Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-05
SUMMARY OF GENERAL NEWS
Crimes, Criminsls, and Casualties.


J.C Swayze, editor of the Topeka
Blade and J. w. Wilson, formerly OF the
Topeka Times, had shooting tournament on
Tuesday and IN inquest III being held on
swayze's body.
Chas. NJ. Sterling under sentence of
death At youngstown, Ohio, was visited BY
his mother the other day but refused to rec
ognise her and declared that she was not his
mother and that his pane is not Sterling.
A shooting affray occurred at De
Forest, Wisconsin, on the 96th. A young
German loved Miss Mannette and his afec-
tions not being reciprocated he shot her in
the neck, but not fatally, and attempted to
shoot her brother. He then shot himself and
will probably die.
Pel1CnAl. 1mpeIs0nal ami Political.
The Pope has recovered from his re.
cent illness.
The greenbackers have nominated a
candidate tor Mayor in Chicago.
Ex.Gov. Mccormick, of Arizona, has
been appointed assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury vice Conant.
A snow slide near Halifax, Nova
Scotia, on the goth, buried two houses, killing
one man and five children.
Nichols legislature in Louisiana
has appointed Pinchback member OF the
State Board OF Education.
Joseph P. Clarkson, prominent
Chicago lawyer, accidently shot himself on
the 29th and will probably die.
Cows. Chamberlain and Hampton of
South Carolina are both in Washington, and
the President and cabinet will now arbitrate
between the rivals.
Postmaster General Key is devoting
himself to the Southern problem and First
Assistant Tyner is acting As chiet and max
ing minor appointments.
Numerous delegations from the
South are in Washington and formal calls
are being made by them upon the President
and each member of the cabinet.
Thos. Colder endeav0red to shoot
his brother-in-law, John Goddard, at Dead
wood BLACK Hills, but hit instead, P. Ran.
dolph and probably inflicted fatal wound.
Geo. Whiting, head book keeper of
the Brooklyn Bank stole &l60, 900 from the
vault, but was arrested with $l20, 600 in his
valise and $40, 900 more were found in his
house.
Alfred Cox of West Bowdaid Maine
shot and killed his father few days ago. His
father had reproved him tor misbehavior in
church and the boy went home and upon the
return of his parental relative greeted him
to be the contents of gun. The boy is said
insane.
Col. W. G.. Terrell, a reporter for
the Cincinnati Commercial who shot Harry
Meyers in Covington in March 1874, has just
been convicted Of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to eight years in the penitentiary.
Terrelps vile was suing for divorce and
Meyer was her attorney.
A Oakley Hall the runaway ex.Mayor
Of New York has arrived at Liverpool. He
sailed from Boston on March l7th in the steam
|er Victoria and gave the name Of w. Z. Sut.
cliff. When he arrived in Liverpool he was
asked ii his name was not A. Oakley Hall but
he denied his identity. His fight is attribut-
ed to expected developments in the coming
ring suits.
Gov. Hampton of South Carolina,
with Senator Gordon and Attorney General
| Connor, spent several hours with President
Hayes on the afternoon OF the 29tb, during
| which the situation in that State was freely
considered. The President expressed his de-
sire to carry out the pledges of his inaugural
but did not say what he would do. Hampton
subsequently dined with Evarts and spent
the evening with Schurz.