New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-01-15

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On the Sd OF January the mint bureau
turned into the treasury s575,0O0 profits
| accruing to the government from the coinage
of standard dollars the past three, weeks after
buying the silver for coinage. paying for
transportation and allowing for washing in
the process Of coinage. Since the commence
ment Of the coinage of the standard dollar
| the government has profited between the
| legal tender value and the real value of bull
lion, of which it contains to the amount Of
about sixteen hundred thousand dollars.
At 10 o'clock, Jan. 1st, the large stone
Touring mill at Rockdale, two miles west
of Dubuque, Ia, was burned to the ground.
| As no other possible cause can be ascertaincd
for its origin, it is believed the fire originated
from t1ourgas in the patent flour department.
! There was large quantity of grain and -four
in the mill, all of which was destroyed. The
mill was valued at $4,000; insured for ST., 900.
The mill was the only building remaining in
| the little hamlet of Rockdale on the morning
of the great food Of July, 1876, in which forty
persons were drowned. 1881
Washington telegram, Jan. 5: On the
LIST inst, the postofice department reduced
the prices of stamped envelopes on an aver
age of 20 per cent. throughout the entire
schedule, and the result is seen in the largely
increased acquisitions now being received
Those on Saturday footed up s4,466, 600 en-
velopes valued at 50, 755. or more than double
those of any single day in the history of the
department. The entire acquisitions for the
day for postage stamps, stamped envelopes
and postal cards amounted to $517 $50, inc]ud-
ed in which were ,765, 500 postal cards.
New York telegram: 1t is anticipated
that this year will see the greatest immi-
grafton to this country of Mennonites that
has yet taken place. Some time ago a ukase
was given out by the Car of Russia that Men
nonities were to be exempted from military
service until 1880. AS this is the Mennonites
last year of exemption from military life in
Russia, multitudes OF them are preparing to
come to America. They are selling off their
stock and purchasing tickets for this country.
It is expected that at least fifteen thousand
Mennonites will land at Castle Garden before
May next. n.. -..... liza ..a
A cable telegram Of Jan. Sd, from
Dublin, says Gen. Grant arrived in thatycity,
on the morning of that day accompanied by
Gen Noyes, United States minister to France
The ex-President was met by the lord mayor,
but there was no public demonstration. The
genel al was presented with the freedom of
the city and later visited places of interest
In reply to the lord mayors complimentary
speech presenting the freedom of the city,
Gen. Grant said that no ceremony had given
him such satisfaction as the present one. He
was proud Of belonging to country contain.
ing SO many Irishmen. Subsequently two
hundred guests sat down to banquet given
in honor Gen. Grant. '.s+t' tlji"
At Charleston s. c. at 3 o'clock on the
morning of Jan. 1. the large cotton Press and
ware house Of the Union Cotton Press com
pany was destroyed by fire, together with TO-
121 bales Of cotton. The property contained
four cotton presses with a capacity of press
ing about 2, 500 bales Of cotton per diem and
storage room for over 10,O bales. Only two |
presses were running. The buildings and
presses were valued at about 100000; in
sured for 100000. The loss on cotton is esti- |
mated at SAFE, 900; tho insurance amounts to
S472, $50. The fire was the work of an incen |
diary. man was hailed by Waterman
few moments before the fire was discovered |
running from the place where the fire started.
The watchman shot at him, but he escaped. |
Reports from all the leading cities in
the Union are the same as to resumption on |
Jan. LIST. It was accomplished without any
extraordinary manifestation, quiet reigned,
business was not disturbed, it maintained its
p1 evious dizziness, but little gold was called |
for, and paper being as good as gold was gen
orally preferred as less cumbersome. A New
York telegram of Jan. I'd, says, Gen. Hill
house, United States sub.treasurer. states that
resumption, so far as the working of his office |
was concerned, had been attended by a most
gratifying success, and that there appeared to
exchange Cor paper, such calls being very in
significant Up to 2 O'Clock the treasury had
received over 100000 in gold, in exchange
for which was issued legal tenders and certif-
Gates of deposit, while on the other hand it is
estimated that the disbursements of coin
would not amount to over Sl25,000.
The jury in the case Of William W.
Murphy, who has been on trial for several
days at st. James, for shooting Samuel
Ash at Madelia last August, brought in a YER
dict New Years day Of manslaughter in the
fourth degree. He was indicted for murder
in the first degree. The jury were out Is
hours. At one time the jury. stood nine for
absolute acquittal, and three for the crime as
charged in the Indictment, and they finally
compromised on the verdict stated above
The penalty for murder in the fourth degree
is imprisonment in the State prison for two
years; or Imprisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding one year; or by fine not exceed
ing $1,000, or both such fine and imprison-.
ment. It will be remembered that Ash had
made imp: oper proposals to three little girls,