Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-23
VOLUME vi.
49, NUMBER@

| bcrship exceeding 10000. Tho Grand Lodge
will meet there next week ; 7oo to sou dele
gates arc expected to bo present.
ON Thursday last, about six ,milcs south OF
Lacon, Iowa, German family named Hess
.lorfcr, moved tvom Black Hawk county to
Nebraska, while crossing slough bridge on
| the grade to skunk river bridge, we're backed
of tho side by the shying OF tho mules, tho
team failing back upon the wagon aud family
A boy three years old was killed Instantly, and
| the parents were badly bruised.
TwELvE;yelhw fever internlcnts ut Shrevc-
port I'm Sunday.
NUMBER Of cotton mills near Philadelphia
re running on halt time in consequence OF
alng of Of orders and difficulty in procuring
currency to pay wages. 'Ouly ono silk mill in
Paterson, N. j., is running on full time. Sow
Eseal mills have suspended sud others are
running only part Of the time, with reduced
force.
The ooean;y.eht race. from Sandy iIookto
Cape May anu return, for tho Bennett cup,
valuo 81, 900, and three purses, tsspeetycly Of
%t.poD. $500 and $3.50: for tt&ooncr yachts,
pilot-hoats, working-schooners ana fishing
schooner stnacks, terminated, on Saturday.
Tho Enchantress Won the first prize the pi-
lot-boat Thomas s. Negccs tho second, and
pilot-bOat James Weiwcll tho third. Rough
weather was experienced. Tho Enchantres5,
made the quickest time on record, sailing
ninety miles in ton.hours.
FROST at Augusta, Ga, and Little Rock, Ar.
kansas.
OFFICIAL reports state that the Cuban in
surso"ts, 1000 strong, surlris,d Spanish
column near Hclgum. During the engage
ment the Spanish commander was wounded
and taken prisoner. The Spanisl. loss in
killed, wounded and prisoners is l25. Tho
remainder of the column was reinforced and
pursued tho insurgents. cncountering them
in their encampment in tho chaparal. The in.
eurgcnts were beaten and obliged to abandon
their camp. A body OF insurgents in tho
Central Department, under Maxine GorrcZ. |
attacked Santa Cruz dc San, but were re-
pulsed, leaving thirteen killed in the village.
Spanish loss, ono officer md five soldiers
killed.
A RAILWAY from Bombay to Madras has
been completed.
A MEETING OF Republican mombcrs OF the
Assembly was held in Paris Thursday night.
One hundred dclegat,s were present. An
electoral scheme was adopted. A committee |
composed of representatives Of tho three
groupcs Of the Left was appointed TO draw up
an official declaration in the name of the Re- |
publican party. NJ. Theirs and Gambetta sup. |
port the action Of the meeting, which also has |
the support Of many conservative deputies. |
The Republicans generally arc becoming a
little more hopeful.
CENTRAL Asia is in an extensively disturbed
condition. Civil war is raging in Khokan
ag ainst their ruler, Khudovor Khan. The
rurcomans OF Desots, around Khiva, are OBJ
stinately fighting the Russians. The Afghaus
are fighting tho Perslans and carrying on
dangerous intrigues with the Emir of Box
hara, and Yokoule Bey Of Kashgair is
fighting the Chinese at the extreme
limit OF their Empire. Bokhara seems to be
the point Of contention. It is altogether pro-
babie that the Russian Emperor will before
long oe compelled, in selt-tlefcnso, to take to-
wards Bokhara tho same course he has re.
Gently taken towards Khiva, and permanently
occupy the territory and reduce it to the con-
aition of o Russian dependency.
A CHIMNEY $50 feet high IN the village of
England, fell, on Friilay, killing
Eve persons and manning dozen others.
A DISPATCH from Carthagena says the in
surgent frigates were not injured during the
of Alicont, and none on board
we're killed. They are taking in coal and
making preparations to attack Valencia.
The Spanish government has issued orders
requiring all vessels arriving at ports in Spain
from Liverpool to undergo quarantine.