Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22
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HARRY BAssETT will run four miles at Sara
toga, running against Lexington's time, 7:19x.
THERE were At deaths in Chicago last week
An increase Of IS over the preceding week.
LEAD minos are reported to have been dls-
covered in Butler county, Kansas.
JOHN WEBsTER, one Of the miners hred upon
ny concealed assassins near Centralia, Pa. on
Wednesday, has died Of his wouuds.
> A PIGEON Was killed bylightnins while flying
through tho mir at Monroe, Michigan, last
wcck. A good shot.
A CONFEDERATION in Pottsville, Pa, on FRI
day night last, destroyed seven dwellings,.
Loss $50, 1000.
HEREAFTER all appointments and promotions
III tho New York Custom House will be made
in accordance with tho Civil Service rules.
l1lnry boys escaped from tho State II c1orm
School at Wcstboro, Mass., on Thursday IT,
tcrnoon.
At Havard, IA., Thursday afternoon. John
Leroy, aged twelve, was run over by an engine
and had both legs cut off,. He died about II
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TnEstore Of G. D. Moore, at Mitehellville
about twelve miles from Dos Moines, was
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were hauled away in . wagon. =
Tho Spanish ram Numencia has arrived at
quarantine, in New York, with sixteen cases Of
yellow fever on board. There were four
deaths during the passage.
BAanEi's hat factory at tAmesbury Ferry Was
burned on Thursday night. Loss, >9O. OOO:
partially insured. The factorywas owned By
the Mcrrimac Hat Manufacturing Company.
The Mexican revolutionary chiefs are lay,
ing down their arms to accept amnesty. Nc
grcte, Anavariette, Jose rostiIo, Mariana, and
Gonzales, have accepted pardon and arrived
at the Capital. ~- - -r =
HUGH DoNNELLY. OF Dunkirk, n. Y, va
murdered Wednesday forenoon ir tr+< lQck,ip
in Cony, Pa, by James. Neville, an insane man
whom hc WAS conveying to an asylum. His
head Was chopped of with axe.
Mrs. Mathews, motht rresiiou.
C"lfax, agedsixsy seven, dteW ID s.S,th Bend,
Ind, on Sunday. The cancer that has affect
ed her for five or six years has been very ma
liSnant.
F1NMAN WAcK, an old resident merchant Of
Joliet. ILL.,, was robbed Of his watch aud one
hundred dollars and then thrown int. the
river, at Chicago, Il fortnight His body
was recovered Saturday afternoon.
ADuBuQuE Iowa) dispatch says lively times
are III progress between the rival packet COM
panics or the river. They are cutting the
rates of fare to st. Louis from 81 to $3 and g
to ST. Paul.
Major THOMAS JEFFERSON RANDOLPH. great
grandson OF Thomas jefferson, and contractor
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, was killed
Oh Thursday evening last, near Hawks Nest,
Fayette County, West Va, by premature cx-
plosion while blasting.
"A MEETING Of workingmcn was held in Alle-
gliany city, Sunday night, who organized
party in opposition to the importation of
Chinese coolie labor. Several addresses were
made. This is the first Of q series of meet
ings which will be held.
At, Utica, N. y, on Wednesday, q race for
purse OF $1,000, for horses that have never
beaten 2:27, was one by Flora Bell, in three
straight heats, in '2:28x, 2:26x, and 2:27x.
Sleepy John took the second money. Lulu the
third, and Daun less the fourth. Six horses
started. Tho track was heavy.
LETTER has been received from St. Peters,
bnrS,dcnying the statement that tho Emperor
OF Kussla had declined 50 shake hands with
Lieutenant Grant, and stating, on the COLI
trary,that he was most kindly receivcd,a ,as was
Gcn. Sherman, not only by the Emperor but
by the cnt ire Imperial family
TELEGRAM from Columbus Ohio, g avs
Since the death of Edward Steinheyr by
drowning, on Saturday, bis wife has been
prostrated with grief and almost crazy. Yes
terday, she, by mistake, gave large dose Of
the wrong medicine to her little child, which
killed it in two honrs.n
The Crispins of Lynn have passed resolu-
ton declaring their determination to maintain.
at every cost and every hazard, their right to
belong to and participate in any organization,
social, industrial, religious, political or benefi
clary, which in their judgment is wise and
proper.
TELEGRAM from Quebec states that during
heavy thunder storm on Thursday night last.
schooner was struck by lightning and dam
aged. The church of st. Michael was struck
and burned to the ground. The steamship
Vicksbmg, from London, went ashore on
Presque Island during the storm.
A MAN named Crook was killed in Critten.
den county, Arkansas, on Sunday, by r. H.
Martin. The latter was riding along the road,
when Crook attacked him with pistol. Mar
tin sprang from his horse, and wrested the
pistol from Crook, and struck him over the
head with it, killing him instantly. Martin
was acquitted.
HARTLEY Il PERSONS woolen mills, located
at the city of Carrolton, in Green county, ILL.,,
we're burned to the ground on Sunday morn
ing. The loss is variously estimated at from
$:l(/ (ll0 tn 4Y1 OOO. iDauroron ,.,Io.....
The loss is caam ty to the little city CT Car
rolton, and throws some thirty men out of
employment.
TELEGEAMs announce the death OF Lyman
Munger, a prominent and wealthy citizen Of
Rochester; Com. VIM. H. Macomb, U. s. N.
son OF Major Gen. Macomb, O., g. A., ofparaly.
Sis, i'll Philadelphia; Rev sThos: Tracy,a Uni
tartan divine, in Newburyport, Mass, at
the advanced age of 81 y,ars; Chas. Bradbury,
an old citizen OF Cleveland, and Bernard Arg
no, wcl-known New Orleans broker.
HUGH Began and VIM. Wilson we're SEN
fenced to twenty years in the state prison for
an outrageous robbery Of Mrs. Hardy, in
Broomc street, New York, in July, Nellie
Wilson, all accomplcc. was accorded FIVE years
Imprisonment. Mrs. Hardy was gagged and
tied i'll her own house, pistol held at her
head, and the thieves were about to apply q
torch TO her feet when told where the jewelry
and other valuables were secreted.
The latter part of freight train on the
Dayton and Michigan Railroad became de-
tached from the engine or Tuesday, while 60
ing down q long grade, near Wapakonetta
ONO, and was not missed tor several minutes.
After reaching the bottom Of the grade, and
before the engineer could get out of the way.
the detached cars ran into them, injuring
Conductor Merry and young man named
Cotfinan so badly as to cause their death short
ly aftcrward.
IHE st. Petersburg and Florence Geo.
graphical Societies have each sent gold medal
to Stanley.
ADv1cEs from Fort Garry, Manitoba, %,
harvesting is going on. The crops arc YER,
large.
lr is reported that valuable petroleum well.
have been discovered 10 Silesia, and there il
much excitement in the province.
GEN. SHERMAN visited Oxford on Thursday
and had a very agreeable reception from thu
authorities OF the University. - -
SPECIAL dispatch to the Standard from
Paris, says that at the meeting Of Emperor.
i'll Berlin proposition viii be msdc for .
Congress OF European powers, to sanction the
territorial notifications Of France, tho occu.
patton OF Rome, and the revision Of the Treat,
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