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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28
The New Irish Land Bill.

The bill provides: That landlord who
is DESTROYS to sell his property shall apply
to the state authority. The latter shall
refer the application thus made to a land
commission, which, after making an in
quiry, shall fix a price at which the, prop
erty shall be sold unless the landlords and
the state authority have previously come
to an agreement. Ii the landlord objects
to the price fixed by the commission, he
may withdraw his application on paying
the costs. When a sale OF property has
been executed the commission shall pay
the creditors before making any o ther dis tri-
button ofthe purchase money. Certain rent
charges may be bought outright by the
state authority, or payment may be con-
tinued from the tenants repayments. In
case OF property wheron there is reason
able cause to suppose that valuable min
erals exist the commission shall add to
the purchase money a fair sum for said
minerals, and the minerals realized from
said property shall be vested in the state
authority or such local body as the Irish
legislature may provide. The Irish receiv-
er general and deputies, who are to execute
the financial part OF the act, shall be APP
pointed to hold office as permanent civil
servants, subject to the authority of
the treasury. They shall be paid from
the imperial exchequcr, but the
Irish government shall appoint ten actual
collectors. Ii the receiver general or any of
his deputies shall be guilty OF malfeasance,
Che culprit shall forfeit the sums so lost,
and also be fined $500. The measure en-
powers the treasury to create three classes
OF permanent annuities, bearing interest
respectively at 3, 22 and 21a per cent, and
WHICH will be charged to the imperial con-
solidated flnd. Strict rules are provided
which forbid the subdividing or subletting
OF b slding SO long as it is subject to any
state charge; but the state authority is
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28
empowered to relax these rules where he
may think it advisable.
The other points OF the bill were fully
covered by Mr.. Gladstone's speech.
Astounding Confession of q CounterfeIter

Astounding Confession of 3 COunterfeiter.
Erastus Sheppard, convicted at New Or
leans of counterfeiting, testified in his own
behalf, saying:
When was twelve years ofage was EN-
ployed in .counterfeiting establishment
which was owned and operated, among
others, by Charles II. Leonard, recently
mayor OF Galveston, Tex, and at present
one OF the most prominent citizens of that
city. Interested with him in this bust
ness were the mayor Of New Orleans,
limbs OF the law. Then the Judge of
the criminal court for the parish OF
Orleans was q partner in the establish
ment, also a certain prominent lawyer
who now occupies a judgeship in Balti-
more. These people were engaged in
counterfeiting Mexican coin, United States
bills and money OF every description.
The Mexican money was manufactured
down stairs and the United States notes,
ETC., werefturned out up stairs. My posi-
ton was that OF messenger for the estab-
lisement and as such delivered the coun.
terfeit money to the banks OF the city
and high city officials. Thousands
and thousands ofdollars OF this money was
manufactured and circulated here and else
where throughout this country and Mexico.
Many Of the persons engaged in counter
letting them have left behind them sons and
daughters who move in the highest society
For this reason I do not propose to make
known the names OF the persons for whom
1 first worked in the counterfeiting bust
ness. All my life it has been my misfor.
tune to suffer for. and to bear the brunt oil
other persons misdeeds. My whole life
has been one OF continued sacrifice.
Sheppard,is now sixty-two years ofage.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28

The Connecticut legislature adjourn
ed a few days ago withoutpassing sew
eralmeasures that were fully discussed.
The secret ballot and weekly payment
bills, as also that abolishing attach.
ment Of wages for debt, felt on the last
day through a disagreement between
the two houses. One bill only from
the labor, committee was passed
that prohibiting the employment Of
children under thirteen years Of age
in any manufacturing Or mercantile
establishment.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28

Governor Foraker, of Ohio, sent "a
pec'almessage to the Legislature call
ing attention to the way in which rich
men, unincorporated banks and bust
ness associations refuse to return their
+; property for assessment, and suggest
ing legislation that woElld reach them.
The shot told and the papers contain
, cards denouncing the naeddling OF the
governor: in other peoples business,
and 81 lot OF the wives OF wounded
rich men are said to have stayed away
from Mrs. Foraker's last reception,
thus pleadingguilty for their liege lords
and masters.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28

It's alleged that. John Bull does not
'drink.so much asformerly. The Budg-
set shows falling off Of $50O,SOO, 900
in the revenue from alcoholic liquors
and it is stated that the decrease
for the last ten years has been $22,-
100000. The chancellor of the ex-
chequer says that this isdueto chang
es in thehabits OF the people, and is
accompanied by an enormous increase
in the revenue derived from the COM
forts OF life-notably tea, tobacco and
fruits. There is no doubt that a SINH
lar change in the habits OF the people
is going on intthis country, too. The
consumption of strong .dt;ank is per-
ceptibly diminishing
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28

A bill has been introduced i'm the
house of representatives enacting
.."that residents of each state and ter
ritory may, within the other states
and territories and within the District
of Columbia, solicit from dealers or
merchants orders for goods and mer-
chandise by sample, catalogue, card,
price list, description or other repre-
sentation, without payment of any
license or mercantile tax, such as is
now demanded in several states OF
i. commercial travellers.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28
The cholera has broker out in sew
erai Italian cities and great fears are
entertained that ii anay spread
throughout the country.

Gen. schofeld lately remarked to a
New York interviewer, that if the In
dams can bekept quiet, e. decade or a
generation, they will notgive any trou-
blesafterwards. When the old Indians
have died off and left no one to take
their place to stir up the blood OF the
young with stories of their own
achievements, peace viii follow, and
the Indian problem will settle itself.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28

Some people will regret that the
Washington monument was not made
of other, material than white marble.
Up at Rutland, VT, where the supply
for this country is mostly produced,
people will not have it for building
purposes at all, and their judgment,
which comes from long familiarity,
certainly has weight. Thestone lacks
hardness, as was shown by the crack
ing, Of some lower courses in the mon
ument from the weight; it is so light
in, color as to give a large structure
IAN unsubstantial look; and the lia-
'bility to discoloration is always great.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28

The following states haveestablished
labor bureaus, most Of them within a
comparatively recent period: Massa-
chusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
Jersey, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, New
York, Wisconsin, Michigan, California,
Iowa, Maryland, Connecticut and
Kansas. The National Bureau at
Z Washington was established 10 1884.
1t is perhaps too soon to Judge of the
usefulness of many of;these young bu-
reaus, including that under thecontrol
OF the general government.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28
Pensions for Northwestern Soldiers.

In addititn to the pensions secured for
the Northwest through Senator Sawyer of
Wisconsin are the following:
S. Sherwood Tenth Iowa; r. w. Moore,
First Wisconsin; s. j. Brown, inspector
scouts; widow OF T. H. Knill, Second Wis
consin; j. w. Robson Sixth Wisconsin; r.
Monahan, Twenty-third Wisconsin; j. L.
Hunter, First Minnesota rangers; G. Wells,
One Hundred and Ninth New York vol
unteers, now residing in wisconsin, s..
James, Thirteenth Michigan; mother OF T.
Douglas; G. Rogers, captain Fifth Wiscon-
sin; mother OF R. B. Livell, First Wisconsin;
+. w. Putney, Second Minnesota cavalry;
T. Fagn, Seventh Iowa. ~
Bills for pensions to the following, which
have not passed the house, have been re-
ported favorably by Mr.. Sawyer:
NJ. Romaler, Thirty seventh Iowa; A.
Denny. captain and quartermaster, Sec
ond Wisconsin; B. Fisher, increase; L..
Hudson, Third Missouri; widow OF V. R.
Rider, Third Iowa;R. Farnum, Thirteenth
Iowa; j. B. Skaggs. quartermaster; j. S.
Maxey, Fourth artillery; widow OF H.
Banker, OF Indian war, 1912; II. r. Duke,
Seventh Iowa; mother OF Lieut.. H. T.
French.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28

The senate has passed a bill to grant q
pension OF 500 a month to Gen. B. F..
Kelley OF West Virginia, late major general,
United States army. Gen. Kelley raised
the first regiment OF loyal troops south of
Mason & DiXon's line during the late war,
and was commissioned colonel of the First
regiment OF Virginia volunteers on May 25,
1861. Gen. Mcclellan directed him to as
sumo command OF all the local troops in
West Virginia, and on June 1, 1861, he
fought the first battle OF tile war, near
Grafton, w. Va, with Il Confederate force
under Col. Porterfeld. The enemy was
and captured. He was twice wounded and
is seventy-nine years old
Senator Mcmillan introduced a bill to
pension Archibald Money, formerly cor
poral OF the eighth Minnesota regiment.
Postmasters commissioned Montana
Albrite, A. d. Simpson. New Office estab-
Reedsboro, Alger county, A. Gibbs.
Capt. p. 3. Dougherty, who was in com
mand OF the party that captured John
Wilkes Booth was licensed as trader at
the cheyenne Indian agency, Oak.
those OF Indian Agents w. II. Black, Sac
Laughlin, Standing Rock, Oak. The nomi.
nation OF A. B. Keith, postmaster at Deni
son, Iowa. has been rejected.
Senator'S Edmunds and Hoar publish a
card co the effect that they have.never de
nounced the G. A. r., or objected to the
statute giving preference to soldiers.
The charges filled against the nomina.
ton OF G. Wise, postmaster Of Hamburg
Iowa which caused an adverse report and
re .tion by the senate, are quite numer
Gus.
The house committee on the judiciary
laid on the table a number OF bills to pre-.
vent the adulteration or imitation of food
products. This action was taken for the
reason that the committee believes the
bills to be unconstitutional.
Among the combinations announced
were those OF q. G. Ross, governor of New
Mexico; w. S. Rosecrans, register OF the
treasury, and R. E. Withers consul to
Hong Kong.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-27

Onith-Brpwn, you're fine this morning.
Brown ,pleascdl o'
Smith, know ~. You look as fresh as .
daisy
Brown tmorc pIeaseD-Yes'
Smi,b-Y,s Yon can stay out with the
boys alpd show up in the morning all right.
BROW, talore than pleaseli--fes, htt'e
thin /. 9 that don't affect me much.
6mith-it don't affect you particle l
never sas .uch a man | say, Brown, can
you lend nie fyeri
Brown with absolute entbusias'nlICer
tainly, my dear hoy, certainly. .-Se~ YORK
Sun.
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-06
The Wittiest of Irishmen.

To the Bench Curran could be at times
unceremonious. In his early days Judge
Robinson made an attempt to extinguish
the rising advocate. Robinson, it was cur
rently reported, owed his elevation to the
publication of political pamphlets, re-
markable only for their slavish meanness
and scurrility. In arguing his case Curran
could not find the principle contended for
81 suspect, SIR said Robinson, that
your law library is rather scanty" :" 1t is
very true, my lord,' said Curran, " that
my books are not numerous but | have
prepared myself for this high profession
rather by the study of a few good
books than by the composition of great
many bad ones" Curran was occasionally
nonplussed by witness. Inquiring his
masters age from a horse trainers servant,
he could get no satisfactory answer
Come, come, friend" urged Curran, has
he not lost his teeth" do you think"
retorted the servant, that / know his age
as he does his hoDses?-by the mark of
the mouth" Once foiled by Limerick
banker with an iron leg, Curran in his ad-
dress to the jury said that his leg was the
softest part about him. In debate in the
House of Commons he stated that he need
ed no aid from any one, that he was proud
to be the guardian of his own honor"
Indeed, :" exclaimed Sir Boyle Roche. II
congratulate Mr. Curran on his holding a
sinecure." Lord Clare was deter
mined enemy of Curran while he was
at the Bar. The Lord Chancellor ruined
his practice at the Chancery Court,
and his clients were always sufferers.
Indeed Curran stated that his losses
in his professional income from the ami
mostly of Lord Clare amounted to no less
than 100000. The incidents in Court in
consequence of this disagreement were
sometimes ludicrous. On one occasion,
when it was known that the advocate was
about to make an elaborate argument in
chancery, Lord Clare brought Newfound-
land dog upon the bench with him, and
paid much more attention to the dog than
to the barrister, and the fact was COM
mented on by the profession. At ma
terial point in the argument the Chancellor
lost all decency, and turned quite aside to
fondle the dog. Curran stopped at once.
" Go on, go on" said Lord Clare. "Oh, l
beg thousand pardons, my Lord p was
the ready reply. really took it for
granted your Lordship was engaged in con-
sultation. "-[ Temple Bar.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-06

PAPER HANGINGs AND CURTAINS FROM
LEATHER.-Many persons have doubtless
noticed articles going the round to the effect
that paper hangings for reception rooms,
libraries, and even for palace-car curtains
are now being made entirely from leather
scraps, or at least covered or embossed with
leather. 1t is true that waste leather is
used for the purpose, but only to limited
extent, the cost and difficulty of manufact-
ure having thus far prevented capitalists
from putting up much money on it. In
order TO give permanency to the process,
consideration must be had for the Unequal
tiles of each and both substances, for it
must be remembered that the difference in
expansion, contraction, susceptibility to
the alternate influence of heat and cold,
dryness and moisture, to which this :" new
candidate" will ever be subjected, will re-
main as apparent when brought together
by any mechanical means as when separ-
ate. 1t follows, then, that varieties of each
substance, out of which it is desired to
make these novel goods, must be selected
possessing the greatest number of charac-
teristics, both physical and others, in COM
mon, and then. if some principle of chem
istry can be brought to bear BY which GER
tain atfinities may be brought in combina-
ton, permanent success is only question
of time, and, when once it has been at
tanned, cost will soon be reduced to the
minimum. Experiments are now being
made with chemical fiber and pulp from
scrap leather, the results of which, whether
successful or not, will appear at another
time. 1t is understood that the new mate
rial departs in several important particulars
from the character of leather board with
which paper-makerS are familiar.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-06

HE PHoNoGRAPH To BE IMPRovUD.-Mr
Edison, the inventor, has resumed work
on the photograph, and is now engaged in
perfecting it so that he can bring it into
everyday use as is the telephone Mr.. Ed.
ison has not given the photograph any at
tention since 1873, when he gave himself
up wholly to making his electric light in
vention successful. He is now building a
monograph with five-foot wheel to be
driven by steam. The sound will be trans
ferred from the monograph to wheel 40
times its diameter, the sound being thus
amplified 40 times louder than the human
voice 1t will have funnel 80 feet long. If
placed on top of a building, Mr.. Edison
claims that person standing two blocks
away will be able to hear it talk plainly
He has also got so far as to make the ma
chine say All" distinctly by means of
many wave lines. Mr.. Edison said AT
ter get this machine perfect will con-
struct monographs for office use to take
the place of stenographers and type-writers.
All you will have to do will be TO hand it
to the office boy, who, by touching spring.
can make it repeat or talk back all that
you have said TO it and transcribe at will.
Then again, you can have one at home,
and when thought strikes you all that is
necessary is 70 talk it at the machine. and
you have it boxed up for next day. | have
no doubt that it will be great success"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-06

DIVORCES AMONG BULGAR1ANs.-Bulga-
ran women are not models of coniugal
fidelity. But in country where every
body is subject to butterfly fancies the hus-
bands are but little distressed by their
wives weaknesses, and when a woman
shows preference for another man the
divorce proceedings are carried through in
perfectly friendly way, and the Divorce
trips off and gets married to her second
choice. The first husband cordially con-
graduates him and her, and perhaps even
sends them wedding present with his best
wishes. Everything is quite pleasant La
ter on she may have another husband, and
yet another, but the same friendly relations
are still preserved. Thus it is related that
when Bulgarian beauty enters a ball
room she may bow to husband No. /, who
is chatting to husband No. in a corner !;
then, seeing husband No. 3, leaning on a
mantlepiece, she blows him kiss wills
pers soft nothing to No. 4, on whose arm
she leans, and keeps a sharp lookout all the
time with her dark, sleepy eyes for the en-
trance of the prospective No. 5.-[Toronto
Week
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-06
Water Gas for the Millions.

The recent communication of NJ. Hum
bert and NJ. Henry to the French Academy
of Science, in regard to the new method of
producing pure hydrogen and OF making
water gas at an extremely low cost, has
caused much anxious attention not only in
France but all over Europe, and in this
country as well. If the process which
these gentlemen have described marks
new departure in gas-making, the matter
is of weighty import, not only to the gas
manufacturers, but also to the coal owners
and iron masters. 1t will affect in no in
considerable degree the consumption of
coal, and modify some of the processes of
iron manufacture. In this process a Jet of
superheated steam is directed into a re-
tort filled with incandescent coke. The
oxygen unites with the carbon to form
carbonic oxide, and hydrogen is liberated.
Up to this point there is nothing new in
the process. But now these gases are led
away to a second retort filled with Jumps of
some refractory substance maintained at
red heat. The use of refractory materials is to
expose a large surface to the incoming gases.
Into this second retort there is led at the
same time a jet of steam superheated to the
point of disassociation. The oxygen of this
steam seizes upon the carbonic oxide to
form dioxide and more hydrogen is l1ber-
ated. To remove the carbon dioxide the
gases are passed through milk of lime,
and the pure hydrogen is led away to the
reservoir. The authors of the communica-
ton say that one ton of coke produce about
$4,000 feet of gas, which is about eleyen
times the quantity obtained from ton of
coal, which reduces the cost OF the gas to
very low figure-gery little indeed, it may
be supposed, above the cost of natural gas,
when the difficulty of controlling that gas
is taken into account. 1t is easy to see the
numerous applications of such gas for
heating purposes but the inventors have
arranged t. make start with it for light
ing. How the carburation is to be affected
is not stated, but it is announced that the
little town of Boulogne-sur-Seine is to be
lighted with this gas during the winter
Mining and Scientific Press
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-06
FASHION HINTS.
Some Sensible Notes and Suggestions
about Selection and Wear.


The rules of good taste require certain
method in the choice of costumes for differ
ent times and occasions. Thus, lady OF
taste will not wear silk dresses in the morn
ing, nor a heavy wooden costume for an
afternoon reception.
Ladies wear in the morning, when they
go out in the street on foot, and do not in
tend paying any visits, costumes of wooden
fabric without any mixture of silk.
A little later in the day they put on
dresses of wooden fabric, combined with
silk or velvet tissues, which are sufficiently
elegant for paying visits not of ceremony.
And for ceremonious visits and recep-
tons they select dresses of plain silk or
velvet, combined with brocaded silks and
yelvets according to the fashion of the day.
There are such number of silk tissues
of all styles that great variety may be
achieved even while conforming to the
above rules. One OF the prettiest silk ma
terials of this winter season is composed OF
alternate plush and MORE stripes in some
cases the plush stripes are of several colors
over monochrome MORE, in others they are
of one color different from the moire-such
as drap and blue, beige and dark red green
and maroon, etc.
1t is quite as important to chose the
fashion of the dress, as well as the material
according to the diverse circumstances
in which it is meant to be worn
For morning costumes composed en-
tirely of wooden fabrics, the most
simple, least elaborate fashions should be
chosen. For the costume of mixed wooden
and silk tissues somewhat more complica
ted styles may be adopted but rich trim
mings and draperies. embroidered border:
and panels, for those toilets which are
never worn for going out on foot
The simple white collar is very fire.
quently exchanged for one of velvet OIL
satin embroidered with beads or orna
mented with gold or silver braid, and W.
think it is a great pity. A lady never
looks well and neatly dressed when She
has no hint of spotlessly white underliner
about the neck and wrists The almost
imperceptible border of cream-colored
wooden net or etamine tucked on round
the inner edge of collar and wrist:
in no way compensates, in our eyes
for the neat, clean look of the white col
lar and cuffs. For the embroidered collar:
above mentioned glass beads of all color!
are employed, metal beads of variou:
kinds, including lead, and also wooden
beads of all sizes.-[Philadelphia Record.