New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-04-21

buttons wore adopted urging the United
States Senate to seat 6po6ord Delegates
we're elected 70 the Cincinnati Convention,
who are supposed TO be Hancock men, but
they were uninstructed, except 70 vote g the
majority mar decide and to maintain the two
thirds rule. 5.s. .ss
The Massachusetts Greanback Con-
vention Il 70 b held at Worcester on the
11th Of May.
The Democrats Of the new Eleventh
Indiana District have nominated General
James R. Slack for Congress.
GENERAL GRANT was at Vicksburg
on the 18th, and arrived at Memphis. on the
morning Of the 18th. He met with IN enthu-
siastic reception in both cities.
Local elections were held In New
Jersey on the 18th. The Republicans made
gains In Jersey City, and the Democrats in
Hob0ken.
WILLIAM H. KEMBLE, the alleged
corrupter of the Pennsylvania Legislature,
was held to bail IN the sum Of &, 200 on the
18th to appear at Harrisburg on the 26th for
sentence.
A BURLINGTON (Vt.) telegram Of the
18th states that while Senator Edmunds 10
not candidate for the Presidency in the
sense Of being seeker for the office, he
would accept the trust from sense Of duty
If nominated and elected.
A RUMoR prevailed at Washington on
the 18th that Mr.. Tilden had written : letter,
to be read at the Syracuse Convention, with
drawing from the Presidential canvass, on
account Of Ill health.
The Iowa State Republican !Conven-
ton met In Des Moines on the 18th. The
delegates selected were instructed for Blaine.
In Missouri Republican State Convention
was held and delegates selected. After slight
opposition the latter were instructed Tor
Grant. The Kentucky State Republican Con-
vention also met and selected an instructed
third-term delegation. A resolution pledg-
ing the members Of the party to support the
nominee at Chicago was violently opposed,
but finally prevailed
REV. DR.. SAMUEL OsGooD, formerly
Unitarian clergyman, but who, on his return
from Europe In 1870, entered the Protestant
Episcopal Church, since which time he has
been engaged chiefly in literary and educa-
tional work, died at his home In New York on
the 18th, aged sixty-eight years.
A CALL has been issued for 4 State
Prohibition Convention to meet in Spring
field, ILL.,, on the LIST Of June.
REV. WILLIAM B. ORv1s. q Philadel-
phta Congregational minister, was expelled
from the Philadelphia Association on the
18th, because of his connection with the Phil
adelphia University of Medicine and Surgery,
which is charged with selling bogus medical
diplomas. .e.@
The California Democratic State Con-
vention has been called to meet at Oakland on
the 10Th of May.
AcKLEN, member of Congress from
Louisiana, failed to receive denomination
at the hands OF his District Convention on
the 14th. 5'5-
REFERRING to the rumors of Mr.,
TilIEn'> intention to withdraw from the
Presidential ctn"ass, ultimate friends of
his in Washington declared on the 18th that
he had not written letter retiring from the
race, and did not intend to, and that II he at
any time withdraws it will be ct Cincin-.
natl. t."
The Ways and Means Committee Of
the National House Of Experimentation
. vote on the 18th on the proposition to re-
duce the duty on chrome iron, which resulted
in tie. It was then decided to refer all
matters relating to the tariff then pending to
q sub-committee, with instructions to report,
by bill or otherwise, on the ed.
The Massachusetts, Republican State
Convention met at Worcester on the 18th and
selected delegates to the Chicago Convention
favorIng the nomination of Edmunds, with
Sherman as second choice.
APPROPRIATE services were held at
the Lincoln monument, in Springfield, Ill.,,
on the morning Of the 18th, the fifteenth an
niversary of President Lincoln's death. A
few of his letters and speeches were read,
and Governor Cullom made speech.