Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-10-06

The O'Fallon flour mill at st. Louis, was
damaged by fire on the Sd inst, causing losf
of $780, 900 on building and stock.
A fire at ROOdhouse, ILL.,, on the I'd inst, dc.
The engine house of the Vigilant Fire com.
pany, together with the steamer and all the
company's property at Augusta, Ca, on the
night of the 1st inst. Loss, $4,000; no in
surance; incendlary.
The steamship Isaac Bell, when nearly ready
to sail from Norfolk, Va, for New York, on the
I'd inst., took fire and burned to the waters
edge. The vessel had on board $50 bales of
cotton, besides other merchandise. The Isaac
Bell was built in 1868, and cost about $3.50, ,OOO
Property belonging to the Merchants Trans.
portation company, West, Clark q Case, whole
sale grocers, and Grant Sons, coal dealers, tc
the value of $4,000 was destroyed by fire al
Trenton, N. j., on the LIST inst.
Several stores in Schuylersvillc, N. Y, wert
destroyed by fire on the 3Oth ult.
Oglcsby & Morse's paper mill at Middleton
o., was damaged to the extent of $4,000 by
fire on the 30th ult.
o. P. Chaney's grain elevator at Winchester,
O., was destroyed by fire on the 29th ult. Loss
A destructive fire occurred at Fort Dodge, la.
on the night Of the 9th. The dry goods store
of Hull 4 Julius, the boot and shoe store OF
Crosby Co., the hardware store of Prlssia's
and the First National bank, were burned. be.
sides smaller buildings. Loss, S100;OOO; in
sllrance, $55,O00.
A fire broke out on the 9th, among large
number Of barges on the Neva above the bridges
at st. Petersburg. The barges, which were
laden with hay, broke loose and forty enormous
flaming heaps hoated down the stream, endan-
gering all the shipping in the river. The police
guided the burning masses clear Of vessels and
there was no further destruction of shipping.
Tragical.
Andrew Finley was murdered by bus nephew
Edward Jones, aged 21 years, near Salem, ILL.,,
on the I'd inst. The unfortunate man received
In saloon fight at Masilon, Ohio, Oh the
night of the I'd inst, John Mau. proprietor OF
the bagnio had his throat cut with a razor.
causing death in fifteen minutes.
At Jersey City, N. j., on the I'd inst, Mrs
Mary Doyle, temporarily insane from malaria]
fever, threw her two months Old babe out of a
third story window, and it was instantly killed.
Geo. Hamilton sent a note asking an interview
with her husband, from whom she had been
separated. He called on her, and during the
conversation she shot him dead. Cause, jeal-
ousy. Last winter she shot and severely
wounded a young girl who had excited her
jealousy.
In Frederick township, Orange county, Ind,
in the neck by Edward Cromwell, an employe,
who then ran hastily to a river near by and
drowned himself. tits supposed Cromwell was
rendered delirious by fever to which he was
subject. Lambdin will recover.
A man named ". Fl. Faircnild was arrested
at Chicago, on the LIST inst, for the murder of
an old man named Richard French in Kansas
Of police of Toledo, O., by the prattling of
seven -Vear-O10 child
At Yakima City, W. T., on the 5Oth, in
scrimmage, Dink Splawn was killed, john
Splawn shot through both legs, and David Car
rol shot through the lungs.
A negro employed on thc St. Johns and Lake
Eustice railroad, Florida, killed white boss.
band of men overpowered the guard, took the
negro out and lynched him.
Robbers assassjnated the wife Of the Russian
consul at Van, city in Turkish Armenia, on
the 29th ult
P. Griffin was shot and killed at AbbevilIe
Court House, S. c., on the 28th ult., by Chas.
A[cClung; both white. They quarreled while
playing billiards, and Griffin drew knife when
AlcClung shot him in the head and breast
A worthless cur known as "Shang the boot
black met a highly respectable young man,
named John Summons, both colored, in front Of
the Arlington house billiard hall, Hot Springs,
Ark. on the 29th ult., and had a few words
with him, wherein the lie passed, when Shang
drew his revolver, leveled it at Summons and
fired, the ball striking him in the head inaicting
D fatal wound.
Near Plattsburg, Mo-, O lady named Wipn,
home on horseback from visit
to friends, was seized by a negro who over
came her struggles and violated her person. A
party of neighbors Immediately started in p1,r-
suit of the tiend, overlook and hanged him on
the spot. The ravishcr proved to be mulatto,
A married man, and laborer on Winn's farm.
Louis Bowry, a lad residing at Fort Wayne,
Ind, hurled stone at seven-year-old COM
oanion, named Henry Gerhe, inhicting injuries
rom which he died on tho 2Gth.
A German laborer at C. and N. w. railroad
construction camp near Florence, Mich, was
or11ta1ly murdered in his bed Oh the night of
he Oath, by fellow workman named Burke.
rbe murderer was captured and jailed.