New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-08-27

Chelmsford had been made a Knight OF the
Grand Cross OF the Order of the Bath
| ANNOUNCEMENT is made that Sir
Edward Bulwer Lylton (Owen Incredibly is
to be created an Earl, and that Lord Duff
ferin will succeed him as Viceroy of India.
THE loss Of property in Russia by
fire during July is stated to have been S,003.-
336 roubles.
THE latest intelligence from Pic
termaritzburg, in South Africa, was to tho
effect that the Beers would fight unless their
independence were acknowledged.
THE NEW WORLD.
The New York San of the 18th pub
Mrs. Sprague, who is represented as saying
that she had sent for the reporter for the pur-
pose of giving expression to her eide of the
case. She..denies that she INDUCED In recrimi
nations at recent meeting which occurred
between her husband and herself. She says
her husband is morbidly Jealous but has not
had from her the slightest cause for it;
that the jealousy of Senator Conkling
began more than year ago. and
that she knew Of her husband having more
recently written letter to friend in which
he declared his purpose of killing both Sem
ator Conkling and Professor Linck; that
she " considered there was no improperly In
Mr. Conkling's visiting her house for the
purpose of giving advice about the manage
ment of the estatc;" that she witnessed an
exciting scene between her husband
and Mr. Conklng, after which the
latter withdrew from the house,
but she heard none OF the words
used; that Mr.. sprague took his gun with
him when he went after Mr. Conkling; that
Mr.. Conkling did not indorse but disap-
proved of. the story, which was first put
forth attributing the whole affair to Mr..
! spraguc's hatred of Mr. Linck. Mrs. sprague
denies all the reports about sending notes
to Senator Conkling on the night of the al
tercation, in the Senate chamber, with Sena-
| tor Lamar, and denies giving any cause for
! public gossip.
A HEAVY wind and rain storm along
the Atlantic coast on the 18th did great dam
age to shipping and to property in New York
City aud at other points. The rainfall at
Baltimore, Nd, was over four inches. The
velocity of the wind at Atlantic City, N. j.,
Wilmington, N. G., etc., was reported at over
into the interior, and much damage to tho
crops was feared.
The Sub-Treasury in Chicago has
been notified by the Treasury Department. at
Washington that two new five-dollar cour.
tcrfeits have recently made their appearance
.-one on the Globe National Bank, of Bos.
ton, and the other on the Dedham National
Bank, Of Dedham, Mass These counterfeits
are pronounced photographs of genuine
notes, and are likely to deceive the work
being well done. They differ from the gen.
nine In that they are of rather dark color,
the numbering is clumsily executed, and the
green tinting is put on carelessly, having q
smeared appearance, and is entirely omitted
in the space at the top on the back where tho
words Irrational Currency" occur Tho
Department also reports new Photographic
counterfeit onc-lollar note, which is of q
dark color, the vignette being of diney
brown; the numbering is coarse, and of a
reddish brown, and the green tinting on the
face of the note has 4 smcared look; the seal,
instead of being red in color, is nearly light
brown. This counterfeit is pronounced
very dangerous one by Mr.. Daniels, the sx-
Iert connected With the Sub-Treasury IN
Chicago.
A CONFLICT occurred near Eureka,
New on the 18th, between a Sherifl's posse
and band OF italian rioters, which resulted
in the killing of five of the rioters and the
woundlng Of six Others The Italians were
engaged in coalmining, and struck for higher
wages. Their demands were not acceded to,
and wanton destruction of property followed.
1t waE to quell the disturbance that the posse
was sent.
IT was stated in New York on the
10th that Mrs. Stewart had known all along
that the body of her husband had not been re-
covered. The thieves first asked $3.50, 900, but
came down to 100000. The Montreal cew
was examined without success 1t had been
found that several reputable men in New
York were connected with the robbers. Their
names would startle the community. Judge
Hilton had refused to compromise with the
thieves.
THE Minnesota Democratic State
| Convention is to be held at st. Paul on the
25th of September.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 10th
says advices from diplomatic representatives
and special agents in Europe continued to
| favor the opinion that the efforts of this
Government to bring about the joint recon-
| sideration by America and the leading Euro
| pean Powers of the bi-metallic standard
| question would prove successful.
A DISPATCH from Narragansett Pier.
published in the New York Times of the 10th,
says Ex-Governor Sprague and wife werc
then at peace, and reconciliation between
them was not improbable. He thought him
| nv f1onoo n1v
the part Of Senator Conkling, and wanted
satisfaction. statement was expected
from the latter gentleman.
The labor troubles between the
French and Irish members of the Quebec
Ship Laborers' Society were settled on the
afternoon Of the 10th, on the basis of the sep
aration of the factions into two societies, each
to carry on its trade as it sees fit, and an
agreement to abstain from public PROFESSIONS
| MRS. JOHN TILLINGHAsT was fatally
burned at Utica, New York, on the evening
of the Goth, by the explosion of can OF kero-
sene oil which she was using to light the
kitchen fire.
HENRY M. DIXON, Independent can
didate for Sheriff Of Yazoo County, Miss,
was shot at Yazoo City on the morning of the
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says Dixon, while passing down the west side
of Main street, was hailed by j. H. Barksdale,
Democratic candidate for Chancery Clerk,
who at the same time advanced to the middle
of the street, armed with double barreled
shotgun. Dixon halted and drew his pistol,
when Barksdale raised his gun to his shout
der. Seeing this. Dixon moved toward a
stairway, when Barksdale fired, four buck
shot taking effect in Dxon's back. Dixon
then fired several times at Barksdale, with
out effect. Barksdale missed the second
shot Dixon blcd internally and died as
above stated. The difficulty is represented
by Barksdale's friends as of personal ma
ture.
The San Francisco Cal; of the goth
publishes an account Of an interview with
Rev. w. Fl. H. "Adirondack'D Murray.
| That gentleman saws he visited the Pacific