Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-04-15

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NEWS IN BRIEF. -
+. A had Postmaster.
Postmaster Fadderman, Of Bolton, Texas, has
absconded with g., 900 government money.
Gaunt Famine.
A terrible famine prevails at Mosul, Turkish
Koordistan. A correspondent reports that -four
thousand inhabitants fled to Bagdad and hum
dreds died on the road.
GhOulss
During the past week eight bodies have been
stolen from the cemetery at Papineauvil}e, near
Ottawa, Ontario, and great excitement is natu-
rally occasioned thereby.
A Nice Pair.
At Chicago on the 7th instant, George B.
Quigg and wife were arrested for hotel thiev-
ing. Property aggregating in value 5000 to
$40, ,00O-consisting Of jewelry, ladies' shawls,
etc., was captured; also duplicate keys to rooms
in all the principal city hotels.
Drowned
On the evening of the 4th inst, while -four
soldiers of the Royal Artillery, Gunners Payne,
across the bay at Halifax, from Georges island,
where they had been visiting friends, the boat
swamped and all were thrown into the water.
Hurst caught hold Of the boat and tioated till
assistance came. The other three were
drowned.
Burmese Cruelty.
A dispatch from Rangoon reports that seven
hundred men, women, boys, girls, priests and
foreigners have been burned alive under the
towers of the city walls as sacrifice for the
restoration Of the kings health. The panic in
Mandalay Is frightful and hundreds of people
are leaving the city. The kings illness is said
to be leprosy.
No Choice
The Rhode Island state election resulted in
no choice for governor or lieutenant governor.
Returns from all towns in the state except
B Riock Island, give Lit Littlefield geR) !o,o14
and Ind 5,006. The Republican candidates
for secretary of the state, attorney general and
general treasurer, were elected, and the general
assembly will be three-quarters Republican.
insuling the election of Little6eld by that body.
Down In a Coal Mine.
On the afternoon Of the 8th inst. an explosion
Of gas occurred at Preston No. 2 collery, near
Girardville, Pa, by which VIM. Crinage and
Patrick Jefferson and Thomas Myers seriously
injured.
An explosion Of fire damp occurred on the
1st instant, in colliery at Andereues, Belgium,
There were one hundred and fifty persons in
the pit at the time of the disaster, and the
latest advices report the recovery of twenty
corpses.
Unfortunate Eiremen.
During the progress of the fire which con-
sumed the flour and fax mills at Dixon, ILL.,, on
the night of the 7th inst, a terrible explosion
occurred in Becker 4 Underwood's mill, throw
ing down one Of the walls and scattering fire in
every direction. Several fremen who we're On
the roof OF the blazing structure were hurled
into the mill race by the force of the explosion.
Ezra Becker, son of 81. P. Rocker, and William
Schum were killed, aud VIM. Rink, G. z. Lint,
Pat Duffy, Orvllle Anderson, Lee Stevens, w.
W. Vaun and Frank Getzonberger seriously in
jured.
Fatally Burned.
Captain William Ellerbeck, of the tug Rice,
was burned to q crisp at Wilmington. NC. on
the 18th. He was assisting at fire, when q
falling wall injured him and prevented his
escape.
AT the burning of tenement at Haverhill,
H. H.
McHenry, aged SO, and Charles Abbott, aged
56, were suffocated. Mrs. Emma Roberts was
severely burned in the face and injured inter-
naly by Jumping from window.
On the night Of the 18th inst, u, at point twelve
miles north of Memphis, Tenn, three colored
children, aged !, 2 and years, we're burned to
death. They had been left in q cabin while
their parents attended church. The fire origin
ated by the explosion of coal oil lamp.
Seventeen persons were burned to death by q
fire in village in Savoy recently.
Suicidal.
In st. Vincent hospital, New York, on the 8th
instant, man named George NJ. Jones, claim
ing to be Boston merchant, but supposed to
have been lieutenant in the navy named
Smith, shot himself fatally.
The body of Albert Scheu, city editor of the
Cleveland Anzeige,, was found IN the lake about
four miles from that city, on the 7th inst. He
waded in the water and cut his throat.
George Savage, a Cleveland shoe dealer, who
lately suffered reverses, WAS found dead in bed
On the 7th inst, his head nearly cut off with
shoe knife. He was insane.
Soldiers, Home MANAGERS.
The house committee on military affairs have
selected for appointment the following superin-
Eendents of national soldiers homes: Gen. J.
NJ. Palmer, Of Illinois, to succeed Thomas O.
Osborne; Maj. D. C. Fulton, of Wisconsin, to
succeed E. B. Wolcott; General Love, Of
Indiana, to succeed n. G. Stebbins; Gen.
YIN. B. Franklin, Of Connecticut, to succeed
Maine, to succeed Frederick Smythe; Gen. NJ.
I. McMahon, of New York, to succeed Gen. J.
q. Marindale. Gen. McClellan's name was
withdrawn as an acceptance would involve the
resignation of the Office of governor of New
Jersey.
The Lost WaubunO.
The party who started from Parry Sound,
Ontario, in search of the wreck Of the ill-fated
steamer Waubuna, lost last fall with all on
board, some thirty persons, have returned and
report having found the hull about five miles
north Of Moose point and longer distance in
towards the main shore than was generally sup
posed. The hull lies bottom up In small bay
in eleven feet of water. Ninetv-four feet of the
vessel shows about two feet out: the rest is not
more than one foot under. The whole of the
bottom is completely destroyed. The
port side and keel, as far as can be seen, have
not q, scratch. The engines and boiler cannot
be in her, as the hull has foated at least four
miles from where the wreckage was picked up
loated to the place, where It now lies. The
The bottom as far as can be seen, is quite sound.
Bismarck Resigns.
Bismarck has rendered bis resignation as
chancellor of the German empire. It seems
hat the bundesrath ON the Sd inst. discussed.
IN detail, . bill imposing imperial stamp duties.
4 vote was taken on the question whether re-
,eipts for postal money orders should require
stamps. The negative majority numbered 80
votes, representing population Of 1900, 900,
while the minority numbered 2S votes, but rep
resented population Of over 80, ,000, 900. tn
consequence Of this vote, the imperial chancel-
or officially presented . request to the emperor
10 be relieved Of his functions, explaining that
he could not act upon the resolution Of the
majority which was taken against Prussia, b.
Varia and Saxony, and as imperial chancellor he
,ould not take advantage Of the benefit con-
,eded to minority under such circumstances
oy clause nine Of the imperial constitution.
Business Failures.
jackson Il Morse, grain exporters, Boston.
Mass, failed on the 9Th inst. Liabilities about
s8o, 900. It is reported that they were largely
$ long" on wheat in the Chicago market.
The Babcock manufacturing company of Chica-
20, which sold out its business in November. 1878
md has been since then winding up it's affairs.
vas compelled on the 7th inst, to place its mat
ers in the hands Of an assignee David Quig;
liabilities, $215, 600; assets, csc, 200. A large
10y.