Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-17


burned on the night OF the 9th inst. Loss
100000. The inmates were saved without
accident to any. Insurance $4,000.
FIENDs entered the residence of al old
Norwegian farmer, named Oslock Lee, at
Springdale, Wis, on the 4th inst, and after
robbing it of money and valuablcs, beat the
old man horribly and shot him twice. He
lies in precarious condition.
THE EAST.
THE most severe storm known for fifteen
years prevailed along the coast on the 18th
inst. Immense damage to shipping attend
ed with the loss resulted therefrom.
SINCE the discovery of body near Silver
lake, Staten island, the names of no less
than hvemissing girls have been discovered
through the efforts of the police to solve the
mystery.
4 STRIKE OF winders and doublers in III
Dale mill at Paterson, n. j., has thrown
many operatives cut Of employment.
RIGHT REV. THOMAS GoLBERRl, Catho-
lie bishop of Hartford, Conn.,, died at New
York on the 18th inst.
over the Diamond mine, Of Scranton, Pa,
caved in, completely closing up many
chambers and passages and causing damages
which will require many months to repair.
Between three hundred an four hundred
men will be thrown out of work.
The association for the advancement of
women began its sixth annual congress at
Providence, r. l., on the 9th inst, President
Kate n. DAggett, of Chicago, in the chair.
len states were represented.
The Grocers' and Producers bank, Of
Providence, L. l., has been enjoined, and a
receiver appointed.
JUDGE VAN BRUNT, of New York, reD.
dered a decision in the case of the Astor
heirs, who sought to enjoin the city perma-
nently from making Improvements on its
water front, authorized by the act of 1871
While the decision, which is favorable to
the city, Will doubtless be appealed from, it
is the most important rendered since the
ring TRIALS. The questions involve pearly
the whole water front of the city, and upon
their ultimate determination will depend
millions Of dollars.
A SYNDICATE of prominent New York
bankers have bid los 2S.l00 for $6,900,00o
New York city bonds.
THE WEST.
EUGKNE A. CRON1N, Who enjoyed such
notoriety during the progress of the elec-
toral count, died at Portland, Oregon, on
the 18th inst.
MEssRs. MAsTEN, Of the defunct Masten
bank, OF St. Louis, have redeemed the
three hundred and fifty thousand water
works bonds held by the Missouri state
treasurer as collaterals for deposit, OF state
money in the bank.
SENATOR THURMAN is recovering from q
severe bilious attack, at Columbus, Ohio.
THE president has appointed John B.
Wilson postmaster at Belle PLANE, Iowa.
, and John J. Steadman at Creston, Iowa.
AT San Francisco, Cal, Oh the 10th inst.
Gen. D. D. Cotton, vice president of the
Southern Pacific railroad, and president OF
the Occidental and Oriental steamship com.
pany, died after short illness. He leaves
! an immense estate.
A MAN named l. B. Wilbur died suddenly
at the Delmonico House, St. Louis, on the
9th inst. A paper of morphine and bottle
, of some kind of drug was found in his room
! but the cause of his death was not certainly
ascertained. No one knows who he was
but be is supposed to be travelling sales
man for New York or Chicago firm.
i A COMPANY was formed at Yuma, CAL
on the 9Th inst, to construct the Southern
Pacific railroad. Work will be commenced
| Immediately.
| The Indians set fire to the prairie and
burned over large tract of country in the
vicinity OF Hat Creek, w. T.
GOV. HOWARD, of Dakota, has offered
81 900 reward for the arrest of the parties
who robbed the Cheyenne coach recently.
GENERAL.
AT the races at Chicago on the 18th
Hopeful, to wagon, came under the wire in
2:l6H, beating the best time on record by
four seconds.
The Mystic water company discovered
that James Lee, formerly proprietor of thu
bleachery at Somerville, Mass, surrepti
tiously connected his establishment with thu
principal water main, and for IL years usec
I
The coroner's jury at Boston, Mass, in
vestigating into the recent disaster on the
Old Colony railroad caused the arrest Of
Conductor Charles E. Hartwell, who will be
held for examination on a charge of man
slaughter.
! The failure Of J. C. Cameron e. Co., lum
Der dealers of New York, Tonwanda and
Tawas City, Mich, has been announced on
the 10th inst. John C. Cameron and Philip
| w. ..Scribner, made joint assignment to
VIM Lindsday for the benefit of creditors
Cameron also fled an individual assignment
Cameron was the capitalist of several large
firms, senior partner of Cameron & Chase,
of Rochester, and had upwards of $185, OOl
invested in the lumber business. He owned
10000 acres of land in Michigan, two.thirds
of which he traded for property in Phila.
delphia, North Carolina and Kentucky. He
| also owned property at Spuyten Duyvel
and K1ngsbridge valued at $4,000. Tota
estate being estimated two years ago a,
| $25O,O00.
The wages of the employees of the Ports
mouth, N. H., navy yard have been reduced
20 per cent. owing to a deficiency in the
appropriation.
IN the Louisiana state lottery drawing al
) New Orleans on the Sth inst, 1920 drew
$4,000, No. 68724 drew $4,000, No. 1893
! drew 5000 Nos. 1868 and 5000 drew So SOC
each.
PREPARATIONS are MAKING for the con.
ference Of believers in the pre-millennial
advent OF Jesus Christ. This is to be held
at the church of the Holy Trinity in New
York city, October 3Oth and 3lst aud No.
, vember 1st.
! GEN. GIDEON j. PILLOW, OF Mexican war
! notoriety, and brigadier general in the
Confederate service, died on the 9th inst.
| of congestion, at his place at the mouth o.
St. Francois river, Ark.
APPLICATION was made in Chambers at
General Washington on the 9Th inst. before
Judge Miller, of the Supreme Court, and
, Circuit Judge G. G. Foster, sitting as in
United States Court for the District of
Kansas, by the acting president of the
Kansas Pacific Railway Company, for the