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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-27
ga HOLY TERROR,
A Texas Rangers Trip After Desperate and the
Terr0r's Sudden Change in Character.


When Mike Dosy came down on the
Southwestern frontier every one was
afraid of him, and when one night at
the bar of the "Sunset Casino" he
boasted OF having killed twenty-seven
men up on the Kansas border he was
unanimously set down by his hearers
as a "holy terror" whom it would be
dangerous to fool with.
"YaasP' he cried, striking the bar
with his fist, "Ive killed twenty sew
en- men up on the Kansas border, and
the first galoot thet looks cross-eyed
atmell be my meat.
All hands looked forward with
their eyes as straight as possible,
and a painful silence fell upon thereon.
Mike saw the impression his words
had made, and jerking out has six
shooter he cleverly shot away the
neck of "bitters" bottle which stood
on shelf behind the bar. The ''tar-
antula-juice" dispenser smiled sweetly
as though such sport pleased him, and
Mike began to shoot out the lights.
Then he walked out, mounted his
pony, and rode up and down the town
yelling like Comanche. He gave SINH
lar exhibitions whenever he visited
town, and, although other men were
arrested and heavily fined by the To-
cal magistrate for less offenses, Mike
was never bothered, and after awhile
he got it into his head that he was
really a "hard, bad man from Bitter
Creek"
About three miles from the tempo.
rary ranch where Mike was holding his
small herd of cows was a ranger camp.
One morning at roll-call the COM
mander of the scouts detailed a scout
we'll known along the frontier as 'sMad
Milton" and handed him a warrant.
"Milton" he said, "here's a warrant
for Mike Dosy It appears that he
has been doing just about as he pleas
ed lately in town, and none OF the Of
fcers there care to risk their lives in
attempting his arrest. The Squire
gave me this warrant yesterday, and
want you to execute it. Take your
| prisoner on to the Jail and lock him
up"
"All right, Captain answered Mil.
ton, and he went out to the corral
and saddled his horse.
When he rode up to Dosy's camp
the slayer of twenty seven men was
busily engaged in the peaceful labor o.
1sholding of" a young calf while his
wife MIXED the mother COW.
'Dosy!" began Milton, refining W
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-27

b.
about seven and a half miles, and
the latter starts from City Hall, and
teammates at One Hundred and Fifty
fifth street, distance OF eight and a
half miles. The distance from Frank
lin street, Charleston, to Grove Hall
is about seven miles, and the distance
over the Metropolitan from Franklin
street. Boston, to Milton Lower Mills
is somewhat less. New Haven mas a
six mile run from the Green to Sayin
Rock, and Chicago has a long-distance
road. After the LIST OF October the
longest FIVE cent ride in the world can
be had over the Third Avenue Elevat-
ed road in New York. which starts
from the Battery and ends at Harlem,
q distance of nine miles.-Boston
Transcript.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-27
Courteous.

Thomas Jefferson was by nature
gentleman; even French courtiers adj
mired his polished manners, while the
humblest could not but revere the man
whose considerate courtesy put them
at ease in his presence. "You replace
DR.. Franklin, l hear" said the French
minister. Count De Vergennes, to Mr..
Jefferson, who had been sent to Paris
to relieve our most popular represen-
tative. ri succeed him; no man can
replace him." replied the American.
It is not surprising that the man who
made this felicitous reply should be
esteemed by the most polite court in
Europe.
One day, while he was President, as
Mr. Jefferson and his grandson were
riding in carriage, they met slave,
who respectfully took off his hat and
bowed. The President returned the
salutation by raising his hat, but the
grandson paid no attention to the
negro's civility.
"Thomas,' said the grandfather,
with a reproachful look, ''do youp per-
NIT slave to be more OF gentleman
than YOURSELF"
When his slaves heard that their
considerable master was approaching
his home after long residence in Par
is, they met him, dressed in their holl-
day attire, at the foot OF Monticello,
surrounded the carriage, detached the
horses, and with shouts ofjoy dragged
l>@ IL, rs L. q h.
house. AS "Massa Jefferson stepped
from the carriage, he was caught by
sinewy arms and borne up the steps
into his home.
On another occasion, while riding
on horseback, in company with two
young men, he came to a creek so
swollen by a sudden shower that the
water was up to the saddle,girths
Aman standing on the bank, with a
saddle on his shoulders, looked at
the young men as they rode into the
stream, but said nothing. AS Mr..
Jefferson came along, the stranger
asked if he could not be allowed to
mount behind and thus be carried
| across.
The President reined his horse up
| w 0OVOACJ WV lutsll lllOuICCu Ctllu, W utI
across, dismounted, expressed his
thanks, and walked away. Several
men, who had seen the novel ferry,
asked
"What made you let the young men
pass, and why did you ask the old
gentleman?"
oval, if you want to know, I'll tell
you. reckon a man carries yes or
mo- in his face. The young chaps
faces said No. the old un's 'Yes'.''
cit isn't every one," said one of the
party, "who would have asked the
President OF the United States for O.
| ride behind him."
"What! you don't mean to say that
was Tom Jefferson, do you? Wal,
he's fine fellow, any way. What will
Polly say, when l tell her l have rid
behind President jefferson? She'll
say voted for the right man."
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-27

has interested me extremely for sever
al months"
"Ah!" i'll icy tones.
81 mean. you know" foundered
Tillingbury, "who would interest me
If | knew her."
"Ah.' with an almost impercepti.
BILE thawing. "Then you have seen
only her photograph"
"No-not exactly that. I've never
seen her at all, you know, but well
Il came into possession OF a piece of
property OF hers"
"Oh!' genially. "And you want to
restore it.
"Oh-well-yes, but not immediate
ly, you know. That is, want to put
it in its place.
"Of course"
There was pause. Mr.. T. took the
little green box from his pocket and
opened it slowly.
ooh! wedding ring And it's for
this lady you were speaking Of. How
how interesting
care you cold?' asked Mr.. Tilling.
bury. anxiously.
"Not at all. What were you say
ing?"
He gave the history of his purchase
and showed Annie the date and the
letters upon the ring, which she held
up against the paling sky.
''Let us go in she said to him, as
she handed it back.
A week later Tillingbury received
the following note. It was from the
old gentleman whose heir he had been
declared:
"My Dear Fellow" it ran. s1t's
awkward for you that it has turned
out all a mistake about my ill-treat-
ment of my granddaughter. It seems
that she never received her grand
mothers wedding ring that sent her
in token Of forgiveness for the folly OF
her mothers marriage. In my first
rage I told my daughter that she might
consider herself forgiven when sent
her her mothers wedding ring. At
last I did send it. but it was to the
daughter, not to the mother. It was
sent to an old address, however, and
went astray, and was bought at the
express office by some young fellow.
II must forgive my granddaughter
Hard on you, but you shall still
have half the property. l don't for
get my word, you see. Did you ever
chance to meet my granddaughter?
Ann Biddle, though she has dropped
the Margaret. Wish you knew her;
you might think up together an am.
icable arrangement OF this financial
question. Yours very truly,
BENJAMIN TAYLOR.
The next morning Mr. Tillingbury
by skillfu] maneuvres succeeded in
getting a niche in the rocks all to Miss
Brown and himself.
"Would you like to read your grand
fathers letter." he asked.
She opened her pretty eyes in amaze
ment.
"You know my grandfather"
"a little"
Half through the letter she look
ed up.
Il didn't know this" she said, in
distress. When it was finished she
was standing with face averted and
flushing hotly. "Here it is" she said,
assuming lightness. every amusing.
My grandfather is a jester, I see; am
very little acquainted with him. Let
me pass, please, forgot about an en-
gagement to teach a friend an en-
broidery STITCH"
He watched her moment silently.
"Let me give you back your proper
ty," he said, taking out the ring.
Not seeing, she misunderstood him.
"No, no!' she cried eagerly, II can
not allow that; we will share it,"
eyes," he said softly, that is what
I mean. Let us share it. See, the
ring fits you," he added. And then:
"Why didn't you tell me in the first
place that you were Madge?"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-27
beside the bad man. Il got warrant

for you
s:W-h-a-tp' was Mikes astonished
ejaculation, and he swelled up like q
turkey -gobbler and tried to look bad.
i've got q warrant for you,' re-
peated the ranger. land I'm going to
take you to jail?"
"Me! cried Dosy. "Me. take me tel
jail? Well, reckon not!,'
He dropped the cali rope, and laid
his hand on his six-shooter.
"Ye'l hev' ME ter kill fustp' he bel
lowed, and pulled the weapon from
the scabbard.
Before he could raise the pistol to
shoot, Mad Milton leaped from his
saddle and bore the bad man to the
ground. He wrenched the six-shooter
from his grasp, and Selling rope tied
the bully hand and foot.
Look here, Mike" he said, in his
cool determined way. you've boast
ed that the whole ranger outfit could
not arrest you, haven't your"
"Yaas," faltered the bad man, "but
reckon l was drunk when l did it.
Let me up an I'll go with ye."
"You have been shouting 'em up
i1IeIy dC Cuo pOSL, t1lu VI y1uS W dp-
pear bad, haven't you?"
"Yaas; wuz jest havin' alittlefun.
"You have boasted that you had
killed twenty-seven men on the Kan.
sar border, haven't your"
"Well, Imighter sed suthin' ter that
pint
"Now, Nike" continued the scout,
''you know that you are not only a.
coward but liar as we'll. A boy
could arrest you. You're not bad,
and you never killed a man in your
life unless you talked him to death"
IL" began Dosy, but Milton in
terrupted him.
"You have been slashing around
here under false colors, and great
many people are afraid OF you. If
you had quietly submitted to arrest
like a gentleman l would have taken
you to Jail in gentlemanly manner,
but now | mean to treat you as you
deserve and let people see what a mis-
cradle dog you are"
Milton took a pair of Handouts from
his pocket and fastened them on
Mixes wrists. To the cuffs he fasten-
ed line and bound the bully's arms
fast to his side. Then he placed the
moose OF his stake-rope around the
fellows neck and made the line fast to
the horn Of his saddle. He cut the
rope with which he had first confined
the bad man and ordered him to get
on his feet. He mounted his horse
and turned the animals head toward
the post.
"Come on, Mike''' he cried, and the
moose frightened about the bully's
neck.
In vain ne begged for mercy. Milton
was Obdurate and refused to be NOV
ed by the would-be bad mans pray
ers. He led him into the post tied up
like a broncho steer, and the jeers OF
, the citizens as poor Dosy shambled
past them on his way to the jail were
the death-knell of his badness He
made no "John Branch plays" after
this, but attended faithfully to his
herd, and the bare mention of the
name OF Mad Milton was sufficient to
keep him quiet whenever he forgot his
defeat and essayed the role OF bad
man.-Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-27
An Overcharged Brain.
Washington Critic.

The late ex- Senator and Ex-Governor
Stevenson OF Kentucky was a man OF
kind heart, and always respected the
little weaknesses OF his acquaintance
and friends. On one occasion he was
to entertain quite party of guests,
and among them was a::gentleman who
had at one time been a steamboat cap
tain, but having grown rich and re-
tired he was very careful not to have
it known what his former business
had been. The governor told his wife
of his guests popularity and urged up
on her to be particularly careful not
to- refer in any way to steamboats, or
anything pertaining thereto while the
gentleman was around, She promised
to be more than ordinarily careful,
andrepeated the gentleman name over
and over, so that she would be sure
not to make any mistake In the even
ing, when all the rooms ere wellfill-
ed, about the last man to come was
the-one in question, and the governor
greeted him cordially and presented
him to Mrs. S.
"Ah!" she said, smiling and extend
ing her hand, Captain Steamboat,
how do you do? Ihave heard my hus-
band speak of you so often that I am
very glad to meet YOU"
All thepeople heard her, her husband
looked aghast, the guest turned four
colors, and the innocent hostess didn t
know until after the reception what
she had done. 1t was q clear case OF
an overcharged brain exploding at tha
wrong time.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-27
Long-Distanee Horse-Car Rides.

Since the consolidation of the mid
dlesex and Highland roads there has
been some interest manifested among
horse-car riders as to the probable
longest ride one can have for FIVE cents
on any road in thecountry It seems
that there are but two longer distanc-
es than that traversed by the Boston
Consolidated Company, and those are
the Third and Eighth avenues, in New
York city. The former starts from
City Hall, and ends at One Hundred
and Thirtieth street, q distance OIL
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-01
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill No. 6O23
issued out Of the clerks Office Of the circuit court
of Rock Island county, and state of Illinois. and
to me directed whereby am commanded to make
the amount Of certain Judgment recently OBJ
tanned against The Eureka Coal and Mining Com
many. in favor of Morton L. Marks, out OF the
lands, tenements. goods and chattels of the said
defendant, The Eureka Coal and Mining tompa
ny. have levied upon the following property, TO-
wit:
All the right title and interest which said de-
PENDANT The Eureka Coal and Mining Company
have in and to certain lands situated in township
on seventeen. one % west Of the 4th T. NJ, in
said county and state, towit: Lot one % in sec
ton twelve, according to assessors plat Of said
section. filed in recorders Office Of said county
September 9th, 1861, together with the fixtures,
| buildings and machinery thereon standing and
being. and also the west half OF the northeast
quarter of said section twelve toge ther with the
| buildings, fixtures and machinery thereon stand
ing and being all in the county OF Rock Island and
| state of Illinois
| Therefore, according to said command. | shall
expose for sale, at public auction, all the right
title and interest Of the above named, The Eure-
| ka CO al and Mining Company. in and to the above
| described property, on Friday, the 9TH day OF
M9y, 1886 at , O'Clock, p. NJ, at the north door
| of the Court House in the city OF Rock Island
| in the county of Rock Island and state of Hi
nois, for cash in hand, to satisfy said execution
| and fee bin.
Dated at Rock Island this 18th day of April, A
| D., 1886.
| JOHN M RETiCKER.
a15dtd Sheriff Of Rock Island County, Illinois.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-01
AVERY SOLID SpOOk.
MlSADVENTuRE OF A MASSACHu-
SETS FEMALE MEDIUM,

who Said She Could Call Spirits from
the Vastly Deep"-How She Was Caught
Faul as 1t We're, and Found To Be Of
the Earth Very Earthly.
MANCHESTER, N. H., May Mrs. Bes-
sic Huston, of Boston, medium, has made
three recent visits to this city and gulled the
public into believing that she possessed the
requisite powers Of calling up the spirit
forms of those who have passed into the
great unknown. Wednesday evening she
gave her eighth seance at the residence of
c. B. Ammidon, and her company included
some of the best-known residents Some
five or six forms had appeared, and
among the number the daughter of one
man who thought he recognized his
deal girl and exchanged kisses with her.
Finally pretended spirit came to John b.
Huse, and the latter, acting in accordance
with a preconceived plan, seized the out
stretched hand, and threw his arms around
her body and bore her to the floor. The
form was no other than Mrs Huston, who
SET, AIMED, and her husband, who always &C
companies her, pulled out billy and pro
ceeltd to apply it with vigor upon the head
OF her captor. In the meantime the gas
had been lighted by those
who Were parties to the Plan, and
Mr.. Houston was then seized and the billy
take from him The lighting of the gas re-
veaed Mrs Huston stretched upon the
carpet, where she was held by the man who
had the nerve to trap her, dressed in a
sleeveless white garment and wearing q
white veil over her head The exposure was
complete and overwhelming, chalk and Other
material used in the deceit practiced being
dis overed. The woman was allowed to re
turn to the cabinet, where she clothed her
self in her evening dress. The money paid
the company was returned, but as the
chandelier had been broken in the
lively scenes which had been enacted wheI
, the coup de grace took place, the purse
was presented to Mrs Ammidon with in
struction to apply it toward the purchase o.
another chandelier. Mr.. Ammidon in
formed the Illusions that bis roof could no
shelter frauds another night as he did no
countenance anything of the kind, and a
one showed them to the depot, where they
| took southward-bound freight train
| Huse has Illusions billy, and the veil taker
from Mrs Illusions head was divided VI
among the party as mementoes of the occa
| sion
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-01

Fort WORTH, Tex, May THE city
is agog over the elopement OF the reigning
belle of Fort Worth, Miss Lizzie Terry, who
for several years past has been courted by
scores OF the best young men OF the city.
The groom, Fl. B. Chapman. was for few
weeks employed as a travelling salesman by
Joseph Ii. Brown, but was dismissed foI
drunkenne S and gambling. He has the
reputation of a nee. -do-well Judge Terry
and the lady's brothers opposed tbs match.
Wednesday Miss Terry obtained sum oil
money FROM her father with which to make
IL trip TO Texarkana to visit friend She
met Chapman at Denton, where they were
married. Thursday the Judge received G
telegram from his daughter, saying she wa,
Mrs IL. i. Chapman and asking for for
giveness The mother and father are pros
trated with grief
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-01
fnE NEWS ii RRIEf,

The fund for a trohu,>sht Is Pets
Cooper now amounts to s19,c0a
The new Chinese minister was formally
presented to the president Thursday.
A cablegram from Athens announces the
resignation of the Grecian minister of war
The fund for the widow of Gen. Hancock,
now Icing raised in Boston, Is nearing tho
sum OF $4,000
Alarming rumors prevail at Milwaukee
rifles and muskets.
The report that eight persons had been
killed by Indians near Pantana, A. T.,
proves to lie unfounded
Theodore Tilton was caught in Colorado
snowslide, last week, and considered himself
lucky in getting out alive.
The Republicans of the Sixth Indiana dis
trict, at Muncie, Thursday, renominated
the Hon. Tom Browne for congress-
All the planning mills at Milwaukee, save
two, shut down Thursday, in preference to
paying ten hours pay for eight hours
work.
C. X. Lord, the general passenger agent,
is said to lie the best-paid officer of the
Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad company. His
salary is $4,000.
A petition for n pardon for James d.
Fish, of Marine bank notoriety is being cir
,ulated at New York, and has received the
signatures Of prominent persons.
A cabinet crisis is impending in Spain,
Senior Camach, the finance minister, insist
ing on economy on the budget and the other
ministers refusing to join therein.
The Methodist Ministerial association,
which adjourned Thursday at IlIiopolis,
lis, favored the throwing of their i'll.
iluence with the Prohibition party in pol.
It'll s.
four hours in Nebraska, the wind being so
heavy that trains have been retarded. The
effect on young stock, it is feared, will be
disastrous
The Baltimore & Ohio has finished its
line to Chester, Pa, will connect with the
| Reading, establish line to New York via
| the Jersey Central, and begin business early
next month.
A dispatch purported to coma from At
Gibson, Kan, dated the 18th, stating that a
/ body OF strikers had taken forcible posses
sion OF the railroad yards and shops there,
was never filed at Alchison, and was FALSE
in every particular.
| The synod of the Episcopal church for the
province of Illinois met, Thursday, at the
cathedral of SIS Peter and Paul, the Rt
Rev. Bishop MeLaren presiding. Much
business was transacted The next meeting
of the synod will lie held at St Mary's
school, Knoxville, diocese of Quincy, Nov. II.
In the United States court at Indianap
oils Thursday, in a case involving the
fraudulent township warrants, Judge
WOODS ruled that in order to recover
money paid for warrants it will be neces
sary to bring suit upon each separate war
rants, and that recovery can not be had
unless it is shown that the township wa:
benefited by the issuance of the warrant
| The first games in the National Base Ball
league were played Thursday. Following
is the score: At New York-Boston 1, New
York 5; at Washington City-Wash
ington i, Philadelphia ); al
st Louis, Detroit ;, St Loui,
:, American association: At Philadelphia
Athletics 5, Metropolitans 3; at Cincin
nati-St Louis g. Cincinnati !, five innings
at Baltimore -Baltimores II, Brooklyns o
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-01
EAD'S SHIP RAILWAY.


WASHINGTON Cry, May The senatk
commit on commerce Thursday voted to
make favorable report on a new Atlantic
and Pacific ship railway bill as a substitute
for the original ship bill Eads and such
others as may be associated with him are
created body corporate, with the title of
the Atlantic a Pacific Ship-Railway com.
pany, with the power to issue capital stock
and bonds not to excel in the aggregate
Si00, 0o0, 900 The United States obligates Itself
to pay said company for a period of five
years after the ship railway shall have beeu
completed and tested any sums of money
required to make two-thirds of the net rev,
enues of said company amount annua ly tc
the sum Of $500 600, provided that the
total liability of the government shall in nc
case exceed the sum OF s., 500, 900 The obi
CATION Of the United states shall not attach
until the railroad shall have transported in
the presence of board of engineers ap
pointed by the president of the United
States loaded vessel weighing with her
load not less than 6,o0b tons at an average
speed OF not less than six miles an hour, AM
placed her in the harbor at the other side Of
the i-thmns without injury to the vessel
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-01
Confirmation and Reflections.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 1.-The nom
ination of Collector Seeberger, of Chicago,
was confirmed Thursday by the senate in
executive session without opposition. The
nomination OF Customs Surveyor Tinnin, OF
San Francisco, WHO is charged with insult
ing the new Chinese minister on his arrival
at San Francisco recently, was rel orted ad-
versely aud il is believed that the senate
will re. ect it The nomination of Char e.
r. Pollard, of Indiana, to be a Judge of the
Montana supreme court was unanimously
rejected. The senate foreign committee
has agreed unanimously to report adversely
the nomination of Warren Green, son oil
DIR. Norvin Green, president of the Western
Union, to La consul general for Japan.