The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-18

him, but attacked him for the purpose of
giving him sound thrashing. On meet
ing him, he seized . single-tree lying in
the bottom of his wagon, and in his anger
did not realize how hard he was striking
him. MIR. Sternberger was about IS years |
old, and leaves wife. He was a peace.
able fellow, and it is generally thought
that Jones purposely murdered him in
this most brutal manner for the purpose
OF forever closing the mouth of one who
was knowing of his guilt.
One Editor Kills Another..The Quar-
rel Which Caused the Murder.
Not long ago the telegraph announced
the suicide Of John S. Coulter. printer.
at LeaVenworth, it was supposed from
desperation caused by being ostracised
by the printers union. Col. D. R. An
thony, Editor of the Times and postmas
ter OF the city, made some severe remarks
about the union in his paper, alleging
that he had caused Coulter's death. The
appeal, W. W. Enjoys paper, retaliated
by charging corruption in the postofice,
the newspaper controversy grew extreme
~ bitter and personal. Saturday even
ing. May 9th, in front Of the Opera
House, Anthony and Embry met, and
Elnbry demanded All apology for language
that Anthony had used. The latter said,
go away; l will have no controversy
with you" Anthony started to walk to
Parham's drug store, and Embry kicked
him. Sunday morning the Times pub
llshed that Anthony was followed by two
cowardly assassins. The Appeal the next
evening burlesqued the renconter and in
editorial articles violently denounced An
t II as coward. At night, during the
third act Of Deborah" when the Opera
House stairway was vacant, Embry and
Anthony met, the latter going down and
the former up stairs, and the Colonel
asked Embry if he wished to see him.
Embry replied: "Just as you please,
Col. Anthony; if you wish to see me I
will 60 down stairs.' The Colonel then
stepped up one step and Embry said:
mo you don't shoot me in the back"
and stepped up by his side. Anthony
then struck Embry on the upper lip
severe blow, when three shots were fired
by Embry, one of which took effect under
his right shoulder, sevcring main artery.
Anthony fell on the stairway and Embry
was arrested at the foot Of the stairs.
The greatest confusion prevailed. Men
and women rushed hither and thither in
frantic alarm. Embry, addressing him
self to the people, said, ''Keep your seats;
no one will be hurt" Embry's mouth was
bleeding when he was arrested. Anthony
was still alive at o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, but his physicians said he could not
live till daylight.
The associated press account of the af-
fair says that "Embry and fellow called
Jack Downing had been bounding An
thony for about week pa It, both going
around and endeavoring to draw him into
quarrel, with the avowed purpose
shooting him. Embry is desperate fell
low and had previousl y shot a man, but
Downing s carrying pistol was regarded
by rybody as a joke. They assaulted
Anthony as he came out of the opera
house last Saturday night, but he retreat
ed into Parham's drug store without at
tempting to resist their attack. To-day
they have been going around, Downing fol-
lowed Anthony for an hour or more this
morning, displaying the hilt of a pistol,
but Anthony evaded him, and, though
Downing was not with Embry when the
shooting took place, he is considered as
guilty as the other. The assassination is
one of the most cold.blooded murders
ever committed in the State. Col. An
thony, though naturally passionate and
irritable, has known that these men had
designs upon his life, and has carefully
avoided an encounter with thcm.''
The Appeals article of the 9TH, briefly
YnornrSvo1 fol1 ~
ny, postmaster, accused, with proof, Of
Matchmaking and bribery in the passage
Of mail matter through his Office, com.
pelling his clerks to receipt for half more
pay than paid them; using the postofice
building for the Times office and its pub
LEGATION, while it is paid for by the gov.
rnment; and violating the law by keep.
ing steam boiler, engine, and combusti-
bic matter in the postoffice building with
ut protection. He owns the building,
nd rents it to the government for ST., 200,
while like adjoining buildings rent for
$500. He pays nothing to the govern
ment for the part of the building used by
him as printing Office. Great excite
ment prevails throughout the city; the
people demand Especial Agent Crowell
and Post master General Jewell an imme-
date investigation, in which event a rot
tenness will be unearthed that will send
somebody to the penitcntiary, etc.
The Plymouth Brethren.
1t seems that Brother Tracy did not
write all his opening address in the !
scandal case, but was assisted by Joe
Howard, the forger of a proclamation