New Ulm weekly review., 1878-04-10
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1t is stated TWO English Gentlemen are
in Chicago, and have agents throughout the
West for the purpose Of buying 10000 horses,
ostensibly for street cars in Scotland and Eng
land, but judgingfrom the character of the
animals they select, they are intended rather
for active movements than Tor draft purposes.
They have bought 500 here, and will pegin to
ship within two weeks
Judgment for half million dollars
was entered against Albert Crosby individual
ly in the suit of the city Of Chicago vs. Crosby
and others, securities on the bond Of the city
treasurer, which was entered in the county
clerks oflic by default, was removed from the
files on the 29th ult. This was done aft
adavits of counsel for plaintiff that judgment
was entered by mistake.
The railroad managers and agents of
the trunk lines have adjusted their ditfere-
ences, completed their apportionment of
freight and constituted grain as special class
Of freight, fixing rates on the basis oftwenty-
five cents from Chicago to New York, aud re-
tanning the rate Of thirty cents for fourth
class freight The nominal rate of grain has
hitherto been thirty cents.
The Wabash railway company on the
| 1st of April inaugurated the new line of Sleep
| ing cars between St. Louis and Boston, for
some time CONTEMPLATED by this company.
This is the longest line of through sleeping
cars in the world. The first car eastward,
leaves St. Louis at 6:40 P NJ, and the western
leaves Boston at 8 P NJ. The time between
these points will be less than forty three hours
1t is probable that at the Paris exposi
tion there will be the largcstrepresentation Of
nationalities ever assembled since the desper-
sion from Babel. The latest arrival has been
that Of an embassy from the Annamites, a
nation occupying the territory between Siam
and the China sea. AMMAN is $50 miles in
length and is an absolute monarchy. Their
costume is described as consisting of long
gown with flowing sleeves embroidered in
silk with monsters, storks, and tortoises.
They wear black skull caps on their heads,
ornamented with gold figures
The annual report Of the Michigan
Central Railroad company states the road IS
now all laid with steel rails, some 5000 tons
being laid this year, and charged to expenses,
and there is no floating debt The equipment
and rolling stock are in first class order, and
the general condition of the road was
much improved during the past year. Dcxter-
Richards, Concord, II. H., was elected director
to fill the place of V. Barrow, of that place,
deceased. After paying dividend Of two per
cent. handsome surplus remains. The
transfer of books close the 18th of May.
| Regarding Secretary sherman's state
ment that the silver owners of the Pacific
coast have made a corner on that commodity,
and put up the price Of bullion to a figure
higher than that they were previously willing
to sell for shipment to Asia, even with freight
included, the Nevada bank authorities say
uch is not proper statement of the case.
They hold they are, as business men, entitled
to whatever profit would fall to them by their
nearness to the market in offering silver for
coinage at the San Francisco mint. They
estimate what it will cost the government to
buy silver in London and land it in San Fran
cisco, and regulate their prices accordingly
There has been some delay in getting
out conterfeits of the new silver dollar, but
now new issues are received at the treasury
department that promise an era of prosperity
for cheap-money men. The treasury author
tiles are absolutely staggered at the excellence
Iof these counterfeits. They are made of COM