Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-29

q loss of EGO, 900.
Two oil mills and a factory in Marseilles
where, Italians were almost exclusively EN-.
ployed, have been burned, involving loss of
six million francs.
A fire at Tombstone, Arizona, on the 22d
inst, swept over space of six blocks, destroy
ing $50 buildings, including large part of the
business portion of the town. About 800 peo-,
pie were rendered hon homeess. eHa Tho loss will
Treadwell's tannery and currying shop at |
Boston, Mass, succumbed to the flames on the
22d. Loss, probably $550,000.
A fire the Louisville Coot,ier-,Joat,'nd1 Office,
Louisville. inflicted damage to the amount of
$13,
A fire swept away 1850 acres of wheat and !
other grains near MERGED, Cal, on the 22nd.
The St. Sauveur district of the city Of Que
bee, lost thirty-ive houses by fire On the 21st
inst.
Troublesome Indians.
The Dolares News Of the 22d inst. corrobor-
ates the previous accounts Of Indian fights in
Colorado and Utah. Four companies of the
Ninth cavalry and a detachment of the Thir-
teenth cavalry have started for the scene,
which is in the San Juan country, Utah, 125
miles west of Durango, Col. S. H. Eskridge,
James Hall and David Welles were surrounded
by Indians in Grand Valley, Utah, and had a
desperate fight. The former was killed, Hall
seriously wounded, and Eskridge had his hat
riddled by bullets. Eight out of 18 whites were
missed OH the evening of the first day of the
trouble: One of them named Jordan was
seriously wounded, and the other seven proba-
bly, killed, although they may have sought
refuge in a Mormon fort in the Grand Valley.
Affairs in the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations
have about reached crisis. The United States
cavalry at Fort Sill have been ordered to report
for duty at Muscogee to cooperate with the
Choctaw militia in removing white intruders
nd in
termarried with them will be classed as in
truders and will be driven out. The order of
banishment will be speedily and effcctually on
ecuted. Great terror and distress exists. Three
hundred families have crossed the border leav-
ing everything behind. The roads are lined
with flying fugitives who have abandoned their
cabins to the flames, growing crops and stock.
A number of whites refuse to leave, and threaten
to fight if force is used, claiming to hold
genuine permits.
Colin Campbell, wealthy ship owner and ex-
member of the Nova Scotia government, is
dead.
Jacob Bryer, ex police commissioner of Buf-
falo, N. Y, died on the 26th.
Hon. Henry Stenberry, well-known member
OF the legal profession, died in New York city on
the 26th.
Moses Titconb, superintendent of the docu-
a quarter of a century, died at Franklin Falls,
N. H., on the Goth, aged 80. Mr.. T. watched
over John C. Calhoun in his last sickness, and
with his own hands laid out Henry Clay's body
in 1857.
VIM. Bradley, chief of the fire department at
Madison, Wis, was seized with an epileptic fit
while fishing in boat on the 25th. and falling
partly out of the boat was drowned.
Silas G. Herring, the safe manufacturer, died
suddenly on the Oath at Plainfeld, N. J.
James II. Graham, who served in congress
20 years ago, died at Delhi, N. Y, ON the 23d
inst.
George H. Preston. retired grain merchant
Benz. W. Delamatcr, for fifty years resi-
dent of New York city, died on the 22d, aged 81
years.
The Earl OF Wicklow is dead.
Geo. w. Jones, of Cincinnati, O., paymaster
of the United States navy, died suddenly at
Washington on the 21st inst
NJ. A. Frlsbie, aged seventy years, COM
mercial traveller, from Chicago, was found dead
in bed at St. Louis hotel.
Hon. John HUT, at one time state treasurer
of Arkansas, died al Little Rock at the age Of
83 years.
! Lieut.. E. J. Heating of the Chicago police
department, died in hospital at that city on the
relieve the piles.
Capt. L. A. Pierce, well-known lake naviga-
tor. passed away at Cleveland, O., on the 2Ofh.
John NJ. Courtney, president of the New
York, West shore and Chicago railway, died at
New York on the Goth, aged Sc.
Henry S. Lane, who died on tho 18th at
Crawfordville, Ind, at the age of 80 years, rep
| resented that district i'll congress in 1841, and
was elected governor at the outbreak of the
war, but resigned the Office on being chosen
United States senator.
Captain William Sinton, an old resident of
Louisville, is dead
Ralph P. Westervelt, wholesale grocer, ex-
the Goth inst.
Minor NIishaps.
Two sons of Jared Smith, aged eight and ten
years, we're drowned in Eden (Vt.) pond on the
25th, while playing upon logs.
Louisa Martin, q 12-year-Old Chicago girl,
ran in front of st. Paul train at Chicago on
the Oath inst. and was cut in two. Her father
| was killed al about the same place four years
ago,
AS a wedding party were crossing Rogers
mill pond at Savannah, Ca, on the 29d, in
fell overheard. Her husband immediately
sprang to her rescue, and both were drowned.
Their bodies were recovered locked in each 9TH
er's arms
Ambrose Cooper, of Company K, Fourth
cavalry, was drowned in the Gunnison river,
Co.., Oh the Oath.
A hack driven ty Michael Early was struck
by an engine at Huntington Heights, near
Brocton, Mass, on the 22d, and demolished.
Early and the two horses were killed outright,
| and James Bennett and James Shields, the
passengers, terribly injured.
On the afternoon of the 22d, at point
! IL miles from Cleveland, O., passenger train
Garfield, uncle of the president, and Mrs.
| Alonzo Arnold, cousin of President Garfield.
Mr.. Garfield, who was 80 years of age, was in
stantly killed, and the young lady dangerously
| injured.
| Two colored men named Randall and Hail
drove into the river at Quincy, ILL.,, Oh the 22d
| inst, to wash buggy, when by some means
| the horse and men were drowned, and the
| buggy carried down stream.
4 railway train killed John Archer near
Knapp Greek, Pa, on the 21st inst.
Harold Jameson was struck by train at St.
| Paul on the Goth and killed.
Sextus N. Wilcox and A. G.. Bell, Chicago
business men, were drowned ct the mouth of
the Manitou river, on the north shore of Lake
Superior, on the 17th inst, while on a fishing
excursion.
VIM. and Fred. Hoffman, brothers, and
Christopher Brash, while crossing Long island
sound on the 10Th, we're drowned by the
capsizing of their boat.
By the upsetting of skiff at the Spanish
fort, New Orleans. on the Goth, Henry and
Joseph Kleinkemper lost their lives.
Murderous Deeds.
Silvia Knockhardt, of Paterson, N. j., reject
ed the suit of Edward D. Parker, which 80 up
set the young mans mental equilibrium that
he murdered her father, and later viciously at
tackled Arthur Vonda Capella, the accepted
| lover.
A quarrel ensued at Pittsburgh, Pa, between
Hugh Rigney and John White (colored), in
| which White was fatally beaten with stone.
c.. P. Coyle shot and mortally wounded Joel
A. Phillips at Jasper, La, on the 25th. They
were both from Madison attending as witnesses
| in murder trial.
Geo. Hitler, aged q, shot Walter Fink dead
at Philadelphia on the Goth. Cause jealousy.
Geo. Williams, proprietor of coffee house
at Cleveland, O., was foullv murdered in his
own house on the 25th, by Frank Allois Fritz,
aged II, of Columbus, o. Fritz had just par
taken of refreshments, and being without funds,
was seized with an insane idea of numbering
the landlord, as q way out of his difficulties.
Williams wife was present at the shooting.
James T. Christmas shot and killed VIM. G.
Whitney at Washington on the 25th. They
were partners and quarreled about business.
Whitney WAS a son of Mrs. Gen. Gaines by her
first husband, and Christnlass is her son-in-law.
S. W. Sage, sheriff of Schulleysville county,
Choctaw Nation, was found dead on the Esd