The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-29
General News Summary.
Washington News.

General News Summary.
Washington News.
The resignation of Richard w. Busted,
United States Judge for Alabama, has been
received and accepted by the President.
Atty..Gen. Williams has replied to Gov.
Brown, Of Tennessee, on the subject matter
OF his protest against further arrests by United
States Marshals under the Enforcement act
and his request that the persons already ar
rested be turned over to the State courts for
trial He claims that the President is as
much bound to enforce the act in question as
any other law of the United States, and de-
clines to accede to Gov. Browns request.
The October returns of the Department
Agriculture indicate an average condition
OF the corn crop of IS per cent, against s. per
cent. in September.
The Commissioners appointed to examine
whether the deficiencies in the construction
Of the Union Pacific Railway, as reported
bv commission Of eminent citizens
appointed by Secretary Cox, under the
act of Congress Of April 10, 1862 have
been supplied. and the road completed as re-
ouired by said act, have made their report
to the Interior Department at Washington, to
the effect that they have found such de-
hciencies supplied, and have therefore decided
that the road, As built. is tirst-class railroad,
fully complying with its charter and with
the requirements of the law, and in accord
ance with the instructions Of the department
furnished to them. This report will require
the approval of the President and the formal
acceptance Of the road AS a completed structure
before the patents will issue for the land
grant.
A Washington telegram Of the 10th says no
official information had been received by our
Government, or by the representatives Of for
cign Governments ut Washington, cODtirma-
tory OF the newspaper accounts that Spain
had paid indemnity to Great Britain in salts
faction of the damages in the Nirginius
case. Correspondence between the United
States aud Spain continued, but with
no prospect of a settlement by that means
therefore it was probable that our claims for
indemnity would become the subject Of arbi-
tration according to the terms of the Fish Polo
protocol.
Foreign Intelligence.
A special to the London Pail Mall Gazette
Of the 18th, from Santander, says that there
were indications of the surrender of the entire
Carlist army in the near future. Two bat
talions had already surrendered at Algeria,
anG. the Carlist provincial authorities at Du-
,augo had given public notice that those
wishing to lay down their arms may do SO.
The Turkish town of Akhiolyi, containing
$40 inhabitants, was recently entirely de-
stroved by fire.
4 London dispatch of the 18th says that
England was about to withdraw her repre-
sentative from Rome. The British ship Kings
bridge had collided in the Channel with the
ship Candahar, and sunk. Eleven of her crew
were drowned.
4 Santander dispatch of the 10th says i'm
portant dispatches had been received from
Madrid in relation to negotiations for the sur
render of several Carlist battalions. Spain
had paid to England $4,000 on account of
made this payment condition precedent to
the recognition of Spain.
A German man -of-war recently entered one
Of the harbors of the Navigator Islands and
demanded indemnity of the chiefs in the sum
Of $4,000 with the alternative if not paid the
commander would take possession of the isl.
ands for Germany. The American residents
raised 5000 and gave bonds for the remain
der.
Bengal has been visited by frightful
cyclone. Telegraph lines were Frustrated
and cars blown from the tracks.
\ meeting Of Cubans on the 10th at Kings
49,, -,
sary Of Cuban independence, was dispersed
by the island police.
4 Berlin dispatch of the 18th gives the fol-
lowing explanation of the arrest of Count
Won Arnim. late Minister to France: Bis
marck became indignant at the Count for pre-
ferring an ultramontane monarchy in France
to a comparatively liberal and pacific repub-
lc and determined to remove him. Not
wishing, however, to offend the Count, Bis.
marck wrote him censorious letters. which he
expected would induce the Count to resign
Won Arnm, refusing, was finally abso-
lutelv dismissed, and took with him Bis
marck's letters, which are now represented to
be so fearfully offensive. The dispatch also
says that it is reported that the letters have
been publicly offered for sale.
A Madrid dispatch of the 18th announces
that 400 Carlists have been captured by the
Republicans near Albacetc. In recent en-.
gagement at Amposta 1000 Carlists had been
killed The Carlist chicftain Nava had lately
destroyed eleven bridges on the Valencia &
Tarragona Railway.
Cereil Buckland, Spanish correspondent Of
the New York Times, and formerly Secretary
to Minister Jewell in St. Petersburg, was re-
Gently shot by the Spanish Republican
troops. He left the Times Office with instruc.
tons to repair to the Carlist camp and pro.
cure all possible information for his journal
While on the way he was captured by the
Republicans, treated as spy, tried, convicted
and shot
London dispatch Of the 10Th says that
Germany had definitely proposed to the
powers the adoption Of an international
maritime code
Famine prevails in the Russian provinces
of kerson and Bcssarabia.
A Canadian court has awarded ANGEL
Stevens, injured on the Grand Trunk Railroad
while using a free pass, ST., 1873 damages, the
court holding the company liable in case OF
accident whether fare is paid or not.
The East.
Henry L. Pierce in the Fourth and George
F. Hoar in the Ninth Massachusetts, Con.
gressiOnal Districts have been renominatcd
for Congress.
Demas Barnes, of the Brooklyn Argus, has
been indicted for publishing libcls on Henry
G. Bowen. This is another suit growing out
of the great scandal.
DR.. j. c. Aver has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the Seventh
Massachusetts, District.
West and South.
The Michigan Woman Suffrage Association
commenced its annual meeting at Detroit
on the 18th. The attendance was moderately
large and considerable interest was mani.
tested in the proceedings.
The convention of Southern Republicans
met at Chattanooga on the 18th. About 2OC