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

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dollars fine and costs. The two Others pleaded
not guilty, and were each sentenced to tire,
months imprisonment at hard labor, besides
the payment of fine of seventy-five dollars
They appealed, and will carry the case through
the courts.
West and South.
The Illinois House of Representatives ha.
adopted joint resolution that Tour Senator.
in Congress be instructed and our Representa-
tives be requested to provide by law some
mode OF procedure for preventing any corpor
alton, person or persons owning or using
Interstate lines of railway from charg
ing, demanding or receiving unreasonable
| or extortionate rates for the transporta
ton of freights, passengers and cars ovel
such lines Of railway, and for preventing
unjust discrimination in the rates charged fol
such transportation"
A Topeka (Kansas) special of the Sd says the
election of Ex-Governor Harvey as United
States Senator is Republican victory.
The Mississippi Legislature has elected a.
United States Senators B. L.. Bruce (colored
for the long term, and II. r. Pease, late
Superintendent of Education, for the short
term-both Republicans.
A general strike recently occurred among
the Union printers &C Indianapolis. The
strikers have begun the publication of paper
OF their own, called the Daily Union.
The seventh annual session of the National
Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry con.
vened in st. Louis on the 4th. The session
was held with closed doors, and all that is
known of the proceedings is a brief report fur.
eral committees were appointed. The Master
of the National Grange, d. W. Adams, read
a lengthy address, in which he detailed the
operations of the order during the past year
Reports were made by the Secretary, Treas
urer, Lecturer and Executive Com
mittee, which were referred to appro
pirate committees. The following arr
the officers of the National Grange
Master, Dudley W. Adams, Iowa
Overseer, Thomas Taylor, South Carolina
| Lecturer, T. A. Thorn pson, Minnesota; Stew
ard, A. j. Vaughan, Mississippi; Assistan
Steward, G. w. Thompson, New Jersey
| Chaplain, Rev. A. B. Crash, Washington City
Treasurer, F. NJ. Mcdowell, New York; Score
tary, o. II. Kelly, Washington City; Gate
keeper, o. Dinwiddie, Indiana; Ceres, Mrs
D. W. Adams, Iowa; Pomona, Mrs. o. H. Kelly
Washington; Flora, Mrs. J. c. Abbott, Iowa
Lady Assistant Steward, Miss G. A. Hall
Washington City; Executive Committee
William Saunders, Washington City; D. Aiken
South Carolina; E. B. Shankland, Iowa.
A discharged fireman set fire to the machine
shops of the Memphis & Louisville Railroad
| at Memphis, a few nights ago, and $4,000
| worth Ut the property of the road was destroy
| ed, and two hundred workmen were throw,
out of employment.
The Patrons of Husbandry of Iowa hav,
been requested by the State Senate to pat
into the shape Of a bill the regulations t.
which they would like to have the railroads
submitted.
A Mrs. IIoag, of the town of Porter, Wis.
attempted to extinguish kerosene lamp b,
blowing down the chimney. An explosion
followed, and she was fatally burned.
The Wisconsin State Agricultural Societ,
met at Madison on the 5th. Several addresse
were delivered. The resignation of Governo
Taylor as President was received, and Hon
Eli Stillson, of Oshkosh, was chosen as hi
successor.
According to report made by Special Agen
NJ. B. Robinson to the Commissioner of tn
General Land Office at Washington, larg
quantities of the public land in Colorado hav
been fraudulently pre-empted.
| The National Grange, in session at st. Louis
has appropriated s., GOO to the State Grange o
Iowa, in consideration of the great expens
incurred by that Grange in relieving the want
of distressed brethren in Northwestern lows
Appropriations of $1,000 to Minnesota an
$3.50 to Dakota were also made.
The grocery store and dwelling of Chris
Mehr, in Evansville, Ind, was burned on tn
morning of the 5th, and four of the inmate
persisted in the flames. The details show til
suffering of the victims to have been terrible
There were, when the fire broke out, abou
ten persons in the house, including Mr.. Meh1
his wife and six children. Mrs. Mehr seize
two of the children and rushed through til
flames, and boarder seized anotht
of the children, Mr.. Mehr rushed ou
and, seeing that some of the childre
were missing, again ran into the hous
ard was not again seen alive. When foun
he clasped in his arms the three children VIII
had been left behind, the four bodies bein
burned almost to crisp. Most of the 9th.
inmates were more or less harmed.
Governor Woods, of Utah, has vetoed
memorial of the Legislature calling for q
inquiry by Congress into affairs in that TER
tory. He states that he is not aware that
majority of Utah are accused Of disloyalt,
and does not consider it Unnecessary for Congrei
to investigate this charge.
Charles Wyatt, negro who recently mu
dered and robbed a woman named Mrs. Rya,
near Carbondale, Ill.,, was subsequent
taken from the Jail at Murphysboro an
hanged by mob Of 400 or 500 persons.
confessed his guilt.
On the morning Of the 5th the Green Be
night express train, about twenty miles mort
OF the Kishawaukee bridge, near Harvar,
ILL.,, struck broken rail, throwing three pa
senger coaches, a Pullman sleeper, baggage
car and second-class car into the ditc
twenty feet below. The stove in the baggage
car was overturned and set fire to the car, an,
as there was no means of extinguishing Il
flames, the entire train and contents were CO,
sumed. Forty persons were more or less II
jured, but no lives were lost, the passenger
escaping from the burning cars by means {
the windows.
The praying temperance movement W,
still being successfully prosecuted in mar
!, sections of Ohio ON the 9Th. At Ripley !
Reinhart gave the ladies an invitatie
to come to his saloon, and then sh,
them out In the storm, where thu
sang and PRAYED for some time. Reinha