New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-17
THE WORLDS DOINGS.
Cr,mes. CRIMINALS ana Casualties.
Ex-County Judge c. ii. Sedgwick has

behind in his accounts.
At Westfeld, Mass, James Kearney
fatally shot John Wilson, on the 4th inst.
Cause-both drunk and jealousy.
4 Thomas Conroy, at the Penobscot
(Montana) nine, fell down a shaft lately re-
ceiving injuries from which he died.
The safe Of the treasurer of the Eaton
town branch railroad was robbed of So 600 cash
and $40, OOf n notes and MOI tgages on the 4th
inst
In an ARRAY at Cincinnati, between one
Henry Dilge and Joseph Schroeder, a saloon
keeper, the latter was literally beaten to
death.
William E. G. Teller, the paying teller
in the American National bank, in Detroit
Mich, has disappeared with $1,000 belonging
to the bank.
The residence OF J. J. Winegardner,
farmer of Rushvlle, Fairfield county. Ohie,
was entered by burglars on the 4th inst and
$4,000 in currency stolen.
The civil suit of J. A. Whclan against
Major General Sheridan, for recovery Of dam
ages amounting to $3.50, 600, for the destruction
of his plantation in Louisiana, during the war,
has been set down for trial in the United
States circuit court for the oath inst.
A tank containing 40 gallons OF ben
bene, at the factory of the Petroleum Compo-
sition Paint company, Broadway, Cincinnati,
Ohio, exploded or the 9Th, injuring several
persons. One colored man named Poyntz
died this morning from the effects of burns.
The assignee Of Samul Ollendorf, the
absconding Montreal jeweler, is suing his
mother for the proceeds of jewelry sold previ-
Gus to Ollendorf's departure for the United
States. He failed for s15o00o, leaving assets
only $4,000.
/ Gov. Nichols has signed the death
warrants of Wesly Turner, who killed Fred
erick Eehardt; Jackson Edwards for the
murder of James Edwards; and Alex Brown,
who killed William Dudley. The condemned
are all negroes, and committed their crimes in
| the parish of st. Mary. They will be hanged
! on the same gallows, at Franklin, Monday, the
22d inst.
Mr.. Henry S. Govesche, assistant ply
stefan at the insane asylum situated several
miles from St. Louis, was run over by train
of cars on the 4th inst, and instantly killed,
his body being horribly mangled 1t is sup
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while it was in motion and was struck by the
cars and thrown under them.
Col. o. L. Shepard Of New York, re-
| tired officer of the United State army, has
been tried by court martial for neglccting to
pay over fund contributed by borther officers
in 1864 for monument on the Stone River
battle ground, and President Hays has APP
proved the sentence which is that Shepard be
confined within the limits of the post at
Fort Adams for one year, and thereafter until
the money, 81 $685. with interest from 1864,
shall be paid.
The Sandy Fashion, small steamer
running from Cattlesburg, KY, up the Sand
river exploded her boiler on the 9th inst, at
the mouth of the Sandy and sunk in three
minutes in nine feet of water. She had about
forty passengers and crew. Joseph Newburg
a merchant, of Richmond, Ky, A. Osborn
pilot, and two Others, names unknown, e:e
killed. Hiram Rich, engineer was badly
scalded. Cyrus Preston, clerk, was cut in the
head and several others injured but not seri-
ously.
Considerable excitement exists in Mad
ison, Wis, over the fact that the old Middleton
implicated, heretofore not supposed to have
any connection with whisky frauds, are to re.
ceiyc trial for completely therein The dis
tillery at Middleton was the first distillery
seized in the Northwest at the commencement
of the whisky fraud raid. Those implicated
in it that were then known, escaping with
light sentences. A United States attorneyhas
been in Madison looking the matter up, and
the case will be re-opened in the United States
district court in June.
A variety company from Mosart's Gar
den, Brooklyn, has been playing in
the Opera house at Pawtucket Il. I. One
feat is the shooting Of an apple from the head
or hand of. the performer. Mile Volante
trapeze performer, held the apple on her head
and Mrs. Jennie Fowler, known on the stage
as Franklin, was to shoot the apple. With
uncommon recklessnes, she stood with he:
back to the mark taking aim by reflection in 8
mirror. The rifle was discharged, and Mile
Volante fell dead on the stage, shot through
the forehead. Nothing can be learned of the
, victim who has been on the public stage bu
five weeks. Mrs. Franklin was taken into
custody by the police.
PERSONAL ana lmpersonal.
FL. B. Tuttle, highly respected and
I prominent citizen of Cleveland, O., and senio
member of the firm of 81. B. Tuttle & CO
dealers in pig iron and iron ore, died yer,
suddenly On the 9th inst, of apopleXy.
e A banquet was given in New York OF
: the 4th inst, to Bayard Taylor, minister t.