New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-04-24
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
1t speaks we'll for the Turks as marks
men that is estimated that one Russian
in every six has been killed o. wounded
A year-sld Chicago boy was so
slightly bitten by dog that skin was
barely broken. A week afterward he
died Of hydrophobia.
A Chinaman about to die lies with his
feet toward the door. in order that his
soul on leaving the body may have free
exit on its way TO Elysium.
Longfellow IS credited with saying
that ifhe responded to all the requests
sent him for his autograph and likeness
he would spent third of his income in
photographs and postage stamps.
Peers in the English House of Lord
three DAYS holiday week, and on the re-
naming four meet at S o'clock, and I'M
less a regular tough night is expected
duJouIu DclOiS o. LII olAcI " SCS tutlI
dinners, which apparently they cannot
enjoy unless they have ample time to
digest them.
A firm in Berlin has just entered into
contract with the Russian Government
for the supply of 100000 tents for the
use of the Russian army. The delivery
of the tents is to begin on the first of
April-5,000 being delivered every week.
Negotiations are also being carried on
second 100000 tents, and also for the
supply of large quantity of wooden rugs
while another firm has received an order
for q number Of shovels and other in
trenching tools.
The locomotive engine might be our
national emblem; for of l81, 1854 miles of
raj! track on the globe at the close of
1875, no fewer than 73,50S were in the
United States, while all Europe contain
ed but 89,1S9 These, be it noted, are
figures, not Of American, but of French
statistics Next after our country came
Germany, with total of 1888, miles;
then Great Britain, with 1869; France,
1890; Russia, 1871; Austria, 10,76S;
Iadia, 6,475; Italy, 4:764; Canada, 4,096;
Sweden and Norway, s,769; BELGIUM,
2,169; Australasia, 1884; Switzerland,
1890; Turkey, 1901; and Holland, 1,l74.
An Arab Of Algiers, claiming to be
French subject. was latly imprisoned
without sufficient cause in Tangier, Moro
Geo. The French Consul, after procuring
his release, demanded that the Pasha in
command of the district should call at
his house, with his whole suite and troop
Of soldiers, and apologize for the mans
treatment. The Pasha refused to submit
to the humiliation. The Consul informed
him that unless he did so two French
men-of war in the Straits of Gibraltar
would open on the town. The Pasha
sent for in structions to the imperor,
who ordered him to make the apology IN
the req uired form, and avoid trouble.
The marriage laws Of Pennsylvania are
exceedingly queer, and sometimes put
ministers in strange positions. A minis
ter mari ying a couple, either of whom is
under age, is liable to a heavy fine unless
he is so fortunate as to secure the written
consent of the MINORS parents. The minor
may tell the minister lies, either as to
their own age or as to the consent of their
parents, and the poor parson has no re-
course, but is liable to prosecution and
fine. A Pennsylvania pastor recently
married a younge couple, the bride assur-
ing him that her parents had assented
The wicked little beauty was lying about
it. Her father entered a complaint agains
the minister, and he had to sell his house
to pay the $1,000 fine. He will have to
marry 500 couple, at So couple in or
der to get square with the world on this
transaction.
Concerning Missionary, Brother Moody
says: II join a lodge Of Masons. Well,
perhaps seventy five IF them are uncon-
vec:sd lien, but they are all my brethren
They go away down here somewhere to
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