Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-10
GENERAL MATTERS.

GENERAL MATTERS.
The boat crews Of Harvard and Yale
| Colleges will row an eight cared race 1T Spring
field June 3Oth.
The French government has declined
the proposition of England to Luy their fishing
| rights in New Foundland.
The Union Pacific railroad is block
AIDED at Bridger Station aad other points. An
attemp: to force the drift at Toana on the 3lst
with a train of twelve engines was unsuccess-
full.
The United States Senate in executive
session on the LIST, confirmed the nomination
Of E. McMurtrie as pension agent at St. Paul,
and C. w. Darling, as Indian agent at Fort
Berthold, Dakota.
| In the Wisconsin Senate on the Sd bills
were introduced to Fix the salary Of the Secre-
tary Of State, State Treasurer and Attorney
General at s., 500, commencing from 1873. and
cutting off all the fees.
The Court Of Appeals Of Missouri has
the State lottery is illegal. Judge Blackwell
dissented. The case will probably be appeal
ed to the supreme court.
| It is announced that the Prussian min.
lister Of commerce will send several officers Of
the mining department Of that country to our
centennial exhibition, with instructions to
study the mining industries Of the United
States.
kilograms Of the Sd from points in In.
diana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tonnes
see and Arkansas, mention heavy storms of
/ oil nd ,n1,o Ind:
and in some portions of Missouri the snow fall
exceeded six inches.
The Oxford (Eng.) college crew has de-
clined the challenge of the American inter-col.
legiate rowing association to row in the latter
part Of July at Saratoga, on the ground that
the date fixed comes too near the Henley
amateur regatta.
The first stage of F. D. Yates & Co.'S
semi-weekly direct line between Cheyenne
and Custer City, via Fort Laramie and Red
Cloud, carry ing United States mail, left on tht
I'd. A daily line will be in operation in TWEEN
ty days. Large parties are leaving there daily
for the mines.
The Secretary Of War, in answer tt
tue inquiry Of the House committee, gives i
as his opinion that the best and most econom
ical way to protect the Texas border from Mex
lean raids is to fill by recruiting the military
companies now stationed along the Rio Grand,
up to their maximum strength.
tits announced that Cardinal Manning O
England is to visit Rome in order to defend be-
fore the Sacred congregations scheme which
has been submitted to him, andon which h
has been engaged Tor two years, for the unto,
OF q portion Of the English ritualistic clergy
with the Roman Catholic church. The pop
is believed to Ike in favor of the scheme. bu
the Sacred congregations are opposed to it.
The U. S. Senate on the 4th confirmed
the following nominations: Chas. p Gill 0
Wisconsin, commissioner of pensions; Henr,
VIM. Beckel, collector of internal revenue
second district of Minnesota. Postnasters-
Henry c. Payne, Milwaukee, Wis; G. Leigh
ton, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
The first proceedings ia the case o
Gen. Babcock ior connection with the crooked
whisky conspiracy were had at St. Louis O,
the LIST. This was upon motion to vacate til
writ compelling the telegraph company t
produce the various kilograms that passed be-
tween Babcock and John Mcdonald, joyce
and Mrs. Joyce, over various signatures, dur
ing several months Of last year. After arga
ment Judge Dillon overruled the motion.
On the 18th Lieut.. Bishop, 5th Cav
airy, in pursuit OF . band OF Usage Indian
who had stolen fifty head OF cattle from tn
camp of Lee & Reynolds, thiry-dve mile
south of Leavenworth, Kas., came up will
them in their camp. Lieut.. Bishops com
mand promptly attacked them, and the In
dams, taken by surprise, were soon put t.
flight, losing three killed and several wound
ed, who escaped. Three squaws, one boy an.
thirty five Indian ponies were captured.