New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-21

comet has ''convulsed.' And no Won
der. If the Professor could have wit
messed the sights enjoyed by the comet
could have seen the osculatory &C.
tions of tho young couples who sat up
until 2 in the morning under tho pre-
tense of looking at the celestial tramp,
he would have been ''convulsed'' too.
At the end of the war many ex-Con-
federate soldiers left the country, and
some have died in foreign lands. Old
residents of Montgomery, Ala, were
surprised one day recently by the sud-
den appearance in their midst of Col.
Benjamin c. Yancey, of the famous
Yancey family, who has been in Brazil
since Lees surrender, but who now
comes home for good.
There are sorrows in this life which
the lips cannot utter, which no human
soul can feel but the breast which does
the feelin'; moments when the soul
would wish to soar far away from hui
man ken Or earthly gaze or criticism.
Such a moment comes to him who, up
on the day preceding his marriage,
with the expectation of swell crowd
in church, feels that large pimple is
gathering upon the front piazza of his
nose. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Stigers, of Gal.
latin, NO., were undecided as to where
they should spend tho Fourth. She
wanted him to have his way, he wanted
her to have hers. They decided to toss
up 2-cent piece, and trust to luck.
Their 2-year old boy was on the floor,
and when the coin fell grabbed it, and
straight way put it in his mouth and
attempted to swallow it. It lodged far
down in his throat, and for eleven
days there it stayed. Nh. and Mrs.
Stigers stayed at home on the Fourth.
Tho baby could eat nothing and could
hardly swallow. He was about to
die, when St. Louis physician fshed
the coin out and saved the little fel-
lows life.
The N. Boynton recently arrived at
Portland, Ore, with cargo of $50
coolies from the thieves quarter OF
Hong Kong. While in mid-ocean a
riot broke out, and they fought desper.
ately, in bands about evenly divided.
with cord-wood sticks, capstan- bars,
and Delaying pins, giving and receiv.
ing wounds about the head and shout
ders. The officers and passengers
wcro unable to quell the disturbance,
and, fearing that tho shooting of the
ringleaders would enrage the whole oil
the fighters, the Captain at last ordered
carbolic acid to be thrown upon the in
furiated Celestials. This quickly
brought them to their senses, suffering
terribly from the wounds drenched with
acid.
Mrs. Emma r. Hollis, one of gang
of robbers now serving sentence OF
fifteen years in the Onondaga County
IN. W Penitontiary, is tho widow OF
soldier who died in the lato war. Not
long ago she instituted a suit for 81, 900
due her from the Government on ac-
count Of her late husbands services.
The claim has been allowed, and in adj
dition Mrs. Hollis will receive pom
sion of SO month till she dies. When
informed by the jailor of her good for
would use the money in securing her
freedom, and forthwith sent for law
yer. The jailer advised her to save
the principal ana interest, showing her
that by following this course she would
be worth $4,000 at tho end of fifteen
years Imprisonment.
A bad case of 'sdidn't know it was
loaded" happened in Brooklyn. Thos.
Rockford wished to repair leak in his
water-pipe, and looking about the gar
ret for something that would do for a
soldering iron found what he believed
to be the proper thing. Taking it to
the kitchen he thrust It into the range
and waited. In about minute there
was an explosion which demolished the
range, tore out the windows of the
kitchen, wounded several persons and
set the house on fire. The house had
previously been occupied by whaling
captain, and investigation discovered
another "soldering-iron'' in the garnet
similar to the one Rockford had used
It was an explosive harpoon.