Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-07-12
Another severe hurricane swept through

Another severe hurricane swept through
a large portion of the country on Saturday
June 30nth, and Sunday, July 1st- In Indiana,
and Oaio it was especially severe, many lives
being lost. Near Franklin, Indiana, house
was demolished killing every occupant, five in
number, and six persons in another house met
with similar fate. In Pennsylvania. New
York, and New Hampshire the storm ragged
badly and occasioned loss Of life.
An investigation into the losses of sheep
during the past year shows that total to hc
nearly three million sheep aud lambs destroyed
by dogs and wolves and various diseases, and
an aggregate money value Of nearly eight
million dollars. The average per ccntagc OF
loss is nearly eight The proportion is highest
respectively HI North Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana, and ranges Is per cent, in the
former States to 8 7-10 in Nebraska. The rate
is highest in the South and lowest in the
States having dog laws.
Arrong TestimO Ony In the, &i.ovcr Gaze.
The Senate investigating committee
A.., for several days bees: 1T :"ork in Oregon,
investigating the election Of Senator Grover.
The first evidence Of importance is given i'll
the following associated press telegram from
Portland, on the 9th: The investigating COM
mittce yesterday examined at great length W.
II. y. Stiles. He testified that he was a Dem
ocrat and acted with the party at Salem. He
organized Tildcn and Hendricks club and
was secretary OF the club during the cam
paiGn; was in favor Of S. F. Chadwick first and
after that Grover, and worked for him some
no wi hn in, fa1. nf
Ncsmith There were five or six Dem
ocrats who would not go to the caucus; think
ii was generally understood by Growers
friends that I was for him for Senator;
was never in Growers private rooms saw Gro
YER in conversation with Gilfrey at the Chem
ctka hotel in Salem on the night before clcc-
tion; it was about midnight; heard Grover ask
ifGoodman could be depended on for the next
day: Gilfrcy answered yes but it viii cost
$1,000, Grover answered good, If We do not
succeed on the first ballot tomorrow We are
lost. All this was in 4 low tone Of voice. Knew
Mosicr; saw him in Gilfrcy's office after the
senatorial election; saw him come out Of the
governors office; he had some money in his
hand; he counted the amount of $50: don't
know who was in the governors office. About
half an hour after Gilfrev came out OF the gov
ernor's Office, heard talking going on in the
Office while Mosicr was in there, and afterGi-
frey may have come into the governors room
from the outside door. Had a talk with Good
man Of Cmatilla before the election and asked
him why he would moi vote for the Governor,
and he said, don't think the Governor is an
honest man, for he promised one of the high
est offices in his gift if ! supported him
Asked Palmer, OF Benton county what the
people would say il he voted for the Governor.
He replied that he did not care, he had a better
thing. subsequently he told me he was to
have charge Of the penitentiary. Gilfrcy was
the Governors private secretary. Witness, by
permission, stated that he volunteered his tes-
timony because the Governor attempted to
wrong Oregon out OF her full Presidential
vote.