Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-27
Live Stock Lost.

Live Stock Lost. ~.
The steamsh hip Sorrento, which has arrived ~
t Hull from New York, lost 81 head of 4"
attic aud los head Of sheep on the passage, -
Foan&lercti. NJ
The Spanish steamship Louisa foundercd &C
miles from Galveston. lexas. The crew
cached Galveston after fourday exposure
II an opsn boat.
Swiss Colony. 3
A number OF young citizens. of Zurich ',
lave started for Georgia, wherere it is pro. :. -
posed to establish Swiss colony under the =
auspices of the Workman's society. Others "
will follow. C
Expensive Seats. :,
The house committee on elections have y
agreed to report bill sppropriating SAG, =.
SIG for paying the expense of contestants o.
gate claim $4,000. :,
Late Murders. II
A difficulty occurred on the night of the II
l7th inst. in the kitchen of the Peabody Il
hotel, Memphis. which resulted in James r
Logan shooting Joe Wallace. The wound
is probably mortal.
Beaten I Q Death. f
The Greek archbishop of Adrianople has 6
been beaten to death by some Bulgarians. \
The Greeks here are indignant, and three S
thousand of them requested the patriarch's il
permission to attend the funeral. 4
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The Way He Did 1t. y
A report from Mondalay, India, asserts a
that the king OF Burmah murdered all the b
royal princess and their entire families, andt h
replaced the new ministers with those q
formerly in office, thus restoring despetic n
government. Il
Hay tian Revolution, q
The steamer West Indian, which arrived I
at New York on the Goth, brought advices 4
regarding the revolution in Hayti. In one
that took place by moonlight
the government forces had IS killed and 50 t
wounded. The loss of the insurgents ex- v
ceessed these figures and all OF them were q
promptly put to death. a
Zach. Chandler Elected.
The election of United States senator to y
ill the vacancy caused by the resignation of =
l. P. Christiancy took place at Lansing, :.
Mich, on the 18th inst. The two houses vot !.
ing separately, resulting in the election of =
zachariah Chandler, by the following vote: =
T. Chandler, So; o. NJ. Barnes, %; Henry :.
Chamberlain, is.
A Texas Scrimmaxe.r v
A special from Sherman, Texas, dated the d
18th inst, says Kribbs, who murdered u
he England family, wife, son and daughter, F
u 1876, has been sentenced to death in the c
COOK county district court. The sheriff
and posse repealed an attack on the Jail bv
3 lynching party, One of the attacking =
party was killed. About forty shots were Z
exchanged. q
Collision OF Ferry Boats. h
The ferry steamers Ell Captain and Ala. !,
media, plying between San Francisco and h
Oakland, collided in mid.ehannel on the y
10th inst. The port bow of the Ell CAPTAIN
was crushed III and she sank to the hur. q
rlcane deck. Both steamers were of the o
hrst class and had on board full compliments r
Of passengers at the time of the disaster. 81
The latest report is that no lives were lost. :;
Three Out Of q Possible Four. =
At John sonville, Miss, on the 18th inst. y
olfhcully occurred between Col. Holman, !
u. Lowry, DR.. Walker and Mr.. Arnold.
The tight began by Holman shooting Lowry.
arnold shot Holman, wounding him, and
then shot and killed Walker, and was in g
urn shot by Holman. Arnold and Lowry il
died shortly after the ARRAY. Holman was o
arrested. K
Serious Railroad Accident.
A railroad disaster occurred near Selma,
Ga:, on the 18th inst. A passenger train u
from there on the Selma, Rome and Ration l
fell through rotten bridge over s.
Mulberry Creek. One white man named D
George Evans, and four negroes were killed, II
superintendent Stanton and Conductor y
White were fatally injured. Ten or twelve 81
persons severely hurt. The train is per. II
ect wreck. p
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Base Ball.
The international base ball association .
closed Its session at Utica, N. Y. on the goth. r.
Inc name was changed to national. The -,
lction of the association giving the Uticas :,
ne championship was reconsidered, and -,
ne report Of the judiciary committee ~
'dopted giving the pennant to the Buffalos; "
Stars second; Uticas third. L. J. Powers.
# Springfield, was elected president; ].
everett, of Utica, vice:president; j. A. vii. a,
lams, OF Columbus, secretary and treasurer b.
~7~''s"4~' n
A Murderous Pedag0gue. =,
On the night of the 18th inst. at q singing \.
chool, held at Modena, Wis, boy named ~ ~
George Allison was classified with horse " -,
ug by the teacher-one Muzzey. The youth W y,
n the excitement of his indignation re- w :"
sliated with the words: "You will repent
# this before school Closes" which SO ex.
sperated Muzzey that he drew a revolver Ia !.
nd shot Allison. Allison expired twenty u
minutes after receiving the fatal shot.
luzzey snapped bis weapon twice at some y, ~
ystanders who interfered to disarm him. ~
ut fortunately his revolver missed fire. He L.
7as allowed to depart unmolested but will III
doubtless soon meet his deserts. a.
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. Official Rascallty. ,~r.--....s. S<
A dispatch from Newark, Ohio, dated the m
9th, says decided commotion in that til
lace existed on account OF the publication,
y order OF the city council, of the names OF
f former members of the council with bi
ates and amounts of money illegally taken
rom the city treasurer under different pre- az
exits, aggregating $4,000. Many of the re- @
ipients are among the most prominent citi.
ems. A solicitor is'instructed to commence hi
nit for the recovery of this money at once. til
his, added to the cently.discovered pl
Irregularities in the county clerks Office, E.
ccasioned considerable excitement.
Trouble In the Mines. ~
Considerable excitement and uneasiness ~
xists at Brownville, and other towns along 81;
ne upper MonoDgahela, owing to recent n