Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-06
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that the total amount paid the Pacific rail-
res Ia for TRANSFORMATION Of mails is l56, 1873.
The letter also gives detailed computation
Of the savings to tho government over the old
overland stage system, and pronounces the
advantage in tho time gained incalculable.
Ar Los Angeles, OF Tuesday, Dominique
Bayhant accused Chinese cook in his employ
Of stealing. s2.5co. Tung Qnoy eenied the
charge and quarrel ensucd, when Dayhant
hred two shots at the Chinaman, hitting him
In tho side and thigh. Tuag Quoy fell, when
Bayl'ant shot himself through the head. and
diod short timc atterward.
SANDFokD BRAND WAS killed at Pittston. No..
on Monday, and his brother badly injured, by
apile " edgings falling on them
FREDE1lcK .. Wilson, President Of the New
York Mutual Insurance Company, has insti-
tutea au:action fol libel against Stephen Eng
lsh, editor Of the Insurance Times. Damages
are laid At $4,000.
SEVERAL incendiary fires having occurred
In Arrow Rock, No., three colored men-John
Sweeney, Clark Conuor and Reuben Elder
were a.I4bted, and confessed their guilt. John
SweencyMas trieds By vigilance committees,
and hu1e on Wednesday night. Connor and
Elder Wefe hnns on tho following day.
SENATOR PoAERor is seriously ill with brain
fever, at h's residence in Topeka. A rumor is
current that he will not resume his seat in the
Senate, but tender his resignation to Cover
nor Osborne TN two or three days. Further
deposits OF bribe.money are said to have been
made with the Secretary ot the Senate to the
amount Of $500. The morcy was paid, it is
sa;d. BY members OF the Legislature, who re-
(cetved it from Pomeroy. but their names have
not been disclosed. 80:
:: OFFICIAL Spanish kilograms have been re-
ceived which state that Spanish guerillas had
two encounters with Ygnacio Agramonte. The
Spanish loss was two officers and eight men
killed and thirty-sevcn wounded. The Cuban
loss was thirty-seven killed : the number
wounded il unknown. Joso Moreira, Agra.
monte's Chiet of Cavalry, was killed.
The report in Berlin papers that cx-Emples 50
Carlotta is dead il untrue. The ex-Empress is
still living, but her condition is such that death
10 sprobable at any moment,
The Walwsrth county (Wis.) Poor House,
containing forty-six inmates, was burned on
Wednesday. LOSS about $4,000, principally
on the buildings, nearly all the furniture be-
ing saved. NO one injured.
PREsIDEsr GRANTS nomination OF Mr.. Ben
edict, as Surveyor Of New York, is received
with great satisfaction, it being in accordance
with genuine Civil Servic, Reform. The case
10 even more striking than the promo ton of
the Deputy Postmaster in Philadelphia, for
tho Surveyorship is lucrative and much-cov.
eted Office. aud more than one OF the local
politicians OF influence would have been Glad
TO get,t.
ANEW YoEK paper charges Sheriff Brennan
with corruptly selling for a nominal sum the
best contents Of Hc'mbo!d's splendid drug
store. on broadway, Ito prvate)parties, before
the advertised day OF sale.
MONUMENT has just been .ced in Green
wood Cemetery. to the memory Of the gifted
Cary sisters The idea OF the monument
originated with the late H oraco Greeley. who
started subscription paper.
Two accidents on the Chicago and North
western Railroad yesterday, one near Har-
ward, Ill.,, the other near Fond du Lac.
TnlnTEEE HUNDRED DOLLARS worth Of goods.
consighed to Field Brothers, OF St. Louis.
were stolen from = bonded car belonging to
tho Merchants Union Express Company. while
en- route from New York.
An explosion at the Albion Print Works. At
Coshocton, Pa, on Thursday, killed Rosa
f1tzsimmons, aged ~ years. Three others
vero injured.
IN San Francisco, on Thursday, Dennis Cole
man beat his wife till she died from the effects
Of injuries received.
A s1oNE warehouse at Jefferson Barrachs.
fourteen miles below st. Louis, containing
commissary and quartermastcr's stores, was
hurned on Thursday. Loss $4,000.
The Jury in the Tweed case were unable to
agree, and have been discharged.
FREDER1cK SMITH and Samuel B. Allen were
brought to Philadelphia on Thursday, from
Ba'timcrc whore thoy were arrested. The
mon swndled many merchants here under the
firm name Of c. B. Anderson & Co.. by means
OF forged checks.
TIE vessel which ran into ard sunk t.e en-
igrsnt ship Northheet in the English Channel.
proves to be the Spanish steamer Murillo.
She was not much injured.
AT meeting OF some patriotic Cuhans
Wednesday, it was proposed to raise a fund
for IN expedition to the island. It is thought
that New Orleans will be chosen a. the place
whence the next expedition will set out.
JOHN W. FRoD1E, = New York journalist. and
well known in base ball circles, died on We'd
nesday.
The capture OF three slavers is reported
from Africa, =.
FIRE At st. Paut on Wednesday, DESTROYED
the three.story brick building occupied by
Goodkind l. Mannheimer, dry goods, Odd
Fellows hall, st. Paul gymnasium, several
law Offices, etc. Loss Sl5,CO0.
The dwelling of Mr.. Reed, near Vinton.
Iowa, was burned Wednesday morning. The
family suffered severely trcm cold, the mer-
curry at the time indicating 27 degrees below
zero. They saved only scanty supply OF
clothing, and were compelled to take refuge
in barn.
FIRST LIEUTENANT J. ". SARrLE, Adjutaut
OF The Fifteenth United States Infantry, died
suddenly at Santa Fc, the other day.
On Monday morning a canister of powder in
the grocery Of Rudolph Heizel, at Pckin, Ill.,,
exploded. tearing the building down and
damaging tile stock. Fortunately no one
WAS hurt. Damage $4,000.
The Directors have decided to put the'At
lan:;s Mail Company in liquidation. Tie
liabilities will probably be $4O0, 900; assets
about $3.50, 900.
THE Stats Zeitung, = German Republican
paper in st. Louis, was sold at shcriff's sale on
Wednesday. to satisfy deed OF trust held by
William Eastan, = stockholder. Simon
Mayor was purchaser, for $12, 500.
IT is reported that Lucca's petition to the
Emperor of Germany for a remittaI OF the fine
W $1,000 against her for breaking her con-
tract with the Berlin Opera House, has been
rejected.
CONGRESSMAN Il. B. ROOSEVELT has put his
nomination for West Point up for competition
among $500 scholars in the two public gram
mar eehoois in his district in New York.
Boss TWEED, while reading the evidence OF
Ookes Ames, said: "Ti, ank God am not
Congressman. AS bad as they s,y am, they
have never accused me OF selling my vote asa
Senator"
The Boston City Committee on Claims have
come to the conclusion that the city is legally
liable tor the destruction by blowing down of
buildings du ing the great fire, the matter
coming strictly within the statute law, and not
being snlject to the application OF the COM
mon law.
GEoRoE FRANCIS TRAIN has caught fever and
sguc in tho "Tombs," but he persists in liy-
ing on prison fare and rcpcIling all offers OF
bail. He says he will not quit prison until
the merits of Ills cause release him.
The Gilbert Elevated Railway COMPANY has