The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-07-16

1910 Carlists attacked Teruel on the 4th, and
! were driven back with considerable loss. The
Carlists were threatening many points held
| by the Republicans. Santander being men.
aced the authorities had telegraphed for aid
and several war vessels had been dispatched
with instructions to shell the approaches t.
the city on the appearance Of the insurgents.
The East.
The Massachusetts, Legislature has refused
to pass a License bill over the Governors
veto. The vote stood ITO to SO.
The New York Liberal Republican State
Convention is to be held ut Albany on the 9th
of September.
Henry Grinnell, q prominent New York
merchant, who several years ago fitted out
two vessels to assist in the search for Sir
John Franklin in the Arctic regions, died in
New York ON the 3Oth ult., aged seventy five
years.
The Massachusetts, Legislature has nd.
burned sine die. Among the last acts passed
was one declaring women eligible to serve on
school committees. 81
The dog that bit Mr.. William Mccormick,
of New York, who recently died of hydropho.
bia, has been found and positively identified,
and scientists who have examined him pro-
nouncc the dog perfectly healthy, and the
theory is advanced that the bite of any dog,
whether mad or otherwise, may cause hydro
phobia.
Regarding recent statement of great re-
duction in railroad through tariffs between
the East and West, New York dispatch of
hos 3 a. Al ~
rectors Of leading railroads have only dis
cussed the question of new schedule of
freight charges, and thus far show DISPOSE
ton to lower freights somewhat. All.rail
lines to the Pacific have reduced through
freights from New York to San Francisco, on
some classes very heavily"
At East Cleveland, Ohio, few days ago,
Christina Ross, servant girl, while endcav-
oring to replenish o vapor stove with some
combustiblc fluid, supposed to be gasoline,
missed her footing and accidentally spilled
some Of the liquid on the stove. The
flames communicated to the measure
containing the fluid and enveloped her
person. Minnie Brammer, another do
nestle, in endeavoring to extinguish
the flames, set fire to her own clothing, and
both girls were burned so severely that they
died in a few hours after.
A verdict was rendered by the Coroner's
jury on the Mill River disaster on the Sd. It
censures the Legislature for Indifferent leg
islation, the mill-owners for their parsimony,
the engineers for blind and obscure direc-
tons, the contractors for poor work, and the
County Commissioners for accepting q work
so manifestly poor and insecure.
A destructive fire occurred on the afternoon
of the 4th ut Allegheny City, Pa, caused
it was supposed by fire-crackers. One hun
drcd houses were burned, and the total loss
by the condagration was estimated at $25O, 600
Stocks declined heavily in New York in
consequence of the decision of the United
States Court in Wisconsin in the Northwest
ern case. Gold closed heavy at no.
When pyrotechnic display, which occurred
In Washington Square, New York, on the
evening of the 9Th, had very nearly reached its
end, spark from o rocket alighted in the
midst of pile of fireworks and a premature
explosion followed, rockets, Roman candles
and bomb-shells flying among the spectators
in oil directions. A terrible panic ensued and
large number Of persons were found to be
more or less injured.
The train from the Connecticut River for
New Haven on the Shore Line Railroad ran off
the bridge near Stony Creek, Conn.,, on the
morning of the 9th. The baggage car and five
passenger cars-the entire train except the
engine-were precipitated to the bottom of
the creek, instantly killing Superintendent
Wilcox and more or less injuring over 100
passengers. The accident was caused ny the
misplacing of switch.
West and South.
The United States Circuit Court, ut Spring.
field, ILL.,, has granted the petition Of the
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company to trans
fer the question of jurisdiction in the pending
cases for violation of the State Railroad Pass
sengcr and Freight Tariff law to the United
States Supreme Court.
Hon. J. H. Sloss, M. c. from the Sixth Ala
bama District, recently shot and probably
MORALLY wounded Geo. F. Long, young
man OF Tuscumbia, whom he accused of
slandering his (SlossD daughter. 1t seems
Mr.. Sloss had forbidden Long to visit at his
house, and the latter retaliated by circulating
scandalous stories about the daughter of the
former. Sloss gave himself up to the Sheriff.
By the explosion of boiler in saw-mill
and salt works at 'Carrolton, Mich, on the
soth ult., Joseph Hudson, Benjamin Chap
man, John p. Avery and George Watson were
instantly killed, and four others were severely
intured-William Quinnett fatally.
Mrs. Harriet Beard, living near Du Quoin,
ILL.,, undertook few evenings ago to I'LL .
lighted lamp with kerosene OIL The can ex.
ploded and she was fatally burned. s$
The Illinois Prohibitionists metin State Con-
vention at Bloomington on the 3Oth ult.,
seventy-fve delegates being present. D. L.
Bunn, Of Decatur, was elected President.
Resolutions were adoptcd-denouncing the
traffic in liquor rs q dishonor to Christian
civilization; favoring moral as well as political
action by temperance men; demanding the re-
duction Of Official salaries and perquisites; nd.
vocating the election Of President, vice-Presi.
dent and Senators by direct popular vote;
commencing the course Of temperance women
In their efforts to stem the tide of intemper-
ance and requesting them to continue
their efforts in the same direc
ton until they shall be given the
"~AAOsb SaAA ASvVAAuS saAO SuUotAtUtlON On
greenbacks for National currency and the re-
turn to specie basis as speedily as compati-
BILE with the public interests. The following
nominations were made: State Treasurer,
Maj. Little, Of Pana; Superintendent 0.
Schools, Mrs. Jennie r. willing, Of Blooming
ton, Professor in the Wesleyan University.
The Democratic Executive Committee Of
Georgia have decided not to call State Con
vention.
The people Of Arkansas have declared by .
large majority in favor Il . Constitutional
Convention. I.a "a 8si
A st. Paul (1inn-) telegram of the LIT states
that al accounts from the southwestern part
q the State and Northwestern lows agreed