Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-23
GENERAL mArrEssx.

GENERAL MATTERS.
Tho Central Pacific railroad was again
blocked by snow in the Utah mountains on the
18th, and all trains were hung up for two
days.
Gen. Saigo, chief commissioner of ia.
pan, with suite, arrived At San Francisco the
18th, bringing large quantity Of exhibits for
the Centennial.
The "Vatican University at Rome
has been closed by the order Of the minister
Of public instruction on the ground OF ITS lie.
ing an illegal establishment.
A Cedar Rapids (Ia.) telegram Of the
10Th pronounoes the report from Davenport,
that the Union Savings Bank Of that place had
failed, q malicious fabrication.
Suit has been entered by the govern.
ment against the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad company to recover three
hundred thousand dollars Of unpaid taxes.
Since the fight Of Winslow, tho Bos.
ton iorger, an inquiry into the burning Of his
house last December has been had. the result
being strong ciroumstantial evidence that the
fire was of incendiary origin.
Notwithstanding the very disagreeable
weather generally prevailing throughout the
country, the 18th, the celebrations in honor Of
the memory Of St. Patrick were participated in
with the usual spirit by the Irish national
| ity.
The construction ring Of the Central
Pacific railroad company, which has absorbed
about all there was loose about the company's
property, has been sued by large stockholders
Of the company, who demand receiver and
equitable division of the original assets of the
company.
An Omaha telegram Of the 10Th says:
The rush Of people to the Black Hills increases
daily. Eighty-four went west yesterday, and
to-day special train of twelve cars, contain-
ing mostly persons bound there, lett here for
Cheyenne.
The suit OF George W. Frost, at
Omaha, against the Credi. Mobilier Of Amer
lea and the Union Pacific railroad, for back
salary As their purchasing agent, resulted in
his being allowed salary Of 81, ,00O a year, Tor
which certain property held in trust was con.
veyed to him.
Secretary Howard, of tho National
Pork Packers Association, reports the ex-
ports OF provisions from the principal ports
Of the United States from November / 1876, to
March l. 1876, At ~, ,a6s, ,05l pounds Of hog
product, of the value Of $27, ,533, ,5e6, and "a,
az, ,O26 pouuds Of the value Of 9s2 ,68s, $50.
The greenback convention At Syracuse,
N. Y, adopted = resolution recommending the
several assembly districts Of the ssats to send
deles1tes 70 State convention for the selec-
tion IF fdelegates to the National Democratic
convention q 81 Louis, whose admission into
thae body shall 30 asked q the true represen.
tativss Of the Democracy ot New York. .,
! The directors Of the bank Of the Stat.
Of New York, which suspended On the l4th
resigned on the 18th, and nav board n.
elected as follows: August Belmont, r G.
Ralston, g. L. Tolman, D. D. Withers, Law
renee Turnsere, J. E. Marshall, Daniel Drake
Smith, Adrian Iselins aud Henry Morgan
with hr. Belmont ~ president. Business o
the hank will he Immediately resumed.
In the British House of Commons o.
the 10th, George Anderson, one Of the mem
bsss for Glasgsw, asked the governments It I
were true that Gen. sohenck, the American
Minister, had withdrswn At the demand q
Great Britain. Robert Burke, ono Of ths Un
der Secretaries Tor the Foreign Department