New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-04-09

TIE Republican candid dates for State,
Offices in Rhode Island were elected on the
LIST. The Republican ticket received 9, rs
votes; the Democratic, 5,5l5, and the Green
back, 81.
JOHN p. PHAIR, who was to have
been hanged at Windsor, Vt, on the 4th, was
reprieved by the Governor for six days. The
announcement Of the reprieve was received by
telegraph, after all preparations fort the execu
ton had been made.
IT was extensively advertised in New
York, on the Sd, that an Indian would take
part in twenty-mile walking contest ct Gill
more's Garden, and number Of Spectators
assembledto witness the affair." Six entries
were made. The Indian proved to be an Irish-
man, with painted face. He collapsed after
the seventh mile.
The Speaker of the Illinois House of
Representatives, on the 4th. sentenced Mr..
Nevins, a correspondent of the Chicago Zri6-
u,ae, to imprisonment>in the sangamon Coun-
ty Jail, for refusing to answer the questions
of the Committee of the House appointed to
investigate charges of bribery. He must re-
main there until he consents to disclose what
he knows about the matter, or until the ad-
journment of the General Assembly, unless
released by judicial process.
PROF. G. V. RILEY, the Entomologist
of the Department Of Agriculture, has rendered
his resignation.
JUDGE JAMES r. STEWARD, Member
Of the Thirty-ftth and Thirty-sixth Con-
crosses, died, at Baltimore, Nd, on the Sd.
lie was seventy-One wears old
M1RAGoANE, in Hayti, was utterly
destroyed by fire, on the night OF the 10th of
March. About 5000 persons were rendered
homeless, and property valued at $1,000, 600
was burned.
A NEW YORK dispatch of the Sd says
cutting on through rates of freigh from the
West to ports in the United Kingdom and
Continent of Europe was going on almost
uninterruptedly, and rates were lower than
ever known before. This was owing princi-
pally to q large increase in the number of
freight steamers plying between New York
and other portions of this country and Eu-
rope, and to severe competition between
them for cargoes. Provisions, by steam were
quoted at 2Os to 22s per ton from New York
to the United Kingdom, and at 2Ss to 3Os to
the Continent. Wheat, for Liverpool, had
been taken at SID per busheL Through rates
on flour from the West to Europe was as low
as % to IS per barrel, and 1Ss Cd to 22s Cd per
ton for flour in sacks. Much eagerness was
displayed to secure cargoes at these prices.
The subscription to the 4-per-cent.
bonds, on the 18th, amounted to $59, 500, zoo,
the greater portion being from New York Ma
tional Banks. The Secretary of the Treasury
issued call for the balance of the $50 bonds
pf 1867, ard it was stated that he would, on
the 5th, issue call for all the outstanding
5-20s of 1S6S-the total of both calls amount
ing to $780, SIS, 100. The aggregate calls since
Jan. amount to s549, 565, 700. No further
subscriptions for the 4-per-cent. bonds, ex-
ccpt for the ten-dollar certificates, will be re-
ceiyed until further notice. The 4-per-cents
will in the future be sold for the redemption
of 1910 bonds of the act of March 3, 1864,
upon terms to be hereafter presented by the
Treasury Department.