The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

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died at New Orleans.
Governor Mckinley has assigned
all his property for the benefit of
creditors of the Walker failure, and
is thus rendered penniless.
John G. Emo, the defaulting bank
president, who has been missing for
many years, has surrendered himself
in the United States court, at New
York.
The wholesale grocery firm Of
Beaupre, Keogh & Davis of St. Paul
has assigned. The liabilities will
approximate 100000; the assets
S28S, 900.
Mrs. Thos. Schlicher, wife of a
motorman, of Allentown, Pa, was
delivered of four children, one boy
and three girls. All died shortly
after birth.
A few days ago a dispatch stated
that man named Gulley had just
died in California leaving an estate
of 81, 100000. John Gulley, a farm
hand of Columbus, Ind, is the only
heir to this vast estate.
Charles M. Jackson, ex-treasurer of
Crawford county, Mich, has been ar
rested on the complaint of the super
visors charged with the embezzle-
ment of county funds during his
term Of office. It is said the short
age will amount to over $4,000.
The jury in the murder case against
Hugh O'Donnell brought in verdict
of not guilty. He was accused of be-
ing an active participant in the
Homestead riot, during which It. j.
Connors, a Pinkerton detective re-
ceived the wound which cost him his
life.
A party of body-snatchers, among
them DR.. J. w. Overton, dean of the
Drake University medical depart
ment, and John w. Shaffer of the
United States signal office were
caught in the act Of robbing grave
at Des MoiDes. The affair caused a
great sensation.
The Chicago Times is agitating
the return to the United States
government of the 50, 500, 900 advanced
to the Columbian Exposition conf
mission on condition of Sunday clos
ing, and thereby release the com
mission from the pledges given on
accepting the gift.
Winona has ghost. A week age
the watchman in the railway tower
became insane and was killed by an
engine. Since then three different
watchman have been employed and
each has quit on account, as they
allege, of an unearthly figure that
visits the tower each night.
Allan Marvel, president of the
Sante Fe railroad, died last
week at San Diego, Cal, where
accompanied by his wife, he arrived
: three weeks ago from St. Paul fol
: the benefit of his failing health. II
is believed the cause of his ueath was
: Bright's disease.
The disappearance and defalcatior
of Assistant Cashier Redwine, Of the
Gate City National bank, of Atlanta
is the biggest financial sensation
Atlanta has known for years. This
morning a thorough examination OF
the banks affairs was made by officer:
of the clearing house association, and
they reported the defalcation was
about $685. 900.
Workmen engaged in building {
furnace in the Balbach melting work.
at Newark, N. j., few days age
discovered particles of gold in the
soft clay. The firm Immediately put
men to work, and the result is that
S25, ZOO worth of gold has beer
recovered. The find is said to bt
the drippings of several years
which had filtered through tht
: bricks of the furnace.
A suicide club has been formed al
Bridgeton, N. Y, with about fifty
, members. John Pierce, prominent
cigar dealer, is president; Edwards
Cummings, secretary. The member!
paraded the streets each wearing /;
red ribbon with skull and crossbone.
upon it. A supper is to be held eacf
: year on Washington's birthday, anG
the member who draws the black
ball must die within year.
At the funeral Of G. E. Newcombt
at Algona, Iowa, the hearse team rar
away, overturning the hearse and .tht
coffin was thrown out. 1t burst oper
T and let the corpse roll out on tht
ground. At the grave the clergyman
who witnessed the accident tainted
and when the time came to lower thu
body into the grave it was fount
that the grave was too narrow
NeWcombe was killed while coupling