Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-19

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Tue sale OF thoroughbred stock by $. B.
Whipplc, of San N(atco, Cal, aggregated ono
hundred and twenty thousand dollars.
SEVENTEEN intsrmcnts III Memphis, Friday,
against 10 the day before.
TuE woolon mills Of Edoo 4 Brierly, ut Mil
ton Mills, N. Y, were burned on Friday. Loss
$4,000 to 100000.
LARGE and elegant dwelling, belonging to
Edward Dunninson, located nine miles south
Of Jacksonville, ILL.,, was struck by lightning
On Monday night and damaged to- the extent
OF somo $500. No ono killed, but several
persons were badly injured.
The Postmaster-G General has ordered a sta.
tion OF tho Chicago Postof1ico to be establish
cd on tho West Side, to DO known as the West
Side Division Station, service to bc commenced
therein July l. This station will also DO .
moacy.ordor Office.
fHoToaRAPus have boon takon OF Captain
Jack and his whole band Of warriors.
wv. A. sTurrE,. cashier Of! Market Savings
Bank, st. Louis, has dccampcd with between
four and five thousand dollars.
+ EXCESSIVE wsrm weather 10 reported
throughout tho Northwest. Cases Of sun
stroke occurred on Tuesday at Dubuque, Ia,
and Madison, Wis.
EIGHTEEN deaths from cholera in Memphis,
on Wednesday.
Tx collision between freight and passen-
ger train on the Now Jersey Railroad, pcsr
East NoMArk, Ir1aostuu5U on wednesday, samuel
Stewart, engineer Of The passenger train. WAS
fatally injured, hreman was badly hurt,
Chas. Mccoy, OF Jersey City, was crushed be.
tween two seats, n. NJ. Tghe, Z travelling
agent, also Of Jersey City, had log broken,
and was otherwise injured, and young man
had tho entire side of his face cut awsy.
About one hundred sheep on board the freight
train were instantly killed, and lay al over the
track.
A TRor at Prospect Park. New York, on
Thursday. for d, $50 was won by Jokes time
2::22S, 2:S1.
UbAssY and Bcssunger played match game
at billiards, three ball carom, in Chicago,
Thursday night, Ubassy playing 500 points to
Eessunger's 500, for stake of $3.50 eide. An
audience OF not less than fifteen hundred was
present. Ubassy won in As innings, tho score
standing: Ubassy 500, Bessungor $40, Ubas.
sy's average being the unprecedented one Of
177-9.
T1E Modoc captives are to be taken to Fort
klamath for trial.
DISPATCH from Jacksonville, Oregon, says
Gen. Ross Oregon Volunteers, just arrived,
deny that the massacre of the Modoc prison.
erl was committed by tho Oregon. volunteers.
Iboy say they had other and better chances
tomurdcr the prisoners il they desired.
lr has leaked out that during tho recent
excursion Of the examining board of the
Treasury Department south, = collector of
nor write.
In Yaoyin county, N. O., on Saturday last,
John HoIcombe shot his wife dead, and then
killed himself. jealousy was the cause.
THREE persons were drowned near Wood
stock, Nebraska, on Thursday, whilo trying
to reach q steamer.
LAST Monday, band Of Apaches started
south, to probably invade Sonora. Another
band is besieging Santa Cruz, Sonora, five
miles over the border.
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLAR fire occurred in
Cincinnati on Friday.
JOHN WILSON, packing box manufacturer OF
Philadelphia, has absconded with 5000. He
had fallen into bis difficulties from . mania
from gambling.
The survivors of the Polalis Arctic expedi
ton have arrived in Washington.
UNDER the recent act OF Congress creating
Board OF Immigration Commissioners, the
Secretary of tue Treasurer has made the fol-
lowing apr ointmcnts: DR.. John NJ. Wood
: worth, J. B. Saunders, ]. Fred Meyers, Chas.
: Colne. J. H. PiDcr, and Helen W. Bernard.
A TELEGRAM from Halifax, dated Thursday.
says: Heavy fires arc raging in the woods
in different parts OF the province. The woods
in the vicinity OF Liverpool have been on fire
tor two days, and last evening the town war in
great danger. Much damage has been done
in Pictou county. The tiro has swept from
the west branch Of the river John to Black
river, and Oh the east branch OF the river
John for distance OF twelve miles, destroy.
ing everything. Tho woods through which
the fire passed are the most valuable in the
county,"
TERRIBLE calamity occurred to the family
OF Joseph Dalrymplo, of Harrison township, a
few miles from Eikhart, Indiana, Wednesday
evening. Ayoung son of Mr. Dalrymple set
ire to the straw tick OF his bed while retiring.
and the father went to his rescue, followed
by the mother and sister about 10 years
: old. Mr.. Dslrymple seized the burning tick
and rushed down stairs with it, leaving his
family behind. Everything combuetible was
set on fire by the flaming bed, shutting off the
.cgie ess OF mother, daughter and son, and be-
fore any assistance could be rendered they
pcr'shed in the flames, which completely de-
,stroyed the house.
The Massachusetts Senate has passed q
bill appropriatins fifty thousand dollars for
the completion OF the Hoosac tunnel.
Abroad.
Ex-EMPREss EuoEN1E has taken her depart.
ure frop England 10: the Continent, by way
Of Ostend.
The sultan has issued firman granting to
the hhedlve of Egypt independent civil, mill
tary and diplomatic rights.
The French government has decided to
Immediately transport Henry Rochcfort to New
Caledonia.
At Hamilton, Canada, on Thursday, ono
Fields, crazed with drink, fatally injured his
wife with an axe and then cut the throats Of
his two children.
PRINCE JEROME NAPOLEON has arrived in
Plris, whero his presence occasions some agi-
ton.