Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-25
). A HARDWOOD, Editor and Proprie,
VOLUME vi.
Monday morning, on account Of the stringcnc

Monday morning, on account OF the stringcnc
Of the money market.
RETURNS from ACC towns in Maine toots up
Dinghy, 1914: Titcomb, 32,Gl9; Williams
1878; total 5o,666. Dins'y's majority, TO-
Coz. Tho towns and precincts yet to bc heard
from will lot materially change these results
"A rELE0RAM from special agent engaged
in examining the account Of Internal Rcvcnuc
Collector Harper, in Illinois. states that the
amount Of the defalcation is $lO6, ,748, of which
(ssI, ,948 Is def: :iercy in stamps arid OH lists.
The improvements OF tho White House
whi cl have been going forward all SUMMER
are now nearly completed, and the building
will be ready for occupancy in a week. The
President aud family will not return, however,
until the first week in October.
ADvIcEs from the Indian Territory say the
negroes there, numbering some $4,000, form
crly slaves OF Indians, arc moving to secure a
territorial organization 1or thoir own protec.
tion, and will soon hold . convention in the
ChOctaw Nation to consider the subject,
The MY. Express announces the failure OF
the Electric Lite INSURANCE Company, with a
deficiency Of nearly $40o,0O
COUNTRY boy ut Niagara Falls on Friday
crossed tho river upon a rope during gallo
and performed several gyn,nastic fcats, rival
ns professional ropc-waskcrs.
DURING u thunder storm on Saturday light
ming struck the rod on tho residence Of G. G
Eddy, merchant Of Negaunee, Mich, pass
ing down tho rod and leaving it at tho peak
and passing into the house, penetrating every
room. Mr.. Eddy, his wife and child were
asleep in one room. The fluid passed over
them, intlicting severe injuries, Mr.. Eddy re.
cciying heavy shock, and is in a critical con.
dition. The child was At first supposed to be
dead, but is now recovering. Mrs. Eddy is
not dangerously injured. Tho house was
completely demolished.
TuE square of buildings at Havana known
% Eaza Vaspor, were burned Saturday night,
canning = loss Of s., 900 900. Twenty persons
pcrished in the flames.
THREE locomotives were demolished, an
engineer killed, and considcrabe Q track torn
up, by series Of collisions between the cast
ward and wcstward-bound express trains
and freight train, caused by 4 misplaced
switch, on the Pennsylvania Railtoad, near
Wilmore.
A couNrERFErT Of the new fifty cent cur-
rency is in circulation, and is said to have
made its. appearance two days after tho issue
OF tho genuine.
The President has appointed Alexander r.
Shepard Governor of the District OF Colum-
hia, vice Henry D. Cooke, resigned.
SATURDAY evening there were no lcss than
five fatal accidents on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road within thirty miles. cast Of Pittsburg.
Three OF the accidents occurred within tho city
limits.
A ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND dollar fro is re-
ported from Lexington, Ky. The old Broad
way Hotel, With tho portion recently rebuilt,
was burned.
A NEW Jewish temple was dedicated at pl.ila-
dclphia, on Sunday, in tho presence of five
thousand people.
ARtoArTA took place at Sar tosa, 7 hurs-
day, in which no pool-sclling was allowed, and
in which the senior single scull race was won
by Courtney, Of the Union Springs Club, and
the pair cared race by the two Lambs, Of the
Aeronaut Club, OF Toronto.
A BILL Of $45O.O0O was presented, on
Wednesday, by legal firm for defending Now
York city in suit a" "ainst the Excise Com.
mssioncrs.
Tue Attorney General states that the recent
Ku-Klux outrages in Kentucky will have the
effect to stay the pardoning of convicted Ku.
Klux now imprisoned.
AN incendiary at Marblehcad, Mass, Thurs
day forenoon, burned Paine's stables and six
horses, tho Manataug House, the National
Grand Bank. and dwelling. Loss $25, 900.
IT has been decided to bring Irving to New
York from San Francisco to SEQ what he knows
OF the Nathan murder.
Col. RoBB, one of the commissioners into .
quire into aeprcdations committed on pcr-
sons aud property CT American citizens OF the
Rio Grande border, has recently received nu.
n,erous letters that snch acts are constantly
occurring, and that since the commissioners
left that section last spring, large tlrovcs Of
cattle have been driven to the American side,
from ranclles between Brownsville and Brazos
do Santiago, and between Brownsville and
Rio Grande City.
Tue bond for SIS, 5,ooo, 600, the amount of the
Geneva award, is held now by tho Secretary of
State IN that Department., aud is not placed
for safe.keeping in the Treasury. The bond
is made payable to the order of the Secretary
OF State. This bond is for the largest amount
Of money ever issued by any government in
single Transaction. photographs Of tho bond
and certificate ofdeposit were completed at the
Treasury Thursday, and copies sent to the
President and each member Of the Cabinet.
TRE exposure Of tho s15,OO0.00O cotton
claims, in tho telegraphic dispatches, has
greatly alarmed some OF the largest claimants
who a1enow in Washington, and the holder
oil the Confederate records having suddenly
disappeared from his accustomed where.
abouts, it is surmised that they have found
him out aud made overtures :or the Suppress
sion OF tho 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 obta n,ng tae
records.
THE pOst-oflice authorities have been in
formed by the government Of Germany that
newspaper taxes are no longer collected from
persons in the KinRdom OF Prussia.
A DlsPAToH from Australia reports q great
6re lin Auckland, New Zealand. Firty.oish,
buildings wore burned, aad tho total loss is
estimated at $4,000.
The Wrong Spring.
From the Sutter (Oal.) Banner.
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