Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-01-01

SoAIleuou aOOut oU years OLD, supposed
to 'be 8. A. Skies, of Kennedyville, N. r.,
jumped from the new suspension bridge at
Niagara Falls, on the 24th.
| Expl0sl0n In . CollleHy. ,,+
Near Bolton, Eng, on the 24th inst, an
explosion in coal mine injured eleven
men, one fatally. Others are not expected
to survive.
A Sudden Rise.
The water in the Licking river rose sud.
denly on the 25th, sweeping away eight
barges belonging to the Swift Rolling mill.
The craft with contents were valued at H..
600.
Cold Weather I'm France.
Severe weather continues to prevail
throughout France, and several deaths have
occurred in the streets of Paris from cold
and privation. The Seine il passable at
several points within the city
Death to the Gas CempanIes.
The London Economist says: "It seems
as if another scare had set in in consequence
Of kilograms reporting Edison's completion
of his electric light. All gas companies
suffered more or less, the heaviest decline
being f8 per share and the smallest e."
Bold Highway Robbery.
Lester G. Turner, q merchant of Sioux
Falls, was set upon by two men when emery.
ing from hotel clubhouse at Worthinpton.
Minn., and robbed of $16,500. The Williams
were traced short distance by railroad
and then lost.
A Fatal Fostival.
At Candahar, on the Goth, on tho occa.
sion OF Mahomedan festival, the fanstical
potion OF the populace became highly OK.
cited and some mounted Ghilzais ran amuck
through the British camp. Gen. Tytler was
wounded and four of the fanatics killed.
Captured q Train.
Eight roughs boarded Baltimore and
Ohio train at Camden station, Nd, on the
night of the Gath, and commenced to abuse
two colored passengers. A regular set.too
| with pistols and sticks occurred, in which
colored woman was shot in the neck and
man badly cut.
Gave Themselves Up.
Geronomo, the Apache chief, with eighty.
three of his band Of Indians, has surren.
dered to the military authorities at Camp
Kicker, Arizona, and will be sent to the San
Carlos reservation at once. This is the
band which has been depredating for some
months along the border, and did much of
the work credited to Viotoria's band. This
virtually wipes out all the renegade Indians
in Arizona and on the border. -
Mortuary.
Recorder Hackett, of New York citv,
died on the 9th.
Geo. W. Bell, of the Buffalo Commercial
advertiser, died on the 26th.
Gen. Avezzana, one of Garibaldi's most
famous companion in arms, il dead.
Irwin Russell, a we'll known dialect writer
and poet. died at New Orleans on the nigh.
OF the 23d in destitute circumstances, and
among strangers, after few hours illness.
A Very Practical Joke.
John N. Waite and N. B. Gould. both
prominent and respected business men in
Chicago, on the 9th, thinking to play q
practical joke on q colored jauitor, disar
ranged the contents of Mr.. Waite's room
aud then concealing ths mselves in closet
waited until the janitor appeared. The Int.
tor becoming excited at the condition of
the room procured revolver, and hearing
noise In the closet tried to pull the door
open, and failing in that fred through the
door. The shot passed through Mr.. Gould's
head and he died shortly after.
The Maine Muddlo.
AS the time for the assembling of tho leg.
lslature in Maine approaches, the situation
oeglns to assume Z serious phase. The
Augusta authorities have increased their
police force to be ready in event of con.
hict, and the arms Of the Hersey Lieht In.
tantry at Oldtown were taken possession of
by the Fusionists on Christmas night. and
moved to the residence of the commander
OF the company. Oldtown is the residence
OF the Fusion candidate for governor. Clear
headed politicians, however, predict that
the skein will be disentangled without
series difficulty.
Blown Up.
The steamer Prairie City, plyinp on the
Wabash river between New Harmony and
Wabash Station, blew up on the 9th, when
above Hodges landing. The fireman, cabin.
boy ana cook are missing. The body of
Mrs. Capt. Mcintyre was found on shore,
with both arms of: Capt Cox, who was at
the wheel, was blown up with it and fell in
the wreck beneath the debris, and had one
arm broken, his ankle sprained, and wa.
otherwise cut and bruised. The engineer
escaped with slight injuries. The survivors
escaped on barge and were taken to New
Harmony for medical aid.
Santa Domingo.
Santa Domingo dates to the 9Th inst. con.
firm the announcement of the fight of
President Guillermo. The city suffered
from hunger before the surrender, and Gull.
lermo is greatly disliked as being responsi.
ble for the distress. As consequence of
his feeling, the triumphant entry Of tho
revolutionary army, on the 18th of Novem
Der, was attended with perfect order. It il
still unknown who will be the next presi.
dent. Peace has been entirely restored.
None of the plantations have been restored.
An outbreak was feared at Cape Haytien,
and troops were sent to prevent it. Some
arrests were made. Business is active.
| Important Decis1on.
The secretary of the interior has rendered
decision OF importance to ill purchaser
OF public lands by private entry, holding
that whenever prior to patentipg it is dis.
covered that the land previously offered
and entered as agricultural il really mineral
its character, the entry must be cancelled
and the land reserved for entry under laws
especially applicable to mineral lands. The
issue was presented DO the case of Smith
vs.. Charles Culver ct al, involving the title
to tract OF 1900 acres of land in Camden,
Arkansas district, which was purchased
from the government at private entry in
1878, but subsequently found to contain ar.
| gentifer0us lead ore, ~ J < = =.
Railroad wrecks,
| An unknown man was run over and cut