The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-11-26

Gull0 Is completely exhausted.
1t has been decided that the Triton Bcechcr
suit will not be tried before the first Monday
in December
A plain marble slab has been placed on Lo-
Gust Hill, in Greenwood Cemetery, to mark
temporarily the grave of Mr.. Greeley. 1t
bears the simple inscription: Horace Gree
ley; born Feb 3, 1911; died Nov. 90, 1872"
The official vote for Governor in New York
State is as follows Tildcn, 4lG ,j4S; Dix, SOL,
400; Clarke, 1924. Tildcn over Dix, 81, ?37.
West and South.
A dispatch received at st. Louis on the 10th
from Gen. Pope, through Gen. Sheridan, an
nounccs that Big Horn, a Cheyenne chief,
with twenty warriors, forty eight women,
twenty.nine children and over 200 horses,
surrendered Internationally to Col. Hall at
the Cheyenne Agency on Nov. 1. The war
riors were held in confinement.
Gen. Hurlbuts majority for Congress in the
Fourth Illinois District, over Farnsworth, is
LIS The official returns in the Second ILL.,
nois District give Harrison, Dem, seven ma
jority.
A dispatch from New Orleans on the Sth
says: "A very sharp letter to the War De-
partment has been written by President Orion,
Of the Western Union Telegraph Company,
demanding why in time Of peace their wires
were cut, and the matter has been referred to
Gen. Emory for a report"
A daughter of T. G. Butcn, of Milton June
ton, Wis, was burned to death the other
evening by can exploding while she was
buildings fire with kerosene oil. Mr.. Buten
while attempting to cxtinguish the flames,
had his right hand SO badly burned that
fears were entertained that he would lose it.
In Tcrre Bonnie Parish, La, on the Sth a
negro Sheriff who was elected on the CON-
promise ticket was attacked by seven
other negroes. Simms ran from the
party three squares, and, being
pursued, turned upon them and fired, killing
one and wounding another. simms immcdi-
ately surrendered himself, and was sent to
all. Judge Trimble, on the 9th, at the in
stance of citizens, RENTED the fine and re-
vokcd the order of imprisonment against
Lieut.. Hodgson. Selye was still in prison.
Five St. Martinsvile prisoners, charged with
violating the Enforcement act, have given
bonds for their appearance before the United
States Circuit Court.
The Chicago dailics Of the 18th state that
the Baltimore Il Ohio and the Grand Trunk
Railroads had refused to join the famous Sar.
atoga agreement, whereby the Eastern lines
hoped to control the freight tariff between the
West and the East. The Tribune says the
announcement that the above-named roads
had not joined the combination was greeted
with much satisfaction by the managers of
our Western railroads, all Of whom, with a
single exception, look very unfavorably upon
the compact"
The Arkansas Legislature met at Little
Rock on the 10th under the new Constitution
In his message on the 18th Gov. Baxter con.
graduates the people on resaining control OF
their own affairs, and trusts that the victory
will be used wisely and well; that no proscrip-
ton will be INDUCED in toward any class. He
refers with pride to the new Constitution, and
urges many reforms. He says the State has
no idea of repudiating any of her just debts,
and recommends some provision looking to-
ward funding of the outstanding indebted.
ness.
An Omaha dispatch of the nth says Gen.
Ord had received notice that the Commissary-
General had decided that the supplies were
barely sufficient for the subsistence of the
army, therefore no rations could be issued to
the sufferers from the grasshoppers in Ne
braska. Col. Dudley, United States army,
had completed the inspection of the grass
hopper district, and had furnished an elabo-
rate report of facts. Many settlers would be
destitute of food in few days: the buffalocs
had gone, the domestic animals were mere
braska Aid Society would be entirely mad.
equate.
According to Salt Lake dispatch of the
18th snow-storms had completely blocked the
roads in the several mining districts. The
winter business prospects were discouraging.
The trial for bribery of ex-senator Pomeroy,
of Kansas, has been continued and will 20
over to next April.
The Hon. John W. Head, Member of Con.
gress-elect from the Fourth District of Ten
nessee, died at Gallatin on the 9th.
The latest returns up to the 18th from the
Minnesota election leave the political COM
plexion of the State Senate doubtful and give
the Republicans four majority in the House,
and three or five, as the official canvass should
determine, on joint ballot.
A Des Moines dispatch of the 18th says the
official canvass of the votes for Iowa State
officers has just been concluded. For Sccrc-
tary of State, Josiah T. Young, Republican,
received 1885, and David Morgan, Anti.
Monopoly, 7904. Republican majority, IS,
3G..
Gov. A. H. Garland and the other new
State officers of Arkansas were inauguratcd
on the 18th.
A dispatch from Camp Supply, in the In
dian Territory, dated Nov.7, tells the story of
a fight on Mcclellan Greek the previous day
between twcnty-e.ght men of the Eighth Cav
airy, under Capt. II. J. Farnsworth, and 100
Chcyenncs. The United States troops lost
one killed and four wounded, and the Indians
lost fifteen killed.
The Election Returning Board of Louisiana
met in New Orleans on the 18th. Gov. KEEL
logg addressed a communication to the
Board stating that he presumed it was in
tended that all political parties should be rep
resented on the Returning Board, and that in
asmuch that the Opposition party claimed
that they were not SO represented he would
suggest that such representation be allowed.
The Democratic Conservative State Com
mittee had appointed a committee of three to
be present during the sittings of the Board
and witness the canvass and completion of
the returns.
1t was thought at Madison on the 18th that
McDill, the Republican candidate for Con-
gresham in the Eighth Wisconsin District,
would prove to be elected by small
majority.
The Hon. c. B. Farwell has been awarded
certificate Of election as member of Congress
from the Third Illinois District, objections
made by his opponent in the late election,
John V. LeMoyne, to the returns from pre-
cincts in which he claims illegal votes were