Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-26
THE NEWS.
National Eln4nco4.

Tho discussion of tho national finances
which, has occupied tho attention Of tho Sen
ate since the meeting Of Congress, promises
soon to be brought to final test as witness
the following little talk had in tho Senate on
March 18th:
Senator lIaunln-This discussion has he"n
carried on to an extent little less than criminal
Senator Sherman Business Of all Kinds Ii
<lisarranScd hy orr failure to indicate what ""
are going to do. a..
Senator Logan 1 am ready t" vote ON tins
question Tomorrow. ur whenever tue H'""te
is ready.
Senator Chandler When all these long
winlcsl fellows get through. let us tax" up the
question under the iivc-,nlI'utes rule.a"d thcn
sit il out.
Senator Davis Il add my VOICE to
THE DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Senator Ferry If Michyan-I am willing to
tx day for general debate under tho five
minute rule, and then sit it through until We
finish hv vote
Senator Ferry. Of Connecticut Il have been a
disguised listener to this threc-no,,tl,s debate
Let us rcconnit tho whole question to tho FL
nance Committee now.
Senator Morrill,, vt Maine uucstion
has fingered and languiss,ed. and la,,guisl,ctl
and fingered with us for three mouths. If wc
continue foohng away time ut this rate, the
het mouths of August and September will
still find lis here.
Senator Thnrman-rhe debate, Al once be-
: tore remarked, has been Il useless consumption,
Of time.
Notwithstanding the above indication Of re-
turning reason on the part Of Senators, Mr..
Davis, Of West Virginia, got tho floor and de-
lvercd n two hours set speech to empty seats.
1t would be 4 waste of timo to attempt to pre-
dict the end OF the debate.
Volcanic.
Bald Mountain in Nortl, Carolina. gives evil
denco Of All approaching eruption. Deep.
rumblinE sounds are heard in the earth for
miles around, and the people III tho neighbour
hood arc in the greatest alarm and co,,sterua-
ton i'll regard to the matter. One report states
that the internal noises heard resemble those
III Mount Etna preparatory to a volcanic crup-
tlon. Throughout the entire country, and for a
distance Of 20 miles. these sounds arc not onlv
heard but the trembling and vibration Of the
earth is perpetually felt. No signs OF fire OF
lava have Vet been discovered
Accidents and Crimes.
The inquest at komaka Canada. OIL the late
Great Western Railroad disaster has closed
After long elaboration the jury returned a
verdict Of mal,slanghtcr against the conduc.
tor. engineer and brakeman Of tho Inflated
train, and ceusuring the Great Western Rail.
way Company for not having proper signals
for stopping trains, and also for using kerosene
oil OH trains.
WM. W. HASKELL, Of Dundee. Now York
visited Detroit i'll January, and has been miss
ing ever since. As he had considerable none,
with him foul play is suspected.
Ar Bddcford. Maine, the other day, some
boys found Oh the bank of the Saco river, the
head of woman apparently twenty years DID,
with dark hair and regular and handsome
features. \ cord was tied around the fore
head with brick attached Tho head had
been chopped from the body close to the chin.
The body Of \ man named human, who
mysteriously disappeared one night last fall.
has been found in tho river near Carrollton.
Mich
AUGUSTUS LUDWIG died of trichinpsis at IT.
Huron. few days since.
REV. MR. ScN"ErpE, paster of the Lutheran,
church, at Napierville; Ill.,, who il believed to
be the father Of Paul Schoeppe alias Schulcn.
berg. the Pennsylvania murderer. has been
dismissed by his congregation.
NAN named Maronis has disappeared from
Lafayette, Ind. width considerable sum OF
money. and foul play is feared.
GILMAN JONES. colored, was murdered or
March II. north of Cairo. negro named
l'aslloe is under arrest charged with the crime,
one witness having testified that Jones ne.
c,lsed Lashoc Of theft, a quarrel el,sued, and
that Lashoe fractured Jones' skull with a club,
The dwelling of John Hor1lbeck, wealthy
farmer. residing near Exeter, Scott county,
ILL.,. was forcibly entered by burglars a few
days since, and robbed of $4,000, the family
feing from homo at the time. There is nc
clue as yet to the robbers.
An old man named Andrew Herman was
murdered for his money near Fort Wayne, on
March 14th.
WALLACE FoUIKE has been sentenced to two
years imprisonment, at Morris, ILL.,, for tho
crime of incest with a fourteen wear ole
daughter.
n FREIGHT train was dtched Oh the C. &
N. ". Railroad, at Blairstown, Ia, OH Marcel
ii. Brakeman James Secord was Instant,
killed, Fireman Rosenberg dangerously in
jured, and Engineer James Jones slight,
hurt.