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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23
" Peculiar PeOple.'' -

People who like the bag pipes. Peo-
pie who dislike oysters. People who
ut this period of our commercial. pros
perity, when writing-paper costs next
to nothing, cross their letters. People
who say leesure, interesting, inhospit'
able, and applicable. People who
have no poor relations. People who
dye their hair. People who always
know where the wind is. People who
like getting up early in the morning.
People who have more money than they
know what to do with. People who
possess q stock of old port: People
who have never been abroad. People
who give donations to st:eet beggars
and organ-grinders. People who send
conscience money to the chancellor of
the exchequer. People who take long
walks before breakfast. People who
spend an income on flowers for the but
ton-hole. People who light and leave
off fires on fixed days. People wholike
paying income-tax. People who go to
hot, uncomfortable theatres, full of
Aeas. People who buy early and costly
asparagus-nine inches of white stalk
to one ofgreen head. People who have
no sense of humor. People who give
large parties in small rooms, People
who lavish their money on the heather
abroad, and leave the heathens athome
to take care of themselves. People who
have the ice broken to enable them to
bathe in the Serpentine in water. Peo
pie who look forward to time when
there will be no income-tax. People
who keep all their old letters. People
without prejudices, weaknesses, ,antipa-
thies, hobbies, crotches, or favorites
theories. Critics who are satisfied with
the hanging of the Royal Academy
People who have nothing the matter
with their digestion, and can eat any
thing. People who take snuff. People
who hold their tongues. People who
60 on sending contributions to Punch.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23
The International Bridge Across the
Niagara.

The Buffalo Commercial says: On
erations wee commenced on the Amer
ican part of the international bridge
about the middle of February last. n
large force of men beirg EMPLOYED.
The first spa7-a distance of 223 feet
is now fully completed, and trestle-
work, which will be banked ND with
earth, has been built entirely across
Squaw Island, AMI the railway is to be
constructed on level with other Dor
tions Of the bridge. The western draw
bridge, crossing the Erie canal. has
been nearly completed. The bottom
chord is up and riveted, anl the posts
are all net. Part Of tho top cord is up
and now being rivete.l. This portioi,
Of the work will be done during the
present month. The first pier beyond
Squaw Island has ncarly reached com
pletion, a"d if those engaged in the
work have good luck in sinking the
other piers in the niagara, tits believed
that the bridge will be finished by Scl,.
tember next.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23
A BROOKLYN Cat Story.

A gentleman living in Brooklyn, who
takes great delight in his flower garden,
was for long time much annoyed BY
the depredations of his neighbors' cats.
1t appeared as though his particular
garden was selected for the scene of the
nightly revels of all the cats in the
city. Independent of the dissolution
they brought upon the rose, tulip, GER
anium and other flowers, they kept the
whole household awake every night by
their incessant and noisy sc1immases.
Driven ut last to desperation, tho IN
noyed citizen laid in ambush one night
lately, with a well-loaded shot gun, and
when the congress were in full session
blazed away: In q couple of nights
eight felines fell victims to his unerriDg
aim. As animal matter is good for veg
citation, he determined to bury the
slaughtered grimalkins at the roots
of his grape-vines. Being = quaint
kind Of q genius, it struck him that ~
the game had done 90 much when alive
to disorganize his attempts at adorn.
ment, it would be only fair that they
should make as much reparation q
possible after death. He accordingly
buried the eight innocents in . straight
line, equidistant, heads downward, but
left their tails (Which in dead cats are
always as stiff a. q poker, sticking out
of the ground. To assimilate them
somewhat to the brilliancy of the
flowers around. he adorned each tail
with colored streamers. In doing this
he simply had an eye to the beautiful,
but the effect upon the friends and rvla-
tives of the buried pussies was as sin
gular as unsatisfactory. On the
first evening after. the burial.
our friend heard most unnatural l
and terrible howl of anguish in his gar
den. Rushing to his window, by the
light of the moon he deserted three or
four cats standing opposite their in
verted brethren, and showing every
symptom of the acutcst terror. Their
eyes looked like burning Goals of fire.
and appeared to be starting out of their
heads, as they winklessly glared at
hair stood on end, their tails were
swelled to double their natural proper.
tions, and each cat was standing stiff
upon its toe.nails, apparently SPELL
bound. For minute they thus stood,
horribly howling, and then, With .
Simultaneous shrek, they all dashed
madly over the fence, and fled in terror
away. Since then our friend has been
enabled on nights to sleep the sleep of
the virtuous, and his f1ower.beds are
left intact. The discoveries of the cat.
astrophe are supposed tohave dissemi-
mated the news Of the terrible scene
among other felines, for although occa-
sionally cat is observed glaring for IN
instant over the fence at the row OF
tails, as though seeking confirmation Of
the shocking news, and then mournful.
~, but precipitately retiring, not one
has since that night set its foot in oul
friends garden.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23
cred to the memory
J. Lawrence Brown,
Died May IL, 1872.
He was q kind father.
and an indulgent hus-.
band. He always indulg-.
ed himself.
The pure in spirit shall
SEQ God.
He owned 4 2:4O H0ss.
American Marbles.

For some days past there has been
on exhibition in the window of Messrs.
Bailey & Co., at the corner Of Twelfth
and Chestnut streets, some remarkable
specimens of colored marbles from the
recently;opened quarries on Lake Cham
plain, which have attracted much at
tention. These marbles, in their hard
ness and durable qualities, as well as
in the beauty of their veining, far sur
pass anything of the kind that has
been produced in this country. Here
tofore the great supply of colored mar
bles used in the United States has been
drawn from the quarries of France,
Italy and Germany, and has been con-
sidered a luxury in which the wealth
alone could indulge Recently, how
ever, the use of colored marbles has
become very general for decorative
purposes, and it enters largely into the
architectural designs Tor the interior
adorr ment of private as we'll as public
buildings, and especially of the
churches of tie present day. This
beautiful material has hithertoiore,
become necessity, and as hitherto,
with the single exception of the Ten
nessee marble, all our colOred marbles
have been imported, and the gold paid
for them taken out of the country, the
discovery of native supply which is
said to be inexhaustible is Of the great
est Importance, simply in mercantile
point Of view. In addition to meet;~ ;,
our own demands, we can undoubtedly
be able to export these colored marbles
to foreign countries and turn the cur
rent of gold the other way. 1t seems to
be conceded That in quality, beauty,
solidity and texture, and especially
in the size of tho blocks, the Lake
Cbamp]ain marble is unsurpassed by
any of the European colored marbles,
and such being the case we may expect
the material to be used more extensive
ly than ever for all kinds of decorative
purposes, and to become the favorite
marble in the market. 7&lc-
graph.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23
.NAY.


80 -
tt My, bright Nsyl The mary air
II full q pe1fune svoee: rs
On shRub s1A tree, mid speinsins srans
Gay tinted 1oWfefs meet,
The birds are in The wilds& Joy,
The blue sky smiles above,
The mountain wears the emerald robe.
And verdufe decks Tie grove.
The bees are hurrying through the ar,
Bearing the sweetest dew
Fresh 9athesed from the fragrant howefs-
Their WaXe0 cells e'er knew.
The insect world il all astir.
And I'm the dancing stream
The very hsh seem glad, and seek
To catch the suns bright glesm.
Childhood. sweet youth, old age, confess
The influence Of the day;
And even dying hope Fevives
Beneath The touch Of Nay.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23
Mexican Thieves in Arizona Executed. j..

Mexican TnleveS IN Ar1xOnA Executed.
Information received as to the result
of the investigation Of the murder of
the two. men at a stage station in Ari-
zona, and the stealing of the two horses,
which was charged on the Tonto
Apaches, has developed the fact that
within ten days of the murder the stolen
horses were discovered in possession Of
two Mexicans, 200 miles from the scene
Of the murder and in an opposite direc
tion from the Tonic Reservation. Both
the Mexicans were promptly executed
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23

THE Louisville Ledger says III some
portions Of the south it is becoming
dangerous to use even the word "nig-
gardly," the substitute therefor being
colorelly"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23

The most charming seaside townin
England, although tabooed by the
"upper ten," il Ramsgate.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23
"Whe0 Burton's beer faile
To cure the Prince Of Wales,
Then / viii cease to love, !,
Then I will cease to love"

A CLEVER old lady, apparently just
arrived on train from the country, en-
tered one of the refreshment rooms ut
the Springfield Mass railroad station,
the other day, and said she had left
her parasol on the settee. A general
search commenced, and lasted for some
time. Finally one of the walters asked
the old dame when she left it, to which
she answered, after counting up. OH her
fingers: "Well, it is just three ears
ago last Fourth or July" There was
general roar; much toStAe sastonish-
ment of the old lady, Who went away
With q very puzzled look upon her
countenance.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-23

IHE Spanish government asks the Cortes
for power to raise 10000 fresh troops.
MoRE1soN's saw-milI, at New Fredericton.
New Brunswick, was totally destroyed by fire
Saturday. LOSS $20,OOO insured for 81. 600.
A hundred persons are thrown out of employ-
HLcnt.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the amount of 3Oo. 900
francs have been received in Paris for the s,,f-
fo'ers by the eruption of vesuvius.
T"E Constitutional says three more de-
l'"r;lnents 10 France will soon he evacuated by
the Germans
I"E Frcncl, budget gives the estimate for
the year 1873 At 2.aO6, ,O)O,O 600 francs for OK
p.'''Iitnrcs and 2,l25, 900 600 francs for reve-
nue.
iRi election in Switzerland, on the new
c,'ls,it"ti",', resulted in it's defeat, thirteen
ont Of twenty-five cantOns lavin. voted
4 ,ainst it, The Catholic cantons all oppos-
it,.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-02-03

In the Maryland Senate. on January a6.
| Mr.. benson obtained leave to introduce a
| Dill repeating the act establishing capita
! ton tax on the receipts OF the Washington
| Branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
! BY vote OF seventeen yea, 10 two nays
the printing for the session was awarded to
| Messrs. Mills ana Cotton for S3S COO
| There was quite spirited discussion re-
! garding the contract, another bidder hav-
| ing offered to do the work for SEE. 800 -
| Mr.. Henry made an earnest effort to have
postponement Of the matter, III order
| that it might he asccrtained whether the
| contract could not be given ont at the
! lower iigures, but he was oycrrulcl The
house of Delegates also concurred in the
| award to MesSrs. Mills and Cotton. The
memorial of Mr.. Iglchart. the unsuccessful
bidder. was referred to the luE.Ulittee on
Printing. lie alleges that the committee
| refused to receive his oiSer to perform the
printing. an accusation which certainly
deserves to receive some attention from the
! members. In tic house leave was obtained
to report bill com Faling IL more accurate
measurement and better quality of burn
ing gas. An unfavorablc committee report
was made on the proposition to continue
the present Trustees OF the I'redericl. Aims
house in Office FOR five years, and the House
| concurred. This was a scheme TO keep he
AlmshouSe under Democratic control bv
taking it out of the hands Of the County
, Commissioners, but it has failed. Both
/ Houses adjourned to Monday
The Senate was not in session on Mon
day, there not being quorum of members
present. In the House Of be:agates il was
ordered that the Committee on the CheSa
peake Bay inquire into the destruction of
the ice-boats Chesapeake and Maryland.
and the responsibility of their officers for
the disasters. The bill, TO authorize Il
loan Of ~ 900, 900 by the city of Baltimore
to the Western Maryland Railroad. and for
an appropriation. O.; 5000 600 for the i'm
proyement OF Patterson Park, were post
poned to Monday next.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, ses eIa. lett.
tions were presented, asking for reform and
economy in the administration of the affairs
of the State, and for taxation o? baltimore
and Ohio Railroad stock. The bill 70 d.,
thofize tue loan by the city Of Baltimore
of a million dollars to the Western Mary
land RAILROAD, which had already passed
the House was hurried through its various
readings and adopted. II tLa House of
OF Delegates the C9nipiHtec n. VA, and
Means We're instructed - iuguire into tI!a
subject of eXempting property from taaa-
zion. A committee was appointed 70 OK,
@ralne tie returns and accounts Of auction
GERS in baltimore. The bill to provide for
laying of streley n Baltimore county was
amended ailG rea'! tUlq2. The Mortgage
law was discussed. without 81. "ct;ou
being taken upon it. ""
In regard to petitionng the Legislature i
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-02-03
NOTICE..
JAMES ARMSTRONG

| JOHN NJ FERGUSON THOMAS PAGAN and Others
In the CiHTit Court for Cecil county In chancery
ti.e object of this proceeding is 20 nrocrre navnent
Rom John VI. Ferguson Of the faI.ucr of purchase
money for certain real estate tying an being in Cecil
county in the State Of MARYLAND ami which WAS snII
to him Icy George Earle, Trustee in the case ON the o5th
OF September 1865, ait, IN default srch payment %
obtain decree fJr pf said
risk of tho saiS4 Eergtlson. " '"'
The 'cltwn flied sets forth that II soj T,,s,se oIJ
~ II. 4Iu tcNh " ksrSn.on, or hc 18th of September
ga @ w. "'n ~! '' .ndora. in Cecil county atorc-
SAID "s thr* uhd- dollars which sale has bcpn con-
nEn'd ~ this court That the said John NJ Ferguson
T." VIZ hundred dollars of the purchase money. and
seed in writing I" pay the balance with interest, or
much thereof the audit in the when made ana
ratified should show him IL hr responsible for: that &
said andt has hccn ae ami ratified, and shows ihst
the said John N. Ferguson i entitled Ia dollars and
nict-"ne cents and that there is still due from him
said purchase a"nr! one hundred and ninety-scyen
dollar, ant ninr cents with interest thereon from the
'y of sale, which the Trustee has demanded through
letter but u" part OF which has hccu pal.
The Petition further forth, that the SAID John NJ
Ferguson on the thir'i "f May eighteen hundred and
siNt.-ninc, conveyed unto Thomas Pagan. "f Whining
inn in the State If Delaware, all his interest in said
Real Estate. sui ect IT, the lien AFORESAID for the balance
oi the purchase money hs appears from copy OF his
Deed t" the said Fagan filed with the Petition i'll this
That the said John NJ. Ferguson and Thomas Pagan
uo-rsitlcnts the State of Maryland and reside
in the State of Delaware. Til" Petition then prays the
Court fnr order requiring. the said John NJ Ferguson
pay the aforesaid balance OF the purchase money
principal and interest and that in default thereof the
aforesaid Real Estate may he rcsold nj his risk
1t is tcrrupOn a'uiiel ordered and drcreei by this
Cour on this eleventh DAY of January, eighteen L,,
drel and scvrntytwo. that the Petitioner s>, cnnv
of this order, to ther with the oil jcct ; aGpsanre nf
III" Petition :" b" inserted in some newspaper rublis
in Cecil county. once week Log unA month l. .-rd
1jh day of fehrnars, next. giving mott siofe the
John VI. Ferguson aud Thomas F. - TO tue said
Court. in person BY solici' san 10 appear in this
day II NAY next tn 'T on "r before the fifteenth
IL decree shout .'ow cause, if any they have why
not pass as PRAYED.
DAVID SCOTT Crrt
True cury; test DAVID SroTT
Jan f. lST2--iH C,,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-02-03

against Penitentiary work the Arnanolis
Correspondent of the Anserica,s saws: TIE
Crispins have already presented their nroD
test against the manufacturing of shoes in
the penitentiary, and this morning the
Coopers' Union sent in a petition, praying
thai convicts may not be permitted TO
work at barrel making. What will the
prisoners be permitted to do if this aeita-
ton is kept mp: Already the manufacture
Of tin cans has been driven out of the
prison yard by prohihltory legislation, and
now the Trades MON are asking that two
other important branches of industry be
prescribed. Must the State return to the
old system OF solitary confinement? 4
majority OF the city delegation are suppos-
Ell to be pledged to vote III favor of the
prohibltory legislation demanded but it is
very doubtful whether the country mem
Ders can be induced to support what will
iessen ttle revenues OF tiie state, and throw
adaiI'oiiai burdens on the taxpayers.
In the senate on Wednesday. a petition
was presented asking that life insurance
companies DONG BUSINESS in Maryland be
required TO invest their revenues in the
state. Leave was granted for the intro
duc'lon oil blii authorizing the board of
tuhlc works to release the states mort
gage on that portion OF the Chesapeake
and OHIO Canal lying in the city of Wash
in@ton. In the House OF Delegates the
committee on the Chesapeake suddenly
and without any explanation abandoned
the Investigation of the destruction of the
ice-boats. The mortgage law again came
under consideration, and both sides of the
question We're represented in the debate
which followed
Mr.. Miller Of Cecil presented Il petition
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-02-03
The C0mntrOller'S Report.

We print copious extracts from the
Comptroller's Report, on our first page
The Report of Comptroller Woolford is
the ablest that has issued from that office,
in this State, in several years, and many of
the suggestions it contains to the Legisla-
ture, are eminently worthy of attention by
that body. His remarks on the circuitous
process to which the sinking fund of the
State is subjected, contain plain, common
sense piece of advice. viii the Legisla-
ture heed it? ''1he effect" says Comp
troller Woolford, "of the circuitous pro-
cess of the State issuing her own bonds
and collecting the interest thereon, and
re-investing the same in additional new
bonds, which are still to be held by the
treasury in the same way, is to complicate
and mystify the accounts of the depart
ment, and render them unintelligible to
the people" This is precisely the object
of Democratic tinanciering in Maryland,
and through the g Defence Loan Il Demo-
cratic contrivanee, to have always on hand
a plethoric treasury for certain purposes
though empty for all legitimate and proper
objects of legislation. 1t has been the
object of the Democratic leaders, not to
diminish the State debt and taxes, but
rather 10 keep up the rate of taxation, even
though for the time being it was bonded
and held hy the State drawing interest in a
sinking fund. which is always convenient
TO seize by Il special act, and apply to any
partisan use. without increasing present
rates Of taxation.
When the Republican party lost control
OF the State finances, it left surplus in
the treasury, which, together with the
increase Of the revenues of the State, ;sris-
inr from It's increased productions and
wealth, would lave been sufficient, long
ere this, to have paid the interest on, and
annually diminished, the State debt: but
eight millions lad to be disbursed among
hungry returned rebels and home Demo-
Gratis who found themselves sharing the
fortunes of the defunct contederacy. Now
their financiering has become so preposter-
own choice denouncing the mode used to
sweat the money out Of the people, who
mildly terms it means to "lessen the pos
sibility of loss to the State from accidents
and anarcurtcieS in accounts.
The following are some of the disburse-
ments from the State treasury during the
last fiscal year:
Confederate Memorial Association
Frederick, $4,000
Militia t1,209 As
Oyster Navy, 1865. go
Point Lookout Cemetery-rebel
soldiers, 6oo.Oo
Shelter for colored orphans, less
than for dead rebels, 10000
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-02-03
ONE HUNDRED ACRES,
NOTICE.,
WILLIAM SHELLEY AND WIFE
ROBERT ROBERTS MARY ANN E0BEpTs HIS
WIFE, AND OTHERS.

'obfkf ROBERTS MARY ANN ROBERTS. HIS
WIFE, AND OTHERS
In the iircait Court fnr Cecil county. In cbanrery.
me object OF th. suit Is to procure II decree for the
saie OF part Of tract OF land Cecil county CON
th@ ,hlrty-tIN and ahalf acres. and the fisriimon
and investment of the money arising from the proceeds
n sale according TO the respective interests Of the
ee Interested and for such OTHER and further relief s
the may require " "
III" Bill! states that the complainant, William Shelley
IS seized in fee of an undivided nocty the said land
n"iiiS me sam" land conveyed to him and Elizabeth
shelley his wife h, William Kirk and others y tbei
deed dated oct@he: Sih, 1872 copy of which deed is
net ~ an exhibit with the Bill that the said Elizabeth
Sie!iey nah departed this life. and that the sail William
shelley Is entitled +" life estate in The other undivided
m"ie.!' and that the remainder of the in said
olety il vested in Mary Ann Roberts formerly Nary
Ann Bruce wife If Robert Roberts and the ,llnwin
children and heirs-atlaw OF Margaret Jane Towson
1rhery Margaret Jane Bruce who iE,rrmarip,i !, it
El'hraim Towson, but is deccass siat &, to saw
Cinderella L. Oswald. wifi q: bake b. Oswald Josenh
i"WTn'I. ElhraiW Io"S" Junior. Uranzo Is. Towson
Mary Ann T"wSon. who is under twenty ole years of
age. That the said Margaret Ann Towson aud Mary
Ann Roberts were the daughters OF Elizabeth Shelley
ny pr"vlons marriag" before her marriage with t.
complainant William Shelley; that the said El;.Rbss
Shelley departed TIL, life in the year 1868 ana taa he
sail Margaret ar Jane Towson died in sh9 ,sa is5s
IN" Bill further charges tia. te sd land came. M,
divided without loss !usurS 10 the par,ies intsrrs,,
ai1 ''al |. VII r. H!anst"a. to al yaii ps. ., t
MAJ .r s~. sst nI"r 'ts direction al NH. r renr, !"
ana t'se h.oneS arising tr'm the pro- % uils court
r"a>'i ii according 20 tho ,"'iS OF sa.e be us
Ties, ~ ne tn tnure r. ''Pe'"e rith's OF the par
the sHid par''- 'he,r Us anu "rhrit: That all OF
tho 60 > i's'''' out OF IN" sal" ~ Maryland, in
lite of Pennsylvania. except Ephraim Tuwson
junior, VIII" resides in the STAFF nf Indians.
II is therefore a'udged and ordered tits Eleventh
day OF Jsn'iary. in ho year l>72, that the cop!nants
by causing copy of this Order inserted in some
newspaper published in Cecil county, 4 week for
one month before the 18th day Of February next give
notice to the said Robert Roberts Mary Ann Roberts
Ephflim T"ws"n, Luke u. Oswald, Cinderella f. Oswald
Joseph T"wson, Ephram Towson. junior. UranZo i.
Iows"i and Mary Ann TowSon, the said absent defend
ants, ct the object and substance of this Bill ami warn
THEN I" appear in this court in person solicitor
on or "e'"rr the 10th day of May, next. the
premises and show il any they have why decree
Ought not to pass an prayed. DAVID SCOTT Clerk
True copy: test, DAVID SCOTT
Jan Is, lSi2-lm II.rl