Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-10-06
The O'Fallon -four mill at St. Louis, was
managed by fire on the Sd inst causing a loss

Ihe OFallOn hour mill at st. LOUIS was
damaged BY fire on the Sd inst, causing loss
fire at Roodhouse, Ill.,, on the I'd inst, de-
stroyed $4,000 worth Of property.
The engine house Of the Vigilant Fire conf
pany, together with the steamer and all the
company's property at Augusta, Ca, on the
night Of the LIST inst. Loss, $40, 600; no in
surancc; 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 WIS built in 1868, and cost about $230,00O.
Property belonging to the Merchants Trans
portation company, West, Clark & Case, whole
the value of $4,000 was destroyed by fire at
Trenton N. j., on the LIST inst.
Several stores in Schuylersvillc, N. T., were
destroyed by fire on the Goth 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
about $4,000.
A destructive fire occurred at Fort Dodge, Ia,
on the night of the 9th. The dry goods store
of Hull & Julius, the boot and shoe store Of
and the First National bank, were burned. be-
sides smaller buildings. Loss, S1O0,000; in
surance, $4,000.
A fire broke out on the 9th, among a large
number Of barges on the Neva above the bridges
at st. Petersburg. The bargcs, which were
laden with hay, broke loose and forty enormous
flaming heaps foated down the stream, endan-
gering all tie shipping in the river The police
guided the burning masses clear Of vessels and
there was no further destruction of shipping.
TrasicaI.
Andrew Finley was murdered by his nephew
Edward Jones, aged 81 years, near Salem ILL.,,
Oh the I'd inst. The unfortunate man received
the contents of a shot gun in his left breast.
In saloon fight at Masion, Ohio, on the
night Of the I'd inst, John Main. proprietor of
the bagllio had his throat cut with razor,
causing death i'll fifteen minutes.
At jersey City, N. j., on the I'd inst, Mrs
Mary Doyle, temporarily insane from malarial
fever, threw her two months cd babe out of a
third story window, and it was instantly killed.
At Sacramento, CAL, on the LIST inst, Mrs.
with her husband, from whom she had been
separated. He called on her, and during the
conversation she shot him dead Cause, ieal-
ousy. Last winter she shot and severely
wounded young girl who had excited her
jealousy.
In Frederick township Orange county, Ind,
farmer named Nathan Lambdin was stabbed
in the neck by Edward Cromwell, an employee,
who then ran hastily to river near by and
drowned himself. It is supposed Cromwell was
rendered delirious by fever to which he was
subject. Lambdin will recover.
A man named W. II. Fairchild was arrested
at Chicago, ON the list inst, for the murder of
in 1878. The crime was divulged to the chief
Of police of Toledo, O., by the prattling of
Fairchld's seven year old child
At Yakima City, W. T., on the 50th, in a
scrimmagc, Dink Splawn was killed, John
Splawn shot through both legs, and David Car
rol shot through the lungs.
A negro employed on the st. Johns and Lake
Eustce railroad, Florida, killed white boss.
He was carried to Fort Mason; but, at night, a
band of men ovcrDowercd the guard, took the
negro out and lyncled him.
Robbers assassiuated the wife of the Russian
consul at Van, a city in Turkish Armenia, on
the Goth uit.
P. Griffin was shot and killed at Abbeville
Court House, S. c., on the 26th ult., by Chas
AIcClung; both white. They quarrelled while
playing billiards, and Griffin drew knife when
NcClung shot him i'll the head and breast
A worthless cur known as 'Shang the boot.
black met highly respectable young man.
the Arlington house billiard hall, Hot Springs
Ark, on the 29th ult., and had /, few wortl>
with him, wherein the lie passed, when Shane
drew his revolver, leveled it at Summons anC
fired the ball striking him in the head. inhctnG
fatal wound.
Near Plattsburg, Mo-, a lady named Wipn
returning home on horseback from visit
to friends, was seized ty negro who over:
came her struggles and violated her person. A
party of ncighbors Immediately started in pur-
suit of the ticnd, overlook and hanged him Oh
! the spot. The ravishcr proved to be a mulatto
a married man, and laborer on WINS farm
Louis Bowry, lad residing at Fort Wayne
Ind, hurled a stone at q seven-ycar-old com.
panion, named Henry Gcrhe, intlicting injuries
from which he died on tho Goth.
A German laborer at a C. and N. W. railroad
construction camp near Florence, Mich, was
E1ntally murdered in his bed on the night Of
the oath, by fellow workman named Burke
The murderer was captlred and jailed.