New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-20
THE WORLDS DOINGs.
Crimes. Criminals ana Casualt,e.

JHE WUkLD>S DUlNGS.
Crimes. Criminals ana Casualties.
Edward Webb has been sentenced to
be hung at Mansfield, Ohio, May 31st, for
numbering VIM. T. Finney last December
A stay has been granted in the case of
the American Popular Life Insurance com
pany, and he will remain in the Tombs pend
ing the decision of the appeal.
DR.. Dowd, president Of the bank Of
North America, located at Chicago states that
Turrey, their embezzling teller, intended to
plead guilty, when arraigned, as he had con-
scientious scruples about putting the county
to expense.
The grave-robbing business is brisk
Flint, Michigan. It is said that the body o
Wheeler Plum, late cashier of Bay City bank.
who recently died at that place and was inter
red at Flint, has been taken from the grave by
resurrectionist.
William higgins, Of San Saba county,
Tex. recently dug a cave to protect himself
and family from the weather. During the late
rains the entire family were in it at night
when the top gave way, without warning
with its weight Of logs and dirt, and though
higgins escaped with severe injuries, his wife
and children were smothered
A dispatch from London says that
Bradlaugh and Mrs. Anna Besant, free
thought advocates, sentenced to fine, impris-
onment and police surveillance on the charge
of circulating an immoral pamphlet, have
been released from the sentence, the court of
errors deciding that the commission of the
Objectionable words is fatal to the Indictment.
DR.. G. II. Roemer, arrested at Winona,
Mimi. on charge of. bigamy and put under
bonds in one thousand dollars to appear for
trial turned up missing, when the case was
called, having forfeited his bail and left for
parts unknown. Officers are in pursuit. The
evidence against him is incontestable, but he
supposed he had taken measures to prevent
it coming to light.
On the 9Th inst, John W. White,
Wabash, Ind, while journeying over the road
from Knightstown to Carthage, Iud., was
murdered, his head being split open by three
blows of an axe. Asaloon keeper of Knights
town caused the arrest of tramp, but the
tramp proved an alibi, and the saloon keeper
was then arrested, several circumstances hav-
ing developed which cast suspicion upon him.
Personal ana 1mpersonal.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor James Young,
leading citizen of Wisconsin, was buried
lately.
Thodore Roosevelt, recently nominated
bv President Hayes collector of the port of
New York, died Saturday evening.
Guiros Beckwith, the wealthiest enter
Memphis died at his home on Wolf Island on
the 9th inst
The French Senate has so far failed to
elect life Senator in place of Gen. E. Aurel-
les DePalodines, no candidates having re-
ceived the requisite majority, 1873.
Hon. Gideon Wells, ex-secretary of the
navy, died on the 18th inst, at Hartford CT
from the effects Of a carbuncle which had con-
fined him to his house for about two weeks.
Mrs. John G.. Deshler, Of Columbus o..
died on the 18th inst, and left her residence,
valued at $4,000, to the city for fine art gal
lery, and $4,000 to the Columbus Female
Benevolent society.
Rev. J. G. Wells, D. D., of the Metho-
dist Church South, and President of the Cen
trail College at Layette, Howard county, Mo-,
died at his home in Layette on the 18th inst.
He was native of Virginia. His connec
ton with Central College dates from 1859.
Miss Bertha Won Hillern completed
her 80 mile walk at Pittsburg at 9:55 on the
10Th, inst, having five minutes to spare. The
last ten miles were walked in two hours and
thirty five and half minutes, and the last
mile in eleven minutes and thirty-seyen
seconds.
Will WEIGH, brother of the American
minister to the court of St. James, fell dead of
heart disease on the 18th inst, at the Wells
hospital Philadelphia, at which place he was
visiting at the time He was president of
Girard college, and was identified with many
benevolent institutionsin Phil adelphia. He
had also served as Indian commissioner, and
his name is familiar in the Indian controversy
which was carried on under the administra
ton of President Grant.
M1scenaneous.
The ravine woelen mill at South Will
braham, Mass, burned on the 9th with con-
tents. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
A strong tidal wave has swept the coast
Of Peru. The Callao moles have been severe
ly damaged. No ship was at the guano de-
posits.
The cambria mill of the II. n. Slater
manufacturing company at Webster, Mass,
has been burned. The loss is estimated at
100000.
A report to the creditors of John F.