New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-10-22


there was no truth in the rumors that these
another responsible for the troubles that had
occurred. The Secretary of the Interior had
sent a special agent to Los Pinos 70 do all
that might be possible, with the aid of Ouray
and other friendly Indians, to secure the sur.
render of the guilty parties, and to discover
and rescue the female members of the Meeker
family. .-... -.....--
Two PERSONS were arrested at HOl-
den, Mo-, on the 14th, on the charge Of being
implicated in the late train robbery at Glen
dale, Mo.
INSTRUCTIONS have recently been is
sued by the Post-ofice Department at Wash
ington that all letters deposited in post-offices
without having the official name of the post
Office where they are desired to 60 given in
the address, together with the name, full or
abbreviated, of the State, must be forwarded
to the Dead-Letter Office as unavailable mat
ter. &c.,,
A FEW days ago hired man named
Robert Bricknell entered the park Of General
Bull, at Bulls City, Kansas, for the purpose
of feeding the animals inclosed therein. One
of the elks showed belligerent disposition,
and the man hastily withdrew and informed
General Bull of the circumstance. Both men
then armed themselves with clubs and entered
the inclosurc together, when the elk charged
on Mr.. Bull, knocking him down and piercing
him through with his antlers, killing him in
stantlv. The Infatuated animal then turned
upon Bricknell and MORALLY wounded him.
George Nicholas and William Sherman rushed
to the rescue, and gave battle. Sherman was
caught and tossed over the fence, and Nicho-
las was thrown up, lodging on the fence. A
number Of farmers arrived, and the elk was
vanquishcd Anexamination of the body of
General Bull developed forty-four wounds.
The fatal one was by the antlers, which
pierced the chest through both lungs and the
heart, causing instant death. Brickncll re-
ceived thirty-two wounds, and George Nicho-
las sixty-four. \ later dispatch announces
the death OF Brickne!l, aud that Nicholas was
not expected to live.
A DISPATCH was received in WASH
ington on the 18th from the Agent at Los
Pinos announcing the safety of Mrs. Meeker
and the White River women and children. It
was believed that some of the employees were
safe. -
A RECENT statement of the opera
tions of the Patent Office for the last fiscal
year shows that during the twelve months
ending June 80 last there were 19, 800 applica-
tons for patents received, 2,674 caveats filed,
IL, Al patents issued, 1,547 trade marks and
labels registered, and S2s patents granted
but withheld for payment Of final fees. Tho
total receipts of the office were sos, 146
being $l54, 495 in excess of its total expendi-
lures. g.s.- -. -
ABOUT 250 delegates were present at
the Mississippi River Improvement Conven
ton which met at Quincy, ILL.,, on the 18th.
A permanent organization was effected by
the election of E. O. stanard, Of St. Louis, az
President, several Vice-Presidents, and J.
W. Burdette, Burlington, Iowa; H. A. Castle,
st. Paul, Mimi; Ellis B. Usher, La Crosse,
Wis, and j. Fl. Waller, Quincy, ILL.,, as Secre-
taries.
A COURIER who arrived at Rawlins,
Wy. T., on the 10th, from Merritt's command,
reported that the troops were at White River
Agency; that they had been scouting through
out the country for forty miles about them,
and had been unable to find a single Indian.
It was evident that the Indians had gone
south and divided into small bands, going
into the various agencies. An all-winter
campaign will probably be necessary to ferret
out those of the savages who brought on the
recent murders and other outrages.
The body of the late DR.. lie Moyne
was cremated in the furnace erected by him
self at Washington, Pa, on the 18th, in &C.
cordance with the request he made in his
will. Brief religious services were first held
at the house, in the presence of the family
and a large number of citizens The will Of
the Doctor requires all his children to sign
written agreement that their bodies shall be
cremated at death. If they refuse to comply
with this requirement their share of the
property shall be forfeited. e
DISPATCHES from Silver City, New
Mexico, received in San Francisco on the 10Th,
state that the Indians had been committing
terrible depredations in the Rio Grande Val
ley and southwest of Fort Cummings. The
people of the town of Colorado had been be-
sieged and applied for aid A volunteer
company of thirty men started from Messil-
Ia to give them assistance, but met band of
one hundred Indians, and, after Sc
we're fight, were compelled to fall back
A number of settlers in different local
tiles had been murdered by the Indians
The Hanlan-C Courtney sculling match,
which was to have been rowed at Chautau-
qua, N. Y, on the 10Th, terminated disgrace
fully. Early In the morning some one en-
tered Courtney's boat-house and sawed his
boats in two. Hanlan, under orders from the
referee, rowed over the course alone, and was
given the race.