Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-07-13
SUMMARY OF F-THE NEWS.
Crimes, Criminals and casualtic

Crimes, Criminals and Casualtica
A negro is before the court in At
anita, Ga, for bigamy.
Twenty-four sheep in flock of460
in Monroe county, Iowa, were killed by light
ming. q
An unknown insane man killed a
well known citizen OF New Fork, named
James st. Clair, ON the night OF the d. 3
2 The propeller St. Clair, plying be-
tween Duluth and south shore points. burned
on the 10th, and ~ lives are reported, lost.
Alexander Sleeter, of MareRgo, Iowa,
committed suicide, Wednesday, by hanging.
Grief for the loss of favorite child isalleged
as the reason for the rash act.
A woman in Newburgh, n. z,
wrapped herself in cloth saturated with
kerosene to cure rheumatism, when II took
fire and she was burned to death.
A boy named Stansberry, living near
Cairo, as playing with metallic cartridge
when it exploded, the ball entering his head
through his mouth, killing him instantly
A party of highwaymen stopped a
train on the Missouri Pacific railroad, west Of
Jefferson City, and by intimidating train men
and passengers, who could not see their huM-
bers outside and In, for the darkness, robbed
the express safes Of twelve or 6tteen Thousand
dollars and left. The whole country imme-
diately surrounded the locality OF the rob-
berry, took arms and started in pursuit, but
the outlaws being masked there is little hope
OF capturing them as no one can identity
them.
Personal, 1mpersonal and Political.
There is scarcely q quorum left in
the House during the proceedings in the Bel
knap impeachment trial.
Gen. Sheridan tells Gen. Sherman
that he thinks it premature to think Of ask
ing for volunteer cavalry.
Mrs. Ellen Thode, of Winona, has re-.
ceived thousand dollars from the Druids AZ
insurance on her husbands lie.
Henry Clews has again commenced
business in New York as banker. The
house is Livermore, Clews & Go.
A rumor last week gained extensive
circulation that Gen. Crook AMI his command
had been massacred, but the tale was soon
disputed.
Hungry and impudent tramps annoy
no,thern Iowa. The people are almost equal
ly divided between shot.guns and law as to
the best method OF getting rid Of them.
General Marshall Lefferts, while on
the way to Philadelphia, on the Sd, with the
veteran corps Of the 7th regiment, suddenly
died, and the whole regiment returned home
with his body.
Hon. Edmund Young Parsons, mem.
Der Of Congress from the Louisville district,
In Kentucky, died in Washington on the stf,.
He was prominent lawyer, and son Of q
well-known Methodist divine.
The heirs of Conductor Locke, who
was killed about one year since Oh tho Sioux
City and Pacific railroad, near the former
place, have been awarded $1,000 damages by
the Harrison county circuit court.
In the heat of discussion in the
House, on the 10th, Mr.. Foster gave Mr..
Singleton the lie, whereupon Singleton said
more could be said about that after while.
Soon after Foster withdrew the offensive
language and Singleton expressed himself
satisfied.
Joseph DAILY, 7G years old, residing
in Philadelphia, attempted to kindle fire,
by pouring coal oil into his stove. An ex-
plosion took place and the unfortunate man
was horribly burned about the body and face,
the flesh coming off the bones in some places.
His recovery is very doubtful.