Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26
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building at Grand Rapids Mich, Wetlncs
day, and was killed.
Ar Bloomington, Ill.,, recently. = brick
mollcr named Rankin nodded $4,000 saulc,l
bricks, thror in Il mold, in thirteen hours and
forty minutes. VIM. Van Schoick offers Il
challenge o: 81 ,OrO or upward that tho ic1t
cannot be cXccllcLl.
In Boston, Wednesday morning, m accident
occurred at the Navy Yard, through the neg.
. lgcnco OF al rmployc, which, is attended Will,
loss OF $4,000 to the government. Fires
were built uudr four boilers without first lot
ting water into them. Tho fires were with.
drawn as soon as possibie, but not quick
enough 10 prevent the ruin of two boilers
while the others will have to DO uycrlrM,od to
ascertain it they have no: been rendered
TINS wheat harvest has beer, commenced, in
Jersey, Madison. Macoupin. and st. Clair
counties, illinois. In these couutics the crop
will no much above the average.
VESSELS are in Halifax harbor with yellow
fever on board
I'1E crops are suffering throughout the
Northwest for want Of rain.
- uE marble statue Of Franklin, bv ltiran,
Powers, presented to the city OF New Orleans,
by Mr.. &. Weed, was unveiled, in Lafayette
sIu'rc Wednesday afternoon, with appropriate
{c,rrlunnirs.
Tw"tircSin Fort Wayne on "Wednesday TO-
stroyca property Valued 1t $40, 900.
MARBLE statue Of Franklin, bv Hira u,
Powers. was unveiled l., Lafayette SQuarc.
-. S~* <seseasse, Wednesdays ...~v~
1uE judy ca uf ths supreme Court Of Illinois
.hasc elected Judge sidney +. Breeze Chief
Justice. Judge Breeze is the Oldest member
OF the court. having hold his scat for over a
quarter OF a century.
Tue fourth annual convention Of the United
Railroad Mutual Life Association met in St.
Louis on Wednesday, with large representa-
ton from all sections Of tho country. The
present membership OF tho Association is
2,2oo, and lSA railroads were represented.
HE Governor OF Arkansas has commutcd
the sentence of G. Il. Chute, from nan To
q wears Imprisonment.
CARPENTER and Sheldon, managers Of tho
'''' oh'caso jubilee, announce that the net
Fto''ts OF that spree were less that $4,000.
1IE ship Caravan, 295 days out from New
1ork Tor San Francisco has not been head
ii'"', anu Is supposed to be lost.
IuE Jary i'll the case Of Wagner, the Isle of
Shoals murderer, brought in verdict Of mur.
der in the first degree.
AN investigation OF tho affairs of tho Farm.
sts bahk, OF Chicago, developed the fact that
the proPrietors, two brothers namol Ten
tvch, commenced business without A dollar
of capital
AN expedition is to he sent by the Navy De-
part'nent to points in the Indian Ocean to
cake observations Of tho transit of Venus.
H. Ii. MEACuAM, the Peace Commissioner.
wounded hy the Molocs ut the time Of the
assassination of Con. Candy, will be the prin-
c'ral witness against Captain Jack and his
cohorts. ''
AT Peoria, ILL.,, on Wednesday, a fro de-
stroyed the planning and saving mill Of Francis
A. Mott Loss $4,000.
WHILE the AIodocs were being ren,ovo.,
rom tho Peninsula of Tulc Lake to Fort Kin.
manu. one OF the Indians, known rs Curly
neaded Jack, who surrendered with the Hot
Cteoks band to General Davis at Fairchilds
nahche, shot himself, and has since died. II
1s also reported that somo of the Indians who
were 'roned nearly succeeded iu filing of
ehclr irons, but were detected in time To nrc.
vent their escape.
Two BOYS, Frank s., aged thirteen yoars.
MI" Lincoln, aged eight years, SONS of WIN.
D. WEIGH, OF Wcstport, Me-, were drowned
Tuesday. while fishing near their home.
AaE frame building, Nos. 81 and G3 North
"etls street, Chicago, occupied by C. c. Hol-
ton " 70. as furniture manufactory. was
burned at" lnte hour Friday night. Loss be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000; insurance <15,5oo
OF which the Brewers, OF Milwaukee,. haa
1000.
a LARGE and elegant dwelling, belonging to
Edward Dunninson, located nine miles sonth
" Jacksonville, ILL.,, was struck by lightning
on Monday night and damaged to tho extent
" some $1,000. No ono killed, but several
persons were badly injured
PHOTOGRAPHS have been taken Of CAPTAIN
Jack and his whole band Of warriors.
SEVENTEEN intcrmcnts IN Memphis Friday
against 10 the day before.
1HE Postn'aster-Gc General has ordered STA
t'on OF the Chicago Postotlice to be. establish
ca on the West Sid, to be known as the West
Side Division Station, service to be commenced
thercln July l. This station will also lie a
moncy-ordcr Office.
JOHN WILSON, packing box manufacturer 81
ih'l ,t:clphia, has a'bscondcd with S2O.OOO. Hc
had fallen into his difficulties from, :, mani.
from gambling.
iHE Massachusetts Senate has passed q
n''' arpropriatiDs fifty thousand dollars for
thc.comrleton Of the Hoosac tunnel.
UNDER the recent act Of Congress crcatiny !,
ioard Of immigration Commissioners. the
Secretary of. the Treasurer has made tho :ol.
lowing apl ointmcnts: Dr. John NJ. Woo1,
"'i'b' ). =. Saunders, J. Fred Meyers, Chas
Tonne, J. II. Piper, and Helen ". Bernard.
A rELEsKAM from Halifax, dated Thursday,
says Heavy fires arc raging in the woods
III d'derent parts OF the province. The woods
III the vicinity Of Liverpool have been on fire
'or TWO days, and list evening the town was in
great danger. Much damage has been done
III f'ctou county. The fire has swept from
Tue west branch OF tho river John to Black
river, ana On the cast brancl, Of the rive,
."'h Tor distance OF twelve miles. DESTROY
ing everything. The woods tbrouch which
inc lire passed are the most valuable in the
country
IHE Court Of Inquiry at Catliz has finished
It's Investigations Of the Nortlli1cet disaster
and severely censures the capt ain of tho snap.
ISL steamer, and his certificate has boon sus,
pended Tor nine months.
ADvicEs from Spain state that the Curo I'll
santa Cruz burned the railroad depot. will,
doo passenger an'l freight ears, at B.ssairo.
CORRESPONDENCE from Jerusalem states
'''' tho geological plate just complete cd by
IN" oriental Typographical corps now cnyae-
cn III sketches and military snry,.;.; Of Bible
la'ids, shows that the exposed skull ,hamd
Inc OF tho upper starta Of the hill outside q
1.-THE DaWacus gate, and near tho north wall 0
Jerusalem, isstrongly suggestive Of GsoIgctl,a
the place ofskulls. The Oriental Topoera NH
cal Corps have arranged by means Of tc!c
graph from Joppa to Jerusalem, for accura t,
baromctric ratification Of altitude on tn,
= coasts between tho Mediterranean and Deae
seas.
Held in Slavery.
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