Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-26
Personal and Political.

George SCHNEIDER Of Chicago has been
appointed minister to Switzerland.
John A. Kassop, Of Iowa, has been ap'
pointed Minister to Spain, In place OF Caleb
Cushing.
VIM. c. Kyle, prominent Mississippi
steamboat man, died at Louisville, KY, few
days ego.
P.W. Norris, of Michigan, has been
appointed Superintendent Of the Yellowstone
National Park.
The Democratic Legislative caucus In
Louisiana has no,ainated Judge L. NJ. spafrord
for g. Senator.
Capt. George Barker died at Hudson,
New York, Sunday, aged IS. Capt. Barker
was believed to have been the oldest Mason In
the United States.
Lieut.. J. L. Knapp, post surgeon DIR.
Andrews and post sutler J. 8. Moore, stationed
At Portland, Oregon, were all drowned at
that place Sunday.
Myra Clark Gains has obtained final
decree against the city of New Orleans for the
large property for which she hos been contend.
ing for half century.
The Democratic Senators and members
of the Illinois Legislature have addressed
letter to Hon. W. r. Morrison endorsing his
candidacy for speaker.
Gov. Hampton has closed all Of the
Offices at Columbia, 8. c., and sealed the doors.
Both sides have agreed to await the decision
Of the Supreme Court Us to their respective
Claims.
A dispatch from Alexandria an.
nounccs that the King Of Abyssinia has re-
leased Mr.. Mitchell, the American geographer,
who has arrived at Massowat In pitable con-
dition.
Chas. N. Sterling, convicted Of murder
and rape, was executed at Youngstown, Ohio,
on the 21st. The rope slipped, and he was
slowly strangled. He protested his innocence
to the last.
Chief Justice Cartier, of Washington
has denied the writ Of mandamus applied for
against the Secretary Of the Navy, the object
of which was to compel that official to revise
the action of the Department in the settlement
of prize money for the capture Of the rebel ram
Albcmarle.
Boss Tweed was examined by Legis-
lative Committee in Ludlow Street Jail on the
2lst He declined to give tho names of mem.
bers Of the n Y. Legislature, who were bribcd
by him, but intimated that at the proper time
they would be furnished. Tho proper time
means when he is released.
A San Francisco paper says United
States Senator in that city has letter from
Jas. G. Blaine which proposes the establish
mcnt of commission composed Of the Chic
Justices of each State in the Union, to deter
mine Hayes title to the Presidency. It is
stated that Blaine proposes to offer resolutions
to that effect at the extra session of Congress,
all Of which is very doubtful.
A New Orleans telegram of the 10Th,
says: Governor Packard's carriage was stopped
tonight at the corner Of Rampant and Espla-
nado streets, by ten or twelve armed men, who
finding the only occupant an elderly person, an
attachc of Governor Packard, bearing letter
to Mrs. Packard stating that her husband would
not be at home tonight, left him without fur.
ther molestation. Packard's friends state that
he had been pre.warned that an attempt would
be made to kidnap him should he attempt to
stop at his house as he has done lately, and so
he sent his cab ahead to sec If there was any
foundation in the warning given.