New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-05-26

nat majority q the committee Mr. IN Morgan s;''
int the s sna'
a to the 5 and Vce
tho Electoral votes, and the TN was indefinite:
~ postponed. The bill to establish retired
passed, as was also the bill for the relief Of
settlers upon the Usage trust and diminished
reserve lands in Kansas, and for other pur-
poses. Mr.. Garland, after speaking on the Spot
resolution declaring that Mr.. Kellogg was
not duly and legally elected to seat in the SEN
ute of tho United States by the Legislature of
Louisiana, and that the seat now occupied by
him be, and the same is hereby, declared va
cant. Mr.. Kellogg made long speech in his
own behalf. Mr.. Bayard's Deputy-Marshals
Senator Conkling' g amendment making the bill
relate only to Deputy Marshals appointed for
election duty, although quorum was present.
sixteenth articles Of the treaty between the
United States and the Great and Little Usage
Indians was passed in the House-12O to go.
lands was discussed in Committee Of the
Whole The bill proposes reduction in the
price of lands which have been on the market
for twenty years from $3.50 to $l.25 per acre.
Domestic.
FIFTEEN squatters, who recently at
tempted to locate on the North Fork Of the
Canadian River in Indian Territory, have
been arrested by detachment of soldiers.
THE Governor of Illinois has issued a
proclamation, recommending the general OBJ
servance of Saturday, May 90, as decoration
Day."
A LATE special from Fort Davis, Tex,
says that the Indians had attacked wagon
train en- route to New Mexico, near that
point and killed a man and a woman. Eleven
other persons in the vehicles took to the hills
and made their escape.
A DEADwOOD special of the 18th says
a party of twenty-five men from Deadwood
had come up with band of seventeen In
dams who recently murdered hcrdcr near
that city and then stole his cattle. Four of
the Indians were killed and seventy-seven
horses were taken from them.
IT was stated on the 18th that Red
Cloud, Spotted Tail and ten other Sioux
chiefs would on go to Washington to dis
cuss the proposition to permit railroads to
run through the Sioux reservation.
The Cincinnati Musical Festival was
opened on the evening of the 18th.
The Committee on Episcopacy of the
Methodist General Conference, in session a
Cincinnati, reported on the 18th in favor O.
the election of Bishop Of African descent.
On the 18th fire broke out in an oil
store at Coudcrsport, Pa, which resulted in
the destruction of some forty houses and
about $500, 0GO worth of property. Only five
buildings were saved. No lives were lost.
Two MEN were killed and five Sc
riously injured on the 18th by the caving in
of the gangway of the Packer coliiery near
Shenandoah, Pa.
TIE Hanlan-C Courtney rowing match
occurred on the Potomac River at Washington
on the 1t4l. ILanlan won in thrty-six and
half minutes. Courtney did not complete the
course; he had been omplaning of headache
all dav.
A PORTION OF the City of Scranton Is
built over an abandoned mine. Recently the,
ground underlying that section began to set
tie In an alarming manner. On the night OF
the 18th five houses were thrown from their
and great gaps made their ap-
pearance in the street, and many gardens and
wells were spoiled The residents we're de-
serting tho locality as fast as possible on tho
10Th.
On the 10th seven Mexicans crossed
into Texas, robbed store, murdered tho
storc-keeper and committed other outragcs.
The Mexican commander was notified, and
up to the 10Th he had arrested five of the
scoundrels and hoped to capture the other
two.
The Northern Presbyterian General
Assembly met at Madison, Wis, on the Goth.
DR.. Paxton, of New York, was elected Mod
orator. The General Assembly of the South
ern Presbyterian Church convened in Charles
ton, s. g., on the same day, and elected Dr.
I. A. Hoyt, of Nashville, Moderator. Thu
General Assembly of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church also met on the same day at
Evansville, Ind, and the Reformed Presby-
terrain Synod assembled in Pittsburgh. Rev.
Robert Hunter, of the Ohio Presbytcry, was
chosen Moderator of the latter body.
The Methodist Conference at Cincin-
natl on the 10th, by a vote of 229 to 139, re-
solved to postpone indefinitely the election
of colored Bishop.
CAPTAIN PAYNE. who 10 described by
General Sheridan as "a pestiferous fellow
who has been engaged for months in organiz-
ing band" for the invasion of the Indian
Territory, has been arrested, with several of
his followers, by General Pope and will prob
ably be tried for violating the rights of the
Indians and disregarding the. Presidents
proclamation.
THREE Bishops were ordained by the
African Methodist Episcopal General Con-
ference at St. Louis on the Goth.
The wife of William F. Bromley, of
Russell, Mass, recently murdered her six
year-old step-son by drowning him in brook
that runs near the house.
A YOUNG man living at Port Jervis,
N. Y, who, on q small salary had dressed ex-
pensvely, had plenty of money, and made the
girl to whom he is engaged presents of dla-
monds, Is under arrest for the forgery of two
hundred and sixty checks on his employers
bank account.
In consequence Of the warlike attitude
of the Canadian authorities the Goss-Ryan
fight has been declared off.
Personal and Political.
JOHN H. FOSTER & Co., of Boston,
grain commission merchants, have failed,
with liabilities of about $15O,OOO.
CADET WHITAKER was examined at
great length before the West Point Board of
Inquiry on the 18th. lie maintained his self
possession and gave plausible answers to
most of the questions.
The West Virginia State Republican
Convention to nominate State officers has
been called to meet at Grafton on the 3Oth of
June.
THE National Executive Committee
of the socialistic Labor party has issued q call
to all those who sympathize with their move