The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-11
A HEARTY WELCOME.
James G. Blaine's Return to Amerio,
The Murderer Max well Hanged in st. Louis

ST. Louis, Aug. 10.-Henry Land
graf, who killed his sweetheart, wal
hanged with Maxwell, the murder O
Preller, to-day. The crime for which
Henry Landgraf suffered the death
penalty was committed on the night
of March 5, 1885. The victim was
his sweetheart, ANNE Fisch, beauti.
full girl of less than 18 years. Jeal-
ousy prompted the act.
AL USUAL.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 10.-Amos
Miller, who outraged Mrs. Scott, Of
Maury county, two months ago.. was
taken from the court room at Frank
lin to-day by forty armed men and
hanged to the balcony.
FATALLY INJURED.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 1O.-The
loss by last nights fire is 100000. A
wall fell on four men after night. Two
OF them are still under the debris. ].
b. McMillen, prominent citizen, was
lost in the fire, but the names of the
others are unknown. The men who
have been got ont are probably ia
tally injured.
MAXWELL HANGED.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.-Maxwell was
hanged at $3.50 A. NJ. The crime for
which Hugh NJ. Brooks alias Maxwell
paid the extreme penalty of the law
this morning, was the murder of
Charles Arthur Preller, at the South
ern hotel in this city April 6, 1885.
After numbering Preller, he concealed
the remains in trunk and fed to
San Francisco, whittier he was fol-
lowed by detectives. He sailed for
Australia, and was captured in Mel.
bourne, and brought back to st.
Louis. He employed eminent
counsel, but after protracted trial
he was found guilty of murder in the
first degree. The case has aroused
extraordinary attention in both con-
tinepts.
ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING.
New YORK, Aug. 19.-Steamboat
Laura M. Stari11 has just passed up
North river with James G. Blaine on
board. The steamer city of Ne1U
York is close behind. and is hand
somely dressed with flags. The tugs
of the port are also blazing a salute.
The steamer city Of Neso York was
boarded five miles off Sandy Hook
while at anchor waiting for high tide
to Cross the bar, by representatives of
the press who learned that the voy-
age had been pleasant and uneventful.
Blaine was well and had not suffered
from seasickness. He said he was in
excellent health and that his trip had
renewed his youth. Shortly after 8
o'clock the steamer, StGrin with the
Blaine reception committee on board,
met the City of NeaC York outside
of the narrows. The StGrin turned
about and as both slowly steamed up
the bay bow and bow, cheer after
cheer rose from the deck uf the
St07in, although it was yet i'm
possible to distinguish Blaine from
among the 1900 people that stood on
the decks of the huge steamer.
As the vessels neared each other
Blaine's form was at last made out
standing in a group of friends on the
npper deck forward. As cheer after
cheer arose Blaine bowed repeatedly.
He was neatly dressed in dark cut
away coat, light trowsers and brown
Derby hat. The band on the Starin
played Home Again." Home Sweet
Home" and the "Star Spangled Ban
ner," while advancing up to the quar-
antine, then both vessels came to an
chor and as the Starin run over un-
der the inside of the City of NeaO
York Blaine's face and form were
visible to everyone on board. Cheers
again broke forth, handkerchiefs
waved, cries of Blaine, Blaine, James
G. Blaine" and mo free trade" arose
and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
At last at 9:15 to the music of "Hail
to the Chief'' Blaine got on board
the Starin escorted by Whitelaw
Reid.