New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-06-16
Personal and Political .

JOHN BROUGHAM, the actor, died at
New York on the 9TH, in his sixty-sixth year.
GENERAL BURNSIDE was on the 9Th
reelected United States Senator by the
Rhode Island Legislature.
On the evening Of the 9Th the Com
mittee to notify Messrs. Garfield and Arthur
of their nomination as President and Vice
President, respectively, called upon them and
notified them of their selection as the stand
ard-bearers of the Republican party during
the ensuing campaign. Each responded
briefly, accepting the trust, and promising to
reply formally at some future time
THE report of the United States Sem
ate Select Committee to investigate the re-
moval of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
from the Sioux reservation to the Indian
Territory aflirns that the Government ia not
living up to it's obligations with the Chey-
ennes, and that policy should be adopted
which will show these Indians that we will do
them full justice.
w. M. SPRINGER has been renomi-
mated for Congress by the Democrats of the
Twelfth Illinois District
The election in Oregon on the 9TH
resulted in the choice of NJ. c. George, the
Republican candidate for Congress, by about
1000 majority over Whitaker, the present
member. The Republicans also elect three
Supreme Court Judges, and will, in all proba-
bility, have a majority in both branches of
the State Legislature.
ABOUT 10000 persons attended the
soldiers reunion at Milwaukee on the 9th.
Generals Grant and Sheridan arrived by the
noon train from Chicago, and were enthus+
astically welcomed. Many other distinguish
cd soldiers were present. The address of
welcome was delivered by Governor Smith.
The Indiana Democratic State Con-
vention was held at Indianapolis on the 9th.
Ex-Governor Hendricks was chosen perma-
nent President. After one ballot for candi-
date for Governor, Franklin Landers receiv-
ing 51411 and j. P. Gray 51015, the name of
the latter was withdrawn, and Landers was
nominated by reclamation. Colonel Gray
was then nominated for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor. The State ticket was completed by
the denomination of the present State off,
GERS for Secretary Of State, Auditor, Treas
urer, Reporter and Clerk of Supreme Court.
The Grand Army of the Republic
Convention, held at Dayton, completed its la
bors on the 9th by electing Gen. Louis Wagner,
of Philadelphia, Chief; Gen,
swayne, of Chicago, Commander; Col
Bowers, of Nashau, N. H., Junior Vice-C
mander; DR.. Hamlin, ofsBangor, Me-, Sur
geon-General, and Rev. Joseph F. Lowering,
of Worcester, Mass, Chaplain. The next
session will be held at Indianapolis In June Of
nextyear.
The Illinois Democratic State Con-
vention was held at Springfield on the 10th.
The State ticket nominated NEARLY all by ae-
clamation-is composed as follows: For Gov
ernor, ex-senator Lyman Trumbull, Lteuten.
ant-Governor. Lewis B. Parsons; Secretary Of
State, John H. Oberly; Auditor, L. C.. Stark
Ell; Treasurer, Thomas Butterworth; Attor-
ney-General, Lawrence Harmon. The plat
form adopted declares against protective
tariff and land grants to monopolies, and In
favor Of Civil-Service Reform and Constitu.
tional currency Of gold and silver and Of
paper convertible into coin.
AMONG the nominations sent by Pres.
ident Hayes to the Senate on the 10th were
those of Ex-Governor Hartranft, of Pennsyl.
vania, to be Collector of the Philadelphia
District; Virgil D. stockbridge, Of the Die
trict Of Columbia, as Assistant Commissioner
of Patents, and Robert G. Dyrenfurth, OF ILL
noia, as Chief Examiner In the Patent Office