New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-08-11
A Novel Ball.

DR. STEPHAN, the chief of the Ger
man Postal and Telegraph Department,
gave novel ball in Vienna lately. All
| the servants were dressed in the cos
tune OF positions. In the course of
the festivities q post-wagon, fully
equipped. with harness and driver, was
driven into the dancing saloon. Tho
guests danced around telcgraph-pole
| adorned with many-colorcd ribbons.
Envelopes containing bon-bons were
distributed among them from letter.
boxes exactly like those upon the Ber-
lin strcct-corners. Werner Sicmcns,
the inventor, who is called the German
Edison, provided for the occasion a
novel electrical lighthouse. The dan
GERS were given keys to the door of the
towers, some of which had the magic
| quality Of causing the lamp to send
forth brilliant flame. The couples
possessing the right keys waltzed in the
glow of the sudden illumination, but
those who could not made the tower
respond were obliged to retire from the
floor amid the amusement of the spccta-
tors. At one o'clock q fanfare of
Positions horns gave the signal for
supper.-N. Y. 1ribune.
PAPER CAR WHEELs.-Fcw of the
travellers in sleeping cars arc aware that
the wheels which bear them across
rapid rivers and lofty trestle- works are
of paper. The question whether paper
wheels are superior to iron wheels was
recently tried at some length in the Unit
! ed States Circuit Court at Philadelphia.
George W. Holloway and wife sued the
Pullman Palace Car Company for the
loss of their son, whose death was
| caused by an accident to a Pullman
| car attached to the Niagara express
train on the night of Nov. I, 1876. One
Of the wheels under the forward truck
! of the palace car Woodbine broke, and
tho result was that several persons were
| killed and many wounded. The plain
tiffs contended that paper wheels were
unfit for use, and that the use of such
| wheels Was gross negligence on the part
of the Pullman Palace Car Company.
A number of witnesses took the same
ground, and testified that only wheels
| solidly cast were safe. On the other
hand, the defense claimed that the
paper wheels were more durable than
the best iron, and were practically
indestructible. The plaintiffs were
nonsuited on the ground that their
testimony did not show any liability
whatever ON the part of the Pullman
comparatively. 7: Sun.
Tho president of a theological sem
mary says, in the CongreGdtio,,azist,
that he received the following letter
from q trustee of o frontier church:
"a friend refers me to you for pulpit
supply. He thinks you can send first
class student for the summer. We
wish an able, brilliant, superior man
man that is attractive socially and in
the pulpit-one that can preach an able
and interesting sermon without manu-
script. Not only this, but he must be
cosmopolitan in his makeup and
possess sound practical judgment and
tact We are thus particular in speci-
flying, for only such man can give
| satisfaction and be successful in our
midst" The trustee was informed
that there was no one in the seminary
who would answer to this description,
and the statement was ventured that
the number of such men was probably
not large III the entire ministry.
THE Astors own S,4OO dwellings In
New York City.
THE London Truth hears that the
Prince of Wales has recently shown his
usual kindness of heart in not prosecut-
ing . member Of his household in whose
accounts very serious deficiency was
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