New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-09

IL OlVCcI anu VlHOlcGlV dfClcle6 concerning Ghi
Il affair, and they intimate that the entire
run vas engineered in revenge from the Hi
bernian' 8 refusal to make advances to thu
u Munster bank during it's recent troubles
It is known that Gen. Sheridan, who i
now ON the st. Lawrence river, has notye1
I definitely rendered to any army officers the
4 sposltion as aides on his staff which will be
come vacant Oct. /, by the detachment Of
Colonel Gregory and Davis. An army OF
,ficer OF high rank said that tits the opinion
that Capt Stanhope d. Blunt, ordnance
/ corps. Will be rendered one of the vacancies
Capt Simmons, commander Of the yacht
Puritan, was in Washington to procure
rom Cen Dumont, supervising inspector
generaF OF steamboats,, a pilots license duly
eonntersigned. This was done at the re-
guest OF the owners OF the English yacht
Genesta, in order that the credentials OF
both yachts could not be questioned after
| the race. .
A member: of congress who was a:cavalry
officer during TIE war visited the pension
i building the other day for the first time,
and had to, be. taken away in an ambulance.
He is said to have been overcome by the
discovery that every cavalry-man in the
terra Gotta bas relief frieze AROUND the
building is holding the horses reins in the
right instead OF the left hand, as he should.
The; ameer OF Afghanistan has sent an
army officer from Cabul to investigate the
eharsessof misconduct made by the British
1 boundary cOmmissi on gainst the govern or
OF Herat. The principal charge is that the
governoropehs' the confidential letters sent
|; by way OF Hersst TO members ofsthe COM
mission and. the intimation is conveyed
that this tampefing is not done in any
| Britisll.interest. s.3 !taaI5I a5 :
| In an interview at Burlington Iowa
| Judge Harlan, presiding Judge OF the court
OF Alabama claims, holds that tile con-
troller's decision is uot only in conflict vii h
the'acts OF congress creating the court and
prescribing it's duties, and with all pre-
ceetents in,other- courts, but that it will, if
! sustained, result IN unnecessarily prolons-
Ing the work: OF the court and increasing
the aggregate ofie1penses. A8QyY
o. A telegram has been received from Judge
Harlan, ofthe court of commissions Of Ala
bama claims; wls wasexpectcd, SAYING that
he is,contined to his home in Iowa bv sick
nesssand una BILE To travel. No statement
Will be made in answer to the decision of
the first controller, in refusing acquisitions
iorlt the currenttexpenses of the court, until
Judge Harlan arrives here to confer with
the other members OF the court tEir!
A man nameU John Custer, who died at
Dayton, Ohio, formerly worked at, oungs-
town. While Ills Youngstown, he made a
confession to a; friend in which he said that
his name was John Goodwin; that he had
killed man named McNamee at Waltham,
Masss and changed his name to escape ar
restt The confession was made under a
promise that it would not be divulged I'M
til hiAdeath. EsoE ls3IitA5&t = 1F "a
|ifaA four-story brick building at.Lynn
Mass, occupied by Nicholas Webber as a
morocco factory, was burned. The facto-
rN was run by Mr.. Weber, as managerfor
Lucius Beebe a. Sons, of Boston, Mr.
I Webber has patent process for manufac-
turing morocco, and his loss on ma chinery
amounts to $4,000, while the Beebes lose
about 100000. The total insurance is
about 100000. " III
The new Chinese minister is described by
an attache OF the legation as a gentleman
OF nigh culture, who has held many i'm
postant positions in the empire. He was
superintendens OF the circuit OF the pro-
Vince OF K! then superintendent OF
customs in Chefoo, and last year was a
member OF the tslungi yamen, which is SIM
liar to the English ministry of foreign af-
fairs or the secretary of state in this coun-
try.e 9Y,sfs: ma e,4s ,s. l.llE'
1.-THE largest coal mines in the entire
Union Pacific system at Rock Springs, $50
miles west OF Cheyenne, the company re-
Gently imported a large number of Chinese
to take the place of white men. The entire
force of white miners, about one hundred
and fifty atEOng, organized; and. armed
with shotguns, marched to Chinatown and
cleaned QUIT the Chinese with discharges
scared the others away
The New York Daily Commercial Bulletin
estimates the fire losses in the United States
RI A,1u,
This is a decided impro vement upon former
records. the average OF the aggregate loss in
August for ten years past being 81 ,OOO, 600
In August, 1884, the fire losses were about
$40, OO0sOOO. Nevertheless the fire losses
Of the year to the end Of .August foot up to 3,
$65, 5oO, 900, with four months yet to hear
from. ff3s ;3I4stEa5zt5i 2@t5ift 3ai go
a9 Prot. Grensides, of the veterinary depart.
ment Of the Ontario college of agriculture
has been investigating the hog cholera
He pRonounces it genuine cholera. About
y per cent OF the hogs affected die. Great
loss has accrued to the farmers Of South
Essex, as already over 1000 hogs have
died or been killed. The disease is very
virulent and appears to be spreading be-.
tween Amherstbnrg and Kingsville. The
only known preventativeis to feed carbolic
acid. -
1t is understood at the war departments
that the new members of GEN. Sheridan's
staff are not likely to be announced before
Oct. l. 1t seems to be the opinion of
prominent army officers here that Lieut..
Gen. Sheridan has concluded to tender one
OF the vacant positions as aide e-camp ON
his staff to Col. Fred W. B. Benteen,. major
oftheiNinth cavalry. Col fBenteen com
manded q regiment in the volunteers, and
as captain Of the Seventh cavalry at the
time of the Custer massacre, saved the rest
OF the regiment. as,.
Tho examination of candidates, for an.
pointment as cadets in the revenue marine
service has been concluded. Fourteen
candidates passed, but us there, are only
seven vacancies to be filled it was decided
to appoint the seven who attained the
highest averages in the examination. The
successful candidates are: John B. Hull,
Virginia; Stanley M. Laudrey, Indiana;
Preston Fl. Roth, Pennsylvania; Ellsworth
p. Berthal, New York; Gordon H.: Wilcox,
Pennsylvania; Richard o. Crisp and Will
liam j.. Jacobs. Maryland. 80 ~
Lieut.. George Hare has just returned from
Mexico with thirty-two men, having made
one thousand miles since May nineteenth.
He has in charge fifteen Of GeroDimo's
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