALLEN fell seventy feet through
scuttlo in Lewiston, Me-, Monday afternoon,
and died in an hour or two after the fall.
A NAN aud boy were blown mp at the gran
ite quarries in West Concord, N: H., Monday
afternoon. The man was fatally injured.
WILLIAM SCHMIDT, a German, employed at
tho Union Sugar Refinery, in Boston, fell head
foremost into vat Of boiling sugar on Nom
day. He was promptly rescued, and will
probably survive.
WILLIAM Il. MCDONALD was sufocated to
death by coal gas on Monday night, in his
lodgings at Brighton. Mass. Andrew CHS.
holm, an occupant OF the same room, narrowly
escaped with his lite.
lanLP hEARNs and companion named JIM
my, fell into the river at Chicago, on Wednes-
day evening. Kearns was rescued, but Jimmy
lost his life.
The Illinois Supreme Court bus decided to
issue attachments for contempt in the case of
the proprietors and managing editor Of the
Journal, returnable as soon Is the Sheriff OF
Ii Sale county can conveniently serve the
wr;ts.
New trials have been granted by the Illinois
Supreme Court in the cases OF Raffertv aud
Pei rtect, two Chicago murderers In the case
of Peri. the other Chicago murderer, the
Court refused to order new trial. Peri viii.
therefore, be hanged on tho 26th Of Decem-
b.-.
Gov. BALDWIN, by proclamation, appoints
Thursday, November 28th, day Of public
Thanksgiving in Michigan.
THOMAS ANsBRo, for libel Of Edith OOorman.
the escaped nun, was fined 81, 900 in San Fran
cisco.
THE Philadelphia mint has commenced
melting. One million one dollar gold pieces
will be converted into pieces Of larger denom-
ination. Twenty millions OF these pieces are
to be used.
CHAN LA1 LuS, the Chinese Imperial Com
missioner of Education, togoshcr with his wife,
on Sunday joined the South congregational
Church, of Springfield, Mass.
THE Executive Committee on the grand
musical festival, to be held in Chicago the first
week of next May, has issued to the choral
societies OF AnArica an address inviting tllem,
ono and oil, to take part in it.
The bankers Of the oil region have held two
meetings relative to plan recently adopted
by convention Of producers 10 control the
market of crude oil. The plan consists of tho
formation OF an agency with capital stock of
SIX million dollars, through which the entiro
production is to be bought and sold, with
ample storage and heavy capital, and restrain
ing the production when necessary. II ,s be-
lieyod the price can be maintained at IS per
ton. The bankers offer support and willing
ness to cooperate.
THE State Of Wisconsin has filed in the
United States Supreme Court an application
tor an Injunction against the Duluth and the
Northern Pacific Railroad Companies.
AT Salt Lake, Friday, i'll the case OF Page
vs.. the Central Pacific Railroad, fer $50, 900
damages for election from tho cars, the jury
disagreed and were discharged.
EARLY Tuesday morning five disguised men
visited the cabin OF u negro named Crawford.
on the farm OF Barney Paterson, belwepu Nor
mandy and Tullahoma, on the Nashville and
Railroad. Crawford refused to
admit thcm, whereupon they broke open his
door. He then shot and killed one Of them.
who proved to be young man by the name OF
Carr, residing near Normandy.
MussoS, CLARKE, Il Co., proprietors Of the
drand Central Hotel on Michigan avenue,
Chicago, have leased the new Sherman House.
corner OF Clark and Randolph streets, for
term OF ten years. They propose 70 open tho
beautiful hostelric on the 10th OF March next.
FIRE broke out on Thursday night. in a
five story building, corner OF Lake and Jef1cr
son streets. Chicago, occupied by number Of
small manufacturers Of various kinds, and by
several commission firms. The damage was
confined to the upper stories, whero it oriei-
mated.
VERY severe snow-storm prevailed
throughout the eastern part of Maine on Sun
day last.
Gov. BALDWIN. Of Michigan, has issued a
Proclamation appointing Thursday, Nov. %,
as day of Thanksgiving.
}. G. KAY shot and killed George Cole. a
Deputy Sheriff, near Memphis, Tenn, on Sat-
urday.
i"E coal miners at Pomcroy, Ohio, have
struck Tor an increase cf wages from three
ana haif to four cents per bushel, and tho
c"lorcd employees have demanded q corrc-
spending advance Of pay.
JUDGE THOMPSON, OF BROOKLYN Citv Conrt
denied the application of Hubbard Henlrick.
son for an order to compel Rcpistcra to ro,,;.-