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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
A Mothers Disgrace Visited upon
Her Daughter.

A dispatch from Halifax, N. S., says
that a little over fifteen years ago a
young woman, now the wife OF Do
minlon government official in Halifax,
and related to thefamily OF well-known
and respectable people, was delivered
OF an illegitimate child, girl. The
child was placed in city orphanage,
where it remained until three years
ago, when she was taken out oy q
family in need Of a maid-servant. For
some time the girl lived with those
people, but the latter removing to San
Francisco left her to shift for herself.
In searching for new situation she
happened to visit the home of her
mothers sisters, who, recognizing the
family resemblance and, aware OF the
episode OF many years before, made
inquiries which resulted in the girls
identification beyond doubt. The
aunt undertook the charge of the girl
for the time and made the latter's
mother acquainted with her discovery.
The mother, respected by large circle
OF friends and acquaintance, became
terror-stricken that her husband, who
was in ignorance of her early disgrace,
should learn the terrible story, and
threatened if the affair was disclosed
to him to kill herself. The young girl
sought out her mother, but her appeals
for recognition were ignored. A few
months ago the younggiri was seduced,
it is alleged, by q young man, the son
OF brewer in Halifax A few nights
ago she gave birth to a stillborn child
and on her deathbed told the above
story
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
The Deepest Wellin the World.

From the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter.
The deepest well in the world is To-
Gated at Homewood, Pa. 1t is owned
by George Westinghouse, jr. The av.
erage depth Of the Homewood wells is
about 1850 feet. In the well now
drilling everything found of the nature
of gas or water at depth of 1900
feet was cased off as unimportant,
and the drill at present is said to be {.
little over 5000 feet below the sur
face, which would make it by all odds
the deepest we'll in the world. A care
full record is being kept, and portions
OF each formation encountered pre-
served. Since it would necessarily
have to be very prolific gas vein to
justify such deep drilling, it is diff
cult matter to conjecture the object
that prompts such a work, unless it
be to satisfy morbid curiosity.
There are in Washington County some
wells drilled to the depth of4 900 feet,
and the Only others so far as known
approaching the depth reached by Mr..
Westinghouse is an artesian well in
France, at which depth OF 5, 900 teet
was reached.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
Col. 'Gullcrammer's Hotel.

In an interview with Col. Gullcram-
mer, published in the Jacksonville
Times Union, that distinguished Flor
idian says: 81 am on the eve of one
of the grandest schemes you ever
heard OF. The St. James people over
there have had their house full of
bridal couples week after week during
the season. Why, would you believe
1.-two hotels are doubling their
capacity for tile coming season. What
for? Why, just to take care of more
bridal couples. What do two young
people who have just been married in
the far away regions Oft the bleak North
care about such practical, hum-drum,
prosy matters as dinner? They come
to Florida to sit among our orange
groves and talk love, to bill and COO,
to spend their honeymoon. All the
stuff they eat during their stay in the
State would not fill a quart cup, and
our hotels are charging them So aday,
or $40 a pair, to speak accurately,
without giving them any quid pro quo.
| propose to build an immense bridal
palace right here in this park. in
tend having a twenty-inch artesian
well bored along here somewhere. The
palace will be round in shape, have a
thousand rooms, and the fountain
will occupy the center. This will be
filled with gold fish. The rarest and
most delicious varieties Of the orange,
lemon and other tropical fruits will
have growing about the fountain.
The trees shall be filled with turtle
doves, thoroughly trained how to bill
and coo. Here, after my hotel is
built, say about the middle Of Febru-
airy, 1886, it will be thrown open to
bridal couples only. Idon't propose
to run any eating department., just a
little fruit aud ice cream. Here will
be all the conditions to spend de-
licious honeymoon"
What will you name your hotel!'
t'rhe Honeymoon Paradise"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
Fighting a. Sea-Elephant.

Up round Behring's Straits the ma
tives live mostly on whales blubber.
Up there they hunt the walrus for his
ivory and oil, and also for his hide,
which they make into boots. I've
seen sometimes as many as 500 of
those animals on cake OF ice, all bel
lowing like thunder, SO that you could
hear them for miles.
Then there's the sea-elephant, and
they are tough fellows, too. It's
easy enough killing 'em, but when
they are dying they kick up a great
fuss. With their little short teeth I've
seen 'em bite off piece of rock as big
as spittoon and throw it at a man
with fearful force. Hound one on a
reef one day, and as we needed some
more oil / ordered the boat-steerer to
make for the gully-way in the rocks
where he was. We came right up to
him, put an iron into him, and hauled
him after us out into clear water.
Then | got into the bow right under
his nose, when he grabbed the bow of
OAAN OOtOC AL AAo SOOVAA (VAAS OOAO away a.
a streak fore and aft. He bit off the
ends of three lances, and another he
snapped out of my hands and tried to
throw it at us.
Once he made a snap at me with his
head, throwing me right into the boat
on my back. ! picked up a hatchet
and with my two hands buried it in
his head up to the handle. It killed
him outright. He was Is feet long,
and gave two dozen barrels OF OIL We
made blanket-sheets OF his blubber,
cutting it into pieces three feet square.
Then piercing a hole in the center of
each block, and running through g.
spun rope, we made raft of them
towed it to the ship. The usual way
to kill a sea elephant used to be to
run right up to him, hit him under the
jaw with an oar, which would make
him raise up his head, when we would
fire right up through his mouth into
the brain.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
Battle in a Dakota Jury Room.

Sioux Falls Special: In the district
court rather a remarkable proceeding was
introduced on the Oath inst. The case OF
Q and Gunder Thompson against J.. A:
Pettigrew has been on trial three days and
was given to the jury about 6 O'Clock last
night. This morning the jury came into
court with a sealed verdict, but before the
verdict was presented, the fact came to the
knowledge OF the Judge that one OF the jury
men had taken to the jury room a
bottle OF liquor and had used thesame too
freely for his own good. The judge set the
verdict aside and administered a most
scathing rebuke to the Jury The case is
one which has been once before tried, and
was taken to the supreme court, where the
judgment was reversed and the case re-
manded back to the district court for
new trial. The question involved is amat-
ter OF damages occasioned by the con-
struction of the st. Olof mill dam, and the
setting aside OF this verdict will necessitate
another expensive trial.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
Affair of "Eonah. in Georgia.

Atlanta Speciel:-Col. Albert Howell was
mortally wounded by Henry c. Pope in a
dispute at the union depot Col Howell
is a brother Of Evan P. Howell, editor in
chief OF the Daily Constitution, and is the
general manager of the union passenger de :
pot While in his Office Col. Howell was
approached by Pope, who asked:
what time does the next train come in
on the State rosd?"
Il don't know" said Col Howell.
You ought to know" said Pope. "That
is what you are paid for"
Il am not paid for any such thing, and
have nothing to do with the affairs OF that
road, " replied Howell.
You are a id liar" said Pope.
Quick as a fash Col. Howell grabbed an
inkstand and hurled it at Pope, knocking
him down. Pope Immediately got up and
asked Col. Howell, when and where can I
see you, and settle this matter?" You can
see me right here, and now" answered Col.
Howell, whereupon Pope drew his pistol
and fired at Howell, hitting him in the up
per right breast. At this iuncture a special
policeman arrested Pope, and Howell was
taken to the office OF DR.. Dan Howell, his
brother. The patient suffers but little
pain, but is in a critical condition, as there
is great danger OF secondary hemorrhage,
which Woull undoubtedly prove fatal.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
Decision on Barbed Wire.

Judge Brewer OF the United States dis
trict court at Des Moines has rendered an
important decision in the case OF Wash
burn & Moen vs.. The Grinnell Barbed Wire
Company. A decision was made last spring
sustaining the validity OF the Glidden pat
ent and the right OF plaintiffs to control it.
1t was decided at that time that the master
in chancery should determine the amount OF
damages to be paid. He fixed the sum at
81, $50. The defendants excepted and ar
gued the case at the last term OF the federal
court in this city. Judge Brewer in his de-
cision now reduces the amount from $41,-
$50 to about S24 900, stating that while
that amount for damages was probably
too low, he would fix the royalty which the
company should pay hereafter at figure
which should be large enough to compen.
safe.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
ooh, Dat 'Possum,"

Yer look at de 'possum and smack
yer lips, fer he be a big, fine fellow. Den
yer take 'em and go rite back hum, and
jess 10 yer get ter de do yer take yer
axe handle and put 'em across de neck
and brake de neck by pullin' OBJ de
tail. Den yer take 'em in de 'ouse, an
de ole woman done left great big fire
place heapfull hickory ashes. Yer takes
de shubble an open big hole in dem
pile er ashes an draps dat 'possum
in dar, an when yer take him outer
dar de har DIES pull off dess as easy am
yer put him in some hot water an
scrapes him wild er case knife, an,
he Gums clean. Den yer takes
out de intrals, hang him up
an wash him good, den yer salts him
down, an, puts him away twel Mon
day morning. Monday morning cum,
de ole oman takes him out an par
bile him good, den she git bout peck
er taters an den slices dem taters, am
piles 'em all ober him, an den she
bakes him twel de grease run all fru
dem taters. Den she takes him out
an puts him in de big dish an sets
him on de dinner table wild de taters
piled all ober him. Yer cum ter din
ner fun de fel an yer walks in an
sets down to der table, but yer doan
eat dat 'possum den!
No sab, doan eat dat 'possum den!
AFTER dinner yer des takes him an de
taters an sets him up in decupboard.
Bimeby yer Gums hum frum yer DAYS
hard wuk ter yer supper. You're
nifty worn out, fer yer been wuking in
de fel hard all day. Yer sits down
outside de cabin do an takes yer
pipe an smokes. Fore long Sam
says: Daddy, supper ready But
yer DIES set dar; yer doan go in. Yer
wait twel de ole 'oman an de chillun
go off ter bed. Den yer knocks de
ashes out yer pipe, an goes in. Yer
moves de leetle squar' table front de
fire an puts yer cha r close up darby
it. Den yer goes ter de cupboard an
gifts de 'possum an de taters. Yer
puts 'em on de table. Yer tell de ole
oman ter go out an lock de do. Den
dar yer is. Yer an de 'possum all by
yerselves togedder. Yer frows de ole
hat on de flo, takes yer seat in dat
char by de table an GIBBS yer soul ter
yer Godl
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
DissipAt led ca ].

Norvieh, Coma. Special oslgsw Yorlk
The yield Of apples this season =
New London, Windham and Tolland
counties was never equalled before.
Every tree IS heavily ladenswith fruit.
Splendid fruit IS sold at ten. cents .
bushel, given away or carried to. the
mills, around which apples are piled
IN great gold and pink tinted piles as
high as a mans head. The mills grind
all day, and are thanked by big open
tubs OF the sweet apple juice, which is
free for all. The Tolland county cows
know a good thing when they see it.
They have always been fond of sweet
cider, and they never miss chance
to get drunk at the mills. They are
enjoying themselves thisfall. Not less
than half a dozen of them have been
glorlously drunk within a few weeks,
and the rest are awaiting a chance to
follow suit. William Bishops Alder
ney set the pernicious example. He
missed her at the close ofaday recent
~, and hunted over his farm for her
unsuccessfully, until early In the even
ing he found her in an unused cellar.
She lay on her back, her hoofs waving
in the air, and on her face was an ex-
preston of supreme and unexpected
happiness. "She was drunk clean
through" said Mr.. Bishop afterwards
IN describing her condition, "but hat
ed to disturb her she looked so re.
signed and surprised. It took me
thirty minutes to coax her to get up
and go home. She was all right next
day, but she went around with her
head down as though it was heavy,
and she had q longing expression as
though cocktail would be the proper
thing" The next COW to get tipsy
was VIM. Blackman's and the effect of
her indulgence was that she "dried
OF" Her symptoms were the same
as the Attorney. Then several OF Hen
ry Daggett's cows drank not wisely of
cider, and tumbled down in helpless
intoxication about the cider mill.
Finally a prohibitory deacon's steer
filled himself with apple juice, and
woke up the quiet neighborhood,
prancing along the highway, and try
ing to lock horns with a pair OF bars.
Then the Tolland farmers resolved
that 1t was imperative to adopt some
course of action to promote sobriety
among our stock"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02


held the o6cs since February, 1883. I'fisI
appointment resulted from the canvass
made by cCormick for the marsha lship.s
The plum he has secured is hardly as big or
juicy as Capt. Maratta's but there is a
great deal Of responsibility going With
the Office. The secretaryship is worth
worth S., 900 or 50 900, and commands
more patronage than any other Office in
the territory. Teller s term had two years
yet to run.
Capt. Nice ormick is about fifty-five years
Of age, and has been a resident Of the terri
tory for number of years. He has al
ways been identified with the Democratic
party, and has served in several public ca.
pacities, with credit to himself and benefit
to the community. He has served as may
or of Fargo, and was delegate to the Chi
cago convention which nominated Mr.. Cleve-
land.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02

The first man who ever turned furroY
in Montana is said to be Thomas w. Har
ris OF Bitter Root valley, who came to tn,
territory with Maj. Owen in 1852.
An employment agent at La Crosse is in
trouble for taking improper liberties with
a female customer.
Eizur Wright, a well known abolitionist
and ex-laborer with Garrison and Phillips
is dead.
NJ. Martin, editor OF a provincial news
paper in Denmark has been sentenced tC
four months imprisonment on a charge o.
melting people to take take up arms and
drive the obnoxious Estrupp from power.
Mr.. Parnell has withdrawn from the con.
test for parliament in the Irish district O.
Liverpool.
A party OF Russian officers, while drunk,
assaulted the commissioner Of police, and
are to be court-martialed.
The Montreal Witness offers a reward o.
$1,000 for CAGE OF smallpox originating
in the handling OF any Montreal newspa.
papers.
Lieut.. H. T. Allen, who recently returned
from al exploring expedition to Alaska
has been ordered to Washington from Dan
Conner barracks by the secretary of war.
The president recently received and dis.
posed OF 187 visitors in seven minutes.
Leading Democrats are trying to have
Secretary Bayard bounced from Che state
department.
On account OF Bismarcll's wholesale cx.
pulsions from Prussia, the druggists in Gal.
icia now order their supplies from Paris in.
stead OF from Berlin.
The porte, by the advice OF Russia and
England, has counseled Servia to stop the
war.
King Theebaw has called out more troops,
but they don't interfere with the British
advance.
Parnell, fearing defeat, declines to run
for parliament from the Liverpool district.
The new Sunday law in Vienna forbids
printers to do any work on Sunday evening.
The president has made the following an.
pointment: William A. Beach, collector Of
internal revenue for theT Twenty first district
ofHewY ork; GeorgeW. Miller, marshal West
ern district OF Pennsy lvania; Elijah Gales,
marshal Western district of Missouri;
Benjamin f. Ledbotter, surveyor general
OF louisiana
Ex-Confederates are now disqualified
from holding offices in the departments
only by reason OF the limit OF age, which
would bar out most veterans OF the wal
on both sides, were it not that a special
exception is made in favor OF Union sol
ydiers.
Jessie Porter. q pretty girl of Salem,
Mass, was punched in the cheek by a young
man with n vaccination point The virus
took, and the girls head is horribly swol
len and she has been laid up three weeks.
The Minnesota revenue district paid il
1892, 7O4 last year.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
A New q. s. Attorney.

The :esident appointed John N. Baxter
OF Faribault to be attorney Of the o. s.,
for the district Of Minnesota. Mr.. Baxter
went to Faribault fifteen years ago, making
his debut in public life there as bricklayer.
He was steady and Industrious, and no one
was surprised when about three years later
he began the study Of law with Bachelor
& Buckle From that time on his pro-
gress was rapid. He served several terms
as county attorney, and was considered
the best prosecuting attorney in the state.
lie prosecuted the Younger brothers when
they were convicted. He has been mayor
of Faribault several times and occupied
several positions on the school boards.
He was a state delegate to the Chicago con-
vention OF 1884. He is about forty years
Democrat. Gordon E. Cole thinks that
Faribault to a man will applaud his selec-
ton
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
How Elections in England are Conducted.

Elections are not in England as with us,
accomplished in one day. When :, general
election for members Of the house OF COM
mons takes place, the voting is continued
Tor about two weeks, daily, in different
parts OF the United Kingdom. The election
officers OF each county and borough APP
point polling days in their respective dis
tricts. In the present election the writs
are made returnabe on Dec 4. Dissolution
OF the last parliament has been declared,
and nominations and elections COM
menced on Monday. In the case OF a county
the returning officer must give notice of the
day OF election within two days after he re-
ceives the writ and in a borough on the day
he receives the writ, or the next day. In
counties the election day must not be later
than the ninth day after the receipt OF the
writ and in a burgh not later than the
fourth day after the writ is received. The
various sheriffs publish in the daily news
papers the dates when nominations must
be made, and the dates of polling in the
several districts. Voting will go on
and then in the counties, until Dec. a
or 5. Thus the sheriff OF Sutherland and
Ross notifies that in Sutherlandahire
the nominations will be made Tuesday,
Nov. "a, the voting will take place Satur-
day Nov. 20, and that the votes will be
counted and declared Wednesday, Dec. 2.
Other dates are assigned by other sheriffs
in their respective districts. A candidate
Tor the house OF commons need not be
resident OF the district in which he is
candidate. Any Englishman can contest
any district, provided he properly quail
ifed, no matter where he lives. Under the
new franchise law the new house will have
go members against the $50 Of the old
house. Formerly most OF the members came
from the boroughs; but now the majority
will come from the counties, sixty rotten
boroughs have been wiped ont by the new
arrangements q. alone, and 1O4 altogether.
The new lines have been drawn SO as to Sc
cure q fairer distribution OF population
than under the cranky old system. The
new law, however, is yet far from being
wide in it's scope, and it's provisions yet
hamper and restrict. 1t embodics the most
rigid safeguards against corruption and
bribery which have taxed the ingenuity OF
candidates to evade.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
New Chief Justice of Dakota.

( !
The president has appointed Bartlett
Tripp, OF Yankton, to be chief justice OF
: the Territory Of Dakota.
Bartlett Trip is an able lawyer, some
forty years OF age, and a resident Of Yank-
ton. During his residence iii that city he
has taken an active part in the affairs OF
the territory, and, while not generally rec
ognized as a Dtmocratic leader, yet he has
exerted considerable influence in directing
the policy OF the party He has
benin favor ofdivision Of the territory and
was president OF the constitutional con-
ventlon that met at Sioux Falls in 1883.
At that time his counsels were considered
the wisest, and he did much in shaping the
document framed. During the convention
at that place last September he was pres.
ent few days and was one OF the strongest
advocates OF the movement to secure
statehood for the northern half OF the ter
rltory. AS a lawyer he stands second to
none in the territory, and his appointment
will give universal satisfaction. He ran
for congress against Pettisrew IN 1880.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02
A Cruel stepmother.

At Delaware, Ohio, Mrs. William Dunlap,
who had formerly moved in good society,
being a member of leading church, was
sent to jail for sixty days to subsist upon
bread and water and fined 500 for cru
city to her stepchidren. The story OF her
cruelty as brought out at the trial is
most shocking, A few days since
she covered the body OF one OF the children.
a little girl. with soft soap, pumped cold
water on the little one, and scrubbed her
with q broom. The other child, q boy,
had been suspended in a deep well by a
rope. Other cruelties were clearly proven
by the Humane society in the prosecution.
The woman was followed to the Jail by q
crowd OF 800 people, who jeered and hooted
and talked of tar and feathers.