Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-28
HERE AND THERE.

W. 7. ALLEN & Co., wholesale grocers, Chi
cago, have been forced to suspend. The as
slgnee estimates the liabilities at $400, 900 and
the assets 100000.
SAMUEL j. MED1LL, for the last seven and a
half years managing editor of the Chicago
Tribune, died Of consumption on the night of
the 2Oth inst, at the home of his wifes parents
at Quincy, III.
The late Gov. E. D. Morgan's will contained
charitable bequests to the amount of s795, 1000.
The whole estate was valued at $6, 600, 600, of
| which the widow receives 81, ,0O0, 600 and the
grandson, E. d. Morgan. Jr., the remainder.
The Laclede Rolling Mills, St. Louis, closed
down on the 18th inst, throwing 600 men out
of employment. Duliness of the trade is given
as the cause of the stoppage.
The report of the Jeanette board makes no
| mention of the De Long Collins difficulty. The
lost commanders judgment is confirmed, and all
those already mode prominent by the terrible
| retreat receive due praise.
MEssRs. J. V. AYREs' Sons, very prominent
iron concern OF Chicago has failed. The liabili-
ties will, it is said, amount to 81 ,000,0 600.
Ex-Gov.SrEPHEN HEN1sTEAD, second COVER
nor of Iowa, and the first lawyer who settled
in that state, died suddenly at Dubuque, on the
18th inst, of heart disease, aged 10. He was
for many years an active politician, and died
| much respected but poor.
RERDELL, one Of the defendants in the Star
route cases, created sensation in the court
room at Washington on the 18th inst, by with
drawing his plea Of not guilty and pleading
guilty to the charge made against him of hav-
ing defrauded the government.
The Ohio River and its tributaries have
reached an almost unprecedented stage, sub
merging property and causing an immense
amount of damage. Cincinnati. louisville,
are in dire distress. The loss is beyond COM
putation at present. Loss of life is reported
from different points. Active measures of re-
lief have been instituted.
A DESPERATE prize fight took place near
Cleveland, on the 18th inst, between Franklin
Glazier, of Harrisburg and John Morrow. Of
Pttsburg. The fight occurred in stable in
large ring, and lasted one hour and twenty
minutes. Morrow drew first blood from Gla-
zier in the third round. In the tenth and
eleventh rounds each had an eye closed. In
the twenty-6rst round Morrow closed Glaciers
other eye and made him throw up the sponge.
Dr.. Il. J. GLENN, the largest wheat raiser in
California and prominent democratic poll
ician, was shot and killed at his ranch at
Jacinto by Heron Miller, his bookkeeper,
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JOHN L. MCDOWELL, treasurer of the Young
Mems Christian Association at Altoona, Pa,
and prominent commission merchant, ab-
seconded with s4OO Of the associations money,
and between $50, 900 and $40, 900 belonging to
parties dealing with him in the commission
business. 81 z|7%9a a
UT1cA,rN Y, dispatch of the 10th inst,
says; "Henry Sheldon, of Illinois, married q
lady in Livingston County, New York, three
months ago, They separated and he returned to
Illinois, and this week he came east in searchof
her. He found her at his brothers house in
Exeter, Otsego County, New York. Thursday
night he visited her: and after few words he
shot her twice. He then jumped on q horse
nd after riding mile went into q barn and
shot himself. He died instantly. His wife's
injuries are fatal.S ]. S& SIS s. III IS
Ex-Gov. Edwin D. MoRaAN, died on the
18th inst, }, At his residence, No. al Fifth Ave-
nue., New York. The cause Ct his death is
stated to have been 4 general breaking up of
system, which manifested itself several weeks
previous in symptoms Of heart disease and az
affection Of the kidneys. :, e' =. -.