New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-07-02
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victor in the International Walking Match,
making his $50 miles at eleven o'clock on the
night of the 2lst. Brown, his competitor,
completed his $50 miles at seventeen minutes
after five O'Clock, and left the track. Besides
securing the championship, Weston received
the belt and won s., 500 from Sir John Ashley,
and gathered in the lions share of the gate
money.
The younger of the brothers An
drews, who together crossed the Atlantic from
Boston In the dory Nautilus last summer, has
announced his intention to return In her
alone, except for the companionship of a
small dog.
THERE were 1880 CONGREGATIONS in
loss of 1900, 900 roubles.
THE Queen of England and the
Princess OF Wales paid visit of coincidence
to the ex-Empress of France, at Chiselhurst,
on the 23d.
The London Times Of the 23d re-
ports great depression at Sheffield. Local
failures had occurred during the preceding
week, with liabilities aggregating SO, DOC. 900.
The first sod of the Darien Canal
viii be turned on January /, 1880, and the en-.
terprise will, it is said, be completed in eight
years.
A LONDON dispatch of the oath says
the Ex-Empress Eugene continued very
much depressed, and fears were entertained
that she would succumb to her great grief.
A PARIS telegram of the oath says
the Prince Jerome Napoleon had drawn up
and issued q manifesto declaring that he is
not pretender to the succession of the Impe-
rial throne, but that he is lawfully and by the
Napoleonic rule, established by the founder
of the dynasty, the head of the family, and
that its policy as family or dynasty should
be and could only lawfully be dictated by
himself. His dormant claims barred the sue
cession of any other pretender.
THERE was a street disturbance in
Paris on the night of the Oath, between the
Imperialists and Radicals. A large number
of Radicals had gathered about the entrance
of building where the Imperialists were in
consultation, and as the latter came out they
were greeted with loud cries of "Hurrah for
the Zulus! Down with the Imperialists!''
etc. The Imperialists, irritated by these ex.
Carnations, made a quick onslaught on the
brawlers, and lively street fight ensued,
which the police had some difficulty in quell-
ing.
Two cases of yellow fever have re-
Gently occurred near Lisbon, Portugal.
A COMMITTEE of the French Assem-
bly, has reported in favor of the re-establish-
ment of divorce in France.
On the Goth, the Sultan of Turkey is
sued his flrman dcposing the Khedive of
Egypt, and appointing his eldest son, Prince
Mohammed Tewfik, as his successor. It is
stated that the KheGive has expressed his in
tention of taking up his residence in Paris
with bis favorite wife. The Sultan also re-
voked the trade of 1874, which authorized the
Khedive to conclude treaties with foreign
powers and maintain an army.
A ST.. PETERSBURG telegram of the
26th says arson was rife in that city and in
every part of Russia. The town of Szyran,
on the Volga, had been nearly destroyed by
fire. A number of persons had been arrested
at Kieff, st. Petersburg and Moscow for clan
destinely trading in explosives.
ABDUL RAPMAN, pretender to the
Afghan throne, who has hitherto lived I'm.
der Russian protection has invaded Afghan
istan, and the Afghan troops in Balkh have
revolted.
A LONDON dispatch of the 9th says
. Protestant .schoo!-house n Mayrus, Galway
County, Ireland, had been sacked by mob,
and the Bibles used therein thrown into the
sea.
The will of the late Prince Imperial
of France was opened on the nth. He gives
all his property to his mother, and appoints
Prince Victor Napoleon as his successor.
A ST.. PETERSBURG dispatch of the
eth says the Nihilists had recently stolen
one hundred thousand roubles from the mill
tary chest at Kietf, leaving therefor receipt
signed by the Revolutionary Committee.
A CONSTANTINE PIE dispatch of the
9th says an instruction had broken out in
the Djuma district, and that the Governor Of
Salonica had called urgently for reinforce
mcnts.
A ROME dispatch of the 9th says
the Pope had abandoned for the present the
idea Of diplomatic relations with England.