July 12, 1888
The Murder of Preller Pays the Penalty of His Crime.
He goes before his maker with a protest against the manner of his taking off.
He maintains his courage to the last, and dies without a struggle.
Henry Landgraf, the murder of his sweetheart, hanged from the same gallowe- Maxwell’s Crime.
St. Louis, Aug. 11- Hugh M. Brooks, alias Waiter H. Lennox Maxwell, the murderer of Charles Arthure Preller, and Henry Landgraff, who killed his sweetheart, Annie Tisch, are no more, the sentence of the law having been executed upon them at nine o’clock yesterday morning.
Maxwell spent his last evening on earth smoking and talking with his guards. A few minutes before midnight both prisoners retired and Landgraff slept until morning Maxwell awoke at two o’clock complaining of being cold. He drank a cup of coffee and spent the remainder of the early morning hours reading Belassy’s “True Virtue”.
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August 10, 1888
The friendship which existed between the general and the doctor.
Washington, Aug 9- In speaking of the unremitting devotion of Dr. O’Reilly to his distinguished patient and intimate friend of the Sheridan family said to a World correspondent to-day:
“It is not generally known that before the General’s death he called the Dr. O’Reilly to his bedside in a few words, in which he feelingly expressed his appreciation of his devoted attention, offered him an appointment on his personal staff, with the rank of Colonel. Dr. O’Reilly was much moved, but as soon as he could find the words to express himself, told the General that it would be impossible to accept the appointment. He felt that if he should accept he would render himself to severe liable criticism. It would, said he, be insisted that he had used his influence in confidential relations as physician of the patient to secure the honor.
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August 7, 1888
Will be held Saturday. Names of the Pall, Bearers.
Nonquit, Mass., August 6.- The pall bearers have been selected by Gen. Sheridan’s family: Gen. W.T. Sherman: Marshall Field, of Chicago: Gen. Hawley, of the United States senate; Speaker Carlisle; Vice President Frank Thompson, of the Pennsylvania railroad; Gen, Wesley Merritt, U.S. A.; the senior officer of the G.A.R. in the District of Columbia; Secretary Whitney; Gen. McFeely; Gen. Joseph Fullerton, of St. Louis; Secretary Endicott and George W. Childs.
The following officers of Gen. Sheridan’s staff are specially invited to attend the funeral: Gen. J. W. Forsyth, Col, James F, Gregory, Col. George W. Davis, Gen. Joseph Forsyth, U.S.A.
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August 5, 1888
Takes the Anchor in his mouth and runs away with a schooner.
Cape Ann Advertiser
A letter has been received from teh steward of the schooner H.B. Griffin, Captain George Nelson, now absent on the Banks, in which it is stated that they have met with an unusual experience, vis, that of being towed by a whale. The affair occurred on a fine day which all the dories were out attending the trawls. The captain and steward were on board as usual, looking after the vessel and keeping an eye on the dories, when all at once they felt a sudden jerk, and soon the vessel was going through the water at a rapid rate and no motive power visible. It takes considerable to startle a fisherman, but this was something so uncommon, a vessel dashing through water at a rapid rate with her sails furled and anchor down, that they began to look alarmed. Suddenly the cause made itself manifest, when a monstrous whale arose to the surface, with teh anchor fast either in his jaw or blow-hole. He tore through the water at a high pressure rate, and was fast taking the craft out of sight of the dories thus leaving the crews exposed; and besides this, there was danger of the vessel being towed under. The only remedy was to cut the cable.
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July 27, 1888
Pierre Dak., July 27- Agent McChensey, of Cheyenne River agency, reports that Indians on his agency will probably sign the treaty, and the moral effect on other Indians will be great, in as much as the Cheyenne Indians are the only ones who will have to be removed under the treaty.
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July 20, 1888
Cleverly executed fraudulent Bill in general circulation
New York, July 19.- The secret service officers are apparently at a loss to account for the circulation of the counterfeit $1 silver certificate. That it, has recently been discredited, from the fact that many of the counterfeits have been detected among the deposits at the bank. So well is the bogus note executed that it was not until the recent discovery that cashiers in large business houses took the trouble to examine the bills in their possession, then only to find several undoubtedly fraudulent. At the sub-treasury it is believed that the $1 certificates were put in circulation, not only here but in other cities and towns. A careful scrutiny of the $1 silver certificates is now being made by those who know of the counterfeit. The best means of detection is the poor workmanship of the vignette representing Martha Washington. The same is true of the picture of Gen, Grant on the $5 certificate.
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