Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
] NEWS tn BR4QEF:
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ANEW crater has opened in. vesuvius ill
the bottom of the old one. Lava is flowing
into the old one. g1,zszs
THE mission of Moukhtar Pasha, who was
sent to Crete to endeavor to pacify the
islands, has failed. The Cretans rejected
all proposals made by the porto and refused
to enter into any arrangement with Moukh.'
tar Pasha looking to the establishment of
reforms Of the administration -
THERE is much depression ut Pesth in
consequence of the determined resistance
of the Bosnians. Hardly IL family in Pesth
but has some member in the army, and the
list Of killed and wounded lengthens daily.
The Austrian army invading Bosnia are re-
firing to Brod.
THE cholera is increasing at Casa Blanca,
and Spanish quarantine officials are exer-
cising redoubled vigilance.
CLEOPATRA's needle was successfully
placed upon its pedestal, on the Thames
embankment, on the 18th inst.
THE porte has been informed that Eng
land will probably not adhere to Germany s
proposal that signatories of Berlin bring
the porte to execute the stipulations of the
treaty.
"A FR1aHrFUL colliery explosion occurred
on the iI1th inst, at SAbsrcarne, near New
port, Monmouthshire, South Wales. The
loss of life is terrible, the number of dead
being estimated at $50.
THE Albanian league is said to number
$4,000 well armed and equipped men, de
termined 10 resist the occupation of their.
territory by any Christian power.
AFTER the defeat of the Austrians at
Bihacs the insurgents invaded Austrian ter.
ritory at Teskovats, but were driven back.
ROYAL free pardon of the Fenians Melo-
dy and Condor passed under the great seal
to-day. They will be liberated on the
10th upon condition that they reside out
side the British dominions
THE Thirty-sixth Austrian division, on the
Sth inst, captured Klejuc on the river San
ma, after stubborn engagement, in which
they lost 260 men killed and wounded.
Gen. Szapary announces the insurgents in
the engagements he had with them on the
9Th lost 600 men.
HE German government recently sent a
circular to the signatories Of the treaty of
Berlin, asking them to take common steps
with the view of bringing the porte to exc.
cute the stipulations of the treaty. Aus:
tria, France and Russia replied affirmative
ly. Italy and England have not yet an.
swered, but will doubtless reply af1irma'
| lively soon.
TURKISH troops continue to arrive from
Salonica at Metrovitza and Nova Bazaar. II
is estimated that 10000 insurgents are en-
camped at these places. The Insurgents on
the northeast of Bosnia are estimated at
$4,000, including 800 Redifs and Nezims.
THE EAST.
JAMES c. LEATH, aged 81, one of the old
est and best known citizens of Memphis
Tenn, died in New York city on the 18th
inst.
Boston contributed $50,94S.43 for the
relief of the fever scourged south.
The Masonic Hall at New Brunswick, N
j., built in 1873, at cost of $255,OOO, was
sold under foreclosure for $4,000, on the
18th inst.
AT Boston, on the 10th inst, glove fight
between John Connolly, of Boston, and
Charley Walsh, formerly of New York, re-
suited in the latter being knocked out oil
time in the 18th round. T.
| The Union National bank, of Railway, N
j., has gone into liquidation.
The capital of the Blackstone National
bank, of Boston, Mass, has been reduced
from two millions to million and a half.
The Erie canal board has added -four tt
the free list.
SETH B. COLE, trustee and attorney, Ezrs
1 B. Weston, vice president and trustee, ant
John Ellis, bookkeeper of the Rockland
Me-, savings bank, have been arrested fo
completely in the frauds by which the banl
was ruined.
The Oxford iron company, of NewJersey
has succumbed to the pressure of hare
times. The liabilities will not exceed ST.,
100000.
A MORTGAGE to secure the payment o
$6,500,O00 in bonds issued by the Contra
railroad company, OF New Jersey, in accord
ance with the adjustment made with cred
itors last January, was recorded at Ne1
York on the Sth inst.
WASHINGTON.
/ The modification of the order with regar,
to the distribution of the standard silve
dollars, while forbidding their .exchang
for United States notes, permits the sendin
of them to depository banks only, at tn
expense of the mint, and there they will b
exchanged for United States notes.
OFFICIAL tables of the census of the Di.
trict of Columbia are just published. Tn
population Of Washington is 1884, q
Georgetown 1871, and. of the county Is
533; total in the district, 160,051. The pr
portions of white and colored are as follows
Whites LOG, 427; colored, 1854, showing tn
extraordinary proportion of one colore
man to every two whites.
THE secretary of the treasury announce
that he will pay out silver dollars on cu1
rency liabilities.
The United States marshal for Georgi
has been instructed to employ as strong
force as necessary to arrest the three Enn;
brothers, Illicit distillers of Baldwin county
who shot two men of the marshaps posse.
i'll. WALTER has been authorized by tn
postofice department to act as postmaster
Holly Springs, J. s. Knowlton at Mem
phis, Tenn, and Rev. w. C. McCracken 9
Grenada, Miss.
GEN. JAMES LoNGsrREEr has been com
missioned revenue agent and assigned t.
the district of Georgia and Florida, vic
Spencer transferred to Louisville.
THE WEST.
FOREST fires are raging in portions o
California and in the territories. Publ
meetings have been held in San Francisc
to raise means to relieve the unfortunat
settlers.
The story of Miles, massacre in Yellow
stone park originated with the mail.carrie
between Bismarck and Fort Keogh. To ex
plain an unnecessary delay of two days h
told the story of the massacre and said tina
he had been held by the commanding Office
for dispatches. He met Dorsey, his EN-
ployer, at the Little Missouri, and he, lik
others, accepted the story. IT; ..fi,g
MISS Lucy HAzLETT, a highly esteemed
young lady of GAINESVILLE, O., was fount