Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-27


600 people attended during the day.
A recent demonstration in favor of
; the release of tho Tichbourne claimant called
/ out over ten thousand people in London.
Reports from the broken levees on
the lower Mississippi indicate greater dam
age by the spring floods than for many years
past.
The terrible plague has broken out
in Persia and in one city the deaths number
over hundred daily. The disease is rapidly
spreading.
Europe continues to be much az.
itated by the condition of Turkish affairs, and
q general war would not be . surprising
denoument. "
The revolution in Hayti is triumph
ant. The President has fed and the Vice
President and General of the federal army
| have been shot.
Crop reports to the Inter.0 Ocean from;
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois reports damage e.
the peach crop, but wheat and other crops do
ing well on the Goth.
Gov. Hays has issued a proclama.
tion to the striking miners in Ohio, that all
lawlessness must cease At once or the militia
will be called upon to preserve the peace.
| The proprietors of the Missouri
State Lottery have brought suit against the
police commissioners of St. Louis for $780,.
zoo damages for breaking up their business.
Ex-Gov. Hoffman, of New York, act
ing as referee, has decided that the re-mar-
riage Of persons divorced is illegal This
will put stop to rather popular amuse-
ment.
The mayor of Chicago, who was
lately asked to resign by a meeting OF ''best
citizens" replies that he will not resign until
the "best citizens come forward and pay up
their back taxes.
Garvey and Kensey, two of the
Tweed ring contractors in New York are ready
to make restitution of all money plundered
from the city as soon as the amount can be
ascertained, and have filed pleas to that effect.
Chicago hald supplementary cleo.
ton on the 18Th, which passed off very quiet
ly, business houses being generally closed
and the best citizens going to the polls.
Hoyne was elected mayor with little oppo-
sition.
A riot lately took place at Leaven-
worth, Kansas, between a party Of striking
miners and number Of negroes whom the
mine owners were going to set at work. Pis-
tolls, clubs and knives were freely used, but
no deaths are reported.
A break in the levee at Quincy, ILL.,,
overfowed the bottom lands and drove the
entire population to the bluffs, leaving every
thing behind them. First reports failed to
give any estimate of the loss which must be
very great, as many buildings and other pro-
perty was swept away.
A party of Black Hill emigrants had
a fight with the Indians about forty miles
south Of Custer City and Mr.. and Mrs. Metz,
Of Laramie, were killed. Four men were
wounded seriously and the others escaped.
Remains of several wagons have been found
indicating fight and the killing OF the en-
tire party.
A violent street fri,c;as took Pls,ve III
Limerick, Ireland, ON the 18th, between a
party Of nationals" representing the re-
naming Fenian organizations, and process
sion of "home-rulers." The latter party,
numbering several thousands, was attacked
by several hundred Of the former, and des-
perate fight with sticks, stones and knives
took place. About hundred persons were
injured, Of whom six have died.
Eads' jetties are not as successful as
the great engineer would have us suppose il
the leading ship agents and masters can be
believed. They say that bar is forming
across the mouth of the jetties which is rap
idly shoaling. The danger now is now that
New Orleans will become thoroughly land
locked and the consequent damage to com.
merce by the work on the jetties will be past
computation.
The Markets.
April 24.-Wheat-New York $l.2o
to sl.s5; Chicago, No. l, sl.14, No. 2, $l.oa
Milwaukee, No. l, sl,l4, No. ?, sl.06; St
Paul, St. Paul extra, .oa g sl.o5, No. .oa
@ $l.O2.
Gold in New York, sl.l2x.
THE NEW INDIAN POLICY.
The bill to transfer the Indian bu.
reau to the war department, provides
that after the 1st of July next the Sec.
retary of War shall possess the juris.
diction now exercised and possessed
by the Secretary Of the Interior in re.
lation to Indian affairs that he shall
from time to time make details of
army officers to administer the affairs
of the Indian branch of the war de-
partment that the commanding off,
GERS of the geographical department
shall be in charge of Indian affairs in
their departments, and shall make de.
tails of officers, including officers on the
retired list, to administer affairs over
the Indian service, and the inspector
general of the army shall discharge
the duties of inspector of Indian af-
fairs. The act is not to be construed
to authorize an increase in the mum.
Der, rank, pay or allowances of army