The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-09-17
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complaint of Theodore Tilton was received b,
Mr.. Beechcr's attorneys in New York on tn
18th and was at once served on the plaintiff
with notice of trial for the term Of cour
beginning the third Monday of September
All the allegations in the complaint arc dc
MED except the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs
Iilton. A New York dispatch of the 7th say
the members of Plymouth Church were con
tributing to a fund for the relief Of Mrs. Tilton
and 81 10 had so far been collected.
West and South.
Woman's National Temperance Convea
ton is to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, in No
vcmber next. The Womcn's Temperance
Leagues throughout the country are invited
to send one woman delegate from each Con
gressional District. The date of the convcn
ton is not yet definitely fixed.
On the night of the 30th ult. August Gard
ncr, while walking on the railroad track neal
Hcnryville, Ind, was robbed of his money b.
couple of foot pads and then tied to tn,
rails in such manner that when the cars
came along both legs were cut off above thu
knees. He died soon after being found OF
Tic hoTnlils VI TIC olSt.
Congressional nominations on the LIST
Repuhlican-First Iowa District, Geo. w
McCrary (sccond nomination, which III
finally acccpts); Second Iowa, j. Q. Tufts;
Second Wisconsin, l.. B. Caswcll; Twenty
seventh Pennsylvania, G. r. Curtis. Demo
| cratic-Twclfth Ohio, A. T. Walling; Twenty
third Pennsylvania, 4. G. Cochran. Opposi
tion-First Minnesota, Franklin II. Waite
Independent Rcform-Twelfth Illinois, j.
Turner.
kilograms of the LIST from Shreveport con
firm the report of the murder Of twelve
political prisoners while being taken from
Coushatta, La, to Shreveport. The six white
men killed were Northern men who filled the
offices of Sheriff, Tax Collectors, Register and
Deputy Sheriff. They were formerly Uniol
soldiers and held Office under Gov. Kellogg
The men who took them out Of the hands o.
the guard claimed to be Texans. The Gov
ernor had called out an extra regiment of the
State militia to aid in maintaining order.
The Ohio Republican State Convention, al
Columbus, on the I'd, nominated: For Sccre.
tary Of State, A. 7. Wikof; Supreme
Judge, long term, Luther Day; short term
W. W. johnson; School Commissioner
Thomas W. Howe; Clerk of the Suprcm,
Court, Rodney FOss; member of the Board o.
Public Works, Stephen X. Hosmcr-all re
nominations except johnson, who is nomi
mated for the unexpircd term Of Judge Stone
resigned. The platform adopted rcatlirms the
principles and policy of the Republican
party; demands that the cqua civil and
rS.r1,f r all rtts l,c
forced by appropriate legislation; favors
tariff for revenue, with incidental protection
to aid and encourage American industry: dc
nounccs all forms Of open or covert rcpudia
ton, and declares it to be the duty Of the
National Government to adopt measures
or gradually restoring our paper money
to specie standard without shock to the
business interests Of the country, after which
banking should be free; declares in favor OF
National and State legislation to promot.
cheap and prompt transportation; condemns
unotfcndinS colorcd citizens in the South
favors the restraint of intemperance and it.
causes, to the full extent of the legislative
judicial and police powers Of the State.
The Peoples State Convention of Missouri
met at Jefferson City on the I'd and nominated
William Gentry for Governor and II. W. Head
lee for Lieutenant Governor. Resolutions
were adopted-against any further increase OF
the state debt; declaring against all combi
nations which tend to increase the cost OF
transportation beyond a fair remuneration to
carriers, and that it is the duty of the lcgisla-
tive branch of the Government to subject the
railroads to such wise and impartial enact.
mcnts as will protect the people from extor.
ton without impairing the rights or useful.
ness Of such corporations; opposing any
further contraction of the national currency
as detrimental to the interests of the prod &C.
ing classes
The following Congressional nominations
were made on the ID: Republican-First
Wisconsin District, Chas. G. Williams, re.
nominated; Seventh Wisconsin, J. NJ. ,tusk,
renominated; Second Kansas, Stephen A.
Cobb, rcnominatcd: Sixth Illinois, ThomasJ j.
Henderson: Sixteenth Illinois, J. s. Martin,
rcnominatcd; Fourth Michigan, J. c. Bur-
rows, rcnominated; Fifth Michigan, W. B.
Williams, rcnominated; Ninth Michigan, j.
A. Hubbell, rcnominatcd. Democratic Fifth
Ohio, A. V. Rice; Eleventh Ohio, }. L. Vance
Ninth Kentucky, Hansen Cochran.
A Lexington (Mo.) dispatch of the I'd says
that on the 3Oth ult., near North Lexington,
stopped and robbed stage full of passengers,
realizing by the performance about $500 in
chattcs and money. They rode away in
plain view Of hundreds Of people who had
got wind of the affair and gathered on the
bluffs to witness it.
The Board of Trade of Columbia, s. c., met
on the evening of the I'd and adopted rcso.
buttons denouncing the attempt of certain
parties, and particularly of John J. Patter.
son, to create false impression as to the
relations which exist between the white and
colOrcd people of that State. They brand
the statement that there is any danger OF
rupture as false, and ask the national author
tiles to cause an investigation to be made into
the truth of the statements Of Patterson and
Others made at Washington.
Lieut.-Gen. Sheridan has issued an order
instructing Gen. Terry, at st. Paul, and Gen
Ord, commanding the Department of the
Platte, to take measures to prevent gold-see
crs from passing over the Sioux country to
the Black Hills. Should companies now or.
ganizins trespass on the Sioux Indian Reser-
walton it is directed that their wagon trains
be burned, their outfit destroyed and that the
leaders shall be arrested.
The Indiana Womcn's State Temperance
Convention was recently in session at Indian.
apolis, and q series of resolutions was adopt.
ed, the chief points of interest being an in.
dorsement of the general features of the Bax.
ter law, and an agreement not to support any
candidate for Office, be he Republican or Dem.
ocrat, not in sympathy with the temperance
movement, and not pledged to sustain and
improve the Baxter bill in the next session Of
the General Assembly. The Sth day of Octo.
Der was fixed upon as day of humiliation,
fasting and prayer. The following officers
were elected: Mrs. Gov. Wallace, President
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Finch, of indianapolis, Secretary
and Mrs. Reed, of Richmond, Treasurer.
Snow fell an inch deep in the Green Rive,
Valley, Wyoming Territory, on the night Of
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