Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-10-26

At Mahoney City, Pa, on the 21st inst, a fall
of coal killed Thomas and John Ward, and
seriously injured Timothy Whittle and Miles
Keller.
back riding near Park City, Utah, on the Goth
inst, Mrs. Felry's horse fell, and rolled over,
crushing her so that she died while being
brought in on litter. Mr.. Ferry is brother
Of Senator Ferry Of Michigan.
The residence of N. Jeleitch, New Jackson,
CAL, burned on the Goth inst, and Jelleitch.
his wife and two children psrished in the
flames.
Alonzo Porter's four children we're fatally
poisoned at Mercer, West Va, on the 18th inst.
by vermifuge which was administered to them
by their father. The deadly mixture was pro-
cured at q country store.
The stage between Alma and Fayetteville,
Ark, met with terrible accident on the 18th
inst. The horses running away, the stage COL
ided with stump, and William Sanders, the
driver, was instantly killed, and of the three
passengers Mr.: Brown was fatally and G. c.
Harris and A. C. Treadgill were severely hurt.
The house of J. Mccarthy, at Cooks Corners,
n. w. was burned on the evening of the 10th.
-Four children sleeping in the upper rooms were
suffocated and roasted.
With a pistol which he believed contained
only an exploded cartridge, Daniel Halisey, a
Boston lad, killed his little brother.
On the 10Th inst. J. Barnes, prominent
miller of Paulding, O., while trying to remove
chinery and instantly killed.
Randolph Disbrow, of the New Jersey battal-
ion, had both armS blown off by the premature
discharge of cannon at the Yorktown celebra-
ton on the 18th inst.
Charles Brennan, an employe of the st. Paul
and Duluth road, was killed by jumping from
a train near Greeley.
Ralph Gore, contractor, was killed at Erie,
Pa, on the 18th inst, by tie caving in of a
sewer.
By the capsizing of the steamship Crescent,
in dry dock at New York on the 17th inst. :,
John Hart, fireman was killed and VIM. Butler
badly injured.
Col. Sullivan and Robert Decker, employed
on the New Albany and St. Louis Air Line Rail
road, were killed on the 18th inst, in tunnel
| four miles north of New Albany by fall of
| the tunnel roof. James E. Wair was unin-
| jured.
Washington Gossip.
Leigh Robinson, young Washington lawyer,
has been assigned by Judge Cox to assist SEQ.
| vile in defending Glliteau. Mr.. Robinson is an
enthusiast in his profession. He is a native OF
| Virginia, the son of Conway Robinson, rather
noted democratic politician of that state.
Notwithstanding the fight made on him by
! was on the 22d inst, confirmed as commissioner
of pensions by goodly majority.
Captain Howgate, the signal officer charged
with embezzlement of government funds is
row at liberty Oh the original bond given by
him. The grand jury found an indictment
against him, and the doughty captain, not ap'
pearing when called for, his bond was declared
forfeited. Subsequently the decree of forfeiture
was set aside.
The prescribed month of the display of EN-.
blems of mourning for the death Of President
Garfield having expired, the draperies have
been removed from the public buildings
Gulteau the assassin, has become mCrose and
suspicious since his seclusion from visitors
He says that unless some great crimina lawyer
undertakes his defense he will become his OWL
lawyer. Scoville is thoroughly discouraged anG
has issued an appeal to the people asking al
who can to aid him in establishing Guiteau's in
sanity.
With regard to Tyner's resignation, which
has been required by the President, it is under.
stood to be in accordance with the intentions
of the late President Garfield, and affords
strong evidence that President Arthur means
| to push the star route prosecutions to the bit
ter end.
During the past seventeen years there has &C
cumulated in the New York sub treasury ST. 300,
900 in unclaimed postal money-orders, mainl.
caused by misdirection.