Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-04

A LONDON firm, in its money market
circular. thus refers to the g Tichborne
bonds: "During the past month
there has been some inquiry for the
celebrated tTichborne bonds,' which
were quoted at 81 to 410 per &100."
THE Melbourne Argus states that the
Governor of Queensland has released
Capt. Booth, of the schooner Jason.
who was sentenced to five years. inn.
grisonment for kidnapping in the South
Seas. He has only served two years of
time: The fine of ESQ has also been
1emitted.
The German Empress has sent twen-
ty gold medals to Vienna, bearing on
one side her effigy and on the reverse
the red cross and the date, "Vienna.
1873" to be distributed among sue
cessful competitors in the sanitary de-
partment of the International Exhibi-
ton.
The Journal de Geneva proposes a
new direction for railway between
that town and Italy, and ono which is
certainly not wanting in boldness.
"The line which we recommend" it
says, lis that of Mont Blanc, by &C.
neva, Chamounix, Courmayeur, Acosta,
and Milan"
BEER is 81 glass in Monte Video,
Uruguay, and sheep are 10 cents
apiece. A thirsty man with only rs
cents bout his clothes would be mis-
cradle in that city however, he could
buy COW for fifty cents, if milk would
serve his purpose.
OUT of sixty nine samples of milk
examined by DR.. Stevenson, food ana
lyst of the st. Paucias district in Lon.
don, during hepastt three months, only
twenty-five were genuine.
A NEW home and school for orphans
OF seaman who once belonged to the
Royal Navy is to be erected at Portsea.
The Queen and Baroness Burdett
Coutts head the hit of donors to the
building fund.
PRINCE KAssA, who succeeded to the
Abysslnian throne after Theodore's
death, has invented new way of dis
posing of rival aspirants. Having
captured one of these, Abba Kassai.
not long since, lie stuffed his ears
with gun-cetton, and blew his head
into atoms.
THOUGH when in London great deal
at Lady Blessington's, it seems the late
Napoleon III. never got on very we'll
with the hostess. At the height of his
power he met her in Paris and cooliv
said, GLOW long do you stay here. La.
dy Blessington !" II don't know"
she said, chow long do you9"
FORKS were known lin England as
early as the thirteenth century. In the
list OF plate belonging to Eleanora of
CASTLE, Queen of Edward l., occur 90
pair OF knives with silver sheathes. en-
ameled, with fork of crystal, and one
silver fork handled with ebony and
ivory. '~'']
The Princess Royal of ENGLAND
(Crown Princess of Prussia) will he
present at the marriage of the DIXIE Of
Edinburgh with the Grand Duchess
Marie as representative of the Queen.
This is the immediate cause of the iour.
ney of the Crown Prince and Princess
to st. Petersburg.
A SENTRY at the Royal Arsenal. Wool.
wich, has afforded remarkable instance
OF communication by marching four
miles III his sleep, carrying his knap.
sack and rifle and six rounds of ammn.
milton. Fortunately he was met bv a
policeman at Boxley- heath and awaken
ed to a sense of duty before he had |
injured himself or any one else during
his slum5ers,
ACCORDING to the Vienna New Freie
Press, the Vienna Exhibition was
visited by two Emperors, one Rmpreas
three Kings, five Queens, five reiening
6rand Dukes, three Grand Duchesses.
i've relgning Princes, two Princesses.
thirteen heirs to throne, five Grown
twenty Princes and Duk en-
and fourteen Princesses.
ONE John Fostron, a railway re-
Ereshment man, is to make the BRIDE
cake for the Wedding breakfast of the
Duke OF Edinburg. It will be seven
Ieet six inches high, and weigh over
<5O pounds. 1t will be six tiers, made
70 resemble the famous porcelain tow
9r at Nankin, and will be surmounted
With profusion of orange blossoms.
A MALTA paper says that the traffic
N human flesh, principally negro girls
ma boys, continues with impunity be-
'ween Tripoli and Smyrna and Con-
via Malta, where several
scores have, within the past month.
oeen imported by Turkish and re-ex-
ported by British vessels, for the mar
Sets OF the east, just as if they were ,
'oony, ivory, or other articles of traffic.
The London correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian says that O {
movement is on foot to promote the
erection of monument to Oliver
Goldsmith, whose memory, it is ar
;ued, is not sufficiently honored bv :
he simple slab bearing his profile
which is placed in Westminster Abbey.
lor by laying a grave-stone on til.
pot in The Temple which is supposed
o be bis grave. ,
A FEW weeks ago one DR.. NJ. Leod. .
# Claughton, protested against pres /
'yterians drinking at public banquet
Q the toast of "The Bishop and the ,,
clergy of the Diocese" More RECENTLY
N Archdeacon of the Church of Eng.
and refused to respond to a toast in
which the clergy Of all denominations
we're comprised, doing 80 on the l
round that he could not recognize
aen whose chief object is to pull down
he Church to which they do not be-
ong. such is Christian unity, Il