The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-15
The East.

Two prominent business houses in New
York-Williamson, Griffith u Co., sugar re-
finers, and James Bishop & Co., importers
and manufacturers of ndia-rubber-failed on
the Goth ult. 1t was not thought other houses
would be involved in the ruin,
The New York Liberal State Convention,
in session at Albany on the Goth ult, de-
clared it unwise to make nominations for
State officers.
A collision occurred on the Utica 4 Che
mango Valley Railroad on the 10Th ult, near
Oxford, N. Y, between gravel and a passen-
ger train, the former of which was standing
on the main track and loading at the time of
the accident f. Childs, mail agent, was
caught in the ruins of his car, and his body
was burned. A fireman and lady passenger
were fatally injured, and several other per-
sons were slightly bruised. The mail car and
contents were burned up. A stopped watch
is said to have caused the disaster.
The International rifle match at Creed.
moor, n u, between the American and Irish
teams came off OH the Goth, and resulted in a
victory for the former, they winning the
match by three points only.
The National Congregational Council con-
vencd at New Haven, Conn.,, on the sOth ult.
The Republicans of the Thirty-frst New
York District have renominated Lyman X.
Bass for Congress.
A collision occurred on the Allegheny Val
ley Railroad, near New Bethlehem, Pa, Oh the
Goth ult., between mail train and freight
train. The engineer and fireman of the mail
train and a passenger named Henry Doyle
were killed, an express messenger was fatally
and a newsboy and passenger were seriously
injured. The baggage-car, containing the
baggage, mail and express, was burned. The
accident was caused by the telegraph opera
tor at New Bethlehem failing to held the
passenger train for orders, as directed.
The Grand Hotel at Saratoga, N. Y, was
burned on the LIST. Loss over $3OO,OOO
Congressional nominations on the LIST:
Dcmocratic-First Tennessee District, Will
lam McFarland; Third Michigan, Fidus Liv-
crmorc; Fourteenth New York, George NJ.
Bccbe. Republican-Fifth Tennessee, II. II.
Harrison, renominated; Twenty seventh New
York, T. G.. Platt, rcnominated; Second
Texas, +. W. Sumner; Sixth New Jersey,
Marcus L. Ward, renominatcd. Reform
Eighth Wisconsin, G. w. Cate. Democratic
-lHLu A>S" 1oih, ~. f. tAllCll.
The Supreme Court of Indiana has decided
constitutional the law providing for spccia
election Of Judges and Attorneys of the jul
dicial districts into which the State was d.
vided by the Legislature in 1873
Henry Ward Beecher attended the regular
weekly prayer-mceting of Plymouth Church
on the evening of the I'd, and met with an
enthusiastic reception on the part of his
friends The church building was crowded,
many failing to obtain admission.
Charles Summers estate has been appraised
| and is valued at sl34, 11S.
On the Sd Henry Ward Beecher appeared
before the Grand Jury, in session at Brooklyn,
and secured the indictment of Theodore
Tilton and Francis d. Moulton for malicious
libel and SANDER. This action caused great
excitement in Brooklyn. 1t is said that when
Mr.. Beecher gave his testimony he was in the
highest degree emphatic, and declared that
the allegations of Tilton and Moulton
with reference to himself, Mrs. Tiltor
and another lady were "atrocious false
hoods Samuel d. Morris, counsel for Mr.
Tilton, says that Mr.. Beechcr has at last done
what he was asked to do by Mr. Tilton il
lHc opcHluS Vi Tie controversy. Ill lettcl
to the press, published on the 4th, Mr. Tiltol
| solemny reatiirms the literal and absolut,
truth of his charges against Beecher, and de
mands immediate trial. He declares that thi:
tardy action by Mr.. Beechcr and his friend:
in prosecuting him for libel can be attributed
only to the fact that the verdict of the com
mittee fails to command popular credence
Mr.. Beecher preached to a large congrega
ton in Plymouth Church on the 18th.
David Valentine Il Co., of New York, sill
importers, have failed, with liabilities of 500.
600. kupfer & Silverman, dealers in wooler
goods, suspended on the 5th, and Clews 4 Co.
bankers, had also stopped payment, but ex
, pected to resume shortly.
A number of Texas steers which arrived
in New York on the evening of the 4th, Will,
passing through the lower part of the city
became Infatuated by the noises and lights
and eight Of them broke from the drovers
rushing in various directions. Before the
steers were shot nearly fifteen persons were
| injured by them, some seriously.