Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
IN THE EAST.

LIEUT.. THACKERA, of Philadelphia,
says that while Miss Elizabeth Sherman
and her sister would accept the 100000
fund because it was to be given as
token Of the subscribers love for Gen.
Sherman, the publication in the
New York papers that Gen. Sher-
man was an improvident man has
caused the family much annoyance. He
was just the reverse. cat the lowest
estimate" remarked Lieut.. Thackera,
"Miss Elizabeth Sherman and her sister
and brother Tecumseh have an income
of $4,000 a year. This is sufficient to
live comfortably. Besides Gen. Sher-
man left {; great mass of war corre-
spcndence of historic value. Many pub
fishers have recently asked access to
them. In this way the estate will be
very valuable. Then, too, there will be
a good income from the sale of the gen
erals MEMOIRS Miss Elizabeth Sher-
man and her sister are sorry so large
fund as 100000 should be raised.
A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted at
the italian quarter of Hoboken. Angelo
Gaboth and his wife came to spend
the night at the home of Mrs. Gaboth's
parents, Antonio Chincella and wife.
About / O'Clock in the morning Ga
both arose and entering the room
where his wife was sleeping with her
mother plunged a stiletto into The old
woman's abdomen, killing her. Gaboth
then went into the next room and thrust
stiletto into the neck of old Chincella,
meaning to end his father-in-laws life
with one blow. He missed vital spot,
however, and the old man gave a cry.
which aroused his two sons in the next
room. One of them seized stiletJo and
sprang at the murderer like tiger. In
the fight that followed Gaboth was
killed and the other wounded. Gaboth's
wife interfered and received two wounds.
The interstate commerce commission
has decided the case OF John P. Squire
& Co. against the Michigan Central. New
York Central and Boston & Albany
railroads, involving rates of transporta-
ton on live hogs, live cattle and meat
products, in favor of the compliments.
Live animals and dressed product of the
same are found to be competitive COM
modities and therefore entitled to rela-
lively reasonable rates for transporta-
ton, proportioned to each other accord
ing to the respective costs of service.
A pitiful story is told by Amelia
Gaudi. pretty young Italian who is in
the New York Italian home suffering
from internal injuries, and may die. She
has been in this country but three
months, and her injuries were received
from beating given her by Rocco
Ossini, who promised to marry her, only
to ruin her. Then he sold her as slave
to house of i'll repute, and because she
fought and escaped from the place he
gave her terrible beating. He will be
prosecuted.
GEO. +. ORMsBY an officer in the navyB
has begun suit in the United State SUI
preme court against ex-Secretary of the
Navy Whitney to recover $4,000 dam
ages for false arrest and imprisonment.
He claims to have been detained on Mare
Island from Jan. 26 to March :, 1889, on
an order OF the secretary without cause
known to him.
MR.. Huston, late treasurer of the
United States, has severed his connec-
tion with that office and left Washing
ton. His successor. Hon. Enos HI.
Nebeker of Indiana, has assumed charge
of the office.
TIE following promotions have
been caused by the selection of
Col. Kautz as brigadier-gencral: Lieut..