Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-01
HISTORY OF x WEEK.

HISTORY OF 4 WEEK.
Rebecca Samuels, II years old, has been
convicted at Barnesville, 8. c., of the
murder of Lucy Graham, q six-weeks-old
infant she was nursing. She soaked the
child in a pot of concentrated lye. The
only theory for the crime is that the
prisoner killed the child to escape the duty
of nursing it. This is the second crime of
the same kind she has committed within
two years. She appeared to be totally
unconscious of what was going on during
the trial, and twice went to sleep in the
dock, with her head resting on her hands
The G. A. r., in session at Portland elect
ed Samuel 8. Burdeu of Washington COM
mander in chief. Ex-Gov. Selden of Maine,
was chosen senior vice commander in
chief, and Comrade Lewis of Atlanta JUNIOR
vice commander. The candidates for COM
mander and chief, other than the success
full one were John W. Burst Of ILL., and
John A. Reynolds Of New York. The con-
test made good deal of bad blood in the
Illinois delegation.
When Buffalo Bill applied to Secretary
Lamar for permission to take Sitting Bull
around the country as part of the show,
the secretary consented, and said he wished
that he would also take Red Cloud and DR..
Bland. So far as Sitting Bull was con-
cerned, the secretary thought it would
travel see the country and mingle with
the people.
Riddle and Rieber, the president and cash
eirof the Penn bank at Pittsburg which failed
last year, have just been tried criminally
for misappropriation Of funds and acquit-
ed. The bank was carried down by big
deal in oil which proved disastrous, but it
was shown on the trial that the directors
were parties to the speculation and hence
the acquital of the officers.
1t is stated on reliable authority that
Mr.. Walker Blaine, son Of Hon. James G.
Blaine, is to be married this summer
to Miss Ettie, the beautiful and accom-
plished daughter Of ex-Gov. D. D. T. Farms
worth Of Buckhannon, w. Va. The ac-
quaintance was formed while Miss Farms
worth was attending a musical school in
Boston.
J. H. Hiland, formerly of st. Paul, left the
position of general freight agent of the St.
Paul & Omaha road to accept an appoint
ment as Arbitrator Of the Chicago, st. Louis
& Missouri passenger association. He has
now rendered his resignation as arbitrator
having been appointed assistant general
manager of the Chicago & Alton road.
James Z. Fish, the president of the Marine
National bank Of New York has been SEN
fenced to ten years imprisonment in states
prison at Auburn, for misappropriation of
the funds of the bank. The communication
for good conduct will reduce the term to
six years and six months. Fish is now IS
years old.
Capt. E. T. johnson has just been ac-
quilted at Greenville, Tenn, after two
weeks trial for the murder of Major Edwin
Henry, Major Henry held improper rela-
tions with Capt Johnson's wife. The
woman confessed and committed suicide
and johnson killed Henry.
Thomas James a member of the Illinois
House of Representatives is under arrest
for criminal assault upon 12-year-old
girl employed as a page in the house. The
assault took place in one Of the committee
rooms in the State house.
Hibbs, the Lewistown, Idaho postmaster
offers to surrender $1,000 to the government
| If the prosecution is abandoned. Postmas-
ter General Villas declines. He says the
government would rather have the man
! than the money.
The American Steamer City of Toxic
which phys between San Francisco and
| Japan has been wrecked off Yokohama and
will probably prove a total loss. The YES
sci and cargo will make loss of quarter
of a million.
Vice President Hendricks is making q
Ground up'' of New England. After ad-
dressing the students at Yale and Harvard
he was rendered banquet at the Parker
| house, Boston, where he made quite po-
litical speech.
Hon. Charles Francis Adams is seriously
i'll at his residence in Quincy, Mass. He
has been in very poor health for the past
two or three years and has now, it is said,
| completely lost control of his mental
faculties.
The Grand Army decided to hold its next
annual meeting at San Francisco, the vote
showing 269 for that point to 17S for Louis.
vile. An enthusiastic comrade pledged
San Francisco to raise 500, 1000 to enter
tain them.
Buddenseik, the man whose row of houses
fell down in New York city few weeks
| ago killing a workman, has been convicted
Of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years
| in the penitentiary and to pay fine OF
$500.
S. W. Tallmadge of Milwaukee makes an
estimate of the total wheat yield Of the
country, placing it at 331, ,00O, 900 bushels
The yield Of spring wheat will, he thinks,
be 121, 900 bushels.
A riot occurred Sunday afternoon in the
Polish Catholic church at Toledo, Ohio, two
men being killed, the result of the differ.
ence of two factions regarding the officia-
ting priest.
Indian difficulties continue in Colorado
The Cheyennes are on the war path and
| have committed some outrages in return fol
which the COW boys have killed six Indians
Commodore Kittson's famous horse
Rataplan won another race at Sheepshead
Bay ON the 23d 1t was two miles and q
quarter and the time was 4:0811.
The accommodations for the veterans al
the Grand Army encampment at Portland
Me-, are very inadequate. More came than
were expected.
| Out Of eighty-four revenue collectors in
the United States sixty have been changed
since the new administration came in.