New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-01-21
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up Gre by pouring oil from can into the
stove, when the usual explosion followed.
The clothing Of the girl caught fire ana
completely wrapped her in flames, and before
assistance arrived she was burned to such
an extent that it was thought she could not
recover.
MISS BRIGHAM, the Marlboro (Mass.)
maiden who refused to eat for nine days,
died few days ago of starvation. She la
bored under the impression that it was wicked
to eat, and during her last hours would not
lips. Miss Brigham was seventy-seven years
old.
GOVERNOR FOSTER, of Ohio, was
duly inaugurated on the 18th. There were
great number of citizens and over twenty
companies of National Guards in the process
sion.
THERE arrived at the port of New
York during the month of December, 1879,
9,S21 passengers, of whom s,204 were immi-
grants. During the corresponding period of
1878 the total number of passengers arrived
at the port was S. 1881, of whom 3,317 were i'm
migrants.
CHIEF OURAY was at the Interior De-
partment on the 18th, and had long inter-
view with Secretary Schurz. The other In
dams were guarded very closely. A Wash
ington telegram of that date says all the
councils were to be in secret, and not even
Congressman would be admitted.
The announcement having been made
on the morning of the 10Th by James D..
Lamson, the President of the Maine Senate,
that he would assume the duties Of Gov
ernor, General Chamberlain announced that
he should positively refuse to recognize his
claims to that position, and that he would
recognize no one as Governor who should be
chosen by the Legislature as then consti-
tuted. He also issued a general order con-
shutting the several counties Of, the State
into the First Division Maine Militia, and
assigned himself to the command thereof.
All officers of all military organizations
in the State were required to report to him.
General Chamberlain also reproduced and
republished the order of Governor Garcelon
directing him to protect the property and in
situations of the State until Governor was
legally elected, and announced that he had
accepted the trust and was acting as Gov
ernor. In the Senate Senator Ellis was elect
ed President pro tens., and President Lamson
was sworn in as Acting Governor. The Com
mittec on Gubernatorial Votes submitted
their report. But sixty members were pres
ent in the House, and it adjourned without
transacting any business.
The strike among the employees at
the Union Stoch-Yards, Chicago, was virtu-
ally ended on the 18th, the strikers abandon
ing the contest without accomplishing their
object, which was to exclude the employment
by the packers of any but members of the
Butchers and Packing-House Mems Pro-
tective Union.
THE Postmaster-Gcne on the 18th
sent to Congress the records of his Depart
mcnt respecting the extent to which the mails
were used by lottery companies and other al
legged swndling concerns. The "TeXas Gift
Concert Association" is described as tone
OF tho most successful swindles'' of the day.
The managers of the concern divided the
days receipts among themselves every even
ing, the unso!d numbers being placed in the
wheel from which the "prizes' were drawn.
The Department also called the attention Of
Congress to the concerns operating under the
titles Of the "Dcnver Land Company ami
the "Kansas Land Company" denouncing
them in strong terms.
The funeral of Frank Leslie, the
wellknown publisher, took place in New
York on the 18th. Nearly all the persons
employed in Lcslie's establishment were
present.
A BILL has been introduced in the
New York Assembly providing for the elec-
ton Of Presidential Electors by COMPRESSION
nj DISTRICTS and of two Electors at-Large by
the voters Of the entire State.
QUIET prevailed in Maine on the
18th. The Fusionist Legislature held brief
sessions, but made no attempt to transact
business. After the adjournment the COM
mittee to investigate the charges of attempt
ed bribery met and took considerable tcsti-
mony. Wallace R. White, the alleged briber,
who was summoned to appear, sent note to
the Chairman giving his reasons for not COM
plying with the summons, which were
that the House of Representatives which ap-
pointed the committee was Illegally consti-
tuted, and the committee was not competent
to administer oaths or send for persons and
papers, and persons swearing falsely before it
could not be punished for perjury. Mr.White
adds: "And if you have any doubt on that
point, shall be glad to have you arrest me
for contempt, and then have the authority of
your process tested by writ of habeas cor
pus before the Supreme Judicial Court. If /
am not sustained by that tribunal I shall
cheerfully appear before your committee" J.
A. White, cousin of Wallace r. White, tes-
titled that he had been offered $1,000 to give
up his seat in the Legislature by his cousin.
He refused the offer, but told him Swami
could be bought. Mr.. Wentworth, of the
House, testified that he had been offered 5000
by Charles E. Kicker if he would stay
away for two days. He was subsequent
ly offered $500 and $40 day for forty days.
Mr.. Cushman also testified that similar offers
had been made to him. On the 18th Mr..
Lamson addressed note to General Cham
berlain, announcing his assumption of the
Governorship and asking recognition. Gen.
eral Chamberlain replied, declining to recog-
nize him, and advising the submission of the
questions dividing the public to the only power
competent to decide them-the Supreme
Court. The committee appointed by the
Republican Legislature to prepare questions
for submission to the Supreme Court COM
pleted. that duty on the 18th. They are said to
be long and intricate
THERE was considerable rioting at
the Chicago Stock yards on the 18th, result
Ing from the refusal of some of the packing
houses to employ the late strikers. At one
time formidable riot was threatened, but
the presence of 200 policemen and the display
of firearms quieted the trouble.
GENERAL GRANT and party were at
Palatka, Fla, on the 18th, and intended to
start the next day for St. Augustine.
The Ohio Legislature on the 18th
elected General Garfield United States Sena-
tor to succeed Mr.. Thurman. Mr.. Garfield
receive the entire Republican vote in the
House. The vote in the Senate was: Gar
field, 20; Thurman, 10.
IT was reported on the 18th that
smallpox was prevailing to such an extent in
Ottawa, Ont, that several theatrical COM
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