Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-15
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has agreed to report bill authorizing the pur-
chase Of site for postoffice building in
Cincinnati, At cost Of eS0O, 600. =
JOHN g. GAuL1, for many years connected
with the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
has resigned tho supenntendency. An effort
will be made to induce him to recall it.
BILL will soon be reported to Congress.
providing for the redemption and reissue of
torn and mutilated currency notes, the ex-
pense to be borne by the national banks.
An accident on the Toledo and Warsaw
Railway, near Smithfeld, resulted in fatal in
juries to ". H. Cruger. Vice President of the
road, and an smploye named Joseph Elger.
AN infant son Of Henry T. Clarke, of Troy,
N. Y. was killed ON Sunday by his brother,
aged three years, who threw piece Of slate
at him. The child killed was nine months old.
MARTIN JOHN sPAu1DNa, Primate Of the
Catholic Church in the United States, and
Archbishop Of Baltimore diocese, died on
Wednesday. He was sixty 1.-TWO years Of age.
In New York, Sunday afternoon, Henry Hep
ncr, German, shot his son, aged eighteen,
killing him instantly. He then dangerously
wounded himself. Intemperance was the
cause.
The Union School ediAce-a fine building
at Schoolcraft, Mich, was entirely destroyed
by fire last Tuesday. The fire caught from the
heating register. Loss, $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
HE large grain warehouse Of Clark, Hanna
4 Co., of Peoria, burst on Wednesday and
spilled its contents, consisting Of over 4O, 900
bushels Ut bran, over the promises. The loss
will not be heavy.
THE government is in receipt Of dispatches
from Cuba which give promise Of better
state OF affairs there, and indicate wiling
ness on the part Of the Spanish authorities to
protect the property Of American citizens.
The spotted fever, az it is commonly called,
is prevailing in the neighborhood Of Bunkum.
1roquois county, III. ,and is proving very fatal,
scarcely any one recovering when attacked
with the disease. Four deaths are reported
to have occurred in one night recently.
A CONFEDERATION at Jefferson, Texas. on
Monday, destroyed Needhams agricultural
warehouse and . square Of buildings on tho
south side OF Dallas street, next to the steam
boat landing. Loss @10O, 600. l.. Blooming
hal was killed by falling wall.
ROSE KE1LE1,a beautiful girl and stranger.
drowned herself in the bay At San Francisco,
on Thursday night. Albert Lanmanny. youn9
German, shot himself through the heart on
FRIDAY. Tue supposed cause in both cases is
dr. t1nent in love. 49,,
..eago Relief and Aa1 Society reports
the cash receipts to January 9Th, Ss sa5, 700. Is,
and disbursements to tho same period. e1..
3,6s6.19, leaving the balance on hand Feb.
8, 1874, ,209.70.
LAURA Fam has been granted = new trial BY
the Supreme Court. on the ground that the
court erred in not allowing tho counsel for tho
defense the closing argument, and permitting
evidence OF former bad character for chastity.
MINISTER DE- LoNa is At Salt Lake City, with
tho Japanese embassy. He says tho snow
blockade will involve loss Of millions of
dollars to the transcontinental route, bv d.
vortmg, through the report Of the Japanese.
the winter travel and trade to ocean routes.
The amendments to the st. Louis postoface
bill restrict the cost Of the lot for the new
building to 100000, and limit the cost of the
site and building to 81, 250, 600, which does moi
change the total appropriation, but increases
tho amount for the lot and reduces that fol
tho building.
ADDISON BlRaE, ex-menber Of the Missouri
Legislature, was fatally stabbed by Dr.. johnson,
at Platte City, Mo-, last Friday. The afYai,
grew out of some remarks made by Birpe to
Johnson's wife about Watering her pony 1t 4
spring on Bizge's place. =. johnson gave him.
sci up.
A NEW YORK telegram says: TT 10 stated
that ten or twelve members of tho snti-rina
Grand Jury have been bribed to prevent the
Indictment Of certain parties; that one indi-
vidual who expected to escape had paid out
he is said to be indignant, and thrsate6s to
make astounding revelations
A TELEGRAM from New York states that m
attempt was made, ON Tuesday, to rob the
residence of John E. Graham, the counsel for
Stokes. The thieves we're arrested and COM
mltted for trial. Il is believed they were en-
Ployed to destroy certain papers in Graham's
possession bearing on the Stokes murder
trial. ''
THE Secretary Of the Treasury, under I'd
vice of the Attorney General, has directed
that the Hornet, which was ovsrhadled by q
Spanish war vessel be lbeled for eviolation
OF the neutrality laws: This is, Of course, Z
tact admission that the Hornet was not in a
legitimate business ON her trip from New York
to Nassau.
SUNDAY evening tho extensive livery estab-
l'sbment Of J. H. Estabrook, in Denver. COL.
filled with valuable horses, carriages. and
other property, took fire and was entirely des.
troyed. Forty horses perished in tho flames,
., valued At about s15, 900. The building wae
os. etc. $4,000; sleighs, $500; h.y, ~, 900
corn. $500; oats, $500; customers' Carriages,
$4,000; making the total loss about GAG, GOO
A NEw YoRx telegram Of Wednesday s.ys
"something very important has been going OF
to-day about the City Hall and Court House
though it is difficult to toll exactly what it il
il, and the general impression In all newspaper
Offices lis that startling developments are abou
to be made. 1t is believed that Tweed, Con
molly, Il Co., have been refunding about fou
millions out Of the six millions etolen botlil
from tho City Treasury in May and June o
1870, and for which civil suit has been insti
tutcd against them."
The vine disease has appeared around Mel
bourne.
SIR WILLIAM STERLING MAXWELL. was in
stalled, on Monday, a. Rector of tho Uniyer
sity of Edinburgh.
ADv1cEs from Sydney, New South Wales
announce the discovery Of valuable plumbac
deposits near the Ccntre6eld gold mines.
The Archbishop of Cologne has ordered fou
professors Of the University to subscribe +
the dogma of Papal Infalibility, the penalt
in case of refusal being accommodation.
PoLYNEs1AN laborers murdered portion O
tho crew of tho schooner Cambria, and RI
the vessel ashore. Tho survivors of tho New
massacre were arrested after eating three q
their number.
GAIT. JOHN PHILIP No1oN. the home-rul
candidate, has been elected to Paramen
from Galway. Mr.. F. g. Powell. the Conservs
tive candidate, is elected from West Riding o
Yorkshire.
MArAMoRAs telegram states that the part
Under Sanchez Uriste, which pillaged Bagda
lately, was surprised at st. Terz, thirty mile
distant. Uriste and five others were killed
three wounded and seventeen captured. Fou
OF the prisoners were to be shot.
ADv:CEs from LaSnayra, Venezuela. stat
that President Guzman Blanco, with 500
men, attacked tia stronghold of the revolt,
tionists and compelled them to abandon i,
The revolutionistn lost 300 men, including the;
leader. the celebrated Gen. O)ivO. The op,,io
is general that the war has ceased.