New Ulm weekly review., 1885-04-01

CelNEG.
The senate confirmed Dhniel McConville Of
Ohio ss auditor of the treasury for the post
Office department
Hon. ,1acob Thompson, secretary of the in
terror a1tcer President Buchanan, died at his
residence in Memphis, In his seventy fifth
year.
Mrs. Phelps, wife of the new minister to
England, is said to be very handsome and ex-
tremely fold of society. She hes a private
fortune Of $4,000.
Rev. William Harris, prominent Presby-
terian minister of Princeton, N. J., and treas
urer OF Princeton college, died in the Savannah
(Ga~) hospital1of apoplexy.
The jury rasurned verdict acqniming Orth
Stein, city editor of the Evening Star, who shot
and killed George Fredericks, proprietor of
variety theater IN Kansas City. in June, 1883.
Five distinguished German artists are in
Chattanooga, Tenn, preparing grand pano-
rama of the battle of Chickamauga, for Phila-
delphia company, agho will pay them $35,-
OO0
Both chambers Gf ..he Prussian landtag depr
tized their presidents to wait Oil Bismarck and
tender him congratulations on his attaining his
seventy first birthday, April l next. The action
of the landtag i'll this natter is unprecedented.
Dr.. Frank Powell is Joeing frequently men
toned by his hosts of friends as q candidate
for next mayor of La Crosse, WIS The doctor
would be a hard man to defeat because of his
great popularity among the working classes.
Prof. R. B. Anderson, of the University Of
Wisconsin, who has been an applicant for the
Is~1 Il. l,1so ~
Vllas transferred his wishes to the Danish
mission. At present accounts, DR.. Heenan Of
Minnesota is likely to be appointed to Sweden.
Recently a young man named Pearce, Of
Rock Creek, Tenn, procured marriag ge license
to marry Miss Alice Penny The young lady
objected to having the ceremony aolemnlzed
on Sunday. Pearce became very angry, and
exclaimed: stMarry me or die. Miss Penny
refused, and Pierce drew pistol and shot
himself through the heart
The president sent to the senate the follow.
ing nominations Thomas G. Crinshaw, Jr,
collector of internal revenue, district OF
Georgia Postmasters: Aquilla Jones, Sr.,
Indianapolis II nd. Osbun Shannon, Lawrence,
Kan; /; John Meleham, Topeka. Kan; N. G.
Ridenam Clarinda, Iowa; Vincent J. Lane,
Wpandotte, Kan; Mrs. Lizzie Fl. Ficlen,
Charlestown, ILL.,; Claiborne Bowman, Yazoo
City, Miss
Harcourt, home secretary ia Westminster
hall, London, has presented Policeman Cox
the Albert medal in recognition of his bravery
in attempting, at the risk of his life, to carry
out from Westminster hall the smoking pack
age Of dynamite which caused the recent ex-
plosion there. The home secretary at the same
time presented an address of congratulation to
Policeman Cole, who was on duty with Cox at
md phn o1
ed by the explosion.
In political circles at Constantinople it is
thought that in the event of war between Russia
and England, the fighting will not De contine
to Afghan frontier but will extend to the Black
sea- It is rumored that Great Britain has al
ready sounded the porte in regard to obtaining
permission to pass the Dardanelles in case Of
war The prolonged stay in London of Hassar
Fehmi Pasha, Turkish envoy, is attributed to a
belief that the Afghan troubles are more likely
than the Egyptian question to effect, undel
certain conditions, an alliance between Turkey
| and England
Edwards Pierrepont presided at dinner c1
the Yale alumni in New York Among the EN-.
inent guests were Edward J. Phelphs minister
to England, President Noah Porter, of YaIe
college, and William Walter helps. Pres
OouU VI G01, oe0ahiuS dDOuG tll0 COlleSO 0liUC-
ed to the additional honor attained BY her N
having q member of the faculty selected to
represent the American people at the court OF
St James. He said Prof. Phelps had been 4
great gain to Yale, and had left his influence
in :healthful and beneficial manner on the
minds Of all the Students
London Special The phenomenal vigor Of
England's preparations for war with Russia
has bolstered up consols endfaxorably affect
ed business on Change. There is strong i'm.
preston among the operators that Russia will
yield and they are now discussingthe advent OF
peace. The financicrs know that Russia has
been trying for . long time to negotiats loan
preparations for a big var, and that her efforts
have failed The calling out Of the reserves and
militia will enable the var Office to satisfy the
request made by Earl Tufferin, vicercy Of
India, for reinforcements f, the extent OF S5, ,QW