Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-18

AscStiSatlOn Vi congressional PRIMER Ciapp,
report that, through mismanagcment or
worse, that officer has robbed the government
of half a million dollars annually.
Rev. DR.. Taylor, who was selected
to hear Mr.. Bowen's full story, has declined
to be present on such an occasion. He says
he cannot see any good object in making him
the safe for the deposit Of the secrets.
President Grants address at the
opening OF the Centennial was short, and to
the point, but read in such subdued tone
that people standing but few yards away
were unable to hear word he uttered.
The steamer Quebec, the first boat
on Lake Superior this season, arrived at
Duluth on the night OF the 10Th. She had
$50 passengers through the Sault Canal,
which 900 disembarked at Thunder Bay.
Gov. Hays wrote to General Wykoff,
in charge Of the militia at Massillon, eli you
call out too many men will be responsible
but if you fail for want OF enough it will be
your fault. 1t now looks as if this trouble
would last long time.''
The Centennial exhibition at Phila-
delphia was tormly opened according to
contract, and the attendance was all that could
have been expected. The tallying apparatus
indicated the presence Of over sixty-seven
thousand people on the grounds.
The trouble with the striking miners
at Massillon, Ohio. is in no way near its end,
if telegraph reports arc reliable. Two more
companies of militia have been sent there,
but the striking miners, not at all intimidatcd,
have fixed the price at which they will re-
sumo work, five cents higher than their first
agreement.
The Porte has tclegraphcl the cause
OF the terrible riot at Salonica to be the AIMEE
lean consul, who assembled hundred and
and fifty Christians to release female con-
vert to Mohammedanism, as she was being
taken to the residence of the governor gen.
eral. The result will be a careful investiga-
ton which may disclose facts of different
nature. 1t is predicted that the murder of
the French and German consuls will put an
end to trifling in the treatment of the ''sick
man."
News From the National Capital.
The cogressinal committee on Mis-
sissippi levees has agreed to recommend the
appropriation Of s4,l72, 900 for construction
and repairs.
Secretary Fish sent very plain COM
munication to the English government re-
garding the extradition Of the pious Boston
torger, Winslow. s.:'. 80 ,i.s4 ~
The President has determined that
he will not pardon nor mitigate the sentence
Of Mckee, the newspaper member of the St.
Louis whisky ring. 49,.
The Senate committee OH commerce
has been instructed to prepare hill placing
adequate restrictions upon the immigration
Of Chinese to this country.
Joseph Jockey testified in the
Swect-Blakely pension Office investigation
that he received telegram from commits
sioner James II. Baker instructing him to
keep away from the Chicago Office.
Geo. W. Campbell, brother of the
United States marshall Of Chicago, testified
before the investigating committee in Wash.
ington, that he held the appointment Of as.
sistant pension agent under the late Mr.
Sweet At salary of $500. year, for which
he did no work
The statement lately made that Sec
rotary BFistOw suspended proceedings agains
delaulting collector Buckner, Of Louisville, be-
cause the foster-hther AZ Mrs. Bsistow Va,
on his bonds, falls to the ground even with
out = statement being made. Buekner IS .
dcfaulter because his clerk robbed him o
Ok. 800, and Congress IS expected to gram
him relief. No relative Of Bsistow's Is or l1
been upon the collectors bond
David Blakely, of the Pioncer-Pres
and Tribune, OF St Paul, has been called t,
Washington to answer to the charge Of Mia
Ada Sxeet, his Successor IS pension agent o
Illinois Miss Sweet has testified that Blakel,
Vas defaulter to the amount Of q go whe,
she took her o6ce, and that she Was requirel
by Gen hms HI. Baker, their Counnii1siione
q pensions, to py the entire aDount. Sh
Also paid Bl1ke1y a,1oo s:fr the o6oc," m
a1teIWaxd was Threatened With removal mlea
she paid q note for him of 45Uoo-
A good mother was trying to exp}ail
to a young hopeful the other day abou
lighting against the devil. After tell
ing the little fellow who the devil was
and how hard ho was to resist success
ma, I'd be scared of the old devil, b,l
if 1 was to come ACROSS one of his lit
devils d knock the stu1zn8 outof him.