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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15
miscellaneous News Items.

OAAseSA0VAD
A FIRE at St. Johns New Brunswick,
on the 9th caused loss OF five lives and halfa
million dollars in property.
The Louisiana sugar crop for 1875 in
round numbers will be 10000 hogsheads
against lac, 900 hogsheads in 1876.
The Merchants Exchange at St.
Louis has passed resolutions endorsing Presl-
dent uayes and his Cabinet selections.
A cannon explosion at Altoona, ILL.,,
killed boy aged l6, on the 9Th. The lnau-
guration OF Hayes was being celebrated.
The second trial of Alex. Sullivan,
OF Chicago, Tor the murder OF Francis Hana-
ford, school superintendent, resulted in Sui
livans acquittal.
A mbination with Jay Gould as
the head center has captured the control OF
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad and a.
20 the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific.
Hayes inaugural was cabled in full
to England and appeared in the London
papers simultaneously with itr publication in
the morning papers in this country.
A fine flow of green petroleum was
struck At San Beunaventure, Cal., the latter
part Of February at depth Of only lew teet
Several other wells have been discovered in
the same vicinity, none At greater depth
than one hundred and fifty feet.
A vessel has just sailed from Phila-
delphia for Italian ports laden With samples
Of American goods Of al! descriptions. Special
agent will distribute them throughout the
kingdom with the view of obtaining orders in
competion with European manufacturers.
Charles S. Albert, of Richmond, Ind,
is the latest discovered heir to millions in the
fatherlsnd. His uncle died recently in
Germany, leaving him sole heir 70 an estate
worth %, &C., 900. The lucky man is but "a
years OF age, and is highly educated and tal-
ented.
There was q FIRE on Bond street, New
York, on the morning of the 7th, involving 4
loss OF betwe~n one aud two million dollars
The 0orhsm silver plate company lose 9aU0,
ooo, Robbins K Appleton, watches, 9900, 600,
the Am.ncsn Watch Company, s4oo, 900,
Hale l. Cattell, jewellers, $1,000
Ayoung girl IL years of age, creates
considerable curiosity 1t Sioux City, Iowa
through supposed spiritual manifestations
which attend her movements. Dishes dance
and iall from the shelves At her approach, and
the heaviest articles Of furniture move with.
out visible motive. azaz s..s .s <ssrss
Two girls Of Oto, Woodbury. county,
Iowa, scared upa deer while walking along
the ro,d, which, In it, flight, became entan.
glea In stout wirs fence. While cnss Of thl
9irls stood guard over the animal the othel
went to house near BY and borrowed Re.
velvss, with which they dispatched the pris.
oner. The act has been counted unto then
for heroism by the local papers. It was thrifty
and sensible. H. n 2 :. sffs &&8
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15
SHOUTS OF APPLAUSE

from the people who were closely packed,
both in front and behind the long lines OF
military that extended from one end OF the
capitol ground to the other. The address,
ed with great animation, but although his
voice was clear and strong, it could not lie
heard ut any considerable distance. owing to
the hum Of conversation and comment and
the pressure otthe crowds, who kept up con-
slant struggle to getnear the platform. When-
ever the Presid ent paused " emphasized .
sentence, cheers went up from the multituds.
A the conclusion OF the address the oath of
Office was administered to the President by
Chief Justice Waite, both standing with un-
covered b. ads at the front OF the platform.
The inaugural ceremonies being completed,
the procession was reformed ana returned to
the Executive Mansion, escortlng the Presi.
dent, who. together with the ex-President
aud Senator Morrill,, Of Vermont, chairman OF
the committee Of arrangements, occupied the
open barouche that conveyed the party to the
Capitol. Thousands Of persons lined Penn
syivania avenue to witness the display. The
President was frequently cheered, which
compliment he acknowledged by raising his
hat.
THE OATH or OFFICE TAKEN SATURDAY.
The first and principal ceremony belonging
to the Inauguration, the swearing in OF the
new President, was consummated Saturday,
~"ANAS uu~'A SsAuWo{S "Sc T.. v'S~~
1t was accomplished At the Executive Man
eion between the hours Of : and 8 Saturday
svening. The ceremony was matter OF some
discussion between the Chief Justice OF the
United States Supreme Court, the Presi-
dent.elect, the Attorney. General, and very
tew prominent friends Of Gov. Hayes, aud the
conclusion was reached that such case was
ad visable, though it was not anticipated that
an exigency would arrive under which, in
case there was an int-rregnum in the execu-
tive Office, III" peace Of the country would be
imper'led. It was therefore determined by
Gov. Hayes, acting under the advice OF his
friends, to take the oath of ofice Saturday
aid consequently the obligation was taken
before Chief Justice Waite At the hour men,
toned. The ceremony WAS of the very quiet
est character, the only persons present being
the Chief Justice. who administered the oath,
and the Ptesident-elect, who subscribed there
to. It was taken in the Red Parl0r, in the
Executive Mansion, an apartment in which
all diplomatic and important ceremonies are
conducted.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15
How GnillOtining Feels.

It has been reserved for NJ. Mondate
an Italian gentleman. to let the world
know, through La Defense, what it
feels like to be guillotined. lie was in
1913 condemned to death for crime
of which he was innocent, and it was
not the fault of Italian justice that he
escaped. The blade Of the guillotihe
fell, but the wo)d in the groves of
which it ran had swollen slightly, and
the knife stopped barely two cent?.
metres from his neck. While they
were repairing this defect reprieve
arrived, the true murderer had been
found and had confessed his crime. ''It
was ut 8 a. M, Aug. II, l873,' says NJ.
Mondate, 'that my c0nfessor, rAbbe
Fernia, entered my cell to announce to
me that l must die. When at the
touch of his hand upon my shoulder l
awakened, l comprehended at once
the nature of his errand, and despite
my own confidence it seems that !
turned horribly pale. l would have
spoken, but my mouth contracted and
no saliva moistened it. A mortal Chill
suddenly invaded the lower part of my
body. BY a supreme effort succeeded
in gasping 1T is not true' The priest
answered I know not what. heard
only a confused buzzing. Then sud-
den thrill OF pride shot through me:
For some minutes I felt no Tear:
stood erect l said to myself that if ]
must die l should show them that all
innocent man died with courage. !
spoke with great rapidity l was hor,
ribly afraid to be silent or to be inter.
rupted ; I thanked the governor OF the
prison, and asked for something to eat.
They brought me a cup of chocolate,
but refused it. Again had become
fully possessed with the horrors of my
situation. I had visions of what the
scaffold would be like, and mechanic
ally asked the attendants, Does 1t
hurt much!' Not bit,' answered
somebody, and l saw before me a new
person in a gown of black woolen,-
the executioner. would have risen,
defended myself asserted my inno'
cence, but l tainted, and when re.
turned to consciousness was piniOned
in the cart which was entering the.
death. place. cast a sbuddering look
at the horrible machine. l had no
more connected and coherent thought,
and the up, lights between which the
knife runs seemed as high as the masts
of ship. was lifted up to the plat
form; 1 had but one fixed idea-that
of resistance, But how could resist !!
was seized and aung down upon the
plank. felt as if were paralyzed,
and lay there for an immense time.
Then there was a sharp blow on my
neck, and tainted again with the in
stinctive idea that the knife had stuck
! me. 1t was not the knife, but the up
per part OF the lunette. When l came
to myself I was in the prison hos
pital."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15

Dawes. Dorsey, Teller, Ferry, Morton, Ran.
sesa, Bogy, Barnum and Lamar.
Mines and MiDing-SharoD, chairman. Chaf-
iss. Kirkwood, Plumb, Hereford, Cook and
Revision Of Laws Christiancy, chairman,
lhlAlls, Davis of Illinois. Wallace and Ker-
nan.
Education and Labor-Burnside, chairman,
Patersn, Morrill,, Bruce, Sharon, Gordon,
Maxey ,BOgy and Lamar.
Civil Service and Blaine,
chairman. .0gleshy Patterson, Booth, ,McCreery,
~ Audit and Control the Contingent :Ex-
pelses q the Senate-Jones, OF Nevada chair
man, Rollins and Dennis.
Whyte,
LbrIy-Howe, chairman, Edmunds ami
Rules Ferry, chairman, Hamlin and Mer-
Ensr!ssed Bills-Bayard, chairman. withers
and A1thony.
and Caves.
kstsa Q: the Mississippi river-Bruce,
chairman, Blaine, Conover, Coekerell and
Harris.
To Examine the Several Branches OF the
Civil Service Chaffte, chairman, C0nkling,
Windom, Mer,imor and Eaton.
Transportation Routes to the eSeaboard-Cam-
eron, cf Wis, chairman, Window, Conovor,
Burnside, Saunders, Davis, OF w. Vs., Harris,
Lamar and Beck.
In the Senate on the 9th, the only
business of importance besides the announce
ment OF the committees, was the adoption. o.
the following resolution offered by Senator
Resolved, That the thirteen memorials
here presented to the Senate by Hon. } Il.
Mitchell, purporti'g to be signed by 369 clti-
zens Oregon, reeiling that 1t was currently
reported aud generally believed that the elet-
tion OF L. +. Grover, Us Senator ot the United
States. was procured by bribery, corruption,
and other unlawful means, in the Lrg stature
Grover did corruutly and fraudulently issue a
certificate OF election to one E. A. Cronin a.
Presidential elector, on December 6, 1876; aud
that said L. F. Grover did bear false witness
before q committee On or about January 6,
1877, he now reterrel to the committee Oh
privileges and elections Vino shall thoroughly
Investigate and report upon the foregoing
charges, with power to SEND tor persons and
papers.
The senate on the 10th met and con.
frmed all OF President Hayes Cabinet ap-
,ontees. Key was confirmed for Postmaster
General by 4 vote OF 81 to the negative votes
nomination was iorty-tour Tor congrmatiOl'
and two against. The vote on Evarts' nomi'
natiun WAS about the same. Quite number
o, Senators on both sides abstalned from vOt'
ing, and a few negative votes i'll each Instance
were cast by Democrats. Senator Cameron,
"t Pennsylvania, voted for Evarts, Schurz and
Key, re,nsrking his vote Tor Evarts wa> under
what he rega, de- rs instructions, his CON.
mitt4e on foreign relations having instructed
him to report 1avoratly. MIR. Conkling re
trained from voting on Evarts. The nomilia-
alton OF George W. McCrary to be Secrt tary
Of War, Richard w. Thompson, Secretary .
the Navy, and Charles Devens to be Attorney
General, were confirmed without the roll call
or even division.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15
The New Cabinet.


President Hayes sent to the Senate
on the 7th the following list Of appointments
Secretary Of State.-Wm. NJ. Everts, OF New
York.
Secretary Of the Treasury.-John Sherman
Of Ohio.
Secretary Of War-Geo. w. McCrary Of
Iowa.
Secretary ofthe Navy.-Richard NJ. Thomp-
son of Indiana.
Attorney General - Chas Devins of Massa-
chusetts.
Postmaster eneral.-David NJ. Key of Ten
nessee.
Secretary Of the 1nterior.---Carl schurz
Of Missouri.
CHARLES DEvENS.
Gen. Devens is one of the best-known
men in Massachusetts, who has not been
in active politics. Before the War he
was one of the ablest and most prom
Using young lawyers of Worcester, and
had all eady distinguished himself as
an orator. He entered the military
service early, and made very bril-
liant record in the Army of the Poto-
mac. He lost limb in the service.
Since the War he has been most of the
time on the Bench, and is now men,
ber of the Supreme Court of the State.
RICHARD W. THOMPSON.
the new Secretary OF the Navy, was a
Whig politician of the old school, and
is little known to the present gener-
alton outside of his own State. He
was born in Culpepper county, Va.,
and is about 7S years Of age. Before
he WAS 81 he emigrated into the wilds
of Kentucky, and in 1881 settled in
Louisville, where he was 4 clerk in Il
mercantile house. He subsequently
removed to Indiana, and taught school
in Lawrence county. He studied law
and was admitted to the bar in 1884.
His first political service was as Rep
resentative in the Indiana legislature,
to which he was elected in 1884, and
reelected in 1885. In 1888 he became
State Senator, aud served two years,
acting a portion of the time as Presi.
dent of the Senate and Lieutenant
Governor. In 1850 he was Presiden.
tial elector on the Harrison ticket, and
labOred Zedlously for the success of his
party, both on the stump and by ar
ticles in the newspapers. The next
year he was sent to Congress, serving
at that time one term, and was subse.
quently reelected to serve during the
term from l847 to 1849, at the close OF
which he voluntarily withdrew from
the candidacy. In 1914 he was again
u Presidential elector. Since 1850 1t
has held no public office, but has de.
voted himself to thu practice of his
profession at Terre Haute.
DAVID NJ. KEY
Well informed friends Of President
Hayes assert that the nomination OF
MIR. Key to the cabinet was the initia
step in the development Of his polio,
of seeking to disarm Southern dist rus
and promote peace in that section OF
the basis of justice and protection tt
all. Mr.. Key led confederate regi
ment during the late war, and was ;
Democratic Senator appointed to fiji
Andrew Johnson's vacancy. but at tn
session of Congress he was the first t
make a speech for the Democratic sid
looking to Southern paciticatiol
through conciliation and cooperation
with the incoming Republican admins
tration.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15
Democratic Address.

just previous the adjournment Of
Congress the Democratic members of
that body unanimously adopted an ad.
dress to the people of the country set
ting forth that in the election in No.
yember 1876 Tilden electors were actu-
ally chosen and that the Republicans
by raising their sectional envy had
wrongfully obtained adeclaration that
HAYES had received l85 electoral votes
and Tilden. but 1874. The address is
lengthy and goes into the arguments
to sustain the position, such as were
generally used in Congress and before
the electoral commission.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15
eas4,75s o3
Total,

A community in New York resort to
what they call s'cure by criticism"
when any of their band is sick. They
get around his bed, and fai aithfully tell
him all his faults, as far as known,
and this, they say, .'thr0ws him into q
profuse perspiration, usually resulting
in a speedy recovery"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15
Light by Lightning.

Cleveland Leader
Mr.. Brush s machine was put on ex.
hibition last evening. and proved an
eminent success. Upon connecting the
wires and starting the engine an cleo.
trio spark flashed to the carbon points,
of such intense brilliancy as to render
it impossible to look 1T it without col.
ored glasses, and to cause the gas-light
to throw shadow. A piece Of Leavy
steel wire held in the spark burned
like paper, and knitting needle was
consumed in hall a minute. A nickel
five cent piece was quickly melted. al.
though that metal is one of the hardest
to fuse. After various experiments
had been made with the light, stere.
opticon was brought INTO play, and a
series of fine views displayed. An in
teresting part of the performance was
the exhibition of some microscopic
specimens, the shadow being thrown
on a large screen. 4 small drop of
lake water was shown, and the result
was enough to make any one forswear
water as 4 beverage for the rest of his
life. 1t was literally full Of crawling
wriggling things, some apparently six
inches long. A magnified likeness of
the burning carbon points showing the
transfer of particles from one to the
other, was thrown on the screen and
presented gorgeous appearance. A
number of men interested in scientific
matters were present, and expressed
themselves as quite we'll satisfied with
the working of the light. There has
been some discussion lately about using
electricity for illuminating purposes,
and it is said that several large firms
in this city have thought seriously of
the matter. Mr.. Brush says that, the
machine he had on exhibition would
cost about $s40O. but that one carrying
eight lights could be made for $l.50O.
lie intends the construction of ma
chine which will have about 40 times
the capacity of the one exhibited. 1t
will be equal to IS, 600 candles, and
will require a ter. n.horse engine to run
it. This machine will weigh about
1000 pounds. -t. ., --
"Grandma, do you know why I can
see up in the sky so fart! asked Char
lie, a little four year old, of the ven.
erable lady who sat on the garden scat
knitting. "No, my dear; Why is i'll"
Because there is nothing in the way" :"
replied the young philosopher, resum.
ing his astronomical search and grand
ma her knitting.
| A peddler was around the other day
with contrivance which included
fifteen things in one. Twas q stove
holder, and a rolling.pin, cake.hfter
and a grateshaker, and nut.cracker, !,
and half dozen others, and the fel-
low recommended it to women be-
cause it was heavier on one end than
the other; and hence could be thrown
with unerring precision. .-..~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15

A Partisan lady entered shop at
Leipsic, and asked, on being addressed
in German, If they dit not speak French.
eve can, madame" was the reply,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-15

Appropriations of the Minnesota Legislature.
The standing appropriations and
those made by the late Legislature
cover the following items, the aggre.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31
The Danube

With the single exception of the
Volga, the Danube is the largest river Of
Europe. It is formed by the confluence
of two streams, the Brege and Brigach,
rising in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
The distance from it's source to its mouth
in an air line is estimated at 1000 miles,
but the stream is so tortuous that its
actual length is 1920 miles, and it
traverses nearly % deg. of longitude
and 81 deg, of latitude. The river re-
ceives in all some sixty navigable affiu-
ents, and the volume of water discharged
at it's four outlets or channels, called the
Kilia, Stamboul, Sulina, and the Edrielis,
is said to equal that of all the other
streams emptying into the Black sea.
The basin Of the Danube contains. &C
cording to estimate, some 27O, 600 square
miles.
The rapidity of the current in it's upper
course, the shallowness of the water in
the portion which flows through Hunga-
ry and ia the outlets into the Black sea,
and the reefs, rapids and whirlpools
which mark it's course at many points,
have rendered the navigation Of the Dan
ube so difficult that it's commercial use
has not yet been fully developed. The
introduction of steam in 1880 inaugu-
rated new era in its history. Before
that time the current was so rapid that
boats, having made the descent, were
seldom taken back, but were broken up
by their owners, after the manner of our
f1at-boats in the West. The Govern
ment, becoming aware of the Importance
OF the river, adopted a system Of i'm
provements. Reefs were removed, flats
deepened by narrowing the channel, and
canals and cut-offs constructed. -Har-
pey's Weekly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31
Iron ShiD-Building.

An Eastern exchange says IRON ship
building has developed rapidly since it
began in this country in 1868. By a
statement Of the Register of the Treas
ury it appears that there have been built
in the United States, for American own
ers, 254 vessels of all kinds, with a total
tonnage Of 1877, 500 tons. All but fifty
seven were over 100 tons, and eighty were
over 1000 tons. The number now an
nually built in this country is about
thirty, with value of from $50, 100000
to $45, 100000. Nine large iron steam
ships of the first class are now being
built upon the Delaware river, eight Of
which are in the well-known yard of
John Roach & Sons, at Chester, Pa.
This quick growth of iron ship building
is, of course, the result of the great
cheapening of iron in this country in re-
cent years. The price of pig-iron to
ship-builders has fallen to $18 per ton,
and the importations from 100000 to
1856. 900 tons.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31
More Allies for Russia.

Itnow appears evident from the general
tenor of the news from the seat Of the
war that, in addition to Roumania, Rus
STA will in all probability have the help
of the Servians and Greeks in the war
against Turkey.
The situation offers Servia an oppor-
tunity to revenge her defeat Of last sum-
mer, and perhaps to regain portion Of
her lost territory which stretched down
to the Balkan line. the alliance will be
of immense value to Russia, not alone in
opening Servia to Russian occupation and
passage, but, as the Servians wish to
operate in the direction of Bosnia and
against Nisch, which threatens Sophia,
the termination of the railroad from Con-
stantinople, it must seriously threaten
tions of the Russians if they propose to
turn the Balkans from the west instead of
forcing the passes. Notwithstanding
their losses last summer, the Servians are
able to place 100, 900 well-armed men in
the field, who can seriously cripple the
Turks and impede their operations against
the Russians.
The Grecian alliance is not so formid-
able, but it is nevertheless important
The proceedings Of the opening session
of the Chamber at Athens indicate that
the Greeks will be in arms against Turkey
within thirty days. Her army is not a
large one, but it is large enough to de-
mand attention from the Turks. In q
statement of the Minister of War, ac-
companying the budget estimates of 1876,
the nominal strength of the army was
reported at IA, 061, which in time Of war
would undoubtedly be increased to co.
900. It is not impossible that by an alli-
ance with Russia she might be able to
regain from Turkey her old territory of
Macedonia, towards which she has for
some time cast longing eyes. Should the
two powers, Servia and Greece, enter the
field, the whole of Turkey in Europe will
be involved Chicago Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-31
In the Wrong Room.

Some ludicrous mistakes are narrated
about the occupants of the suits of rooms
at the National Hotel, Washington,
which opened upon little halls, uniform
in appearance, connected by long CORR
doris, and which were all furnished alike.
One night Senator Mangum, of North
Carolina, then President pro tem1pore
of the Senate, dignifed gentleman of
the old school, had returned from a
party, when Gov. Upham, a Senator
from Vermont, came in without any
ceremony, and took seat. The two
chatted away on politics, ETC., until the
clock struck l. Really, Gov. Up
ham," said Mangum, 81 am always
pleased to see you. but believe it is
getting very Late 81 have thought so
forsome time, . replied Upham, but made
no movement. The hall hour sounded
and Mangus remarked: IT thought,
Gov. Upham, that you had decided to
go to bed, sir % $50 I had, Mr.. Presi-
dent, " answered the Ver1nonter, yet he
did not bulge. Mangum stared at him
in amazement, and at last said: "But
why don't you 60 to your room? It will
soon be 2 o'clock. . "My room, Mr..
President! Why, this is my room, and
| have been waiting for you to go away
for two hours past" Mangum sprung
to his feet, looked into the sleeping-room
adjacent, and found that he was in Up
hams room instead of his own.-Ph5lQ-
delph5a Press.