The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-08
West and South.


Dean Proctor. Bail was fixed at $4,000
in each case.
West and South.
Congressional nominations on tho ed: Lib
cral-Thrd Wisconsin District, c. F. Thomp-
son. Dcmocratic--Sixth Wisconsin, Gabe
Bouck; Ninth Missouri, David Rca. Prohib-
tion-Fifth Michigan, J. A. Mckay. Rcpub-
lican-Twclfth Ohio, David Taylor. Demo-
cratic and Iibcral-Sixth Michigan, George
II. Durand.
A call has been issued for the annual con-
vcntion of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of America to meet in Chicago on the
9TH Of October.
A Montgomery (Ala.) dispatch of the ed
says W. B. Jones, United States Commission
err at Dcmapolis, Marcngo County, and the
Republican candidate for Probate Judge, had
written that not a man had been killed nor
single outrage committed in that county
on account of political feeling, and that free
speech and Republican opinions could be in
dulged in anywhere. The best of feeling pre-
vailed between the colorcd Republicans and
the Democrats.
The Minnesota Democratic and Liberal
State Convention at st. Paul on the ed nom-
mated Wcscott Wilkin for Chief-Justice and
William Lochrcn for Associatc-Justicc. The
resolutions adopted denounce the carpet
bag rule at the South as being largely
productive of the present disastrous condition
of the Southern States, and demand Just
and impartial policy toward the people of the
South; favor return to specie payments as
soon as the public interest will allow, and
tariff for revenue only; advocate home rule
and no Capitalization; declare that chartered
corporations by the State are always super
visablc by the State in the interests of the
people.
The following Congressional nominations
were made on the Esd: Republican-Eighth
Wisconsin District, \. 8. McDill, rcnominated
Observation-Disclosures Ohio, Henry B.
Payne; First Arkansas, L. c. Ganse; Second
Arkansas, W. +. Slemons. Rcform-Fourth
Wisconsin, Samuel Rindskopf Independent
Twelfth Indiana, r. s. Taylor.
A compromise has been effected in Terrc
Bonnie Parish, La, between the white and
colored people, and a joint parish ticket, with
capital and labor equally represented, has
been nominated.
The Missouri Republicans held their State
Convention at Jefferson City on the sd, and
adopted a series of resolutions rctcratiny
faith in the principles of the Republican
party: condcmning all political organiza-
'tlons founded upon race or nationality as
detrimental to good governments; indorsing
the candidates of the Reform party in the
State, and declaring it the part no less of
prudence than patriotism to adjourn without
nominating Republican candidates.
Congressional nominations on the 24th:
Dcmocratic-Third Kentucky District, c. W.
M:llikcn, rcnominated. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tcenth Illinois, John J. Rinakcr. Indepen-
dent Rcform-SiNth Illinois, J. H. Elliott.
Liberal-Thlrd Minnesota, E. Wilson. Poo
pies Tickct-Scventh Missouri, James H.
Lay. Democratic Llbcral-Seventh Mich
i-an Enos NJ. Goodrich. Reform-Fifth Wis
consin, 5. d. Burchard. Indcpendent-Twelfth
Missouri, b. $. Lirscomb.
Two passenger trains on the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad collidcd at Smithton, w. Va,
ON the evening of the sd. Both engines
were wrecked and the postal-car was burned,
and one of the mail clerks, named Bradford,
was burned to death, and the bulk of the
mail matter was destroyed The baggage
car and most of its contents were also
burned. The passenger cars were also con-
Sidcrahly damaged, but no passengers were
injured.
Gov. Kellogg, of Louisiana, telegraphcd to
Atty.-Gen. Williams at Washington on the
:2s'd as follows: "Rcports from the country
show that in number of cases where our
parish officers have been oustcd the old in.
umbents are going back peaceably. The
country is quictcr than expected, and in the
city all is quiet. So far no reports have been
received from the Red River"
Early on the morning of the oath a south
crn-bound train of six cars on the Selma,
Rome II Dalton Railroad went through the
bridge on WaNatchin Creek, falling sixty
feet. The train was a total wreck. The en-
Smeer, fireman and several passengers were
Killed, and nearly all the remaining passen-
gers were wounded, many dangerously.
Among the killed is William Boyd, ex-Judge
OF the Supreme Court of Alabama
In reply to an inquiry from Marshal
Packard as to whether he had, at any time
since Gen. Emory has been in command of
the Gulf Department, used or attempted to
use or control the United States troops for
political purposes, the latter replies that
neither Packard nor anyone else had attempt
ed to use or control said troops for said pur-
poses, in any manner whatever
William Orion, President of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, denies the charge
that anyone had, during the recent troubles in
New Orleans, exercised any censorship what
pv iii hat :%
only persons to whom any special favors were
shown were the officers of the United States
army, who were permitted to occupy the rri-
waite apartments of the Superintendent, for
greater convenience in communicating with
the officials at Washington.
The State Central Committee of the Peoples
party in Louisiana held a meeting in New
Orleans on the evening of the 25th, at which
resolutions were adopted to go into the No.
vembcr election with spirit and energy. The
propricty of not voting was discussed, but
the majority against the proposition was over
The parish committees partici-
pated in the meeting.
The Democrats of the Tenth Missouri Dis
trict have nominated A. r. Debalt for Con-
gress.
The Republican nominations for State off,
GERS in Nevada are: For Governor, ]. C.
Hazelett; Licutenant-Governor, - Bow
man; Congressman, VIM. WOODBURY.; Su-
preme Judges, - Beatty for the long term,
and Warden Earl for the short term; J. d.
Minor for Secretary of State; L. J. Hogle for
State Treasurer. The platform adopted in
dorscs the last Republican Congress; de-
clares that the recent outrages in the
South were pcrpctrated by men determined