The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-07-24

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The steamer Tfgress s6ffed On the evening
of the 14th, from the Navy-Yard in New York,
ON her voyage in search of the Polaris.
The centennial celebration of the first
Methodist annual Confercncein America took
place in Philadelphia on the afternoon and
evening of the 14th, at st. Georges NJ. E.
Giaarch, tho sauna building in (which tho -arst
annual Conference was held. Bishop James
presided and addressed the meeting, sayink
the results during the past hundred years
in the progress Of the Methodist Church have
exceeded that of any other.
The West. 80 g., ..s ..,.
General Brinkcrhoff, Chairman of the Ohio
Liberal Republican State Central Committee,
has issued call for Peoples Convention to
be held at Columbus on the 3Oth of July
The ravages by the recent storms in Illinois,
Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri
were immense, great damage being done to the
crops. In many sections buildings, orchards,
railroad bridges, ETC., were destroyed, and
railroad travel was greatly impcdcd. Many
lives were lost by drowning, lightning and
falling buildings.
A Des Moines Qowa) telegram of the Sth
says Governor Carpenter had decided not to
call the Convention of Governors on the trans
portation question until next fall.
At Red Rock, Iowa, few days ago, little
| girl of eleven years, named Effie Robertson,
| was visiting at the house Of Mr.. Gilbert Barr.
The children being left alone in the house,
| they attempted to fill lighted lamp with kerr
osene. An explosion resulted, and the house
was burned to ashes, all escaping save Miss
| Effie, who was burned in the house.
The Military Commission met at Fort Klam
ath, Oregon, OH the 5th, and proceeded to the
| trial of Captain Jack, Schonchin, Boston Char
ley, Black Jim, Slotuck and Barncho, who at
| the present time arc implicated in the Candy
massacre. The charge is, first, murder and
| violation of the laws of war; second, assault
with intent to kill A. B. Meacham and L. d.
Dyer.
The Railroad and Warehouse Commission
ers of Illinois were in session at Springfield on
| the 9th, and had under consideration numcr-
| GUS complaints in writing from various Sec
| tons of the State, in which the writer's charge
that the railroads had raised their freight
tariffs one hundred per cent. in some places, and
the evidence contained in the communications
went to show that the rates had been increased
an average of thirty per cent. So far as the
Commissioners had compared the new with the
old schedules, they agree with the complaints
that have been made, that there has been a
general increase in the rates. They propose,
so soon as it can be done, to show exactly
what the amount Of the increase in detail is on
each road in the State.
As an evidence of the force and effect of the
great storm at Fond du Lac, Wis, and vicin-
ty, on the 4th, it is stated that in one county
two hundred and fifty barns were demolished.
Wrecked buildings, Frustrated orchards and
badly -damaged fields mark the track of the
hurricane through several counties. Similar
storms were equally destructive in almost
every other Western State.
The Chicago Journal of the 10th says the
Western crop reports, except from those local
tiles which had been recently devastated by
storm and flood, were generally favorable.
The Journal thinks the loss of field and gar
den crops, farm buildings, timber, etc.,
throughout the Northwest, by the recent ex-
tensive storms, may be safely estimated at be-
tween 1000, 600 and s., 1000, 600.
In Milwaukee, few nights ago, little
child of Mr.. Mosier was burned to death by
the explosion of kerosene lamp. The par
ents had retired, leaving the lamp burning
near the child's crib. F~. 80
Modocs implicated in the massacre of General
Candy and the Peace Commissioners, conclud-
ed its labors on the 9th. The evidence for the
prosecution is said to have been of the most
positive character, leaving no doubt of the
guilt Of the prisoners.
Grand Rapids, Mich, suffered heavy loss
by fire on the 18th. One hundred dwellings,
and number of stores, mills, hotels, and other
buildings, the whole covering six of the most
| thickly-built squares in the city, were destroy
! ed. The loss was estimated at $500, 200; in
surance about $4,000.
At West Union, Iowa, a few days ago, a
servant girl in the family of DR.. Bassett, in
trying to light a fire with kerosene oil, was so
seriously burned that she died in short time
The SANDER suit of Miss Linda Gilbert
against the Chicago Evening Post has resulted
in a verdict for the plaintiff damages six
cents. The suit grew out of comments made
by the Post on the efforts of Miss Gilbert to
raise funds, by means of lottery enterprise,
| for the purchase of prison library.
A letter received at Des Moines from Hamil-
| ton County, Iowa, says that the tornado on the
4th completely cleared twenty-acre field of
corn, ''takihg corn, dirt, and ALL" "a school
house was carried away, and has not been
seen since" "a stable with two horses was
carried over eighty rods"
Des Moines Qowa) telegram of the 14th
says: "There is a strong and growing oppo-
sition in this State to the operation of the
Illinois Railroad law, as it affects Iowa traffic.
The South.
State Educational Convention was held at
Raleigh, N. c., on the 9th. All portions of the
State were represented.
Judge Carpenter, of South Carolina, has
granted temporary injunction restraining
any and all fiscal officers of that State from
levying or collecting any tax for the purpose
of paying interest upon the State bonds
known as conversion bonds" amounting to
over 100000.
The reports from Memphis, Nashville and
other places on the 10th, show that the cholera
had almost entirely disappeared.
The Masters Of the various Farmers oranges
in North Carolina met at Raleigh on the 9th
and organized a State Grange. William s.
Battle, of Edgecombe, was made President.
From June Z to July 2 the total numbe
of deaths reported in Nashville from cholera
was 647. OF these, 244 were white and 4Os
colored. There were some cases of course not
reported. The American thinks the whole
number would foot up not less than $50. The
highest number in any one day was p, on the
10th of june
The Grand Jury has found true bills Of in
dictment against the four seconds in the re-
cent Mordecai- McCarty duel at Richmond,
Va, for the willful and malicious murder Of
Mordecai.
Albert Sanders, colored, was executed at
Prince Frederick, Md, on the 18th, for the
murder of E. A. Rurdcll, last December;