New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
President Mcmahon of France has
signed and notified the treaty of Berlin.
The amount of bullion in the Bank of
England decreased the past week e354OOO
Several cases of yellow fever in the
Brooklyn, N. Y. navy yard have been report
ed, $50.
In the Dudley Motto case Secretary
Schurz has decided that Pacific railroad land
maybepre .enpted.
A dispatch oil July 23d announces the
subscriptions for that day to be the four per
cent fund 81 ,0T,7o
A Madrid dispatch of July 90 says
Cuba is to be represented in the Cortes by 40
deputies and 10 senators.
The municipal affairs of East St. Louis
are still in disturbed state, and further riots
and bloodshed are feared.
A Paris dispatch of the 18th inst, says,
specie in the bank of France increased GIG,
00C francs during the past week.
A Constantinople telegram states that
there is reason 70 believe that apeaceful settle
ment will be effected with Greece.
A Washington telegram of the 18th
says, subscriptions that day to the new. four
per cent loan, amounted to 81, l91, 900.
The trustees of the Jay Cook estate has
realized nearly $4,000 600 from claims due the
estate. A dividend is to be made on money
in hand
The Paris and Wen ma newspapers gen
orally comment favorably upon Lord Beacons-
field statement in explanation of the treaty Of
Berlin in the House Of Lords.
The superintendent of the mint at San
francisco states that since the first of July
555, 900 silver dollars have been exchanged at
hat mint at par for gold coins.
The Bear Paw mountain gold excite
ment is taking many restless gold seekers
from Deadwood. A band of twenty men left
the other day for the new Ell Dorado.
On Saturday the Goth inst, Hon. G. H.
Kimball, general superintendent Of the life
saving service, established stations at
Muskegon, Ludington and Kenosha. He is
now in Chicago enlisting crews.
An Auburn, N. y, telegram of the 18th
inst, gives detailed account Of the Cor
nell Harvard eight cared, feshman race. Cor
nell was victorious, and the classic youth were,
of course, put great ways ahead in their
studious pursuits. IL E
OnsMonday, July 90, there were. 90.
! OOO.persons present at the soldiers and sailors
reunion at Newark, Ohio. The President of
/ the United States, the General of the Army,
and great many other gentlemen of distinc-
sion were present. 55
It's reported from London that Mr.
Gladstone, the leader of the Liberal party in
England, in late speech violently assailed
the Berlin treaty, and called IN question the
wisdom and the craftsmanship Of Lord
Beaconsfeld, in asserting to it. Nevertheless
the populac were with Beaconsfeld.
The English steamer J. 3. Walker was
to sail from the port Of New Haven, Conn.
on the 18th inst, for Constantinople with
arms and ammunition for the Turkish govern
!, ment. She has on board 2O,OO0,000 cartridges
Z $4,000 rifles, 600 sabre bayonets, and 10000
i scabbards. The total value OF the cargo il
81, o35, 600.
The great heat of the week ending
Saturday, July Goth greatly abated. the day ane
night, and the deaths from heat prostration
had nearly ceased. Several hundreds in the
cities and country fell victims to sunstroke
Nearly two hundred died in st. Louis alone
But this was by far the most severely sun
struck city in the land.
The Aorring mill in Florence town
q ship, Goodhue county, Minnesota, was destroy
j ed by FIRE Thursday night, July 49, The NIL
!, Ihad four run Ct stone, and was valued a
: s25,uOO. Insured for $4,000. twas rumoret
\ that s11 900 in money was in the mill. TIL,
!, fire was the work of an incendiary. Perhaps
!. burglars secured the money, and then burned
!, the mill to cover up their crime. S.
s. Lord Braconsield's appearance before
!, the British Parliament, July 18th, caused
5 great enthusiasm. He gave IN sccount o