New Ulm weekly review., 1886-06-09
Condensed Telegraphic News.


The collection of internal revenue during
the first nine months of the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1856, amounted to $95..
$685. being an increase Of So, 135, 1872
over the receipts during the corresponding
period Of the last fiscal year. There was
an increase OF S733, $50 on spirits, an in
crease of $1,126, ,425 on fermented liquor.
The only decrease was $56,O95 on mis-
celaneous items. The receipts for April,
1886, were $176, O47 greater than those
for April 1885.
The bill reported to the house relative
to the transmission OF obscene matter
through the mails, is accompanied by a
report which states: The law upon this
ways by the courts that the dealers in OBJ
scene and filthy matters have been able to
evade and to violate it. The amendments
proposed are intended to make the pro-
visions OF the actso definite that they can
not be disobeyed with impunity.
| Secretary Bayard's recent note to Mr..
| West, which the latter cabled to Earl
Rosebery, British foreign minister, has
been made public. It requests that Eng
| land shall restrain the extreme exercise OF
what Canada considers to be her legal
rights in the matter OF seizing American
| fishing vessels, and forbidding additional
OF disputed questions. the note is couched
in calm and judicial terms throughout, and
assumes the intention OF both countries to
secure the removal of the cause for dis
pute.
It is probable that lawsuit will grow
out OF the presidents purchase OF his coun-
try home. Although it was purchased and
the papers made out without the interven-
tion of a real estate agent, Major G. A..
Armes, retired army officer, who is in the
real estate business here, claims commits
sion amounting to $537 for having brought
the property to the PRESIDENT 8 attention.
Ex-Congressman Joyce OF Vermont is to
practice law in Washington.
The Metropolitan African Methodist
Episcopal church, one OF the largest churches
in the United States was dedicated recently.
The adopted citizens OF the Cherokee ma
tion are petitioning the United States gov.
ernment to prevent the distribution of the
$500. 900 lease money to Cherokees by
blood only.
Mrs. Holt, whom Secretary Lamar is to
marry, is one OF the richest women in
Georgia.
The trial of Adam Guckenberger OF
Marshfield, Wis, for outraging Mrs. George
Kundert, at Sherry's Switch, in February,
resulted in conviction. The sentence i'm
posed by Judge Webb was ten years at
hard labor III the penitentiary.
l.. G. Pfefer & Co., tanners at Appleton,
Wis, have failed. Liabilities, $3O,OOO;
assets, $4,000.
McAffee, the ex-bigamist, is remarked to
his second wife at Hudson, Wis.
Articles of incorporation of new rail.
road between Dubuque and Kansas City
have been filed. The incorporators are
Ansel Oppenheim, Sam c. Stickney, A. F.
Schiffman, Frank Skipwirth, Robert c.
Wright, w. H. Knowlton, all OF the Min
nesota & Northwestern, and also George
B. Burch, president of the Dubuque and
Northwestern. The name of the incor-
poration is the Chicago, St. Paul & Kan
sas City. The capital stock is $25, ,OOO,-
900. The business commenced May 26
and will continue for fifty years.
By fire at Sioux City Mr.. L. H. Moore
lost his entire stock. The following also
lose on stock: E. E. Selmer, boots and
shoes; E. P. Hill, groceries; John Tucker,
cigars and tobacco. All are we'll insured.
Mrs. Susan Fox while preparing supper
in the town of Lind, Wis, was burned to
death, her clothes catching fire from the
stove.
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field a stunning banquet in New York.
Christinson is arrested at Racine, charged
with being accessory to the murder OF Mar
shall Schultze.
The general assembly of the United Pres
byterian church, at Hamilton, N. Y, elects
Rev. j. T. Bountree as moderator.
A deficiency OF $3.50, 900 is found in the
accounts of J.. H. Dean, counsel for the
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Missionary union in New York.
Augustus Fulton, the only colored stu
dent ever sent from the United States to
the Propaganda in Rome, has been ordain-
ed, and will return TO this country to take
charge of a colored Catholic church in New
Orleans.
The total amount invested in the Cana
dian fisheries is $6,697, 900.
A review and sham battle, in which s..
900 troops participated, took place in
the queens birthday. Earl OF Aberdeen,
lord lieutenant, and his wife, drove in state
to the park and were accorded an ovation
A report is current in court circles that
prince Albert Victor, eldest son OF the
prince OF Wales, will soon be betrothed to
the princess Elizabeth of Anhalt. The
princess is represented to possess remarka-
bic beauty.
Fire at Butte, Mon, destroyed stables
owned by Remitlard & Parsons, on lower
Main street, the blacksmith shop OF Fred
Q Brien, the saddlery shop OF j. R. Gun
ther, coopers ETC., saloon and three or
four cabins in the rear. The fire origi-
mated in Parsons kitchen. The horses in
the stable were saved. One cow was
burned. Parsons family was barely
saved. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $25,
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Crop prospects in the northwest are not
quite as favorable az week ago. With the
exception Of the April rains, which came
when seeding was about half-completed the
weather has been quite dry, exceptin few
localities, and complaints are becoming
numerous that the crops are suffering for
want OF moisture.
The winter wheat crop prospect is not SO
good us it was a week ago. Spring wheat
in the northwest is suffering for want OF
rain.
The jury in the circuit court at Marion,
Iowa, rendered a verdict in the famous
Iowa City riot case in favor OF the plaint-
ifs for $1,000. The verdict was against
Dostal, Englert, Slezak, Sven, Graf,
Beranek anu Epple for 81, 1,OOOeach. Law
yer Bailey, who was tarred and feathered
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