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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07
A Monster Ferry Boat.

~'OSs0.. sVuA AAoAs
The Central Pacific Railroad com.
pany is building at Oakland, a ferry.
boat which will he when completed
the largest in the world. It IS ii.
tended for the conveyance Of trains
across Carquinez Straits, will be 1876
feet in lenght on deck, 116 feet in
width and is feet deep IN the hold.
She will be provided with tour
tracks. running her entire length, Of
capacity sufficient for Is freight
cars or "a passenger cars. The deck
will be 50 supported as to be wonder
fully strong and durable. About
/, COO, 600 feet Of lumber will be used
IN building the boat. The boilers,
engines, ETC., are to be Of the best
construction and material. Otis
steel will be used in the boilers. The
steering apparatus, as well as the
.capstans, will be worked 81. steam,
and the total weight Of the ma
'chinery will be some 500 tons. AS
estimated, the cost Of the .monster,
the engines, will Be up.
wards Of 1850, OOO. so
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07
PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE oE,M1NaEsorA1 In !

STATE Hl otE,MxIINNEsorA} In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Nicolas Heinen de.
ceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of NJ Mullen
Administrator of said Estate, setting forth the
amount of personal estate, that has come to his
hands, and the disposition thereof; the amount OF
debts outstanding against said deceased and a des.
crlption of all the real e.tate of which said de.
ceased died seized and the condition and value OF
the respective portions thereof; and praying that
license be to him granted to sell some of said real
estate.
And it appearing by said petition that there Is NO
sufficient personal estate in the hands of said Ad
minlstrator to pay said debts and that 1t Is ne.
cessary in order to pay the same, to sell some Of
said real estate: :
1t is therefore ordered that all persons interested
In said estate appear before the Judge Court
on Saturday the 7th day of June, A. D. 1879. at Ia
O'Clock A. NJ. at the Court House in New Ulm in
said County, then and there to show cause If any
there hey why license should not be granted to said
Administrator to sc II said real estate according ia
the prayer ofsaid petition
And 1t Is further ordered, that CODY Of this Or
der shall be published for four successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing the last of which pub
locations shall be at least fourteen days before said
day OF hearing. in the New Ulm Review weekly
newspaper, printed and published at New Ulm in
said County, and personally served on all per. on.
interested In said estate, residing in said County
at least fourteen days before said day of hearing
- BY the Court. Dated at New Ulm, the
21st, day Of April, A. D. 1879.
A. WEsTPHAL.
Judge OF Probate of Brown Co. MINI.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment of the
sum of four hundred and sixty EIGHT and 5O.lOO
Dollars, ($A69. 500 which is claimed to be due at
duly executed and delivered by Bernard MEOW
an and Catherine MCGOWAN to D. Nj. Osborne Co.
bearing date the 9th day Of January A. D. 1876 and.
with power of sale therein contane,i. duIy re-
corded in the Office of the Register of Deeds in and
for the County of Brown and State of Minnesota.
on the 9Th day OfJanuary A. d. 1876 at 10 o,
clock P. NJ, in Book H of Mortgages. on page 26
and no action proceeding having been Instituted.
at law or otherwise, to recover the debt secured
by said Mortgage, or any part thereof:
Now therefore, Notice is hereby given. That nv
virtue of the pow Of sale contained in said Mort
gage, and pursuant to the statute in such case
made and provided. the said Mort gage Will be fore.
closed by sale Of the premises described in and
conveyed by said Mortgage, viz:
The North Half of the North East quarter of
section No.Twenty-four (24) in Township No One
hundred and eleven (l1l) North of Range No.
Thirty three (a3) West in Brown County and State
of Minnesota, with the Entertainments and appnrte-
nances; which sale will he made by the Sheriff of
said Brown County, at the front door ofthe Court
house, in the City of New Clm in said County and
State, on the Goth day Of May A. D. 1879. at 10
o'clock A. N. Of that day, at public vendue, to
the highest bidder for cash, to pay said debt and
interest," and the taxes, if any, on said premises.
and twenty five dollars attorneys fees as stinnla
ted in and by said Mortgage in case of oreclOsure
and the disbursements allowed by law: subject to
redemption at any time within one year from the
day Of sale, as provided by law.
Dated New Ulm Mimi, April 10th A. d. 1879,
D. NJ. OSBORNE CO., Mortgages
GEO. HUFFMAN, Attorney for Mortgage
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The next conclave of the grand
commandery Of the Knights Temp.
lar of Minnesota will be held June
oath, in camp on the banks of Lake
Sakatak, Waterville, LIE Sueur Co.
J ents have been provided for knights
and ladies and many other prepare.
tions have been made to render the
occasion of unusual interest.
The saw mill and stave factory Of
NJ. NJ. Jennison & Co., Of GAINESVILLE,
in some mysterious manner, took
fire last Sunday morning, and was
burned to the ground. The stables
Of Banker and White were also
burned says the Argus.
r frederick Hankey, an old settler
in Eagle Creek, Scott county, com.
mitted suicide recently at night in
his bedroom, BY cutting his throat
with a razor. He was about 81 years
old and leaves a widow and mum.
Der of married children. Depression
on account oflong being in i'll health
was the cause.
A large number of tramps have
been encamped for several days near
LIE Roy, Mower county. The indie.
pendent of that place says they lie
in camp, smoking g, singing and sleep.
ing nearly the whole time, only leav.
ing it to beg breakfast and supper.
Ludwig Winterfelt, Tyrone, Le
sueur county, left his children in {
clearing where he was burning brush
recently, while he went to dinner
When he returned he found his eight
year old daughter burned to deatl
cnd her body horribly disfgured b
fire.
John Zimmerman, who lives nea1
Owatonna and is represented BY til.
Peoples Press to be a successful
weather prognosticator. predicted
two months ago a dry spring ano
summer and that the crops. especial,
the late sown, will suffer greatly
from drought.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07
HousE.-Not in session.

. r. A4~SAAss ASSV ~ 0S10AVAAS
SENATE.-On the 29th ult., resolu-
ton making an appropriation to defray the ex-
penses of tho extra session of Congress was under
discussion, when tho House resolution an
nouncing the death Of Representative CLARK WAS
snd THE %s n gD
mittee, with the remains, to Iowa, and the Sem
ate. a. further mark OF respect. then adj
RoUsE.-The Presidents Veto Mes
sage on the Army bill was received. and was laid
upon the Speakers table and not opened. :. The
announcement of the death of Representative
CLARK. OF Iowa, was thea made. 9 committee WAS
and then, a. further token Of respect. an i'd
journment was had for the day.
SENATE.-On the 3Oth ult. the House
bill providing for certain expenses of tho present
session of CONGRESS was amended and passed..
The bill to prevent the introduction OF oontagi-
ous or infectious diseases into the United States
was debated. -.
HoUsE.-The Presidents Message
vetoing the Army Appropriation bill was read,
and ordered to be entered on the journal and
printed. Bills were passed extending for two
years from October. 1873. the time for tho pay-
ment Of pre-emptors on certain public lands In
MAA0AS0Vt6S 6UlC0OluB tO0 UGCllO0 V1 tU0 nSVlB6O
against the United States: Bills were REPORTED
TO prevent the importation Of diseased cattle,
mestic animals: amending certain sections Of
the Revised Statutes relating to coinage and
coin and bullion certificates.
SENATE. Consideration was re-
sumed, on the 1st Of the bill to prevent the in
PRODUCTION Of contagious or infectious diseases
into the United States, and Mr.. Harris, Chairman
Of the select COMMITTEES on the subject, explained
that the object. and the only object Of the bill
20 a. 70 prevent the importation into the United
States Of contagious or infectious diseases, and
TO regulate commerce among the several States,
from one State into another. IA bill WAS No
ported to provide for the payment Of bounty and
back-pay 70 those who were deprived Of the ssms
HoUsE.-The House refused 100
yeas to ITO Nays not the necessary two-thirds In
the affrmative-to pass the Army Appropriation
bill over the President's veto: Three Green
hackers voted for and nine against the bill the
@ osa1s d e tSs 81 Saena 'u'o's parry one
SENATE. "A bill was introduced and
referred, on the ID, amandatnry Of, and supple
mentary to. an act to aid in the construction 81
the Texas Pacific Railroad. It authorizes tho
company to extend it, limo from it, present
western terminus 70 FL Paso. there to unite with
the Southern Pacific Railroad; lands granted to
the former are transferred to and vested IN tho
latter, extending along its portion Of tho road,
and each company i required 70 complete ito
other railroads to unite With these roads Ct III
Pascs the object being 70 form oomplete lines 20
ststes. The biii 70 prevent ths intsoduetioa q
contagious or infectious diseases WAS further
debated. Adjourned to tho 9Th. ~
HoUsR. Not in session.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07

Gen. Robt. G. Schenck was the
first to receive payment under the
arrears pension act. He has been
receiving q pension for the last Eve Ie
years amounting to $50 per month,
and underline arrears Of pension act
hewas entitled to and received II.
.625, which will be one of the largest
sums paid.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07

The State Board of Canvasserssof
Michigan announce that Campbell (Rep.),
/ Tor Justice Of the Supreme Court feeedved
182, BIB votes, and shipman Dem 1a6, 40,
+ at the April election. The Republican candt-
dates for Regents received . somewhat smaller,
majority.
@ "a CONVENTION Of Representative Of
the. State Boards 5cf Health Of Michigan, nu.s
nois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas. Arkansas
and Tennessee met ct Memphis, Tenn, on
the 9Oth ult., to decide upon concerted meas
ures to prevent the reintroductjon and spread
Of yellow fever in the United States.
AT Pocassett, Mass, on the morning
Of the 1st, Charles +. freeman woke his wife:
and told her he must make iacri6ce to the
Lord Of his youngest daughter. He got up,
and took the child from her bed and stabbed
her with butchei-knife. She gave one scream
and expired. He says the Lord directed him
to make the sacrifice, aud that she would rise
again in three days. Freeman and his wife
are Second Adventists, and believed to be In
sane. It is stated that the wife was con-
senting party to the killing.
A SECRET caucus OF the Democratic
members Of the National House Of Repre-
sentatives was held on the I'd. After the ad-
journment, all sorts Of rumors were prevalent
as to what action had been taken, one, thought
in many quarters to be the most plausible, be-
ing that the caucus had absolutely declined
the report Of the joint committee appointed
to outline the action to be taken on the POI
litical amendments to the Army and Legisla-
tive Appropriation bills. The Democratic
Senators also met In caucus, but are said to
have adjourned the meeting without any &C
ton Of Importance on learning Of the course
taken by the House caucus.
A RESOLUTION was adopted, by
strict party vote, in the Pennsylvania House
Of Representatives,, on the I'd, authorizing the
appointment of joint committee to welcome
Gen. Grant, upon his arrival in this country,
in the name Of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, providing there shall be no expense
to the State.
In their platform adopted at their re-
cent State Convention, the Kentucky Democ-
racy heartily indorse the position Of their
members In Congress "in coupling with the
Appropriation bills demand for the redress
of grievances by the repeal Of existing laws
which tolerate the presence Of soldiers at the
polls, the continuance Of the test.oath as q
condition for jury-service, and the employ.
ment of Supervisors and Deputy Marshals to
control elections"
OVER 800 colored refugees from the
South arrived at Atchison Kan, on the "a.
Their arrival was unexpected, and they were
in q generally destitute condition. Their
temporary wants were provided for by citizens
of the place.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07

d Nor1cE-U. s. Land ONCE, New Ulm, Mimi,
April 5th. 1879. Com plant having been entered
at this Once by John Plett against Michael Crop.
mann for abandoning his Homestead Entry No
1924, dated April 9Th, 1873, upon the Lots No. s.
Section 6, Township los, Rang "a III Brown Coun-
entry: the said parties are hereby summoned to
appear ai this Office on the 9Th day OF May 1879 at
10 O'Clock a NJ, to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment.
III G. B. TYLER. Register.
g. G. Go0DNoW, Receiver.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07

q movement is on foot for a great
World Fair, to be held at New
. ork IN 1883, and is assuming def.
mite shape, and has gone SO far as to
assure the public that the exhibition
will be held The United States
Board Of Trade has taken hold of the
matter, and at its national conyen.
ton in New York appointed COM
=mittees composed Of prominent men
from all sections of the country to
work up the enterprise.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07

The Dominican Fathers Of
Minnesota fled articles Of iincor.I
poration with the Secretary Of the.
State on Saturday. The object Of
the association is to promote the
welfare Of its members and promote
religious and secular education. and
to operate schools, churches and con-
vents. 81.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07
I Il AMY mi VE1s.

81. Paul Dispatch.
The. Preside nt's veto Of the army
appropriation bill, because of the
sixth section there graf Tying as
St stoal Tho supp ported GOV. Hayes.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07

he new State imrniiprattiion
pamphlet IS now ready "a q for 81. ddistribn.
ton. Names should he sent .to III.
q. Young, Secret ary Of the State
Board, who will forward the pamph.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07
HousE. Not in session.

Mr.. G. M. Start, Of Rochester, IS
named as q probable candidate for.
Attorney General.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.-Not in session on the 26th.

SENATE.-Not in session on the 26th.
HousE.-The Legislative Appropria-
ton bill was taken up. under tho five.
minute rule, in Committee Of the Whole
the discussion endsSg at2 o'clock. whom . mo-
ton to strike out Az the proposed legislation
ceQt the provision in regard TO the test oath was
defeated without division. Mr.. Garland then
yeas, 1&; nays, 13C-etriking out all the pro.
posed legislation. The committee then rose and
reported the bill and amendments to the House.
and all the amendments were agreed to without
q division. Mr.. Garland endeav0red to obtain
separate vote upon the political clauses of the
blll. and Mr. Bragg upon an a4sndment, which
Commission, but both propositions were objected
motion to adioar until he Sth was defesteda
2st6 was agreed to, without division :: here ere
was then rush to introduce bills for reference,
and several were 30 introduced and referred, in
the Indian Territory. and one by MI: De Ia
Matyr) to substitute legal-tender money for Ma
tionel Bank n2tes. :, Several other member, were
stop was put to such proceedine1 by an objection
from Mr.. Kelley, who raid he did not want to
have MONDAYS sessions abolished. and then to
noon. Adjourned to the 10Th.
SENATE. The Legislative. Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill waa received
1kOm tne nouse, On tne Zotus ana teIet1eQ 20 t0e
Committee on Appropriations. The House
Joint resolution to repeal certain clauses in the
Sundry Civil Appropriation act Of March 8, 1879,
was passed. Mr.. Williams introduced bill,
which was referred to regulate the legal value OF
including trade dollars, equally legal tender for
all debts public and private, to any amounts
and at their nominal value). and to provide for
yer bullion. and to restore coin TO cIculation....
The bill providing for the publication Of tho
Revised Statutes was passed. Mr.. Pendlet0n
introduced q bill to allow heads of Departments
to hold seats in the two Houses of Congress, and
made speech in support of the measure. after
which the bill was laid on the table to called up
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07

The Missouri Republican State
central committee have adopted re-
solutions declaring Gen. Grant the
choice for President in 1880.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07
THE NEW WORLD.

\cO1olou) Aa0 formally organized, and was
prepared for correspondence with similar a..
sociations West, North and East. The Rev.
G. II. Thompson 10 Chairman. A telegram
from Vidalia, Concordia Parish, reported that
5000 negroes were there on the river bank,
awaiting transportation Kansasward. A Man
haitian (Kan.) dispatch Of the same date says
the arrival there Of 200 colored refugees had
the effect Of setting the people to work pro-
viding for them. They were well sheltered
and cared for, and arrangements were being
made to procure them work on farms and in
families. A committee had been appointed to
solicit aid.
PETER E. STEVENS, on trial in Chi
cago, for the murder Of his girl.wife last
year, was convicted, on the 27th, Of man
daughter, the jury fixing the penalty at four
teen years In the PenitentiarY. The trial
lasted three weeks. After the rendering Of
the verdict, Mrs. Young, the mother Of the
murdered woman, attempted to shoot the
prisoner % he was being taken from the
court room, but handkerchief she held IN
her hand accidentally caught under the ham,
mer Of the pistol and prevented ito dis
charge. She was Immediately disarmed and
taken to her home, where she was prostrat-
Cd Win . severe sickness, insanity and brain
fever being threatened.
THE National House Of Representa-
ives, on the 18th, passed the Legislative, Ex.
ecutive and Judicial Appropriation bill, with
the political legislation relative to Superb
sors Of Elections, ETC., BY vote Of 40 TO 11o.
An tho Republicans voted in the negative.
All the Greenbackers except Barlow WY
and Kelley Pa) voted With the Democrats
4 for the bin. 3f5s5
The President issued pro Exclamation
on the 26th, warning III persons contempla-
ting forcible settlement upon lands In the
Indian Territory that al 90 taking possession
Of such lands without permtssion Of the
proper agent Of the Indian Department viii
be Ct once removed therefrom, according to
the Laws. and with military force, Is necessary.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07

J. NEWEIART. Attorney for Assignee.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-07

wa W kA0 "0VAC68A0 OOOt 6UU 9klO0 uEu1 u
George w. Weber & Co., Of Chicago, was
shot and fatally wounded by Mrs. Amelia
Robert, in that city, on the afternoon Of the
LIST. The woman is one with whom Mr.. Weber
had been disgracefully connected for many
years, and to whom, it is alleged, he had, first
and last, paid large sums of money. The
supply having been lately cut of, she shot
him as above stated. Mr.. Weber was the
leading spirit in the prosecution Of Henry
Greenbaum the Chicago banker.
Mrs. SARAH B. HALE, for fifty years
editress Of Godey's Lady's Book, died in Phil
adelphia, on the evening Of the 30th ult. She
was eighty.four years old. b
The Kentucky Democratic State
Convention, which met at Louisville, on the
lst, nominated DR.. L. P. Blackburn for Gov.
ernor; J. E. Cantrell for Lieutenant Governor;
z. W. Harding for Attorney General; Fayette
Hewitt for Auditor.
The motion to pass the Army APP
preparation bill, with the political amendments,
over the Presidents veto, failed IN the House,
on the Let, BY vote Of 40 ayes to ITO noes
less than the requisite two-thirds.
The Chicago & Pacific Railroad was
sold. on the LIST, under foreclosure. for 1885,
900. Tho road Is constructed and running to
Byron. H., and the franchise contemplates
It's extension to Savanna, on the Mlssissippl
FoRTY-NINE failures occurred in
New York City during April, with liabilities
agRregating s1,19o. ss3, and assets. esss. 1s1.
APossE q citizens attempted tosar-
rest gang Of horse-thteves near Forsythe, IL
Missouri, the other night The thieves Is.
sisted. and I'm the melee which followed, two
Of tho posse were killed and one seriously
wounded On the other side, ono man va
killed and one mortally wounded. The rest
| escaped.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-01-28
SHERIFFS SALE.
kENNEBEC, SIS

hENNEBEC, SS:
HAkEN on EXECUTION, and will be sold by
l. public auction ON saturday, the Sth day of Feb
ruary A. ID. 1879, at two O'Clock in the afternoon at
the store of George ii. Gates in Nassaboro In said
county of kcnnebec all the right in equity which
Isaac Robinson and Sarah L. Robinson of Nassaboro'
in said county, have, which Sarah T. Robinson had
on the 18th day of November, A. ID. ls77, or which
Isaac Robinson had on the 18th day of February, A.
ID. 1875 the time when the same was attached on the
original writ, TO redeem the following described real
estate, TO wit:
piece OF land with buildings thereon, situated in
said Nasspboro, In said county, and bounded as fol-
lows, VIZ! Beginning the road leading from East
Nassalboro socaed, to Getcell's Corner, so,caled,
at split stone on the north side of the road the
late Francis Worths dwelling house; thence wester
ly ON the road till Ii strikes land of Mrs Marshall
thence northerly said Marshalls east line till II
strikes land of Isaac Palmer thence eastery said
Pamers souhery line till IL strikes land of the said
Worth; thence southerly on said Worth's westerly
line to the first mentioned bound containing two and
threefOurths acres, more or less
The above premises being subject to two mort.
cages recorded in Kcnnebec Registry of Deeds The
first In bosk ISL page q, and second in book 300,
page 519, given by Ann &. Robinson and Isaac
Robinson to Nateryille Savings Bank, to secure the
payment of two notes payable in year after date,
with interest nj per cent In advance, the first for
five hundred dollars, dated August -, 1870, and
second for three hundred dollars payable in one
year after date with interest and dated May 2l 1873
on which there Is now due the sum Of nine hundred
and sixty seven dollars and thirty three cents.
Dated at Nassalboro this 3lst day Of December,
A. ID. 1878,
awa GEORGE II. RAMsELL, Deputy sheriff
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-01-28
District Court Of the United States. District
of Maine.

In the matterof
Edward X. Siblcv I In paukruntrv
Bankrupt,)
'lNlilS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that n n.tition b
Il b'"n presented to the Court, this second dnv nf
january, N'9 by Edward Il. Sibley of Vassalb1ro'.
ncinbtr OF the firm of Peter sibl.y K Son. and Geo
H. Iolc Co., pray ing that he may be dccrced 10
nave iuii discharge from all his debts indy idunl
ana coartncrship, proyablc under the KnnLuut
N,t, anu upon reading said Petition:
~ - otbERhp 10y the Court, that hearing be- had
upon the same, on the first Monday of March A H.
is9 before the Court in Portland in said District M
~ clock A. NJ, and that notice thereof be- published
III W. l'aN hcnnobec journal and the Weekly Port.
"'u @ Ah'ft'.er newspapers printed in said District,
INV wen ior thft' successive weeks, and once in
ilc cehiy hthnebec Journal the last publication TO
pt lhlfI daNs AT least before the day of hearing and
mar ail creditors who have pro, cd their dcbts and
& ~, p,ar & r,9ns IN interest," may appear at said time
prayer OF said petition should not be granted -
"a WM. L. rREHIE.
Clerk Of District Court for said District
tial - an