Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-06
VOLUME vi.

his recovery.
Tue goyornm,cnt If thc District Of tolunl
hia has published an elaborate statement q
the indebtedness OF the District, IN which it i
stated that the total bnnGcl debt IS 5000,
520 5S including the Il 600 900 loan and tho in
debtcdncss OF the old corporations Of Wash
inston and Georgetown.
| REPORT was current Oh Friday to the effcc
favor OF Gov. Morgan, but later dispatches d
not confirm the report.
| The internal revenue receipts for the montl
ending Oct. 81, were S6,9Os ,46l for the SAM
! month last year, $9,304.16
BILLS will be introduced early in tho next
session OF Congress re.establishing, in re
strictcd form, the frankng privilege 1t i
claimed that tho increased receipts of til,
Postoflico Department, on account of tn,
abolition Of the privilege, is more than coun
tcrbalanced by tho increased expenditures .
the other departments.
The facts about tho silver payments arr
that the Treasury Department simply dc
cided to, and accordingly has, commenced
! paying ont in limited amounts silver Oh
account OF currency obligations. There was
no authority whatever for the statement tha
the Tre asury woul " exchange sil er for cur
rency," or vico versa, and tho announcement
has entajlcd trouble and expense upon man.
business men.
COMMISSIONER DRuMMoND, in his report o
the General Land Office says, that 13, ,O3O, ,6Ot
acres of public lands have been disposed o
during the last fiscal year, the receipts fol
| which amounted to $3,6Gs.6l5.
The Third Assistant Postmaster General
on Saturday, received notice OF the transmits.
sion OF letters to the dcad-letter Office from
the following places Wellington, New Zca.
land, 16 New South Wales. 20; Hong Kong
China, &C New Foundland, 81 ; Copenhagen,
Denmark, 2s.
1T is reported that Mr.. Mullctt will take
strong ground against the practice of order
ing public buildings in so many small cities.
At the last session such buildings wero au-
thorized In various parts OF the country, and
fortunately, by an oversight, no appropriation
was made for quite number Of them, and an
effort will be made to have the authority given
repealed.
MEMBERS OF Congress WHO have talked WITH
the President within few days xpress the
opinion that lie will recommend the issue ol
new Government bond, bearing ) G5-1OO pei
cent. interest, and exchaugea5lc tor green
backs ut the will OF the holder.
By the recently reported subscription Of the
German Government for $4,000, 600 OF new 5
per cent. United States bonds, the total sub
scrlptions by that Government are inc. ease,I
to $40, 100000.
GEN. VAN BUREN is in Washington settling
his accounts. He insists that his action at
Vienna will bear the closest scrutiny, and he
intends to have it thoroughly investigated
when Congress meets, in order that he may
be able to vindicatc himself
The mint IN Philadelphia has been running
to its full capacity on gold and will, hereafter,
until further orders, be occupied in the
ooinage OF hali-dollars, quarters and dimes.
The full capacity Of the establishment is
about $7OO,0OO The Government is in pos
session Of silver bullion sufficient to run the
mint, at this rate, for several months.
Political.
OFFICIAL returns are received from all but
one comfy in Ohio and insure the election OF
all the candidates on tho Republican state
ticket except Governor.
The Democrats OF Detroit have nominated
William G. Duncan for Mayor, Michael Hal
loran for City Clerk, Joseph r. McGrath for
Attorney, and Frederick Ruehle for Treasurer.
WIN. ALIENS net majority for Governor OF
Ohio is Sl7. Isaac Wclsh's net majority for
State Treasurer Is 1T.
OFFICIAL returns from Pennsylvania give
Gordon, fer Supreme Court Judge. a majority
of 14,294, and Mackey 25,352.
ALL the counties in Iowa have been dclin-
ately heard from exccut seven. Sixty
seven counties give Carpenter major
ity Of 28.1G2, and twenty-five counties give
Vale majority Of y 1896. Carpenter over Vale,
1876. The seven counties to be heard from
are all Republican. and gave Grant 1,748 ma
jority last year. Carpenter will have at least
700 majority IN these counties, which will
mako his total majority in the state 2O,465.
The State Senate stands: Republican IS, OPP
position Is; Republican majority 20. The
House stands: Republican 81, opposition 40 ;
Republican majositv in JOINT ballot, %.
Foreign.
IT is reported that in consequence Of tho
position maintained by the Count do Chan.
bord in his letter to De Chisseleng, all hopes
of restoration Of tho Monarchy had been
abandoned. It is probable that the Conserva-
tive Deputies will vote in favor OF prolonging
the term OF Office of President Mcmahon.
PRIvAvE advices from Havana state tina! in
the recent storm three Spanish gunb,ots were
lost at Guantauamb, two at Databano, and one
at Sagna La Grand.
The court Of St. James has gono into
mourning for three weeks, on account of tho
death Of the King of Saxouy.
TaE waters of the Tiber are rising. Some
of the streets OF Romo are overHowed, and a
disastrous inundation Is feared.
The trial Of the Ticheborne claimant has
been adjourned till November 17th, when it is
expected that important witnesses will have
arrived from America.
EMPERcR WILLIAM, OF Germany, intended
to go to Dresden this week, on visit OF con-
dolenco to the royal family OF Saxony, but q
slight indisposit'"n prevented him. The
Crown Prince will go in his stca,l.
A SPECIAL dispatc ch from Sicily reports that
the volcano of Etna is in a state of violent
eruption. Tho outbreak is accompanied by
fearful earthquakes. Portions Of the crater
have fallen in, and the mines Of sulphur,
which have been worked for years, valued at
f3O, 600, have been destroyed.
THERE is another panic on tho Boursc, and
the Government is cndeavoring to effect set.
tlement OF the financial difficulty.
THE death of King John of Snxonv at Pin