Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-05
VOLUME V.

! VOLUME V.
FIRE in San frAAcitto, Sunday destroyed
John M. Fetrcn's wagon factory and Gallar.lo
l. Col oil and junk store. Loss about $4,000.
An old man named Joseph Clark persisted in
fthe flames.
TO the Chicago and Alton Railroad, at Jackson
vile, ILL.,, WAS burned Saturday night. Loss
unknown.
a The principal feature of the celebration of
Evacuation Day in New York on Monday, was
the procession OF veterans of 1912, under the
escort Of the Sixth Regiment, to the old fort in
Central Park and the ceremony OF hosting
flag over the parapet. After the close OF tho
ccrom0nles the veterans partook Of collation.
at the Sixth Regiments armory.
r." THREE men, named Andrew Roshe, Herman
Roshc and Herman Meyers. were found dead
ut the old Government camp, about forty
miles north Of Mcpherson Station,o on the Loup
Fork, two days ago. Thoy had apparently
been murdered by white men. They were
hunters and trappers who had left Mcpherson
on the 14th. ,-.4- ~.
GEN. TERRY viii take command of the De-
partment OF Dakota, vacated by General Ham
cock.
The British forces have been withdrawn
from the islsnd, Of San Juan, iu accordance
with the Berlin decision.
THE revenue fraud case against Vim. T.
Weld h Co., Of Boston, Is said to have been
comprised by the defendants paying to the
United States Treasury $40O,0 The amount
originally claimed by the Government was one
million four hundred Thousand dollars. The
suit against tho same finn in New York has
been compromised by the payment of one mil
hon two hundred thousand dollars.
s. B. KEYEs h Co., bankers of Cincinnati,
have suspended on account OF the corner IN
Northwestern.
The total vote of Kansas is about one hun
dred and three thousand, an increase of two
thousand in the last two years. This indicates
an increase Of population At the rate Of over
one Thousand year.
MRs. JAS. A. OATES, the actress, was married
to Tracy W. Titus, manager Of the Oates
Troupe, Sunday evening, at the Southern Ho-
tel, St. Louis.
DENNIS Dow, aged s., = farmer. in the town.
shipof Dover, Cuyabogs county, committed
suicide Sunday morning. He was suffering
from alteration of the mind.
THE Commissioners to investigate the out
RACES on the Rio Grande Lorder have COM
pleted their report. which is very long. The
! COMMISSIONER confined their investigation to
distance of 500 miles from the mouth of the
Rio Grande, to Rio Grande City; estimating
that the Americans included in the limit have,
by Mexican raids, suffered to the extent of
$4,000, 600, to say nothing of tho murders
coHmitted by Mexicans.
] SINCE May 18th to Saturday evening there
have been 927 deaths from smallpox in St.
Louis.
TIE revenue marine report, commenting
upon civil service competitive examinations in
that service, says that whatever the result in
othaF branches of thas service, this compete
tive examination has been attended by tho
best results. 1t has given. the service the
best corps Of junior officers it ever possessed,
and has inspired among them a vigorous
competitor in pursuit Of professional attain
uaents.
OK Saturday evening the shoe shop of
Reynolds Bsos., Utica, N. Y, was set on fire
in the basement, and nearly all destroyed.
/ TEA los fil:prebabey be between s14o, 600 and
$50, 900. Insurance about $4,000.
The building improvements in Dubuque
City the past season aggregate over 81 ,OOO, 900,
which will compare iavorably with those made
in any place of it's size in tho country.
HoN. JOHN A. BINGHAM, Of Ohio, is TO have
| = foreign mission.
ON sunday afternoon another body was taken
from the ruins OF the Boston fire, but it has
not been identified. A party of firemen from
Cambridge have been searching throughout
the day for tho body of one Of their own mum.
Der who is missing.
ANOTHER Livingstone relief party will set
out about the last of the present month. It
will penetrate West Africa from Sierra Leone,
under command of q young English Navy off,
Ger, selected by the Geographical Society.
Liyingstoue's friend, j. Young, of Kelly, has
contributed $40. 900 for it's expenses. to which
will be added subscriptions from the public
and the Treasurer Of the Society. severa
papers were read. all agreeing that Living
stones recent explorations are along the
tributaries Of the Congo and not the Nile.
A TELEGRAM from San Francisco states that
the Oregon wooden mills, at Oregon City, were
burned on Saturday. Loss $125, 900 insured
for $780, 900.
JOHN GARRILY was brutally murdered in
Scranton, on Saturday night. Patrick Gavin
has been arrested on suspicion of being the
murderer.
In New Nork, last year, out Of one hundred
aud eighteen cases ofhomicide, only forty-two
convictions have been obtained.
the New York Times announces the organic
zatlon Of . new reform association to super.
sede the Committee of Seventy, which, it is
alleged, has developed such spirit OF Office
seeking that its further existence is unneces-
sary.
BOGUS coupons Of the city of Toronto de-
bentures, signed S. E. Fitzhonny. Chamber
lain have been received from the United States
for collection. A. F. McCord has been Cham
berlain OF Toronto since it's incorporation.
A CIRCULAR ofinstruction to internal revenue
gaugerf, which forbids them charging whole
sale liquor dealers and distillers with materials
such IS paste, varnish, brushes, &C., used in
gauging, will soon be issued from the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau.
UNA3ED by past experience, new Demo-
cratic daily, to be called the Federal Democrat,
to take the place Of the Patriot, will be started
in Washington in a few weeks. A stock COM
pany is now being formed. There are 2,O0O
shares at $50 each in. the concern, about 500 Of
(which, it ID said, have been taken. L.:
TIE Comptroller of the Currency discusses
At length, in his annual report, the evils Incl
Il deat to aaminissering the usasy law, contained
in the currency act, and concludes with bold
and earnest recommendation that Congress re-
peal every act on the statute books. which pro-
hittts The 1oaning Of money by banks or indi.
viduals at usurious rates. Mr.. Knox Gays all
such loans are easily evaded.
THOMAS CAMP was executed at Princeton.
Ind, on Friday, for the murder of John r.
Bilderback.
Dn. MAY, the American who shot and killed
laborer named Maggie some time ago in Lon
don, Ms been tried and acquitted.
| WM:'ALLEN, IS years Of age, an cmployc Of
the American Express Company, committed
suicide at Chicago, on Monday evening, by
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