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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30
Personal, lmpersonal and Political.
Boss Tweed is safe in New York a

Personal, lmpersonal and Political.
Boss Tweed is safe in New York at
last.
The Vermont legislature has passed
a resolution instructing Congressman from
that State to use their influence to secure q
permanent resumption Of specie payments
early in January, 1879.
Hon. Alex. Stephens has arrived in
Washington, and expects to lie able to remain
through the winter. He has expressed the
opinion this is to he one of the most inter-
esting sessions ever held.
j. Milton Turner. (colored United
States minister to Liberia, having been re-
fused accommodation at the Astor House, has
commenced an action against the hotel under
the civil rights bill tor $1,000 damages.
The St. Louis Republican editorially
favors H. R. Morrison, present chairman on
the committee on ways and mears, for speak
er OF the lower house of Congress, and it is
understood that he will I've candidate for
the caucus nomination.
Edwin Booth has been defeated in
the suit to restrain Jarrett 4 Palmer from the
further using the name of Booths theatre and
to recover $4,000 damages for the use OF the
same since Edwin Booth retired from the
management.
A telegram from Columbus, O., an
nounces the death on the ears, Of Commodore
Paul Shirley, of the United States navy. De-
ceased was ell route to Memphis to visit his
sister, Mrs. Rice. His remains were taken to
Nashville for interment
The laws of Kentucky provide that
voting for presidential electors shall be done
viva voce, and it is said that most Of the vot-
ing in Covington and many other places was
for Tilden and Hendricks, and for Hayes and
Wheeler direct, without any reference to the
names Of electors. 1t is doubtful, however, if
the informality would Ike permitted to defeat
the choice OF the voters
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30
Miscellaneous News Items.

Boss Tweed is reported to be but a
wreck of his former self, and sick at heart.
A fire in the hold of the bark Mohe-
gan, at New Orleans, loaded with cotton tor
England, caused a loss Of $4,000.
The official returns of the fourth
congressional district of California give
Sacheco, the Republican candidate, a major
ity Of one vote.
St. Louis gamblers have been con.
siderably astonished by decision from the
court ordering fine and imprisonment for
carrying ON the game Of faro.
There is a revolution in the Mexi-
can government Of Lower California, Jose
Wareno having declared himself governor
and imprisoned Gov. Villagrana.
The total number of troops ordered
for duty in and around Washington is be-
tween 800 and 900 including four com panies
on the way there from the northwest.
The whipmanufacturers have held
convention and advanced the price for whips
81 per cent. tor common and 50 per cent. for
fine, on account Of the rise in whalebone.
1t is stated that Captain Allen
Young, who commanded the Pandora on her
recent trip to the Arctic regions, will next
spring again attempt the northwestern pass
age in that vessel.
The commission Of Congress will
recommend that subsidy be granted he Pa
cifc Mail company for the Panama, Australia
and British Columbia line, and revive the SUBJ
sidy on the China line.
A special telegram from the British
provinces brings the tidings of terrible raw
ages Of the small pox. Several cities to the
east Of us have also been similarly afflicted,
and precautionary measure are timely. In
Milwaukee numbers Of cases are reported.
Mexico is in the midst of another
revolution. Ex-Chief Justice Iglesias has
proclaimed himself provisional President
the republic and located his seat of govern
ment at Leon, in the state of Granojuato, the
legislature and governor of which sustains
him. A portion of the procession escorting
Iglesias attacked the American missionaries
with the cry Of "Death to Protestants."
District Attorney Wells has entered
suit for the United States against General
Oliver Otis Howard, A. r. Shepard and Edgar
Ketchum-- the two last as sureties on the
bonds Of the first named-to recover the sum
-of s22, ,H8, which it is charged he has not ac-
counted for. and which sum came into his
hands by virtue of his appointment as special
agent and disbursing officer of the bureau of
refugees and freedmen and abandoned lands.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30
The Markets.

There is little change to note in the
wheat markets, New York paying sl.2o for
No. 3 Milwaukee. In Chicago wheat has de.
olined to sl.10 for No. l, cash, and GLIB
to be delivered in January. Milwaukee quotes
wheat dullat $l.l7X cash for No. /; $l.22
for hard; $l.l2 tor No. 2; 9sc @ s1.04, for
No. 3. ...5s
The Minneapolis and st. Paul wheat mar
ket was unchanged; price, 81 90 for No. I,
and 95c for No. g.. E-.a
Butter in st. Paul, which regulates the
price in the Northwest, by the large ship
ments made daily, was ls@2oc for the best
packed in crooks or tubs. For ordinary store
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30

Two ladies were discussing a third,
who is, of course, absent. ''She is
really charming says one, "and,
above all, she has such an air Of in
telligence." eyes," answers the other;
s.but there are no words to that air"
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Pools On Election.
New York Letter. Nov. Is.
M ~ ~ ~

New York Letter. Nov. l6
Or all the utterly disconsolate mel,
in the world, those fellows in this city
whose money is tied up in the pools
sold on the election results are the
most miserable. Those who bet on
the Republican side will not give up,
while those on the Democratic side
who imagine they are winners are un.
able to get winnings. 1t is estimated
that there is an aggregate of $780,
900 held in the pool-boXcs, of which
John Morrisey holds 81 .250,000. The
feelings of those who have made in.
vestments in the pools may be imag.
ined when report was bulletined and
extensively circulated last Saturday
evening that one of the booksellers
had absconded that day with
over a half-million dollars of poo
money. All day Sunday inquiries
were made among the booksellers as to
the truth of the story, and not until
Sundays papers definitely contradict
ed the rumor did the excitement
finally subside.
There are number Of middle.aged
gentlemen, who, thinking themselves
endowed by nature with oratorical
ability. visited Sunday schools to dis
play their speech-making qualities.
One of these gentry had a round of
four or five schools which he visited
regularly and as regularly bored, end.
ing his orations invariably with
Amen! While visiting one of the
schools. the superintendent, out OF
courtesy: asked him if he desired to
say few words to the school. 'Wa'al:
yes. III say just a word or two!'' and
Strengthening himself up, he began :
"Wa'al, chil'un, the superintendent
wants me to speak to yer! Meow.
what shall say--what shall talk
about p A bri ight little fellow about
four years old, sitting in the front
seat, who evidently had heard the or
ator before, jumped to his feet, and
lisped out loud enough to be heard al
over the schoolroom: ':Thay sAmen,
and thit down.
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L. FRANK PALMER, IL. D.,

success of his Invention for the relief of one of
the direst forms human misfortune places the
| author in the front rank of the inventors and
mechanics of the age" All the artificial legs
| hitherto made, seem worthless in comparison
with DR.. Palmer's. No one with mutilated
leg. who sees it, would be without it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30
Florida,

Gen. Stearns having announced his inten-
tfon OF canvassing the votes himself, the Dem
ocrats have secured an order from the circuit
court restraining him from doing so, and also
an order directing the State board of canvass
ers to proceed with the count. An appeal
from these orders can be taken to the supreme
court, and if this is done the matter cannot
bo decided, owing to the supreme court not
being in session, until after the first Wednes-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30
Centennial Notes.

The Centennial Exhibition has formally
closed, but considerable portions OF the ex.
hibits remains some OF which will bc perma.
nently located in the Main Building, which
will bc retained for exhibition purposes: under
the auspices oi a new Association Many ex.
business, in Philadelphia, and will become :
Dart of its future growth
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30
WHO OSHALLBE PRESIDENT?

That is What We Arc ALI Trying to Find Out.
Days lengthen into weeks without
the question of the Presidential elec.
tion being settled. The contest still
RACES in South Carolina, Louisiana and
Florida. We give the more important
items, in connection with each State
contest, which have been brought out
since orr last iSSua ------....----
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30

WHAT A SMELL you have Ill your
nose; 1t is all stopped up; get some of
DR.. j. II. McLean's Catarrh Snuff. 1t
soothes, heals and will cure any dis
ease in your nose or throat. Trial
boxes so cts. by mail. DR.. J. H. Nc
Lean, 3l4 Chestnut, St. Louis.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-30

the exhibitors to the severest tests, examining
those wearing artificial Legs thoroughly maxi
them closely as to the time they had worn
them, and their comparative ease and comfort
And their verdict may justly be regarded as
an impartial and authoritative judgment o1
the merits Of the exhibition: OF the ten ex-
hibits they found one so signally superior,
called the 'satety Socket designed to re.
wearer upon the end Of the stump, ia mode
of treatment" they say, $50 radically differ
ent from existing ideas and practices, as te
merit the rank OF discovery" And, there.
fore, they gave the sole award to the ex.
hibitOr,
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?@tplrer on TrauSGript
RATES OF ADVERTISING

Cards of five lines or less, fvc dollars pre-
year. Editorial notices, intended rs adver-
tisements, twelve and one-half ccnts per line.
Legal notices at the rates prescribed by
law.
All trancient adyeremon,s to bo paid for il
advance.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

hePuD11c!:1is, ": DemccFd's, %: U0uDUUl
3. Total 76.
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Eoard Of Public werks.

The above Board met In session thIs
morning, President Bell in the Chai,
and all the members present.
The following resolutions were passedi
That Thomas Ridgway, now employed
as Assistant Engineer In the Sewerage
Department, be transferred to the City
Civil Engineer Department, to assist In
dividing the city into districts. at his
present salary.
That I'll. j. Stanley be temporarily en-
ployed as Assistant Engineer in TIM
office of the City Civil Engineer tor tina
same purpose, at salary paid to Assist
ant Engineer.
That the Superintendent of the StrBek
Cleaning Department be requested 10
allow Mr.. Larkin McHugh the use OF the
horse and buggy heretofore used by the
Sidewalk Department.
That President Bell be requested to
call and receive from Mr.. B. Dannenhold
the official bonds Of w ater-works en-
ployes, Secretary, Assistant Secretary.
Cashier, Assistant Cashier, Dalinquenf
Collector, Paymaster, Superiutendent
and Engineer
A communication was received frnm
j. FL. Greuter, Secretary of the Water
works, giving list of the employees, tB-
gether with the salaries paid each. Ae-
ceived and filed.
The park pay-roll was presented py
Mr.. Nurney, and laid over till Monday.
Adjourned.
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this morning, and was about to take hiz.a
down stairs when the Colonel 01Jecseus
and then Jessie awoke to. the reabzasfD1
that he had the wrong pig by the ear ana
backed off with proflIse apologies. Set
onel, "go cut your hair"
SAMUEL A. BETTERroN keeps drug
store at No. 1851 Eastern avenue: Ais
has not been registered with the fhar'
maceutical Board, fact which tea -
his arrest on the charge OF retalAA&
drugs contrary to Law. He was nne0
So and costs this morning. The line uzs
afterwards remitted and the costs Here
paid by him.
ON Monday an ill-lookins reprobsts
nam d John Walfert will be arraiEne1
to answer charge Of indecent assa1Es
upon a little son of Martin Kyaass
train-dispatcher OF the c., III. y ~.
Railroad, perpetrated In asecluded PlaSe
near the junction of that roma
and the M. & q. He was caught In fne'
act-an act that can not be mentioned a
print-by Mr.. Ryan, who came near NM
ishing the wretch's LIE ~
violent clutching OF his throat.
The indignant men OF the neigh.
borhood would have Iynchn1
him but for the interference OF Omcex
Dinsmore, who took him finally 70 fn
Twenty-tirst Ward Station-house. M@a-
fert is a machinest living In Newperf.
The Judge fixed his bail at $l,00O. N aes
fault OF which he was remande0 "
cell.
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FLASHES.

California Democratic State Conven.
tion meets May "a.
The old Greeley mansion at Chappaqua
was burned yesterday.
The Evansville Democrats are urging
D. W. Voorhees, rs a compromise candi-
date tor Governor.
Two men were badly scalded by a
boiler explosion Of locomotive at Cam
bridge City, Indiana, yesterday.
A furniture manufacturing company in
Columbus, OHIO, has prepared one bed
room set for the Centennial valued at
So, 900.
DR.. Porter, of Delaware, well known
TO the medical fraternity OF this country,
died at Wilmington yesterday, aged
sixty-two years.
Fletcher Brooks and man named
Burch were both overcome by fire damp
and perished in well near Attica, In
diana, yesterd y.
Marine underwriters at Chicago have
agreed to make rates of insurance on a
basis of 40 cents to Buffalo. This ar
rahgement includes insurance on Union
| and outside companies:
Graves, Coe Il Co., sub-contractors on
the D. & 5. e. II. r., in the vicinity OF
Frankfort, OIio, have abscO0ded, leav-
ing parties in that vicinity minus store
accounts, wages, &C., to considerable
extent.
Mrs. Margaret Rice committed suicide
in Windsor. Michigan, by drowning,
yesterday, and her. body was recovered
| to-day. She was married to John Rice,
Monday evening, and the cause OF the
suicide is unknown.
A large delegation of editors from
along the line of the Lawrence, Leaven-
worth &c Gulf Railroad are in consulta
tion with the officers of the road at Law
renee, Kansas, 70 devise means for in.
creasiDg immigration in that section ol
the StaJe. The Usage land decision is
regarded as settling all questions o
titles, and the feeling is to do everything
possible for the development of this sec.
tion.
There is intense excitement in Nor
walk, Ohio, over a number of gross out
RACES perpetrated by q. B. kueniz, Prin-
cipal OF the German Roman Catholic
Schools, on the persons OF twelve girls
between the ages of nine and twelve,
The villain has been committing these
crimes Tor year. The matter has been
just made public and Kuentz fed, and il
is said, should he fall into the hands ot
the inluriated people his life would pay
the forfeit.
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On ,Change.

The Committee appointed on 'Changs
yesterday TO consider the matter Of turs
nishing lights for 'Post-of1ice made theis
report to-day by reading the followiaa
OFFICE CINCINNATI GAs.L!GHT AED
COKE COMPANY, April ID, 1876.
To Benz. Eggleston, c. w. Woolley, etc.:
GENTLEMEN-In reference to your
Application 1 have the honor to
state that this Company win,
with pleasure, furnish free a
charge all the gas necessary to condng1
the business of the Post-office in this
city until such time as an appropriation
can be made available.
Respectfully, A. HICKENLooPER.
Vice President.
s'Resolved, That the thanks Of thu
Chamber Of Commerce are hereby ten.
dered to the Cincinnati Gas-lizht and
Coke Co., for the generous proposition
TO furnish light in the Post-office tree ID
charge until the necessary appr0pria-
tlon is made for that purpose. Commit
tee: BENZ. Eggleston, o. Fl. Gefroy, q
W. Woolley, A. Ii. Bugher and Levin
Glenn.
The resolution was adopted.
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DOM PEDRO III.
Arrival in the United States of the
EmperOY of Brazil.

Emperor of Brazil.
BY American Press Association to the STAR
NEW YORK, April 15.-The steamer
Helvetius, from Rio, bearing Dom Pedro
III, Emperor of Brazil, and suite, was
signaled this morning off the Highlands,
and the Reception Committee and Bra
lillian Minister, accompanied by mum.
ber Of prominent gentlemen, at once
prepared to meet the royal party and
escort 1t to the city. The visitors and
those who accompanied them up the bay
arrived at 2 P. M.
NEW YORK April 15.-The revenue
cutter Alert, with Brazilian Minister
and Secretaries Taft, Fish and Robson
on board, has left the foot of Twenty
third street to receive Don Pedro in the
Helvetius, which is now coming. The
guns are firing salute.
The suite OF rooms set apart for the
Emperor at the Fifth Avenue Hotel are
Oh the parlor floor ON the Twenty-third
street side of the building, and comprise
all the rooms fronting on Twenty-third.
There are twenty rooms in all. The
Emperor and Empress have each three
rooms for their use.
The apartments are furnished In
princely style, the furniture being in
the latest designs Of tapestry, satin
and brocatelle. The Empress par.
lor is crimson, her bedroom blue,
and her maids bedroom green, and
Dom Pedro's will match with those Of
the Empress.
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Mentioned i'm Brief.

BY American Press Association to the STAR.
NEW ALBANY, IND, April 15.-Charles
A. Reineking. prominent dry goods
merchant, has failed.
WORCESTER, MASS. April Is. - The
Holmes boat shop, in Westborough, was
destroyed by fire this morning. Loss
$4,000.
WASHINGTON, April 15.--Proceedings
In the Hallett-Kilbourne habeas corpus
case have been postponed until next
Tuesday.
PLYMOUTH, April 15.-The steamer
Labrador, OF the General Transatlantic
Line, arrived at this port at O'Clock
this morning.
DETROIT, MICH, April 16.--It now
transpires that the report that the Secre-
tary Of War had ordered Governor Bag
ley to hold two regiments of State troops
in readiness for orders, was hoax per-
petrated upon the Captain OF the Detroit
Light Guards by his predecessor.
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LATEST LOCAL.

MAGDALENA and George Gerke have
been appointed administrators of John
Gerke's estate. Personality, SIC, 1000;
realty, $200,090.
A SET of harness was stolen this MORN
Ing al s O'Clock from Mr.. Fred. Rothfuss,
a butcher, doing business at LA West
Liberty street.
EDWARD GUAM drew prize of "30
days and 500 tine" from Judge Linde-
mann's lottery. He stole $4 worth OF
cigars from John Koke. saioonist, at II
Sycamore street.
BUCKTowN must keep quiet now, or
there'll be trouble. Officer Morris Suss-
man and his old ''pard," Joseph King
ler, are now on duty there, and those are
the boys who stand no toolishness.
LIEUT.. RIDGEwAY captured John Mon
ahan, a character well known by the po-
lice, and who has long been sought for.
Ridgeway found him at 54l Race street,
and locked him up on suspicion at Bre-
men-street Station.
OWEN DEvINE, who was arrested last
night on the charge OF the larceny of a
gold watch, was honorably discharged
this morning. 1t was unfortunate, as
owen is good and honest hard-workine
wy sn"s AS'OA StoAO al tulH&s
ANN CLAYTON is bound over to the
Grand Jury on the charge of grand lar.
ceny. Elizabeth Graf, OF Race street,
"behind the canal" accuses Ann OF
stealing $34 in currency and certificate
of deposit for $125 from her last week.
JACOB w. GiBNER, Of Webster alley
Is separated from his wife, who lives al
225 Poplar street, but won't let hei
alone. He beat her again last SATURDAY.
night, for which he pays S25 tine, aud is
put under 5000 bonds to keep the peace
MIR. ROBERT BAILEY Is spoken of ii
connection with the position OF Superin
tendent OF the Street-cleaning Depart
ment. The Board OF Public Works cal
easily fiiid o worse man than Mr.. Bailey
to look after the streets. He bears al
excellent reputation. ss3
THEoPHILus Nix, q young man from
Paris, Kentucky. who looks like travel
ing fence-raii, goes out for ten days and
pays fine Of $50 for lifting few eggs
from the O., II. q D. Depot. His excuse
was that he had but two meals In tive
days, and felt gaunt. He looked so.
PoLIcE CoURr OFErcER Jessie Lingen
feitvr 'nistook Col, Powell for Z pglsonel
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The Late storm.

BY American Press Association to the STAR.
DAVENPORT, Ia, April 15.-Throueh-
out this county thousands of dollars oil
damage has been done by the late storm.
Twenty bridges haye been washed away,
and the loss in Scott county will reach
$40, 900. All trains on the Davenport &
st. Paul Railroad have suspended run
ming for the past two days. No trains
have arrived from the West since Wed
nesday.
DETROIT, April 15.-Accounts from
Saginaw districts tell Of heavy freshets.
The water is still rising and trains are
stopped. Over one hundred houses
along the river bank are partially unde r
water. From Midland accounts come OF
.still more serious damage. The Chip
pewa and Tittewasse are two feet higher
than ever before known.
The whole town south Of the river is
inundated. The railroad track for half
mile is three feet under water. Trains
can not pass down, for the track is COW
cred with saw logs, timber and lumber.
Several hundred thousand shingles have
6oated from their sheds, and the bridges
are In imminent danger of being carried
away. The greatest danger lies in the
boom about q mile above. There is
great danger Of it's giving way. Should
that take place jam Of logs several
miles in length would sweep down
through the town, carrying destruction
in its path.
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FOREIGN.
BY American Press Association to the STAR.
THE RACES.

BY American Press Association to the STAR.
THE RACES.
LONDON, April 15.-Mr. Sanford leaves
London with his stable, for New Market,
next week.
The races commence on the 18Th inst.
San.ord's bay Final has been struck odt
OF ali engagements except the Doneas.
ter st. Leger, which will be run on Sep.
tember 10.
Bay Eagle was entered for the Bretby
Plate handicap at New Market, the
Prince OF Wales stakes at EPSON, and
the EPSON Derby.
Mr.. Sanford has also withdrawn all
but Preakness from the New Market
craven meeting, which begins ON the
18th and continues four days.
The American horses are somewhat
heavy in condition, but compare tavora-
bly, with any of the other horses in train
ing and in good looks.
Sahdford's Mate will run in the New
Market handicap April 10. Mate is eli
tered for the City and Suburban handi
cap OH April Is.
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terday afternoon. She has fifty-tnree
cabin and one hundred ana nity-lwo
steerage passengers; one thousand snree
hund red and fifty-two cases.oi gooos ior t
the Exposition, The vessel was met by
the t.entennial authorities and members
Of the press in tug down the river and
escorted to the city.
The Naval Investigating Sub-Commlt.
tee have examined naval contractors
Hart and e. G. Cattelle, Captain Weiis,
executive officer of the Philadelphia
Navy.yard, and others. Mr.. Hart gave
some facts about certain Mare Island
Navy-yard troubles, and Mr.. Cattelle
told Of his Philadelphia and New YORK
contracts. It was in evidence that
Nathan Mackay had not stolen a pound
of material from the Philadelphia, Navy
ward.