Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-27

few days since, with her skull smashed in
with an axe. Her clothing had been saturated
with kerosene, and attempts had been made
10 set fire to the house. Plumber was the OBJ
ject OF tho murder.
Hon. JOHN P. HALE died at Dover. N. H.
on the 10th inst.
The West.
CHAMBERLAIN, the owner of True Blue.
having telegraphed statement that his horse
was cut down BY Joe Daniels, in tho great
four mile race, George Treat, the owner OF
Thad Stevens, publishes a card in reply, on
the authority OF the judges and ths rider OF
True Blue himself, who says that at the time
his horse was hurt Daniels and Stevens were
both ahead OF him. Treat offers to match
Stevens against any horse that can bs brought
tor t25, ono.
AT Richmond, Ind, recently. man named
Moody, an employe in wholesale LIQUOR
house, took S400 out OF the bank and deposit.
ed 1t in his trunk. A thief entered his room
Wednesday night and stole the trunk.
A TELEGRAM from Jacksonville, ILL.,, states
that within the past few days some fiend or
tends in human shape have gone into the corn
fields OF four farmers near Virlen, named
Coulton, Crane, Burtis and Ryan, and, lifting
the husks from ears OF corn, placed strych-
zine between the husks and the grains. Sew
eral valuable steers belonging to these mea
died OF eating poisoned corn before the vii.
loiny was discovered
IHE news from Spain creates intense excite.
ment in San Francisco. It is reported that
500 veterans Of the late war have ssued q roll
as volunteers, and will offer their services in
the event OF war.
COL. IHcs. j. JACKSON. OF New Albany. Ind.
who served in the late war as Lieutenant.
Colonel Of Colorado regiment. with d,stinc.
ton, proposes to raise brigade OF 8. 600 col
ored men and tender their services to the
government in case of war with Spain. Col.
Jackson has considerable influence with the
colercd people, and no doubt could promptly
furnish the brigade.
IHE prlze'fght between Hogan and Allen
resulted in row by tho spectators. and the
ring was broken INTO and the fight stopped.
The stakeholder refused to give up the stakes,
and has been arrested by the friends Of Hogan
who demand fair division of the money,
seven
ye'rs ago Congress sold certain lands in Ore
son. which the Modocs now claim. and
threaten to fight il they do not have it.
FoUR women are already candidates for
the clerkship in the next Iowa Legislature.
DESTRUCTIVE fires prevail in the woods be.
tween the Arkansas and White rivers. The
damage So far is confined to fepcea and
bridges.
HE official count of the vote at the recent
election in Iowa shows that for Supreme
Judge ]. N. Beck, Republican, has LOG, 267
votes, B. J. Hall, Anti.Monopoly, 81,546; for
State Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
Abernethy has lC5,971. D. W. Prindio 81, ,123.
Beck's msjorify is 24721 Abernethy's is 23..
71S. The votes for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor will 0e counted by the Legislature.
IHE eoldiers who haze returned from the
Allen-Hogan fight say that the sheriff of Pot
tawattamie county absolutely refused to do
anything to prevent the fight, and they believe
that be bad been bought of. Gov. CARPENTER
did his whole duty in the matter.
HE Commissioners Of Internal Imnrova.
ment, accompanied by Col. T. H. Allen. have
arrived at Little Rock, Ark, from 81. Lonis tn
inspect the southern division Of the Cairo and
Fultop Railroad.
A DRAHEnAN named William Woods, an old
c'tlzen OF Jef1ersonvi|le, Ind, was INSTANTLY
Killed on Wednesday afternoon at Memnbis
Ind bya freight train. from which he fell
passing over him. Wood. leaves q wife and
several Children.
THE barge Bella was burned at Dolta. Ia..
on Thursday. She had on board 1900 bales
OF cotton and 4,OOO packages consisting of
rye flour, corn. oats and sundries.
The Hoosac tunnel will be broken through
about the 25th inst. On Tho 18th inst there
remained iii feet Of rock to be pierced. Dur
ing the past week the average aggregate of
progress accomplished at both headings was
fully nine feet per day.
j. Fl. B. BUTLER, q man Of some pro,ni-
ncncc in Detroit, some years ago, but of late
confirmed drunkard, was released from the
HOUSE OF Correction ia that city on Wednes.
day' and died in the streets the same night.
A DESTRUCTIVE prairie fro swept over a
large portion OF country in Kansas on Sun
DAY. About six miles of ties on the Central
Branch Ranch Railway were burned. and sew.
eral Dr,dges consumed. Tho destruction of
FENCES, houses, etc, is immense. Several
houses near Corning were burned; also, large
amounts OF corn Stacks. Several Destructive
fires have also occurred along the line OF the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The damage in Lancaster county amounts to
$4,000.
NAVIGATION on the upper Mississippi river
is closed. The river is still open, but full Of
floating ice.
JrItt IiIIsr. Ct u rvs. is prominently men-
TONED as the Rucce ssor OF Chief Justice Chase.
years ago he married Miss Boni:ace, the act
ress, bnt they separated.
PnEa1DENr GRANT | as given a large delesa,
tion OF Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho In.
dians plain talk. He said they mnst live at
peace with other tribes and white men, and
must go on reservations and prepare to adop,
the customs OF civilisation. including that OF
working for living. The last command elic.
tied grunts OF disapproval. One OF the chiefs
fatty refused to Obey The others promised
compliance, hut inclined to be cictatorlal,
The South.
4. G. Goss. brother Of w. H. Goss, has
been rested, charged with conepirng with
Wm. f. Usidciz zook at Baltimore, to dcfrauc
insurance companies Gf S25 COO.
TIL residence OF Frsnk D. Davis, President
Of tic First National Eank, on Vance neal