Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-23
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Snow to the depth OF eight inches fell in the
western part Of Wyoming and in Utah, ThuEe-
day. m
MEMPHIS people arc OF the opinion that the
fever will Immediately abatc, though on Fri.
day there was slight increase In tho death
rate. ~ =.
The average condition Of the cotton crop
has fallen off from 50 to 7axl since the hrst
week in September Tho October status 81
tho crop is materially reduced. The. season
must be OF average length and comparatively
favorable for picking to insure eaop equal "a
that Of last year. The state averages aro 1,
follows: Virginia so, North Carolina ss, Souti,
Carolina 50, Georgia 81, Florida 7s, Alabama
7s, Mississippi rs. Louisiana e5. Texas 80, Ar.
kansas IS, Tennessee 80, Missouri 90.
The Board Of 14i6l.sss fSr the. 1teasur,
Department will>lold Seres of e1amina.
tions, commencing October ~ to, aAs vacan.
oies in the cleskships Of class one.
The widow OF Squire Taylor. ono OF the
threo negroes hung BY mob At Chsrlest0 town,
Ind, two years ago, has commenced suit
against Mathew slegg and John Stewart. o,
CIssk county. Ind, the alleged principals in
the nAarder 81 her husband. The suit comes
on In the Couet,of; ;lSaisuspolia. sse;; ~ se
Anunoa comes from ,Charlesto own, Indiana.
thaeNewton Coah1r, sosaned IN Az tlsrs,
eAatEed Win sdrssfy. e6ntSsssd his part in
~ HANGING Of thrse nesrqee, 70 h.ssa attorney.
Tn cotonels jurys Sal61A siAtsg k(1Sited thc
shooting Of . man At Lake viesIn wednes.
dAy'nlght. BY ePe Forest. captltol the Po-
lice otfbsa -, "a defel Asyird Aihat she
ti1Iin6 was done IN sssf assencc. o. Friday
the dead man wal identified by thesVthpFilios
Of the City Hospital ak5. W Dawson, q Kansas
farmer, who had just been discharged from
the Hospital, and Was believed to have besn
Of coed character. "A pair Of brass knuckles.
claimed to have been found near where he was
shot. and to have been uied in the attack on
Forest, it is now ascertained were several
slzes too small for Dawson's use. 1t 10 probable
the Case will be roopened. :.
TuB yacht Julis, returning from the regatta
At New York, colldcd with the ferry boat
James Fisk on North River, and sunk. Com.
mander Edward M0rteu, OF the New Jcr-
sey Yacht Club, was drowned, and William
Schrp ler. one Of the yachtmen, badly hurt.
The large stables belonging to Martin
Mayes, At the South End. b st.n, we're burn.
Cd Saturday morning. with eighty.six horses
A TEIEaRAn from Lincoln, Nebraska, states
that Mrs. Jacob Morris and six children were
fatally burned in = prairie fire in tho Brown
vii'e settlement, near Webster, Saline county,
Neb., on Tuesday. Four other children we're
terribly burned, but win probably recover.
The children belonged to the families. of Mr..
Mari, Clark and Berkley. They were re-.
turning homo from school, and were ovcirtak.
en- by tho fro just before reaching home. Mrs
MARI, mother OF some ot the girls. seeing
the danger, ran part OF the way to meet
and assist them. One child WAS burned to 4
crisp on tho SPOT, and the rhysiciaps rro.
nounced tho re. overy Of Mrs. Mari and the
other children hopeless. Stacks Of grain and
hay, and buildings, were also burned in the
same fire. Very destructive t,res arc also rag:
ing east and south of Beatrice, in Gage and
FILLMORE counties. Another telegram from
the same place announces further sacrifice
OF life. hvc persons having perished in Bo-
hemian settlement in Saline county.
A TELEoRAA from Springfield, Dacota. an.
nounces the arrival Of the sergeant in COM
mand at the Ponca agency. with news that
war party Of about 400 Sioux attacked the
Poncas. Wednesday morning. The fseht be-
gan on the bluffs back OF the agency, and the
Sioux we're repulsed, with the loss Of four
killed. They removed the attack. however. in
the afteraoOn, and drove the Poucss into
plum orchard, where fighting was going on
at the time the sergeant left. The Ponc..
had lost four killed. There are only eight
soldiers At the agency.
INTELLIGENCE has been received in Nev
York to The effect that the Cuban insurpents
un''er the command OF Comes have captured
and sacked the town Of Santa Cruz del Sur.
situated about fifty miles from Puerto Prin.
cipe. Gomez captured 600 rifles and GO. o0G
cartridges, sacked all the stores and private
nouses' taking provisions, clothing, &c. The
population Of tho city is about 2,000. It Wa
formerly the leading lumber port. Il il .t
present haiting place for Spanish gunboats.
and will form for the insurgents = good post
Tor landing arms and supplies. The victory
10 regarded 90 very important.
A sNvnnER5 of.female operatives in Camp.
BELLS mill, At Manayunk, Pa, have struck in
consequencesof , reduction of wages and five
days work ina week. They are visiting othe,
mills to induce general strike.
A TELEaRAN from Columbia, South Caro,in.
states that the coiored Secretary of State,
Hahne, has been admitted ~ . student in the
South Carolina University. Three OF the
principal professors, Takey, Gibbons and Lo.
bsrde, have resigned in consequence,
Iar First Annual Illinois State Convention
Of tho J. N. G. A. will be held At Bloomington
November 9Th to 9th inclusive. The session
promises to be very largely attended, and o)
deep interest. Practical Christian aue.tion,
will be considered.
TIE overland mail coach near Reddino. Cali,
1ornla, was robbed on Friday by four men,
They got Wells & Fareo's box, cont.inina
nearly $4,000, and about $4,000 from the pas.
sensers The robbers escaped. h sherid'a
posse 10 In pursuit.
sANrA.TA and Big Tree. the Kiows chiefs.
have betn released ON condition that their
tribes cease their raids into Texas.
AT Crosse Point. ten miles north OF Chica.
80, on Tuesday night, fire destroyed the
barn Of John Hennlss, together with fou,
sows, two horses, and large amount OF grain
and hay.
Ar1sz At Grand Haven, on Wednesday, do
stroyed the Rice House. The depot Of th.
Detroit and Milwaukee Railway had marrow
escape. -,
THRzE deaths from yellow fever 1t Mont
gomery, Ala, on Friday.
A SUIT in gArnishmeIt at Topeka. Kanaaa
vas brought some time ago in the Distr;o
Court against the State Treasurer bv tn,
creditors Of Senator Pomeroy, 10 recover th,
h'storic $1,000 which figured in the lsst Kan
eas Senatorial clectinn-The TroA.uxar ha
n'eo Dis answer, declaring the money was no
IN bis possession, he having returned it to tn
governor, from whom he originally receive
It. Personal suits have been brought aasins
She Treasurer and Lieutenant Governor.
TIE National Convention OF Catholic Tot,
AOst'nsnce, on Friday elected tho folIovin
onicers: President, the Very Rev. Dea,
B.roe, OF Trenton, N. j.; Vice PRESIDENT. th
Very Rev. John Ireland, OF Minnesota, an
Hev: H., Aichsud. Of Flew Brunswick. Tn
next convention will be held at Chicago. Oci
7, 1874.
hoAoas in circulation to tho feet tha
Ulan!n 60. are IN trouble are pronounced b
INC arm utterly groundless. Similar rumor
!egard'ng several New York provision house
lack confirmation.
LIE imports at New York last week ver
e1'NS'7o7, Of which d, 1923 ,565 were mercb.n
disc, and s2.091 .112 dry goods.
AUGUSTUS f. PHILLIPS, ex.United State
Consul ut Santiago de Cuha cr, IL. 49, =.