Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-16
The West.


AT La Crosse, while the ferry boat Mollie
Mohler was making landing, passenger
named Thos. McCaulley accidentally fell from
the guards and was drowned.
A FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR fire occurred in
Cumberland, Pa, OH the 8th.
The regular stage from San Antonio to Aus
tin, Texas, was stopped recently by three high
waymen. They took all the passengers money
and jewelry, broke open their trunks, and
gutted tho mail-bags, taking off one of them,
and two of the stage horses. Among the pas
sengers were Bishop Gregg and MIR. Brecken-
ridge, President Of the National Bank of San
Antonio, from whom they took 81 900. They
secured about %, 600 from the passengers.
BILL is to be reported in ressrequiring
the Union Pacific railroad company to operate
the bridge across the Missouri river At Omaha,
as part of its continuous line of road. This
bill is designed to put stop to the present 'ex-
ira charges for freight and passengers, exacted
for transferring them across the river by this
bridge.
The Black Bub Shawnee Indians, of Kansas,
protest against the proposed sale c: their lands.
They say the land is worth 515 per acre, where
as it is proposed to sell it at $5 per acre.
The Milwaukee and St. Paul and the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Companies have
just issued new schedules Of freight rates to
points on the Mississippi and beyond. These
rates are considerably lower than the old rates.
The reduction is said to be due to the competi-
tion between the river boats and the road.
SoAE 800 families of Menonites are expected
to arrive at st. James, Minnesota, between the
18th OF April and LIST of May. They will settle
between st. James and Mountain Lake.
The liquor dealers of Omaha propose to form
an association for the purpose Of protecting
their business.
s. J. R. MCMILLAN, associate Justice, has
been commissioned Chief Justice of Minneso-
ta, vice Ripley, resigned.
A MAN named West, from Logansport, Ind,
was found lying on the sidewalk at Cincinnati
in commissions, and making desperate attempts
to stab himself with an ugly-looking knife.
An emetic saved him. He would ASSIGN M
reason for the act.
y. i. COUGH, OF Pittsburg, was enticed into
the den OF woman named Burke, in Chicago,
where lie was robbed of $50.
: GEORGE WILLARD, ESQ.,, who has been con-
nected with the affairs of the Western Railroad
Association since it's organization, has resigned
the Office of Secretary, and Mr.. J. H. Raymond
has been appointed in his stead: The officers
OF the Association now are: Robert Harris.
President; George Payson, Attorney; J. H.
Raymond, Secretary; George Willard, Treas
urer.
The latest intelligence from the Red Cloud
Indian Agency are of q pacific character.
The Pioneers Association celebrated the set-
tiement Of Ohio, recently, at Cincinnati.
AT Indianapolis in the Supreme Court, Judge
Perkins has decided that colored children have
right to attend public schools, where no sep
arate schools are provided for them.
OVER 1000 people at Prairie du Chen wit.
messed the launching Of John Lawlor's pon.
toon boat, to be used in the Iowa channel % ,
draw in connection with the pontoon bridge,
The boat is 400 feet long, and will accommo.
date about fifteen cars.