The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-27

delicate stats OF health, 'Uefhs' confined to her
bed nearly all the time.
The door Of tho residence Of Mrs.
spsrtin, at shelbyviile, Ind, was battered down
With . fsnce-rail by two masked men, who
easily terrified the old lady into giving them
$4,000 which she had concealed.
John Walruf, brewer, Of Lawrence,
will try IN the United States supreme Court the
constitutionality Of the new Kansas Prohibition
Law. Ho has the financial backing OF tho Ma
tional Brewers Association.
A youth of Is, and two girls, aged IS
Dss Moines, Iowa, by the upsetting Of row
boat.
Robert A. Baker, banker Of Fond
du Lac, Wis, has made All assignment to q.
H. Benton Tho extent Of his liabilities 10
100000 The City Treasurer kept $4,000 on
deposit in the institution.
A horrible tragedy was enacted on =
farm near Terrs Hsute. Ind. A well-to-do
young farmer named Mcrheeters had been sep
arated from his wife. whom he married in Feb
ruary, 1879 In the meantins tho wife, who
was living with her mother, Mrs. Bocksom,
had given birth TO child. Mcfheeters called
at the house to see Il. Ho walked into the
room In which wore sitting his wife, her sister,
Miss Belle Blocksom, and her mother. He WAS
ordered out Of the house, and said he would 60
a. soon a. he had seen his baby. His wife went
to the cradle to show him the child little think
ing Of tho terrible fate IN store for her, and,
while in the act Of taking the little thing up
McPheeters drew q revolver and fired. The
ball entered the right eye Of bis wife,
causing instant death. She fell into
the cradle with the child In her arms and COM
pletely saturated IT with her blood. The villain
then turned upon Miss Belle, aud, utterins an
oath, fred .. her. The ball entered the right
temple and penetrated the brain, causing death
In hslf-hour after. To complete the tragedy,
he then placed the revolver against his own
sesd and Killed himself.
The Rock Island road is said to bt
about to take revenge for tho aggressions oi
Its rivals by building . branch from some
point near Des Moipss northward through
Minnesota and Dakota to junction with the
Northern Pacific.
Three fishing boats were capsized al
the mouth OF the Columbia river, of the coast
Of Oregon, and all the occupants were
drowned
One Of the Stockton gang. called
Tommy, the Kid," was killed aud thrown on,
Of = hack by Eskridge, another member Of the
band. while on spree At Amargo, New Mexico.
Three road-agents stopped coach
near Lake City, Col. shot Rio Grsnde rail,
way engineer, and carried OF the treasure pouch
and mail sacks.
The manufacture Of oleomargarine and
other oleaginous substances for butter has beer
made illegal by the Illinois Legislature. a fine
Of not less than s25 nor more than 200 being
the penalty.
By the caving Of the roof Of the
Golden Terra mine at Desdwood, two men
were instantly killed and eleven buried alive.
The latter were rescued with slight injuries.
south.
A fire on College and Church streets,
Nashville, Tenn, burned $500, 900 worth Of
! property.
Capt. j. L. Kouns. a famous Southern
! steamboat man, diod at New Orleans Of heart
disease.
John Schmidt, of Richmond, Va, who
was given twenty lsshes for stealing bacon,
! killed himself with lsudanum because OF the
Disgrace.
From the South comes most cheering
words OF the prospect both Of cotton and sugar
crops. The season was late and discouraging,
but the tine weather has brought everything
forward rapidly.