New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-06-05
CURRENT TOPICS.

Jl ~ IS q 5lO,I lS S,D.
The large$ SUBSCRIPTIONS to the 4 Ia
and per cert loans indicate that the
day Of high interest in this country is
over, and that six per cents will be
among the things that were in public
securities. States ought now to borrow
money at per cent, or 4 1-2, and cities
Of thel first class can doIso.
The year 1900. stands out preer,inent
in modern times for the extraordinary
number of remarkable men who were
born in it, Is These include Napoleon,
Wellington, ySoult, Ney, Culver, A. Won
Humbot, aChateaubriand, Lava.lette,
Mehemet Ali, and John Quincy Adams.
{ st. Louis, frightened at the late demon
STATIONS Of the Socialists, has asked for a
large appropriation for her Police Depart
ment. 81 The. head of the police force CT
thatcity says the disturbing element has
grown to large proportions, and that the
greatest vigilance. is necessary to guard
against a sudden uprising. 4ilj a.
About the most encouraging feature Of
the Gown river; grain. movement Just now
is the large shipment Of wheat. The in
crease in the wheat shipments from New
Orleans will be found much more remark
able even than the increase of corn ship
ments, at the end Of the season, and al
ready this year 7O7, 7s5 bushels OF wheat
have been exported, against 10, ST. dur
ing the whole wear. '~ses'>-'..'ree.
Philip Grace, an Arkansas murderer,
was acquitted by regular jury after a
long trial. He found that he was not
yet out OF danger for mob seized him
and hung him to a tree, but after the
departure of the lynchers he was cut
down and revived by friend. He start
ed for hasty flight out of that neigh
borhood, but son Of the murdered man
overlook and killed him. yzvs4 .sfalE}
"A convict in a New Jersey prison was
suspended by the the thumbs and other
wise ,tormented untiihe died while under
going punishment, and it was conceded
that the punishment FASTENED his death.
Alcohol was poured on the flesh Of other
prisoners andsset on fire to burn them.
Yet the Legislature Of the ancient State of
New Jersey, refused to remove the prison
keeper under whose authority these pun
ishments were inflicted, OF to censure him.
"A. serious attempt is about to be made
in London, t. introduce horselesh as an
article of food. It will be remembered.
that in in 1868, a grand banquet was held at
the Langham Hotel, at which the chief
dishes at least Of every course consisted
of horsefesh dressed in variety of ways.
The dinner was ,pronouncedto be. a sue
cess. 1.-The Board of Works having sane.
toned the establishmenteof Strengthening
horses: intended for human food, hippo
phagy may be expected to have a fair
trial in England. 1T, s}
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The convention, Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South b as passed resolution
recommending that a grand centenary
celeprationilof American Methodism be
held lin Boston, December 25th, aI1884.
This action'is the result of strong efforts
made to effected renewal of 9fraternal
relations between the northern and south
ern branches of the Methodist church,
which were separated in the late war.
The northern branch has before this tax
en- steps towards re-uni ting the church,
and the proposed meeting will, if carried
out, mark the successful accomplishment
Of the plan Of, consolidation, Ii giil
HR~ u Il JT777 -7-> $500 ~ -- ,,itfs Il yf
The brain Of several murderers has been
recently examined after their execution
in this country, and all over the surface
of the coating marksiof chronic infamma-
ton have been detecteds AS a medical
discovery this is, noldoubt, important, but
it will surely be taken advantage of by
criminal fflawyers ito prove the moral
responsibility Of their thanksgiving eli
ents. Weilave heard a great deal in our
courts about cerebra, mania, emotional
insanity, passional derang elt, &c. and