New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-05-25
NEW ULM REVIEW, "WEDNESDAY, MAY Is, 1881.

farms are now covered with five
feet of sand. In addition to their present
mournful condition the unhappy dwellers in
theinundatcd districts have to face the distress
ing prospect Of Wholesale malaria, resulting
from the decomposition Of thousands Of dead
animals, and Of future want, because It has
been necessary to eat up al tho grain and
vegetable seed saved for this years
crops In order to save life. The sit
uation Of these people is one that cries
aloud for immediate relief in the way Of dona-
tions of money aud articles Of food.-The
Quartcrmaster at Yankton has issued nearly
$4,000 rations to the sufferers by tho food.
Capt. Clagne, who was sent by Gen. Terry on
a tour of investigation, reports that the officers
at Fort Randall saved 700 persons from possi-
BILE starvation.
There were 800 deaths in Chicago last
week.
Rev. John McMullen, of Chicago, has
been appointed by the Pope Bishop Of the
Catholic Diocese of Davenport, and Rev. XII
ian G. Flash, of Milwaukee, has been made
Bishop OF the Diocese of Lacrosse.
Postmaster General Jameshas planned
q saving of $4,000 per annum by discontinue
ing useless mail service on the Southern rivers,
and is about to make still further reductions.
In the Palmer & Sullivan railroad
camp, near Acambaro, Mexico. Engineer Sack
erider, while laboring under IN attack Of insan-
ity, killed Engineers Martin and Jones, when
he was dispatched by Engineer Filley.
Fire in the Missouri penitentiary de-
stroyed $60, 900 worth Of property.
Annie Myrtle, a young miss Of Ra-
cine, died from the effects Of skipping rope
over 100 times consecutively.
In battle with four thieves, near ST.
keston, NO., Deputy Sheriff Laforge and Albert
Hunter were killed. One Of the desperadoes
was captured and hung.
The officers of the Northwestern Tele-
graph Company have signed contract with
the Western Union for lease for ninety mine
years.
Fifty negroes took from Jail at Sparta,
La, a colored lad who admitted having COM
mitted an outrage on q child, and killed him
with shotcguns.
The ceremony Of dedicating the tomb
Of the Association Of the Army Of Northern
Virginia, and the unwilling Of the statue of
6tonewall Jackson, took place at Metairie Cem-
stery, in New Orleans.
-Four negro laborers on the Alabama
and Great Southern road were covered by .
landslide and killed.
Two men named Hart and Register
fought duel with knives in Sumter county,
Ga, resulting in the death Of both par-
Elephants. Hart was disemboweled and died
instantly, and Register died four hours aftas
the ARRAY.
In Dooley county, Ga, Joe Stovall
was indulging in the pastime Of beating his
wife, when his brother JEFF interfered, where
upon Joe shot JEFF, inflicting mortal wounds.
Lieut.. Bulls, Of the Twenty-fourth
infantry, commanding body Of Seminole
scouts, came upon the band Of Indians who
murdered the McLawrin family, in Texas. He
attacked their camp near the Pecos river,
killed four bucks and one squaw, and cap
tured one boy, one squaw, ind twenty-one ami
mails.
A picnic party near Talladega, Ala,
had among its participants child of years,
adorned with gold ornamentsand diamond
pin. On being missed, search was made, and
she was discovered dead in the arms Of negro
thief, who was about to throw her body owe,
the falls. It took but moment to hang the
scoundrel to tree, where his corpse was left
to dangle in the wind.
A ludicrous affair Of honor is reported
from the Carolinas, where two telegraph OPP.
orators exchanged insults and challenges owe,
the wires, and met half way between Colum
bia and Charlotte and fought out the fuss with
fists
James W. Powell, Of Owingsvi]le, KY,
who suffered from dreadful malady for more
than q year, claims to have been restored K
complete health by prayer.