New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-04-28
Domestic.

A SON OF stephen M. flllsbury, OF
Chelsea, Mass, guillot,ned himself on the
18th. He constructed the machine, very in
genious affair, without assistance, and it did
It's work well.
The Western File Works at Beaver,
Pa, were burned to the ground on the 10Th.
Loss 100000. The fire originated from a
spark from neighboring mandatory.
ONE man was killed and several 9TH
ers severely injured recently by the fall of an
overloaded elevator in the Borden Block at
Boston.
IT Is said the United States Minister
to Colombia, who recently left for his post
has special instructions on the subject of the
canal project He will explain to the Presi.
dent Of the Colombia Confederation that this
Government exercises q protectorate over
certain portions of the isthmus, and that the
concessions recently granted De Lesseps by
the Colombian authorities compel the Amen-
cans to look after their own interests.
LATER reports from Marshfield, No.,
received on the 10th, place the deaths at
eighty-one. Only fifteen houses had been
left uninjured, 80 families had been
rendered homeless, and the business portion
of the town and all the stock in trade had
been completely ruined. There was great
restitution among the unfortunate people
who escaped with their lives. Charitable
people In neighboring cities were doing every.
thing in their power to alleviate the suffer-
ing.
The amount of postage-stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal-cards issued to
postmasters upon requisition during the nine
months ended March 81, last, was 81, 979, 1885,
an increase of over fourteen per cent.
The first league game of baseball in
Chicago this year was between the Cbicagos
and Nationals, of Washington, and resulted
In victory for the former by score of six
to one.
On the goth solvent and prosperous
savings bank at Sacramento, CAL, announced
that 1t would 60 out Of business, as its mana
gers believed that the new Constitution and
Revenue law would cripple it by imposing
unjust and unusual taxes.
Two YOUNG men living at Yorkville,
s. c.. fought duel on the 10Th. One was
shot in the hip.
The total value of exports of refined
petroleum eliminating oily, during March,
1880, was 81, 81, 963; for March, 1917, 1884,
481; for the nine months ended March, 1880,
S26, SS9,9l4 nine months ended March, 1870,
$26, 94D.9)n.
A CH1NAMAN named All Lee was
hanged for murder at Portland, Oregon, on the
2!st. ..
: ADvICEs received from Texas County,
Mo-, on the 2lst state that the town of Lick
ing was entirely destroyed, excepting three
houses, by the storm on the night of the 18th.
Three hundred persons we're homeless. One
life was lost and seventeen persuAs were
wounded, FIVE Of them seriously. The tor
nado did immense injury to all kinds Of
property In the county.
A MOBERLY (Mo.) mob lynched two
negroes charged with the murder Of q man
Of their own color, on the night of the 9Oth.
By concentrating his forces Gen.
Hatch recently surrounded, captured and
disarmed the whole tand of Mescalero
Apaches, in New Mexico, numbering 400
persons. just as the troops were preparing
to escort their prisoners to q place of safety
about thirty of the eavagrs made break for
liberty, but well-directed volley brought
down fourteen of them: only sixteen making
their escape.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred on the
evening of the 2lst at the Madison Square
Garden in New York City. The building was
occupied for the time by fair for the benefit
OF the Hahnemann Hospital, and large
nunlber OF people were in attendance. At
tho he. .Rorrtion fronting on Madison avenue
pg-hall aud art-gallery had been
arranged, and it was here that the
disaster occurred. The Madison avenue wall
fell outward into the street, and
that portion Of the roof was 1t
once precipitatcd upon the heads Of the