New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-22
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
Closing a school TO let the scholars 90
to the circus is something novel, but that
is what was done in New Jersey town
last week.
Holland, Switzerland, and Greece have
notified their willingness to come into
the silver conference proposed by the
United States, but the great powers are
silent. l4 @
The Mercedes head-dress is the latest
novelty. The hair at the temples is
waved and combed upwards: there is a
fringe over the forehead only, and a
triple band of light tortoise shell fast
ened around the head
Edison permitted Gail Hamilton to
speak into his new steel photograph re-
Gently There was screech like a steam
whistle; the cylinder made 742 revolu-
tons in minute, and the tin foil was
relied up into bullet and shot through
awindow, killing seven head of cattle in
a distant field. On a trip hammer stand
ing at the other side of the room was
afterwards found gouged in large letters
into the iron, the word "Eaton."
It would be difficult to draw moral
from the career of the late Nevada silver
mine king, O'Brien. He started in bust
ness as barkeeper, became popular
with his stock operating customers, got
points from them and operated success
fully himself. He gradually grew to be
very rich, and died worth from fifteen to
twenty millions Of dollars. If he had not
been barkeeper, he would probably not
have become a millionaire, and that spoils
the story for Sunday school purposes.
Yet the man must have had some qualities
worthy of observation.
The English are in high spirits over
the report that Bismarck has once more
declared Germany's intention to remain
neutral, if war occurs between Russia and
England. The report that Turkey will
also maintain neutral attitude, and has
collected forces sufficient to prevent the
occupation Of her territory by the British,
is less encouraging to the latter. Butfor
the moment they are happy in the assur-
ance that Bismarck will not side openly
"a hot T., -
fighting to exclude British fleet from
the Baltic.
The scene at the hanging Of William
Baldwin in Texarkana Arkansas, few
days ago, is said to have resembled a
camp meeting, the condemned man act
ing as chief exhorter from the scafold,
and a throng of about $500 persons list
ening attentivly, and lnterrupting the
speaker occasionly with CALCULATIONS. The
near prospect Of a leap into eternity must
have infused an amount of fervor into
Baldwin's words and his listeners ejacu-
lation not usually generated even al
colored camp meetings. The report says
that many women tainted simultaneous
ly with the fall of the murderer.
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Some citizens of Ohio who say they
are tired of reading the reiterated refer
ences of the Newspapers to the Ohio alb
sorption Of national Office, have prepared
a beautiful table, showing the whole
number of salaried officers Of all danart
ments in Washington, the quota of each
State on the basis of population, and the
excess or deficiency of each State. This
table shows Ohio to have a deficiency Of
flftyseven; Pennsylvania an excess d
fifty three; Virginia an excess Of sixty
eight, and Maryland an excess OF one
hundred and forty nine. The illusion Of
this plausible table, however, is revealed
in the fact, that in its figures a Maryland
clerk of the lowest grade counts equal te
an Ohioian President OF the United States
Chief Jnstice of the Supreme Court, OF
member of the cabinet
Improved devices fol wholesale kill
ing are now regarded with much com
placency in England. A paper read t.
the recent annual meeting Of naval archi
tects described an apparatus for discharg
ing 60 gallons Of crude petroleum upo1
an ironclad in fifteen seconds, at a dis
lance Of three hundred feet, followed b,
rocket cartridge to ignite it; and as on,