New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-21

with an annual interest saving Of $13, 63s, 651.
THE President, on the 10Th, vetoed
the blu to prevent military interference 1t
elections.
In the Ponca Indian habeas corpus
case, at Omaha. on the 18th, Judge Dundy,
OF the United States District Court, held that
an Indian Is = person, and therefore entitled
to the writ Of habeas corpus: that he possesses
the inherent right Of expatriation; that no
rightful authority exists for removing him by
force to the Indian Territory; that the mill
tary could only arrest and turn him over to
the civil authorities, ana that, not having done
this, the Indians were unlawfully deta ined,
and must be discharged. The case was one
where some OF the Poncas had strayed from
their reservation, and when arrested by the
military, and sought to be returned, sued out
a writ Of habeas corpus.
The House of Representatives, on
the 18th, took vote on the proposition to
pass the Military Interference bill over the
Executive veto. The result was: Yeas, 1917;
nays, 97-nota two.hirds majority.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
given notice that the $50 registered and
coupon bonds embraced in the ninety fourth,
ninety-fifth ana ninety-sixth calls will be re-
deemed.at the Treasury Department., on the
LIST OF July next, with interest to date of ma
turity.
COUNTERFEIT fives on the National
Bank of Pawling, N. Y, have been lately
put in circulation.
The Secretary of War, on the 18th
in conformity with the decision of Judge
Dundy in the Ponca habeaS corpus case, directed
that Standing Bear and the other imprisoned
Ponca Indians should be released.
A FIRE in Lexington, KY, on the
l4th, destroyed the Phenix Hotel and other
property to the total value Of $4,000.
On the 18th, Jay Gould and the ex-
8; cretary of the New Jersey Southern Rail-
road Company were indicted by the Monmouth
County IN. J.) Grand Jury for alleged fraud
ulcnt transactions after the road became in
solvent.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 18th
says the Secretary of the Treasury had stated
that 1t was useless to send dispatches 20 the
DEPARTING mt for the ten-dollar refunding Ger
tificates, as they would be sent in due proper
ton to all the different offices authorized to
sell them as soon as they could b. printed,
and the supply would soon reach S2,OOO, 900 a
day.
In a game of billiards in Chicago, on
the 18TH, between Jacob Schacfer, of Chicago,
and George F. slosson, of New York, for H.
coo and the Brunswick-Balke championship
of-the. world emblem, at the three-ball game,
Schaefcr made the unprecedented run of 800
points. He won the game in three runs, his
average being 1885. slosson made only "a
points in the entire game, an average OF 14A.
The report of the Department of Az.
riculture, for April, was issued on the 10Th.
The acreage of growing inter- wheat was
about IA per cent. greater than last year. The
crop Of the country, taken as a whole, pre-
sented a promise OF at least per cent. below
the average. The rye crop was 4 per cent. be-
low the average. The condition of sheep
throughout the country was very good
FIVE public executions by hanging,
and one by shooting, occurred on the 10Th
three in North Carolina, one in Missouri, one
in Louisiana, and one (that by shooting) il
Utah. The ropes Of two of the culprits, at
Hillsboro, N. c., were too long, and had to be-
readjusted after the trap was sprung. At
Boonville, NO., the ro2e broke, and second
hangng was ncccssitate].
The New York Assembly has passed
bill making per cent. the legal rate of in
terest In that State.
BENNETT AND FLAHERTY, two of the
Commissioners OF Public Works. In Brooklyn,
N. Y, were, on the 10th, found guilty of put
ting men on the payroll OF the board for the
purpose of securing their votes, and not ex-
acting work in return,