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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
Commercial.
81. PAUL, March 2;

81. PAUL, March 81.
The severe storm of wind and snow of the
past three days bas interfered seriously with
transactions in the produce market. Receipts
have en- delayed, and the demand is very
much reduced, because people preferred to
stay in doors, for the most part. t. tranapins
through the snow. There are very lew
changes OF importance to re noted in quota.
tions OF leading commodities. The most in
tereating feature to many shippers to this
market is sharp advance in the selling price
OF eggs, which are now held by commission
men firmly at l4@l5c. Oats and corn were
quiet, during the "blizzard," without i'm
portant transactions or changes of quotations.
Turkeys, fresh stock, have scld a, l2Xc. and
chickens at the same price, 1870. But few
desirable lots Of turkeys and chickens are a. =
irving. Dressed beef is in good demand
5xc for choice qualities, and 6@5Xc for fair to
good. Mess pork is very firm; large lots are
selling at S22.5o@s22.75 cash; small lots at
223@$23.26. Hams, shoulders, lard, &c., are
active at previous quotations.
MILWAUKEE, March 2l.-Wheatlr firm at 81 u
for No. !; 81. .l8 for No. l. hard; ei.04x for
No. 2; 81 xc for No. 3; $l.o5 seller April and
$l.o9x selle, May; receipts 22,l00 bushels;
shipments *, 900 bushels. Corn steady at
44xc for No. 2. Oats steady at 32xc for No.
2: Rye quiet at 69xc for No. l. Barley quiet
at 05c for No. 9.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
PERSONAL mATTERS.

Mrs. A. H. Bowman, wife of Collector
Bowman Of Harrodsburg, Ky., and sister Of
Mrs. Belknap, died on the 18th.
Hugh Mulholland, formerly an army
surgeon, Mail agent on the Richmond 4 Lou.
isville route, has been arrested, charged with
robbing the mails.
A. B. Clarke, special revenue agent at
San Francisco, denies the report that the in
vestigation Of whisky frauds on the coast has
resulted in duplicating Senator Sargent in
such frauds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Coggswell of Eas,
Saginaw, Mich., were to have celebrated the
golden anniversary Of their wedding OH the
Sth icst., but the wife died in the morning
from sudden attack of heart disease, after q
number Of her friends had assembled to con.
gratulate her.
D. NJ. B. Goodrich, cx.sewing machine
peddler, is under arrest at pes Moines, Ia. lol
seduction OF Mary Margaret Shelton, pcol
widows daughter, under promise of mar.
siage. The girl il missing and Goodrich tell!
her mother he has sent her away to have al
abortion procured,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
POLITICAL.

The California Assembly has passed y
concurrent resolution asking Congressional
action to secure the release of Edward o. NJ.
Condor, the American citizen imprisoned in
Great Britain tor participation in the Fenian
troubles.
On the llth tho Wisconsin ASSEMBLY
passed the Senate bill for an investigation of
the expenditure Of the contingent fund by the
late Governor aud Superinter dent of Public
property, with an amendment extending the
time six years back
Returns from all the towns and cities
Of New Hampshire, save two, Eaton and RAN
dolph, give Cheney 3,69a plurality over
Marcy, and 3,2sl majority over all, the total
vote being Cheney Al ,e68; Marcy 81 ,975; Ken
dali and scattering 420. The two towns to be
heard from gave last year Cheney 81; Roberts
40
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
Rescue Oe Fort PeAse.
IChicapo TeleQram. l7th.1

The following telegram was received at
Sheridan's headquarters from Brigadier
General Terry, commanding the depart
ment of Dakota: ,...
The following is just received:
Mouth cf Big Horn, March 6, 1885,
Arrived at Fort Pcase March 4th and re.
lievcd tho garrison. The fort was evacu.
ated at noon to-day. The or ginal garri-
son consisted Of forty.six men, Of whom
six. were killed and eight wounded.
Thirteen had left and gone to
tho settlements by night. l found
in the fort eighteen white men and q ne
gro. and have brought them awAy. Saw
no Indians, but found five lodges here Of
about sixty Sioux, who fled south. Think
they were watching tho fort, to pick of
men who ventured out. We start for
homo tomorrow.
[Signedl BR1sB1N, Commanding.
/. The following telegram was received to.
day 1T Gen. Sheridan's headquarters:
FoRr LARAMIE, Wy, March l7.-Ar.
rived here this morning. Much delayed
BY snow. Will start for Fetterman this
afternoon. A scout came to Fetterman
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
A Rcporscr's Narrow Escape.

lFrOm st. Paul Dispatch, March IL.
A former veteran reporter of the
Pioneer. who rcjoiccs in red wig, met a
narrow escape last night, which might
have resulted fatally, If it had not result
cd otherwise. Tho reporter in question
has lodger who usually takes dash Of
ten or twelve miles on horseback about
midnight, in order to obtain an appetite
for sleep and breakfast. Last night tho
horseback exercise transformed
the spinal marrow of the
rider into an icicle and when our red
wigged reporter S lodger returned he was
cool. Throwing open tie dampcrs to the
stove in his room, he hung his spurs upin
his watch fob and. plunging into bed, was
soon steadily asleep. If there is any
thing which the ex.P Pioneers reporter is
proud of more than his wig
it is his nose. 1t is as long as .
giraffs's neck and tho nostrils
distend like sharks mouth. About
one o'clock this morning those nostrils
began to work, and by half past three
they had become sufficiently active to
reach the scnsibilitics of tho reporter.
BY four o'clock he thought he sinelled
something. and by five o'clock he was so
certain Of it that he sprang from his bed
and making hasty toilet by putting ON
his specs, rushed to the upper room of
his lodgcr. Here he soon found that
sparks do not always fly upward, for huge
one had deposited itself under the bed
and was gradually but surely warming
up thai frozen spinal marrow. About
six square feet Of the floor was in gen.
tie blaze. but the reporter displayed rare
presence Of mind and agility. With one
fell swoop he brought down his
right bare foot, completely covering the
burning space and cxtingui:;hing the
flame with greater ease than If he had
been Gulliver among the Lilliputians.
The only bad result was slight too
blister, making him limp triae, and it
was not until daylight that the re-
porter fully realized the peril he had cs.
capped. lie then found that in the haste
Of dressing himself with par Of spccta-
cles he had knocked tho glass out and
mounted the empty rims upon his 1ow.
ing nose. If the glass had remained in
the specs he never could have discovered
the fire, and undoubtedly he and his
entire family would have fallen
victims to the flames. That We
are not called upon to record
this hcartrcnding calamity is due entirely
t. an ovcrrulins Providence, a wide nose,
a petite foot and a hasty spectacle cos
tune adapted to the winter season. If
it had not been as it was, it might have
been worse.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
Now Hampshire Election.
concord TELEGRAM. l5th.1

Returns from all but ten towns give
Cheney 4l,240; Macy 37,477; Kendall
and scattering 40; Cheney's majority
3,347. The towns yet to hear from gave
last year Cheney, rep, 5l4; Roberts,
dem., 602; White, temperance, 8. The
republicans elect Q of IL Senators. The
council stands Republicans 4 to l demo.
crat. In the House there are POI rcpub-
licans and 178 democrats. The republic
can majority, it is thought, will be Is or
80 in the House. Tho vote is increased
about 1000 over last year, being nearly
81 900, and is the largest ever cast in the
State.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
The Democratic Caucus Agrees Upon
0POliCY.


u Policy.
WASHINGTON, March l5.--Moveda good
deal by the untoward result in New
Hampshire, the Democratic caucus, after
three hours Of wrangling. came to vote
on the pending propositions, and accepted
tho Payne bill by vote Of 81 to 40. This
proposition is as follows:
l. A repeal Of the present resumption
act.
2. The establishment of a sinking fund,
this sinking fund 20 be used for ultimate
resumption without contraction of the
present volume Of paper currency.
3. No interference with the nationa!
banking system, as it exists, with pro-
vision, howevor. rrohih;ting a ronowal Of
the charters Of banks when they expire.
These charters run out in the period be.
tween 1881 and 1890.
ANuMBER OF PROPOSITIONS
we're offered, Saylor and Holman making
the most motions. Finally, the caucus
proceeded to vote on Payne's bill. the re
suit being 81 TO 40, showing but ligha
attendance at the caucus. The bill was
supported in strong speeches by Randall,
Gordon, White, House, Hooker, Lynde,
Morrison, Payne, White of Illinois, Thur
man, Terry. and Buckner Of Missouri.
Eden Of Illinois, favored vote in the
House on the majority and minority re-
port separatcly,in order that every mem.
ber might be enabled to put himself on
record. Bcebe Of New York did not want
any minority report. More speeches were
made on all sides than ut any previous
caucus. Holman gave notice
AFTER THE FINAL VOTE
! that he would on Monday next move to
suspend the rules and move the repeal ol
the resumption act without any condition
whatever. His followers are not at all
| inclined to be harmonious now, and the
| wrangle will probably be all gone over
| again in the House.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
A Fathers Cry for VENGEANCE.

The following letter is from the father
Of Sara Alexander, the girl believed to
have been murdered by Pesach N. Ruben.
stein. now in prison in New York and
under sentence Of death for the crime.
The letter is dated ut the family house in
Russian Poland. and addressed to the
brother of Sara in New York:
"WILNA GUBERNA, Feb. l0.-My Dear
Son MY heart is broken and my eyes
are blind from tears while I am writing
this letter; mayhap it is the last one I
shall ever write in this world. Was it
therefor that I sent my child to America
that she there was to be murdered in
such terrible manner? will not cast
any reproach npon thee. my dear son.
Thou hast acted as good son and broth.
er when thou madest her cross tho ocean;
but all this would not have happened if
she had remained with me. But shall
no longer molest thee with my clamor-
ings and my meanings. Done is done.
But thou must make sacred VOW that
thou wilt not rcposc thee nor rest until
the murderer of my child be discovered,
convicted. and punished. Do not spare
any trouble; do not spare the money;
try everything possible in order to re.
venge thy sister for the awful crime that
is crying up to heaven. Do not rest un'
less thou canst assure me that the mur.
derer has been punished.
81 am now 20 years old; all my life
have worked and suffered for my chill
dren, and by seeing them happy the dark
night became daylight. But what is now
the result Of all my strivings! A Sc
duced and slaughtered child !! Old as
am and broken down as am, have but
one wish left: punishment for the mur'
derer. Shouidst thou not possess enough
money, I am willing to send thee all
have. 1t is but little, but I am willing tc
send it all; and if it should not be suffi
cient, then shall 60 from town to town
and erom country to country to beg al
that is required.
''But now let it be enough. Let moi
be committed another crime, and guarG
home to her poor old father.
Il cannot write any more; my hands
tremblc and my heart aches. May tn
Almighty call him to account who com
mitted such horrible crime, and pray
TO the God Of our fathers that the mur
derer may not escape punishment.
''Now let me tell thee my last desire
Go to the grave of our dear. belovet
Sara, and there offer the prayers of tn!
poor father. whose heart is broken. Fra.
for the salvation of thy poor murdere,
sisters soul.
| II am, forever mourning. thy father.
ELIAS ALEXANDER"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
A Sad Story.
From the Cleveland 70. J Leader.1

a StA0 SSOxys
from the Cleveland (O y Leader1
Yesterdays Leader contained the fol-
lowing special dispatch from Sandusky:
I'm the summer of 1850, Harlow Case,
Collector Of the Port Of Sandusky, stole
$4,000 in gold, customs revenue, from
the government, and ran away with the
wife Of his deputy Collector, Henry Fran.
els. For years nothing was heard of the
parties. An Ohio missionary OH the Island
Of Ccylon recently met Case and Mrs.
Francis there. The latter was dying Of a
broken heart, and is how dead. Mr.. Fran.
els left here shortly after the defalcation
and elopemcnt, and was supposed to have
committed suicide. Case was formerly
Collector at Buffalo, and was we'll hnown
all along the lake. He also has relatives
here"
We learn from F.. S. Beardsley, a mes.
s.nger III the employ Of Adams Express
company, that the above supposition
about Henry Francis having committed
suicide is wrong, as he is personally &C.
qaainted with that person. 1t seems that
five or six years ago Mr.. Beardsley was
running on the Pan Handle route, from
Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, and there be.
came acquainted with Francis. whom he
describes as being person of very SIM
gular habits and melancholy disposition.
Francis told him in the course of the
three years that they were together the
sad story of his fruitless chase after his
false wife and her seduccr. Up 10 the
time of the clopement, Francis had lived
Ix,,sk I, l.: g..
honor, and when tho appalling truth Of
his betrayal dawned upon him, it par
TALLY turned his senses, and he became a
monomaniac, with but two objects in life
to gain revenge Oh Case and get back
his child which the runaways had taken
with them. lie at once sold his little
property ut sacrifice and set out on his
long pursuit Of Case and Mrs. Francis.
They had gene to England. lie fol-
lowed them and arrived there Just
in time to hear Of them in France.
From France he traced them to the
North Of Europe. and from thence they
/ led him will-o'wisp dance, sometimes in
sight and ut other times unheard of for
months, to Constantinoplc, where they
became entirely lost. Up to this time
| NV Aeu OCCA hUlS W IOIlOW JIleIu Will tIlC
unerring instinct Of slcuth hound, but
now his most desperate efforts were in
vain, anL he wandered and waited like
the Wandering Jew-for death. So five
years passed. When the Crimcan wa,
broke out Francis enlisted in the En-
glish army in the unpoctical capacity o
cook, and fought bravely at the end of q
ladle until the end Of the war.
What occurred from this time unit
Bcards!cy knew him as messenger i!
not known. While in the employ OF tn
express company he was in the habit o
doing many strange things which wor
the subject of remark among his com
rades. He would never board Mt hotel
but would keep house alone, doing oil hi
own work. In order to be entirely sc
cluded he rented house at Cincinnati q
we'll as Pittsburgh.
At last his alterations became so viii,
that he lost his place, and when las
heard from was living on farm in MIN
nesota.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
CONGRESS.

The Senate passed the bill reducing the
presidents salary to q, 900 by vote OF IS to
2O, on the l6 inst. l3 Democrats and l3 Repub.
li"ans voted yes, and l5 Republicans and s
Democrats voted no. Senators Allison and
Wright, of Iowa, were the only members from
the Northwest voting yea.
The House committee on Indian affairs
reported a substitute bill for that Of the Mil
itary committee, transferring the Indian bu-
reau to the War department. Hallet Kill
bourne was ordered brought before the bar of
the House to show cause Why he should not
be punished for contempt for re-
fusing to answer questions in the investiga.
ton Of the real estate pool and Jay Cookies in
debtedness. The recusant witness was pro-
duced and refusing to purge himself OF con-
tempt, was remanded to the common Jail.
On the 18th the committee on claims
reported adversely OH claims for damages aris-
ing from the Morgan raid. and were discharged
from further consideration OF the subject. No
other important business was transacted.
The House had an uninteresting ses-
sion Of speech making on various subjects OF
minor importance, to the exclusion OF all bus
| iness
In the Senate, on the 10th. Mr.. VIM
! dom introduced . bill for establishing the ter
ritory OF Pembina. The members OF the ju-
dietary committee severally took the floor to
deny newspaper statement that the COM
mittee was holding back the bill to protect
witnesses in government prosecutions. The
statement was denounced as an infamous lie.
Mr. Morton, when the subject of counting
votes for President and Vice President came
up, proposed that the judges Of the supreme
court be assembled as umpires, as the votes
are counted. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned. ...-.
On the 20th, the Senate passed the
Sioux Indian deficiency bill, after increasing
It to el5O,0Oo. The bill tor obtaining posses.
sion Of the Black Hills was taken up, but nc
vote taken. After some discussion OF Military
bill and the bill for regulating the counting O
votes foF President and Vioe President, thu
Senate went into executive session. -
Mr.. Atkins, in tho House, moved tt
suspend The rules and pass the bill repeating
the specie resumption bill. The motion VA
lost-l0e to oe-not two-t thirds voting IN th'
Affirmative. The District soi Columbla com
uoittes dlaimed the remainder Of the day's ses
sion. and all other business NJ postponed.
I
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duct in relation to the matters in cues.
ton on any officer or employee of the In.
dian Bureau; and that the only question
on which We differed in opinion was
whether Mr.. Welsh, by his position and
motives, was chargeable with malice in
the publication in question, or whether
he made the publication in the lieh. OF
the case as understood by him At the time,
with pure motives and from ! sense 81
public duty.
F. L. Moore, Edward Baldwin.
): Yeatman, G.F. Hyde,
B Charlton, W. B. Downing.
u: b. Browning. A. Middleton,
Ihos. A. Newman; G. H. Brooke,
Z. NJ. BoteIer, Jas. II. Tilghman
Washington. D. c., March Z, 1876.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
The Jury Come 10 the Rescue OF Mr..
wilder.

Correspondents New 1Ork IrlDunc.
WASHINGTON, March 10.--A card signed
by all the jurors in the late libel suit Of
A. H. Wilder, Indian contractor Of Min.
nesota. against William Welsh Of Phila-
delphia, seems to show conclusively that
this correspondence has been mistaken in
the nature of some of the evidence sub.
mitted to them, and that the vindication
of Mr.. Wilder was much more complete
than has been supposed. The following
is the card:
We, the jurors in the case Of Amherst
II. Wilder against William Welsh. tried
during the last week in the Circuit Court
of the District of Columbia, before Chief
Justice Cartier, declare that the jury
unanimously agreed that the evidence
in the case fully and completely ex.
culpated Mr.. Wilder from oil the
charges Of fraud, in act or intent
brought against him by Mr.. Welsh; that
it left the impu. alton Of fraudulent con
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
Death Of GEN. j. ID. Webster.

Gen. j. D. Webster, collector Of inter-
nal revenue, died on the morning of the
18th inst, at the Palmer House, Chicago,
of pneumonia. His illness was of but one
weeks duration and almost painless, but
undoubtedly its fatal result may he traced
to the mental wear and tear he had been
subjected to for the last six months.
Gen. Webster was born at Hampton,
N. H., Aug. 25, 1911. In 1885 he became
member of the United States corps Of
civil engineers, by appointment of General
Cass, and in 1888 was appointed to the en-
gineer corps, in which he was emploJ ed
for many years at coast and harbor sur.
vcys of tho great lakes. In 1854 he re-
signed and took up his residence at
Chicago. On the breaking out Of the
war in 1851 he was appointed payynas-
ter, but was soon made chief of engineers
at Cairo and superintended the works
there. In 1862 he was commissioned
Colonel Of the First Illinois light artillery
and participated in the battles Of Bel.
mont, Forts Henry and Donaldson, and
Shiloh. gaining great distinction by his
services in the latter. At this
time he was chief of staff
and chief of engineers under Gen. Grant:
Subsequently he was Sherman's chief Of
staff, and when finally mustered out
ranked as Brigadier General and had
been breveted Major General Of volun'
teers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
AType sstslux ;nIachine.a I

+. a new typo setting machine costs $500
and sets 10000 ems per day. The pros.
pectus Of tho thing, however, neglects to
state whether it can drink whisky, put
On "sub'' gracefully, and call out over
the room::1''W Whatssore.eyed, low.lived son
Of saw.horse has rot Ia kip
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
FROM WASHINGTON

818V10E EVVAWS31NSVDNs -
B. B. Halleck convicted at Washing.
ton, ofrobbing the U.S. treasury Of e47 600,
was the nth sentenced to four years imprison-
ment at hard labor in the Albany, N. Y, pen
itentialy.
The House committee on Pacific rail.
roads has agreed TO report aud recommend the
passage Of bill to compel the Union Pacific
railroad to make . reduction of the present
cl arge Of fifty cents per passenger and SO pei
car load ior transportation over the OMAHA
bridge.
Surgeon General Barnes and a chcmi.
cal expert, who have examined the condition
OF the ventilation OF thu hall of the House ol
Congress, report that while 60, 900 cubic feet Of
air are needed, the present oriices and Ma
chtoery supply only $1,000. The increasing
sickness among Representatives excites great
alarm.
A Washington telegram Of the 18th
says: Attorney General Pierrepont several
days ago sent messenger to Canada to bring
Marsh to Washington. The Attorney Gen.
eral has heard from his agent to-day, and ex.
poets Marsh will soon be here. Terms Of SAFE
ty have been offered to him that in all proba-
bility will be accepted.
A man named Norton, called as q wit.
ness before the House committee on foreign
affairs, has accused the administration of &C.
cretly taking the part OF Spain in her Cuban
troubles. He formerly owned 4 vessel sailing
under the Cutan flag, which he says was con-
demned by United States officers. VIII" further
imprisoned him without cause.
A Washington telegram says: Gen.
Babcock's friends in New York, Philadelphia
| and in this city have undertaken to raise 4
fund Of $50, ,oo0to reimburse him for the ex.
pense attending his late trial at St. Louis. The
subscription paper in New York is headed by
Seligman. Among the other subscribers in
New York are District Attorney Bliss, William
A. Darling, Isaac H. Bailey, Clinton Wheeler
and Darling & Gsiswold.