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

fore charged for holiday work. Morgan p
Mills was elected President, vice Eichar.
Campbell, deceased.
TON ALLEN, tho pusilist, has published q
card offering to match Jack Madden aga inst
Hogan for $4,000, to fight in Canada. fifty
miles from Detroit, ten weeks from tho sign
ing Of the articles. or he, Allen, will fight
Hogan in Canada, for from S., 600 to $40, 900
in from two days to ten weeks, each party tc
be accompanied bv five persons, to prcvcn,
magistcrial interference.
CHARLks j.. HISS, General Agent for O.,
OF the Protection Life Insurance Compa.;:: l.,
Chicago, at Columbus. O., has been removed
from his position and brought INTO ts,c Com.
mon Pleas Court, to recover from hin: $40, ZOO
being money belonging to tho company
which. it il alleged, no appropriated to his
own use.
The Hoosac Tunnel was oponed on Thanks
giving with appropriate ceremonies.
DIR. H. r. L1NDERMAN reports to tho Sccrc.
tary Of the Treasury that thorough e1aml.
nation Of the charges against General LII.
grange, Superintendent OF the Mint, failed to
show anything against tho persona! or official
integrity of that gentleman.
Gov. OSBORNE has appointed Robert Cto-
zier, ofLeavenwcrth, U. S. Senator to ill the
Caldwell vacancy. Crozior is tho attorney and
confidential friend Of Caldwell, and tho an.
nouncement Of his appointment is received
with great surprise, and regarded as an at
tempt to revive Callwelps influence in poll.
tics.
The steamship Zeipka brought to Hong
Kong news of the seizure of tho Maria Louise
and the Gazelle by a Spanish man-of-war of
Locloo. The vessels were brought to Manila
The crow Of the Gazcllc were liberated. The
Captain and Supercargo Of tho Maria Louise
escaped. Tho Spaniards declared that they
will treat them as spies il caught outside OF
their respective consuiatcs. Tbs Supcrcarg0
claims tho protection Of tho British Consul
the Captain claims that OF the German. He
says tho ship was sixteen miles off Looloo
that the blockade extended only nine miles
and that the Spaniards had not declared any
blockade.
Washington.
JoHN NJ. NORRIS, Executive Clerk Of the
United States Senate, and formerly editor oi
the Charleston Republican and OF tho Chron-
iclc OF Washington, died of consumption, in
tic S7th year OF age.
ALTHOUGH the receipts from customs duties
fell off $l0. 900 during the first quarter OF
the present fiscal year, the Commissioner OF
Customs cxpscts reaction during the second
quarter. believing that they will not be dimn.
ishcd in proportion TO the first quarter. Al
the time OF the panic merchants counter.
manded heavy orders, thinking themselves
not able to meet their payments. Business
reyiving, these orders have been renewed,
and therefore increased receipts from duties
are confidently expected. Tho Commissioner,
however, will bo compelled to make special
cport to Congress with view to sccur,n: q
restoration OF the tariff ON certain articles.
in order to mcot the expenses OF the govern.
ment. About ~, ,00o, 600 Is tho sum estimated
will be lost to the government during the
present fiscal year through reduced taxation.
as ordered by the last Congress.
The Secretary OF tho Treasury announces
that hereafter silver coin will be paid only for
q fractional pat Of = dollar, instead of sums
not exceeding ive dollars.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has
sent the following telegram to Hayworth, U.
9. Indian agent at Fort Sill, Indian Territory
Issue no more annuities to tho Comanchcs
The demand for the five raiders and murder.
ers is not remitted. and If not complied with
in ten days after the receipt OF this dispa.cl
You will stop their rations entirely, and il
they still refuse they will be handed over to
the military. Assure the Indians that the
Government is in earnest, aid that arrange.
ments are being made to compel the Indian.
to do right.
The annual report OF the attorney general
will be in type in few days. 1t treats pretty
extensively on the ku-klux deprcdations in
the South and West, aud it recitos III briof tbt
facts concerning the recent measures for pre-
venting these unlawful acts. Reference il
made to tho Jail, reform school, and the 20.
lico department., tho last OF which but re.
Gently became connected will, tho department
OF justice.
"A REPORT il current in Washington to thu
effect that Marshal Serrano will be declared
Martial Dictator in Spain.
Foreign.
TIE steamship Kenig Wilhelm from New
York, which arrived at Southampton on the
24ti', and proceeded for Bremen, has gone
ashore near Nieve dep. On tho coast OF Hol
land. Passengers all safe.
CARTAaENA was bombarded eight hours or
Thursday by the land force. The town and
man of-war, Mendes Nunes replied with vigor
The out lying fort was silenccd by tho fro o
the besiegers. 1t is reported that its com
mandant aud several other officers were
killed. The insurgent feet in the halbor got