Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-31

OOuuCy troaSuT6rS once. AFTER working
three hours and having made little progress
they were frightened away by peopie be.
ginning to appear on the streets, and steal,
ing couple of vehicles drove away. The
safe contained $50. 900, money just received
from taxpayers.
The Pinkerton agency made capture OF
three men at Chicago, Dec. Is, one of whom
is disclosed to be the man who has cut such
figure as "Jim Cummings' in connection
with the robbery of the Adams Express
car on the st. Louis q San Francisco train
on the 25th of October last. The Inter
Ocean, of Chicago says the arrest is an un
Important one, but it is vigorously stated
orators have been secured. 1t is not claimed
that the "Jlm Cummings" is the genuine
one of the original Jesse James bandits.
Political and Personal.
P. 7. Barnum has built three toboggau
slides for the free use of the people of Bridge
port, Conn.
There is growing hostility among the
Chicago Knights of Labor toward Mr.
Powderly and some want him depcsed.
DR.. Guernon has been again nominated
for Collector of Customs at st. Vincent
Minn., and this time he will be confirmed.
The eldest son of Ex-President Hayes, a
lawyer at Toledo, Ohio, will marry Miss
Mary N. Sherman of Norwalk, Ohio, Dec.
30.
Mr. Lawrence Barrett, the actor, is the
only man who was been out riding with
fho proc;1ov% c;r +;
ness.
De Witt j. 'Seligman, son of the head OF
the famous New York banking house, is
about to publish weekly paper to be called
Thursday night at New York the Editor
Of the World, gave an elegant dinner to
Munkacsy, the Hungarian artist, who re-
turns to Europe next week.
Sculptor Ezekiel has finished a little figure
of Robert E. Lee to be placed in front of the
house in Westmoreland county, Va, in
which the general was born.
Mr.. Bancroft, the historian, has a fine col
lection of unpublished historical papers
which are to be free to historical students in
the new congressional library.
MI. W. "COu3 lOI1uci1y kASSOCl6LeU
Press agent at Philadelphia, is now - years
old, and dallies with pen, paste and scissors
till midnight in the Office of the Baltimore
American.
1t is believed that Senator Cockrell OF
Missouri will be reelected, although he
will be opposed by Thomas H. Sherwood,
judge of the state supreme court
Henry f. Hayden, formerly of Marquette,
Mich. but for three years past residing at
Saltwater, Minn., upon the recommends
tiOD of Messrs. Kelly and DOran and Sena.
tor Sabin has been appointed clerk of the
district court of Alaska
The municipal election in Boston, Mass,
on the 18th, resulted in the reelection OF
Mayor Hugh O'Brien, whose plurality over
Hart, Republican, is 4, 200, majority over all
1,137. The Democrats retain majority in
the Common Council. There was consid.
cradle majority for license
Chas. B. Farwell of Chicago, Ex-Gov
Hamilton, Gov. Oglesby, Congressman
Payson and Cannon are all mentioned as
successors to Gen. Logan in the United
States Senate. The unexpired term covers
four years. There are 2O4 votes in the
Illinois legislature of which the Republicans
have 10.
John Roach, the great ship builder, is dy
ing; his family have endeavored to keeI
the critical condition of his health stric,
secret for reasons of more than q purely
sentimental nature. But at last they have
given up hope of his recovery. Mr. Roach.
physician says he may die at any moment
He is suffering from cancer of the throat
similar to that which caused the death Of
Gen. Grant. An operation was recently per
formed, at which considerable part Of the
! jaw was removed, but his sufferings con
tinue to be very severe.
Ex Gov. Preston H. Leslie, of Kentucky
has been appointed Governor of Montana
to succeed Gov. Hauser, who resigned or
account of his private business, and recon
mended the appointment Of Major Nc
Ginnis. Gov. Leslie is IS years Of age, hav
ing been born the same year with Senator
Beck, stands high in the legal profession, j,
stalwart anti-liquor man and is spoken Of
as being as good Governor as Kentucky
ever had.
The collections of internal revenue during
the first five months of the present fisca
year amount to s4s,0O5, ,sO6, being s792, 50!
less than the collections during the CORES
ponding period of the last fiscal year. There
was decrease of e, ,641 ,614 in the collections
on spirits; an increase of S5O7, ,4S9 on tobac
CO; an increase of Sl,04l, ,093 on fermented
liquors, and an increase of $751; ON miscel
laneous objects of taxation. The collec
tons from oleomargarine up to Nov. 30 were
vember we're S675, 734 greater than those fo.
November, 1885 There was an increase Of
S1O1 $50 on spirits, of 81 ,O12 on tobacco, and
OF $685. ,O5 on fermentea liquors.
Gen. Logan has not been in the Senate SC
far this session and is quite sufferer Both
arms are swelled till the skin is drawn
almost to bursting, while the rheumatic
pains in the shoulder and chest are quite
severe. Two doctors are in attendance
most Of the time, to afford temporary relief
Two or three days of severe pain last. week
were followed by an improvement in his
condition, but damp and foggy weather
awaits q turn in the weather which will
bring lasting improvement
A Washington special in the following
shows the standing Of Wisconsin's junior
Senator among his colleagues: Senator
Dolph very eourteously asked Senator
SPooneE to % exchange @ committee chairman.
Chairman Of the Claims Committee and
Spooner Of the Coast Defenses. Mr.. Dolph
preferred to remain at the head of the
Coast Defenses. Senator Spooner is the
youngest Senator, and it is q high homo,
for him to attain chairmanship 20 early
in his term. 1t is, besides, a high compH
msnt to Wisconsin. Senator Howe held
this chairmanship over ten years and Sen
ator Angus Cameron for six years. Mr.
Reed, Senator Spooner's private secretary
will be clerk of the Committee ON Claims
q. H. Rand is acting clerk, Senator Spoon
er was congratulated on all sides at his
good fortune.
10TH CONGRESS.
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