Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-19
Accidents and cv,,,a.

'n" ""Je sl1ice fIlchard NOtter was 80 bad
~ bruised by the explosion of kerosene lamp.
at Fulton, ILL.,. that he has since died.
IHE mail which left st. Louis OH tho after
Don of March 10, Oh the Jacksonville Division
OF the Chicago 4 St. Louis Railway, was rob-
bed between Jerseyvills and Bloodhouse. III.
A number of valuable letters were robbed of
contents
NICHOLAS LEHMEh was murdered in his
house, eleven miles from NIarysville, Nodaway
county. Mo-, short time SINCE He had been
ehot through the heart. One Martin Flcgcl.
OF Marysville, who had q difficulty with Lehm-
CT, and afterwards borrowed pistol. was ar
rested as the murderer.
MISS JACOBS, half-wittcd young woman,
has been tried, at Decatur. Ind. for incest witt,
her brother, found guilty, and sentenced to
twenty-four hours imprisonment The brother
Will be more severely punished
CHARGES have been preferred against the
city clerk of Omaha for mutiation Of records
destruction of important reports, and appro-
priating license money to his own use,
DE1"s1T1oSs arc being taken in the suit for
libel instituted by Mr.. Hutchins, against tho
st. Louis Times. The damage claimed nv
Mr.. Hutchins is $4,000
Two dcspcradoes at I,,Clianola, Texas. Oh
Thursday, walked aboard the steamer Clinton.
at the wharf, deliberately shot and killed two
mc", named Sutton and Slaughter and made
their escape.
The East.
GARNER took the first prize; Cyrille Dion
he second; Joseph Dion third; Ubassy fourth,
and DAILY fifth. at the billiard tournament inst
closed in Berlin.
REAR ADMIRAL JoaEPH LASMAN, U. s. n,
died at Norfolk, Conn.,, on March ID, aged 63.
HE funeral of the late ex-President Fill
more took place at Buffalo, with military hon.
ors. Flags were displayed at llalf-mast from
public and private buildings, and business was
generally suspended. IIonors were paid to
deceased at different points, and at Fortress
Monroe INC hags were. at alf-mast, a
ra'ltc u thirteen guns were fired ut sunrise.
h"lf-lonr guns during the day, ard thirty
seven miiiutc-guns were fired at sunset,
CAPT. VIM. L. ELDER, veteran of the war
of 1872 died at Philadelphia, March H. lie
was so years of age.
COLLECTOR SIMMONS, over whose apout-
ment 80 much bitter opposition was made by
the business mel of Boston, las entered OF,
his duties az collector of that port.
THE Rhode Island House Of Representative.
has passed resolutions submitting tho woma,
suffrage question to the people.
TIE amount of public money stolen by tn,
corrupt Brooklyn authorities is 100000.
IT is reported at Boston that Postmaste
Burt Is to retire, and that State Senator Bale,
- to be rendered the Office
AN attempt was made to rob the the Bank O
iottsdam, Penn, a few days since, but wa
discovered, and the burglars fled
Gen. S'HEScx, United States Minister t.
England, and ex-senator Catteil, Representing
the Treasury Department in Europe have al
rived III New York and Caleb Gushing sailed ia
Spain.
A MAN named John Aulc raon, recently ,lis
charged from the railroad shops in Wallingfort
Conn.,, entered there, and after speaking
few words, anSrily. fired twelve shots at II
men, two of whom. Horato Hall and Frederic
Newton, were fatally wounded Anderson the
rushed from tho building and cut his on
Throat.