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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Showinu up Hancock,

Hon. r. w. Thompson. secretary of
the navy, delivered speech at Denver,
Col., on the night of the 21st inst. He
read letter of General Hancock written
to Hon. s. T. Glover, of st. Louis,
July 18th, 1868, endorsing the platform
and candidates of the Democratic party
of that year, which platform declared
all the constitutional amendments, the
enfranchisement of the negroes, and the
entire work of reconstruction null and
void. The letter also endorsed Frank
Blair's letter to Broadhead, advocating
sending the army south to undo the work
of reconstruction. Thompson said Han
cock was sent south by Andy johnson to
nullify the acts of congress, and his
order No. 4o was intended to put
the rebels on top and the loyal
men at the bottom. Grant refused to
permit that order to be executed and
Hancock left New Orleans in a "mifff. y
Since the war those are the only promi-
nent points in Hancock's history. He
paid high compliment to Hancock as q
soldier, butdeclared that he is no states
man -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Cattle inla Plata.

Much is said about the expectation of
meat from La Plata, and Of the vast
herds of cattle that roam in half wild
state. In an account of a voyage there,
one proprietor is spoken Of as having 3d.
600 sheep, 5000 oxen and 5000 horses.
The slaughtering takes place on a large
scale. Large droves Of cattle aredriven
by men on horses into Enclosures near
the slaughtering places, and twenty are
admitted at time. The yard is paved
with slippery stones kept wet. A man
throws cord over the head of bullock,
and horse attached to the cord imme-
diately pulls it; this causes the bullock
to slip down, when he is despatched by
a man who plunges a knife behind the
head. For q good sized bullock the
time from the moment he is caught
with cord until he is cut up is about
six minutes. The largest establishments
kill 1000 bullocks daily during four
months Of the season. -: -, -.....r
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
. The virginian Parsons Wig.
[From the Boston Advertiser.l


One hundred and twenty-five years
ago this part of the state was a wilder
ness, and it's scattered inhabitants fought
hand to hand with starvation and the In
dams. A good story Of those days is
told of Parson Cummings. .4 0 !.
In the early times people when attack
ed fled to the stockades. It was occa-
sionally necessary to make sorties to the
clearings for; provisions. Inone Of these
excursions tie parson, fat, portly, and
wearing his big wig, formed q conspicu-
GUS object, and was pursued by the in
dams. In lodging through the under
growth, he,left his wig suspended on a
bramble. Seeing it in hot pursuit the
indian made a sudden beund and grasp
ed it, taking it for the parsons head;
but, not finding his head there, he, with
q violent gesture of angry disappoint-
ment, threw it to the ground, exclaim;
ing, Odd lie?' and gave up the chase,
the parson, i'm the. meantime, -laying=o con-
cealed withinaa few feet Of the spot
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29

The driver squinted into the box sew
eral times, pounded it g, on the side,
squinted in some more, and finally said
to the last passenger that got in, =" You
didn't put any ticket in the box" The
passenger, who was q stranger, put in the
ticket, but misinterpreting the zeal OF
the driver, whispered to citizen who
was alongside Of him, IF he tries to get
the tickets out of the box. that way in
broad daylight, when there are passen-
gers. in the cars, how he must yank 'em
out after dark, when there is nobody in
the cars watching hint = $685. eA{ ;
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Another Formal Acceptance.

General Neal Dow has written letter accept
ing the nomination for the presidency by the
National Prohibition party. After comment
liquor traffic and the rcspoctability of the pro-
hibitoIy movement he concludes: 81 consider
the object of the prohibiionists of this country
to be of supreme Importance te the interests Of
the nation and the people. Aside from its
Lealing upon the moral and religious welfare
Of the people, consider the suppression of the
liquor traffic to be an object of far more poll
the attention of the country
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Suicidal.

II. P. Comegys, stenographer employed in the
Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fc railroad Office at
Topeka, committed suicide on the oath inst,
taking clloroform.
Frederick Schaefor, wealthy lager beer
brewer, of Staten Island, died on the Goth inst,
from the effects of selfintlicted pistol wounds
received ten days previous.
Paris, France, was shocked on the 22d instant,
by the announcement of the suicide of an Am
erican lady well known in Paris and London
circles. Mrs. Annie Wetmoro, of New York,
took her own life by poisoning herself at the
residence of Lady Albert Pelham Clinton, in
Rue Billault. The deceased was very hand
some woman, about IS years of age. Up to a
short time since che was said to have been af-
tianced to the Marquis of Anglessey, to whom
she became engaged soon after her divorce from
her husband. In June last Anglesscy met and
married Mrs. Wedehouse, nee Miss Minnie
King, of Georgia. Mrs. Wetmore was dread
fully depressed Oh hearing of the marriage, and
at last III despair put an end to her life. The
sad occurrence created great sensation in the
American COLONY.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29

New YORK, July 2-3:0O =. M.-Flour-
Firm and quiet; receipts 10, 745 bbls; round hoop
Ohio at $5.10@5.75; choice do at S5.80007 90;
superine western at $3.8O@4.40; common to
good extra do at 81. .25@4.6o; choice do at $47o
@7.00: choice white wheat do at S4.5O@5.OO.
Wheat-Whitc about 11sc lower; red cash and
seller July 15@Slc lower; others quiet; SAILS
5000 bus No. 2 red cash at $1.0919; 10000
bus do seller July at $1.091s@1 0954; $4,000
bus do seller August at $1.081; 5000 bus do
seller September 81: :0S19. Corn Shade easier,
mixed western spot at 45@4Sc; do future at
47s4@49c. Oats-DulI; western at s5@42c.
Bcef-Dull and unchanged; new plain mess at
$3.50; new extra do at $1,000. Pork-Strong;
new mess at $14.5O. Lard-Fmm and quiet;
steam rendered at $3.50. Butter-Quiet and
firm; fair inquiry; Ohio at 14@25c. Cheese
Quiet at 7@1O14c for poor to choice. Sugar
Unchanged; demand moderate. Molasses-
Steady and quiet. Petroloum-Dull and TN
changed. Rcc-Good demand and firm. Coffee
Quiet and steady. Freights- Spirits
Of Tupentine-very firm at 2815@2ec. Resin
Steady at ts1.44@1.4719. Tallow-Firm at $50
7-16 for western. Eggs-Firm at 1411s@l6c
for falr to choice.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
The Census,

Superintendent of the census Gen. Walker
estimates that the census just taken will allow
a population in the United States of forty-eisht
millions. OF the largest cities Chicago has
made the largest gain since 1870, showing all
increase Of about G1 per cent. San francisco
second, with a gain Of so per cent. New Or
leans gains only per cent. The only southern,
cities which show material gains are Charleston,
Atlanta, Galveston, Nashville, Houston, Texas:
st. Joseph, Mo-, and few others. The west
gains very materially. Kansas City gains n
per cent, Racine, Wis.,, "a per cent, Denver,
GA per cent, Minneapolis 244 per cent, St.
Paul 104 per cent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
The Storm kinr.

Heavy rains have prevailed throughout tho
northeastern portion Of New Mexico The
streams arc flooded and have done great dam
age to the New Mexico and Southern Pacific
Railroad track: All the bridges between Los
Vegas and Trinidad have been washed out. The
violent storm swept over Monroe county.
Michigan, on the 10Th instant, inflicting great
damage to the vineyards in that section Fields
OF oats and corn were laid waste and fruit trees
stripped: Hail fell to the depth of seven inches
at Franklin, Ont, on the same day.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29

Fattman's furniture factory and Raddit's T.
kraiser's box factory, were destroyed by fire at
St. Louis, on the 2sd inst: Loss about $15, 900.
A dispatch from Oroville says the business
portion of Gibsonville, Sierra county, Cal
burned on the 22d inst. Loss over $4,000.
At Newark, N. j., the old Walsh factory part
ly burned on the 22d inst. Loss O,0OO; in
sured.
A special from Troupe, Texas, says fire de-
stroyed the whole north side of the town, on the
22d inst. Loss $25,000; insurance $4,000. In
cendiary.
Kelcher's livery stable was burned at Washing
ton, D. c., OH the 22d inst. It was at this
burn that J. Wilkes Booth secured horse to
escape from Washington after assassinating
President Lincoln.
Cooper Bros grist mill at West Jordan, Utah,
was consumed by fire on the 18th inst. Loss
1000; insurance $4,000.
The village of Renlus, in Engadine, Switzer-
land, has been burned. Ninety houses
have been destroyed.
The city hotel at Flint. Michigan, kept by
Allan Payne, and owned by Mrs. j. Mcdonald,
burned on tho night of the 18th instant, involv.
ing q loss of from $70, 900 to 500, 1000; insured
for $4,000. Some of the boarders barely escap-
ed with their lives by way of the second and
third story windows.
The upper three stories of the front part of
the large building on First avenue, between
Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets, New York
city, owned by Herman Coehler, the wealthy
brewer, we're burned on the night of the 10Th
instant, involving loss of $500, 1000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
A MYSterv.

Workingmen excavating near the railway depot
at East st. Louis, came upon a long box which
contained the decomposed remains of man,
whose right arm had been broken, whose throat
had been cut, and on whose head there were
several wounds. Over year ago Judge Mayo
a banker at Olncy, ILL.,, disappeared at this
depot, and it has always been thought that he
was entlced from night train on some pretext
and murdered for his money. AS the body
discovered by the laborers is believed to be that
of Judge Mayo, his friends have been notified,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
A Heavy Failure.

A meeting of creditors of Robert Boak 4 Son,
of Halifax, West India merchants, lately failed,
m1ttcd showed the liabilities Of the firm to be
S244,00O; assets S195,0oO. Robert Boak is
secured to the amount of $123,000. The prob.
ability is the unsecured creditors will not realize
from the estate five cents on the dollar. The
business has been losing year after year for
fOur years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Bold Robbery.

A bold robbery was committed at the private
bank of Fisher, Preston g. Co., Detroit, Mich,
on the afternoon of the 22d inst. While the
clerk, Fred D. Clifford, was alone. stranger
appeared at the opening of the wire screen in
the counter and expressed desire to buy some
government bonds. As Clifford was about to
reply, the stranger suddenly reached through
the aperture and struck Clifford on the temple
with slung shot. The blow felcd him to the
floor and temporarily rendered him insensible
When he recovered it was ascertained that be-
tween 50, 1000 and $4,000 in currency, lying OH
the top of the counter, had disappeared.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29

During the reception to the Cornell crew, at
discharged into q stage loaded with fireworks.
A terrible explosion followed. Two men, leap
ing from the burning vehicle, were seriously
hurt. II. F. Hibbard of the Savings bank,
broke his leg. +. NJ. Koyer telegraph operator,
was internally injured
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Foreign.

LONDON, July 24-12:3OP. M.-Liverpoolw wheat
market opens firm; floating cargoes quiet; on
passage inactive. Arrivals off coast, for orders,
corn, moderate and wheat large. Weather in
England showery.
LIVERPOOL, July 242:sO P. M.-wheat-Fim
and unchanged; cargoes off coast, demand mod
crate; cargoes arrived, not much doing; cargoes
to arrive, dull; weather unsettled,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Fatal Boiler Explosions.

Near NIolesto, CAL, on the 2sd inst, thresll-
ing engine blew up, killing the fireman, J. s.
Dooley, and injurinS eight others, one probably
fatally.
The boiler of steam saw mill near Barns
vile, Charlotte county, Va, exploded with
terrific force on the 10Th inst, killing colored
man, fatally wo1nding an cmploye named
Bryant, and severely scalding and wounding five
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Powder Explosions.

One of the Miami Powder Company's mills,
located about six miles from Xenia, Ohio, blow
mp Oh the 23d inst. William Wallace, an en-
p1oye, was killed.
At the artillery works at Koosik, South Rus
sia, an explosion of powder killed eighteen and
and wounded twelve people.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Another Steamboat Collision.

A terrible accident occurred about 10 o'clock
OH the evening of the 22d inst, on the Detroit
river some nine miles below the city. The ex-
cursion steamer Garland with large
party on board under the auspices of the De
troit Molders' Union while going down the river
up, cutting her in two, so that she almost in
stantly sank. The latter had "a persons on
board, consisting mainly of Father Bleyenburgh,
pastor of the Trinity lioman Catholic Church.
Of Detroit, and a number of acolytes- boys
officiating in various capacities in the service Of
the church. They had been Oh their annual
Of the once merry party only eight were saved,
the balance going down to wattery graves.
The night was bright and moonlit. An inyesti-
cation will be made to determine who is to
b anne for the terrible calamity.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
ChiCaEO,

CHICAGO, July 24-1:3o p. M-Wheat-
Heavy and lower; 92c for cash; 9194c for seller
July; 87sc for seller August; $50 for seller Sep
temher. Corn--Weak, heavy and lower at
$500 for cash; 35c bid for seller August and
September. Oats-Weak and heavy at Csc for
cash; 25ssc for seller August Rye and Barley
Unchanged. Whisky-At $1.O9. Pork
Strong and higher at ss14.85@14.90 for seller
July; $14.90 asked for seller August; $14.s5 for
seller September. Lard-Strong at $6.95 for
cash; $6.97 for seller September. Hogs-Rc-
coipts 1000 head; active, strong and 10c higher;
4.9O; heavy packing and shipping at $4,000
$40. Cattle-Rcceipts $500 head; firm; ship
ping at s$4.00@4.80; grass Texans at $2.50@
$50,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Railway Accidents.

A misplaced switch caused the wreck Of q
freight train on the Connecticut Valley road on
the Goth instant. Conductor Bawn was killed
and Engineer Frank Stillman and Fireman
VIM. Stanton severely injured.
An excursion train from Toledo to Indianap-
oils, leaving Toledo at P. H., on the 18th inst,
via. the Wabash railway, jumped the track near
Knox Siding, Ohio, at 1880, on tho morning of
the 18th inst. Five coaches were thrown from
the track. One passenger, Edward Stuart, of
Noblcsville, Ind, was killed and nine other pas
sengers injured. Cause Of the accident sup
posed to be a broken rail caused by the engine
of some train.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
milwaukee,

MILWAUKEE, July 24-3:0O P. M.-Flour-
Quiet but steady; choice spring at s4.75@5.OO.
Wheat-Unsettled and lower; No. cash at
s1.01; No. 2 at 951sc; No. 3 at &c; No. 2 seller
August at 9015c;No. seller September at $500.
Corn-Dull and lower at 36c; rejected at S5c.
Oats-D9a at 2515c; white at 5000. Barley
Rye-Quiet at 7611 Sc; seller August at CSC. Pork
Very strong at $14.90 for cash. Lard-At
Sc. .95 for cash.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
The Americans Defeated.

The American rifle team suffered defeat at
the hands of the English team in the match at
Wimbledon, on the oath inst. Total score:
English, 1G47; Americans, 1863.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29

George Bennett, alias Dickson, convicted of
the murder of the late George Brown, was
hanged in tho jail yard at Montreal, Canada, on
the 23d inst.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29

David McGruer fell from tho fourth story of
the Jackson block, Memphis, on the Goth inst,
and was instantly killed. Deceased was a native
of Scotland.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Lost mt Sea-

The steamer Ncwbcrn arrived at San Fran
cisco, CAL. on the 23d instant, from Mazatlan,
having on board the mate and a portion of the
crew of the ship Matilda, from Esquinlault to
Callao, with lumber, abandoned at sea June a.
Captain Jones, wife and portion of the crew
took one boat, the mate and the remainder of
the ships company the other and steered for
Clarion island, $50 miles distant, which they
reached July 22d, but finding no water there,
made for Socarro island, distant ZIG miles. Dur
ing q cyclone the boats parted company, since
which nothing has been heard of the captains
boat. Those in the mates boat were compelled
to throw overheard provisions, water, clothing,
etc, during the storm, and passing Socarro
island, after great suffering, reached Mazatlan
July Is.
Thirty-two grain vessels which sailed from
the ports of New York, Boston, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Portland and New Orleans in the
year ending July, 1880, were never heard from
again: One million four hundred thousand
bushels of wheat and $50 lives were lost in
these vessels.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
.Fnu1,nax,d.

spms soqy, s6 &s, 1ss sss 'Sra Srutag II
murdered BY tramp, on the 24th inst: Her
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Earthquake Shocks.

The total loss Of life by the earthquakes at
Manila is estimated at 800, including 200 China
men. Emost every family is homeless.
Luzon, July 21, says there was another shock
of earthquake at that place which lasted IS Sec
onds. Not single cdifice was spared. The
convent of Gudaloupe, which lasted three cen
turies: was DESTROYED. Nobody killed. The
inhabitants are encamped outside the town.
A decided shake was experienced at Ottawa,
Canada, on the 22d inst, accompanied by a loud
rumbling noise. =. --.rg.. -, y
Melford, Contocook and Manchester, N. H..
experienced shocks of considerable violence OF,
the 10th inst. Dishes and pictures were shaken
down in many places.
:. An official telegram received at Madrid states
that IN earthquake near Manila destroyed sew
eral government buildings and other houses.
Some natives were Killed. EE = -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
Fatal Fall.

Mr.. Edwin Calvor and son of II, living five
miles from Odebolt, Sac county, Iowa, we're
killed by lightning, on the 18th inst.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
THE MARKETS.
New York.

Reported by THE CHANDLER Brown Co., Commits
sion Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
~ WOfk Of the Flalnea.

The new steamer n. T. Dexter. en- route from
Plttsbmg to Evansville, caught fire when near
Jeffersonville,' Ind, on the 25th inst; and
burned to the waters edge. She was valued at
1000 and insured for $4,000. saga@.5.t5sst
The college and Methodist church at Harri-
son. Boone county, Ark. were destroyed by IN
lncendlary tire on the night Of the 21st inst. 49,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Killed bV VLiglltniN0

lNe VUC1ISK - H1efes
On the Goth inst, the steamer Dessouk with
the Egyptian obelisk ON board arrived in New
York harbor.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
An Awful Calamity.

At half-past five o'clock on the morning of the
Dist inst, the caisson leading to the entrance
of the Hudson river tunnel, constructed at Six
tcenth street, Jersey City, caved in, carrying
with it an immense quantity of earth and allow
ing the tunnel to completely fill with water.
Twenty-three men lost their lives, while eight
had an almost miraculous escape. The night
gang rof 80 men, including Assistant Superin-
tendent Edwards and two firemen entered the
shaft at midnight, the hours of work for this
gang being from 12 to 8. The depth of the
shaft is 65 feet, and while most of the men
were employed at the bottom of the shvft,
about one-thirdo of the gang was engaged on the
brick wall of the arch, Is feet higher. It was
the latter squad, all brick layers, that escaped,
except two. The main arch of the tunnel runs
out from the shaft a distance of about thirty
feet, when it opens into two distinct arches that
are to form the tunnel. Through some negli-
gence of the men it is supposed the air lock was
not properly adjusted. When the process of
shifting commenced the brick wall connecting
the two arches gave way and the water rushed
into the cave. The superintendent thinks tho
compressed air in the tunnel, which was calcu-
lated to aid in supporting the roof, must have
escaped through the shift. He put O gang
of 100 men to work who will make new pas
saget to the tunnel, but they were not expected to
accomplish the task in less than three days.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29
MOrtllary,

nOEttlsaFys
Charles Barlow, of r.. G. Dun &-Co.'s mer-
cantile agency, died suddenly at Ills summer,
residence, Long Branch, on the 25tb inst.
Capt. James D. Hamilton, one of the oldestriver
pilots, died at Loisuville KY, on the 21st inst,
aged II years.
Hckney, secretary of the Ute commission,
died of typhoid fever at Los Pinos, COL, on the
21st inst, after an illness of a few days.
Count Louis Francois dc Po,lrtales, keeper of
the Museum Of Comparative Zoology, at Bever-
ly, Mass, died on the 18th instant. He was a
pupil and fellow-worker of Prof. Agassiz.
James Brown, general western passenger
agent of the New York Central railroad, died
at Chicago on the Goth instant, after ling gering
illness.
E. C. Fellows, assistant general superinten-
dent Central Pacific railroad, died at San Fran
cisco, CAL, Oh the 2Oth instant.
The Hon. Jacob Brinkerhoff, author of the
original draft of the Wilmot Proviso, and from
1856 to 1871 judge of the Supreme Court of
Ohio, died on the 18th instant, at Mansfield, in
that state.
The earl of Kintore, one of the three Scottish
Liberal peers, died on the 10Th instant.
Hon. Lllcien Barbour, prominent attorney
and ex-lnembcr of congress, die'l at Indianap-
oils, Ind, on the 10Th inst.