Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-24
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Ae' tuchv towns
lir"EoE pl>NI>uru>, Of Bloomington, Ill,
WIS d.own"l al Joliet, Wednesday, while
ln.h.u:.
NlcuALL EvrkLty, s,,b-cnntractvr Of tho
s;'nhsp6rt and Bangor Railroad, in Maine,
hi, ih*r"nl,d with the funds entrusted to
h m,"lay employees.
TuE elder of two buys, at Mattcs,n, H. by
the name OF Wrdcl, while hc VAS playing with
an "id pistol, shut, tho younger stl,ru,gh tn,
'"Illn, nnjnrIn:; him fatally.
n;. TlnMAs. Dup..y, First Assistant in the
.ltastern l.lf;atic Asylum at Lexington, Nv,
committed suicide, on Friday, by taking tl,,r"
HrA'nsuf -n"rrllinc. lie was about 10 years
"iN, and had been with the institute ion nearly
twenty !cavS. lie has boon Y valuable officer.
Daring the past year or two he has shown
sine rv''lncrs Of ins unity, owing, it is sup
l'srd, to his inti:uatc relations with the in
s;aAr and itt.lsH Application to his duties.
:>EvEHAl. members of Congress, who have
- u.tlsrd viii, the President ut Long Branch
IL ,r-a:I to the salary grab, say that he OK
", himself as iavuriuS tAo :otal repeal OF
tue Ir",.alun IN lF,rstiun. should Congress
IT the next session comply with the desires If
thc President. aud rol law, the effect
Wontd b. TO llaco quite sSIun,bcr OF mon,-
ltsrS aud ex:llcmbCrs in an embarrassing pc.
~ il, fr:,m he f.cssthat tltasarcpeas~ssill ne
cessitate tho return of the 5000 back pay.
the money having been spent by many Of
them in iaymcnt Of old liabilities contracted
in Washington and elsewhere.
A BUENo~AYeEs correspondent narratcs the
particulars oftho discovery, in tho provinces
Of the Argentine Republic, Of wonder full
gold milie, said to be tho richest in the world.
nNe-lialf Of the site OF the mine has BE- sold
according to tho narrator, For $lG0, OO0, 900.
TnE cholera IS raging frarsully at Mount
Vernon. IidlLnl, clllsiny IN almost total s,ls,
pension III business.
Luz New York r4lofU .slcrwrltcrs adopt
ri q rtsnl!ntl"n t" kvy al additional premium
ut enc per cent. on Mausard roofs after Janu-
a'yl.
tEES">S Implicated in the recent duel be-
tween Wall <tAoet. parties have boon indicted
10y TIE. Grand jury.
-HESEr3sorRE and Hen y Fox, willie labor
ill.,, in an excavation in the extreme lower
part of st. Louis. Thursday evening, were
killed by all cmhankmont falling On them.
Philip M"ascr and Daniel Rock were also
badly Injured.
A r,nE at l[ornclsv,llr destroyed the Sl,cr-
III 'n House. Loss $4pOOO.
The recent attacks OF Lieut.. Babcock on the
l"nto Apachcs has produced q good effect
Two hundred aavagcs have surrendered at
the reservation. Chief Shelter Pan SAYS he
TO L., L.;
Of the Indian scouts at Verdi.
y" PEACHES, few cherries and grapes, and an
entire failure of blackbcrrics is the latest fruit
rr"rt from Southern Illinois.
CENTRAL PARK is to have q statue OF Hon,
VIM. II. Seward.
The trunk of Mrs. Maxwell, Of Salt lake.
was robbed Of Sl2.OOO wortl, OF diamonds in
New york.
DANIEL DAVIDSON, an old citizen of David
sou county, Ky, was run over by u passenger
traiu alW Instantly killed, while crossing the
track in his hnggy near Chattanooga, Thurs.
day.
DlspATCH from Portland, Oregon, states
the arrival OF the steamer Otis, and reports
the 1ndin:, of six bodies Of persons supposed
t" have persisted on the Inflated steamer Geo.
s. Wright.
HE Postmaster General is very confident
that the abrlith'n, OF the ranking privilege
VIII result in a very material increase in the
revenues OF the postal service. He is OF the
,epn''', that the increase will be 80 great that
the department will become entirely self
sustaining. The receipts from sales of
stamps since the abolition of the trapkinr
r''1rnr". They exceeded III amount the
rrccufs during any similar period in tho his
ettr\ 1T the Government.
InE value Of merchandise AMI produce cx-
ports from San Francisco to Central America
during thy Last eight and half years foots
NJ over :a,ooo, 600. During the SAME period
l*iltotn';; shipped treasure to the amount of
S21iG,OnO.
The San Francisco Bulletin publishes tables
showing the present indebtedness OF the Cen
's''l Pacific Railroad Company. Bonds bor-
r""rt'; ana unpaid interest, sos, 6l9, coo net
c'''''nSS OF tbs road for the year ending June
,oLh, 1872, the date Of the last official report.
:',"1G Abb. 1t is estimate! that 5000, 0oD Der
;h'''n goes into the hands of private spccu
la"r', and not toward the release Of the Com
Nny's obligations.
IHE Court or Inquiry in the loss OF tho
Steamship City OF Washington has suspended
''pt"i4. Wp. II Phillips, her commander, for
one yttar.
CnSr1NuED rain tor ms in Ohio arc dom,o
''=: The crops Which were spared by the rims
ast week.
ADvhEs from different portions of New Mex
l'" represent til" crops as entirely ruined by a
continue us drought.
'"HM'D"EE WM. MctIuHDy, U ,itcd States
My, but Oh III" retired list, oic,i "Wednesday
morning at Baltimore, agcd II.
FIRE lit J' tlrrsol', Texas, on Tuesday, de-
S'@"td SlGI0Oo worth OF property,
HE Ne" Mtxc" Republican Convention on
tuesday, nominated Hon. s. i. Elkils. a
il ;'''As lawyer OF the Territory, as delegate to
tru'rr"-s.
a SPECIAL from Mount Vernon, IND. :, says
ch"'"ra Is rar'n: farfuIIy at that place Conn
h'''.?pS "n T4nrsday' last, there nave been
about thirty deaths.
I"i"i MAN Tines. MILLS shot and killed Jno
.H'h'''"y, in New Orleans, Wednesday. Caust,
prisoner h'''cd AL officer, who was cndcay-
'''S 10 exc ute, Il warrant uf urrest.
1T i'frht. Tnr@lay hight, George Fiz.cr.
"''' :'%'" h''r years, fell into the river from
'''r ""rh. Hts brother Patrick. sever, y,u,s
"l''' jumped III to rescue him. and l.t,, wcr,
drowned.
l"" ~"'e "f Ml-. I:ul,l.r W. II. drowned
WAN bathing J" Lake Michigan, at Mclisau
NY, t"h., Wednesday. They were l,.,ruir"
~ 'N IN with Il plank. The Younger one ,rll
Oh. "'"' the Older ono attempted to save him,
as" botil went down together
Il HEAVY rai''-atnrm at Marquette, Tuesday
''Shf' caused great damage property and
''"''h'' Easements and cellars. Foundation
wars IN some places were broken in. The
y reefs have been a perfect torrent OF water
A"oltti! Ut y basement wall Of the new Ma
no"'c BLOCK, lately c',nphtel at a cost of fifty
''"''s;s''' dollars, has been washed away. The
- "" u '''' Marquette, IIoushtnn and Ontol,- !
~" ''a'f'ad has teen seriously damaged
D''" ''' me main, l''n. ana the branches run
'.'H !" ''' 'lnrhS. furnaces and mines.
"', '"'' mon residents If Salt Lake Cityarc
"'''" ne' by the announcement thai Ann
' w. me yrHnS (scvcItt,u) wife Of
',''""haHl Young, lat forever L IT him. carry
'i'' on l'Ir':'1r and !" r. .,,nl tl;r,s l:,,.
nun VIII 'nd"av"r 10 lrrievi,, tn. GOOD. s,,.,
"''I institute il s'.ii Ter 'Ivurcr and am,,x j.,
'''@" sum- Great revelations are expected
''''H'rnnS the inE,r domestic jif. Of ,,,,.
I"'n''"t. Mrs Young is rnjuyi,l. the s;m.
f!'H * ~" r ntIlr la'Iirs and the r,I,",
M Us M"rnl.':I area good deal disturbed
HERE are. now | 100 Grnu.,r4 IF p,,r,,,,. ,t