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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, July 70, 1883.

WASHINGTON, July ~, 1883.
The President returned last even.
ing from New York. He went di.
rectly to the Soldiers Home and did
not come to the White House this
morning.
General George Crook and Cap
tain John &. Bourke, the heroes of
the recent raid upon the Chiraca.
haa hpaches on the Mexican
border, arrived here last night and
stopped at the Riggs, where they
were greeted and congratulated by
numerous friends.
At 1880 o'clock this morning
General Crook called upon .Secre:
tary Lincoln. After few minutes
conversation he proceeded to bust.
ness and produced the report Of his
recent campaign. It was long, and
occupied considerable time in read
ing. After this the Secretary and
the General traced on map the re.
gion covered in the campaign.
General Crooh and Secretary Lin.
coin called at the Interior Depart.
ment this morning and had several
hours talk with Secretary Teller.
After the conference Secretary Tel.
Ter said he had decided to receive
the captured Apaches on the San
Carlos reservation and be resron.
sible for their good behavior. A
proposition was made, he said, that
tEe San Carlos reservation be turn.
ed o7eY t9 the War Department,
making the party responsible for
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
Peck and His Eel.

"A correspondent Of the Inter Ocean
writes from New York: Late last night
saw we'll dressed forty-year-old gem
tleman come through the exit, with q
cane in one hand and big eel dangling
from the other. He was lacker Of
style, as measured by anything like g
swell's standard, and yet he bore an air
| of prosperity His yellowish hair,
mustache and imperial were neatly kept,
and the expression of his face was one
Of sly good humor. This was George
w. Peck, the Peck's Sun man. The
lest. time I had previously seen him he
was sitting at desk in the Office of
Brick Pomeroy' NeaU York Democrat,
where he was writing a daily column OF
funny items. / asked him about the eel.
He said he was proud of it, and invited
me to help him eat it at a Delmonico
breakfast.
Il tried to get my cent in first, when
the bridge was opened said he, ''but
at least a hundred fellows were ahead
of me in the rush. Then l got mad, and
wouldn't go over at all. But I'm all
right now. I've distinguished myself.
I've been the first to fish from the bridge.
I've bought some. tackle, stuck few
CLAIMS in my pocket for bait, and march
ed forth. There were notmany people on
the bridge, and when I got to the mid
die clapped heavy sinker on my line.
made fast my leader, and baited the
hook with clam. Then triumphant
~ make mighty cast the first off the
Brooklyn bridge! had over six hum
dred feet of line on my reel. Half of it
was run off before the sinker struck the
bottom. There were policemen on the
bridge-new and fresh ones / was
afraid they'd discover what was about
and stop it; but just pretended to be
admiring the view, and so got half an
hour of quiet fishing. Then an officer
came along, and wanted to know what
in thunder I was doing. l confessed,
and begged for mercy. He said that
the bridge was not built for fishermen,
and pleaded for another second, for
had bite. There, I've got him!' ]
exclaimed. Take him in, then, said
the policeman, sor I'll take you in.
Sure enough, had an eel hooked, and
here he is-the first fish ever caught
from the Brooklyn bridge. Distinction
Glorv-olorv. old fellow
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
good order, and holding the agent
only for financial maf.

good order, and holding the agent
responsible only for financial mat.
tiers. This proposition was dis
cussed, but no conclusion arrived
at. Secretary Lincoln and Gener-
al Crook then left the Interior De-.
partment and went to the White.
House and held short interview
with the President and members Of
the Cabinet. They then proceeded
to Secretary Lincoln's Office and re.
NAMED there until 3 O'Clock in con-.
versation. General Crook then
went to the Riggs House.
The Attorney General has final
~ rendered a decision on the ex-
portation and importation Of Amer
lean distilled whiskey which was
given out this afternoon. He holds
that whiskey exported with the in
tention Of importing it back to
avoid warehouse taxes, as has been
proposed by combination Of ex.
tensive distillers, is importation
within the meaning of law. The
effect of this decision will be that
the liquor thus exported will be
taxed 80 cents per gallon when
brought back to the United States,
and if it is afterwards decided that
sv1h goods are foreign spirits, a
tax Of So per gallon will be levied.
This decision will make the propos-
ed expectation and important inn
practicable.
Several designs for the new four
cent postage stamps to be used on
and after October /, were received
at the post Office yesterday, but
none of them were satisfactory.
Notwithstanding the various pub
locations stating that the date up
on which the new postage law goes
into effect is.OctoDer l, hundreds Of
letters have been received at the
Postoffice Department asking for
information on the subject.
HOWARD.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
A Too Funny Bo,.

Benny Brewster, the son Of the At
torney-G General, is q very lively boy ac-
cording to all reports. The other day
he infuriated all Of the staff Of the At
torney-G General to pitch Of madness.
On his fathers desk there is lot Of
buttons, connecting with electrical calls
In al} subordinate offices Of the depart
mFqent, from the S9licit9r-G GENERAL down.
Ane gay, pot long ago, Benny Was "a
with his father. Suddenly, before the
latter could stop him, Benny began to
play upon all of the electric buttons at
once, as il upon the keys of piano
These sudden and repeated calls created
9 panic in the department. The So
licitor- General, grave, dignifed gem
tleman, the Assistant Attorney General,
t tbs Chief t Clerk, and in al about TWEEN.
~ chiefs, came IA one after another 10
mad r.! haste, Only to be met by an apollo.
81 from the Attorney General, while
Benny howled with laughter upon the
carpet Who're he lay rolling, as the
slaves ct the bqttans appeared and dis
Appeared, black with wrath 4gtYiths
standing Brewster Is amiable begging fqg
forgiveness Of the mad freak of bis dear.
merry son. Washington Correspond
e1ce. ~
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

A Mormon woman was summoned be-
fore a Beaver county Gu. IT, Grand
Jury, and sent up for contempt in re-
fusing to give the name of her husband.
If it had been some Mormon man re-
fusing to give the name of his wife he
would probably have been excused upon
the plea of his having forgotten it,
II have been married for several
weeks, and my husband and l can not
decide whether we should retain our old
love-letters or burn them. What would
you adviser" Mrs. c., ..Put them in
pasteboard-box in the servant-girl's
room" A supply of old love-letters has
been known to keep a girl contented in
pne place for three months at a time.
A gentleman while visiting at the
house of q prominent Arkansas citizen,
gave ten cents to the son of the host.
aren't you going to thank the GENTLE
man, Georgep What do you say when
a gentleman gives yo4 anythingp"
"Gi7e me another" the boy replied;
'that's what I say. -Arkansa,v Irav-
eler.
Don't like your neighbor? Why, /
thought he was a very kind and pleas
ant man" $50 he isl '.Does he ever
interfere in your affairs?'' mo" s.Do
his children steal your fruit?" ..No; he
hasn't any children '.For mercy's
sake, then, what is the matter with
him?" :He keeps hens: " sob: "-PQston
Transcript:
Philip II, 3 death is beautiful exam
pie Of peace in dying, After a life Of
murder, falsehood, persecution, and
lust, he declared that he had never con-
sciously done wrong to any one. But
he was equaled BY the late Marshal
NavRz, who being exhortcd by his con-
fessor to forgive his enemies, replied:
q have no enemies have shot them
III.
When he had called the meeting to
order, Brother Gardner arose and said:
"Gem' len, if it wasn't for de wheels on
g wagon do wagon wouldn't move.
When dc wheel is on, den what?''
Grease" solemnly exclaimed an old
man. ''Kerreot." whispered the Presi-
dent, softly rubbing his hands together.
I'VE hez de wagon an de wheels. We
will now pass de hat aroun' for the
grease
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
Prohibition State Convention.

The prohibition convention met
a. Minneapolis on the 10th inst.
After considerable discussion as to
which of the two parties, the Repub.
lican or the Democratic, should re.
ceive the severest criticism it was
decided that both were equally culp.
able. The following are the reso.
lutions briefly told:
The Republicans in this State
having declared in favor of the IL
quor traffic, both in their recent ac.
ton in the legislature and in reso-
]utions adopted in the last state
conventions; and the Democratic
party being bound in their princi-
pes and platform to the liquor
traffic; therefore the prohibition
party repudiates both parties.
They want tariff for revenue only;
the manufacture or importation Of
liquors shall be declared crime;
woman shall be declared the poll
tical equal of man on all questions
of prohibition and entitled to a
vote; the abolition of Judicial pat
ronage and sinecures in office is
called for; instruction shall be Civ.
en- to the youth of the land on the
use Of alcoholic stimulants; the
preservation of public lands to act
ual settlers only, and the control of
all railroads shall be vested in the
state.
The ticket nominated is as fol.
lows:
Governor, Charles Evans Holt,
ofSauk Rapids.
Lieutenant Governor, Prof. E. G..
Paine, Of Wasioja.
Attorney General, Francis Call-
well. Of LIE Seueur.
Secretary Of State, c. B. Shove,
Of Minneapolis.
State Treasurer, G. M. Anderson,
of Lac qui Parle.
Railroad commissioner, S. Meek.
or, of Evansville.
The Convention adjourned after
guaranteeing a campaign fund Of
about $4,000.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The gambling 'dens at Duluth have
been closed.
A fire on the 9TH inst. destroyed
property valued at $20,700 at Red
Wing.
Dunn, the defaulting Watonwan
county treasurer, has been formally
suspended.
Martin Erickson Of Fergus Falls
has been arrested for cutting govern.
ment timber.
A man named Edmund was run
over by the cars at Granite Falls, on
the 10th inst, and killed.
A gang Of burglars have infested
Duluth and men are held up and
houses robbed on nearly every night.
Vigilantes are talked Of.
At Crookston, Robert Chederly
was carelessly handling his shot gun
and threw it from him on the counter
of the store, when it went off, empty
ing an ounce Of shot in his breast.
His physicians declare that he has no
chance of life.
Recently Mrs. Wondra died at
Montgomery and was buried at New
Prague. Subsequently it was ru,nored
that her husband had caused her
death by violence. The body was
exhumed but the coroner's jury fail
ed to find any marks substantiating
the rumor.
Mrs. E. G. Payne of Mankato, in
fit of temporary insanity committed
suicide on the 9th inst. She was
visiting at the home of her daughter
at the time. A little before noon
she took walk in the garden, and
not returning, search was made when
she was found hanging in the barn
dead.
A physician was called to see a
child near Rochester which was al.
most skeleton. Upon inquiring he
learned that the child was fed moth
ing but cream, which, being SO rich,
was not digested, and as conse-
quence it was starving to death. A
change of diet was ordered and the
little one commenced to improve i'm.
mediately.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
A Human Target.

Meeting negro on the street, yester-
day, with his right eye bandaged and a
generally dilapidated and unsteady gait,
an american. scribe entered into CONVEX
sation with him.
When asked how he came to be so
badly bruised about the head and face
he replied that he had received his
wounds in the late military contest.
Questioning him further, and finding
that he was one of the blockheads who
had put his Uranium through an aper-
ture in a canvas to become the target
for base-balls at the fairgrounds last
week, he was asked to explain his ex-
perience. He said that Mr.. Green, the
man who run ''the nigger-head show
generally hired about dozen negroes
each morning at the rate of $3 a day to
become targets for such of the passing
public as desired to invest 25 cents for
three throws with a baseball, but upon
the express, we'll understood, and or
thodox condition that if the target left
his post before the show was over for
the day he should receive no pay. The
negro, whose name is Alex. Ford, de-
clares that after a man has kept his head
through the aperture in the target for
an hour Green, the Snowman, would hire
an expert baseball pitcher to bowl him
out. He says by dexterous lodging he
lasted two hours, but at the end of that
time little man paid q quarter for the
privilege of firing at him three times,
and planted the first ball on his dexter
orb, the second one on the bridge of his
nose, and the third one knocked him
down completely. He insists that the
bridge of his nose is broken, his right
eye is ruined, and he feels internally In
iurad: Besides this, he says, he receiv
ed no pay: It was astonishing to those
who visited the :.piigger-head show
to see how many people bought balls to
fire at the unfortunate human target,
and it was noticeable how few Of them
hit the mark. Nashville (4snn.) A1nent-
M & ~ 7s
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
Tilden will run a heavy race for
the presidential nomination.

Cokato was visited by a terrible
conhagration Friday night, consum-
ing three.fourths of the town. The
fire started in a boarding house
in which thirty-6ve mon slept, three
of whom persisted in the flames and
one broke leg by jumping from .
window. All the business houses
in the village, excepting one, were
burned, The loss is estimated at
$50. 900.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

Postmaster General Gresham has
excluded the circulars and letters
of the louisiana Lottery Company
from the mails and instructed the
postmaster at New Orleans not to
pay any money orders or deliver
any registered letters to the con.
Germ. This step should have been
taken long ago as a means Of pro.
lection to the poorer classes because
it is these who furnish the most
victims
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

A disastrous tornado swept over
the Missouri Valley Friday. APP
palling reports have reached St.
Louis from many towns. There are
rumors that Moberly has been al.
most swept ont of existence. Great
damage was also done in Iowa by
wind and hail.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

The recent reconstruction of the
internal revenue districts in New
Jersey and Kentucky has been sus-
pended by order of the president in
compliance with the general drift
of public opinion: Does the repub-
lican commonwealth deserve less
consideration at the hands Of the
president than these two democrat
ic States?
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

Surgeon General Hamilton thinks
there is no danger of the introduce
ton of yellow fever in the United
States, owing to the rigid quaran-
tine regulations observed at all ex.
posed American points.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

The French have taken posses
sion of Tamatave in Madagascar
Their action there has aroused con-
siderable ill.feeling against them in
ENGLAND.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

The ravages Of Cholera in Egypt
are more fatal and extensive than
was at first anticipated. And now
the horror of starvation is added to
that of the plague.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

The Republicans of Pennsylvania
are hopeful. The organization of
the party is likely to have this year
the full support of those who voted
for Garfield three years ago.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

Prof. Marston of the State Uni
versity died of blood poisoning, the
result of bruising a finger with a
weight attached to a hitching
strap.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

Mcdonald, of Indiana, it is said,
claims to have eleven State delega-
tons pledged to support him for the
presidential nomination at the next
Democratic convention.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
GOTHAM GOSSIP.

BUTLza AND THE South. FRU1T-
LESS EFFORTS. ANOTHER Demo.
CRATIC TIDAL WAVE GOVERNOR
Found OUTFLOW THE GOVERN
OK OF MICHIGAN FILLED OFFICES.
The OHIO CoNTEsT.--DUELING
BECOMING FASHIONABLE.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

The courts have decided that
O'Gorman is the choice of the peor
pie of Ramsey county for sheriff.
Richeter was counted in last fall,
but O'Gorman protested.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

Much distress and sickness attri-
buted to dyspepsia and chronic d.
arrhea is occasioned by humor in
the stomach. Hoods Sarsapari)la
is the remedy.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

The latest device for getting as
sisted emigrants to America is via
Canada, there being no law for the
pauper immigration from the Do
miniOn.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

It is feared that drouth has done
considerable damage to crops in the
Red River Valley and Northern pa-
kOta.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

The steamship Niagara burned
last Friday off the coast of Florida.
the passengers and crew were res
cucd by a passing vessel.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

Charges have been made against
Mr.. Horton, the new revenue COL
lector at Boston, which may bring
about his removal.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
Gen. Tom Thumb is dead.

Milwaukee is organizing tenn,
perance crusade.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

Cholera has broken out with
great violence in China.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18

Forty three deaths have occurred
at Havana last week.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-07-18
Gallo Word-plav.


In salon Z savant affirms that the
last word has not yet been said and that
some day the means of combating death
would be found.
Don't be in hurry says young
rake, I've still got an uncle to inherit
fromr'
Baby has been forgotten at table. He
reflects a moment, and then, turning to
his neighbor, says:
would you kindly give me a little
''Some salt!' says the mother. What
are you going to do with it, my child?''
Baby casts his eyes down and replies
timidly: ''I'm going to put it on the
meat-when you give me sonnet!
Between friends:-
Two elegant ladies who have arrived
at the age when coquetry requires the
most care, but one of them has painted
her face a little too much.
The first: ''What age have you my
dear?''
The second: ..What does that matter?
We are never older than we appear to
be-"
The first, after seconds examine
ton; ''Ah, Thought you were younger.
An individual six feet high and stout
out of proportion presents himself at q
Doctors Office.
..Well, sir,'' says the prince of sci
enccs, ''what can l do for you?'
doctor, . replies the giant, in voice
that makes the windows rattle, GIVE
1oot INV onnotitoisS
.'God pity the unfortunate who has
found it, then!'' answers the doctor,
solemnly, ''for unless he's q millionaire
he'll be q ruined man before the month 8
out!''
The young Anatole is endeavoring to
negotiate loan with his uncle.
Hang it, SIR says the elder moralist.
with severity, II do not understand why
you can't manage to get along without
coming to borrow of me!''
s'But uncle
s.Don't but uncle me, sir! Why,
when was law student at Paris, Just
as you are, / had 1925 francs a month,
and with that I managed to get along
not only managed to get along, but to
accumulate some debts, too!''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-23
IElEEIIT TE6, BASS bAo0 EI'E-~d C0.
ADJUSTMENTS.

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE = MESSENGER FROM
JARVIS SECTION"
Mr. Bernard McAuley began a three nights
engaeefnent at English's last night. to good
audience, presenting his well-known comedy,
"a Messenger from Jarvis Section" which has
been seen here SO numerously as TO be very IA
miliar to theater-goers Mr.. McAuley's Uncle
DauI is clearly and strongly-defined character
scketch. which depends upon no exrraneous
effects fer popular favor, and last night the per-
Torrance was received with continued merri-
ment and evidences of jHdicious approval.
The cast otherwise are competent to present
their respective parts in an en-
PERTAINING manner. Miss Baker, the
and Miss Emily Bigelow's Gertrude Bartlett was
a natural and graceful performance. Sheeny
Mike Is not so we'll done by Mr.. Hynes as by his
predecessor in the part, but the Sandy Mitchell
of Mr. Wilson is sufficiently villainous for all
practical purposes Tonight Mr.; ;. MeAuley viii
Falstaff In Henry W." and much interest is
felt in the performance. To-morrow afternoon
1.-THE Jerseyman" will be given, with "a Mes
senger from Jarvis Section" again tomorrow
night.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-'MIGNoN."
The largest audience of the engagement
greeted the Abbott company az the Grand at
their closing performance last night.
"Mignon" was given an even and generally
pleasing performance, the individual efforts
of Miss Abbott Miss segnin and MFR. Castle be-
ing particularly well received. Miss Rosewald
was very seriously lndisposed, and for that
reason did not appear to her usual advantage,
although she did bravely. The Abbott company
has made a very favorable impression here dur
ing the present season.
NOTES.
Miss Louise Sylvester will appear at the Grand
tonight, tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow
night, in her new play, "a Mountain Pink
which has met with favor elsewhere. She is
supported by a company of well-known actors
and actresses.
The principal members of the Thatcher, Prin-
e. West Minstrels, who are at the Grand
she first two nights of next week, are George
Thatcher, George II. Primrose, W. Fl. West
ISily Rite, Carl Rankin, Will Rankin, F. E. Nc.
HHsh, Frank Howard, Pete Mack Burt Shepard,
II. Nj. Morse, George Edwards.
NEW York, Nov. 2I.-John A. Stevens, the
astor, and proprietor of the Windsor Theater
made narrow escape from being shot by a half.
eTazed lunatic, Edward ArnOtt. The latter
wanted Mr.. Stevens to give him a situation, and
after some hesitation the latter assigned hlm to
n small part in the "Rnling Passion" On Tues.
day Arnoft went to Stevens's hotel in crazy
condition, with revolver; hut police officer
was called and rescued Mr.. Stevens from the
danger he was In.