New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-09-15
An Army Officer ON Charleston.

CO!. baCcnelOer, Y. 3. a., who went to
Charleston to make an official report up
on the condition OF affairs there, has re-
turned. He says:
The people have everything in their
houses that they need. It is true that the
trail articles, such as vases, pictures
and looking.glas are broken, but
these can hardly be considered nee
essaries. The loss will fall principally up
on the owners Of real estate and not upon
the people at large. He did not see any OF
the pitiable cases of distress that the pa
pers tell about. The business section OF
the city is in ruins. There is scarcely a
brick house in that portion OF the town
which will not have to be torn down, but
most OF the people: OF Charleston live up in
the Northern portion OF the city, and near
ly every residence is wooden. These build
ings remain intact. The only damage they
have sustained is in the loss of chimneys
and the breaking off of the plas-
ter, making the walls look less even and pref
ty than they were before. There is no reason
why the people should not return to their
houses. There is no danger. No one was
killed in a house during the earthquake,
but all those who died were killed in the
streets. No one was killed by wooden
house. but all the dead came to their end
through the falling of the brick stores and
Charleston to have storm and make the
people get into their houses. AS for the
working classes the earthquake is a bene-
fit to them, for it provides them with plen-
ty of employment at higher prices than
they were earning before.
The legal fight between old Gen. William
s. Harvey and his wife on one side, and his
children by former wife on the other,
over the Harvey estate, was compromised
at st. Louis. The general surreLders his
life estate to his children, and they are to
pay him $500 month during lite, and
assume debt of nearly 500, 900 to a life
insurance company. The wife gets the
generals personal property and part of
the real estate.
The Twelfth annual convention of the
United States Railway Service Mutual
Benefit association began it's regular ses-
sion in Washington with large attend.
ance. The following northwestern gentle.
men are present as delegates: w. H. Frye,
Winona; w. B. Stewart, Dubuque; C. Case,
Des Moines; J. w. Sprague, st. Paul.
The following appointments were made:
Thomas c. Manning OF Louisiana, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Mexico; John Drayton OF South
Carolina, consul at Tuxpan.
It is stated that Russia continues her en-
deavors to form an alliance with Turkey.
Rev. DR.. Leahy, bishop OF the Catholic
diocese OF Dromore, Ireland, is critically
ill.
Postofices established: Minnesota:
Chandler. Murray county; Ivy, Kandiyohi
county. E. A. Homoc postmaster. Post
masters COMMUNICATIONS: Washta,
George T. Stratton. Minnesota: Motley,
John A. Genlin. Postmasters appointed
Dakota: Walter NJ. Leonard, Paul, vice
Weed, suspended.
The opinion prevails in some quarters
that the Indians will be transferred to the
custody Of the Indian department for a
time, and that Geronimo and his lieuten.
ants will ultimately be surrendered to the
civil authorities of Arizona and put upon
trial Tor murder. An officer Of high rank,