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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

A PHILOSOPHICAL Kentuckian, who
had but ono shirt, and was lying in
he'd while the garment was drying on
tho clothes line in the yari, was start
led by an exclamation from his wife to
the effect that "the calf had eaten it. -
"Well," said tho Kcntuckian, with a
spirit worthy of better cause, 'well,
then, who has must lose."
! A SUBMARINE cable is abont to be
lnid by the Danish Great Northern
Company between England and Swc.
den.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
Deep1eas Searches Rendered Easy,

Since the bottom of the sea is want
ed for lint ternationel communication
tho attention off Ingenious men has
been turned to a field of labor hitherto
almost entirely neglected. While for
years scientists have been striving to
explore inreyery way the surface and
lntestines of the earth, but compata-
lively little is at the present day known
OF the beds of the wide oceans. The
difficulties attending the examination
OF the bottom of the seas appeared to
be insuperable until, from necessity,
means were invented to ascertain the
physical condition of the ocean beds
TOR cable purposes. The soundings III
the Atlantic by our naval vessels prior
to carrying the cable which now con-
meets the two continents, and similar
undertakings by Great Britain and
France, have since brought forward a
number Of devices for more success
fully sounding at greater depths. This
hemp line is being superseded by steel
piano wire, which, from it's smooth
surface, ITS greater tenacity and elas-
tlcity and comparative lightness, Is
found superior to any other wire. The
problem of bringing up specimens of
bottom, however, offers great difficult
The United States steamer Tusca-
rora, which is now engaged in search
ing for -. suitable berth for trans.
Pacific cable from San Francisco to
Japan, via the Aleutian Island chain,
has been fitted by the Navy Depart
u! ment, under special instructions from
the Bureau Of :Navigation,t with a
number of appliances for sounding in
deep water, including the machine and
dynamometer invented by Sir William
Thomson, for. the use Of piano wire.
which has already been successfully
tried about forty miles outside of San
francisco in depths ranging from 141
to l,949 fathoms. Besides, Comman
der G. E. Belknap has made an inn
provement of the apparatus hitherto
thought best adapted for bringing up
specimens of bottom, of which he has
sent model to the Bureau of Naviaa.
tion, which is much admired by all
officers who have seen it. Belknap's
improvement in the Brookes' self.
detaching shot apparatus for bringing
up particles of bottom in quills con-
sists of two cylinders, one above the
other when the instrument is set and
descending through tho water, and to
close teiescopically when the shot de-
taches on reaching the bottom. The
lower cylinder is fitted with q conical
cup at the lower extremity for the re-
ception of parts of the bottom through
an aperture, which, while descending,
admits flow of water upward through
the cylinders by means of valves which
close hermetically by the pressure OF
the water when the apparatus is being
hauled up from below. The upper
cylinder covers the aperture in the
lower one on detaching the shot, so
that the water cannot wash out the
bottom caught in the conical cup.
Thus Commander Belknap has discov-
cred practical and unfailing method
of not only bringing up safely larger
amount of bottom from the ocean bed
than has hitherto been brought up,
but also as much water as is caught
between the two valves in tho lower
cylinder at tho moment of striking the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
The MiserfeS of lSOvl,ood.

Does the boy hope, some cold winter
morning to ec0n0mize time by q hasty
toilet, and turn himself over for a wee
bit OF nap after the rising bell, there
comes q voice up the stairway: 90
Johnnie ! John-n-i-e!" -" with lingering
persuasiveness. "Get right up. Your
father says he wants you to have all
the paths shoveled before breakfast. {"
:. If little Jennie is up and ready for
breakfast. that is all that is expected.
She has nothing more important to do
than breathing on the frosty panes to
get a view of Johnny at work. Does
the hoy get up early to get his skates
sharpened-" Don't make that noise
in here!" Does he try on those idols
of his heart to see that every strap and
buckle is in order-tt Haven't / told
you times without number not to put
your skates on in the house! By next
spring there won't be a rag of
carpet left!" How does little
Jennie manage to keep her skates
in good condition? WHY, she appeals
to the head of the household: "Pa.
can't johnnie bore hole in this strap
for met" "John, fix your sisters
skate" and they're fixed. If Johnnie
tries to play in the house, he is told to
put away that top or those marbles,
asked if he can't keep quiet a minute,
and advised to sit down and take q
book. On the contrary, just 80 soon
as he hurrles home, and suatches up
Robinson Crusoe" or "Swiss Family
Robinson" and becomes oblivious for
time of his unhappy lot, he is reused
anew to it by the paternal voice,
"Come, Johnny, put up that book, and
go find the COW. She hasn't come
home" Jennie, who is busy putting
her refractory dollto bed, wonders how,
Johnnie knows which way to turn
to look for the missing animal. Per-
haps he catches granddaddy-long-
legs, and repeats that familiar
rhyme which compeis him to point out
the road Johnnie must take. Johnnie
being interrogated as to that subject
on his return, slings his cap defiantly
into the corner, in the gronndswell of
his discomfort, snatches mp "Robinson
Crusoe" again, mutters something
under his breath about "girls'' and
"geese," and is again absorbed in his
book. "Come now, Johnnie" says the
mother, "don't go to reading again.
It's eight O'clock" Five minutes
elapses. "Joinnie, did you hear me
Jennie's gone up stairs. Five minutes
more on the desert isle, and childish
voice is heard at the stairs landing
Z" Nh, can't Johnnie come to bed I'm
afraid |" Now, Johnnie, shan't
speak to you again" A brief-a very
brief respite. "Oh! only to finish this
chapter z" "Ma! Ma !" louder and
"I'm coming down if Johnnie
don't come Mayn't he come e" Enter
the paternal. John. what are you
up for at this hour? Shut up that
book and 60 to bed i! Why, Pussie,
why arne't you in bed z" ~ want to
kiss you goodnight pleads the sweet
little fibber. "Bah she's afraid of
the dark that's the matter" defiantly
retorts Johnnie, going up stairs two
steps at time. {" amt leither. Can't |
be stop plaguing me2" "Come, John
let your sister alone" That's all the
sympathy boy gets !
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

A SINGULAR natural curiosity is men
toned at Sadawga pond, in Whiting
ham, VT, consisting of $50 acres of
lani floating on the surface of the
water, covered with cranberrics, and
even sustaining trees fifteen feet high.
When the water is raised or lowered at
the dam of the pond the island rises
and falls with it, and fish are caught by
boring hole in the crust and fishing
down through as through the ice in
winter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
A Story of Treasnre.Trove.

About three weeks ago a boy named
Kennedy, jumping over gap in q
stone wall at Yonkers, N. Y, stumbled
and fell, the stone which tripped him
rolling after him. On going to the
place from which it rolled he found in
the cavity a cigar box containing a large
amount of greenbacks, and behind the
box a second roll. On his way home
he told several people of his good for
tune, and the result was that man
named Moynahan claimed to have lost
the money and demanded it, the boy
yielding and receiving few dollars by
way of reward. Moynahan then
divided the money with two of his
companions. The boys father, however,
demanded the restoration of the
money, and, receiving no salts
faction, instituted a suit to obtain it.
Tho sum is said to be not less than
So, 600. 1t is supposed to have been
hidden in the wall by q deformed mau
known aa "Paddy, the Cowboy,
whose mother was a drunkard, and who
concealed his wages in order to keep
his money out of her reach. She died
about five years ago, Paddy attending
her faithfully in her last ;'!ness. But
on resuming work he could not remem.
Der where he had hidden his money,
and, having sought unsuccessfully to,
months, he gave up the hunt. He says
that the amount was only $500 He also
has commenced a suit against Moyna-
han and the men who received shares
of the money, and the people of Yonk'
ers have very pretty triangular fight
to talk about.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
The French VINEYARDS.

The grape harvest in France prom
ises to be unusually fine this year.
How large q share the vineyards take
in the produce of the country, and to
what an extent they form the wealth OF
all classes, VIC may judge from the fact
that there are 1900, 900 vineyard pro-
prietors in tho Republic. In all the
sunny land of Francc there are only
eleven departments which do not grow
the vine; twenty cultivate the grape
for home consumption, and fifty eight
for export. Most of tho fruit is in
tended for the wine presses, but the
best dessert grapes also come from
France. The famous Chasse)as ol
Fontaincbleau are grown in the two
little townships of Tomery and Cham
pagne, both in the neighborhood Of
Fontainebleau. The vineyards there
produce an annual crop of about 3, 600,
600 pounds, of which the capital con
sumes about 100000 kilogrammes
while the rest is exported to England
Austria, and even Russia. The trade
in grapes, foreign and home grown
amounts IN value to several millio,
fra'cs II year. This, of course, doe
not include grapes used for wine,-
! London Globe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
Mr.. F. N. Ripley, of Lowell, Mass.
who was one of the saved, gives the
following additional particulars:

Tho soa became 80 rough before midnight
that I could not sleep, though accustomed I'd
tho water. Before daylight the boat rolled so
desperately that every movable thing was
smashing about tho vessel. and it was imp,s-
8 when We came in sight OF the harbor, ana Il
was so rough that it seemed unwisc to ut.
t 'n,pt mn entrance. We could SEQ the light.
house and the ve-scls on tho beach, mud won.
tTnteti that some ono did -not~come 10 orr re-
lief. 1t was sad sight to noe the
passengers standing in silence with
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
The BOy Bllll0r.~


In his younger days Ben Butler was
q school teacher at Dracut, a little
place opposite Lowell, and among his
scholars was a boy named Ray, who
subsequently became an Episcopal
clergyman, and finally developed into
newspaper writer. Butler was then
a lank, long7haired, cross-eyed, queer
looking character, and was the terror
of the scholars. He often got into IN
uncomfortable rage with them, and
fell upon them with tongue and rattan.
One day Ray gave him offcnse in some
way. Butler made speech at him,
wild in it's, invective (very much
like his more recent spcechesJ, threat
ening him with murder, SLAUGHTER,
and all sorts Of horrors, and
finally, losing all self control, he made
q rush for the offender, who. however,
sprang for the door, got out, and took
to his heels. Butler seized = big jack
knife, which was laying open on his
desk, leapcd over the benches, and,
with batless head heelless slippers
and long g-tallcd coat, gave chase. The
boy was fleet 81 foot, 6hdiran for dear
life, getting ,ahead .of the stumbling
teacher. Butler kept up the race,
however, yelling after his flying victim,
pursued him through Dracut, crossed
the bridge over .? the :, Merrimack
river at the height of his
speed, entered Lowell at full
gallop, blowing tremendously, and
rushed through the streets: after his
prey, to the ,amazemelit of the men.
women<and children who happened to
witness the. scene. 1t was = Big Bethel
affair or Fort Fisher explosion. The
boy escaped, aud, getting to his home
after q twohou1ss u1ss.Ensar1aade4faces at
Butler from the second story, who,
bursting with chagrin, had to pick up
his collapsed nerves and wend his
way back to Dracut, with the closed
jack knife in his pocket. The story
would not be worth recalling if It were
not so very characteristic Of: Butler
singular Case er Trance. .,
From the Rochsse@ IN ~ Union.
About six weeks ago, Miss Crowell, q
ward of Mrs. Pruyn, Of Albany, myste,
riously disappeared from the residence
of that lady, ard for q. long time al ef'
forts to discover her whereabouts were
unavailing. An uncle Of the Young lady
assisted Mrs. Pruyn in the search: HI
came westward, and, on reaching thil
city fell in with 4 Cleveland man, Wit
told him ! remarkable story of youn(
lady whe had been found on the stool
of his residence IN sort Of trance, VIII
had been sheltered, and who displayei
q number of accomplishments, though
~ - y mn
was sufficient clue, and the girls un
cl proceeded to 5Clevelahd, where h
f.dnd his Long Lost niece in the condi
tt n stated. She was suffering fron
alteration Of mind. On being Tameye'
to her residence in Albany, . terribl
fever set in, and she has not yet recov
cred. Miss Croweli is fifteen years
!, ace, and was the daughter Of a forme
Philadelphia merchant, flom whom sh
inherited large fortune!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

LIE tram west Monday night on tho Detroit
''l' Sliiwankcc railroad, ran over q cnw nc,r
Lowell, throwing off sevcral coac!,cs. killing
Two nassengerss named Wll:an Beaman and
'alvm N'nc4op, botl,!ot'Mcbisan.
LIE Pacific Mail Companys steamer Costa
'''ca ra" as''"'e at tho entrance tn San Fran.
''sco harbor Wednesday evening, and is to-
sai !oss. Her passcurcrs aud crow were saved.
."fl' DENN!E CHAPMAN, a member Of the
y, "cae' Board of Trade, committed snicida
i"es''av forenoon, in the wash room, ~ tho
"''"' - ny shooting himself through the
head. ~& '"o
LIE Manitoba kH'nappcrs Bentley, HOY and
hcSan pleaded gully and were sentenced tn
lwcn'y.toar hour: confinement.
IN INC Single scnll race ut st. Johns on
thursday, Fulton won by quarter Of a
length. Eig!in second. Time, 2G42. BirIin
protests and says he gained q length in thc
last five lengths, and thoneht he was over
the lines. He adds that l,c can beat Fnlton
easily.
FIRE at Rondout, Monday night, burned a
church, packiuGllousc, five barns, and
c'cvt II horscs.-~s
n"DEHs have been issued comma nding tho
'"''anciphia puIice to arrogt rs vagrants al
oNs III the strccts playing musical instru.
meat.
A FULL frclghtcd schooner sunk in the Mer.
s'y Tuesday, carving down all on board.
HEAVY rains have swollen the rivers and
streams, and caused inuntlations in Forfar.
>h'rc' Scotland. Muci, property las been d..
asr"y'd and the loss is considerable,
TUE German bark Maivin A. Scntt arrived
"' "'I'''"S'"n, N g., on Thursday, bringing
e'A survivors oi the bark Sturwarts, lost dur
Ii'S the resent storm. Captain Scribba md
three scamnn were lost. Tho SURVIVORS were
without food or water three days, and suffer
cd terribly.
&. WALL En-, cashier OF a German saving,
haak ut Le;.v"uw"tt', Kansas, is dcfal,ller il
the sum Of $2n,OOO.
IHE banking housc Ut s. II. Tucker, ut Lii
tie Rock, the Oldest in Arkansas, suspended
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

~'~A~A SAA0 VIA "VA1AnSA oA10 "0o uOWn u4fe
and there was q general bad feeling ali
around. She come to mo md tried to
rouse me for to lay for Blevins; but I didn't
care no more for her, and kept quiet and
wouldn't appear to understand nothing of
what she said to me. But waited nv
time, and set out after BlevinS I'd sold
most of my animals at pretty good price.
but was bound to kill the cuss. Well. I
started out, and journeyed by day, but I
couldn't find nothing of him for NIGH ON to
week, when heard of Blevins being in
the mountains. started on his track and
cotchodl him. Yes, sir, cotched him. He
was just sinking back through the bushes
and drawing his pistol; but l was quicker
than he, and fred first. see his hand fly
up and his pistol go smashing down the
side of the mountain, and heard his voice
cry out Just once, and that was all. rush
cd through the bushes to him, and there
he lay. He looked up at me with tho old
smile that was 70 natural to him, and felt
the tears como to my own eyes. I raised
his head and held it on my knee.
'Woll, English,' he says, speaking kind
Of slow and thick, it's all up with me-
Don't say that, Blevins, said I.
Yes said he, it's the truth but I bear
no malice. Oh! English. 1 forgive YOU F.:
only say goodbye and leave me. l want to
bc alone and think on what I've done to be
forgiven for. I've laid down my hand |
reckon, and l don't want any mourners.'
His eyes closed and his head foil back, he
breathed slower and slower; and tell yo,,
what boys, a kind of horror came upon
INC, and just went down that mountain
ut full speed, without looking behind me.
And many and many's the time that, sup.
posing ho was dead, I'vo seen that rascal's
face just az loft him.
Mr.. English having made a Dramatic
pause ut this point, ono of his listeners took
the opportunity Of asking him for IN OK.
planation of the phrase "supposiny he was
dcad.'
THAT said Mr.. English. lis just til,
point Of this here narration. I've told yo,
this story with IL nobject. What I says
generally has nobjcot, though 4omo {"
you fellows don't appreciate the faot'
WHAT'S your object n"w7' asked one q
tho listeners.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25

The post-oflice authorities have been in
formed by the government Of Germany that
newspaper taxes are no longer collected from
persons In the kinRdom OF Prussia.
A D!srArou from Australia reports q great
6re in Auckland, New Zealand Firty.oi.h,
buildings wore burned, aad tho total loss is
estimated At s2io, 600.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-18
The Undertook Murderer.

BALTIMORE, Md. July II.
The Americans special correspondent at
West Chester, Pa, who accompanied
Sheriff Gill with the prisoner Undertook
from Baltimore, tclcgraphs in reference
to the Jenncrville murder: Yesterday
afternoon your correspondent went over
from West Chester to Penningtonville
and visited the locality of the crime, and
had the body of the mysterious agent ex-
humed. The corpse, although greatly de-
composed still showed the shape of the
head and.th general contour of the fea-
lures very perfectly. Comparing it with
the photograph of Gass similarity was no.
ticed by all who examined it. A seal
ring that was found in the wagon has
been identified as having belonged to Gass,
and further than this, other circumstantial
evidence which / have not time to detail
in this hasty telegram, has been brought
out, which, in the opinion of all here,
quite establishes the identity of the MUIR
dcred man as that of w. Il. Gass.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-18
New York Produce Market.

I'VE" iOhh' July IL.
CoTToS.--The market Is in moderate request
and irregular in prices. Sales Of 1870 bales at
2S%c for middling uplands.
FLOUR. = Receipts 500 bbls. The market
Is lOtsl5c better with rather more doing both for
local trade and exports. The supply Offering
moderate selections rather poor. sales 1900
Dds. at IS 2Oa6 90 for superilne Western and
State; s6l5a650 for common to good Extra
western and state s6,55GI 80 Tor good TO
Whte Wheat Western l Extra IS ss 90 for
common to good extra Ohio So 70@l0 GO for
common to choice extra st. Louis, the market
RYE FLouR-Market In fair request and firm.
Sales $50 bbls; at 4.35a5.25.
CORN MEAL-Market is firm with fair inquiry.
Sales 500 bbls at 49, 1563.35 for western and 3.,5
@3.SO for Brandywine.
wHIsKEY.-The market is heavy. Sales $50
WHEAT. = Receipts 344.642 bush market ac-
tive and fully 1c better with good export In
quiry also fair demand for forward delivery
Sales 10000 bush at 81 22(G1 33 for rejected
8 4ssl 45H for 10. 2 Chicago Spring ii $50
White Western 81 So for No. / Northwest
y 81 for No. Milwaukee 60 for Amber, VIM
ter and Southern Illinois 4s for No 2 Iowa
RyB-Market is steady Sales 5000 bushels of
Western at Isc, and 1000 bush. TO I'LL at 50; an
BARLEY.--Barley and barley malt quiet and
unchanged
CORN. Receipts 17s5es bushels. Market
opened firm and closed heavy and lower.
Sales 10000 bush at 56959c for steamer Wes-
tern mixed 59a62c for sail do; &c to CT for
white Western 54@55l1 for heated.
OArs-Receipts $4,000 bush. Market is firm
for prime parcels heavy and lower for common
Sales OF $4,000 bushels ut 43(a 45c for new
mixed western, 46a52c for white western; AZ
"a 43 for black western.
HAY The market is quiet and firm at $30G33
for prime per ton 22@23 for good do.
HOPs-The market Is dull and nOminally un-
changed.
CofFEE-Market is strong. Rio l7.i @lo4.
SUGAR.-Market is firm. GSales OF 1882 hogs
heads at Th@Sc; and $50 boxes at slsa9 re-
lining T4@Sc.
MOLAssRs. - Market Is quiet and steady.
RICE-Market Is firmer; 40 tlerces at s99c,
and 300 bags Rangoon at 6sl@I.
PETROLRUM.-The market Is firmer-at 1s4aS.
for crude and lI7s for refined.
PoRK.-Dull and lower. Sales 1000 bbls at
eli, 25 for new mess on the spot.
BEEP.-Quiet and steady Sales at S9@l0 50
plain mess 81 ,25a12.5O for extra do beef hams
without decided change; terce beef inactive
and nominal at S1I OO(a21 90 prime mess s2l
taY3; India do cut meats quiet. Sales or 100
boxes pruston hams, 100 lbs, and ~ shoulders
quoted at sI@shc; middles quiet; Sales 20
boxes long clear at &c short clear at 9Kc.
LARD.-Market weaker. Sales 60 tierces OF
western steam at SsSc also sales 200 tierces
new spot at 7-16@Sss.
BUTTER.-Quiet and steady at 20(a soc for State
and 16G20c for Western.
CHEEsE.-Market is In fair request and steady
at 12X@l24c for fair TO prime and new State
factory.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-18
Revenue Frauds.

New York, July 10.
For some time past certain Custom House
officials and District Attorney have been
engaged in examination of the affairs of
some of the leading importers in this city,
with the view to ascertain whether they
had defrauded the revenue as charged.
Among houses more recently charged with
fraud was that of Duden, Freres & Co.,
lace importers of Broome street, the de-
tails of which have been published Later
researches, however, established the fact
that another leading importing house has
been engaged in defrauding the government
in variety of ways and for a period ex-
tending over term of years. 1t is under
stood that members of this house have
been systematically engaged in cheating
thegovernment by means of differentiation
of goods, fraudulent classification, bribery
of revenue officials and smuggling, the to-
tai penalties for which will aggregate
$500, 900 in money and probably result in a
term of imprisonment. These statements
made have been CLEANED from government
officials, who announce their determination
to make this test criminal case, and see if
they cannot prevent such frauds by send
ing culprits to prison The arrest of the
accused merchants is contemplated, and
the indictment will embrace in detailed and
specific form the charges noted above. The
names of the merchants are withheld, as
their publication at the present time would
interfere with the course of justice.