New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-17
New York, have assigned. Liabilities $685.
900; nominal assets $247, 900; real assets $40.

OOO; nominal assets SA7,OO0; real assets S14O,-
90.
Thirty-two officers Of the regular army
have been placed on the retired list, by rea-
son of age, and disabilities.
Last week a Montreal firm exported
from that city by European steamers 10000
boxes Of cheese from Chicago, Wisconsin, and
Cincinnati.
The Americans at Geneva, Switzerland,
had q dinner and ball July 18th. Aparty from
Chamaunix hoisted the American flag on the
summit Of MuontiBlanc.
The London Times of July 9th says:
The expectation that money will be cheap,
tends to induce brisk speculations to come
forward, and the upward movement may be
renewed. Many new loans are talked about.
The .. s. Navy Department, notwith-
standing the eight hour law, offer to me-
ehanics who elect to work ten hours propo
tionate increase of pay. Attorney Gen
eral Devens says this is in accordance with
the law.
A Constantinople telegram Of July 5th
says, the British consuler agent has Just re.
turned from his mission to inquire as to the
refugees in the Rudephe mountains He re-
ports that influential Turks in that district
have offered to enlist, if required, 10000 men
for the English service.
w. III. Vanderbilt has obtained control
of the Michigan Central railroad The off
GERS OF the road now are: President, w. Fl
Vanderbilt; Treasurer, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
(son of the President) Secretary, E. D. Wor.
cester; executive committee, w. H. Wander
bilt, Augustus Seized, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Samuel F. Boryer.
Receipts from customs and internal
revenue for the first eight days Of July, 1878,
as compared with the same period for 1877
! show the following satisfactory increase: Gus
toms for 1878, $21, 25S6S for 1877, sic, 939, 80.
Internal revenue for 1878, $25,4s5 ,O8; for 1877,
$23,32s,44.
The proposal to have a railroad track
across the new Fort Smelling bridge, is found
to be inpracticable. With arallroad track the
bridge would cost $181 900. A wagon road
bridge only will be constructed. The bridge
commission have sent special agent to West
Point and Washington with plans to get the
approval of Gen. Terry and the Secretary of
War, SO as to advertise for proposals, and get
the bridge under way as soon as possible.
A positive order has been received from
the secretary Of war directing the removal of
the army headquarters from St. Paul to Fort
Smelling by July 1st. At all events, said the
order, no rent will be paid by the government
after that date. This order is issued under the
law requiring army headquarters to be at mill
itary posts, and it embraces Gen. Hancock's
| department. of the Atlantic, and removes him
from New York city to Governors island in
the harbor. Louisville headquarters go to
Newport barracks, Omaha, to Omaha barracks,
etc.
| A Portland dispatch says it is the be-
lief Of old residents in Eastern Oregon that
all the Indians in that section are disaffected,
and that they will be ready on slight provo
cation to take up arms against the whites.
Even the Warm Spring Indians, who have
heretofore been strong friends of the govern
ment, and who have on several occasions
rendered efficient service against the murder
Gus tribes OF their own race, refuse to join
their forces against the Bannocks, and it is
thought that large party Of them will join
the hostilcs It begins to look as if the Indi
ans intend to do their worst this summer.