Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-22
Work of the Flames.

On the afternoon Of the 10th inst, q fire
broke out at East Los Vegas, COL, and de-
stroycd whole block, including nearly half Of
the business portion of the town. About 200
people were rendered homeless. Loss estimated
at 100000.
Newels grain and flour warehouse at Nash
vile, Tenn, containing 1000 barrels of -four,
5000 bushels and two car loads of wheat, o
large number of sacks, two mules and four
trotting horses, was consumed by fire on the
10Th inst. Loss 10000.
Three rather extensive fires occurred on the
18th inst. The foundry and machine shop of
Mills & Merrill, at East Saginaw, Mich, were
destroyed, entailing loss of s2o, 1000. The in
surance is $500. Robert Roofs residence at
Battle Greek, Micb., valued at $4,000, was also
destroyed. The insurance on the building was
only $4,000. The Powell Tool company's build
ing at Cleveland was injured to the extent Of
$5O.000; fully covered by insurance.
The bush fires in the parish of St. George,
Quebec, are said to have done great damage.
Seven or eight square miles Of country have
been swept by the tlames and the settlers Of
the place have been rendered entirely destitute.
A large quantity of timber, grain and house
hold property has been destroyed.
The steamers Mary Ann and Simpson Horner
were burned at Pittsburg, Pa, on the 18th inst,
Loss 100000; no insurance.
On the 17th inst. fire partially destroyed
Notman & CampbelPs Photographic rooms at
Boston, Mass. Loss estimated at 1000, upon
which there is an insurance of $1,000.
The lumber wharf of Blacker T. Shcphard
together with three houses and large quantity
Of lumber, was destroyed by fire at Boston,
Mass, on the 18th inst. Loss, $4,000, fully
insured in local companies. Firemen Kelly and
Foley were precipated from roof into the
flames and severely injured.
On the 18th INST, Columbia, Brazoria county,
Texas, one of tho oldest towns in the state, was
V0II chnci hoi1,c ft,o frcf fro %J,o+ ho1
visited it in forty years. Every business house
is in ruins. The fire was incendiary, and began
in the grocery store of r. J. Smith, about the
center Of row of buildings on Front street.
composed OF old dry wooden houses, and burned
like a flash. The total loss is 1926, 900.
The Pequot house, Block Island, R. l., burned
to the ground on the night of the 18th.
A Walla Walla, W. T., dispatch Of the 18th
inst, says: Last night a fire originated in the
Pearl house, that almost totally destroyed the
village of Watesburg. A strong wind prevailed
and all but four OF the business houses were
burned. But little of the merchandise was
saved: One Chinaman was burned to doath.
Loss from $780, 900 to 100000.
Sixteen stores in Columbia, Texas, were de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th inst. Loss estimated
at $3.50, 900 to $4,000.
The tract of land ravaged by the recent bush
fires in Grand Manan, N. B., is five miles wide
and fourteen miles long. Rains extinguished
the blaze.
On the night of the 18th fire broke out in
the building occupied by tho Scarrett furniture
company at st. Louis, Mo-, and before it could
be checked the entire structure was in ruins.
The total loss is estimated at $180,0O0.
TraEical.
DR.. r. H. Talbot, editor of the Greeuback
Standard at Marysville, No.. was fatally shot
while in his bedroom on tho night of the 18th
inst, by some unknown person who fired
passed through the the Doctors S es Sodys and
slightly wounded Mrs. Talbot who was in bed.
VIM. Weans, q lawyer. shot and killed Charles
Nichols i'll his store at Pocahontas Ark, on the
18th inst. The murder was unprovoked.
Robert Harper attacked James Thompson
with knife near Bois dare island, Texas. on
James Coffey, cigar maker, murdered Rob-
ert Dudley on Lafayette street, Louisville, Ky.,
on the night of the 18th inst. Coffey claims
that he acted in self-defense.
On the 10th inst, Mrs. Joseph Powell, of
Quincy, ILL.,, received a fatal shot, fired at her
husband, by throwing herself between the
assailant and his intended victim.
Mary Egan, an industrious washerwoman of
Sioux Falls, D. T., was murdered on the 18th,
and her body WAS found two days afterwards in
the cellar of her residence. Her husband,
worthless, drunken loafer, has been arrested on
suspicion of having committed the crime. The
poor woman was in the habit of walking four
teen and fifteen miles to do her work.
A duel between a Ute Indian and Navajo
took place near Santa Fe, N. NJ, on the 9th inst.
The Ute was killed and the Navajo seriously in
jured. They fought with knives. Both wanted
to- marry the same girl.
IA horrible case of lynching took place at
Springfield, Tenn, on the 18th inst. A mob
assailed the jail at that point, gained an en-
franco and riddled Joe Ramsey, incarcerated
for numbering Miss Holt, with bullets, leav-
ing him dead ON the jail floor. The crowd then
secured Jack Bell and Archie Jaimison. negroes.
arrested few, days ago, charged with the
murder of j. s. Laprade, who lived about IL
miles from Springfield. The prisoners were
taken to a point within seven miles of Spring.
field and hung upon dogwood trees. The
five others accused of completely in the Laprade
murder are under guard at Saddlerville. One
of them named Higginson made confession
duplicating others and giving sickening detail 8
OF the torture of Laprade to make him reveal
where his money was kept
Mike Hawkins, alias John Edwards, shot and
killed VIM. Lane. colored, five miles from
Lawrenceburg, Anderson county, Ky, on the
evening Of the 10Th inst. The ca use was said
to be On old grudge. - .3s 4
The body of Henry Mockobee, al guard hay
ing III charge convicts at work on the Big Sandy
railroad, ten miles east of Mount Sterling, O.,
was found in the woods on the 18th inst. The
convicts had fallen upon him, literally cutting
his body in pieces, and then ESCAPED.
John Laughln, while very drunk. went into
the saloon of Andrew w, Zittell. OF East st.