New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-27

CIVIL service mas unanimously llSGTuCCcls
Representative Pulitzer to report adverse
" a bill INTRODUCED by Representative
Seney of Ohio for the repeal OF the civil
service law. A Subcommittee consisting
of Representatives Clements. Pulitzer and
Spooner OF Rhode Island was appointed
to consider all bills relating to the repeal
OF the tenure OF Office act.
T Archbishop Errington, uncle OF Mr. En-
rington. NJ. P. is dead
The Marquis de Casa Larglesia, now
Spanish minister at London, has Declined
the office OF minister at Washington. and
has been placed on the retired list Senior
RIM Gomenz has been offered the Wash
ington post.
The earl OF Airlie was married to Lady
Mabel Gore, at ST. Georges church, Lon
don. The earl OF Arran gave the bride
away, and the prince OF Wales signed the
register.
At Angola, Ind, David Jacobs was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for twsnty-one
years for numbering Jacob Bixler, a farmer
living near Angola.
David P. Mish son OF J. S. E. Mish. the
well known proprietor OF the principal re-
tail millinery establishment OF San Fran
cisco, was shot and killed by DR.. j. A. Nc
Donald as he was fleeing from the latter's
house, where he had been discovered in the
room OF the physicians wife.
o. B. Corsett, cashier OF the Devils Lake
bank, recently failed, who started for the
East, was arrested 60 miles from Devils
Lake on a telegraphed charge preferred by
George Wilson, a depositor in the bank
In 1884, Mike Kurtz, alias "Sheeney
Mike" and William Porter, New York
craftsmen. robbed a jewelry store in Troy,
n. Y, OF $4,000 in jewelry and made
their escape to Europe. Recently kurtz
returned to this country and went to-
Florida. A detective at Jacksonville was
notified OF his presence, and arrested hlm,
and twenty minutes after the arrest kur t.
received a telegram warning him OF his
danger.
Holly Epps, the murderer, was hung by a
mob, at Vincennes, Ind, to tree in the
court house yard, and the body was sold
to doctors for dissection.
Sam Stone and Charles Van Studiford.
St. Louis dudes, are about to fight duel
about New York girl visiting in that city.
The tax commissioners OF New York city
have fixed the total taxable real estate at
1,2O6, 112 ,4O4.
President McCosh OF Princeton wants
about 100000 to transform Princeton
college into afull-fedged university.
Jefferson Boiling is on trial in Newark,
Ohio, for the murder Of his father-in-law,
John Douglass, last October.
While Mrs. DELPHI Williams OF Waynes-
boro, Ga, was sittingi in her open door she
was shot through the head by an unknown
| assassin and killed instantly.
Stephen Campbell was found guilty OF
wife murder at Danville, III. The pecul-
iarity OF the case is that the crime was COM
mitted twelve years ago. He disappeared
at the time, and was arrested in Nermillion
county q few months 400 His own taSti-
mony convicted him.
Tobias Epstein, dry goods merchant,
was committed for trialin Toronto recent
ly, on a charge of defrauding his creditors
OF $4,000.
Nine. Patti is suffering from serious at
tack OF bronchitis. The concerts in which
she was to have appeared, have been in
definitely postponed.
Forty cases OF smallpox are reported at
Grandines, Que. The smallpox has broken
out at St. Timothe and at Lorett below
Quebec. There are several families strick-
en- with the disease and still number OF
cases at Cape St. Ignace and st. Thomas
de Montmojny, and in other places.
Hon. R. c. Walthall and Hon. J. F.
George were reelected U. S. Senator's by
the Mississippi legislature. Senator Cor
man OF Maryland was also reelected.
Maj. Armstrong has retired from active
editorial work on the Cleveland Plaindeal-
er, but still retains a substantial interest
in the paper.
The striking Pennsylvania Hungarian
miners have taken possession Of a village
| in the coke region, and threaten death to
all who attempt to return to work
The United States supreme court will be
asked whether anextradited prisoner can
be punished for perjury committed after
his arrival in this county. Detroit has a.
case.
Stephen j. Meany, the distinguished
worker in the Irish cause, is still very sick
in New York.
The legislature OF Maryland in Joint con-
vention elected Hon. Henry Lloyd to be
governor OF Maryland, for the term for
which Gov. Robert NJ. McLane was elected
by the people.
John ]. Vail committed suicide at Helena,
Mon.
Two large veins Of coal have been found
| on the Duwamish river, Wash, near Seattle,
and about one hundred yards from the line.
OF the Columbia and Puget Sound rail-
way.
The commissioner OF the general land Of
| flee has been directed by the secretary of
the interior to issue patents to 1877 Puyal.
| leys Indians for lands allotted to them in
Washington Territory, near the town of
New Tacoma, in accordance with the direc-
ton of the president, of Oct. %, 1884.
This order was held up sometime ago on
| account OF the petition OF citizens OF New
Tacoma, who represented that the proxim-
ity OF Indians would iniure the town. The
Indians have occupied the lands for the past
thirty years and as they were unwilling to
go elsewhere.
Fire at Vaudeville, Mich, destroyed D.
t. Finch d Sons flour mill, a water power
and elevator, with thirteen to fifteen thou
| sand bushels OF wheat and some flour. The
loss is S22, 900 to s25, 900; insurance. sl3,-
900. 1ncendiary.
The illinois supreme court has affirmed
the decision OF the lower court. thereby sus-
tanning the constitutionality of the new
state election law
During the performance of "Lohengrin''
at the Academy of Music recently an cleo.
trio tank fell from the flies and struck Miss
Emma Juch, the prima donna, on the
head. Blood began 10 flow from the sing;