Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-18
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rnois Of several others, wounding two men
badly and six slightly. Tho tornado struck
the railroad aboutlthrec miles below Malvern.
travelled up tho track about 'four miles, car
ryin9 everything before it, houses. trees. &c.
A. WOODWARD. County Treasurer at Men,
phis, has absconded with $40 600, in addition
to over 900 warrants hypothecated by him
to obtain money TO gamble in stocks.
ALEx. W. TAILOR, . grocer, was shot in
Memphis. ON Thursday, by John H. Grace,
| whom be had refused 70 give drink.
THx North American Bee.keepers' Assc cia-
tion, at ito session In Louisville, on Thursday
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Seth Royland, OF Pennsyl-
vania Secretary, Abner Pope, Of Indiana
Treasurer, ]. 8. Sill, Of Ohio: and vice.
president tor each offtweuty.seven states.
At Large.
Hoa1nlE story Of % outrage has become
public in the town Of Warren. near Detroit.
4 year and . hall since, = man giving his
name - Charles Louis Alton, was employed
to teach tho Roman Catholic school At War;
rea. and - sexton, although nothing was
known Of HE antscedents. During this
period Alton outraged the persons Of no less
than eighteen girls, none Of whom were over
fourteen years old. It appears the crimes
were all committed In the church, which ad-
joins the school-house, and the 6end suc'
ceeded In terrifying his victims into silence
for over year. The nsighborhood Of War
rem 10 inhabited by Hollanders, generally un-
educated, and the children were all Of that
nationality.
INploA11oMs are that the House OF Repre-
sentatives will pass the bill fixing the salary
Of members Of Congress At about $1,000 q
year, with allowance of actual travelling ex-
penses.
A BILL will soon be introduced In Congress
providing for the restoration Of tho frsnking
privilege allowing the free transmission Of
public documents and official communications
Of the Government departments, private cor
reepondeDco Of Senators and members not in.
cluded.
4 CHNT1AL ASIAN correspondent says that
Gen. Ksufmann, by HE wasteful and corrupt
cd administrs tion. and'his conduct in the late
campaign against Khiva. has incurred the dis
pleasure Of the Car.
Ar CORY, Pa, recently, some body snatch.
ere we're discovered dragging a corpse into
the otics Of a prominent ohysician. It proved
to be that Of former well known resident Of
At>AA~ IA
ment.
W. W. BE1EkAP, Secretary Of War, was mar.
ried 1t Harrodsburg, KY, Thursday, to Mrs.
81. F. Bowers, daughter Of DR.. John Tomlin-
son.
A vEesEL has arrived at Halifax, and states
that she fell IN with the schooner Zephyr at
Sable Island, and four bodies in state OF de.
composition were found. From the date of
papers in her cabin the schooner ID supposed
to have been dismastetl last July and drifting
ever since.
pointed committee to give, - momento to
tho family Of tho lsts Horace Greeley, an it,
Illuminated album containing the action of the
city authorities on tho occasion OF his death !;
also IN excellent portrait Of Greeley. The al
bum 10 volume about two feet long by one
foot broad, bound in black velvet.
Washington.
TIE following has been submitted to the
President BY promlBent treasury ofRcial.
Congress provides by law 40 follows: First,
for the calling in OF al national bank notes as
speedily % practicable. Secondly, for the
&ssnkhnO Sasu A& Nko IN, NJ In
retired national bank notes, and in quantity
sufficient for the business Of the country.
Thirdly, for the payment OF these greenbacks
to any persons, association, or corporation in
exchange for government bonds in amounts
not less than 81 ZOO, making the fivs per cent.
bonds the basis Of such exchange At par,
adding accumulated interest. When other
bonds are taken they are to be exchanged at
market vslne. Fourthly, whenever the
holder of lesaltender notes wishes to re -in-
vest in i've per cent bonds he can do 30 At
par. and IN equitable adjustment Of interest,
in amounts not less than 81, 900. Tho results
which, it IL claimed, would follow such q
measure, are: large addition to the
iund,ng OF the public debt into Ave
per cent. bonds or its equivalent, rs there are
not held In this country, nearly enough Of
this class Of bonds to furnish the bssis, under
this plan, for the currency OF the country, so
that other Unitod States securities would be
converted iuto five per cent. bonds or curren-
cy, on the above basis. Second. The currency
required for the business OF the country will
be about $500 ,O0o, 900, Of which l40O, ,o0O, 600
arc national bank notes. II tho last named
sun il supplied in exchange for five per cent.
bonds It would produce an absolute saving to
tho government OF $20.ooo, 900 gold interest
per annum, less the amount Of tax now paid
by banks, and would relieve the people from
borrowed from them. Third. It would secure
the ultimate return to specie payments.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has written
to the chairman Of the WAYS and Means Com
mittee recommending additional taxation,
that the revenues may meet the expenses,
and enclosing bill for that purpose, rector
ing the duty en- tea and coffee, which will
yield about twenty million dollars per annum,
~ included in the recommendations of the
Secretary. He also enclosed = letter from
Commissioner Douglass making the following
recommendations -: Increased tax OF 10 cents
per gallon on distilled spirits. which would
yield S7.0O0, 900 annually 1 cents per pound
additional on tobacco. which would yield
a, ,0o0, 900 Illuminating oils, $3.50, GOO; on
gross receipts ofrailroads from passengers and
freights, 6.OOO, 900 on steamboat gross ro-
ceipts from passengers aud freight, 5000 ,0OJ
on ,naurauce compAn losses. ON telegraph
receipts, $3.50 ,000-making in the aggregate,
$22, ,160, 900. The tax on tea and coffee would
make over a, ,00o. 900. The Commissioner
says II more revenue 10 wanted it could be OBJ
tanned to SIC. 0.os0, 700 by restoring tho taxes
formerly in schedule "B," which included
stamps on III legal instruments, deeds, mort
cages, etc.
Foreign.
A DENSE fog set In at London on December
2, and continued till the 18th, seriously affect
Ing business in the city and on the Thames,
Several accidents are reported, and on the
river three persons were killed. Collisions on
the river wero frequent, and the streets were
the scenes OF numerous accidents, although
great numbers OF man and boys were en-
ployed with torches to light up the city in
md day. A great Agricultural Fair was in
progress, aud many Of the animals died in
consequence Of the density Of the fog, and tho
a>k Raj1. forv