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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
"A Carriage;.in the Fourteeth Century.

49,. II IoHu uo 3SSW VuaEseIay Ma8dZ1nej ..:.. .
:: The. king and his mobiles generally
made their journeys on horseback, but
they also possessed carriages. Nothing
gives; better idea Of the rude, cumbrous
luxury which was at that time the boast
of civil: life than the structure OF these
heavy machines. The best of them had
four wheels, and three or four horses,
harnessed in single file; one of them was
ridden by, q position armed with whip
with a short handle sand several thongs.
Solid beams rested on, the axles, and a.
truck with, q round top ikA3 d tunnel was
placed, upon this frame; the unsightly:
effect Of the Whole, can be imagined, al.
though There. was. extreme elegance in
details: The wheels were overlaid with
ornament, and the sppkes,,' as they ap:'
preached the outer:nm, toQk The form of
& pointed arch; the wooden sides oflthe
carriage: were, painted and: g1ded, and
the inside was hung with the beautiful
tapestry SO common in that age. The
seats were. covered with. embroidered
cushions; on which it'owas possible to
take q halfyrecliningy posture; There were
pillows in stherangles, .aa If ito oproyoke
|a.sleep, lind sq91af sq windows, hung with
silkana curtains, pierced the sides Of. the
eatfi4geN 1t was thus that noble ladies
thsir slender eeinfcased in
tight dresses which defined all the move.
ments Of the body.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
:. A Western Heroine.

i A lady at St. Joseph, Mo. whose hus-
band had deserted her,: heard that he
was paying attention to another woman
and calling at the house where she was
staying. He was there. She walkedtin
and the first words she spoke were:
:" John, come,: let's 60 home" He re-:
piled very emphatically that he would
not. - She: insisted that he would. He
still said he would not go, as she abused
him. Shepat her hand under her shawl,
drew forth a bright, new. revolver, and
raising the implement of death to all
angle of about forty-fye degrees, asked
him once more if he'd go home with her.
He looked her square in the eye, which
was firm and calm, and replied: "Oh,
yes, if that's al1 you want, I'll gladly &C.
tonmodate your She stepped aside
and told him. .tohgo, out, (which he did.
He did not: speak q word during the
march, and when they arrived at home
such a lecture as that little woman did
give that great Big man is rarely heard.
He promised to dotbetter.4 au: Re-.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
A Dastardly ATTEMPT.

An unsuccessful attempt to kill the Spanish
consul at New York, by means of an Internal
machine, was made on the 10Th ult. The official
found, on entering his Office, an oblopg pack
age, mailed at Philadelphia, which he proceed
cd to open. On cutting the string an explosion
occurred, filling the room with smoke, and Sc
verely wounding him in the left hand. Anex-
animation Of tho box showed that it had been
arranged to discharge it's contents at both ends,
but, as the consul held it sideways when OPEN
ing it, he did not receive the charge in his body.
It has not yet been determined what kind of
explosive was used, but it is believed that it was
not gunpowder.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

1oA:DR1vHR ofda street-car in Kingston,
NJ T., had; a terrible toothache one
morning recently. 4 dentist who had
paid his fare, perceived from the; look Of
agony on the man face, what was the
matter. ";He' went to the front platform,
took from his pocket eone of the sinple-
Iments Of, his trade, and offered to take
out y the offending member then and
there. 49, The driver: stopped the horses
and opened his mouth. In the twinkling
Of an eye the tooth was out. sIAeS driver
had lost tel,o seconds, but he made up
the time before, hes reached the first
switch.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Crossed Over.

VIM. H. Delehanty, the well-known song and
dance man, died at New York On the 14th inst.
aged 80 years.
Charles Knapp, member of the Forty-first
congress, and president of the Deposit National
bank, at Deposit N. Y, died on the 18th inst,
aged 83.
Chief Justice Sanford E. Church, died sudden
ly at bis residence in Albion, N. Y, on the 18th
inst, of apoplexy.
Samuel r. Glenn, a we'll known journalist of
Of the New York Herald staff died, on the 18th.
The body of Rev. John Baldwin pastor of q
Congregational church at Leavenworth, Kansas,
was found near that city on the 18th. When
discovered the body was in a sitting posture
with head resting on the breast. There were
no marks of violence and his death was
attributed to heart disease.
W: H. 0yington, secretary and treasurer of
the West Division railway company, and an old
and esteemed citizen of Chicago, is dead.
Sir John Goss, organist and composer of
sacred music, died at London, ON the 18th inst.
Gustave Flanbiert, the French novelist, is
dead, aged So years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

The silver service presented to Mr.. Maurice
Delfosse by the governments of the United
States and Great Britain, in recognition of hig
work as president Of the fishery commission, is
kept locked up in the state department at
Washinsto Mr.. Delfosse preferred to have
the service in lieu of the money which it is GUS
tomary to present to an umpire in an interna-
tional arbitration It is a full dinner service
made by Tiffany, of massive silver. There are
sixty pieces, including eighteen soup plates.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

Ir is intended to make the census OF 1880, as
respects our mining industries, the most COM
plete ever made in any country. Gen. Walker
has assigned to Clarence King, chief of the
United States geological survey, the work of
collecting statistics concerning the precious
metals of the country. Mr.. King will select a
corps of assistants and experts, and make a
thorough and exhaustive compilation. The
volume of the census report will be devoted to
the information thus obtained, which will be
not only statistical, but historical and descrp-
tive. The work will disclose vast and wonder
full interest
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Rampant Rraezes.

An aerial gust at Island Pond, vt, on the
night OF the 10th inst, leveled steamboat
house and large covered bridge across the rail-
road track. s"~ -
Four persons were killed and several injured
by tornado at Woodlawn, ILL.,, station on the
Jacksonville and Southeastern railway, on the
9th inst; The storm destroyed many buildings,
and KILLED forty sheep and number of fine
herses.
Certain sections Of Illinois, Ohio and Indiana
were swept by terrible tornado on the 9Th
INST, which inflicted heavy damage. Twenty
buildings were wrecked at Alsey, Scott county,
ILL.,, and in Alrowsmith township, Mclean
county, twelve dwellings, we're razed and 100.
acre orchard ruined. In Empire township,
and fred Guthrie station, a hamlet Of half
dozen houses, and totally destroyed it. Near
West Jefferson, O., the barn of Jacob High was
struck by lightning and consumed, and Henry
Davis, who sought shelter in the structure,
killed. A number of buildings were blown
down at Union City, Ind.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
The SaVagcss

An eemigrant party, going west were attacked
inst. A man and women were killed and two
men wounded. Two other men belonging to
the party are missing and supposed to be killed.
A telegram was received by Secretary Schurz
stating that on the 7th inst. Chief Wctoria's
band Of Apaches attacked the Indians on San
Indian and his family, twelve in number, and
succeeded in making their escape. A Tucson
dispatch says: ':.Victoria lost eleven killed in
the recent fight with Kramer. The latter; lost
Sergeant Griffin killed. P. s. Craig, deputy
assessor of Apache county, and James Rich
nlond, his assistant, were killed by Victoria's
band at Stevens rancho.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

The New York legislature has been memorial
lied and other important steps taken to restore
the natural scenery at Niagara Falls: 1t is a
public shame that this great work of nature
should have been converted into show ground
to catch the money of the lovers of the sublime.
1t is proposed to preserve a strip of land for the
public one mile long. Trees are to be planted
to shut out the village of Niagara from view,
and the islands arc to be treat in the same
way. The tract is to be restored to state of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

AN Arctic expedition is proposed by Italy. It
is intended that the vessel leave Genoa on the
LIST of May noxt year, manned with men selected
the royal navy and from italian whaling vessels.
When on the voyage out, Montevideo, Terra
del Fuego, Falkland Islands and South Shetland
Islands will be visited Two winters will be
".e.'t i,4 the Antarctic region, during which ex-
cursions will be made on the ice in order to
gather as much information over as wide an
area as possible. On the voyage home the ship
will call at Hobart town or Cape Town. The
cost Of the expedition will not, it is thought,
exceed 100000 lire.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

THERE are in Germany a number of men who
continue to keep out Of the army on various
pretexts and Prince Bismarck has now taken it
into his head to make these people pay for their
immunity by a regular yearly tax running for
twelve years, the period over which Inability to
militar. service extends. The penalty is to take
the shape of a poll tax of four marks and the
government expects to get 20,ooo,o00 marks out
Of it in the course of the first twelve wears,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Miners Killed.

No. 2 of the Lumbermen Mining company's
mine, eight miles from Norway, Mich, caved in,
burying alive sixteen miners. The shaft was
fifty feet deep and contained five feet of water.
After several hours of strenuous labor thirteen
were rescued in an exhausted condition-the
remaining three being taken out dead.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Work OF the FIamleesl,,,, ), =, 4

"a large furniture' warehouse atitSt. Paul..
Mimi, wasbuuned on the l6th!o Loss $25, ,ODO.
~, Trowbridge's staye factory at East Toledo, o.,
inst. Loss about 81, ,oS. IT. '.e o. 4o'4's 49,
R. R. jones' tobacco factory and adjoining
Buildings Ware sQpaAEhat !lnhlaE@ by q fire
Ihnh Aoaigidated ii fine faetoi5, an tie 10TH.
9Loss by fire and water foot up r.. h..i NJ
. Several business housessln Gle6dSle, Haiil,
ton county, O.; burned on thee1 involving q
loss Of $40 700; fully nBuredji: sentpic ba,nt.>
ttewn Of Milton,s Pa; az almost entirely
destroyed By fn of the, 'fthousAhd
people were left homeless, ana destitute of
clothing and provisions. The fire ragged so
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Trouble for TurkeY.. !.

Trustworthy news has ieen received at Con-
stantinople from scutari, that the whole of
northern Albania is in arms, the authorities
seeming to have lost all power. -Four thousand
ridges have arrived at Scutari for the Abanians,
who occupy the whole territory from Scutari
and Prisrend to Kanaja. The Turkish officers
and men everywhere are fraternizing with them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

REPORTS from Kansas are to the effect that of
the twenty-five thousand negro refugees who
came into the state, only couple of hundred,
altogether, remain dependent upon charity. All
the others have found homes and employment,
and most of them are doing well. Kansas has
gained huge accession to her laboring popula-
ton, and this will be followed by an increase of
wealth
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

About 800 persons have already died of star
vation in one of the Persian provinces, and the
want continues to increase. So scarce is grain
in the famine-stricken districts that wheat costs
$500 per ton
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Burned to Death.

While company of.amateurs were engaged
in reEd dering Moo res paradise and Per, y at
the Atlanta, Ga, Opera house, on the afternoon
Of the 18th, one of the ladies, personating an
angel, went two near the gas-light, and the
conbustible material of her wings became ig-,
nited. In a second the fabric was in full blaze.
The room was nearly full Of other ladies, all
dressed in light material suitable to the charac-
ters assumed. and the fire almost instantly COM
municated to their clothing, causing panic.
Five or six were burned-two fatally.
Seven persons perished in the flames which
consumed the village of San Luis, Cuba, re-
Gently.
cheap lodging house kept by Chas. schuetze,
400 South Levee, st. Louis, Mo-, burned be-
tween 1 and 2 o'clock on the morning of the 18th
inst, and four men, Mike Ebcrlein, a cripple,
blind man named Fisher, Fritz Scholte or
Sclolter, and another man, name unknown,
were sutfocated: Several lodgcrs jumped from
the third story windows, their exit by the stairs
being cut off, and were more or less injured.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Snlf"vrYh0p

Rev. L. NJ. Hunt, pastor of the Congregation
al church at South Haven, Mich, saicided at
the house of farmer parishioner in Galesburg,
top of his head off with shot gun.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
VARIOUS TOPICS.

IT was expected that the revised New Testa-
ment would be published in May Or June of this
year, but it is now announced that it will not
appear before the close of the year.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

( The new Massachusetts tramp act, printed
copies Of which are now posted eonspiciorsly
along the highways Of that Commonwealth, is
Of q piece with the recent legislation Of other
states on the SAME subject TT classes as tra,nprs
all persons who rove about from place to place
begging or living without labor or visible means
OF supports; women, minors under seventeen
years of age, blind persons, and persons asking
charity within the limits Of their own cities and
towns excepted. Any tramp, upon conviction
of being tramp, is to he cent to tho house of,
correction or state woh. .-r Nor not less than
six M months and not more than tso years. IF hoo
enters a ho,ixe without leave, or INJURIES any
body, or threatens anybody, OF has a dangerous
weapon; OF threatens to damage property he is
to be- sent to the house of, correction for from
one to ::fiye years, or to the state workshop for
from one to three years. - Upon view of any Of
these; offenses, any sheriff, deputy, constable
policeman can arrest the tramp without war al:
rant, and municipal. district, and police courts
and trial justices are given jurisdiction@ MaXorts
and selectmen are authorized to appoint specinl
Aoenlsn tos attend to theltsxmps excfusiyely.
any tramp escaping ping fs61ns the state
world renders hinaself liable, II recsptured
70 six months extra Imprisonment.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Another Rank Cashier.

The investigation into the affairs of the First
National bank of Augusta, Me-, revealed the
fact that the late cashier, Israel Boothley, who
sulclded in February last, was defaulter for
over 100000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

New Haven, little village situated six IL
east of Folt Wayne, Ind, is agitated by Ee
discovery of two human skeletons in clun1 2
of bushes on a farm located close to the Mar +
NEE river. They were lying rather huddled vi
together, and had evidently not been disturbed
since they were placed there, unless, perhaps,
by yultures. A close examination, made by
physicians, revealed the fact that the skeletelss
were those Of man and woman. why =
knife, considerably eaten by rust was founHby
the side of the bones. The man, in life was AZ
unusually large-sized and we'll developed person.
while the woman must have been about the
medium size. Of course these discoveries
caused great sensation at New Haven, The
entire population has viewed the skeletons, and
many theries are advanced on the subject. The
place where the bones were found is welrd
unfrequented spot, along the bank of the river,
where neither man nor beast is seen once
year. Who the parties were, or how they met
their fate, Is mystery which can not be readily
solved.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
NEW S IN BRIEF.
(xAllnt Famine.

George Clark 4 Co., tea merchants, London,
have failed. Liabilities estimated at csc, 900 to
100000. Cause, speculation in teas.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

!. .'aIr Ir j. only the evergreen that wears
;::fprZe the. year round. The sensible
woman yields her ffurs to the camphor
fumes about this time. Boston Tro,a-
script. '-'5''
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

LoNDoS, May 15-12:so P. M.-Liverpool
wheat market opens. strong;. California club
los 6d@11s; average California los Cd; spring
8s 4d@9s lid; floating cargoes steady; on pas:
sage Quiet but steady. ,: '.o',' T. ~ =;
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Milwaukee,

MILWAUKEE, May $500 P.M.-Flour- Firm;
standard extras at So. .5O@4.7 70; common at ST. 35
@45o; choice spring at $5.O0@5.25. Wheat
Unsettled; No. 2 seller May at $1.111s; seller
June at $1:108 seller. July at; $1.07I; No. /
4 at 90c Corn-Quiet at 571sc. Oats-DuT
but firm at S11c. Barley-Stronger at zoe. Rye
:4.TFhtmer at 83c. Provisions-Quiet. Pork-At
5000 for cash. Lard--Quiet. at 1866 for
cash. Hogs--Dull at $4.2OD435.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Railway Misliaps. !:

The mutilated body of an unknown man was
found on the track of the Baltimore s. Ohio
railroad on the 18th inst -
Charles Tully, young unmarried man, while
in an intoxicated condition was run over by a
fast Wabash express at Lafayette, Ind, on the
10th inst, and fatally injured. 80 80
Before the wreck at ST: townsville, N. Y, was
cleared away on the 18th instant, a broken
bumper Of a freight car caused ten freight cars
to leave the track near Frankfort, blockading
the road again. To add to the troubles five
tanks Of: oil took fire in a freight train near
Rome, burning up ties and fences and twisting
up the rails like cords. ~q -.
A. bridge on the Wabash road, few miles
south Of Streetor,s u, gave way on the 10th,
as train WAS passing over, precipitating the
locomotive, baggage and smoking car into the
water, and dashing them into thousand frag-
ments. No one was killed, but several of the
railway employees were severely injured. one of
them perhaps fatally.! The recent heavy rains
had undermined the trestle-work.: ilt,u,
An express tram was wrecked at st, Johns.
yille N; ": on the 10th inst, owing to . defec-
tive switch. Five. passenger coaches jumped
the track. Fortunately none were killed, but q
number received bad injuries. . ,..
At Lafayette, md, on the 10th inst, Andrew
Dodge, an engineer, was run over by IN engine
and INSTANTLY killed.: v :. ts 30
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20

In accordance with a new law, election tickets
IN mississippi must contain nothing whatever
beside the name of the person voted for and
the name of the office for which he is a candi-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
APoJitical:Wranule.;, A ,

:. The Republicans Of Cook county, Illinois,
held very disorderly convention at Chicago on
the ;loth Inst The trouble commenced when
NY: Singer, chairmsn of the county committee.
called for order, and undertook to .npminate T. 3
temporary chairman, and continued without in
terrnption until the third term delegates With.
drew. Fearing that il was the mtaqtion Of the
the convention as presiding officer, tie Blaine
and. Was hburne delegates, amid tremendous
confusion, elected Mr.. Elliott ; Anthony as:
chairman, and by main force installed him On
tAe: PLATFORM After Understandable uuoar and
one or two changes by tho police the third
termers retired and organized at the PalmerSG
sl.ouse: ..Ihe5 Blaine. ,and ,Washbwne factions
then proceeded quietly sslthS thei8 bus,0oss,.
electing ninety.two delegates to The stato con-.
ventlon. At the, other meeting, after ssvast
amount OF speech.making, q delegation solid
for Grant was elected and q .conrn1ttes ap.
pointed to prepare an address, to tie people. It
is expected that the contest will be carried to
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
UST1N, MOWER COUNTY, MIMI, MAY 20, Is

the national convention. The Grant men have
majority Of the delegates outside of Cook
county, and threaten to seat their friends from
Chicago in the Springfield body. If they do, a
bolt by the Blaine and Washburne element is
expected.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Disastrous Explosions

boiler explosion at Birchill Hall iron works,
London. Eng, on the 18th inst. killed twenty
five persons and injured nearly sixty.
powder mill near Ashland, Pa, exploded
on the 18th inst, killing Edward Benzman and
lnjnring five others. The works were DESTROYED.
Five boxes, containing nearly one hundred
pounds Of giant powder, exploded at Central
City, COL, on the 11th inst.,. killing Samuel
Klmble, James Truden and Jonas Gilmore.
Inc bodies were most fearfully torn to pieces.
klmble and Gilmore hail from GAINESVILLE, Wis.
On the 18th inst. David R. s. Shanflon& & Co.,
junk dealers, purchaseda a quantity of CONCEALED
shells at Fort McHenrY, near Baltimore and
had them taken outside the walls of the fort to
one man holding the shells while another struck
them with heavy hammer. Although warned
OF the danger of their proceedings, they per-
sisted in the work, when suddenly one Of the
deadly missiles exploded, killing six persons and
wounding two others. The bodies were badly
mutilated, one being literally blown to atoms.
In Rome, N. Y, on the 10th inst, on starting
the engine in the Merchants iron mill, one Of
the boilers burst, killing Jason C. Enaw, VIM.
Frerys, Reuben Davis and Jos. Bissock, wound
ing Adam Bricenderfer, Louis Bissock, Fred
Bissock, Ben Wilson, Charles Stanton Baker,
and badly wreeking the mill The exploding
boiler was released from its foundation and in
its flight crashed through one heavy iron CHM
ney, also one heavy brick chimney and landing
about 400 feet from the mill. Owing to the
early hour only a part of the employees were on
duty, otherwise the loss of life would have been
greater.
Eighteen persons were killed and wounded
BY the explosion of-a dynamite magazine at
Faido, Switzerland, on the 10th instant.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 1880 P. M.-Wheat- Heavy
and lower at $1.1G for cash; s1.11ss for
seller June; $1.061 for seller July. Corn
Weak and lower at 37Bc for cash 3695c for
seller June; 36&c for seller July. Oats-Firm
and higher; 31Hc bid for cash; 3015c for seller
Barley-At 79@s0c. Whisky-At $1.0S. Pork
Weak and lower at 5000 for cash; $10.42]5
for seller June; S1O.55 for seller July. Lard
Weak at $6.95 for cash; $500 for seller July.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head; active and SC
higher; light at 81 .304.5o; heavy mixed pack
ing at $4.25@440; shipping at $445@4.7O.
Cattle-Receipts 1900 head; active and firm;
fair to good natives at 4.3O4. so; distlllers at
$4.20@4.30; western at $3.80@4.20; stockers
at $3.00@3.80; butchers at $2.00@4.00.