Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04

pennsylvania, have made an assignment for
the benefit of their creditors without prefer
ences. liabilities about 100000: assets near
~ 81, ,O0O, COO. An official statement, says the
failure was precipitated by Capt. Cassius C.
Markle, one Of the firm who left the city, TAX
$lO0,OOO of the firms money, leaving their
bank accounts bare and no funds to meet ma
turing obligations. He drew nearly $4,000,
intended to meet their pay rolls at West New
ton, Markleton and tleir coke works in Vest
moreland County. This be took with him.
Gov. CHURCHILL, of Arkansas, has been found
to be defaulter as treasurer to the amount of
100000.
JUS band of Apaches is on the war-path in
New Mexico and Arizona, and large number
OF lives have been sacrificed.
The building used as fire engine bouse
and Jail at Eldorado, ks., was set on fire on the
night of the 25th INST, by drunken inmate of
the Jail, named Frank G. Hamilton. The
building aud contents we're totally destroyed
and Hamilton was roasted alive.
A BLOODY affair has occurred on the border
of the Seminole Nation. Brady Brettny Eli
Perriman, Bill Grimmitt and an Indian were
engaged in a game of cards, which finally
ended I'M free fight in which the Indian killed
Brettny and Perriman. Grimmitt, who took
no active part in the fight, was accidentally
killed by one of the three during the shooting.
Next morning, two brothers named Nose and
Gabriel Marshall, friends of the dead men,
followed the Indian, who had fled, and coming
up with him, lidded his body with bullets.
JOHN B. MARsToN, a clerk formerly employed
by the Equitable Trust Company, of No. Is
Exchange Place, New York, is missing, and his
accounts show that he is defaulter to the ex-
tent Of about $80,OcO. He is a son-in-law of
RichW211 n RalSton nrasidaDf IF tho Eorpooro,
Loan and Trust Company. He is also brother
of Edward S. Marston. the assistant secretary
and treasurer of the Equitable Company.
The discovery was made by Marston leaving
tho employ Of the company about the close of
it's fiscal year. He promised to make up the
amount Of bis pecuiations through the assist
ance of his friends, but failing to do 80 prompt
ly the facts of the case were put in the hands
| of the district attorney.
LEWIS and Nathan Lay, two farmers near
Bozeman, Mont, had q quarrel with Irving
Hunter, another farmer; on the 22d inst.
Hunter was found dead in his field, where he
had been seeding, with his gun near him. The
Lays have fled, and a sheriff's posse IS after
them. II caught they will no doubt be
strung up.
The trial of John F. Burrell, ex-grand secre-
tary of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of Illinois, for embezzlement. which
| had occupied the attention of the circuit
court at Carinville, ILL.,, for ten days, was con-
| cluded on the 23d INST The jury was out for
three hours and returned verdict of guilty,
| fixing his punishment at five years in the state
prison. Under the ruling of the court the
prosecution were required to confine them
| selves to the amounts. converted in particu-
lar year, and they took that of 1879. The
amount appropriated was $4,000. motion
tor new trial was entered. Two more in.
| dictments are pending, and the total amount
Of the embezzlement is estimated at from,
| $6O, 900 to $70,G00: