Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-28
Accidentally Rhot

The remainder were slightly hurt.
Accidentally Shot.
Kew. W. X. Tillinghast, rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church, camping out on Fox
Island, Detroit, Mich, at the mouth of the
Detroit river, was accidentally shot and
killed by the careless handling of a revolver
by a young man named Wright.
Fatal Target Practice.
AT target shooting match on the fair
grounds at Cleveland, on the 2lst inst. a
young man named Hermann Wassmeir,
who had charge of the target, was shot and
instantly killed by the accidental discharge
of rifle in the hands of one of the marks.
men.
Trouble In Nevada,
The coal war has broken out again in Ne.
vada. A battle occurred between a sheriff
posse and Italian laborers on a coal rancho
at Fish Creek, on the 18th instant. Manv
shots were exchanged, resulting fatally to
hve Italians. Six were badly wounded,
The sheriff secured several prisoners.
Russ1a's Debt.
The Times Berlin correspondent saws the
national debt of Russia bearing interest
is becoming enormous. One billion one
hundred and thirty.two million one hun.
dred and sixty.fve thousand and one hun.
dred and twenty-f roubles in paper money
are now in circulation.
Murdorers Arrested.
~An A~I: a.
tum and Sari Chevvaro, Sicilians, have been
arrested as the murderers of Joseph F.
Frye, the Boston leather merchant. Nicolo
subsequently confessed and all the stolen
property was recovered. The murder was
most deliberately planned, and was one of
the most atrocious crimes on record.
A Religious Broil.
A collision occurred at Lurgan, Ireland,
on the 18th inst, between rival mobs of
Catholics and Protestants. Two hundred
police charged on the disturbers with fixed
bayonets but were beaten back with twelve
of their number badly injured. The mobs
fred at each other with rides: One leader
OF the Catholic party had some dynamite
which exploded and jured him mortally.
Burned TO Death.
At Utica, N. Y, on the Goth instant, Mrs.
John Tellinghast, during temporary fit OF
insanity, while recovering from an epileptic
fit, poured kerosene on a coal fire, when
the can exploded. The neighbors rushing
into the house found her sitting in rock.
ing chair enveloped in flames. She died
soon after. Her husband wss i'll, up stairs,
at the time OF the explosion.
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A New Comet.
The Smiths sonian institute furnishes the
following announcement of the discovery Of
a new comet: The Academy of Sciences
of Vienna announces the discovery by
Peolisa, an Athenian, on the 21st of August,
OF comet in ten hours, two minutes, right
ascension, forty.nine degrees, six minutes
declension, with daily motion of plus six
minutes, minus three minutes. - ]
An Earthquake.
Port Dalhousie, Canada, was visited by
an earthquake shock early on the morning
of the 2lst inst. The shock was attended
by loud clap resembling the discharge of
q cannon. Solid brick buildings were
shaken. At Thorold the shock was violent,
at Welland severe and at Allanburg, Beans.
vile and Port Robinson = rumbling noise,
accompanied the earthquake, which was
also felt distinctly at Port Robinson, St.
Catharines and Niagara. Lockport, N. Y,
also reports a like experience.
| From 2ululana.
Garnet Wolseley telegraphs as follows
Five thousand Seoozies are ready to attack
King Ceteywsyo, and this number will be
be increased to ten thoutan before enter,
ing Zululand. British operations with these
OK another composite force coming from the
direction Of Lunenbary should either cap
ture Cetewayo or drive him towards Col
Clarke, and column which is moving
from the southwark his received furthei
submissions OF Zuius. A special dispatch
avs successful Zulu raid is reported from
Utrecht.
Suicidal.
At McKeesport, Pa, on the 2Sd instant
the wife of Wm. Seybo1d, a hardware mer
chant, drowned herself in q rainwater bar
rel. She hal been accused by her HUSBAND
of in6delity. K =
An old man named Kline, former I'LL
noisan. wss found hanging to tree nea
Irving, Kansas, on the Oath inst. Finaucia
difficulties.
, Percy Marks, P. Marshall and Geore
Winckleman committed suicide at New O,
leans, La., on the 2lst instant.
r Crooked Om1lAls.
w. R. Bell, cashier of the American E,
= press company, at Kansas City, No.,
:, missing and so is $4,000 Of the company
. money. He has been absent from his POI
since the Goth inst and was last seen in s
8 Louis.
Z George H. Eddy, treasurer of the Fir
q Mill, Fall River, Mass, has resigned, til
director, having disapproved Of his tran,
j actions in cotton futures resulting in loss t
! the mill OF $4,000. The amount is mad
good BY gains from purchases in spring.
= Steamboat Disasters.
The boilers on the steamer Iron Valle
3 exploded on the evening of the 9th inst
:. when opposite New Cumberland, w. Va
: five miles below Pitsburg, destroying th
y entire forward part Of the boat. The pilo
= Wise, the captains son, Thomas Prince an
il q Mr.. Proseer of New Cumberland are mis-
t ing. They were NO doubt killed. a.s f..
sl A correspondent Of the. STANDARD at Ii
a bon, reports that an Ehzlish steamer CO
lided of South FjnisteEe, Will, the -sPsuis
!. " stsamer' Concora. The latter vessel ".