The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-01-08
Telegraphic Summary.

The Eastern news has been very limited
since the holidays. The principal items are
embraced III the following:
Minister Low has received his instructions
and has left Washington for China
new assignment Of army officers is to be
made. changing many Of those who have been
confined at bureau work about Washington to
the frontier and vice versa.
A Boston widow claims to be appointed ad-
ministratriI of the estate of Oliver NJ Shan
non. worth 500, 900. She was divorced under
the laws Of Indiana, but claims the decree to
be invalid. ..s|.'H..
The Cnban Junta got Off another propeller
from New York to aid the Insurgents
Tweed has introduced resolution in the
New York Senate resembling the ratification of
the Fifteenth Amendment. ....
Boston came near having a riot. growing
out of the reduction of laborers' wages en-
ployed in digging down Fort Hill
4 Ministerial crisis continues in Spain
he war III Paraguay Is at an end, and Lo-
peg has fled with his family. to Bolivia.
The Cuban Juuta i'll New York issues an ad-
dress denying the statement that the rebellion
l. on It's last legs. Ii insists that il has mora
vitality than ever.
Davis has 775 majority for Governor Of Tex
as-four counties to hesi ;rvtH. ...r. u
Following is an account of a terrible tragedy
which occurred in New York on the evening
OF the I'd instant:
A terrible tragedy, recalling in some Of its
features the famous Helen Jewett murder. and
invested IN addition with shadows of dark
mystery, occurred at No. 90 Elizabeth street,
last evening. at house of designation kep.
10y Mrs. Beck. Among the visitors and occu.
pants Of back-roOms every Sabbath afternoon.
for the past five months. have been an un-
known gentleman and a closely yniled lady.
Nothing was known of the parties by Mrs.
Beck, except that the man engaged q room
every previous Saturday, and that the myste-
nous woman, whose face she never had seen.
met him at the usual time. .....-.....
Last evening Mt half past sir o'clock, pistol
shots were heard in the chamber by Mrs Beck.
policeman hastily broke in the door and
found the man lying on the floor insensible.
with pistol shot in his right temple. His
companion, handsome and apparently re-
fined and intelligent lady, was lying near him
with pistol shot in her left temple. The
lovers were taken to Bellevue Hospital. where
they died shortly after, without speaking IA
word to clenr mp the mystery. From papers
found in their pockets, il Is believed that the
name Of the man was George Bauman, and
that Of the woman Annie McNamara, both
school teachers Of Brooklyn. Their bodies
were placed in the Morgue for indentification.
Great excitement prevailed last night in the
vicinity Of the tragedy.
A dispatch dated the Sd, has the following
further particulars:
The terrible love tragedy in Elizabeth street
excited general interest yesterday. To-day
fresh developments were made, and it is now
evident that the cause Of the murder and sui
eide was fear upon the part of the murderer
that he Sould soon be- deprived Of the means
ct continuing the intimacy with his victim.
The parties were school-teachers in BROOKLYN,
the man, Bau'aan. acting as Principal in the
same school in which Miss McNamara aud
Mrs. Allomnryo, were assistants. Bauman has
n wife living. who Informed the reporter YES
terday that her husband was n good man until
the schGolmistrcss won his affections from
her. Mrs. Allemargo is the divorced wife of
absolute Spaniafd Hn . .r.In -.