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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

NORMAN WARD, a prominent engi-
neer and inventor, lately declared in a
long interview with New York Herald
reporter, that the extremes of tenpera-
ture subjected an iron ship to strains
that made her unsafe. BE gave as his
opinion that wooden ships are safer than
iron ones, and recommended the follow
ing system: I would recommend the
building of composite ships. The frame
should be of iron, set upon a wooden
keel. The frame should be made in Sec
tions, each section not more than ten OF
fifteen feet in length. The outer and
inner skins all the fore and aft strakes,
the keelson, the waterway, the wales
the decks and the plankiug should all be
Of wood.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
Chinese Rebellion.

The rebellion iu the island OF Hianlanan
continues formidable, having routed all the
government troops sent against the ,usur-
gents. lnsurrectionary contagion is spread
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
Killed by Cars.

Charles Homes, . boy, was run over by
the cars at Indianapolis Ind, ON the 18th
inst, cutting of both legs and breaking
both arms. BE died shortly after the acct.
don't; -, :. ~ !
A collision occurred on the New York
Central railroad At Verde station, sixteen
miles east Of Buffalo, on tho 18th inst, de.
molishing two engines and caboose, break.
Ing the bumpers of every car and killing a
number of .sheep and hogs in transit to-ths
east. -!..s
= At Wheeling. West w., op. the 1lth inst,
as RobeztHmita saad daughter 4XeTs return.
ing home In s*wagon, and when at . cross.
Ing near Mt+leton, tho horse became fright.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
yMlllieter Eeslxne<l.

The Star and Herald Of panama says
williamson, L. s. minister to Central
America, has resigned to superiutend the
Iona Larga mine"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
Foreign.

LONDON, February 15-12:30 P. M.-Liv-
erp"ol wheat market opens steady floating
calgoes q1ieter; on passage dull good car.
goes red winter wheat OF coast at 43s Sd.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

W. B, Flemmihg has been elected to con.
gress from the Savannah (Ga.) district in
place 81 Julian Hertridge, deceased; no
opposition.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

! "A COlOreu NAN Acting Vtce.PreStlent.
Senator Bruce was called to the chair on
the l4th instant, and presided over the
senate portion of the afternoon. The first
time in the history of the government that
a colored man has occupied the chair
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
Burned to Dearh.

A frightful catastrophe occurred at Sum
merville, 40 miles from Augusta, Me-, on
the 10th inst. Ephraim Hyster and wife
left-in the forenoon to do some trading.
leaving their three children, aged years,
~ years and months, alone at home.
BY some means the house took FIRE and
before aid arrived the building with its
contents was destroyed, ths~three children
perishing in tho dimes About tsy9ar ago
child of the same family burned to death.
Mrs. Patience Findlay of Delaware. O.
aged 80, was fatally burned ON the 18th inst,
by her clothing catching fire while standing
in front ora CRATE. She died in few hours
Robert Geary's dwelling at London, Ont,
burned on the 18th instant, and a fireman
named Evart persisted in the flames.
The farm residence of Daniel Null, five
miles east Of Fort Wayne, Ind, was entirely
destroyed BY fire on the 9th. NullEan his
wife barely escaped, while their son Jesse,
fourteen years old, was literally roasted
alive, the bones crumbling away at touch.
James Hyler, hired man, sleeping in the
same room, was also terribly burned, and
death ended bis agony in the evening.
A fve.year.oid son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ;Winke,
residing at Detroit, Mich, was fatally burn:
ed on the 9th. He meddled with the fire in
the absencs of bis ptrsnts. { {
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
Late AurGaorA

James Matson, Swede and "Tom" a
mulatto, employed on the farm of Thomas
Stonebroker, near st. Charles, No., quar-
relied on the 18th about feeding the hogs.
The colored fiend returned after the alterca.
ton and killed Matson with a charge of
Iras Stewart, Riding mar sw4.erlov;n,,
N. Y, was shot aud killed on the 18th inst,
by his crazy son George.
At jacksonville, near Cincinnati, Rev.
Peter Waite (coloredl was shot and killed
by Andrew Endry, also colored, in the en-
ploy Of farmer. Waite approached in the
dark to SEP sswpt CYL, anp pot ,s1swer.
ing Endry% ehsnehte;wss Jbst:~f = j
A special to the Memphis appeal from
Brownsville, Tenn, dated the 18th inst,
says: frag4 Bonn .~unA laTsf Of
this city, was hhqt- Mis- s>ter15kn Py hia
cousin, Jas. s. Bond, Jr. Tho shooting
occurred in the court yard at . sale Of prop
erty in which both were Interested. Frank
n opd bidding on the part James wished ia
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
The burning Of the Birmingham pub

The burning Of the Birmingham pub
lie library, according to q local clergy
man, was an "act of Gods Judgment
upon the town for its Goddess education
in the board schools" One bucket of
water would have saved the building
when thsfre broke out, but the buckets
were 80 high mp that they could not be-
reached till one man clambered on an
Others shoulders; and then there was no
water till some one stumbled on tub of
dirty water behind a screen. The early
plays of Shakespeare were found in a
charred heap of rubbish-at least on
such a heap-and probably an example
of its contents, lay copy of " Loves
Labor Lost" preserved by that irony of
fate which displays itself in the fortunes
of books as we'll as of men.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
s HAmaAs
M6Sb ;i1i Fs6raary:

MONDAY, February 1O.-PetitiOns
were presented against the liquor traffic, and
for the abolition of the brass kettle wheat
tester. Bills passed under suspended rules
To amend tho charter Of the city of
Owatonna; authorizing the city Of Winona
to maintain q ferry across the Mississippi
river; relating to the house Of correction in
charter Of the village of Kaeson, Dodge coun-
ty; for the removal of the county seat of Will
kin county from Breckenridge to Mauston; to
incorporate the town OF Morris, Stevens coun-
ty; to authorize the towns of several counties
to issue bonds in aid Of ralroads; TO provide
for the location and erection Of second state
prison. Adjourned. -
TUESDAY,, February liza number
of petitions were presented asking for The
abolition of the liquor traffic. "A bill to re-
strain cattle from running at large in cortalq
towns in Rice county was saux1er sus-
pended rules; also the he the
county Of Douglas to bui p bill
to amend the charter Of lester
was taken from the genetSf 6Idef7 assed.
49,. Bills introduced ToaRxtena for
the payment of taxes ON to Ins Dodge
county; relating to the b1corpTratiou sDt the
village of Morristown, Wight COUNT passed
under SUSPENDED rules); rttting to&e incor-
poration Of the town Of o1Eaoys, b sueur
COAAgyS W AuOot fOAdCC HlE418k4G VI aI&u
Forest, Olrnstead countI II S8er GUS
pended rules); for tAA ption
and homestead sett6 III III SAme
of the town of Madison Hjul Nd Ami
ret; relating to a state road II dGkver and
Scott ceunties; to amend the charter Of the
CITY of Northfeld, prohibiting the sale Of
liquors in that city; to confirm the plat Of the
| village Of Houston; to repeal tho law for the
publication Of the laws in the newspapers;
granting certain lands to the st. LouissRiver
DaIles Improvement company; to fix the
chaEgs1r for transportation of freight on rail
)srGhoadsj to sofgani1e'a echool district In Wa
bashaW county ,(passed under suspended
rulss)+ TO- est&blishsa state road in Otter Tail
! county; authorizing thesdrainsge Of swamp
lands IN Otter TaQ county; to abate penalties
on taxes for the year 1879; to donate the state
normal schools to the towns in which they are
located. and ,creste department for normal
instruction in the state university; for the
preseRva tion Of fab in tho lakes In Scott ooun-
| ~, for laying ont certain roads in Ramsey
county: q establish q, state Yosd 10 Grant
county :. ;. .Tha sena&e Imendments 10 the bill
AUTHORIZING The city 81 Mianeapolif TO issue
o25O, 600 in bonds to aid the Minneapolis and
Northwestern railroad were ooncured in and
tho blu passed. q. House bills paused: Relat-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
Daring RObberich.

A daring highway robbery was perpetrat.
ed in broad daylight, on Fifth avenue, New
York, Oh the l4th inst The wife of Ado!ph
DeBarry, a wealthy importer, was walking
on the avenue with Il lady friend, when an
elegantly a!tired man darted behind Mrs.
DeBarry, caught both her diamond eS rrings
and endeavored to tear them from her ears.
He succeeded in tearing one out, lacerating
the ear and escaped.
Four masked men broke into the dry goods
and grocery store of B. r. Bachman l. Bros,
three miles from Riegelsvilla, Pa, on the
morning OF the 14th inst. and bound and
gagged TWO clerks, and G. W. Bachman, one
OF the firm, who were sleeping there. The
burglars beat Bachman over the head badly
and then broke open two safes. They Sc.
cured $1,000 in money and 500 worth OF
goods and escaped, taking along a wagon
and two horses belonging to the firm.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

GEN. SHERMAN, while in Atlanta,
spoke frequently of the changes made in
the city since he last saw it, pile of
smoking ashes. II see the streets are
the same" he said, "but the city is won
derfu1]y changed, and has an appearance
of enterprise and thrift that is admira,
bic, When l was here during the war
my men liked Atlanta very much. 1t
was one of the healthiest points through
which we passed. All our soldiers Jared
we'll here, and found the climate very
pleasant" Turning to a lad in the
room, he said: "My SOD, you ought to
thank God that the war came when it
did. Brave and true men fought the
battles and endured the hardships that
would have been yours. had the war
come later" When asked how he had
been received in the south, he said:
!" We have had nothing but the most
courteous treatment everywhere, and the
visit has been one Of pleasure :only.".
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

Is the art Of landscape painting ac-
CURED ease]yHPs.ck. That's q m ease1y
question, and yer better 90 ask the ma
ripes.-Bos&o,, Post.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
AlpineeFlower..
Tie Alpine flowefa have a remarks

The Alpine f0wefa have a. remarkable
deep and vivid coloring. The most
brilliant blues and red, with a rich
brown, shading to black, are observable
amid the white and yellow flowers of
the low countries and these tints seem
likewise to assume q purer and dazzling
hue in these high regions. A similar
richnsss Of cqlori1g il met with in the
vegetation Of polar dibtritts, where the
hues not only become more fiery, but
undergo complete alteration under the
influence of the constant summer light
and rays of the midnight sun, white and
violet being often deepened into q glow.
ing purple. The Alpine plants often
gl0wM denee m@s(S and their extraor.
d4Aa,t xplendo4 Aof Scole]isg lends that
magic charm to the fresh green of turf
which renders the pasture lands of the
Tf'sn ~ s9Cfe@e: LllG ::
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
Destructive Fires.


fire ct Enterprise, Miss, on the 18th
inst, cansed loss of $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
The business portion of Bedford, small
burgh near Columbus, o., was destroyed on
the 18th inst. Loss about $1,000.
The Soldiers Orphans Home at Nenia,
Ohio, caught fire on the 10th inst, and was
consumed. No lives were lost, though sew.
eral narrow escapes were reported. The
SIX hundred children had just finished
breakfast, when the alarm was given, sever
inmates Of the legislature visiting the insti.
tuition, barely escaped with their lives.
Senator Richards and wife escaped by
dropping from the second story window in.
to blankets held by men below. Total loss
$4,000; no insurance.
Twenty freight cars were burned at Gin.
cinnati, o., on the 10th inst, by bursting
tank of oil, caused by collision.
The building of the Rogers locomotive
works, at Paterson, N. j., used IS millwright
shop and for storage of patterns and models
OF locomotives in all parts of the world, and
filled with machinery costing about $l25, 000
burned on the 18th inst. Total loss $21o, OoO
insurance $4,000. The flames spread to
the flax mill of Barbour Brothers, and the
building and its contents were burned
Loss estimated at $35, 600; insured.
Carling's brewerp and mailing house al
London, Ont, was destroyed by FIRE and
explosion on the 18th inst, involving loss
OF 100000; insurance 100000. A fireman
named Reeves was killed.
Tattersalps stable at New York, burned
on the 18th inst, with over 60 horses Of sc
In the stables. Some of the animals were
valuable roacsters. Two fremen were
severely injured by the roof falling.
The Pennsylvania tack works, at Norris.
town, We're partially burned on the 18th
inst. Insurance 100000.
A fire in G. n. Northern's building al
Lebanon, N. II, on the 18th inst, caused q
loss OF $4,000.
The Silver Springs Starch company's mills,
Ct Milwaukee; Wis.,, were burned on the
-44th Inst. z LOIS $4,000.
The old Asbury University building a,
Greencastle, Ind. occupied as the college
museum, Whitcomb library and cadet armo.
~, burned on the 10th inst. The building
cost $4,000 in 1928 and is a total loss. Loss
on museum $4,000, and to Whitcomb libra.
~ about$5,, 100.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

IyX
Frank, one shot taxing effect In the
shoulder and one in the side, passiAg th fiIhgb
Tie bowels. The physicians think Ere il
but slight chance of recovery. Ter the
aAhooting of his cousin, James at mpte,l
suicide by shooting himself through the
head. The wound inflicted is not danger.
An old man named Oleson, residing on
what is called ."the islsnd" n4lr!t MlnaS1al
Wis, WAC murdered on the night Of the 1sth
inst. George Hammer and a dissolute
arrested, charged with the bloody deed.
At 1ndianapotis, Ind, on the night of the
9th instant, Patrick Breen,> a railroad con-
ductor, fatally stabbed VIM. Goul, keeper
OF billiard room.
@s4s RlaEue-Atklcken Russia.
Kasson, Writing from Vienna,
etAsuR.sssia}sPaaede excites great alarm
in Germany, Austria and Hungary; that
nearly all the patients have died; that six
army surgeons end nearly all who came in
contact with the dead had died, although
disinfectants were freely used, and that the
mortality among the sick, in some places,
was equal to 100 per cent
Advices from the interior of Russia state
thata general uuhcalthiness aud predisposi-
ton TO epidemic exist. The government of
Saratotf complains of the foul condition of
kamishin. Typhus fever and small pox are
increasing in an alarming manner in Tivr.
The Siberian plague has appeared in another
village. The cattle plague in the vicinity OF
Ekaterinoslav has spread to twenty
seven neighboring localities. OF 1000 head
attacked, half persisted. The plague has
appeared at village on the Kieff' railway.
There is great mortality at Orsk from small
pox, ard another unknown disease. An
unknown epidemic has appeared in two viii
lagos OF Tamboo and the plague at Bostov.
large number of Cossacks who fled from
Wetleanka were found frozen to death on
the banks Of the Volga.
The St. Petersburg Golos publishes sensa
| tional letters stating that hundreds of bod
les OF those who died from the plague in
Astrachan, in December, remain still un
buried, and the corpses are strewn over thu
district
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
RObblnx the Mail.

James Beck, baggage master of the st..
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern railroad,
between st. Louis and Columbus, KY, was
arrested at st. Louis on the l4th inst, by
Col. Schauerte, OF the postotlice depart
ment, Oh the charge of robbiug the mail.
he was taken to the postotfice, where, on
production OF the proof against him, he
made full confession. He WAS then taken
before Judge Treat, of the United States
district court, pleaded guilty, and was SELL
fenced to three years in the penitentiary,
the entire business being accomplished
within four hours. The amount purloined
from letters cannot be accurately stated,
but is supposed to be between $4,000 and
$50, 900, all taken within a year.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

l1aboseaooa1.&tasasnsSs sl.NtlAaa~ C0Nkl p. n
Oswego, N. v, shows the defalcation
amounts to about $4,000! His operations
began. in 1860.
Geo. W. Sieber, treasurer of St. Clair
county, ILL.,, is a defaulter for abpnt 90, 900.
His assets amount to $4,000, and the bal.
anee his bondsmen will make up
Delbecque, director OF the French mint,
has been sentenced to six years lmprison.
ment, and 125, 900 francs fine for embezzling
100000 francs in bullion lodged in the
mint by the kothschilds. Delbssqus~ sph.
stituted galvanized copper bars TOR bhs
bullion embezzlrd. ~'~ sf's>"s~ a~ss~ Ssa@&
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
.tsssksSssssts 4ea.ss
Elected to (,0mRRRR0

ashore, and twenty-eight persons were
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

WEDNESDAY, February 1.-THE con-
ference report on the bill to abolish the vol.
unteer navy of the United States was agreed
to THE house then went into committee
Of the whole on the legislative, judicial
and executive appropriation bill, and after
progressing Is far as the fifty fifth page the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, February l3.-After con-
siderable parliamentary skirmishing the
election case of Finley VS.. Frisbee, FROM the
First district Of Florida, was laid over until
Wednesday next. letter was referred
to the committee on ways and means from
the secretary of the treasury stating that
there will probably be deficit in the reve.
MUGS OF the government during the next
fiscal year Of $27 ,oO0, 900, and asking author
ity to issue per cent. bonds to cover such
deficiency. The house then went into
committee OF the whole on the legislative
bill, and after disposing of 6 pages of the
bill rosc.... The remainder of the session
was devoted to memorial services to the late
Julian Hartridge.
FRIDAY, February 14.-A number Of
resolutions were passed donating con.
demned cannon for mouuments......In com.
mittee of the whole the bill to pay John T..
Armstrong 81, $40 for rent of wharf in Alex.
andria during the war provoked hot de-
bate. Without action on the bill the com.
mittee rose and the house took recess
until evening-the session to be for debate
My.
SATURDAY, February l5.-After a
session in committee OF the whole on the
legislation judicial and executive appropri.
alton bill the house adjourned.
The New York herald., 1879-11-30
CUBA.

NAVARRO DEFEATS A PARTY OF INSURGENTS
UNDER CARILLo-TwENTY-rHREE OF THE
LATTER KILLED.
HAVANA Nov. 90. 1879.
Captain General Blanco sends telegraphic
despatch to the Vice Governor General
in which he states that Lieutenant Colonei
Navarro. with his (Blanco's) escort and forty
cavalry volunteers. defeated and compietely
dispersed at Sabanos Nuevas. in the Province
Of Santa Clara. party OF Insurgents
under the leadership of the Chief Garlic
The Captain General states that the troops Kiiieo
twenty three Of tho insurgents and wounded many
Others Among the wounded were two brothers
of Garlic Navarro's force also captured the
so-called Colonel Castillo and the insurgent
Bonachea. together with considerable
number of horses and and quantity OF
munitions, andi liberated twenty-nine negroes
whom the insurgents had forcibly taken
from the plantation Adela and other Sec
tions. The Spanish troops hearing the shoot
ing between Navarro's force and the in
surgents came to the spot and helped to complete
the destruction of the enemy. few of the
Spaniards were wounded.
The New York herald., 1879-11-30
NEW CATHOLIC DIOCESES.

The HERALD's cable despatch from Rome regard
ing the proposed creation Of three new Roman
Catholic bishoprics in the United States is subject
of general disc usson In Catholic circles in this CITY,
1t been generally understood for time past
that such step was in contemplation. but
no one seemed to have any positive knowl-
edge OF the location of the doceses.
1t be pretty generally understood. however,
that the diocese OF New. York will bo divided into
two, Poughkeepsie being made the centre OF new
bishopric: and that the State of Iowa. now all in
;uded in the diocese of Dubuque. will be similarly
divided. Opinions vary very widely as to the third
new diocese, aud those who might be expected to be
best informed the matter evidently know no
more than the general public. In general the
measure is regarded n striking evidence OF the
growth OF the Catholic Church In the United States aud
is thought That still further changes in the same
direction must take place in the course of few
wears hs the Western States become more thickly
populated, "If Mr. Froude," said prominent
Catholic layman "had only waited few weeks be-
fore writing his foolish article about the growth OF
the Catholic Church In the United States he would
have a fresh for alarm. But republicanism
icans as the Protestants, and in politics we keep
tue priests IN their proper place."
lhe names CT several prominent clergymen were
mentioned as likely 70 be promoted to the new
D~h"prcs. but In this as in the matter ofchc locai
ties great uncertainty prevails, and all waiting
Tor the decision Of the Cardinal.