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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08
Terrible Predicament Oi a B0y..Savcd
by Courage and Presence of Mind.


Saturday afternoon boy, about II
years of age, while crawling along the
leads of house on Third street, near
Bryant, for the purpose of clearing the
obstructions in the water. pipe, slipped
and rolled over the edge of the roof.
In his desperate efforts to save himself
he succeeded in grasping the raised
edging of wood and tin that bofdered
the roof, and so hung, suspended by
his hands, forty feet above the street,
utterly unable to regain his footing.
The accident was witnessed by a woman
on the opposite sidewalk ); and her
screams brought at once to her side
three men who saw, with horror and
amazement, the predicament of the
poor boy, who, without a cry or strug-
gle, was hanging over certain death,
with only the frail grip of his weak
hands. They ran across the street into
the house and up stairs toward the at
tic, when, as they reached the second
story, sudden thought struck the last
man, and he let Ills companion go up
without him. -.
Underneath where the boy was hang
ing is. small, old-fashioned porch,
which, projects out about three feet
from under the centre-window of the
second story, ana ont of this window
the woman ON the opposite side of the
street, and those with her, saw man
step on the porch, and look up. As he
stood he was Immediately under the
boy, but too close to- the house for his
apparent purpose, the boy hanging
just over the railing he stepped over
the latter, and with his feet resting on
the edge of the platform of the porch,
and one hand grasping al iron support,
he waited. In the mean time, the other
two men had reached the roof and were
descending, when they discovered the
impossibility of reaching the boy in
safety, and one of them called for a
rope.
Before any one could move to the aid
of the exhausted boy, he with shrill
cry let go his hold and fell. As he ap-
preached the man on the porch the lat
ter was seen to reach out his free arm
under him, and then the boy was
grasped by him. A cry of horror went
up from the crowd as the man was seen
to stagger and swing around the end of
the porch with his load; but his hard
held it's grip on the iron and mo-
ment afterward he Carried the boy
through the window and turned him
over to his mother, who had only just
realized that something was wrong.
The name of the man whose presence
of mind enabled him to save life, and
whose courage made him forget the risk
of his own, is Cambel Williams.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08
A FoR1oRN bachelor. lamentablv

A FoR1oRN bachelor, lamentably ig-
norent of the joys of married life, de-
livered himself, the other evening of
the following: Why do the angels
enjoy. celestial happiness.G" "Be:
cause there are NO marriages in Para
lisc!" =" And why are there no mar
riages in paradise? "Because," said
said he, promptly answering himself,
"tlcre is no Paradise in mar" "Ahp'
said he, percciShg the coming st0amL
g. didn't say it
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08
Poker Playing.

A New York letter has this note ::
:" Poker playing is becoming u great
! ulsance on our eastern thoroughfarcs
of travel. Parties take palace car
state-room, and disturb oil the adjacent
passengers as they grow boisterons and
profane over their cards and vine
There ore several noted poker players
belonging to the Democratic wing of
tho State Legislature. Ono, OF them,
t,f ten years. standing, is credited wifi,
81, 600, on an average, during every
session, through I"kcrplaying while
c" ''outc to and from Albany Oh til,
cars.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08
AN IMMENSE SHOAL OF FISHES.
The Steam Pump Of the M. $. nOuqd
house Stopped by the Aceaasn sala tfol
of tho FimMY Tribe

house stopped by the Aceuln al q tfon
ofthc Finny Tribe.
Ftom tho Toledo Blade, Jan. 26.
During the past few days the large
steam force pumps used for supplying
the engines of the Michigan Southern
round-house with water have been
working improperly, and yesterday
morning the supply of water entirely
ceased, though on measurement, it was
found that the level of the bayou wan
nearly four feet above the main thatsup-
Piled the reservoir. On examination, the
mystery was explained. The well, ten
feet in length, six feet in width, aud
from twelve to fifteen feet in depth,
was one mass of live, moving, Shiny
fishes, varying from one-half to six
inches in length. Arrangements were
at otlce commenced to remove them,
and large quantities were returned
again to the water, but afterwards,
realizing somewhat the magnitude of
the undertaking, sawdust was throw
into the pit. to facilitate matters,
and the living MASSES handled
with shovels and: wheeled to
tue outside of the building and
thrown over the bank. It was estimat-
ed that about six tons of fish had crowd
ed into this limited space, and the uni
ted labor of six men during yesterday
was insufficient to remove them, and tie
coming of evening found their work
only partially completed. The engi-
neers have been frequently more or
less lnconvenienced by the stopping up
of their pipes, but it was not until this
week that the fish accumulated in such
numbers as to. render it necessary
to have them removed. The shoa1
consisted of no special variety, but was
made up of all the kinds gehetally
found in these waters, and are supposed
to have come to the mouth of the reser.
voir for air, when they were drawn in
by the suction of the pumps. This
morning the work was renewed, and
We would recommend any of our friends
who may consider this statement too
" fishy," to call at the engine house,
and, as we have done, examine the
scene for themselves.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08
An Ignorant Dog.

An old farmer went out one day look
ing over his broad acres, with On ax on
his shoulders and small dog at his
heels. They espied woodchuck. The
dog gave chase and drove him into a
stone wall, where action Immediately
commenced. The dog would draw the
woodohuck partly out from the wall,
and the woodchuck would take the dog
back. The old farmers sympathy get
ting high on the side of the dog, he
thought he must help him. So, put
ting himself in position, with ax above
the dog, he waited for the attraction of
the woodchuck, when he would cut
him down. So an opportunity offered,
and the old man struck, but the wood
chuck gathered up Mt the same time,
took the dog in far enough to receive
the blow, and the dog was killed Oh the
spot. Forty years after, the old man,
in relating the story, would always add i:
"And that dog don't know to this day
but what the woodchuck killed him.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08

Tn. Methodists are complaining that
thcre is but one of their denomination
O, tht Committee or Biblical lscvisr,s,
which numbers twenty. names.
They do not like this method of doinr
thc work.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08
Little Nellie.


BY HATTIE TYING oRrswoLD. X
Little Mollic rides aud dances,
In Circus, slxy and night.
She can do, Us well Is any,
'-f Dafip4 doeda without a1right.a +,
: Twelve yeaIg Old = Itt)c Aiollic,
Orphan child, without 1 homo;
Day aud night she rides aud dances,
-~WhlrcooO'cr they 60 and como.
Little Mollic
Has NO parents, hasn no hoppe.
kSss J. sGss sssssh y y sss ssss H. 60
'eees the sidewalks full Of children,
Hears-thctr laughter far 'beiOw,f
And she wonders, Little Mollic,
Why they laugh, and clap and cheer:
Serious work it Ia to Mollic,
Bright and pitl,nnt to appear;
little Mollic;
In her eye starting tour.
1souie epsysf has t. piasns4e,
Newer fonps, - children do;
Sho is always tired and sleepy,
Often very hungry too.
Aud the long roads are 10 tiresome,
As they journey, hero and there,
And she Is 80 tired and sleepy
That at night she says no prayer;
,~E D.. Little AOllies-
poes hot think that God dswi4 caro-
There is nothing else for Mollie;
This is all the world she knows.
She looks neither back nor forward,
Has few hopes, not many woes;
:; 0Qes,Aot even dream Whist childhood
Means, 10 those In happy homes,
And what tender, careful watching
Follows where II goes and comes.
Little Mollie;
Orphan; f4e,dless, homeless, roams.
Sometimes in the darkness; Mollio
Ponders deeply upon life,
With child instinct, cropping hlipdlyx
For the meaning of the strife.
- l4tle light dlz4nes in on Mollio,
I, TaeHehsa4qeestions every star,
Toward 4hs God Who u lafar.-.--.n
Little Mollie
Never feals Him, near, but far.
Sometimes; in tie midniqht, Mo'ne
Sees the moonlight Aood her bed.
And half fancies forms are hQxe1iog.;
With white wings, above her head.
And she whispers softly, "6othAf,n
And she feels sense oftare, -
Almost, ss If God wefe near her, -.
Round about her. everywhere. :; ,..,
,.., Lituo AOllte H..
Knows not she has SAID prayer.
Woaanhooa il coming, MolKs,-.
Soon twiil press upon your view,
Great 10 al, bat most % YOU.
y Al in every trial; Mollie. 49,:
(av your heartgo forth q now,
And tho unseen banda viii a0fxiv
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08

FROM Florida comes tough story, to
the effect that Mr.. Oarley sat down on
what he supposed was n pile of bushes,
but in an instant felt the writings Of
y large reptile, which. he seized by the
tail and killed by hurting it's head
against a tree It proved to be I, rat
tlesnakr, with fourteen ratt!es.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08
SILENCE.

BIZ MRS. 8. n. B. PIATT.
What, then, is Music7 What7
Music is silence in despair!
The vail Of troubled meaning that cannot
Forget itself in sound. Something too rare
To float in finest air.
And what Ia silence7 That
From which the unrest Of music goes,
And comes back faint and fierce to perish at.
It ~ the white Of lilies and ofsnows,
The reanaas Of the rose.
It = the charm Of death.
The spell Of the statues marble years;
The love wB d1fe not DIM with touch Of bfeaeA31~
The sorrow that We keep vailed from our tears;
The fear beyond our feafs.<
Silence In stars fs light;
Silence in buds is odor and dew;
Silence I'm darkness is the grave, the night;
Silence In poets is, perhaps, the true
Behind the false they write.
The Joy no seraph hears,
Nor heard when Heaven was first complete,
Was silence-silence though the baby spheres
Bsbbled together, brokenly and sweet,
About their Fathers feet.
Shakespeare and skylark keep
SONGS higher than their voices knew,
In silence. Silence is the rest in sleep.
TbesOul, the Rky, and Ill that gliIamers through
OF God Is silence, tool!
-r't --JnGeIEadent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08


now drifts into the cuts % fast n Il ia shov.
th tteu ont: a train with three engines has been
.nIee Gays IN getting ten miles. Tho weaAhar
;votwoen cheyenne and Evanston has beon
Intensely cold: The thermometer has been m
~" AZ tnlrty degrees below zero.
Abroad.
TIVE Empress Dowager Of Brazil has freed
all her personal slaves. =,
NEW national federation ON . Commnn;.t
basis is organizing in Paris.
SIR CHARLES dixie was married. on r,a..
day, in Chelsea, to Miss sheal.
IAE Emperor and Empress of Brazil le.ve
Paris on tho 3Oth of January.
FIVE persons were drowned in Bl.ckvoo7
Colliery, England, on Thursday.
IHE Journeymen carpenters of Bruseela aro
on strike, and the masters have closed their
shops.
THE bark Manitoba went ashore. on Wedn.s.
day. on Penzance, and is total wreck. Four
OF her crew were lost.
IHE steamer America, plying between Rio
Janeiro and Montovideo, while on = trip from
the latter port, on the night Of December 22d.
took fire. The flames spread with great "a
pidlty, and the vessel was soon burned to thu
waters edge. A large number of passengers
Moro on board, of whom 81 lost their lives.
being either burned to death or d1owncd
1T is announced from Bristol that tho Bra
z''al' government has forwarded request to
'hc "essrs. Kits, emigration agents at that
i"t faar;4s a;sking XII them to send an asent to Rio
Il; "Io' ~ authorized to close contract for the
c"lohizatlon OF Southern Brazil. where fLo
c'p'Srants are to be permitted TO select t,'e;p
""" lands. !tis proposed to sond toward tan
:"''sand emigrants annually from Bristol.
The British expedition under Gen. Bourchie,
which il operating against tho 1.ooshs on the
southeastern frontier~ of India, attacked ,
forco Of the latter Friday last si,d inflicted
considerable loss upon them. The ex,,c,lition
aIto suffered some loss, having four mer
liIlcd and few wounded. Gen. Bourc|,iel
l.m 4.II X; ;eivcu slight injuries
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-08

Soon afterwards the friends left the
Albion and proceeded on their several
ways-his friend and companion al.
ready more than half repented his rash
ness in embarking in the undertak
ing.
The sombre shades of twilight were
enwrapping, as with a shroud, the
streets of London, when, carrying Mr.
OLeary's trombone in his hand, MIR.
Whites might have been observed woe
fully picking his way through the pur-
lieus of Drury Lame, endeavoring tc
find the stage entrance of the Roya
Dash Theatre. Two or three sallow.
faced gentlemen were smoking short
pipes in front of the entrance, and oc
casionally lady or gentleman passed
hurriedly in, evidently under the i'm.
preston that they were behind theil
time, but glance at the clock in the
hall appeared to reassure them as they
made their way more leisurely towards
their respective dressing-rooms. Up.
on reference to his watch, Mr.. Whites
found that the doors had just been
opened; and he therefore had some
leisure to look about him. He loitered
at the door for, some time, wondering
who this was, and who that could pos.
sibly be, until a small, but uncomonly
sharp boy plucked him: by the sleeve
and said: } '-'"
"You'd better make haste-they're
agoi4' to ring in."
Mr.. Whites then became aware that
he was almost alone. Without having
the faintest idea of the meaning Of
bringing in," he mechanically followed
the small boy down gloomy passage,
tumbled down a few steps, picked him.
self up, and found himself upon the
stage. He had hardly time to cast a
hurtied glance upon the novsl, not to
say drea1yt objects by which. he was
surrounded, when an elderly individual
in white beard. and whose shirt-front
appeared to be p1entiftlly besprinkled
with snuff, beckoned the boy. ::
| }"Tom," !" saidlhe 'sgointo the music
room, and ask MI. 1oyejoy for my copy
of Old King Cole.''
The boy at once complied. Rightly
conjecturing that the music-room was
the place, wherein the musieians assem-.
bled previous to making their appear
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-20

that ii was feared that "no facts IouId have any
effect on Tic partisan majority in congress, WHO
has already shown.-bv the passage Of the ku-
klux bill against the VIII and Judgment OF the
people,-that they do not dare 10 disohey the
0fdefs Of their impcrious, not TO sag imperial,
president"
Mr. Bingham made point OF order that it
was not competent 10 make a report rcfiectllg
on tue legislation of congress, and the actou of
the executive.
The speaker decided that lire minority report
could only come in by unailimOds consent or
suspension OF the rules. The language quoted
was highly dsrcspcctful TO the house, and sueii
had been used by a member on tue ilOor, for
winch he would call him to order.
Mr.. Brigham objected TO the receipt of the
report.
Tha speaker quoted the wordslalluded to by Mr.
Scofcd that "thc hukHX bill and the proceed
ings Hereunder were the grosscst outrage and
fOucSt calumuy,' and said lie would have call
ed the gentleman from Kentucky 10 order for
such larghagc ON the floor
Mr. Beck aud MIR. Cox defended the minority
report as intended to refer only to matters out
side the action of The house.
confused diScuSSio. 'nS"nd, ending in Mf.
Bingharn's Insisting On his oy5.5.
Mr.. Poland and Mr.. Stevenson ape. I'D to
him to withdraw it.
Mr. Cox moved to suspend the fulCs and re-
ceive the minority report.
Mr. Banks suggested that it he on condition
OF having all the matter excluded that was in
violation of parliamentary rules.
The speaker declined the task Of examining
the report with that object.
Mr.. Cox did notaccept Mr. Banks suggestion,
but insisted on his motion 10 suspend the rules
The rules were not suspcnded-not two-thrds
voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Bank, moved that the rules be suspended
aid ihe views of the minority be received and
printed with the majority report, provided that
| the language be not in violation of the rules
OF the house Agreed to, without division.
Mr. Garfield from the committee on ways and
means, reported the deficiency bill, aud stated
that it contained clause repeating the law
which requires United States laws to be pub.
lished in newspapers.
MIR. Butler, of Mass, made point of order
that it was general legislation and out OF
order.
Mr.. Garfield moved to suspend the rules so as
to make it in order.
Pending the notion adjourned
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-20
Our New York Dispatches.

ABDUCTION.
NEW YORK. Feb 1.-Two Young men boldly
drove up to houSe in milestone, L. l., yes
terday, lorc,bly seized Young daughter of q
resident and drove off. There is no clue to the
aUductuTs.
NEWSPAPER CLAIMS.
over one huidIed thousand dollars, claims
lot a1VerllSh" ny weekly papers in this city,
nave peen dlsallPwed by the board of audit as
unauthorized " INV, though the advertisements
were gwen oul " iWeed and other rlngites
HEPWoRTHs NEW CHURCH.
The society worsuppmg at Steinway hall, I'M
der the mliulstflif"hS OF kev. Geo. ii. HepWorth,
have bought a Hf@C iUt on Fiith avenue, and
will erect church similar to the BROOKLYN
tabernacle, TO seat about "oOO, TO be ready by
September
RIOT.
There was a small riot on Hamilton avenue,
Brooklyn, Saturday night, bv a gang of thirty
strikers OF shoe Factory in this city who fol-
lowed John Asicl, foreman Of the factory, and
assaulted him after crossing tue ferry. lie was
escorted to the Terry by platoon OF police of
tins city. The police OF Brooklyn, while reScu-
ing AsiOl from the rioters, had severe fight.
one officer was BADLY beaten, but the strikers
''rH fp'Ilr dispersed, four being arrested.
AStel was dan "1sly injured.
TUE TRIAEouse'%aNoR NALL.
In the Hall case to dav A,,i,,'ed Ii2ll made a
powerful speech, in which he san. I'D in
sisted upon an early trial. but that the li0r thVi
general had opposed it. In his reply, the attor
nev general became very personal, and charged
Hall with having resortcd to trickcry. The trial
wits adjourned 10 Monday During the discus
sion the excitement in the court room was in
tcuse,
THE STOKES CASE.
In the Stokes case, This morning, the usual
crowd were present Chief Justice Barbour of
the superior court was examined relative to the
action of the board Of commissioners on jurors /;
he stated that quorum were present only
part OF two days i'll September, and had no
rosinFe KNOWLEDGE that the list of petit jurors
signed by him, September 9, was correct; didn't
inquire as to the qualifications of jurors, or ms
towho were EXEMPT; it never occurred to him
that ii was part of his duty to critically select
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-20

Am ron Tur lfSIrAetAS CurpCu ~
Ior,syit,r. KIN accordance with notices
prcvionslv aiycn in the Unuari N churches in
This civ \ pnblic mccrinu was held at the
Church or tho ITnitv last evon;nr to tolo
measures for aiding thc society in Louisville
XIV. whose church cdifcc. bcautir,il one Of
stone built only wear since, was burnt on the
first of January last Joscph Mason, ESQ. pre.
sided and after praycr Inv Rev. Mr.. Hall intro
duccd Rev John II. Hevwood. for the last
thirtv-rwo wears pastor of that church. who
made an eloquent and touching appeal in its
behalf, for aid toward the rebuilding of their
house of worship.
Mr.. Heywood is native of Worcester a
cousin of the late DIR. b. F. Heywood. and re-
ccIved his carly education in our public schools
to which fact, and TO the associations of his
boyEoud here, he made feeling allusion. as also
to the circum .tanccs attending his ordination
for the ministry. which took place at Rev DIR
HilPs church, in 1910, lust prcyious 70 his de.
partnrc for his CHARGE in louisville He could
no louocr resist the urrent rcouesrs of his
friends here to visit at this special iuncture the
home and scenes or his vontb Annronriotc
reference was mado Inv tbe. sneaker IN bis for
NOR visit hero Mt tl,c time ot tbc dccooso or his
DISTINGUISHED friend tbc late Hon. rd,yord n
Bonos who aided him in his co,,,o;otc cduc,.
,ior
Mr.. Mason then INTRODUCED Row Mr. sh,nnor
the secretary or tle A mcric,p 1fn;,ar,or ossocio
ton. who made tcllinp onncoI in bcb,Ir of tho
church in Louisville ON The rronnd or the No.
" "
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-20

was told that they had no authority TO look over
the trcaSurers books to ascertain last wear $
prices: the couucil had authority, and had in
structei the committee 10 find ont the cost thew
bad city clerk al their command and lie OH
jccted to any such report being made to the
council
Councilman O'Gorman moved that the mo-
ton be amended SO as 10 include the whole re-
port, lost.
The motion as made by Councilman Towne
was adopted
Councilman Walker offered an order provid-
ing that the last portion of the report be referred
back to the committee, in non concurrence, with
instruction to report cost of printing last year,
which was adopted.
The report of the committee on education, in
regard to the old high school building, was nc
cepted in concurrence,
The petitions of +. CoSgr0ye, J. H. Bancroft,
and Warren Mcfarland, were referred to the
committee on highways hi concurrence,
Councilman Walker offered an order relating
to the petition OF II. G. Rice and others, to the
legislature, to be INCORPORATED as a real estate
company, and authorizing the city solicitor TO
appear and oppose the same The petition
looked to him like an attempt 10 create corpo-
ration detrimental TO the best interests of the
city, In the west they were a curse to ihC
cities in which they held land, and one of the
reasons why Worcester has been so prosperous
Is bcCaiSe there are no such corporations in the
individuals could do the work as well.
Councilman Goddard was opposed to allowing
the corporation to bold land in the city, as by so
doing they were kept out nf the market. In
all OF the petitions there was something ut the
bottom Which the corporations did not care to
have appear, Which gave all such corporations Il
suspicious character. The order Wns adopted
and sent up for concurrence
The petitions of Alice Mccain, John Foley,
Daniel Ieeban, VIM. Boyd and Mrs. Daniel
Hear were referred to the committee on claims
in concurrence.
The report Of the committee on education in
regard to the library, and also the petition Of j
A Hunt, were accepted and the accompanying
order was adopted in concurren e.
On the report Of the committee on education, i'll
regard 20 the site fort school house on Mechanic
street, 1t was voted in nOn-conCurrcnce that it
was voted IN Inconvenience that il was cXpc-
dlent to appropriate the buryng ground for
school purposes.
The communication of the chairman OF the
committee on public grounds was referred in
concurrence.
The recommendation of the committee on
claims in reference to S. I. Howard's case was
adopted in concurrence
Inc order providing for the care of the clocks
was adopted in concurrence.
The reports of the committee on sewers and
OF the Joint standing committee on finance were
accepted in concurrence.
The election of undertakerS wood mcasurcrs
welgherS, seller Of weights and pound keeper
were concurrcd in.
Adjourned for two weeks.