Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-28

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ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS has given an
opinion Of great interest to naval officers, to
the effect that after volunteer officer has bccn
mustered ont and receives an appointment in
the regular service, he is not entitled to credit
for volunteer service: # however, an officer
Is appointed to the regular service while he is
still q volunteer, and is not mustcrQtlQQfrthon
he s.cntit,cd to credit for tho timmG lis has
served in tho volunteers.
MAJOR LAT1MoR-, Captains Lee. Davis
Clcws, Lieutenants Bolton, Hudson, : Thomr,.
son, Warrington, Miller, Ralney and Setter
have bcen commended in army orders for gal
lantry in the Indian fights last September.
Also, Surgeon Rufus Choate, for care Of the
wounded under fro. Nine enlisted men wer
awarded medals for gallantry on the same oc.
'. casion.
: THKRE are fourteen general appropriation
bills to be reported to tho House OF rcprcscn-
tatives, five Of Which will DO ready by the
meeting Of Congress. Not moro than half OF
tho official estimates have been submitted to
tho Committee on Appropriations. and this
delay operates Against the Cemsaittse,s pro-
gress = !: -. go.
AT meeting OF wax and kip leather manu-
facturers in Boston on Thursday, it was unan-
imously resolved that 12,l PCT cent. be con-
sidered fair advalfcc In finished leather. It
was also resolved that as q rulo all kinds OF
upper leather sbe made ON Ahe basis of four
months credit.
Col. ". PENN, clerk for Allan Rutherford,
Third Auditor, has entered suit in the Circuit
Court OF tho District Of Columbia, against
Jno. ". Forney, laying his damages at ,310, 600,
for libel. i z;
JUDGE PurLANDER Lucas, OF Liberty, No.,
was arrested on Wednesday night in Kansas
City, for drunkenness: and disorderly conduct
and carrying concealed weapons. 1T is stated
that several three card monte men were tried
in the Judges Court ON Tuesday, and fined,
but the Judge, not being satisAed with the
punishment attempted to incite mob to hang
them, which was nearly accomplished. The
men went to Kansas City and were followed
by Lucas, who, meeting them, got into diff.
Guilty with them. Hence his arrest.
;. The following gentlemen have been appoint
ed by Governor Washburn members of the
Legislative Committee, to visit and report tue
condition Of the State Charitable and Penal
Institutions, aud report to the Legilature :
Senators J. E. Irish, Of st. Croix, Republican
John I. Mitchell, Of Milwaukee, Democrat ;
Assemblyman elect D. G. Cheevcr, OF Rock,
Republican Joseph Pankcr, of Manitowoc,
Democrat c. s. kelsey, Of Marquette. Re-
publican. Tho board will meet in Madison
December 10, and then commence its grand
round Of inspection.
A DEs MONIES telegram states that Judge
Jesse Pickmar, of Newton, Iowa, was accident.
ally killed Thursday morning, on the branch
railroad running from Newton to Coal Banks
He was standing on a coal car when an engine
came up aud struck the car, throwing him up
on the track. The tender ran across hit
breast. crushing his body and breaking both
arms, killing Linn almost instantly. He va.
one OF Jasper county's oldest and most iuflu
ential citizens.
By collision between two trains on tht
New York and Washington Railroad neal
Wilmington, Henry Fritz and Rullett, colorcd
were killed and fifteen others woundcd-all o
WllminSt Ston. -
HOLDERS Of policies in Boston insurance
companies have had . conference in Boston
md adviso tho appointment of receiver.
The Chamber of Commerce Of Cincinnati
yesterday took action adverse to tho city con
tributing million and quarter of bonds fo
the proposed Chesapeake and Cincinnati Rail
road.
TIE Legislature OF North Carolina is in ses
sion.
=. NAVIGATION has closed on tho Upper Mis-
sissippi. - !
The woolen mills OF Hamlin L Sons, at Au
burn, Michigan, wcro burned on Wednesday
The loss is $4,000 insurance, $1,000.
LEADING members of Plymouth Church hay,
published an announcement that no one con
nected with thst church has taken any part i,
the proceedings against Woodruff Claflin
and will not do so for the present. 1t is pri
vately intimated that the sffidavits of all th
slapdcred parties Lave been made, and will b
ready when wanted.
The action of the Directors Of the Chicag
and Northwestern Railway, in deciding t
make general mortgage of the road, instea,
OF issuing convertible bonds, meets with cen
eral approval in Wall street. The position o
Jay Gould on this matter was exactly the re
: verse ofhis ola tactics, and creates consider
able surprise.
MINISTER WAsuBuRSE is visiting his brother
the Governor, at Madison. He goes to Chica
go on Friday.
The authorities at Rochester, N. Y, are ex
cited over the discovery OF tho death by maj
practice, at that place, of young lady name
90 AhnvA 4 %n10 nSrA 1
the city by young man named Hiram Bet
der, from Drummondsville, Can, where th
parents and friends of both parties reside. O
theSexposuro Of his crime Bender disappearc
for parts unknown.
DR.. NATHAN NEWTON has rcceivcd verdio
Of $1,000 damages from tho Brooklyn cit
Railroad Company, for injuries received in fall
ing from one Of the open cars, his ground c
suit being that the guard of the car was loos
and not properly attached.
Two murdcrcrs, Barney Woods and Chas
johnson. arc to be hung soon in Now Yor
city-the. first on the 2eth inst, and the sce
ond on tire 10th Of December.
:NArHANIAI MoHroN, president of the Stourb
ton branch railroad, had both feet cut off 4
Canton, Mass, Tuesday night, by falling u,
on the track while hastily jumping from a trai
in motion. -:Ie is nearly 10 years of acc. An
is not expected to recover.
DISPATCH from Sidney, Ohio, says O.
Miller, OF West Liberty, Ohio, and a man nan
ed Pcntrick, have died Of injuries received
the collision OF two freight trains Saturday.
Dallas, on the Indianapolis Division of tn ,
G. & G. r. r., and two other persons injur,
at the samc place are expected not to rccoyc
STANTON is at Denver with his $25O. 600 mi,