Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
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Of the Nathan murder.
A BILL of $4,000 was presented, on
Wednesday, by legal firm for defending Now
York CITY in a suit against tho Excise Com.
missioncrs.'
ARtoArrA took place at Saratoga. Thurs
day, in which no pool-sclling was allowed, anu
in which the senior single scull race was won
by Courtney, OF the Union Springs Club. and
the pair cared race by tho two Lambs, OF tho
Acronaut Club, of Toronto.
The Attorney General states that tho recent
Ku-Klux outragcs in Kentucky will haso the
effect to stay the pardoning of convicted Ku.
klux now imprisoned.
AN inccndiary at Marblehead, Mass., Thurs
day forenoon, burned paine's stables and six
horses, tho Manatang House, the National
Grand Bank, and a dwelling. Loss 81, go.
Col. Rops, one Of the commissioners to in
quiro into deprcdations committed on per-
sons and property ofknerican citisena OF the
Rio Grandc border, has recently reeeiycd nu.
nlcrous letters that such acts arc constantly
occurring, and that since the commissioners
left that section last spring, large droves Of
cattle have been driven to the American side,
from ranches between Brownsville and Brazes
do Santiago, and between Brownsville aud
Rio Gtsude CITY.
The bond for ST., ZOO, 900, the amount Of the
Geneva award. is held now by the Secretary OF
State in that Department. and is not placed
for safe keeping in the Treasury. The bond
is made payable to the order of tho Secretary
Of State. This bond is for the largest amount
OF money ever issued by any government in
single transaction. photographs Of the bond
and certificate ofdsposit were completed at tho
Treasury Thursday, and copies sent to the
President and each member Of the Cabinet.
TEE exposure Of the sl5,OO0.O 900 cotton
claims, in the Geographic dispatches, has
greatly alarmed som" Ct the largest claimants
who are nov in Nasllugton and thu holder
OF the Confederate records having suddenly
disappeared from his accustomed where-
abouts, it IL surmised that they have found
HIM ont and made overtures Tor tho suppress
sion Of the information in his possession. His
disappearance is singular enough to excite the
suspicion. 1t is believed. however, that the
Governm: mt will yet succeed in obtaining the
records.
FRIDAY afternoon some children playing in
tho barn Of John Hazord, about four miles
from Cleveland. set it on FIRE. and little boy
four years old, sou Of Mr.. Hazord, persisted in
the flames.
The st. Louis death rate last week was 81
cholera infantum.
CHOLERA is spreading through tho low
grounds in Southern Illinois. Eight deaths
in one day are reported from Murphy sboro,
and five in ono FIRMLY near Jonesboro.
JONI w. HOLLAND vas instantly killed by
Joseph Wright. at Holland, No., on Saturday,
in AL affray.
Mr.. DyMR, of tho Indian Peace Commits
sion, says that in the recent war with the No.
docs our soldiers only killed four Modocs,
while the Mo'locs killed two soldiers for each
Modoc engaged IN the war.
The Louisville Industrial Exposition has
met with signal success. The attendance dur
ing five days. ending Saturday night, has av-
eraged over 1000 per day. The receipts are
$4,000 in excess Of those at the same time last
year.
ASUNBER Of unknown persona drove ne.
gro, who had just settled, from Jefferson
township, Adams county, Ind, and burned
his house.
On Thursday evening young and wealthy
Welshman, CoDrade Abadam, from Wales,
direct, on pleasure trip, was accidentally
shot, about six miles north Of Jefferson, caus-
ing his death at S O'Clock on Wednesday
morning, at the residence Of D. n. Steel.
where he had been taken after having been
shot. The accident was caused BY 4 gun
falling on tho bottom of buggy, the hammer
striking and causing the explosion OF the CAP.
q tho of no
Edward Ababam, Of Middleton Hall, Cermar-
thon. Wales, rich land owner and promi-
nent man. He was Is years of age, and leaves
wife and two children in Wales.
The late Williamsburg horror is now ex-
planned. Mrs. Merriman is reported to have
confessed to the police OF Williamsburg that
she murdered Mrs. Hammili ON Wednesday
evening last. Money in the possession Of Mrs.
Hammilf was the motive. After perpetrating
the deed the body was Placed under the bed,
and renamed there all Thursday evening
Mrs. Merrman confesses that on that evening
she set fire to the room, in which the body
was subsequently found naked and scorched.
The Fulton elevator at Chicago, containing
$4,000 bushels Of corn and 5000 bushels oil
oats. was burned Sunday morning. Loss
1oO,OOV. II was O"ne0 Oy JesSe oOyt q TO-,
OF New York.
A MESSENGER OF the American Express Com.
panv was arrested at Davenport, Iowa, Satur.
day, having in bis possession $5O, coo in money
aud jewels, which had been entrusted to hi
care, and which be intended to appropriate tc
his own use.
COLLISION occurred on the Atlantic and
Great Western Railroad, at twelve ocIoct
Saturday morning, between regular freight
and wild train, burning seven cars OF refined
oil. One man, name unknown, was killed, and
consumed in the wreck.
CONFLICTING reports come regarding the
prevalence OF the yellow fever in Galveston
Houston and Shreveport. A panic prevails q
Galveston and Houston.
A NEW YORK detective states that thu
amount Of bogus bonds which the forgers ex
pected to circulate in this country and Eu
rope was $4,000, O0O and that 81, 0OO, 600 are al
ready on the market here. Two of the gang
it is said. left for Europe some time since will
= large amount OF forged bonds, which are re
ported to lave already been disposed Of in tn,
English market.
HE square Of buildings at Havana know
as Plaza Vaspor, we're burned Saturday night
causing a loss OF s., 100000. Twenty person.
persisted in the flames.
LARGE numbers Of people are leaving shreve
port, La, on account OF the prevalence OF vel
low fever.