Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-30
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years.
The sentence of the Court Martial in the
case of Sur.rru ut Marines nuval, U. 5. Navy,
who was tried at Annapolis for shooting and
wour<ling two marines gathering strawberries
in ono of the enclosures Of sthe Naval Acalc-
my, is that he be suspended from rank ant,
duty for three years. The President has mod
iiicd the sentence to ;wo years suspension.
TuE.Four;h Auditor has adjusted the pr,zc
award If 100000 in favor OF the crews of four.
teen ships VIII" shared in the capture Of the
Sumptcr of Memphis in 1862. This mono,
was appropriated by Congress at its last Sos
SION, and IS now beng paid out
SINCE tit4EonHf cssonsF election last year
five deaths OF cons,ress,neni elect have oe-
cured, viz: James Brooks: cf New York
William Whiting, OF Massachusetts, Wilbur
u. Forster, OF Michigan: \. T. X. Wright. oil
Georgia "ndJasrpb-G. Wilson, Of Or, goi.
Two vacancies have Bcen tillcd by the election
James W. Ncs,nith in place of Mr.. Wilson.
Hon. $. s. Cox will succeed Mr.. Brooks Mavor
Pierce. of Boston, will. hlrh1M, MassathuSestS
seat. and Tie Hon. William Il. Williams, Re-
l*bican, is certain 10 uc elected from Mchi-
H.
The F.rst National Bank of Washington
will. during the wcok; pay 1hc Govcsn,nent
10000" and thirty per cent. to stockholders,
The chancesasc OF ITS rea!izina enough fro1l
the sssets,orJs7 Cooke analGo: ia. enable 1t to
pay hollar Tor dollar are now considered very
good.
THE Clc1esana I&lins Mill Company; whose
TnS1f 1w f. &,>s,
dred thousand dollars, paid their men in full
Saturday.
MAN Hasncd Meaux, in Louisville, recov-
cred fifty dollars from ten unmasked Ku Klux.
for outragcs in 1868, and both parties are
much dissatisti d with the Verdict.
ABRAHAM Posts house at Cat N, Y.
was entered. Friday night, by slx men, who
bound the family and robbed the house of a
c'nsld' rabic amount OF money, bonds and sill
vcr ware.
The Senate Transportation Committee v ill
hold session at st. Louis on the 3Oth inst ..
at which time they desire to meet persons in
the West who may wish to confer with them
Ill regard to the subject OF cheap transporta.
ton.
CAROLINE HUaET, aged twenty, from Al
SAGE, was killed by her father, in New Orleans,
on Sunday, after landing from tho steamer
Louisiana
AT San Francisco, on Saturday, the amateur
balloonists, Austin ana Cou@l,, made an az.
ccnsion. hunting for the eastern current.
They fonnd one which took then, three miles
out to sea, off Golden Gate, where the balloon
came down and dragged long distance in the
water. When u boats crew rescued the youny
men the balloon went up gain, and when last
seen was flying nOrthward without any pas.
scnser in the basket.
HE average condition Of the cotton crop
has fallen off from 50 to 7sh since the frs:
week in September. Tho October status of
tue crop Is materially, reduced. The season
must be OF average length and comparatively
iavJraole for picking to insure q clop equal to
that OF last year. The state averages are as
olloNs Virginia 50, North Carolina SO, South
Carolina so, Georgia 81, Florida &c, Alabama
49, Mississippi Is, Louisiana G5, Texas 80, Ar.
Kansas SO, Tenncs sec 30, Missouri co.
The Board of Examiners for the Treasury
department will hold series of examina-
lions, commencing October %, to ill yacan-
cles IN the clcrk~hips of class one.
Mrs. VoGEL, All aged German woman. was
found murdered at Iowa CITY, Iywa. on Thnrs.
day.
The St. Louis Clearing House Association
nave agreed to Resume currency payments on
Monday. the eth.
HE widow OF Squire Taylor, one OF tho
three negroes hung by = mob at Chsrlestovn.
ina, two years ago, has commenced suit
against Mathew Slcgg AMI John Stewart. Of
Clark county. Ind, the alleged principals in
the murder OF her husband The suit comes
on IN the Court OF Indianapolis.
"A RCMoR comes from Charlestown. Indiana
that Newton Connor, confined in ;ai] thero
charged with forgery, confessed his part in
she hanging OF three negroes, to his attorney.
HE corohcl's jury which investigated the
shooting OF a man at Lake View, ILL.,, Wetlncs.
Gay night, hy one Fo:cst, captain Of the po-
lice OF that town, rendered q verdict that the
killing WIS Gone in eeli-d,fcnce.r On Friday
tic lead nan.w identified by the authorities
OF the City Hospital as j. " Daw ,on, Kapsa.
farmer, who had just been discharged from
the Hospital, and was believed to have been
OF scod character. a pair of brass xauckles.
cl''"eo 70 nave been foand rsar where he was
shot' and to have been used in the attack on
i'rest, 1t is now ascertaincd were several
Sizes TOO small for Dawsou's u:c. It is probable
the case will be reopcncd
1HE 1853 by tho fire At Madispn, Wis. Sun.
DAY morning, is now. estimated At 800. ana.
insurance sac, 900. miller named william
fiahneiuchen was burned to death in the
mil. he is supposed to have retired in q
state OF lntoxication, aud in some manner ret
tire to the building.
AhE persons who lost their lives BY the
burning OF tue stea', er Mary E. Poe, we're the
ii'Aso' one cabin passenger, two female and
one maie deck passengers, y no are missing The
p'lot' Hans Cowan, was badly burned before
he left his post. Several passengers we're
pao'y oarhcd, none reported serious Tie
ZOO was large stsrn-whccl st. Louis and
"c' RIVER Carter line freight carrier, valued
at $50, 900.
IHE DANISH Government has granted con.
cessIon for laying telegraph cable i, o,n a.
Thomas to st. Croix, Para, Bermudas. and
New York.
IHE Dominion Parliament was opened IT.
o'.awa' lhursda7, with speech from the
inexperienced y no expressed q wish for
d" carry and vigoc,ns prosecution OF the Can.
ida Pacific Railroad,
lhE specie reservei the Bank IF Franco
hss increased 3,GOO,09)f during fhc past week
IT Is rcnort"d that the General Ct tho Jcs.
uitS has transferred the HEADQUARTERS of the
Order to Malta.
CAi DISAL pETIA is about to leave Rome for
france. 1t Is understood, on MESSAGE from
the vatican to the French Bishops.
THE King OF Saxony is in diving condition.
The physicians bulletins announce that his
condition il hopeless.
IHE German Emperor and Prince Bismarck
visited the Vienna Expositio Wednesday.
lhcy expressed particular desire to see the
anne lean machinery in motion, aud were con-
Quoted through the department OF the Un,ed
nlalcs, where they examined with interest
several ~ the most curious inventions. As
the Emperor approached the French de-
part'|"nt many Of the exhibitors left tho
Premises.
LIE spanish Government has cent note to
'orciSn powers. complaining of international
interference Of a Frtrl. .,ur},o,r Law w,,;c,,
the naval engagement 1T C,rtancua w,u
brought on. Madrid jrn,na|s CHARGE that
while the fight was gnlnG on tht.,utu on +h,
French fleet shn;?tcd "Vivc IL I:r,ubj,un. },
and also that a French steamer has taken no.
vi-lons,t" the city, and that the consul at
France Violates the obIi3. tons of Neutrality
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