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

han five missing girls have been discovered
through the efforts of the police to solve the
mystery.
A STRIKE OF winders and doublers in tn
Dale mill at Paterson, N. j., has thrown
many operatives cut of employment.
RIGHT REV. THOMAS GoLBERRY, Catho-
lie bishop of Hartford, Conn, died at New
York on the 18th inst.
On the 10th inst. large area of surface
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
r. l., on the 9th inst, President
Kate N. Daggett, of Chicago, in the chair.
Ten states were represented.
THE Grocers' and Producers bank, of
Il. l., has been enjoined, and
receiver appointed.
JUDGE VAN BRUNT, of New York, rem.
dered decision in the case of the Aston
heirs, who sought to enjoin the city perma-
nently from making Improvements on its
water front, authorized by the act of 1877.
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 Dearly
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 1O5 2S.10O for $1,000, 900
New York city bonds.
THE WEST.
EUGENE A. CRON1N, who enjoyed such
during the progress of the elec-
toral count, died at Portland, Oregon, on
the 18th inst.
MEssRs. MAsrEN, 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 deposits 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 conf
pany, died after a short illness. He leaves
an immense estate.
A MAN named 1. 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,
ascertained. No one knows who he was,
but he is supposed to be travelling sales.
man for New York or Chicago firm.
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
vicinity of Hat Greek, w. T.
Gov. HOWARD, of Dakota, has offered
$1,000 reward for the arrest of the parties
who robbed the Cheyenne coach recently.
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AT the races at Chicago on the 18th,
Hopeful, to wagon, came under the wire in
&l6H, beating the best time on record by
four seconds.
THE Mystic water company discovered
that James Lee, formerly proprietor of the
bleachery at Somerville, Mass, surrepti
tiously connected his establishment with the
principal water main, and for IL years used
water to the amount of $4,000.
The icoroners jury ct Boston, Mass, in
vestigating into the recent disaster on the
Old Colony railroad caused the arrest Of
Conductor Charles E. Hartwel, who will be
held for examination on q charge of man
slaughter.
The failure of J. C. Cameron & 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 filed an individual assignment.
Cameron was the capitalist of several large
firms, senior partner of Cameron & Chase,
of Rochester, and had upwards of 1885,, OOC
invested in the lumber business. He owned
10000 acres of land in Michigan, two.thirdl
of which he traded for property in Phila'
delphia, North Carolina and Kentucky. He
also owned property at spuyten Duyve]
and K1ngsbridge valued at $6O, 000.t Tota
estate being estimated two years ago a,
$25O,OOO.
THR wages of the employees of the Ports
mouth, N. H., navy yard have been reduced
20 per cent. owing to deficiency in the
appropriation. = =
In the Louisiana state lottery drawing al
New Orleans on the 9Th inst, $3.50 drew
$4,000, No. 68724 drew $4,000, No. 1888
drew 5000 Nos. 1868 and 5000 drew 2,5ot
each. -: ~! ] x III III IT.
PREPARATIONS are maKlng for the con
ference of believers in the pre-millennia]
advent OF Jesus Christ. This is to be held
at the church of the Holy Trinity in New
York city, October 3Oth and 3lst and No
,yember list.
q GEN. GIDEON J. PILLOW, of Mexican wa.
: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.
IT. APPLICATION was made in Chambers al
General. Washington on the III 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
removal of Henry Velard from the position
Of the road.
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Z "A Proclamation by the President.
I 4WAsHNeToN. October 8.rghe fol
], lowing 90 Issued o-daY hy thSpseiideA1
It is provided in the laws Of
the United States that whenever, by reason
Of unlawful obstruction, combinations OF
assemblages of persons or rebellion sgninst
the authority of the government Of the
United States, it shall become impracticable
in the judgment Of the president to enforce
by ordinary course of judicial proceedings
the laws Of the United States within anv