Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12
The AShantee War.
The East.

Der OF Congress from O.iio, brought suit fol
$4,000 against tho pronrietnrs If the omni
nibus liue Of New York city, from whose
stage. while getting out, she was th'owr
violently t, the ground and seriously injured
the horecs having been started too soon. She
obtained verdict OF II 600.
B1saop CUMM1Ss has organized u Reformed
Episcopal Church in Brooklyn.
In conformity with municipal order, thu
famous g. Paddock Ems" in fremont sire ct
Boston, were cut down and removed Friday
4 great crowd witnessed the operation. Tho
Natural History Society is to have section Of
the largest tree for preservation, as showing
the size of the largest English elm that evel
grew in Boston.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED dollars worth OF liquor
have been seized 1T the Revere House, Dos.
ton, by state constables.
TnE Massachusetts, Senate has passed ten
hour law for women and children under eieh-
teen.
The West.
TIE celebrated elevator casc," which has
been on trial at Dubuque, Iowa. has been de-
cided in favor OF Richmond IL Jackson, they
receiving 1891, 759 damages on six special find
ings, the chief of which was sos, 500 for the
loss of profits in beng deprived Of handling,
receiving and dischargins grain. The sixth
finding was for SO. OCo, the value OF the clc'
vator building. The verdict was only for
about hall the amount sued for.
At LARGE.
Tue superinte, dent OF the Yellowstone Ma
tionsl Park writes to Secretary Delano that
500, 600 will be necessary to render the Pa, K
accessible, TO preserve it from rpoliation and
complies the survey OF its boundaries.
Gov. SHEPARD states that the bonded debt
Of tho District OF Columbia on January l,
1874 was IS, 527:s5o. The pres&nt assessed
value o. property is SOC 4l3,G72, as against
SO 907. asa in 1874.
A NUMBER Of church buildings belonging to
the NJ, thodist Episcopal Church, as distin.
guistcd from the Methodist Episcopal South,
situated in Virginia, Faving been destroyed
by the Union soldiers during the war, a
strong Influence il being brought to bear to
have the Government paw for them.
IT is reported that Judge Durrcil has for.
varied his RI resignation 10 a trasted friend, to
be rendered in tine event OF the Judiciary
Committee OF the House reporting articles 81
impeachment.
TUE public debt shows decrease during
February OF $2,59O.0S7. The coin in tho
Treasury il g., 5ss,242 coin certificates
SO, $50, 500; currency balance, S. 727.754
special deposit OF Ie al tenders, $50, 80, 900
out standing legal tenders, 1891, COZ, 900.
Washington.
INTELLIGENCE has reached the Department
Of State that on the 10Th inst. tho act of the
Canadian Parliament will 60 into operatio,
prohibiting the transportation of goods or pas
sengcrs by water from one port to another
except in British ships, and imposing heav,
penalties if any goods or passengers arc car
ried contrary to the provisions of the act.
The recall of Mr.. Van B,.ren. Minister t.
Austria, is probable.
The President has appointed tho following
government directors of the Union Paciti,
Railroad: James F.. Wilson, Iowa; 1. II. Willard
Nebraska; john c. s. Harrison, Indiana JOIN
A. Tibbets, Connecticut; and Francis Il. Brew
or, New York-an for ono year from March II
1874
Foreign.
A dispatch from lsayon,e contains the fol
lowing intelligence, obtained from Car!s
sources g Don Carlos has announced that
il not his intention to impose a contribution o.
the population of Blboa when that place
taken. On his entrance into tho city he vii
proceed to the Cathedral and be crowned kim
| of Spain. Ho will swear to support the ibe,
ties of tho people, and will constitute agovern
| ment with Gen. clio AZ President of the Coul
Gil. An appeal will be made to foreign power
to recognize the belligerency Of the Carlist'
He will declare Spaniards exempt from ale
glance to any otller government than his Owl
He will draw sG,00o,0O0 as the first install
ment of the loan previously contracted"
DISPATCHES from Calcutta report that til
distress among the famine-stricken people
Eastern Tishost is increasing. In one villae
alone there have been eighteen deaths fro
starvation in four days. The number Of appl
cants has increased from 5000 to 10000 will
| in q week.
TIE new British Parliament assembled {
March 5tll and elected Harry Bouvierie Hral
Speaker of tho House of Peers.