Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-03

GERS on board the steamship Cuba, on suspi
cion that an attempt was making to smuggl,
them into the country.
The Treasury Department has commenced
preparing for the payment OF tho bountie,
under the recent law equalizing and extenG:
ing them.
SEVERAL dams across the Illinois river wer,
carried away by the recent tresllet.
The bagnio Of Lizzie Moore, in Chicago
WIS entered early Friday morning by thrc,
masked men, who carried off jewelry valued a
$4,000.
! TIE Secretary Of War has selected Rocl
Island, ILL.,. az the site for the National Mill
tary Prison, and has appointed commissio,
OF three officers and three civilians to cxamin,
tho site and prepare plans. When completed
the prison will be in charge Of commandant
ADvloEs from Arizona state that Lieutenant
Rico and company Of The Second infantr.
had fight with Apaches and killed six al,
captured four squaws.
CHARLES N. DlcKERsoN. County Treasurer
Of Ottawa County, Mich, has been discovere,
to be defaulter to the amount OF Sc, 900. FL
sunk S., 900 in the Grand Haven Herald, an,
s. 900 is accounted for as political expenses
! ROBERT MCFADDEN, Collector OF the town O
Martinsburg, Pike County, ILL.,, abscondcd twt
or three nights since, taking with him abou
5000 Of money which he had collected, be
longing to the town.
II. s. HAxEN. the supposed murderer o.
Mrs. Alger, an old lady OF 70, in Clinton
county, Iowa, nearly year ago, was arrested
at Meridian, Neb., 4 few days ago, and brought
back to the scene Of the murder for trial.
A TELEGRAM from Nashville states that 8
guard at the Ash barracks who had lust beer
on duty, was cleaning his gun for inspection
on Saturday, when it was accidentally dis
charged, the ball passing through him and
killing two other soldiers.
The body of J. Weston, lost in the great
January storm was found on Sunday, neal
Hersey, within four reds Of house.
A NAN named lngles was shot and killed b,
a saloon keeper named Blagdon, at Monona
Iowa.
ROBERT D. BRYANT, formerly paymaster'
| clerk in the navy, is under arrest in San Fran
cisco, on charge Of embezzling $4,000 Will
in the service.
| LIEurENANT-G WN. II. PETIT, o
Wisconsin, died at his home in Kensha o,
Sunday evening.
The bill to abolish slavery in Porto Rice
provides that abolition shall follow imme-
diately upon the PRONUNCIATION OF it's passage
The emanc;pated slaves will, however, b,
obliged to serve three years with their presen
masters or residents on the Island. The
will enjoy the political rights of Spanish citi
zens after fve years have elapsed. Indemnit,
is to be paid to slave owners, and is to b,
charged exclusively to the account Of th,
Porto Rico budget. =
| D. W. HoLLsBAUsEN was shot and killed bJ
his brother John H., near Bcardetown, III,
Sunday evening. The murderer escaped.
SoAE forged put and call privileges on til,
| Cleveland Columbus and Indiana Ceptra
Railroad were discovered in Wall street, New
York, Monday morning, amounting, as far a.
acertaincd, to three hundred.
INSTRUMENTATION is spreading in the army
In Catalonia army officers have been threat
ened with death und obliged to fly. The Car
lists ara masters Of Upper Cstalonia.
TIE law Tor the abolition OF slavery in Per
to Rice meets with the approval Of the peo
plo of tho island. A few pro-slavery leade:
only object to it. Even the slave owuers con
s-der its provisions more favorable to Their in
te-ests than they had reason to expect. Tn,
p.ess generally abstains - yet from comms1
on the passage OF the bill.
TEE law for the abolition OF slavery in Porte
Rico meets with tho approval Of the people o
tae island. A fow pro-slavery leaders onl,
| object to it. Even the slave owners conside,
its provisions moro favorable 10 their interest,
tian they had reason to expect. The pres
generally abstsins as yet from comment OF
the passage OF the bill.
ONE hundred English farmers are on tn,
wpy to Minnesota.
| BEENsToEFr, German ambassador to Eng
land ded on Wednesday.
THE contract for laying q cable between tn
United States and Portugal has been siene,
al Lisbon.
A sEosss-oN movement is on foot in tho Ca
naries, the leaders Of which propose to dec,ar
tho Islauds Independent Of Spain aud to asl
Tor a British protectorate. Gen. Hsldigo ha
been appointed. .Captain-G General of the Cana
ries.
A DISPATCH from Paris announces tha
judgment has been rendered in the Memphi
and e. Psso Railroad case. The defendant
are pronounced guilty of swindling, and sen
fenced to various terms of imprisonment
Gen. Fremont is condemned to five years con
finoment. The other defendants, who wer
present, were arrcsted as they were lcavin
the court.
REPORT has reached Havana that thre
detaclments OF troops, composed almo,
wholly of natives Of the Island, and wl,c
have hitherto been operating with the Spar
ish forces in tho neighborhood of Manza
lilo, have rcyoited and joined the insurgent
carrying off their commanding officers wi,
them.
MARSHAL BAzA1NE will be released on d
role.
AN international Patent Right Conere
will be held in Vienna during the Worlds E
hibitiOn. 1t will bs composed of manufa
turers, scientific men, and other expert
Three American gardeners will be allowed
raise vegetables in Austrian soil, to compe
for the agricultural premiums.
The French authorities at Bayonne seized
quantity OF cartridges destined for the Car
'st insurrcctionsts in Spain.
LEVY en- neasse Oh the adult male popul
ton Of Catalonia and ne:ghboring provinc
for troops to suppress the Carlist insurrccic
Improbable. Many Republicans who have ",
n"tccrcd to fight the insurgents are alreat
meeting at the appointed rendezvous.
, The Grand Vizer has written q si,arp no
to the Government At Belgrade respecting Il
. delay in the payment OF the annual tribute
| Turkev he oAr~1n