Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-06

Another Murder.
Last night, shout II 8 clock, : man,
named Barney Lamb was killed 81. 4
man named Cooper KELLY, under tho.
following circulnslano cs 8.
Is difficulty occurred Oh Sunday Be-.
twoen tho womensof Kely aud. Lamb's
families, residing back 81 Rioe street,
near Viola. Altar tho difficulty Kelly.
went over 70 Lamb Q house, and high
words cnsued betweon Kelly and
Lamb, when the latter put Kelly. ont
Of tho house. Kelly then told Lamb
he should have no moro water from his
we'll. Last night Lamb, not minding.
what Kelly said, wont over 70 tho we'll
|after somo water, With I tin pail at-
taohed 70 rope. While Lamb was q
the we'll, Kelly camo out and ordered
him away. Words followed, and Lamb
struck Kelly over tho head with the
pail. Kelly then rushed 1t Lamb with
q short sword, the blade Of which is
about eighteen inches long. running
him through the body in five places,
besides a stab in tho head. Immedi-
atoly after the murderous deed was
committed Kelly went down to tho Jail
and deli vercd himself up. Upon
reaching the Jail Kelly stated that he
had . eight with Lamb, and thought he
might have killed him. The Sheriff
placed him in Jail, aud started out to
tho scene of tho murder. Upon ar.
irving there he found Lamb laid on the
floor with . mosquito bar over him.
Mrs. Lamb was out to some of the
neighbors giving the alarm. The
corpse presented ghastly appearance,
and great deal of excitement existed
in the ncighborhood: The instr ument
with which. tho deed was committed
was a sort Of short bayonet sword ; a
very ugly and deadly instrument.
Lamb leaves wife and two children.
Kolly has q family Of four children.
Lamb has always borne the reputation
of a quiet, peaceable man, while Kelly
is described as a man Of violent tenn
per, and quarrclsome, especially when
under tho influence Of liquor.-Pfoncer.
THERE is some mistake ia the econ.
owy of tho temperance peoples argu.
ment. They say chat strong drink,
besides being raging, is cure and speedy
death. This cannot be, for. if it is
true, how do they account for the
"bummcrs?" those interesting speci-
mems of playcd-outness. "They toll
not, neither do they spin," and it is
extremely doubtful if Solomon, in his
best days, ever made ono suit to do
duty for SO long time as the thorough
bred hummer docs. Ancient panta.
looms, topped by a venerable coat,
which, in its turn, shields On antigua.
ted vest from tho rude breezcs aud
rudcr gaze Of the public. And then
the collar-spirit Of '76 defend us
proudly defiant Of dirt, and ut constant
enmity with tho wcarcr's chin. Sierra
ted and rough its edges may be, but
it's a collar, A face bucol;c and rosy
surrounded by a fringe Of stubby
beard, aud nose that shines like u
bacon on a sedgy island. Veneration
forbids an allusion to tho hat. '.These
but the trappings and habilimcnts =
within's the man. Untouched by
time and immutable as the hills, year
after year rolls by and still they live
on. Generation alter generation OF
"young bioods" waste their money on
them, filing them with happiness and
drink. Times soy the culs all around
them-gathers the fairest grain, while
these old MULLEN stalks Of humanity
are left standing. Could Tennyson
have had them in his mind when he
wrote,
Men may como and mon may &C.,
But 60 on forever.
Er.