New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19
Personal and Political.

CH1EF-JUsT1CE WAITE, of the United
States Supreme Court, on the 10th announced
the appointment of James II. Mckenney as
Clerk in place OF Mr.. Middleton, deceased.
A PETITION signed by many intluen-
tial New Workers. asking the appointment of
Postmaster James, of that city, to the posi-
ton of Postmaster General, on the retirement
of Judge Key, was presented to President
! Hayes on the 10th.
The Cook County Qll.) Republicans
met in County Convention in Chicago ON the
| 10th. After All nproarous struggle the anti
Grant men captured the organization, where
! upon the advocates Of Grants denomination
seeded and set up Convention Of their
| own. The regulars appointed delegates to
| Springfield favoring the nomination of Wash
burne and Blaine in the proportion of IS for
| the former and 81 for the latter. The seced-
| ers appointed full set of delegates favoring
| Grants nomination.
have organized to secure the repeal of the
! Property Qualification act in that State.
The New York State Senate on the
! l1th, by vote of II to IA, passed concur
rent resolution to amend the State COnstitu-
| ton so as to extend the electoral franchise to
women.
The Nevada Republican Convention
met at Austin on the 1lth, and instructed its
! delegates to Chicago to vote as a unit for
Senator Blaine, and to use all honorable
| means to secure his nomination.
The Republican Executive Commit
tee of New Mexico has appointed two unin-
structed delegates to the Chicago Conven-
| tion.
PROCEEDINGS for divorce were begun
in Washington on the 12th by ex-senator
Christiancy against his wife,
The nomination of Robert NJ. WAL
lace to be Marshal of South Carolina was re-
jected by the Senate en- the 18th, by strict
party vote.
The Wisconsin Democrats met in
State Convention ut Madison on the 12th
The delegates to the National Convention
were uninstructed, but are claimed to be for
anybody but Ii den The Convention favored
| continued adherence to the two-thirtls rule.
The West Virginia State Republican
Convention met at Wheeling ON the 18th and
elected ten delegates to the Chicago Conven-
ton, who were instructed vote for Blaine.
The Florida Republicans met in State
Convention at Gainesville on the 18th and
adopted resolutions instructing delegates to
| the National Convention to labor for the
| nomination OF Grant for President and
Thomas Settle for Vice-Presilent.
The Michigan Republican State Con-
veution met at Detroit on the 18th and elected
| a delegation to the Chicago National Conven-
! ton, who were instructed touse all honorable
means to secure the nomination of Blaine for
| President AMI Senator Ferry for Vice Presi-
dent.
The Methodist Conference at Cincin-
natl on the 18th cleo ed four Bishops, in &C.
| cOrdance with the resolution adopted the
| previous day. The newly-elected dignitaries
are: Rev. E. o. Haven, Chancellor of the
| Syracuse University and at one time Presi-
dent of the Northwestern University at
Evaaston Rev. II. W. Warren, Of Pbilac lphia
Pa. Rev. Cyrus d Foss, President of the
Wesleyan University at Middletown, Conn.,,
and Rev. John H. Hurst. The Conference
also adopted resolutions approving of the
| proposal to call an Ecumenical Council of the
Church at London in August, 1881.
A COLORED MAN was on the 18th ad-
mittcd to the New York Bar by the Supreme
Court of the State.
AN interview with NJ. F. 3. WASH
burne was published ON the 18th at Portland,
Ne, where he was visiting his brother. He
is reported as stating that his candidacy was
out of the question; that he was for Grant
first, last and all the time; that he repudiated
all combinations, and that he would not be o
candidate under any circumstances He de.
MED the charge of dupl city, and said the
result in Cook County was a greater surprise
to him than to anybody else.
THE Florida Republican State Con
| vention reassembled on the 18th and nomi
mated s. 3. Conover for Governor and Genera
". NJ. Ledwith for Lieutenant Governor
Electors were also nominated.
The Vermont Greenbackers met in
State Convention on the 18th and appointed
delegates to the Chicago Convention. They
were uninstructed.
Foreign.
! BATANGA, on the Cameroons River
On the west coast Of Africa, has been bonn
barded and burned by the British on accoun
of the capture and ill-treatment of British
subjects by the natives.
The British Embassy at Constantine
pie and the Porte have exchanged angr,
notes relative to the suppression of the L
vant Herald and the EDITORS subsequent sen
tence to seventeen months imprisonment.
The sessions of the German Reich
stag were adjourned by the Emperor withou
date on the 10th. The difficulty was the dc
feat of the Government on the proposition t
modify the privileges of Hamburg as fire.
port.
SEVERAL thousands of dock-laborer
in Liverpool struck on the 10th for increase
wages. Steamers were much inconvenienced
ONE of the honorary commissioner
representing the United States at the Sydney
} Exposition says that exhibitors from the
: United States have been very successful ii
obtaining awards; and that the trade OF thi
country in Australia win be greatly benefited
: A LONDON dispatch of the 11th say
It was pretty well settled that the difficult
, between Albania and Montenegro could no
, be adjusted without a conflict Roth aide