Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-07
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adjoining dwelling, In St. Nazys. Ohio, was
destroyed BY fire on Wednesday. Loss ESQ.,
go.
In Now York, on Wednesday, IN octo-
gsnarian named Margaret Watson, while induig-
ing in her habit of smoking in bed, sst the bed
on fire and was burned to death.
TIE Louisville Ledger now appears ~ an
evening paper.
A FIRE At Dunleith ON Wednesday evening,
destroyed the St. Cloud Hotel.
ST. PAUL papers state that the loss by tho
burning of the machine shops and engine
house of the st. Paul and Sioux City railway,
At Shakopee. Tuesday morning. is over $780,
GOO, on which there was An insurance Of but
5000.
The girls in the Hope and Louisville WOODEN
mills are ON strike against = reduction of
half cent per yard, in tho price of weaving.
Ex-SENATOR YATES. Of Illinois, 10 danger
ouslly i'll at his residence, IN Jacksonville, from
hermorrhage of the bowels.
BERNHARD BEPLER, employed in Miller's
brewery in Gaaena, ILL.,, fell into boiler filed
with boiling water and was scalded to death.
REV. ARTHUR Brooks, Of Williamsport, Pa. i,
has accepted call to the rectorship Of st.
James Church, in Chicago, recently vacated
by Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, D. d.
TIE order for the arrest of Ingersoll, the
Tammany chair maker, has been returns
"not found"
The men arrested recently 1t vanwert, O.,
have been fully identified as Scott and Char
rest, the Windsor Lock murderers.
ADRIAN BEAL, for eighteen years past agent
Of the New York Prison Association, died ON
Sunday.
The snow storm Of Sunday has AGAIN block
AIDED the Union Pacific Railroad.
VERY Rev. HENRY BENEDICT CosxrY. Vicar
General and Administrator of tho Arch Dio-
cese Of Baltimore, died At the Episcopal
residence in Baltimore, Of pneumonia, on
Tuesday, after an illness Of several weeks. in
the sixty eventh year Of his age. The do.
Maryland. and has been Vicar General OF the
Arch Diocese since 18A9. In 1854 ho declined
the appointment BY tho Pope, Of Bishop Of
Portland, Maine.
The cornerstone Of tho Chamber OF Com
m..ee in Chicago was laid on Friday after
noon.
LARGE assortment Of blooded live stock
and improved machinery have been collected
At Chicago, by A. B. Capron, for shipment to
Japan. 1t will 60 forward to San Francisco in
charge Of Geo. Mayo, Of Owosso, Mich.
NELSON WAIkER, . colored lawyer. has been
admitted to practice in the Supreme Court Of
Tennessee.
Ex-SENA1oR FOWLER. Chancellor Post. and
other Liberal Republicans, have issued an ad-
dress invoking the Republicans Of Tennessee
to send delegates to tho Cincinnati Conyen-
tlon. The address condemns tho Administra-
ton OF President Grant, particularly in ito
treatment to the South, and calls tor reunion
and reform.
On Monday, small boy, who was stealing d
ride on the pilot Of = locomotive ON the Rich
mond Road, was thrown thezefrom BY the
fireman. Both legs were cut of.
The East Saginaw Courier Hgures mn tho
total amount Of lumber manufactured ON the
Lake Huron shore Of Michigan, last year, in
cluaing shingles, lath, and pickets. n 667 k82 .
S7s feet, and puts the total value thereof 1t
$15, ,00O, 900.
ONLY six inches Of snow has fallen in Da-
kota Territory this winter. Tho pr,iries arc
now bare, and al the transportation west Of
Cheyenne is done on wheels. Tho erass in
green, and some ponies arc found in splendid
condition. which have subsisted on buffalo
grass all winter.
A H11lsDA1E (Mich.) special says: 1.-THE
Hillsdale engine machine shop and foundry
have just been burned. Tho patterns vera
saved. The lathes were damaged. The loss
IA about $4,000 insured in tho Phunix. of
New York, for about 92.000."
BERNHARD LusTER, . saloon keeper 1T Ham,
lton. Ohio, on Wednesday shot and killed
negro, named Ed. Miller, whom hs caught
in the act of tapping his till.
In the first Of fifteen suits against the Atlau-
tic Mail Company, the aggregate penalties
amounting to 1000. on allegations that ci-
gars have been landed from its vessels without
payment Of duty, Judge Woodrufl hss Riven
decision in favor Of the United States.
The principal educational institutions of tho
United States have petitioned Congress to o..
tabiish IN American college IN China.
The jewel1y store Of Piper l. Co., st Romeo,
Michigan, was entered last Sunday night by
burglars, the safe blown open with gunpow-
der, and about $4,000 in watches and jewelry
taken.
F1sK's horses and carriages have been sold
at auction. They brought s5o,0o0.
PROMINENT army officers of New York city
propose to initiate . measure to erect monu-
ment to tho late Gen. Geo. B. Thomas.
JOSHUA L. CHA1lBERI4A1N, President Of Bow
doin College, has been elected, by . concur
rent legislative vote, Major General of the
volunteer militia of Maine.
The Germans Of San Francisco arc organic.
ing clubs in every ward in the city for partici-
patton in the coming Presidential campaign
As independent Republicans.
TaE large sugar refinery Of Bartol l. Baker
At Marcushook, Pa, was entirely destroyed b,
hre Sunday morning. Loss e150, 900; insur.
ance 100000
The japanese Embassy loft Chicago 70,
Washington On Tuesday evening. Before
their departure they contributed o., 900 to thu
relief OF the sufferers by tho late fire.
A sEvEN-1EAR-o1D lad named Hermor
Zenes, attending school 1t Rock Island. III.
Was recently kicked 80 badly by an older schol-
ar, that he died.
TIE body Of = suicide was found hanging
from the limb of . tree in grove east o.
Cleveland, ON Sunday. The deceased il SUD.
posed to have been Joseph Marx, = peddlar o.
glassware.
EIGHT freight cars, belonging to the Indian
apolis Railroad, with their contents, princi
pal'y dry goods. were burned ON the track i,
East Louis early Sunday morning. Loss "a
ported At about @25,O0O.
An accident occurred on Monday at q dis
tillery near Cadiz, Ohio, which will probabl
result fatally to two men. Tho still burst
scalding them in . terrible manner. IN
flames OF tho injured men are L. Burrough
and A. Love.
The members Of the Imperial Japanes
Embassy have arrived in Chicago, and, Wit
the exception Of Minister DeLong and tn
Japanese young ladies', are quartered at th
fremont and Grand Central Hotels. m
latter are stopping At private residence.
The Wayne County (Mo. Democrat state
that two men named Scott and Leaf were 4,
rested at Piedmont, in that county, charge
with having committed three murders in Nj.
s!ssippi, Scot, in attempting to escape, v,
shot and seriously wounded in tho thigh. SEQ
confessed that he aud Leaf killed two men
aquarrcl about an axe.
In E'gin, last week, = young man was il
stant'y killed by the bursting of IN eme,
wheel, which he was using. A fragment
tho wheel struck his neck, nearly severing b
head from the body.
A STATEMENT having been made to tho efIe
that Gen. Babcock holds four positions, drs,
ing salary for each, it is proper to say tn
this is mistake. The records Of the Ttoa
nry Department rhow that since the inaugur,
tion of President Grant Gen. Babcock b.
drawn but one salary, and that is attached
the position of Major of Engineers.
The steamer John Kyle, which sunk ne
Commerce, Mo-, on Friday, was owned by ,
F. and P. S. Davidson, Of La Crosse, Wisco
sin, and A. NJ. Hutchinson, of St. Louis. r
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