Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
Niscellaneous News Items.

Reports reach London of great actlv-
ity in the Russian army.
The Pope desires al cardinals to at.
tend the next Consistory, which will be of
extraordinary importance.
Grand Duke Constantine has granted
the application Of number OF American Off
GERS to enter the Russian army.
A little daughter of William Muck
leg, Of Memphis, while burning leaves in the
ward, set her clothes on fire and burned to
death.
A ball was given in the Norfolk
Navy Yard Thursday night, in honor of the
Grand Duke Alexis and the Russian naval
officers, which was brilliant affair.
It is said formidable Russian IRON
clad squadron will enter the Mediterranean in
the spring. The Grand Duke Constantine
will commend and Admiral Pepatt will be his
chief Of staff
At an after dinner speech, Prince
Bismarck expressed the opinion that Russo
Turkish war was strongly probable, and that
Russia would commence the struggle by di-
rect attack upon Turkey.
The steamer Boston, coming down
the Ohio, struck tow boat at Scionville early
one morning last week and sunk to the upper
deck. No one hurt. She was the largest
steamer running on the upper river.
The Philadelphia police made 4 de-
scent on cock pit near the centennial grounds
and captured forty men. Pat McCrary, one
OF the sports of the main, was shot dead dur
ing the excitement of the raid, but the police
did not use fire arms.
The weak insurance companies all
over the country are in close quarters, and
not few are being crowded to the wall.
Cheap insurance and extravagant salaries,
with other unnecessary expenses, do not
work we'll ior insured nor insurers.
Earl Russell has given notice to the
House OF Lords that he will move that Eng.
land shall cease all diplomatic intercourse
with Turkey, on the ground that the nation
is still barbarous and unworthy to rank
among the enlightened people of Europe.
The steamship Bavaria, which
burned at sea on the 9Th inst, sailed from
New Orleans January 28th with cargo o.
1895 bales OF cotton, 81 bags of seed cotton
and 1000 barrels OF rosin. The vessel and
cargo was valued at about half million.
The worst apprehensions are felt OF
strike of the Durham, England, colliers in
consequence Of difference with the masters
about the recent arbitration awards. The
strike would directly affect from 81, COO to 40,
600 men and involve stoppage of the Cleve.
land iron industry.
At a meeting of the Chamber Of
Commerce in Manchester, England, the Pres
ident stated that the exports of Manchester
goods to the United States, which formerly
afforded an excellent market, were now nil
and that there is considerable trade in Man
chester in cotton fabrics manufactured in Am
erica.
Mr.. Moody has given public notic'
that the contributions for the support ant
education fthe children ofP. P. Bliss hav'
been so liberal that when placed with the sew
eral thousands which Mr.. Bliss left, they ar
we'll provided for, and contributions shoult
now cease.
A distressing condition of thing
prevails in the German coal mine districts q
Westphalia and Rhineland. A great numbe
of w0rkmen have been dismissed, and ther
are over 1900 unemployed persons, anon
whom the distress is fearful. No signs OF i'm
provement in trade or commerce are percep
tiblc.
| A pastoral letter from Bisho]
O'Hara, communicating the Ancient Orde
Of Hibernians, and directing the clergy t
deny the members of that order the sacrs
ments, was read in all the Catholic churche
OF the Scranton diocese Sunday. The de
nunciation was unexpected, and produc
ed . sensation among the members OF the OF
der.
A Boston letter says, although dt
cisive verdict regarding Moody and Sanke
weuld be premature, it is not too much
say that the prevailing feeling is one of a.
tonished disappointment. The great majo
ity ofpeople expected to be moved as the
were never moved before, by Moody's ell
quence, and are astonished at his great rep,
tation. sgs
A suit for the possession of
ssventy-ave pound fragmen: of metee
. which tell upon the ground Of the Amana .
ciety, in Iowa county, Iowa, about a,year ae
and WAS picked up by man named Maa
has been decided in favor Of the corporatio
and the fragment will 60 to the Iowa Unive
sity. It is the largest rock of its kind in e
slstence. ~ far a. known.