New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-06-04

~ Of Congress until the Senate should have
disposed Of the Warner Silver bin, which
passed the House on the oath. i..
ANNOUNCEMENT was made, on the
26th, that Justice John F. Dillon, Judge or
the United States Court for the Eighth Judi
eial Circuit, had rendered his resignation to
accept Of professorship In Columbia Col
legs, New York City. .55 81
JUDGE BAXTER, United States Cir
cult Judge Of the Sixth judicial Circuit, has
decided that the act of the Tennessee Leg
lelature, repeating the charter Of the City of
Memphis, and the actcreating the taxing dis
trict Of Memphis, are unconstitutional and
void. III
The Globe Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York has suspended.
IT has been decided to hold the Ma
tional Agricultural Congress in the City Of
Madison, Wis, next fall The Congress was
booked for Atlanta, Ga, but fear of yellow
fever has induced the promoters to meet in
Wisconsin.
SECY SHERMAN has issued circu-
lar requesting holders Of called bonds which
mature before the first of July to send them
to his Department for payment during the
month o; June. In this way the holders Of
such bonds will receive payment for them,
with interest to maturity, before the bonds
mature. All United States bonds forwarded
for redemption should be addressed to the
"Loan Division, Secretary's Office" and all
registered bonds should be assigned to "The
Secretary Of the Treasury for redemption"
The Maine Republican State Con-
vent:cn will meet at Bangor on the 18th of
June.
Up to the evening of the Oath there
had been disposed Of 81, IA, $50 worth of r
percent. refunding certificates.
DURING the severe thunder storm
which prevailed in the vicinity of Chicago, on
:he morning of the 25th, tho powder-maga-
zine of the Oriental Powder Company, stu
ated about mile beyond the south-westerly
boundaries Of Chicago, was struck by light
ming, and instantly annihilated. The maya
zine contained 1000 pounds Of powder.
In reply to inquiries why he does
not advance the price of refunding certificates
since they are quoted at a premium, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury says that the law au-
thorizing their issue directs that they shall
he sold at par.
The United States District Attorney
for the Southern District Of New York, has
fled bill of discovery in the case Of the
United States against Samuel J. TilGen to
recover for alleged deficiencies in his income
tax.
A COTTON storage warehouse, in New
York City was set on fire, on the n ght of
the 18th. 1t was leased by John 8. Richards,
who estimates the loss at $3.50, 900.
The Chief of the Bureau Of Stats
tics, in the tenth monthly statement Of the
current fiscal year Of imports and exports OF
the United States, says the excess Of exports
over imports of merchandise was, for the ten
months ending April 30, of this year, $241,-
443623; do, 1878, &227, 042.0S7. For the
twelve months ending April 80, 1879, $272, 2l5,-
7l9; do, 1878, @22l ,6s0,0l2.
The Treasury Department in Wash
ington issued notice, on the 9th, to the ef-
feet that no more refunding certificates would
he sold by the United States Treasurer, over
his counter, nor would any more be furnished
by him to public officers In that city, Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore. The
Secretary desired that the remainder of the
certificates unsold should he distributed, as
Tar as practicable, among Postmastcrs bonded
Tor their sale, at places other than those above
mentioned
The Ohio Republican State Con.
vention was held at Cincinnati on the 2Sth,
and the following ticket placed in nomina-
ton. Governor, Charles Foster; Lieutenant
Governor, Gen. A. Hickenloper; Supreme
Judge, w. w. johnson; Attorney General,
Treasurer, Joseph Turney; Board Of Public
Works, James Fullington. The platform
condemns the course OF those now controlling
both branches Of Congress; commends the
financial measures of the Administration; and
thanks and honors the President and Republic
can members Of Congress for the stand they
lave taken in opposition to the designs Of the
Democratic majority; etc., etc.
The Iowa Greenback State Convcn-
ton was held at DesMoines, on the 2Sth.
John Porter was elected President. There
we're two elements in the Convention, on.
favoring the payment of bonds in legal-tenlcr
notes, and the other In favor of such paymen:
being made in the lawful money Of the Gov.
eminent, gold, silver or legal-tcnder notes.
The latter party prevailed, whereupon the
Wapcllo County delegation withdrew from the
Convention. The resolutions adopted declare
that the Government shall issue all money,
whether gold. silver or paper, all to
be legal tender for the payment OF
all debts. public or private, and
that the Government bonds be paid
In the legal-tender money of the country as
soon as possible; that the National Banks
must DO abolished, and legal-tender green
backs be substituted for their circulation; de-
mand the unlimited coinage of the silver dol
lar; indorse the Arrears Of Pensions act; con-
denim "the violence of party spirit in tho
Legislative halls of Congress, which seeks to
revive the dead issue Of the past, while con-
spring against and deliberately refusing to
provide measures Of relief adequate to tho
living necessities of the present." denounce
all interference, either by threats, by bands of
armed men or by troops at the polls,
or by fraud or bribery, with the
right of all qualified electors to vote accord
ing to their conscientious. convictions; de-
mand that all official fees and salaries shall be
reduced from Is to so per cent; the use of
all just and legal means for the suppression
Of the evils Of intemperance; favor the re.
peal of the Railroad Commissioners law, and
the adoption Of suitable legislative action to
restore and.equalize freights; etc, etc. Nom
nations were made, as follows: For Governor,