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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
Singular Story OF Wealthy Lady.

Yesterday morning a widow woman
named Mrs. NJ. E. Crockett died at
her residence, southwest corner of First
and College streets. Mrs. Crockett had
been living the life of a recluse during
the past fifteen years, with the excep.
tion of about one year, when one of hel
sisters, Mrs. Hughes, now of Chicago,
kept house for her. Her retirement
during that time has been so exclusive
that the front door of the house was
never opened except to admit servent
girl from next door who carried food.
The house-of which she was the sole
occupant and owner, is large two.
story brick, containing about 10 rooms,
all of which were comfortably and some
of them elegantly furnished. There
were no servents employed to keep
thugs in order, and the rooms yester-
day presented scene of decay and
mustiness. The velvet carpets in one
or two of the less frequented rooms
were literally riddled and ruined with
moths. Spiders had spread webs un-
disturbed in almost every part of the
house. The mold and decay were
plainly visible in the bottom of the
window shutters and the window sills
when they opened on their rusty hinges
yesterday morning for the first time in
many years. The kitchen, with the
table ware, stove, and cooking utensils,
and also the room in which Mr..
Crockett slept, were in much better
order. In an old shed in the rear OF
the house stands the dilapidated re.
mains of Mrs. Crockett's private car
riage. It was formerly an elegant
vehicle, but now it is covered with dust,
rubbish and rust, and is ready to fall
to pieces from age and decay, not hav-
ing turned q wheel for years. Mrs.
Crockett was apparently between
seventy and eighty years of age, and
was possessed of considerable estate,
and has numerous relatives living in
this city. About six years ago n neice
of Mr.. Warren's named Laura Virden,
at the solicitation of Mrs. Crockett,
would come every day and read the
Bible an hour or 80 for her. One day
Miss Virden, with the kindest inten-
tions, purchased bottle of mineral
water, presented it to Mrs. Crockett,
and proposed to uncork and pour it
out when it suited her to drink it,
whereupon Mrs. Crockett flew into q
passion, accused the girl of attempting
to poison her, and Immediately
assaulted her, and beat her with the
poker. Persons from the outside heard
the screams, and came to her assistance.
As to the cause of her seclusion, it is
said that at the wedding of her sisters
about thirty-tive of forty years ago,
every one who partook of the feast was
poisoned, and Mrs. Crockett narrowly
escaped death. Since that time she
has been gloomy and unsociable. We
heard that her kins-people arrived IN
this city yesterday from Chicago and
other places, and that the deceased will
be buried to-day. The gloom of the
grave can scarcely be more drcary tc
her than was tile solitude Of her earthly
abode.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02

The will of George d. Phelps, many
wears a resident of New York, is being
contested in Connecticut. He left an
estate of more than 8, 100000 in
value.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02

BorH the Beaus, Brummel aud Hick
man, outlived their own period of vigor
good looks md capacity for enjoy.
ment each died ut about the age Of
sixty three, and in hospital, attended
by Sisters of Charity, and both were
buried by strangers, and at the public
expense.
ELDER Moses HOWE and his wife
celehrated their golden wedding in New
Bedf',rd on Thursday night last. The
Elder has preached over 8, 900 sermons,
attended 2,248 funerals, and married
l,47O funerals.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02

HooDENDooDAH is the latest Heor-
gin drink. One guzzle is equivalent to
two nights in Jail.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02

The Duke of Edinburg will be mar
ried next January,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
Give me my scallop- shell ol quiet,
Nv staf Of faith to walk upon,
NV Scrip Of 10Y, immortal diet,
Nv bottle OF salvation,
Ny gown ofglofy (hope's tHuo gagel,
And then III take my pilgrimage

1ISt JuIO1-4OU NY yOU o1e oosAo0eN
that this man committed murder, and
yet you object to finding him guilty.
Give us your reason Second juror
Well, see here, old Teller, we've all
killed our man, and 'spose We kiu an
other one, how would ve feed If . ct
of d Id mean cusses should convict
usi Jury in chorus-That's 10 ; We
never thought of that. None of us
would be safe If we establish such .
precedent. The prisoner Was honor
ably acquitted.
wv. DAoaETT, . fisherman at Ly-
than, England, found in his net one
day recently, . monster Of unusual
size and shape. II measured nearly
five feet in length, the mouth, lined
with formidable set of large leett,
was very far under the upper jaw, CIV
ing most sardonic expression to its
face and the tail was divided into
what may be termed dappers, one,
more formidable, if possible, than the
other, being much the larger of the
two. It Was brought ashore with diff
Guilty.
ONCE, when Beau Hickman was
down, writes correspondent. and
really starving, gave him a dollar,
and seeing me about to buy . cigar, he
stepped up and said: Allow me,
sir, to serve you," and, taking up two
twenty five cent cigars, he presented
me one, and took the other-actualiy
paying balf of the dollar I had Just
given him for the cigars. Beau" l
SAID, "you are extravagant. I can't
afford to smoke twenty-five cent
cigars" zone must live like . gentle
mar" he coolly replied. .-..
Two fishing appreotioes in England
have recently committed suicide at sea.
owing to i'll treatment on the part OF
the shippers of their fishing emacks.
On August 28, Frederick Douker, on
board the smack Jubilee, was cruelty
beaten with q broken handspike for
neglecting some fish he was cooking,
and to escage the skipper's brutality,
he rushed on deck, jumped overheard,
md was drowned. On 9eptember 9,
Frederick Brewer, ON board the smack
Wilberforce, after being ropes' ended
by the skipper, Joshua Hudson. also
rushed on deck and jumped overheard.
He was drowned. The skpper's viii
be tried for mapllApGhtee.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-02
AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA THURSDAY. OCTOBER

Next morning I awOke calmer, aud able
to think over the discovery I had made.
With decision and strength Of mind very
unusual 10 mo, determined to seek out
my brother, and tell him I knew all. Then
would see her, and release her from her
promise to me. Better for her to be happy
with another than to be my miserable un-
happy wife. As for me, I would leave Eng
land and travel; better so than see her the
happy, devoted vito of another man. I
found my brother, and told him what had
seen. I cannot tell how It came about; nv
memory fails me about all that took place
at that time. He must, think, have mis-.
understood me; for We quarrelled, and he
struck me 70 the earth. He left my house
at once, and have seen him only once from
thatday to this, and then but for moment,
and unseen by him.
Bruised BY my brothers. hand, / was
ashamed to meet her. But more grieved
by my brothers conduct, wrote to her q
simple letter, telling her al, and Offering to
release her. Her reply came only too
soon. 1t was kind but ready acceptance
Of my offer. Size could not, she said In it,
deny her love for my brother. She still
loved me with Ill the strength of sisters
love-alas, how cold to the love l felt for
her but her heart was given to my BROTH
er, and with him alone could she be happy.
At the same time she added, that il on
further consideration insisted on making
her my wife, she would, although reluc-
family, perform her promise, and would try
to make . good, faithful wife, but never .
happy one.
What could I do but give her up2 Was
I, to satisfy q mean, selfish love, to drag the
woman I professed to love beyond the
whole world, into wretched unhappiness,
full of lifelong regrets and bGghted hopes
When we met again It was as brother and
sister. But the shock and struggle were
more than ! could bear, and sank into i'll.
health, becoming nervous, and at times fam
ci;ul. My doctors advised change Of air
and scene, and accordingly I prepared to
start for tour on the Continent. But be.
fore could get away diabolical plot was
prepared and put in practice by my brother,
which was to rob me Of money, home, and
even reason itself.
About week before proposed starting
I was rather surprised at receiving q cali
from two gentleman, both strangers to me-
who introduced themselves a. consulting
physicians, and said they had been request:
ed to call and see me BY my brother. Al.
though astonished at such display of in.
terest on my account being shown by him,
I never for an instant suspected any sinister
design on his part, and answered most oi
the questions put to me without hesitation
So much %, in fact, that the two doctors
rose, and, Wishing me good morning, said
they were very glad to beiable to report O.
favolably of me. Az they were lcas ing the
room they stopped for a moment, aud said q
few words together in IN undertone. on.
ly caught her name, aud felt myself redden
at the sound. u.
"Yes," said one 'yoa are right; We
ought to try that subject"
Then %,rn;nep hark thai, hoo,o,, oslr;nc
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-27
me weaker, until it has ceased to ex-

lSts
AS to whether the Republican party
or any other party is, was or had been
corrupt, was not made question in the
communication referred to; and it is
time enough to meet that issue when it
comes. But | wish it distinctly under
stood that [ ask no mercy for Cakes
Arnes, Brooks, Colfax, Patterson or any
other man, in or out of Congress, who
has or may be guilty of wrong-doing
shall not palliate, much less attempt to
Justify, their illegal or unjust acts. 1t
the Republican party becomes corrupt,
| shall ask no mercy for that either; but
I still insist that in all which pertains to
the religious, moral and social interests
and well-being of this country, we are
making progress. In coming to this
conclusion, | have looked over the whole
ground-not merely to partisan efforts
and partisan operations, but to all that
has been done and is doing in our coun-
| try. Our population is increasing, and
| it must be conceded that so far as the
| development of material interests are
| concerned in this country during the last
| twenty-five years, no other age ia the
worlds history forms a parallel. 1t is
| also true that the labor and expenditures
| in establishing schools, churches, sclen-
tific and benevolent institutions, in a
word comprising all that has been done
to promote the religious and moral inter-
ests of the people, have fully kept pace
with our advancement in wealth.
Whether the morale of the people, taken
as whole, is really anybetter, | leave
open for the independent. | claim it is
%***
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rhe Louisiana government.

The New Orleans Republican sharply
reproves those newspapers which speak
of McEnery and his coadjutors as the
government of Louisiana. We quote:
The "McEnery government" ocalled,
is composed entirely Of the handful OF
Bourbon Democrats and about half
renegade Republicans, who Joined the
Fusion movement last fall from mixed
motives Of spite and hope of gain. The
Liberals and true RefOrmeFs have with
drawn from the concern long ago. The
few Republicans of the better class who
cave adherence at first have had nothing
to do with it since it became manifest
that the only hope to win was in cheat
inc. This government, therefore, IS
so weak in resources that it is compelled
to subsist upon the result of subscrlp-
lions. and to Weld ANONYMOUSLY to less
than one hundred policemen in the first
conflict This is a pretty concern to
palm off on the readers of the North as
a government of Southern State The
| New York World attempts to reason
/ from analogy. If, says the great math-
/ cmatician Of Democratic victories yet
unwon, the Kellogg government were
/ the real one it would be able to sustain
itself. being in the majority. Precisely
so. It does sustain itself. even in a To-
calitv where it is not claimed to be in a
majority, though the government OF
New York city had to be protected from
a Democratic mob in 1868 by a United
States army under General Butler. We
never heard it doubted that horatio oey-
mour was the lawful Governor of New
York because Mr.. Lincoln found 1t
necessary to send troops to keep his
"friends" from burning the orphan asy-
lums and hanging young negroes to lamp
posts. And a city that is never sure OF
passing over the anniversary OF the
Battle of Boyne Water without
dreadful riot has little right to throw
our little fracas SO unpleasanti8 IN "uI
faces.
The government, recognized as suci
by the President in this State, is the rep
resentative of u large majority OF th'
people of this State, and is amply abb
10 protect itself. So that our poiltica
and commercial enemies of New York
Chicago, Cincinnati and ST. Louis ma.
as well give up their attempts to inlur
r ne NV more living about us.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-27


Kaiser Wilhelm was rs years old on
A citizens meeting at Bangor had rec
of the city to take S15O, 900
Of stock in the Shore Line railroad 10
Calais,
General Spinner yesterday entered up
ON the thirteenth year of his service as
Treasurer of the United States.
Guatemala is enjoying another revolu-
ton and the government IS shootlng'
hanging and imprisoning on all Sides
The total number of hogs and cattle
hacked at Chicago this season has been
/ ,425, 07O against ,218, 858 last season.
William Kellett, of Brooklyn, while
accompanying an elderly lady to her
home in Newark, Sunday evening, was
attacked by three men and probably IA
tally stabbed.
The appointment by the Pope OF the
following Bishops for the United States
Is announced Corrigan for the diocese
of New York, and Gross for Savannah.
Notwithstanding the earnest opposl-
ton of Senator West of Louisiana TO
Collector Casey, the latter was Saturday
afternoon confirmed as collector OF the
port of New Orleans, after two hours
debate, by about ten majority.
The friends of Hon. S. n. Bell, thu
democratic candidate for Congress in thu
Second New Hampshire district, clam
that he is reelected by majority O
four votes. 1t is said that the return
have been received from every town Il
the district.
The Bulls Head Bank has beenplace
in charge of an United States marshal
under an order made by the bankuptc
court. The defalcation is said to excee
$500, 900. The President has reslgne
and the bank officers decline stain
whether their late teller is criminal {
not
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-27
Out of Town Notes.
oAsTLEIoN.


Hiram Dennison, lifelong inhab-
liant of Castleton, aged about 20 years,
died at the town farm, March 18th. He
was buried in the old burial ground adj
Joining the Brick church, BY the side
of his father, mother and sister. Forty
years ago two Dennison families were
in town, embracing seven members each
not one of the number remains at
this day.
The man Shea, reported in the HER
AID killed by the cars at or near Hyde
vile, last week Monday night, leaves a
young wife and two young children.
He was a strong, healthy man, 20 years
of age.
Our lecture audiences are small, but
the lectures are good. Last Friday night
we were in the sacred city of Jerusalem.
Next Friday evening we expectto spend
an hour with Mr.. Gilbert in Chill.
Last Saturday Beach exchanged his
Bomoseen House property with Mr.
Collins, for $4,000 worth Of real estate
in Poultney, located near Hampton
Corners, and $4,000 in cash, each taking
possession Of their new domains the Isl
Of April
james Durham has 0fliciated eight
cen years as sexton Of the Method ST
church. He has been absent on'y three
times-once at Salem to attend the fune-
raj of his son, once out of town on 4
visit, and one Sabbath at home sick.
1t is reported that the Sanford House
will be inhabited again at an early date.
1t has been a blot and blank on Main
street long enough.
Rev. II. G. Farrar was presented
recently by one Of his parishioners with
a nice, sleek pickerel, taken through the
ice on Lake Bomoseen. Its length was
three feet and its weight nearly sixteen
/ pounds.
Five buildings are being and viii be
constructed in this village this season,
! four of which are for dwellings. Moth
ing was built last year.
Rev. A. Clark has supplied the pull
pit of the Congregational Church foul
Sabbaths It is hoped by many that he
will become the permanent pastor.
] p w 2
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-27

ACCIDENT ON THE Troy AND BOSTON
RA1LRoAD.-The Troy and Boston tram
due in troy at 9:25 Monday morning met
with a serious accident near Grants
Junction. The hind car was thrown
from the track by broken rail, and was
then hauled about six hundred feet be-
fore it was stopped, having in the mean
time caused the two cars ahead OF 1t TO
leave the track. 1t is extremely fortu-
nate that the accident occurred where II
did. as there is steep embankment but
a short distance off, and had it happened
there the consequences would have been
foorf,, AS it was but few persons
were injured, viz: Col. Jacob A. Diver
Of tbe junction; Mrs. bingham and heI
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Samuel Thomp,
SON Mrs. Samuel Geddes and Col. Geo
w. Finch, of Schaghticoke, allof whom
received slight injuries. Mrs. Frances
Senior, of Harris Falls, who was on ne
way to Leroy, N. Y, was seriously Id
iured about the head. She was con
viewed to the house of Mr.. Campbell
near the scene of the accident, wher
every attention was paid to her. Pa
rick Kilverton, of Troy, had his ciotn'
torn, but was uninjured.
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and try a system which promises to be
such an improvement upon our present
facilities for obtaining justice, and this
bill has another merit, it makes the costs
and expenses of suitors in this Municipal
Court the same as now allowed before
justice of the peace. Let us vote to
establish this court, elect good, COM
petent and impartial judge, and we shall
have high hopes that we thereby relieve
the county of some of the pressure upon
the County Court, reform the practice
in cases that now come before justice,
and create a tribunal that the people
will hail in future years as monument
of our wisdom and a necessary machine
for rendering article in the bill of
rights of this State effective. Remember
we vote on this question at our village
election.
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out OF Town Notes.
FACTORY POINT.

Factory Pointers are going for
cheese factory.
We had a regular nor wester Saturday
and Sunday night Roofs and shutters
and movable things generally were con-
siderably scattered about.
-Messrs. o. G. Warehouse & Co,
and John T. Beach are putting new iron
water-wheels into their respective man
Vfactories.
Daniel Sullivan, who had the atfray
with Orion, died two weeks ago. His
disease was rheumatism of the heart,
and was not occasioned by the shooting,
unless as a remote cause.
Bradford & Sykes have just finished
two cheese watts, on for Dorset and the
other for Peru factory, and from the
amount of sap tubs they are making, one
would Judge that maple sugar will be
cheap this spring.
March 90, 1878.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-27

DEATH OF AN AGED CoMMoDoReE::,-
Commodore William X. Latimer, OF the
United States Navy, died in Baltimore
Saturday. He was native OF Mary
land. and was born about the close OF
the last century. In the year. loo9 ne
was appointed midshipman from tnat
State, and in 1915 was commissioned a
lieutenant. From this time forward,
the subject of this notice was engaged
almost necessarily in active service wee AT at
home or abroad. From 1927 to looo ne ne
commanded the schooner Gramp aaa :, od
the West India squadron, and In 1920 ne
had charge of the receiving ship baltl-
more. He was in charge OF the Fensa,
cola navy yard in 1887, ana OF t 1n
1S43, he was commissioned as captain
From 1916 to 1S4S he again hao In
Pensacola navy yard in charge. II
1850 he was ordered to take command
of the frigate Cumberland, at that TIM
forming a part of the Medlterranea 2,
squadron. He remained two years q
this service. He was engagedo 10 EpeclS
| duty in 1858, and in July, 1907 ne wa
commissioned as commodore.
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A SAD CAsE.-Ida, daughter of G.
Y. Peck, of Wolcott, a girl of some
eighteen years of age, died recently I'M
der circumstances causing the most in
tense excitement in the community. 1t
was alleged Immediately after her death
that she had died in fit, but as the
members of the family, at different
times. told different gand irreconcilable
stories. the community began to suspect
that something was wrong. An investi-
cation was demanded of and set on foot
bv the authorities The result was,a com
plaint was entered by the States Attor-
new of Lamoille county, Albert A.
Niles. of Morrisville, who caused post
mortem examination to be made, and
the physicians unanimously agreed that
she died,from the effects of an abortion
Her family, at first, denied all knowl
edge of the matter, but afterwards sald
that it was caused by work at the wash
hoard. and then that she fell from
chair, while hanging up clothes, inJur
inc herself so that she lost two quart
of blood in ten minutes.