The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-04-23

storm on the 9Th vas pretty general through.
out the Northwest, and b said to have been,
IN many localities, heavier than was expe.
rienced ct any time during the past winter.
From six % twelve inches Of snow fan during
the day. ~
A Salt Lake dispatch Of the 9th says man
supposed to be John T. Bender, the Oldest Of
the Kansas murderers, has been brought to
that city from the Severier Valley, and that .
young man supposed to be his son was also
in custody at Salt Creek.
During . recent gale, two fishing smacks
were capsised OF Kenosha, Wis, and eight
persons drowned. A similar accident occurred
near the harbor Of South Chicago. which re-
suited in i've persons being drowned.
At Davenport. Iowa, on the 9th, . meeting
Of liquor-dealers and brewers was held, and
an organization formed to agitate for strin-
gent license law for Iowa, in lieu of the pres
emit prohibitory law. Similar organizations
are to be formed In other portions Of the
State.
The authorities Of Richmond, Ind, on the
9th, decreed that no more street crusading
should be allowed In that city. All the saloons
had closed, and the ladies were paying prayer
full attention to the Wholesale establishments.
Prague Bryant (colored) the murderer of
Alex. Steele, was hanged at Pulaski, Tenn, on
the 10th.
New Orleans dispatches Of the 10th say that
serious crevasses had occurred in the lower
Mississippi and caused extensive damage. The
levee In the vicinity Of New Orleans had broken
in not less than . score of places. heplanta-
lions In the Sunfower, Tallahatchie and Yaxoo
bottoms were also threatened.
Judge Blodgett, Of the United States Court
Of the Northern District Of Illinois, has re-
Gently decided that what are technically known
as "puts," where the intention Of the con-
tracing parties is only to "settle the differ
ence'' and not to deliver and receive the thing
specified in the contract, are void - "wager''
or gambling contracts; In other words, that .
"put" Is bet against the price Of some COM
modify at . future time, like an "option,"
and therefore void like other bets, because
contrary to good morals and public policy.
A circular has been issued by w. H. Jack
son, President Of the National Agricultural
Congress, relative to the third session of that
body, to be held at Atlanta, Ca, commencing
May Is, 1874. The circular says: "This is .
purely representative body, since, by the
amended constitution, agricultural or kindred
societies which shall have contributed or may
contribute 1--WE dollars to defray incidental ex.
penses of the body are entitled to one delegate
each, without reference to the number of
membership" 1t is requested that notifica-
ton be made Of the appointment of delegates
to Chas. w. Greene, Secretary, Jacksonville,
Ill.,, at as early date As practicable.
The Michigan State Woman's Suffrage Con-
ventfon will be held in Lansing on May 6.
Murat Halstead, editor of the Cincinnati
Commercial, has been arrested and held to
bail for publishing an advertisement of gift
concert in violation Of the Ohio law.
The work Of taking the regular State
decennial census in Michigan is to be COM
pleted this year, Is provided by law, between
the first Monday Of April and the third Mon.
day of May.
The ladies Of Jacksonville, ILL.,, prepared a
petition fifty feet long, containing the names
of LOO citizens, to present to the Common
Council Of that city, asking that NO more sa-
loon licenses be granted.
James Shoaff, editor of the Paris (ll.) Ga.
zette, died on the 18th from the effect of NOR
phine administered by himself.
A slight shock Of earthquake was expe-
rienced at Cairo on the afternoon of the 18th.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax has written q letter
peremptorily declining to become q candidate
for congress for his district next fall.
The Wisconsin State Institution for the Ed
ucation of the Blind, located at Janesville,
Wis.,, was totally destroyed by fire on the
evening Of the 18th. The fire caught in the
kitchen. Loss $250,O00.