The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-02-19
Foreign Intelli9ence.

Foreign Intelligence.
special cable dispatch of the Sd says Rus
STA refuses to send goods to the exhibition in
Philadelphia, in 1876, on the ground that it is
aprivate affair.
Archbishop Ledochowski was arrested on
the Sd by order Of the German Government
and sent to Ostrowa, in the province Of Posen,
there to be imprisoned, in accordance with
the sentence of the court. His offense con-
sists in having, in the first place, refused to
pay any heed to the laws passed last
May placing the ecclesiastics of Germany
under the regulation Of the State. This disc.
bedienee subjected him to fine, and his refusal
to pay the fine brought upon him the confisca-
ton Of all his property except his household
goods. In all these proceedings he was upheld
by the Pope, whom alone he recognized as his
superior. Finally the summons came for his
resignation of the Archbishopric and this he,
still acting under the orders of his Papal chief,
also declined to give.
The elections in England on the Sd resulted
in an average loss Of fifteen seats to the Lib
erals, the Conservatives thus acquiring thirty
votes in the House Of Commons. Gladstone
has been reelected in Greenwich. His vote
Their riotous proceedings are reported in differ.
Cnt localities.
A special from Berlin on the 4th says alarm
ing reports were current concerning the rca.
tons between Germany and France.
A recent London telegram announces the
death of Professor Anderson, the we'll known
conjurer.
A Calcutta dispatch Of the 5th says the fam
inc in India was increasing, and it was esti-
mated that 10000 natives were already
severely distressed.
The session of the German Reichstag was
opened at Berlin on the 9Th with a speech
from the throne, delivered by the Imperial
Commissioner. The speech concludes with
the assurance that all the nations Of Europe
are resolved to preserve peace.
Several more riots are reported at the cleo
tions in Great Britain on the 5th. At Willen.
hall several persons were fatally injured. At
Handy one man was killed and many others
were wounded. At Askeaton, Limerick coun.
ty, Ireland, firearms were freely used, and
three men We're killed. Serious disturbances
occurred in other localities.
A dispatch was received in London on the 5th
from the commander of the Ashantee expedi.
ton, announcing that all the white prisoners
held by the Ashantees had been delivered to
him, and that the King had accepted his terms
for a cessation of hostilities, and had agreed
to pay an indemnity of 100000.
According to Madrid telegram General
Sickles took his final leave of the Spanish
Government on the 9th, and placed Secretary
Adee in charge of the legation.
NJ. Buffet has been reelected President of
the French Assembly.
A collision of trains occurred on the Great
Western Railway, in England, on the evening
Of the 5th, and several persons were killed or
injured.
a London telegram of the morning of the
9TH gives report that Gladstone, being as.
sured Of majority in Parliament against him,
had sent in his resignation to the Queen.
The London papers of the It'll unanimously
recognize the completeness of the defeat OF
the Government in the Parliamentary elec-
tons. A cable telegram of the Sth says Glad.
stone would await the conclusion of the cleo.
tions before deciding as to what course the
Government must pursue.
A recent Berlin dispatch announces the
death of David Friedrich Strauss, the eminent
German theologian.
A London telegram of the 9th states thai
the diplomatic representatives of Spain al
Brussels, Berlin and Lisbon had resigned.
An unsuccessful attempt has been made al
1eddo to assassinate Iwakura, the head of the
Japanese delegation that recently visited
America.
second decree has been issued by thu
Japanese Government, this time a peremptor,
one, recalling all the students residing abroad
at the expense of the Government, excep
those who have given the very highest proof
Of advancement.
By proclamations recently issued, Jovellar
Captain-General Of Cuba, has declared the en-
tire island in state of siege, and ordered tn
mobilization for active service of four volun
teers out Of every ten, this mobilization {,
begin Immediately and continue six months
All persons between the ages of twenty ant
forty-five, not volunteers on the LIST of Feb
ruary, are to be enrolled in the militia.
The East.
Governor Ingersoll, Of Connecticut, and hi.
associates in the State Government have beer
unanimously renominated by the Democrat,
State Convention held at New Haven on thu
Sd. The platform adopted declares devotion
to the Constitution; afiirms that the people o.
the several States have the right of govern
ing themselves, subject only to the limita
tions of the Constitutions; denounce
corruption and extravaganza in high officia
places; favors retrenchment and reform /,