The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-12-10
West and South.

a. a. Suuit, NcpuUlC0n, mas Oecn OcclareO
elected to Congress from the Second Minnc-
sofa District, his majority being % as deter
mined BY the State Board of Canvasscrs.
The official vote for Secretary of State of
Indiana has been declared, rs follows: j. E.
Neff, 1sa,l54; w. w. Curry, 164,9O2; j. G.
Stout, 1928.
Gov. Garland, Of Arkansas, issued a procla.
nation on the I'D, offering $1,000 for the ap-
prehension Of Smith and $500 for Wheeler.
1t is stated from Washington that it was def
nitcly known there that Smith was in the
Government Arsenal at Little Rock.
A court-martial has been ordered by Gen
Emory for the trial Of Lieut.. Hodgson, upon
charges preferred by Gen. Morrow, who was
sent to investigate Hsdgsons actions and
conduct in North Louisiana.
The recent heavy winds which prevailed in
many portions of the West and South did
considerable damage in some localities. One
third of the residences in Tuscumbia, Ala,
were destroyed by the gale on the evening of
the I'D, and several persons were killed and
many Others injured. Hall of the town of
Montevallo, in the same State, is also reported
destroyed, and two persons were killed and
lWculy WOunueu.
An engine on the Hyde Park dummy road,
near Chicago, jumped the track at Hyde
Park on the 34th, and the engineer, Charles
L. Norris, was crushed to death under the
engine, which had turned over, and a news
boy named Dave Brown was fearfully and
fatally scalded by escaping steam.
The Indiana State Grange of Patrons of
G ho dry. S,,r III
on the oath. There are now 1899 subordinate
Oranges organized in the State. The follow
ing are the officers of the State Grange for
the ensuing year: Henley James, Worthy
Master, Marion; Z. W. Davis, Lecturer, Kent
land; Russell johnson, Steward; +. c. Phil
lips, Assistant Steward; B. +. Ham, Chap
lain; &. H. Brown, Treasurer, Rensse-
laer; NJ. NJ. Moody, Secretary, Muncie;
Alpheus Tyner, State Purchasing Agent, Indi
annapolis.
The General Grand Chapter of Masons of
the United States met at Nashville on the
s4th. The order lie reported to be generally
prosperous throughout the country.
The official vote in the First and Second
Louisiana Congressional Districts has been
announced. The following are the MAORI
ties: First-Randall Gibson, Dem, 6,71s:
second-E. J. Ellis, Dem, 1859
Wesley Underwood. under sentence of
death at Palmyra, Mo-, for killing Richard
Menifee in March, 1871, hanged himself in
Jail on the night of the 24th. He was to have
been executed on the 27th.
Gov. Houston, of Alabama, was inauyurated
on the oath. In his address he said: 81 will,
regard 1t as one of my highest and most sa.
cred obligations to see that the laws are faith.
fully executed and the rights of all citizens,
without regard to race, color or previous con-
dition, duly guarded and protected. The cit-
zens of Alabama truly desire peace and per.
feet restoration Of fraternal relations between
all sections ofour common country. Theyare
loyal to the Government of the United States,
and will readily yield cheerful obedience to
its authority and laws. They only ask to be
permitted, under the Constitution and laws
OF the country, to exercise, secure from un.
interference, the right of gov
ern'ng themselves at home by just and wisely
exercised laws for local self-government"
The Board of Trade of Chicago has been
recently engaged in investigating charges of
~,
Sturges, who got up the late corner on corn
When about to vote on the question of ex-
pelling Mr.. Sturges, on the oath, an injunc.
ton was served upon the Board, thus putting
stop to the proceedings.
Reports were recently current that C. 8.
glastonbury, Treasurer of the Missouri State
Grange. had become defaulter to the amount
of $4,000. The facts appear to be as fol-
lows: At the recent meeting at Kansas
City Mr.. glastonbury was called upon for
the whole sum in the tressury-s2O,O 600
it being wanted to invest in a
1t then came out that Quisen.
bury had invested the funds of the Grange in
various ways, and that they could not be re-
Allied at once. He raised 1900 cash and has
since given to the Executive Board of the
irange deeds of trust on two farms said to he |
worth $4,000, and executed bond of person.
Il security, which has been accepted BY the |
Board, and has agreed to pay the whole
mount by next July. 1t is not believed that |
he Grange will lose dollar.
Independence, Mo-, lost $780, coo by fire on |
he night Of the 25th. There was an insur-
'nce Of only 5000 on the property destroyed. |
The Indiana Supreme Court has decided |
hat colored children are not entitled to the
public school benefits of the State, because
he State Constitution provides that only the
children of" citizens" are entitled to those ben
fits, and that colored people, not having been
citizens" when the State Constitution was
'dopted, the Fourteenth Amendment of the
National Constitution, subsequently adopted,
loes not supersede this provision of the State
Constitution.
convention or meeting composed of the |
eading men of the Independent party of In |
llama and number Of delegates from other
'tates met at indianapolis on the 25th. A dec.
arstion of principles was adopted-favoring |
new political organization and advocating |
he Withdrawal from circulation of all Nation. |
i and State bank notes and the issuing of |
'aper money by the Government directly to |
he people, such money to be legal tender |
or public and private debts, including duties |
N imports. Additional Executive Committee |
vas appointed.
In the Indiana State Grange on the 18th a |
resolution was adopted declaring "that the |
State Grange, in council assembled, has NO |
with any past nresent or f,tur.