New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-04-16

| Portsmouth, N. II.
The Circuit Court Of Sangamon
County, III, on the evening of the 5th, after
. lengthy examination on writ Of habeas
corpus, declined to release Frank e. Nevins,
the recalcitrant reporter Of Chicago news
paper, confined for contempt Of the Legisla-
ture, and remanded him to the County JAIL
On the 5th, Cornelius Vanderbilt
paid $4,000 to the daughters Of Horace
Greeley, being the money the great Journalist
loaned him many years ago.
A FIRE broke out in the fve-story
building at the northeast corner Of Crown
and Race streets, Philadelphia, early on the
morning Of the 9th, and extended to adjoin-
ing buildings, destroying about e75O,COO
worth of property. One person was killed
and three others were severely injured by
falling walls.
JOHN LAMB, convicted of the murder
Of Police Officer Race, in Chicago, has been
denied new trial, and Judge Williams, on
the 5th, sentenced him to I've hanged on the
20th Of June next.
A DEADwooD Cd. T.) telegram CT
9th says struggling Sioux and other Indians
were ratding the Yellowstone Valley. They
had run all the whites in the vicinity Of Ter
ry's Landing into the military posts, and cap
tured all the horses and cattle. One man was
murdered and another badly wounded.
Troops had been sent out from Fort Chester.
A FIRE in St. Louis, on the night Of
the 18th, destroyed buildings and contents, on
North Fifth street, to the value of nearly
S5UOOOO Two firemen and another person
were killed.
AT the municipal election in Cincin-
natl, on the 7th, Jacob, the Republican can.
didate, was elected Mayor by about 500 ma
jority. Columbus, Ohio, also elected Re-
publican Mayor BY about !, 100 majority. San
dusky elected Democratic Mayor by over
60O majority, and Cleveland went Republican
by about 500 majority. The entire National
ticket, with the possible exception Of Police
Judge, was elected, In Toledo, by 400 to 500
majority.
The returns from tho election in
Michigan, received on the morning Of the
State ticket, headed by Campbell for Judge Of
the Supreme Court, by about 1000 majority.
A DECISION has lately heen given by
the United States Supreme Court in the Chi
cago Whisky Ring cases-the first-batch cases
as they are called. The defendants in these
cases testified against some Of their accom-
plices, and then claimed release from taxes
and assessments, as well as immunity from
punishment, asserting that they were prom
Used such immunity by the District Attorney.
The Court held broadly that District Attor-
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and reversed the opinion Of the Court fellow,
which held that he had.
The New York World has instructed
its reporter to prosecute the shyster who pro.
cured forged decree from Wisconsin Court,
divorcing him from supposititious wife. un.
der that provision of the law Of New York
which makes the procurement Of q legal
paper Of the character described forgery In
the third degree, and Furnishes the offender
With from one to five years. imprisonment III
the State Prison. Judge Wentworth has
New York Is witness to establish the for
gerry OF the decree. .
TIE Chairman of the Iowa National
Greenback State Central Committee has issued
q call for State Nominating Convention, to
be held in DesMoines, ON the 18th of May.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that the lands of the
Northwestern University, at Evanston, ILL.,,
are properly exempt from taxation.
AT the ele:tion in Albany, N. Y, on
the Sth, the Democrats elected ten, the Dem.
ocrats aud Nationals twenty-one and the Re-
publicans four Supervisors. John Guttman
(Dem.) was reelected Justice of the Justices
Court by 5000 majority.
A CINCINNATI telegram of the 9Th
says that out of twenty-seven towns in Ohio
from which returns had been received, the
Republicans had carried seventeen. the DEM
ocrats seven and the Independents three.
I. KANSAS CITY (Mo.) has elected q
Greenback Mayor &c. NJ. Keeley.) The Re-
publicans elected the Treasurer and four out
Of six Aldermen. -.
A WICHITA (Kan.) special of the
9th says news had been received there that
the Cheyenne Indians were on the war path,
having broken from camp and started in the
direction of Western Kansas. An Agent and
an army officer who went to demonstrate with
them were ordered to leave.
A CAUCUS of the Democratic MEM
bers of the National House of Represents
tives was held, on the afternoon of the 9th,
At which was adopted a resolution for Mon.
day sessions, 50 as to allow the introduction
OF general legislation.
The Secretary of the Treasury, on
the 9th, issued call for the redemption Of
$4,000, 600 of 1910 bonds of 1854, principal
and interest payable on the 9th of July.
ANOTHER appeal has been made by
the white inhabitants of sitka, Alaska, to the
Government for protection from an anticl-
pated attack Of the Indians.
THE municipal elections in New
Jersey occurred on the 9th. New Brunswick
and Princeton went Republican; Railway
elected Democratic Mayor over the present
incumbent; Hoboken elected Republican
Mayor and Democratic Water Commissioner
the vote in Jersey City shows gains for the
Republicans in all the boards Of local govern.
ment.
THERE were thirteen business fail.
uIes in Chicago during the month Of March,
with liabilities aggregating $471 800, and
assets amounting to es42, $50.
The Kentucky State Republican Con.
vention met ct Louisville, on the 10th. Wal
ter Evans wao nominated for Governor, o. 8
Deming for Lieutenant Governor, W. O
Bradley for Attorney General, Richard P
Stall for Treasurer, John A. Williamson To-
Auditor, N. O'Dougherty for Register, ant
NJ. Mcintyre for State Superintendent. tn,
| resolutions affirm the platform Of 1876; favo
education; advise the calling Of q Convention
to amend the Constitution; condemn tn,
Democratic Encouragement Of affairs in tn
State, etc, etc.
THE United States Senate, on th,
10th, decided, BY . vote Of s. to q, tina
Charles II. Bell was entitled to . seat in tina
body BY virtue Of appointment Of the Gov
srnor 81 New Hampshire. Mr.. Bell was con
sequently sworn In to al the vacancy from
that State.
The Massachusetts House Of Repre-
ssntatives, on the 10th, rejected : bill {,
secure women the right to vote on municipa