New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-03-19
IN the 1llipois House Of Represents.

tives, on the 9TH, An immense petition, said
TO be 800 feet long and to contain 10000
signatures, was presented, asking for local
option aud that women Of legal age be d.
lowed to vote on the question Of l'cen.e.
This was the Home Protectionn petition,
and the signatures were secured BY the ladies
Of the Illinois Women's Temperance Union.
ON the 9th, . Chicago jury found
John Lamb guilty Of the murder Of police.
man In October last, and fixed the penalty at
death BY HANGING.
TIE City Of Columbus, Ohio, is
greatly exercised over the subject Of incen
iiary ;ircs, Of which eight were set stimuli
tancously on the morning Of the Sth Over
200 armed men were placed on duty Is
patrols.
EX-SENATOR PATTERSON, Of South
Carolina. has been notified by the Attorney.
against him have been Cancelled.
GODcHAUx Bros. & Co., of San
Francisco, failed lately for over $l,C0O, 900.
Assets, e475,OO0.
AFLooD in the vicinity Of Humboldt
Bay, Cal, the other day, was destructive to
buildings and dwellings. Two persons lost
their lives, several were badly injured and
great deal Of stock were drowned
The Secretary Of the Treasury is
sued circular, on the 9Th, announcing the
issue Of certificates Of deposit Of the denomi-
nation Of $40 each in aid of the refunding Of
the public debt Said certificates will be sold
for lawful money at par and accruing interest
TO date Of purchase. and will be dated April
l, 1879. Purchasers Of these certificates are
allowed commission Of one-eighth of per
cent. on purchases from 81 ,00u to 100000.
The body of murdered woman was
recently found packed In . trunk IN the river
At Lynn, Mass. The body was subsequently
identified as that 81 Sarah Gibson. Miss Glib
son, who was In Boston, put In an appearance
In person and denied that the corpse was
hers. Two women from Boston then identi-
fed the remains as those Of . Miss Fanny
NcConol0gue, who was supposed to have gone
West. Miss Mozambique was subsequently
heard from in San Francisco, and of course
the corpse could not be hers, and the mystery
remained as great as ever.
UP to the close of business, on tho
9Th, 5000 applications under the Arrears-of-
Pensions act had been received by the Pension
Office in Washington. They we're being filed
and eorted, but no action will be taken on
any until the 25th OF this month, when tho
work OF adjudication will begin, and certi6-
Gates will be issued to successful pensioners.
Applications were coming in at the rate Of
400 daily, and it was estimated that q total Of
$1,000 would be received, of which about
$1,000 would probably be acted upon favora-
bly,. The first notice . pensioner will have OF
the allowance Of his claim will he the receipt
OF q certificate which entities him to the
money, and which he can then get il it Is in
the Treasury and not otherwise appropriated.
SEVERE FLOODS occurred in the vi
ctnity Of Buffalo, N. Y, on the 10th. Bridges
over the Casenovia Creek were carried away
family Of four persons, living on the fats
in South Buffalo, had their house carried
away. and were forced to take refuge in trees
until rescued by boats.
At the election in Bangor, Me-, on
the 10th, the Republicans elected their candi-
date for Mayor by 143 majority. At Bidde-
ford, the nominee of the Greenbackers and
Democrats was elected Mayor by majority
of seven.
CYRUS w. FIELD gave a brilliant re-
ccption at his residence, in New York City, on
the evening of the 10th, In honor Of the
twenty-ffth anniversary Of the inception of
the enterprise by which Europe and America
we're un ted by the Atlantic cable. Over 1000
guests were present.
THE Fall River {Mass.) Gas Manu-
fatturers' Company failed, on the 10th, in con.
sequence ct irregular paper issued by Charles
=. Stickney, late Treasurer, amounting to
about 100000.
THE Brooklyn Presbytery decided,
on the 11'll, to try DR.. T. Dewitt Talmagc
on the following charges, presented by the
committee appointed at a previous session:
Deceit and fa'sehood in statements regarding
his Withdrawal from the editorship of the
Ch,istian at Wo1h; in stating that sittings in
the Tabernacle we're free; In accusing j. w.
Hathaway Of dishonest practices, and then
denying 1t; of falsehood In collecting sub.
scriptions for the payment of the church
debt; OF deceit In the difficulty concerning
the organist Of the Tabernacle, and of stat
Ing that he was to be arraigned for hetero.
doxy, when he knew that such was not the
case.
THE Legislature Of Indiana adj
Journed, on the 10th, in consequence Of the
Constitutional expiration Of the session. The
tiovernor Immediately called special session.
70 meet on the 18th.
A FIRE in East St. Louis, ON the
morning Of the 9th, Of incendiary origin,
caused the destruction OF ten buildings. A
search of the ruins resultedpin the discovery
Of five dead bodies. The malice OF q mort
xage-holder and his Waterman Is alleged to
have started the fire, and both have been ar
rested.
AS PAUL BoYToN was floating down
the Ohio River above Gallipolis the other day
acountryman took him for strange water
animal, and leveled his musket at him. Boy.
cons cries saved bis life.
THE great pedestrian contest in which
O'Lcary, the present champion, and Rowell.
Hartman and Ennis are competitors, was be-
gun at New York City, on the night Of the
9th. There was tremendous crowd In at-
tendance. The contest was to last six days
Anew days ago marriage cere-
mony was performed BY telegraph at Xenta,
Ohio, between John A. Smith. at Wichita,
Kan, and Miss v. B. Longfellow, Of the for
mer place.
DURING town meeting at North
Berwick, Me-, on the morning Of the 10th,
In Mechanics Hall, the door gave way, and
fifty persons were precipitated to the floor
below. No one was killed, but many we're
fearfully and probably faally injured.
At meeting Of the Baptist ministers
Of San Francisco, on the 10th, resolution
was adopted striking the name Of Rev. H.
w. Reed from the roll Of the Baptist Minis
ters' Meeting Of San Franclsco and vicinity
for incorporating, before the Baptist Min
isters' Conference, in New York, the senti-
meuts Of the Baptist and Christian people on
the Pacific Coast touching the Chinese ques-
ton.
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