Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-25

ana competent plcu to office That farmers
are absolv>d from all allegiance to the old
| political parties thai the repeal ct the sal
airy grabisw should bssTetroacl,vc; that larg,
saiarics are anita sonisticsto Republican priu-
ciP!cs; that civil service should DO reformed
They're in fNvor offmprcving the navigation o
lakes I'LL! rivers: oppose - protective tar
deprccatc the system . fsubsieies favor l. a
tender cul rency issued directly by tn. ,,,v
eminent and interchangeable, for bonds hear.
ins the lowest possible rate OF inter- It de
mand a revision OF the patent laws iu:sist up.
on biennial sessions OF the Legislature assert
the right OF tho State Legislature to lcsislatc
for the control OF railroads, and oppose any
attempt Of Congress to exercise such control.
II. w. INGLR, an express messenger while
walking from the junction to the depot of the
Lansing and Saginaw road, 1T Owasso. was
knocked down and robbed Of $1,000. He was
found insensible on the track. No clue to tho
robbers. =
TAE owners Of the hip Ismalia, from
New York for Glasgow, have given up all
hope Of her safety. She had a crew OF forty
five men.
THE New England woman's tea party cello.
brated the ono hundreoth anniversary Of
throwing tea into Boston harbor, Monday, in
Faneuil Hall. About 5000 persons were
present.
ThE Democratic caucus at Sacramento
has nominated Farley, Democrat, for the
long torn in the United States Senate. He is
claimed to be an anti.railroad man.
THE United ssates Supreme Court decided,
in the cssea Or the Union Pacific Railroad
against the Treasurer of Lincoln county, Ne:
braska, that the st' to had a right to tax the
property Of roads passing through it, 1nde-
pentently OF The United States.
Tn coatract OF running tunnel 1000 fest
long through Kings Mountain, in Lincoln
county, Kentucky, has been let by tho Gin.
cDnati Southern Railway Company for $50, =.
600.
The cost oft e Postoffice site at Cincinnati
will be $67O,oGO :.
The Springfield STATE Register attacks Lo-
gan and Farwu:;'s biz! ~ building IN airline
railroad from New York to Chicago, ana says
that it is subsidy in dis suis :. to.wit When
the charter is passed by Congress- the New
York Central Railroad ana lts connections
West will get hold O. and orpanEe uadcr it,
and thrs they VII! BIZ enabled to lay the ir ell
trio lines OF r;iiway tom New York to Chica.
go with steel rails duty free, which wouid be
Swing of millions OF dollars to the railroad,
and a corresponding loss to the Government.
PROF. AoAssJz die d at his residence in Cam
bridge, Mass, on the 14th OF December the
immediate cause OF his death being paralysis
The funeral took place from, the Chapel of
Cambridge University, and was very impress
sive. Prof. Agasslz was born in Switzerland
in tho year 1907, and came to the United
States in 1876, since which he has occupied
several important positions in science, and at
tho time of his death was Professor of Zoology
and Geology in the scientific school at Cam
BRIDGE. Mass, founded by the late Abbott
Lawrence, this position being the highest
scientific professorship in America.
LETTERS from survivors OF the ill-fated ship,
Vile du Havre, are at hand, confirming the
press accounts OF the disaster. The state
ments made regarding the conduct of the Off
GERS and crew of the steamer alter the collision
occurred, are conflicting. ;
Washington.
1T Is I6pOIttu tudG luo Will Uo
taken to Washington, where investigation
into her right to carry the American flag vii!
be had.
SECRETARY DELANo warns territorial or
other officers that absence from post without
SPECIAL permission will be considered as res
,snatioa raaA says any officer asking leave Of
absence will accompany his request with. a
statement Of the CAUSE for making such re-
quest. -
IT is rumored that, in consequence of the
determination Of Congress to cut down the
estimates for Government improvements,
operations at the Rock Island Arsenal will DC
suspended, in part or in whole, for year or
two. Several large public buildings remain to
be completed, and the estimates made for
next year by Col. Flagler amount to over
500. 900. r. :; ~
- TRussrwoRrHY Information Is received at
Washington, showing that the Spanish Gov
ernmcnt is procuring pcrjured affidavits in
New York to prove that the Virsnius was a
Cuban vessel, and her crew enlisted Cuban
sailors.
. TIE national civil rights convention lately
in session in Washington say in an address
that they take it for granted that action will
be had by Congress protecting them nom in.
vldious distinctions III the enjoyment Of com.
mon carriers, hotels and other public places
of convenience and rctreshment, and enjoy
ing other civil rights, including entrance to
public schools without regard to race. They
want no denial Of these rights.
A STRONG railroad lobby is gathering a.
Washington in the interest ar the Pacific
road 8, the Atlantic and Pacific, the Texas Pa.
cifc, and the MOI thern Pacific, and Congress
will be asked to aid them by guaranteeing the
interest on their bonds. The total amount oil
antced will not fall much short OF 5000, COO, COZ
Foreign.
TIE surviving passengers and crew of tho
Vireiniua were delivered to Commander
Braine, OF tho United States steamship Juni
alta. on December 18Th. They were sent on
board that vessel, which soon After took he1
departure for New York. ) ) 4
KING; LAuEAL1Lo, Of tho Sandwich Islands
has withdrawn the proposition for rcclprnc
! ity treaty with the United States. The Mn
lister resigned, but at his urgent lcqucs
Withdrew the resignation. The natives seen
to believe that reciprocity means annexation
The slavery question is now seriously dis
cussed among the slave owners of Cuba. Ac
cording to kilograms and letters from Spain
| the Government is determined to bring tn
question before the Cortes for action, but dc
si1es slave owners to propose some plan c
making tho abolition OF slavery a ccrtaint
without injurinS seriously the agriculture
prosperity Of the country.
TIE Impartial newspaper, Madrid, re
proachcs the Government Of the Unite
States for permitting meetings in New o.
leans f.r organization of expeditions asains
Cuba.
EMPRESS EUGENE was so affected by the T..
snlt OF the Bazains trial that postponcmcl
Of a visit to Queen Victoria was necessary.
ELIZABETH, Queen D0waSer OF Prussia.
dead, aged "a. -
IT is said the great powers have assure
President CASTELAR, that they will recogni;
the Republic when the CartaRena insurrecto
is suppressed.
In tho Frenc1, Assembly, NJ. Dshricl, OF Il
extreme right, presented petition for Il
restoration Of monarchy, with La, eco signs
tuves.
Scarcity Of Water in Colorado.
Water has staple value in Color
: do. The Greeley Tribune, OF that stat
says that while immigrants can: sec,,l
an immense area of land at q. sma
cost, only such parts Of 1t as are nc'
r water rights can be cultivated. In ii
Greeley colony there are no $sswat'
! riRhts which can he bought. Wat