The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-09-17
Foreign Intelli&ence.

The Bishop Of Yucatan has issued an order
civil marriages.
Intelligence from Cuba Of the Sd SAYS that
Duckcry, the American who was arrested as
an in>ur@cnt spy had been sent as Il State
prisoner to Spain
4 Paris dispatch of the 9Th SAYS the COM
mission appointed t" investigate the circum-
stances attending the escape of Marshal Ba.
zainc had made a report duplicating the
iailcr and state he was instigatcd by Col.
Nillctte, Bazaiuc'> Aide de Camp, to facilitate
lis escape.
According To Madrid dispatches of the 4th
the Carlst> had abandoned the siege of
Puyccrda. Their failure to capture the post
had caused great rejoicing throughout Spain.
The Cabinet had resigned, and new one had
been formed, with Gen. Sagasta as Premier.
a London dispatch Of the 4th says the Aus.
trian Polar expedition had been heard from
The highest point reached was in latitude 50
They had been shipwreckcd and after
abandoning their ship took to sledgcs,
in which they had travelled seven
months, passing two winters on the
ice, and finally succeeded in reaching the
Norwegian island Of Wardoe. A large tract
Of land was discovered north of Nova Zcmbla
The United States expedition to observe the
transit of Venus reached Cape Town, South
Africa, on the 18th of August.
The Rev A. Carman, D. D., President of
Albert College, has been elected Bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada.
According to Havana dispatch of the 5th
great Indignation had been expressed by the
Spanish residents over the rumor of the pro.
posed ccssion of Porto Rico, and telegram
from Madrid denying its correctness was neces.
sary before the excitement was allayed.
A Santandcr dispatch Of the 9th says the
Carlists had fired into two German men of.
war from Guctarari, near San Sebastian. The
Germans replied by Smelling the town. When
the Carlists rctreatcd from Puycerda they
were attacked by Republican column and
suffered a loss Of 700 in killed and wounded.
According to Carlist advices desperate fight.
ing had been going on since the Sd in Gaia
lonia. The Republican losses had been
heavy.
The work Of laying the new cable from tn,
Irish to the American coast has commenced.
4 very ext cnsive fire occurred in Meinin
gen, Germany, on the eth, which rendered 7O(
families homeless and caused loss of 5000,
900 thalers.
The Portuguese Minister of the Interior or
the 9Th issued notice that the Arabian ports
on the Rcd Sea were infested with the plague
The East.
Returns received at Montpelier on the I'd
from the State election in Vermont indicated
the election Of Judge Peck Rcpublcan) 70,
Governor 10y the usual majority after allowing
for a light vote throughout the State The
House will be largely and the State Senate
nearly unanimously Republican.
At Boston, on the I'd, Goldsmith Maid
trottcd mile in 2:14, thus beating her pre-.
viOus fastest time on rccOrd-2l4%.
Judge Blatchford, of New York, has given q
decision in bankruptcy case to the effect
that when the assets of bankrupt fail tc
reach 80 per cent. of the claims proved against
his estate he cannot have a discharge, unless
by consent Of majority in the number and
value of his creditors, in accordance with the
provision of the act of 1868, which the court
holds has not been modified by subsequent
legislation.
Peek's Republican, majority for Governor
of Vermont is between 81 600 and q 600. The
vote in the Second (Poland's) Congressional
District is as follows: Poland Irregular Re.
publican), 5,749; Dennison Opposition Repub.
lican), 1909; Davenport (Democrat), 2y02s;
scattering, 9S1. Ne choice, as it requires q