Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-03
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

Thos. Warner, a heavy lumber deal
er OF Coshocton, N. Y, suspended on
the 28th, giving preferences to the
amount of 100000.
The Dolphin had it's sixth trial at
New York on the 28th. Contrary to
precedent, the trial was a success, the
boat doing better than the speci6ca-
tions called for.
At the annual convention of the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association in
St. Louis, on the 9th, the old officers
were reelected. Not more than
dozen delegates we're present.
Louis Laubshire was choked to death
while eating piece of sausage, in Fort
Wayne, Ind, on the 9th.
Willie Prentiss shot his father dead,
at Orange, Mass, on the night of the
Goth. The father, while in drunken
fit, ordered his son to shoot at cup
which he held on his head.
The keeper of the cemetery near
Charlottetown, Prince Edwards ISL
and, was murdered by body-snatchers
early on the morning of the 9th.
While shooting at a target at Fort
Custer, Mont, Lieut.. Defrees accident
ally shot and killed soldier belonging
to the Fifth Cavalry.
John C. Emo, the defaulting presi-
dent of the Second National Bank,
New York, is the patron of q newly
organized base ball club at Quebec.
Charles w. Angel, the defaulting Sec
retary OF the Pullman Company, was
released from his ten-year term in
Joliet penitentiary, on the 9th.
Jefferson c. Davis, of Youngstown,
O., was shot dead in his room at the
Commercial Hotel, Youngstown, O.,
on the night of the Goth, by Angus
Pratt. It is claimed that Davis had
slandered Pratt's daughter.
John Harper and Eta Farmer, soon
to be married, and James Welsh, were
drowned in the bay, at Toronto, on
the 25th, during thunder storm.
Call w. johnson, correspondent for
several weekly papers from Glovers-
vile, N. Y. was cowhided in q village
drug store, ON the Goth, by Prof. West,
of the Salvation Army. johnson is
seriously injured, and West has been
rrested.
The French copy of the treaty of
peace between France and China has
been agreed to, and the Chinese copy
is in process OF preparation.
The Ferenze cotton mills, near
Paisley, Eng, were damaged, on the
Goth, to the extent of $3.50. 900. The
mills gave employment to 1000
hands.
At Franklin, KY, on the night of
the 26th, q mob of seventy-fve or
hundred men quietly took from Jail W.
Hicks and Jerry Taylor, who were
charged with burning James Wheeler's
barn and residence, some time ago,
placed them on horses, and started
for the country. It is supposed they
intended to hang them.
DR.. n L. Bruck, q highly respected
citizen of Oakland, Cal, was shot
dead at his door on the night of the
Gath, by Henry F. Prundle, q member
of the Joe Hooker 6. A. r. The muir
derer was arrested.
At Cairo, Ill.,, on the morning of the
25th, Officer George Dunn shot and
killed William Howard, colored, while
attempting to arrest him.
THE frontier of Salvador was crossed
on the 23d by 400 Guatemalan
troops, Honduras having failed in her
attempts at mediation. Seventy-fve
conscripts were taken from La Lber-
tad by q military guard. Menendez,
the rebel leader, has been driven back
by the army of Salvador. -
AMOS WOODRUFF, of Memphis, presi-
dent of q carriage and q lumber com
pany, made an assignment on the 23d
His liabilities are stated at 500, 900