Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
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building at Grand Rapids, Mich, Wc''ncs'
'lay, and was killed.
Ar Bloomington, Ill.,, recently, brick
mol Ter named liaukin nodded l4,noO salnlct
bricks, tl,roy in mold, in thirteen hours and
forty mlnutrs. VIM. Van Sch"ck offers I,
challenge %: >l,Wn or upward that tho I.at
cannot be cNr.l.u.
IN Boston, Wednesday l,urnil,y, an accident
occurred at the Navy Yard, through tho neg.
ligcnco OF IN rmpl"yc, Which i, attended with
lose OF <3',c'" I tho government. Fires
were built ind " four boilers wi, l,ou, first let
TIM; water into them. Tho fires were with
drawn AS soon as rr,ssble, but not nuica
enough W prevent the ruin of two boilers:
"H'"' 'h' others will have t" DO ,vrrlr,ulrd t,
asc|'ta'" ii they have no; been render, &
worthless.
ihe wheat harvest has been commenced in
Jersey Matis'n. Macoupin and St Clail
c"'"iics, Illinois. In these c,uu,i"s tho crur
Will hc much above the average.
VESSELS are in Halifax harbor will, yellow
fever on board.
TUE crops are suffering; throughout the
southwest Tor want uf rain
iIE maybe statue Of Franklin, by Hiram,
Powers, presented to the city of New Orleans,
ny Nr. {. Weed, WAS unveiled IL Lafayette
a'lu'rc Wednesday afternoon, with appropriate
ttr,iu"rirs:
Two tires III Fort Wayne ON Wednesday d.
sir"yrl property valued at $4,000.
y MAHll.t: Statur OF Frakln hv Hiram
Powers, was unveiled ~ Lafayette Hu;arr.
S~~ orse"rn, Wednesday,
Tile judy CD ofths Supreme Court of Illinois
haze elected Judge Sidney E. Breeze Chief
Justice. Judge Breeze is the oldest member
OF the court. having hcll his scat for oyer a
quarter Of a century.
IhE fourth annual convention Of the Unit Cd
ka''road Mutual Life Association met i'll St.
Louis on Wednesday, with large representa-
t"n from all sections OF tho country. The
present membership Of tho Association il
a'z'o, aud lS4 railroads were represented.
HE Governor OF Arkansas has commutcd
the sentence of {. Il. Chute, from hanging To
q wears Imprisonment.
CARPENTER and il.yldou, managers ,f tho
late Chlcay" jubilee, announce that til, y. +
F'"'''s OF that spree were less that 81. 900.
lnE ship Caravan, 2,5 days ont from Now
York for San Francisco has not h.cu hon, !,
r,n'' anu Is supposed to DC lost.
HE jHry in the case Of Wagner. the Isl. -,
oAtusue Ill u SCIulct Ul nOr-
der IN the first degree
AN investigation of the affairs OF the En- rm.
WIS ''anA' TT Chicago, developed the fact tina
."' PfoPrietors, two brothers named Ten
'H'N' commenced business without Il dollar
of capital.
AN expedition Is to dc sent by the NAVY De-.
rar'ment to points in the Indian Ocean to
CAKE observations OF the transit of Venus
H. b. MEAcuAM, the Peace Commissioner
wounded 10y the Modocs ut the lin, of t,r
assassination OF Con. Candy, will be the prin-
c'i't witness against Captain Jack and his
cohorts. "
AT 1'e"r'a ILL.,, on Wednesday, fire de-
S'royed the planning and saving mill Of Franc;s
~. Mott. Loss $4,000.
WHILE the Modocs Were being removal
rom the pc''llsula OF Tuc Lake II, Fort Kin.
''' '"' one or tho Indians, known a. Curlv
nea''cd Jack, who surrendered with the Hot
Nfechs bahd to General Davis at Fnjrchild,.
!'ahche' shot himself, and has since died. It
- also reported that sonlo Of the Indians WIN
were lfohcd nearly succeeded in filing of
encif IRONS, but were detected in time to nr.-
vent their escape.
Two BOYS, Frank s., aged thirteen years.
am. Lincoln, aged eight years, SONS of WIN.
u. WEIGH, Of Wcstport, Me-, were drowned
1nesday. While fishing near their homc
IRE frame building, Nos. 81 and G3 North
"e's street, Chicago, occupied by C. c. Hol.
eoh 20. a. furniture manufactory was
burned at Iate hour Friday night Loss be.
tween $4,000 and 10000; insurance SIS. 500.
VI WHICH inc Brewers, of Milwaukee, has
1000. "'
ALAnoE and elegant dwelling, belonging to
E'ward Dnn"inson, located nine miles south
''cAsoh'lile, ILL.,, was struck by lightning.
oh Monday night and damaged to the extent
VI some sl,'WD. No one killed, but several
persons were badly injured.
PHOTOGRAPHS have been taken Of Captai.,
Jack and his whole band of warriors.
't~tSrEES lntcrmcnts III Memphis, Friday.
. against 10 the day before.
lHE Postmaster General has ordered a STA
''o'i OF the Chicago Postotlice to be- establish
ca on the West Sid, to be known as the West
size Division Station, service to be commenced
''crc'n July I. THIS station will also he q
mon'y-0rdrr Office.
JOHN WILSON, packing box manufacturer ~
I'M ":'Iphia, has a''scon'|cd with s2U, 600. lie
''ad fallen into Ills t!ifficultic; from = MANN
from gambling.
ihE massachusetts Senate has passed a
n''' arpropr'atinS fifty Thousand dollars for
thl.c"lnrlction OF tho Huosac tunnel.
UNDER The recent act OF Congress creating, :,
i"ierd u immigration Commissioners tnr
''ecretary OF the Treasurer has made tho fol-
'"l'" app o'n'tncnts: DR.. John NJ Womb
"'ith' >. Il. Saunders, j. Fred Meyers, Chas.
e"Hho D. H. Piper, and Helen W. Bernard.
ATE1EeRAM from Halifax, dat cd Thursday.
s"HS Heavy fires are raging in the woods
III ouercnt parts OF the province Tile woods
III '"'' v"'"lty OF Lycrpool have been on fire
Tor two days, and last evening the town WAS in
great danger. Mucl, damage has beer, dome
III P'ct"" county. The fire has swept from
rue vest branch Of the river John tn r,,.L
river, AID on the cast lrau.,, ,r t,,o .;,,,.
'"h' Tor nls'anc" ct twelve miles, DESTROY
ing everything. Tic woods thr,u"l w,,;,,,
The fire passed are the most yaluabi, !, th,.
country" "
1"E court OF Inquiry at Ca,Iiz has finished;
1tS Investigations of the Nortl,firct di,astrr
ana severely ccnsures the ca p am Of the Span.
~" STEAMER, and his ccrtticat. has boon sus
l'hdcd Tor nine months.
Ah'IcEs from Spain state that the (urc nr
oah'a Cruz burned the railroad depot. with
NV passenger and freight cars, ut B:ssaj,o.
toEHESroNDt NCt. from J,rusaIcn v,,,,,
'''' Inc geological plat" just completed by
'A'' Oriental r"p'srapl,i al corps now c,,y,r-
Gu IN Sk"frir's and military s,,ry;.;* OF ,,,c
l'',.as' SLOWS that the exposed -L.,li shn,.d
me o. 1hc upper starta Of the hill outside of
't''o DaWacrs gate, and near tho north wall Of
Jcrnsalcln, isstrongly Suggestive ofGol:rtl,a.
inc place OF skulls. Tho Oriental Topogra phi
cal Corps have arranged by means OF a tee.
%r'p' from Joppa t" Jerusalem, for accura to
''r"m'tric ratification OF altitude on the
COASTS between tho Mediterranean and Dead
staS.
Held in Slavery.
n morning paper sDecial saws that