New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-11-17
The East.

COLONEL K. l.. DRAKE, VINO drilled the nrst
Oil-well at Titusville, and who thus became
the founder of the petroleum interest of
Pennsylvania, died recently at New Bethle-
hem. Colonel Drake had for several years
been the recipient of pension from the
State in recognition of his services and the
benefit which the State had derived from his
discovery. A statue to his memory will be
erected 1T Titusville.
The evidence in the case of Philip, charged
with forging the Garfield Morey letter, closed
on the 9th, when General Pryor asked the dis
charge of the prisoner. Judge Davis said he
Void render = decision on the 18th. s. s.
Morey and Robert Lindsey, two of the wit
nesses for the defense, were arrested for per-
jury, and were committed for examination.
Two GIRLS named Bryant, while visiting at
the residence OF Edward Kelly in Buffalo the
other day, engaged in a playful scuf1ie with
James Kelly, aged eighteen years, and Tinnie
Bryant, aged twenty, took from box which
happened to stand on the table single-bar-
relied pistol. She pointed it at James, and
said, in sportive way, "Your money or your
lfe!" He, also surprising it was not loaded,
said, "Fire awayl" She pulled the trigger,
and the result proved that it was loaded, the
bullet taking effect in the unfortunate mans
abdomen, intlicting wound from which he
died In few hours. The young lady, who
renee, was arrested.
ANEW YORK young lady named Mary 81
gerson reru!scd offers Of marriage from
Andrew Gillen, dissipated young lawyer
On the 10th he called at her residence, threw
his arm about her neck, and, in the presence
Of her mother, shot her dead.
Russell DART, of Buffalo, employed 9
music teacher named Emil Siefert, who made
love to the daughter and was forbidden the
house. He armed himself with large knife
on the 10th and came to the house, making
threats to kill tho family, Whcreupon hs wal
fatally shot by Mr.. Dart.
LUcRET1A MOTT died recently at Philadol
phia, aged eighty-seven years. She was Z
preacher of her sect the Society of Friends
and was early identified with the Anti-Sla
very cause.
AT Safe Harbor, near Lancaster, Pa, on the
night of the 10th, during Republican cele
bration, cannon exploded, killing JOSEPH
Taylor and John Anment. One man and two
ladies were seriously injured.
III WAS SLdLCu Ou Cuc 11Lu CuAC 0encral
Hancock, in an interview at Governors Isl
and, denied that letter purporting to have
been written by him to an army officer a
Washington, touching the New York vote
was written by him, and said that he was ont
of the few persons who could not discuss tn.
Presidential election at the present TIM
without indelicacy. lie also said that if Their
was letter in existence from him purport
ing to be of that tenor he was willing that i
should be produced.
MoREY AND LINDSAY, elias O'Brien, ap
peared before the Grand Jury of the New
York Court of General Sessions on the It'll
and confessed that they had perjured them
selves in the hearing of the Philip case. More,
was held as State witness, and O'Brien wa
indicted for perjury.
WHILE twelve men were playing cards in
boarding house ct Bordell, near Bradford
Pa, on the night of the 10th, Joseph Keeps
enc of the number, poured kerosene oil OF
the fire to replenish it, when the contents o
the can caught fire and Keeps threw
from him. It fell into q can of petroleum
oil, which set fire to the house. Elliot Brown
Barney Haley and Henry Hyde persisted ii
the flames. Joseph Barthley received fata
injuries in attempting to escape. Mix
Welsh, Henry Monroe and Willard Freshly
who were badly burned, would probably die
Keeps escaped without serious injury.