New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-25

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JAS. BoBELETETER, Proprietor.
NEW ULM MINNESOTA
CURRENT TOPICS.
a Hindoo scholar has become Swe-
:denb orgian, and the fervent disciple has
published a book in exposition OF the
works of his master, and in defense of his
tenents. The name of this Oriental con-
vert to the New Jerusalem Church is Rag
Bahadoor Dadora Pandurung.
A student at Palermo, named Siracusa,
lately fred four shots from a revolver at
his professor, because he was not permit
ted to undergo certain oral examina-
ton. The professor escaped with his
life, but the youth gave himself up un.
der the impression that he had killed
him.
Toe Legislature of Missouri has been
petit ned by the Grand Juries of several
counties to revive the whipping post in
that State. The Boons County jury argues
that I'm ore punishment is imposed on the
honest tax payer than is inflicted on the
criminal by small pecuniary fines or
short terms Of ire prisonment,
The i'll wind that carried off the body
of A. T. Stewart will do some one good.
Watching the remains of the dead after
burial, has hithertofore been the excep-
ton instead Of the rule; but the New
York San calculates that hereafter it will
require five live men to guard one dead
one, and hence there will soon be plenty
of work for the unemployed.
The Sierra Nevada mining stock, which
month ago sold at $3.50 share, is now
quoted at from $34 to $45. Its depression
is thought to be ruore the result of stock
speculation than of an actual decline in
value. Should the anticipated bonanza
in the Sierra Nevada mine be realized
the rebound to high figures will be al
most instantaneous.
One of the features about Japanese
progress is the attention paid to female
education. The Empress, who is said to
be a very able woman, spends both time
and money in fostering everything which
looks towards the elevation of her country
women. Recently she invited number
of girls to the palace to make an exhibit
ton Of their needlework.
~ GU cannot imagine the terror with
which the advancement of American in
dustries is filling British manufacturers, y
said Prof. Sil'iman in a recent address.
t'We, as you know, took the leading prize
at Paris for the best steam engine in the
world, and it is not denied in Europe to
day that America heads the list in the
manufacture of agricultural machinery"
Says DR.. Albert Bernays, speaking of
the English workmen: SHE goes home,
fretted and overworked, to house which
is nearly everything that it ought not to
be. The museums are closed against
him on Sundays, but the tavern is not.
The parks and public gardens are re-
moved from his haunts, and nothing is
brought to his door but the public house,
In many respects the present must be-
a far more agreeable period for royalty
to live in than the past. They can have
so much more life and variety. Poor
Marie Antoinette, whose very zest in liv-
ing led her into thousand isdiscretlons,
wosld have worked off her superintendent
energy in these days by foreign excur-
sions, yachting, hunting, etc. The
Empress of Austria, that horsiest of royal
ladies, spent last year near Melton, Eng
land, and the year before in Northampton
shire. Now she is under way for the
County Meath, Ireland, which Is second
to no hunting country in Christendom.
Following two attacks on the Emperor
William and one on King Alfonso, the
attempt of an Italian to assassinate Kine.