New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-03-17
Personal and Political.

The cases coming up from Ohio and
Maryland, involving the constitutionality OF
the Federal Election law, were decided BY
the Supreme Court of the United States on
the 9Th. State Judges of Election, having
interfered with National Supervisors AMI
Marshals, were sentenced by Federal Courts to
line and impris 'nment. The Supreme Cour,
affirmed the regularity OF the proceedings
and the constitutionality Of the law unde,
which they were had. Justices Clifford anG
Field dissented, holding that it is not compe-
tent for Congress to punish State officer TO,
the manner in which he performs the duties
imposed on him by the laws OF the State, anc
that the Federal Election law is clearly un
constitutional
FIVE women were elected members
Of the Board of Education at Middletown, N.
Y, on the 9th, their opponents being men.
CHIEF DOUGLASS, the captive Ute,
made second attempt to escape from For
Leavenworth on the 9th. but was discovered
before he had proceeded far.
The Workingmen's ticket was de-
feated by q "Citizcns'" movement at tn,
Oakland (Cal.) municipal election on the
9th.
The Louisiana Democratic State Con
vention for the selection of delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention will be held on the
/ tn of April.
The United States Senate on the
lO.h rejected the nomination of William K
Brown as Census Supervisor for the Eighth
District Of Illinois, by party vote, on the
ground, it is said, that at least one Of the
eight Illinois Supervisors should have been
selected from the Democracy.
On the 10th the postmaster at An
napolis, Nd, was arrested for stealing s., 0OO
worth of postage stamps.
THE Alabama Republican State Con-
vention to choose delegates to the National
Republican Convention will meet at Selma
on the Goth of May.
O. The Wisconsin Democratic State Con-
vention to choose delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention has been called to meet at Madi
son the 18th of May. .... ... 49,.
The Virginia Conservatives will meet
in State Convention at Richmond on the 10Th
of May to choose delegates to the Democratic
National Convention. ....... ..r-E.
LITTLE Rock has been selected as
the place and June I'd as the time for hold.
ing the Arkansas Democratic State Conven-
ton to nominate State officers and choose
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention.
On the 10th the South Carolina State
Democratic Central Committee issued q call
for Convention to select delegates to the
National Convention to meet at Columbia on
the LIST Of June.
AT the late election in Sacramento,
CAL, the Republican candidates, except
Chief Of Police, were elected by majorities
ranging from $40 to SO. The Workingmen
and Democrats elected the Chief OF Police
On the 18th E. j. Petroff was found
guilty by Harrisburg (Pa) jury of having
bribed members Of the Legislature to vote
for the appropriation of money ont Of the
State Legislature to pay for alleged losses
aud damages by the railroad riots Of 1876
On the previous day w. II. Kemble and
three others, indicted for like offense,
pleaded guilty.
Mr.. PARNELL, the Irish land agi-
tator, sailed for Europe on the 18th.
Foreign.
] PARNELL and Dillon were enthusiast
'ically received at Montreal on the evening
Of the 9Th. On their arrival they were greeted
BY . procession numbering 600 torch
bearers. 3s
A PANAMA telegram Of the 9Th says
news had been received there Of an explosion
In the artillery barracks at Santiago, Chilli,
! which killed twenty-four persons and de.
6troyed the building