New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-08-12
Seven-ighths OF the callers at the White
House come for political PURPOSES.


House come for political purposes.
The distance from the city hall in New
York to the site OF Gen. Grants tomb is
nine miles.
Albany On. Y.}, by the recent census, has
a population OF 6,OOO-a gain OF 5000
since 1850. ~
Lowell Mass, has, according to recent
Official figures, property valuation OF
$51 BIS, 915.
Appointments OF postmasters OF the low
er grades are made at the rate OF one
hundred day.
Reuben Caspcrwas shot and killed at
Berlin, Neb., by Thomas Williams, son OF a
well known farmer.
Two hundred and forty appointments to
fourth class postmasterships were recently
announced in one day.
Ex-President Arthur will resume the prae-
tice OF law in New York, Oct. 1, combining
himself to office work. He is worth 1OO,-
900.
Burr Blair OF Cincinnati says that fifteen
months ago he could have bought the old
Grant house at Point Pleasant, Ohio, with
the land, for $500.
Morknen are putting up 172 additional
lightningrod tips on the Washington m onu-
ment- The iron stairway to the top will
not be completed for several months.
Atrain struck q carriage at crossing at
Morristown, n. j., instantly killing Mrs
Edward j. Brown Miss Mary Brown and
an infant child ofMrs. Irving H. Brown.
The verdict OF the jury in the Riel trial is
looked upon at Toronto as a just one, and
the opinion is freely expressed that Riel
cb no ~,
law.
Worth, the man milliner, says Paris
dressmakers do a business of S5O,OOO.OOO
a year and lose 50, 900, 900 bv bad debts.
Very little is lost through American GUS
toners.
Secretary Manning says that no change
will be made in the office OF clerk of the APP
pointment division, and it was never con
templated that Mr.. Albright should succeed
Higgins.
An Easton, Pa, dispatch says that a ter
| rifle storm passed over that part OF the
state recently, doing great damageto grow
ing crops, railroads. etc. The loss will not
be less than 100000.
During a revival service at Centre Valley,
Pa, a veterinary surgeon named Hartline,
IN endeavoring to reach the altar to make
confession, sank to the floor and expired
before medical aid could be brought.
Col Fred Grant states that all the writ
ing Tor the first volume OF his fathers book
was done with the generals own hand, and
there is not a line in either volume which is
not his own individual composition.
A special from Smyrna, Del, says a ter
rible cyclone visited that section recently
totally destroying property for miles in a
stretch 800 feet wide. Stock was killed, and
orchards and cornfelds were destroyed. No
lives lost.
Althea Hall, who claims to be the wife Of
Senator Sharon, pointed q pistol the other
day at ex-senator Stewart, remarking: II
am bound to kill Stewart before the trial
is over, and I don't know but what I had
better do it now"
Nine. Gailhard, wife OF one OF the direc-
tors OF the Paris opera, recently died after
being married thirteen months, and aftera
sickness OF thirteen days. She was buried
on the 18th day OF July. The husband
tainted on the coffin at the funeral
Advices from various points throughout
the state OF Maryland show the recent
storm to have been the most disastrous
that has at any time visited this section.
A cyclone swept path 200 yards in width
through Creil county. Houses, mills and
bridges We're carried away The loss is
roughly estimated at S150,OOO, and may
be considerably more.