New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-08-13

was killed, and another named Roberts
wounded. They had net been arrested up to
the 4th.
TIE Custer battlefield, on the Little
Big Horn, is to be made National cemetery.
A FAMILY named Monette, consist
ing OF seven persons, and living at Port Wan,
Canada, were recently poisoned by eating
bread which had been standing III some place
With Paris-green. Three are dead.
Tue next semi.annual meeting Of
the National Agricultural Congress will be
held at Rochester, N. T., on the 18th Of Sep
TENDER. @.
The Georgia House Special Com
mittee have reported sixteen articles Of i'm
parchment against Comptroller General Gold.
smith. The articles allege defalcation Of
e11.000. ,s.S.
GEORGE Q. CANNON, Brigham Young
and Albert Darlington, executors Of the late
Brigham Young, have been sent to the Utah
Penitentiary, for contempt, in failing to com.
ply with the order Of the Court to pay into
the hands Of the receiver Of the estate certain
moneys and securities.
CHARLES FIGHTER, the distinguished
actor, died at his farm in Richland Center,
Pa, on the night Of the 4th, Of dropsy.
In Chicago on the afternoon OF tho
9Th, a foundryman named Sem, in moment
Of passion, drew his pistol and shot aud
killed Conrad Englemann, his foreman.
Instantly realizing the enormity Of his crime.
he drew from his pocket large clasp knife
and cut his throat from ear to ear. He e.
pired almost Immediately.
TIE Rev. w. H. H., Murray {" Adj
eondack'') having become involved in serious
financial difficulties, and some Of his creditors
having taken steps to secure their claims, that
gentleman recently disappeared, one state
ment being that he was worn out with work
and worry, and had gone OF for recreation.
The St. Adams (Vt) Adusrtiser Of the 5th
publishes an account Of an interview with
Miss Hodgkins, Mr.. Murray's amanuensis, In
which she stated that al Of the reverend gen
tleman's business would be settled satisfac-
tortly and honorably. He would rather die
than do anything dishonorable.
GENERAL TERRY received dispatch
from General Miles on the 9th, dated July
the Canadian mounted police, accompanied
by the Sioux Chief Long Dog, had come to
General Miles, camp and stated that Sitting
BULBS whole camp, comprising 5000 to 5000
people. had moved to Swan Lake, about
eighty miles north Of the line, where they
would remain. Assurances were given that
they would abstain from all hostile move.
ments on this side, return stolen property,
aud desist from hunting American buffalo,
unless permitted to do 90 under the supervis-
ion Of United States officials
The Secretary of the Treasury has
RENTED al fnes and penalties incurred by
steamers on the Mississippi, for carrying an
excess Of passengers during the colored
exodus.
The Bankers National Convention
assembled 1T Saratoga on the 9th. Large
delegations were present, all sections Of the
Union being well represented. A letter was
read from Secretary Sherman, In which he at.
tributes "the ease and facility with which the
vast refunding operations of the Government
have been conducted" to the cooperation Of
! the banks. Alexander Mitchell, of Milwau,
kee, was reelected President Of the Associa-
ton.
A WASHINGTON special of the 9Th
states that there had been marked increase
In the demand for the standard silver dollars
I aimee Secretary Sherman had issued his order
requiring the disbursing officers not to dis
eliminate against such coin in making pay
ments Treasurer Gilflla2 would, next pay
day, try the experiment Of paying ten pei
cent OF salaries to Ill employees in the Dis
tEict in standard silver. The monthly pay
roll in the District 10 nearly 81, 0o0. GOO.