Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-04-08
Sc0urKed by Fire.

Mofratt l. Seargent's white lead works at
Joplin, No., together with Harmony's foundry
and Leckie Il Co. g machine shops, were burned
on the Sd inst. Loss estimated at nearly O
quarter of million. Insurance less than $780,
600.
Brown, Human l. Co.. od-working factory
at the Columbus, Ohio, penitentiary, was burned
to the ground on the 4th inst. Loss s25,000.
A fire at Bradford, Pa, on the I'd inst, de-
strSyed APp1ebete ets SR Rogsrs % gTSserX g, J: 80,
Der shop. Wright's wholesale grocery, Titusville
house, Academy of Music, Campbell & Irwin
restaurant, Nichols clothing store, Edinburg
house, Hanlan's hotel, Folwen & Notes drug
store, Sullivan's saloon, Dewitt saloon, Jenkins
meat market, Cory house, Washington house,
and travellers home. Loss S15, 900; insured.
The regafa mandatory of J. r. Pettes l.
I'd inst. Loss $4,000.
A spark from q locomotive of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad started q fire near South Amboy,
n. j., on the I'd inst, which burned over be-
tween 1900 and 5000 acres of woodland, not
withstanding all the farmers and laborers in the
neighborhood fought the flames for hours. The
wood-choppers houses, wagons. wood-chopping
Implements and maple-sugar houses were con-
sumed. The loss is heavy.
The Van Skuck mill No. at Providence, r.
l., was damaged by fire on the LIST inst. to the
extent OF 5000.
x0u DuSlu0SS uOuSo6 WoIO COu6u10cU ny uIt ~
Houlton, Me-, on the LIST inst. Loss $4,000;
A fire at Twelfth and William streets, Phila-
delphia, Pa, on the LIST inst, caused q loss to
Conaway l. Co., of 1000; insurance $40, 900.
The loss to the Novelty Paper Box company is
$15, 600; Bechiner Bros, machinists, $6, 600 and
J. w. johnson $4,000, all insured. The build
ing was almost entirely destroyed.
Brown county (Texas) courthouse and Jail
burned on the list inst, destroying the records.
Loss estimated at $4,000.
Port Austin, Mich, suffered q loss of 81, GOO
by fire on the 30th ult.
The Mineral Springs bath house in Ann Ar
of the 29th ult. Loss estimated at $12, 600; in
suranoe 81, 900.
A NIurderOus Record.
Thomas Barker, q wealthy retired merchant,
was found dead on the MORNING of the 4th in
stant, in front of dwelling No. 172S, Third
avenue, New York. Richard O O'Connell, the oc-
cupant Of the dwelling, was arrested, it having
been ascertained that Barker and he had quar-
rel on the night Of the Sd about dog. It is
the animel, and was murdered.
At Narrow Ridge, Mendocino county, Cal, on
the 4th instant, Mel 8. Hammaland killed his
wife Johanna and Frank Allsen, whom he found
in bed with her. The victims were Drained
with an axe. Hammaland's son who was oc-
euPyn.6 'Ao o"ano cooo0 VAIL SAAo 6uAey PoAAS
Mr.. Simpson, jr., . New York pawnbroker,
was shot and killed on the Sd instant by George
G. Randolph. The latter was under Indictment
for blackmailing Simpson by threatening to re-
veal unsavory relations which Simpson had held
with his Randolph's) wife prior to her mar
riage.
A young girl, daughter Of farmer living
near Athabaskaville, Canada, was murdered on
the night Of the 29th ult., and her body thrown
in we'll A young man named La Chance is
under arrest, charged with the crime.
At Los Vega, New Mexico, on the I'd inst,
two roughs named David Rrdebach and John
wounded the jailor and attempted the rescue Of
webb, prisoner under sentence of death for
murder. They were scared of, however. before
they accomplished their purpose, and posse is
IN pursuit tor the purpose of hanging them on
capture. :,
Annie A: Bal, in Clark comfy, Ky., was taken
from jail at Winchester, in that state, on the
31st u1t., and lung in the court house yard.
Near Kalamazoo, Mich, on the night Of the
S1st ult., . man turned his daughter -in-law out
OF doors, and when demonstrated with by
neighbors, he fatally shot one Of them and
A crazy man named Hope Tucker was stran-
gled by Horace Wood, his nephew, at his home
near sandusky, Ohio, on the 28th ult. He had
stabbed Wood, who grappled with him until as
Mstance arrived, when It was found the maniac
wasdead. Wood received severe cut in the
bach, and had the end Of his nose cut off but
will recover. ss.. s*
At Leadville, Col, on the night Of the 31st
ult., F. A. Prentice shot and killed F. G. Dixon
while engaged in quarrel growing out Of IN
alleged insult offered by Prentice to . Lady
whom Dixon was escorting home
Frank Howard was shot and Killed at Preto-
m. w. Va, on the 29th ulk., By man named
Atkina, who claims he did IL In eeR defence.
James Edward johnson WAS shot dead ct
Washington, p. @, on the night Of the 29th