Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-25
Miscellaneous News in Brief.

Two st. Louisians. named Fro,7
kraemlin and Constantine kim. wer.
drowned recently while on Il fishing ex
curs'on to Williams Lake, seventeen
miles from st. Louis.
LIE recent heavy rains have causcd
an overflow in the Alabama River and
lts tributaries, tearing up the railroad
tracks and destroying cotton and corr,
crops to the value of -, 900, 600.
The Geneva arbitrators oro ooo;, i,
| session. "e"'" al
STORM and flood occurred in Emo.
iahd few days since, which WINS mr..
ticulary disastrous in Cheshire and
Lancashire. Much property was lie.
surveyed, ind several lives lost.
ACCORDING to the annual messooo y.
M:uyor Hall, the debt of Now York
cl:y Is xl26, 100000 The taxes to he
sn asea ad tais year are $50, 49,, 900 besides
oO,OOO for streets. >'~
LIE cases of Boss Tweed and No.,
trol'er Connolly, were argued in tho
new York Supreme Court On Tnos5an
and Wednesday.
IHE Barnard Impeachment tr;o, 10
progressing at Saratoga. ' 80
"A WEALTHY lady named Federicks o.
years Old, drowned herself at Hncken.
sack on Sunday, from grief over the
loss of brother. o' '''e
c MAN named Frank keenan,. of La
Gtescent, MIMI, in the emplov of the
northwestern Railroad contractors was
found on the railroad track Wednesio,
, MO- half mile west of Salem.
WIS., literally cut to pieces.
MILITARY commission met in Alex
ahar'a' Egypt, a few days since, to in
vestlgate the difficulty between United
states Consul Butler, and the Khe
dives officers, who are ex-confeaerot.
ohcers: Butler has suddenly Lett A.
exandria, but his destination ia nm
known.
Two men, named Michael H;cle1
ana Joseph Cortett, employed In max
ing IN excavation for gas tank a,
Cleveland, were buried by a cavino il
OF earth, and smothe; ed to death he
fore they could be rescued.
One Cornwall has been convicted O.,
London, Canada, and sentenced r
three years imprisonment f1r abduct
ing Dr. Rufus Bratton from Waterloo
IN order that he might be taken t.
South Carolina
A FIRE at Oconto, Wis. DESTROYED
tive hume red cords of wood and a on,n.
tlty OF telegraph poles belonging to the
Chicago and Northwestern Railwa,
Company.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG. achieved q
great success in Trov,ato. in Ton1on
on Saturday, being recalled I've times
Aonoon Journals unanimously concedf
her perfect. She has received the con
gratulations of the Prince and Princes,
of Wales. -''o''
A FIRE at Sedalia> No., on Monday.
DESTROYED the Opera Hall and post ofi;c.
building. Loss $40, 600; insurance 500.
600. S@'o'
A WEEK ago, Thomas Knowland. o.
Henryvilie, Indiana, was assaulted b,
bis nephew, Samuel Knowland. on &C.
count OF an old grudge. Monday eve
nlng the parties met to arrange thu
quarrel, when Thomas drew O p1sto
and shot Samuel in the abdomen. sam
uel emptied his revolver at Thomas
killing him instantly. Great excite
ment exists in the neighborhood. botl
being we'll known and respected. Sam
uel's wound is mortal.
A FARMER living near Daleville. Ind
was returning from the field, on Satur
day, accompanied by two sons. upon ,
load of wheat, and having to cross tn,
railroad, the horses became frightened
at the cars: Both boys fell under
meath the wheels of the wagon. wbic]
passed over them, instantly killing on,
and fatally injuring the other.
A TELEGRAM from Madrid, Friday
says: AT midnight last night an at
tempt was made to assassinate the Kin
and Queen of Spain. Their carriae
was fired on. One of the assassins wa
killed and two captured. The Kin,
and Queen were driving home from til
Palace Garden, when the would-be as
sass'ns fired upon them. There j
immense excitement in the citv."