Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-07-04
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General Items.

'ssssesr sas. who built 'hq e;t ssss. Ealhk were
|, ;:Husr1keros county, N..J., has gold
been found near Point Pleasant which
IL pronounced gold. - -
:, The Gerke Vineyard, in Tshama
county, California, covers an area of
$50 acres, all of. which Is in . full state
OF CULTIVATION. :. i III j., '.1.v-.,
A VESSEL has Just sailed from
Charleston, s. G.; viii 3gz, rs feet Of
pitch pine for, Quebeh to be qsed in
ship building. -: a..s j, - -.
- A HUNDRED families are about to
start from Hamburg and Bremen, to
.t settle on lands alseady selected for
'oss Ax.afectionats xife :of: :Ohia has re-
covered % verdict aofe 81, 900 .ae,tinst a
liquor dealer under the nev.4iaN "for
ths lsss ot ! her y: n 'lhdspaad's soei@y for
THOUGH there IL nathera bsiek house
norHpiano-wiitt}hii4 The Limits of Rob-
ertson county, KYs there is SAID to be
more sewing machines than in any other
county of its population in the state.
THE report that Edwin Forrest, Jr.,
narrowly, escaped from death by q
chicken bone will convey to many peo-
pie the first information of the exist.
enee Of an heir to the Great American
BIZ one OF those |; singular ii,ii freaks which
electricity OCCASIONAL displays Rhode
:lalapd was struck by lightning, during
shower last week, without Che shock
being felt by any one in the adjoining
7states..' :. -. e ::.f a..;..E
: A SWARM Of, bees the other. day at
tempted to light on the corner of a
railroad car in one of the interior
towns: of New York, driving the beset
hurry. s'', 7':"aii
An old inmate Of the Schenectady
county Poorhouse WAS bitten by: an in
sane man on, the left hand. about three
months ago, and has bern compelled
to suffer amputation in consequence
The effect was very much like that pro-
duced by poison. :,
AxEw supply Of Peruvian guano has
been discovered some .diss1Dcesto the
south of Lima and several miles
inland. The deposit is reported to be
very extensive, and lies under success
sive beds of black salt, nitrate of soda
and borax.
BosY NASH, the Cincinnati gambler,
whose death was recently recorded,
WIS congratulated. . short time, before
the event upon looking in better health
than usual, when he replied, = sc bet
you go / don't live = weak: He won.
= A. 'REroRzza:c climbed three fights of
stairs in Boston. in search of a labor
meeting, and upon 4 inquiry ID to the
intention of the stzikers, wss. Informed
through the key-hole that :" der vas no
meetings der dat der noospapers vas to
know nodings about. .7'S The reporter
retired. -, ! :;n :; -t~:.E,t .. -y..,
A Nh, ToxsE has kindly suggested
that. some alumnus of Yale should pre-
sent his Alma Mater with 95OOO, 600.
He adds, considerately, that if mo sin
den, .sthere Is foom for q sindicate Of
beneiaetors: j" ,WeshouA think SO.
j -TBH decided staal taken. on the
question of temperance by the Interna-
'tional Convention at Lowell, on Satur-
day, in making total ahstineuee pre-
requisite fer admission TO the Young
Mana Christian sociation, Shows the
f !: ssfIse fsia tb5a s Rs2 81 S;nas Of tss reform
n,S HHois le.w. arid, 4. 9esser-by to a
raise On iintoxicatsd ssinda1iiidual who
had fallen into the. gutter,1 "Can't
say, sir" " replied the policeman "he
can't give an account of hniiHdseM. "Of
course not, said the otber; j. IS how can
;yon expect an sceonnt from "a man who
has lost his balance ~ 'H
A aElxr,LEssAx l:;r,,iassiAx III Aasssacliusetts, be-
ing threateded; With =. contagious dis
ease, said to his little son, who, in an
affectionate mode, Wished ID embrace
him. "You mustn't hug mo; you'll
catch the, scarlet fever" Willie, stand
his father (who, BY The way3 is = pat
tern of proprietyl and quickly asked,
"Why, papa, who did you huga"
A ooIoRzD philosoopIhear: thus unbur.
dened himself on one of wohan's weak
nssses -: Jim, de men, don't make
such fools of demselves about women
as de women do about men. If dey
look at de moon dey seeaenan iu it
i'll dey, hear >. mouse nibbling, it's a
man and dey an look under de bed
last thing at nightr+o lid a man.
Why, / nebber looks under my bed to
find . woman, does you3
THE system of packing" tele.
graphic messages by 'n,eanA Iof pre-.
arranged cipher code is exciting atten-
tion abroad The government tele-
graphic department in England has
given notice that it cam and will pro-
hibh the system of packing. messages,
and intimates that unless the company
voluntarily retires from business, rates
will be 30 arranged a. to. destroy that
business.
SIX students of Colby 'ljj University,
Maine, were arrested for larson on
Wednesday. On the .14thj al, May last
one of the outbuildlngs belonging to
tie university was destroyed by fire at
midnight. Recently facts have been
ascertained sufficient TO- warrant the
arrest of six Of the leading students,
and their examination takes: place to-
morrow. The friends of the students
are anxiously awaiting the result of the
examination. The widest Excitement
prevails throughout the college. The
arrested parties have heretofore main
tanned u spotless repatation.
The balance 81 trade against the
United States, to be 'exset, Was, at last
accounts, Isl, ,962, $40. This represents
the increase in the foreign indebted
ness of this country for merchandise.
There is only one way TO, change the
balance of trade and make it favorable
to the United States> and that Is by
stimulating the production and manu-
facture OF merchandise adapted to ex-
portation. The policy of the govern
ment should be to enable the country
to defy competition snd,tlay all the
world under tribute. England turned
the balance of trade in her favor by
fostering the skilled industry of he4:
people. IT.: ,.,,..:;
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