Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-22
Personal. Impersopal and Political.

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Oliver Ames'will leaves half million
to his wife.
The Ohio Legislature has passed a bill
compelling vaccination.
Charles Cowdeh Clarke, the English
lecturer and author, died at Genoa last week.
Elk Postmaster General Tyner has
been appointed first Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral.
Capt. Eber Ward, the great steam.
boat man OF Detroit, has failed.
Four colored men were hanged at
Aiken, South Carolina, on the 10th.
1t is rumored that Pierepont is to
be recalled from England and Cushing from
Spain.
Mrs. NJ. E. Bright, widow Of the
late Jesse D. Bright, died in Louisville, Ky., a
few days ago.
Count Van Arnim is reported dying
at Nice. His son has been summoned with
utm st haste.
No nomination will be made at presi
ent to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation OF Judge Davis.
Peter B. Sweeny, Boss Tweed's pal,
has returned to this country after five years
absence and will stand his trial in April.
Alfred Douglas is to be Marshal of
the District Of Columbia a position worth from
ten to twelve thousand dollars per year.
The Republican State Central Com.
mittee Of Louisiana has expelled Pichback
from the organization by vote Of % to4.
Senator Blaine has called upon the
President and urged that there be new elec.
tions ordered in South Carolina and Louisi-
ana.
Senator Morton declines to be chair.
man Of the Committee on Foreign Relations
and Senator Hamlin has been appointed in
his place.
Postmaster General Key positively
refuses to make changes in postmasters and
will only appoint to fill vacancies or when
commissions ex ire.
Bismarck had a $4,000 fire on the
night Of the 18th. Miners hotel, Western no.
tel, and Dunn's drug store were among the
buildings burned.
H. P. Bell, Democrat, has been
elected to Congress in the 9Th Georgia district
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the election o.
Ben Hill to the Senate.
The Democrats in the OHIO Legisla'
ture have resolved not to nominate candi.
date for the Senate against Stanley Matthews,
but will vote blank.
A special to New York says many
Americans have filed complaints against Ban
croft Davis, Minister to Berlin, tor discour-
tesY and grave o5enses.
The full returns from New Hamp'
shire, show that Jones, Democrat, is elected
| to Congress from the First District. The Re-
publicans elect in the other two districts.
1t will probably take the official can
vasS to determine who has carried the lst Con
gressienal District in New Hampshire. The
Republicans carried the second and third dis
trict.
The Republican caucus of the Ohio
legislature, on the 18th, nominated Stanley
Matthews for the Senate, in place of Johr
Sherman who resigned to take the position o
Secretary of the Treasury.
Tie election in New Hampshire tool
place on the 18th. Prescott, Republican, viii
have about $500 majority. The early re
turns indicate the election Of 4 Democrat t
Congress from the first district and Republi
cans II ON the second aud third districts. TIL,
last Congressional delegation stood two Dem
ocrats to one Republican.
The Senators and Representative!
from South Carolina and Louisiana, remain il
Washington urging tue recognition Of the re
spective governments in these States. A
there are double-headed Congressional dele
cations as well as double State officials, til
matter ia quite bewildering to the President
Both parties argue their side Of the case in tn
White House, daily.
Stanley Matthews wrote letter t,
Packard, OF Louisiana, a. well as to Chamber
lain, Of South Carolina. He urged Packardt
retire, stating that he could only be uphel
b the use o. the army. Packard replied
very emphatically, declining to surrender. III
special significance OF the correspondence lie
In the tact that Matthews 10 the President
brother-in-law, though he disclaims any au
thority from the President. sa- g., ..
The Union Parific road is surveying
branch to the Black Hills.
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