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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23
THAT AFRICAN WAR.
EnGiish Feeling Concerning I,-Thnt I'm
brella.

EnGIish Feeling Concerning I,-That Usn-
brella.
A London letter to the Cincinnati
Commercial says:
ut is very plain that tho English
people are more ashamed than cheerful
at the outcome of the Ashantee expedi-
ton. No conquering hero ever returned
to have SO little ado made over him as
Sir Garnet Wolseley. He comes to find
that while he was burning the town of
Coomassie, which will be rebuilt in q
month or two, all his own most valua-
bic treasures have been burned in tho
Pantechnicon and are not to be re-
placed. Tho people are glad that the
thing is over, but It is amusing to wit
ness how quiet everybody is about tho
treaty with which the war is terminal
ed. The treaty comedies to the Asian
tees right of free trade with, and access
to the coast. It was the denial of that
to them which made them assume q
hostile attitude to the tribes under Eng
lish protection. So England goes,
fights them, burns their capital, and
then acknowledges that they were
right from the first You may fancy
from the magnificent way in which
some of the journals declare that the
object of the war has been attained, the
name of England is respected through
out Africa, that this nation has sud
denly become famous. But assure
you that there are multitudes here who
would gladly give up any respect their
country has won in Africa to recover
the respect it has lost at home by this
contemplate little invasion. We are
just now feeling sadly bereft of the
great humorists and satirists. To-day
the papers inform us grandly that Her
Majesty, the Queen, has been gracious
" pleased to direct that the State Um-
brella of the King of Ashantee shall be
exhibited in the South Kensington Mu-
scum Oh, for one hour of Charles
Lamb, of Jerrold, of Thackerary, to do
justice to Victoria and the Umbrella!
Do not imagine this is small trophy !;
it is six feet long. It is of red serge,
lined with what seems to the Daily
News man black petticoat. A CORES
pondent of the Daily Telegraph affirms
that it would fetch in a brokers' shop
five or six shillings. Nobody after this
will grudge Sir Garnet the rank of Ma
jor-General about to be bestowed upon
him, and his annuity of 81 500 a year.
There is to be great review of the
troops which have been out to Africa,
and no doubt the uplifted Umbrella
will be borne ut their head. It must
console the hundreds of English fami-
lies newly draped in mourning to know
that while King KoAFee has all he fought
for, the English troops bring back a
thousand pieces of gold, silver cup
and sundry English guns that had been
supplied to Ashantee troops.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23
Foreign.


The train bearing the remains of DR., Liy-
ingstone arrived At London on the 18th. Few
spectators were at the depot. The body was
transferred to hearse and followed by line
OF carriages to the Geographical societys
rooms, where the coffin WAS deposited to await
the final obsequies. Fifty thousand people
were present At the landing of DR.. Living
stones body.
The trial Of Archbishop Ledochowski, OF
Posen, for violation of the elesiastical laws 70.
suited In conviction, and he has been sentenced
in contumacia to dismissal from his zee. No
appeal from the judgment will BIO allowed.
TIE Queen has recommended q grant oil
E25, 900 to Sir Garnet Wellesley in considera.
ton of his services in the Asl,antce expedition,
The military tribunal Of Paris has acquitted
Col. stsnel of the charge of suppressing dis.
patches from Bazaine to McsIahon.
The French government has advised NJ. Dc
Lessups, president of tho Suez Canal Com.
pany, to accept the decision of the information.
d commissions.
= FoRr1-rHRKE persons were killed and twenty
badly injured by IN explosion in coal mine a,
Dunkenfeld, Lancashire, England, on the 18th
Many Of the bodies of the dead were so badly
mutilated as to be unacceptable.
CAPTAIN GENERAL CoNcHA has suppressed
the Juan Pslonno newspaper, and banished Juan
Ortega, the editor, to Spain.
The Supreme Court of Spain upholds Arch.
bishop Llorenti against the Pope and ex-Capt
Gen. Joqellar, and condemns Obera, the Pope.
acting archbishop, to Imprisonment or Danish
ment
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23
THE NEWS.
Summers Successor.

In tho Massachusetts Legislature Oh tho
18th. after an effort by the Dawes party to form
q union on DR.. Lori,,E. Il recess was taken. Up
on re-assemblng tho convention proceeded at
once to tho 3}rd ballot. After the roll WAS first
called there began an immediate change Of
votes, which lasted nearly an hour, nearly all
Of them in favor Of Gov. Washhurn. Tho result
was rs follows:
Whole number Of votes, 2G7 necessary 10
choice 1874 William i. Wnshh,rn. 1851 Curtis
"a Dawes, 20: Adams. l5 lorinE. !: Banks
1 Wendell Phillips. |.
The president stated that, Ut appears that
William L. Washlurn is chosen Senator" and
declared the convention adjourned.
Revolution In Arkansas.
Tclcsrauus from the capital Of Arka,,-
sns represent an extraordinary condition Of
affairs in that city. Joseph Brooks, claims
to have been elected Governor of that state in
1872. and in the next year commenced suit in
the county court for possession of tho Office
About the Same time tho attorney general
commenced sait aaeinst tho governor, Baxter,
l" quo warraYte, EAhc supreme court which
decided that l!N no power in tho case
OF n contested INTERNATIONAL election. Tho
Legislature, in 1878 however,, >, opened the ro-
turns and declared that Baxter was
elected. Gov. Baxter tl,ci desired
that the case in tho Circuit Court
should be disposed of, and had All UNDER
standing that it should DO argued at given,
time. Previous to the time agreed upon, and
.llriur tl,o al,scnrc fr,N, o,,r% ~ ,~%or., 81
torncys. tho counsel for Brooks stated in court
that the counsel Of tho contestants had agreed
to the submission of Il demurrer On the 18th
the court ovorruled the demurrer, and issued
writ Of custer. which was placed in the hands
OF the sheriff. and in five minutes from the
time an armed band, headed by James Brooks.
were III the Governors Office, demanding pos
session. The governor declined, whcreupon
forclblc possession was taken, and guards
placed at all the entrances to the office.
Meantime Gen. Cotturson, who claimed to
act as Brooks adjutant general, broke in the
door Of the armory in the same building. aud
took possession Of about ono hundred stand
Of arms. Adjutant General Strong, for Gov.
Baxter, refusing to give up his keys, although
surrounded by all armed force. Gov. Baxter
refused to be elected except by force. Some
of Mr. Brooks men took hold Of him and led
him out. Since that time Brooks has had Dos
session of the .skate house. Gov Baxter has
established his Headquarters 1t St. Johns COL
lcge, md II is rsportedths state house will be
taken possession of tonight. The greatest
excitement prevails throughout the city. Gov.
Baxter has appealed to the President and IL ia
said will declare martial law.
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&-SS@
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Fenestrella.

From this loved window and my Csrdinalb char
watch the worlds face altering with the hours,
From frosAs and drifts and tce-bound brooks to
AeWors,
And catch spring shadows on . landscape bare.
In youth bleak winter chilled me to despair!
My ravaged woodland walk, my broken bowers,
BROUGHT dreams Of death, freezing my folded pow
ers;
- Or wosso-a life u penury and care: --=-~-
Changing fts color till it melt sway,
Fear II ~ fanciful. Our hearts arc cowed
by their own conjuring: the ripper day
FINDS ho,es and fears but battle1Dents If snow,
Wind-built, SUM- it-which one nights rain lays
low
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23
A Sell, Not . Sale.

Amiable shopkeepers deserve to be
canonized. Here is an illustration of
the trials to which they are constantly
subjected. One midsummer day, when
Eo1us slept, and the thermometers stood
in the nineties, lady entered . store
not Thousand miles of, and inquired
for parasols. The obieing proprietor
spread out before her samples of a
large and varied stock. "Have you
any of this shade a size larger ?" said
the lady. The size was produced. II
think on the whole I prefer the size
smaller" The size smaller was pre-
sented. "Have you any of this size q
lighter shade of blue ?" The required
shade was brought out. Haven you
any of this kind with a crooked han
dep" The shade with tho crooked
handle appeared. "Have you any with
the crooked handle not quite 50 heavy"
said the lady, and SO continued her in
auiries for every conceivable size, shade
and weight possible in the line of par
asols. After nearly an hour had been
consumed, the fair shopper gathered
up her handkerchief and gloves, and
moved for the door. "Cant I sell you
a parasol ?" inquired the exhausted pro-
prietor. 90 dear, no." replied the
lady, II was merely inquiring the prl-
ces. I am going into mourning my
self, and have one for sale. ''-New Bed
ford Mercury.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23

RAISED CAKE.-Two cups Of raised
dough, two eggs, two cups of sugar,
one cup of butter, one cup Of sweet
milk, one teaspoonful of soda, two cups
Of -four, one cup of fruit, cinnamon,
cloves and nutmeg. To be put into the
oven At once.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23

RECENTLY seal was seen and shot III,
near tho lighthouse. ut tho month Of the
(Mhapssy,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23

4 "aoon warehouse" is said to be
one that "won}a rather die than run.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23

m1nSGeT AOOey, AZ an expense Oh SOUU,
and at church in Dresden, overturned
and image Of the Virgin in attempting
to appropriate some flowers from the
shrine, and her father had another ittlo
bill of $500 to pay. Dear girl!
Ar fire in Poughkeepsie the, other
morning, the foreman of oneof the hoss
companies rolled his carriage to the fire
hose, which, fortunately, however, wss
not needed, and then, without any as
sistence, took the apparatus hack to
the house again, called the roll, and en-
tered fine against every one of the alb
sent members.
A MEMBER of the Ohio Legislature
recently visited the State penitentiary.
and while there had his hair cut by the
prison barber. While undergoing the
tonsorial process party of lady and
gentlemen visitors looked in, and the
legislator was made happy by catching
such remarks az, "Ugly look about tbs
eyes" "Vicious mouth, ''Looks cara.
bic of any wickedness, - Wonder what
he did," &c.
A CORRESPONDENT says that within
the past two months q minister of the
gospel imported common farm mare,
and tried to have the animal entered
free of duty, on the ground that he had
imported her for tie improvement of
the stock. To make it more plausible
he placed a high valuation on her, and
VAS shocked when the case Na% decided
against him. Who is he?
ON Brainbridge Island, Washington
Territory, recently, d logger accidentally
mine. He mentioned the fact in con-
versation and some of his hearers at
once proceeded to the. locality, and
finding that there was coal vein there
they chartered a steamer to Olympia
and pre.empted the land, thus snatch
fortune from the logger.
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THURSDAY, April 16. -Considera-

1Hoh0OA1, AP1a 1O' -OOI111Uek8r
bic miscellaneous business WAS transacted
including concurrence in the House bill for the
payment Of unexpended balances to Indian Com
missioners; favorable report ON the Alaska fur
trade bill and the introduction Of bin requiring
pro rata freight rates the Union Pacific Railroad
Pending the discussion Of the Mennonite bill,
Considerable discussion followed, when, without
action on the bill, IN executive session was held,
followed coon after By adjournment
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23

A LITTLE girl, playing in a field near
Westminster, Mass, was attacked by
savage bull. Her brother, aged Is,
climbed over the fence, and bravely
fought the bull with stick. ttRun,
sissy run quick" shouted the boy,
and abe saved herself by obeying. The
boy, however, was gored SO terribly
that very likely he will die of the hurt.
The gold mines at Gaysville Vt,
will be extensively worked this sum-
mer, and some attention will be paid to
the magnetic iron sand, which is OBJ
tanned in large quantities and has prov
ed, on account of its remarkable purity,
To he of considerable value
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-16
FOREIGN.
Critical Vote i'm the French Cham
befs.
They Resolve to Have a Govern.
ment.
Three and a Half Million Paupers
i'm Starving India.
FRANCE


PARIS, June ia constitutional bill,
prepared by the Left Centre, was intro
duced in the Assembly to-day, and a vote
of urgency was carried by S45 against
341.
La Rochefoucauld, Due de Bisaecia, of
the Extreme Right, then introduced res
olution in substance as follows, which was
read amid profound silence.
The Assembly declares that the Govern
ment of France is a monarchy; that the
Throne belongs to the head of the house
of France; that Marshal Mcmahon may as
sumo the title of Lieutenant of the King
dom, and that the national institutions
shall be determined by an agreement be-
tween the King and the national Repre-
sentatives. Great excitement followed the
reading of the resolution and its reference
TO a committee was defeated by majority
of LOG.
La ROchefOucauld resigned his position
as Ambassador to Great Britain before in
Producing it.
LONDON, June 10, A. M.-Dispatehes
from Paris bring a rumOl that a portion of
the forest of Fontainebleau is on fire.
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Condensed kilograms.

The President was well pleased with his
Sunday visit to Cape May.
At this late day in the session ConsTe
talks idly Of investigating the Central Pa
cific Credit Mobilier.
\ Boston boy of 10 has been arrested for
stealing $3.50. Nothing like an early
start in life.
Sunday night Ed. Mullen began in New
York Weston's abandoned task of walking
500 miles in six days.
DR.. Uhling, of New York, has received
eighteen months of penitentiary, instead of
the life insurance he expected on coffin
full of bricks.
The cashier of Buffalo bank has disap-
peared in a manner mysterious, and his ac-
counts are correct, which is still more mys-
FERROUS.
4 fire on the Central Pacific yesterday
burned a mile of snow-sheds.
The Great Republic reached San Fran
cisco yesterday with ], 100 passengers from
the other side of the globe.
The black stallion Strideaway, famous
trotter, valued at $4,000, died yesterday at
Providence, r. l.
The Carlists have evacuated Estella,
wherever that is.
A rebellion has broke out in KhOkan,
which is supposed to be anywhere you
please in Central Asia Sixteen govern
ment felons have been beheaded.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-16
THE COURTS.

PROBATE COURT. J. Mason was APP
pointed and qualified as administrator of
the estate of Miss NJ. Z. Neal, deceased.
Martha Z. Pitts was appointed and quail
fed as Administrative of +. Z, Pitts, de-
ceased.
Joseph Legler and wife VS.. Charles Bark
horn ct al; answer and cross bill filed.
Leila Petway VS.. p. II. Petway ct al;
final decree entered.
LAW COURT.-Knafile VS.. Flepplin ct al;
defendant called and judgment Of Justice of
Peace confirmed.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-The case of Levy
Leon, charged with setting fire to SObel's
dollar store, corner Church and Cherry
streets, last January, occupied the entire at
tention of the court yesterday. The case
will probably be concluded to-day.
State VS.. kenny King, cOlOred, larceny;
continued.
CIRCUIT COURF.-Fourth National
bank VS.. +. StansberTy and ii. S. French ;
Judgment for plaintiff, SPA 70.
Same vs.. j. L. Hirschenweig judgment
for plaintiff, 5000 %.
Il. w. Estes VS.. n. & C.. r. r. company ;
judgment for plaintiff, S4.119 90.
Carpenter vs.. Louisville and Nashville
Railroad judgment for plaintiff, S192 80.
5. NJ. Scott, trustee VS.. Jennie Wands
ct al, pending.
Groomes, report confirmed; Merritt Us. Nc
Nairy, correction of former decree Allison,
administrator, vs., Orutcher, reference to
Clerk and Master; Rains VS.. Duncan ct ais.
Clerk and Master ordered to collect funds
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-16
TENNESSEE CROP NOTES.

The wheat in some portions of Hardin
county is said to be very good, and corn and
cotton are doing well.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune states
that the wheat harvest is about over in
Madison, and that the yield was never bet
ter.
A correspondent of the LOudOn Journal
reports that the wheat crop in Monroe is
splendid and bids fair to excel the great
crop of 1867, in quality and quantity.
The yield of the wheat which is being
harvested in Hardeman county is said TO
be fair. The BOliudr Bulletin reports the
oat crop nearly failure, but the clover is
fine.
A letter to the KaOIriHe Chronicle re-
ports an abundance of rain in Roane coun-
tv, and that corn and oats are fast recover
ing from the damage sustained by the
drOuth.
The late rains have washed the rust of
the blades of wheat in Sullivan county,
and it is now the opinion of well-infomed
gentlemen that the yield will be larger than
for many years past.
The wheat in Jefferson county is report
ed very fine, and the largest yield since
1857 is anticipated. Oats will be almost
IdiluTt. Uul iOOhS NClls
be an abundance of fruit.
Fine rains have recently visited BlOun
county, which have greatly benefited the
corn. There is a fine prospect for fruit:
The farmers are busily cutting their wheat,
which is said to be unusually good.
The HdrtsUiHe Sentinel reports that the
pastures in Trousdale county are becoming
as brown as the roads; that the Oat crop will
be almost total failure; that corn can
scarcely be had at any price, and that many
of the farmers are losing hope of making
bread and meat for the ensuing year.
The JOneSbOrO Echo reports the wheat
harvest in Washington county in full blast;
and that the crop is unusually promising,
the farmers confidently expecting the
heaviest yield since 1857. 1t is noted that
| red wheat, of which there is comparatively
small breadth sown, will be almost an
entire failure, many fields not worth
reaping.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-16
MORE ALLEGED KU-KLUX.
A Sisters Race for HeR BrOther's
Liberty

Deputy United States Marshals Jas. NJ.
Davis and j. B. Everett reached the city
yesterday with Eek Thomas and Dan
GOldsby, Of Coffee county, charged with
''Ku-Kluxing." They were arrested at
their homes Saturday last, making no re-
sistance to the officers.
GOldsby was out in the field blowing,
when the officers rode up to his
fathers house. Upon making their ap-
pearance, and without having inti-
mated their business, a sister Of Colds
by ran out into the field to warn him, but
was intercepted by Davis, who threw down
the fence and rode into the field, reaching
Goldsby before the girl came up. The
latter accounted for the fact of being beaten
in the race by saying that the briars hurt
her bare feet.
Soon after reaching Nashville, Thomas
was released on $ 900 bonds, Goldsby be-
ing sent to Jail, when it was found that
the capias for his arrest had been wrongly
issued, he having previously given bond
for his appearance. He was promptly re-
leased
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JAPAN.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-The Great
Republic brings Yokahoma dates to May
sd.
There is a decidedly improved tone in
the demeanOr Of the japanese Government
towards all classes of foreigners.
Eighteen japanese wrecked on the coast
of COrea, were beheaded because they were
japanese.
The COreans are building forts and drill
ing troops for defense against Japan.
The railway between Kobe and Osah
was opened May 18th.
There is much excitement at YeddO,
caused by an alleged attack on the house of
the British legation. Ii transpired that the
police were pursuing an indisidual con-
nected with the legation and supposed to
be guilty Of some Ofiense against japanese
law.
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WASHINGTON.
Developments of the District Safe
Robbery.
The Debt of the District Almost
as Large as Tennessee's.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Hayes, one
Of the safe burglars who escaped on the
night of the robbery, having just been az
rested, was examined to-day by the District
of Columbia Investigating Committee.
Harrington, Assistant District Attorney,
and Columbus Alexander, one of the
memoTialists, being the most interested
persons, were sent for by the committee.
When Hays came out of the committee
room he was arrested by a detective on the
charge of burglary, the warrant being is
sued at the instance of Assistant District
Attorney Harrington. HAYS says he was
not with the burglar who committed the
deed. He put up the job, but left before it
was done. NettleShip, Chief of the De-
tectives, and Whitely'S assistant, engaged
him to do il.
The committee was in session s hours
to-day, and at 4 o'clock this evening fur
nished their report, which y i'll be made 10
both branches of Congress tomorrow. 1t
is signed by all the members, five Repub-
licans and three Democrats. The report
will show that so far as ascertained, the
Indebtedness of the district is twenty mill
lion dollars.
Two Millions for Mississippi Leyees.
The Senate Appropriation Committee has
unanimously agreed TO report back and re-
commend the passage of House bill with
out amendment appropriating $4,000 for
the relief of sufferers by the overflow of the
Mississippi river. The Joint Committee
on Levees have decided to recommend an
amendment Of the River and HarbOr Ap.
preparation bill so as to provide two million
dollars for the repair of leyees of the Mis-
sissippi river.
Financial
Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. McCrane, members
of the new Conference Committee, say
there is bat little prospect of agreement
outside of redistribution of the National
Bank circulation. Fifty millions is the
amount proposed.
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COTTON.
Report of the Agricultural Blu
reau.
Official Estimate of Acreage and Con-
diIiOu.

Official Estimate of Acreage and Con.
diIOn.
WASHINGTON, June l5.-The Statisti-
clan of the Department of Agriculture
makes report of the acreage in cotton,
based on returns from most Of the cOun-
and on personal observation in six cotton
States, as follows, the comparison being
with area of 1873:
Virginia 50 per cent, North Carolina 50,
South Carolina 81, Georgia 80, Florida 81,
Alabama Sc, Arkansas 50, Tennessee 81,
Mississippi IS, Louisiana 50, Texas 102,
Missouri IS. The aggregate production
slightly exceeds 10 per cent.
The condition of the crop is reported by
the following figures, 100 being normal or
fair condition: North Carolina So, South
Carolina 81, Georgia 50, Florida 20, Ala
bama So, Mississippi IS, Louisiana 20,
Texas 80, Arkansas 80, Tennessee s.. The
report of the condition in June, 1873, was
more favorable in every State except North
Carolina and Texas, the record standing as
follows: North Carolina s., South Carolina
IS, Georgia %, Florida 102, Alabama %,
Mississippi 81, Louisiana "a, Texas So,
Arkansas %, Tennessee 80.
The season has been remarkable. The
stand is very poor, many plants not having
made their appearance on the lst OF June.
Since the last of May showers have been
general, and the prospects are much inn
proved. The fields are much clearer than
at this date last year, and easily kept free
from weeds. With favorable weather,
fair comparison with July is quite probable
at tie next report.