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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
An lncorrlsiblc Case.

From, the Sacramento (Cal) Record Onion.
1t is narrated by railroad men, speak.
ing of the accident near Pleasanton
last Thursday night, that tramp was
sitting on the rear platform of Ca
boose, when the engine of the follow
ing train ran into it, and he was knock
ed three or four rods by the force of
the collision. lie was picked up in
sensible, and though the physician
that was summoned did not discover
any wounds on his body or evidence of
broken bones, it was decided that his
injury must be internal, as no one
could Withstand such concussion as he
had experienced and escape unhurt.
He was conveyed to the hotel at Pleas.
anton, put in bed, and efforts made to
resuscitate him, but they were unsuc.
cessful, and it was generally believed
that he would not regain consciousness.
Some hours later, however, the at.
tempts to bring him too met with sue
cess. He opened his eyes, stretched
himself, sat up, looked around him,
evidently tried to comprehend the sit
uation but could not, and getting out
of bed with the remark: "Well, l
must have been jolly drunk this time!''
he walked away without so much as as
saying, "By your leave," or 'Thank
yOu.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Death ut tho Wheel.

From the Albany IN. " journal.
Mr.. Levi Best, of Germantown, pilot
of the steamer New Champion, of
Bl.ck and Donohue's Catskill line,
w:s stricken with apoplexy at his post,
on the trip up on Saturday night, and
died few hours after. At ? O'Clock
tn. steamer had reached Esopus light,
below Rhinebeck, Mr.. Best being at
that time alone at the wheel. Ills
son Truman Best, second pilot, was
asleep in his room next the pilot
house, and heard his father ring to
slow the boat. Thinking that some.
thirg was wrong. he got up and
STEPPED into the pilot.house, and as
the night was perfectly clear, and no
distractions in the way, he asked his
father what was the matter. eve
hada heavy fog," said the old gentle.
mal, tand I don't know where we
are" His son attempted to tell him
thai all was right, aud asked his father
to sit down, and after some persuasion
Mr. Best stepped back and his son took
the boat in charge. Capt. Stead was
summoned, and by his aid the stricken
piltt was assisted to his room, when
all that could be done to allay his suf-
fer.ng was done, and the boat came
through to Catskill without landing,
so IS to get medical advice and assist
ante. When the boat reached Cats.
kin, DR.. flaming was summoned, but
foand that nothing could be done, and
shortly after his arrival Mr.. Best died.
MIR. Best was about IS years of age,
and had been a boatman all his life
time. andfor the past twenty five years
had run continuously from Catskill.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Important Decision to Railroad Travellers

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
AFTER an impartial and legally in.
structive charge by Judge Briggs in
the Court of Common Pleas, the case
OF W. Barnet LIE Van vs.. the Pennsyl.
vania railroad company has 'bsen de-
cided by a verdict for the plaintiff.
This was suit for damages for forci-
Die election from one of the cars of
the Company on a stormy night at a
point many miles from any human
habitation, whereby the plaintiff was
compelled to walk a great distance at
the risk of his life in search of place
to rest and be secure from the inclem.
ency of the weather. The passenger
had paid his fare to Philadelphia, ex.
hibited his ticket to the conductor,
and insisted that as there was no I'M.
occupied seat in the cars belonging OK.
clusively to the company, he would oc.
copy one in the Pullman palace car, in
which there were number of vacant
places. Instead of providing the ac-
c0mmodatiOn justly demanded, the con.
ductor selected lonely point on the
road and there elected the passenger,
causing him to undergo considerable,
hardship, trouble, and privation, and
hence this action for damages was
bought. After lapse of six years
ths jury now awards to Mr.. LIE Van
damages amounting to $8, 500, and by
thR action the important principle is
established that the Railroad Company
is compelled to give passenger a seat
without extra cost to him, in the Pull.
mar car if all other sittings in the cars
of tie train are occupied.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Personal, Impersonal and Political.

Personal, Impersonal and Political.
Gov Hayes was the attraction at tho
Centennial on the Goth.
Brigham Young's property was or
dered sold to pay Ann Eliza the sum OF 81, ,00t'
alimony then due.
Blue Jeans Williams ran behind his
ticket no votes, in the recent campaign. His
majority was 5,l37.
Canada is to be soon again invaded
by the Fenians at least, sosaysa correspond
ent Of The Boston Herali.
Jos. j. Brooks, of Philadelphia, is to
succeed Washburn as chief OF the secret serv.
ice division Of the treasure department..
Another cadet has been dismissed
from the Annapolis naval academy for refus-
ing to testify in the investigation Of ''hazers''
making nine within two weeks.
The captures made by General Crook
at Red Cloud agency consisted Of 500 Indians,
700 ponies and large number of arms. The
ponies and arms will be disposed of at auc-
ton Nov. ID.
Mr.. O'Connor Power and Mr.. Par
nell, who were entrusted with the Irish Gen.
tennial address, have resolved not to present
it formally to President Grant, inasmuch as
the State department insist upon it being
presented through the British minister.
Boss Tweed's arrival in New York
created the greatest excitement rmong all
classes. He was at once put into winter
quarters in Ludlow Street Jail, and, with a
Bussels carpet upon his floor and upholster-
chairs to lounge in, he is we'll fixed for 4
thief.
The French Commissioner to the
Centennial exhibition has proved himself a
despicable liar and poltroon by writing home
a letter assailing Americans as thieves and
American women as disreputable as class.
He should be kicked from Philadelphia to
New York and then shipped for home.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Something New in Mexico.

From the New York Sun.
From Mexico we learn that Porfirio
Diaz, the rival of President Ledro, has
done something so novel as to deserve
at least passing notice. He negotiated
a loan Of $50, 900 in Oaxaca, which was
to be payed in installments of 25 per
cent. OF course the lenders never ex.
pected to see their money again for a
Mexican merchant counts forced loans
to revolutionary bandits among the
losses to be looked for in business
career. The surprise of the lenders
may therefore be imagined when, in
stead of the first installment, they re:
ceived the whole amount in liquida.
tion. The enemies of Diaz intimate
that the repayment wa' trick to en-
able him to secure a larger loan here.
after. But in any event, the incident
is probably unprecedented in the
varied history Of Mexican revolutions.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02

Washington was as high as 1922. We
submit this as the actual fact taken
from the record of the Treasury De.
partment, and we ask Republicans who
find themselves urged to vote for a
general change in order to get rid of
dishonest officials, to consider what
the change will probably result in.
Mr.. Tilden in his letter, avows that he
will reform the civil service by dis
missing every man in the public service
and replacing him with Democrat.
Considering that Mr.. Tilden is the
chief of Tammany Hall, and will owe
his election to that organization, we
submit that the honesty of the public
service whose losses are reduced to the
intinitesmal quantity Of 26 cents per
81 900 per annnm, can hardly be re-
formed by such a "change'' as will
be accomplished by the removal of
10000 officials, most of them men of
experience and undoubted integrity,
and the substitution of all equal num-
ber of polititions selected for their
''hard work for the party" We SUBJ
NIT these facts to the consideration of
Republicans who are asked to vote
for Tilden for the sake Of SO CHANGE"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
THE NEWS.
A Summary of the Worlds Work
and Happenings.

Crimes Criminals::and Casualtles
Yellow fever has almost disappeared
from Savannah.
A Mrs. Starkweather and her two
children were burned to death in South Eng
lish, Iowa, last week.
The jury in the Sullivan-Hanferd
case in Chicago, failed to agree. They stood
eleven tor acquittal and one for conviction.
The Caymen Islands, in the British
West Indies were lately visited by a destruct-
i've hurricane, and the people are in suffer-
ing condition.
Three ministers of the Methodist
church were riding together in Arkansas,
last week, when two elicit distillers shot
them from the bushes near the road. Two
were fatally wounded. The distillers sup
posed them to be revenue officers.
Edward Stokes, the man who killed
Col. Jim Fisk, has served his allotted term in
the penitentiary, and was released on Satur-
day, the 28th. What he intends to do, or
where he will go is a question nobody knows,
and few besides his acquaintances care.
The presidents of all the national
and other banks, in Charleston, togetherwith
the leading clergy Of the city, have united
in an address to the people OF the United
States, denying the existence OF law]essness
among the whites OF South Carolina.
Terrible storms are reported to have
recently passed over the Central American
states, causing immense damage in property
and great loss Of life. Five hundred houses
were destroyed in one city, and three hun
dred in another, while the damage to the
coffee crop alone is estimated at three mill
lion dollars.
Through some mistake in the run.
ming Of centennial train, divided into Sec
tions, on the New York Midland railroad:
section ran into No. 2, and the result was
one passenger killed, six seriously wounded
and a number slightly. An engine and one
passenger car was wrecked and two passenger
cars thrown down an embankment sixty feet
high. Fully 500 persons were on the train
and all belonged to Madison and neighboring
counties III New York.
Thomas Ellis, paying teller of the
Park National Bank OF New York, has ab-
seconded, taking with him funds Of the bank
to the amount Of e66 900. He was the son Of
Methodist clergyman, and himselfa mem
Der of the church. The bank officers de-
clare that they are determined to catch him,
no matter what the cost, and when caught
there will be no compromising. They seem
to think it about time that an example was
made of some one Of the many light-dngeled
bank tellers that have come to the surface of
late, both for the good OF the banking COM
munity and the public generally.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Miscellaneous NcWs Items.

miscellaneous NcWe Items.
Peace news suddenly brought gold
down to9S.
The Servians are not only whipped,
but are utterly discouraged.
The English steamer Pandora has re.
turned from the Arctic regions.
Goldsmith Maid made another effort
last week to beat her own record, but failed.
Over 5000 barrels Of -four were
shipped from Minneapolis in one day this
week.
4 grand council of all the cardinals
of the Catholic church is to be had in Rome,
in few days.
All the rifle clubs of South Carolina
have disbanded in accordance with the Presi-
dents proclamation.
The strikers on the New Jersey Cen.
trail railroad turned switch and wrecked a
passenger train, killing five persons.
The grand rush for tho closing days
of the Centennial exhibition was about ~
large as the railways could attend to.
One hundred thousand tons of Scran.
ton ccal was recently sold at auction in New
York city. The prices ranged from $3.50 to
1887 per ton.
The work of raising subscriptions
tor the Custer monument fund has COM
menced. Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan is president
Of the association.
The lowest temperature experienced
by the English Arctic expedition was lo4 de-
grees below the freezing point-the coolest
weather ever registered.
The national credit will remain good
as long as the interest il promptly paid that
due Nov. LIST was paid on the 25th Of Oct.,
which won't look lad abroad.
Gen. Crook has succeeded in bring.
ing Red Cloud "to Limerick" The band has
been disarmed and Red Cloud deposed. Spot
ted Tail will he hereafter recognized As the
chiet.
Capt. Mares, the commander of the
British Arctic expedition, believes that the
Polar Sea is never navigable and that the Pole
can never be reached. Animal and bird life
is unknown At Cape Columbus.
Expeditions under Gen. Terry and
Merritt have left Fort Lincoln and the Black
Hills, respectively, for the forks OF the Chey.
enne country, where they expected to find
Crazy Horse and IN Indian army.
Some idea Of tho terrible suffering
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Herace Greeley and the South.

Gen. Merritt, who accompanied
Horace Greeley on his southern cam
paign tour, says in a card to the New
York Tribune
At Jackson, Miss, lie warned the
people of the danger Of permitting the
young of either race to grow up in ig-
norance and vice, and urged that the
wall of prejudice should be broken
down. lie went so far as to urge his
hearers to commend the noble exam.
ple of those Christian teachers who
had left home and friends to help to
educate the poor and unfortunate race;
and he also warned them not to be led
by demagogues against the true inter-
ests of their country. He feared a
condition of things which we now see,
a Solid South under old leaders, and a
revival of a hope that in some way the
verdict of the War may be reversed,
and he did what he could to avert it.
With his well-known opinion of both
Tilden and Hendricks as political lead
ers, and his outspoken opposition to
all oppression. can any friend or ad'
mirer of his doubt but that, were he
now in the editorial chair, he would
with his cd time and characteristic
vigor support the Republican candi'
dates as the surest means of ''promot.
ing the prosperity, the happiness, and
true glory Of the American people =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
AUSTIN, MOWER CO., MINI, NOVEMBER ?. 1877

In Servia consequent upon the war may be
gathered from the statement that eleven
thousand homeless and halt naked refugees,
are dying of starvation in the mountains sur.
rounding Delegrade.
The British Arctic expedition which
went out year or 20 ago, under Captain
Mares, has returned. The expedition sue
ceeded in getting no nearer the North Pole
than 83 degs. 20 Minis. but in other respects
it is reported ~ successful.
A letter lately appeared in the French
papers purporting to come from the French
commissioner at the Centennial exhibition,
assailing the character Of Americans. It
pronounced us nation Of thieves, and Amer
lean women as immoral as . class. The
commissioner, however, proneunces the let
ter base fabrication.
CIV. Gardner, of Deadwood, reports
that the Black Hills mining company 'squari
mill commenced operations on the 18th inst,
On the following day they ran through
seven tons Of ore, from Hidden Treasure
ledge, which cleaned up five thousand do
lars. Gulch mining is still in operation, pad
quartz mines showing better results every
day -
The Servian army under Tcherna-
yef VAS defeated-cut in two and completely
routed and demoralized by the Turks, on the
30th ult. Prince Milan at once telegrahped
to the car Of Russia to come to his rescue be-
fore it was too late. It is generally under
stood, however, that the car had accepted
the Turkish terms for an armistice.
In the speech of King William at
the opening Of the imperial parliament,
that potentate assured the country no
German blood would be split except for
the protection OF German honor and interests.
He intimated clearly that in case Of war the
Interests Of Germany would be with Russia.
The Democratic majority in the West
Virginia legislature will lie the same a. last
winter.
Gen Crook telegraphs that he will
proceed at once to organize an expedition to
the Powder river country, consisting of ff-
teen companies of infantry, none Of whom
were engaged in the summer campaign, and
will himself go out in command. Probably
Crooks forces will be joined by at least por-
ton ofthose under the command of fGen. Ter
ry, and the combined forces then 20 on q
''still hunt" to the winter quarters Of the hos
tiles.
A New York Herald special from
Philadelphia reports the receipt Of informa-
ton from Sweden of the discovery OF an open
way to the Arctic Sea. Professor Vanduskiold
started on an exploring expedition from
Hammertest,9 Sweden, in August, and DEM
onstrated the correctness Of his theory re-
garding an open way to the Arctic Sea. He
reports having encountered no obstacles, and
considers the way now open from Europe to
China through northern passage.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
A Carnival Of Fraud,

The Democrats, sailing under the
false colors of ''Reform," are making
a desperate fight for life. 1t is recog-
nized and felt by the eX-Rebels of the
South that, unless they succeed in
gaining power this time, they can
never again be banded together on a
sectional basis, but that men will di.
vide up among the different political
parties south of Mason and Dixon's
line as they do at the North. 1t is
recognized and felt by the Tammany
politicians of New York that there will
never be another opportunity for them
to get an immediate representative
in the White House. 1t is recognized
and felt by the greedy Democratic
wolves in all parts of the country that
there will be left to howl in the will
derness forever unless they can break
into the doors of the government this
year. There is nothing in the record
of their past to which they can point
as an earnest of their professions of
good faith in the future, and there is
no important issue Of the time about
which they are not quarrcling among
themselves. But there is one unfail-
ing Democratic resource which they
hope to use in the present election
more extensively and effectually than
ever before,-;.n this is fraud. There
is scarcely a section or district in this
country which the Democrats cherish
the smallest hope of carrying where
they are not making preparations to
pollute the ballot-box in one way or
another.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
The Grasshopper Convention.

The convention of Western govern.
ors, held at Omaha recently, to con.
suit upon the grasshopper problem
and the means for their destruction,
adopted the following resolutions:
First That it viii! be wise and politio for
the legislatures Of the States and Territories
most deeply interested to enact law offering
= bounty per bushel tor the collection and de-
struction Of eggs and unnedged insects.
Second-That tho several Legislatures au-
thorize local taxation tor the purpose Of sys.
temati1ed efforts in the way Of ditching, burn
ing, etc. !; also suggest the repeal OF the game
laws, or modification OF them, 30 as to pre-
vent the destruction Of birds which feed on
insects the prevention Of prairie fires until
suitable time for the destruction OF young
grasshoppers by firing the grass; encourage
ment Of tree culture, promoting moisture and
harboring birds.
ThirdeRecommending as far as possible =
ing winter, to ascertain those portions oteach
county in which eggs are most thickly laid.
Further-That they deem it the duty of the
national government to make some effort to
destroy or counteract the great pest, and
thus prevent its injuries. They recommend
the attachment OF : special commission to one
VoOSVVV
for the purpose Of paying the expense Of the
commission.
1t is ascertained that the grasshop.
pers haven't done the amount of dam.
age imagined, and that they can be en-.
cOuntered and exterminated with much
less labor and difficulty than hereto.
fore supposed by united, concentrated
efforts at the proper time. and no fears
need he entertained as to the serious
results the coming spring.
The governors Of the west were re.
quested to transmit to their respective
delegations record Of the proceed.
ings of the convention, and request
them to urge on Congress speedy &C.
tion in this matter. 4
The president Of the convention was
requested to draw up and present to
the President Of the United States q
letter setting forth the urgent necessi.
/ ty of action by the general government
in behalf Of tho sections raYaged.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Tilden a Sordid Old Copperhoad.

Laportc (Pa) Press and Standard.
We publish in another column a
statement of Capt. Edward Miller, Of
Elkland, which presents Samuel J. Til.
den in a new light to our Sullivan
county voters. If this story had been
circulated without foundation, or if
Capt. Miller was an unknown man, we
would not give any credence to it; but
coming ds it does from the lips Of a
well-known gentleman from the west
of our county, a good soldier during
the war, a man Of recognized integ-
rity, and one who would not stoop to
furnish false intelligence, we cannot
help but believe it. ~
It is damning evidence, Samuel j..
Tilden stands out as one of the mean
est men whom the late War has I'm.
earthed from their dens. With 49,
000, 900, with no family of his own,
with a krown income of $l08,000,
with princely home with princeiy
surroundings, this man who rretends
to have loved the soldiers, refused to
give $40 to procure the body Of his
nephew who had died in the army for
that nephew's widow. .e. p
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Condition Of the Markets.

Under more pacific news from Eu.
rope prices OF wheat have dropped back to the
prices offered before the furry, and, with the
close OF navigation at hand and an AMIGA
ble adjustment Of the railroad quarrel prob
ably little rise in price may he looked tor in
the Northwest unless the war feeling is again
aroused.
Wheat is being rushed to market at
rapid rate. The receipts at Chicago last
week were 100, 900 more than for the sane
week last year.
In Milwaukee at our latest advices, wheat
sold at @l.l9 for No. i; sl.l3 for No. 2; and
81 O6 for No. 3.
Chicago-Wheat, No. !, si.le; No. 2, ST.
10; No. 3, sc.
St. Paul and Minneapolis-No wheat was
firm at q. .06; No. ?, Sl.0o. A good deal Of
No. 3 wheat is received for which is paid SOC.
Dressed hogs are in good demand at exc and
6xc.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation.

Thanksgiving Uoy fIOclamatlOn'
The President has issued the follow.
ing proclamation for the observance of day
of thanksgiving throughoutthe United States:
''From year to year We have been accus-
toned to pause in our daily pursuits and set
apart time to offer our thanks to Almighty
God ter the special blessings He has vo1ch-
safed to us, with our prayers for . continu-
ance thereof: We have at this time equal
reason to be thankful for this continued pro-
lection, and for the many material blessings
which His bounty has bestowed. In addi-
ton to these tav0rs accorded to us as mdi-
vlduals, We have especial occasion to express
our hearty thanks to Almighty God that by
His providence and guidance our govern.
ment, established century ago, has teen
enabled to fulfill the purposes Of it's founders,
in Offering an asylum to people OF every nee,
securing civil and religious liberty: o all
within It's borders, and melting out to every
individual alike justice and equality before
the law. It is moreover especially our duty
to offer our humble prayers to the Father Of
all mercies tor . continuance Of His divine
favor to US as nation and ~ individuals.
"By reason Of Ill these considerations I,
Ulysses 8. Grant, President of the United
States, do recommend to the people Of the
United States to devote the 30th day of No
vember next to the expression OF their
| thanks and prayers to Almighty God, and
laying aside their daily avocations and oil
secular occupations, to assemble in their re-
day as day Of Thanksgiving and rest"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02

A stump speaker boldly announced
the other day. that s'The country is
drifting into arnica." a. ..,z