The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-12-31
West and South.

The Champion cotton press and other DROP.
erty in Charleston, s. c., valued at $3.50, 700,
were burned on the 18th.
At Des Moines, Iowa, early on the morning
Of the nth party of disguised men to the
number of over 100 forced their way
into the Jail and took possession of Charles
Howard, sentenced to Imprisonment for life
for the muSder in June last of John johnson,
in that city. They found Howard in bed,
and when they undertook to lay hold
OF him his wife made desperate attempts to
protect him, but despite her entreaties and
agonizing screams they put rope about his
neck, led him into the street and hung him to
! Il lamp-post
\ report from Indian Agent Brigham, dated
Nov %, from the Cheyenne River Agency,
states that he was in pursuit of white men
going to the Black Hills. He was accom-
panied by Il military force from Forts Rice
and Sully.
The Hon. John B. Rice, of Chicago, Men,
her of Congress from the First Illinois Dis
;rict, died at Norfolk, Va, on the 18th, ut the
residence of his daughter, where he had been
visiting for his health. He was sixty five
years Of age.
The Mississippi Legislature met at jackson
on the 18th. In his message Gov. Ames
claims that the recent Vicksburg troubles
were brought about by violent white men for
political purposes, and says: "At this mo-
mcnt the State and county authorities are
successfully resisted, and the free action of
officials is impossihle.' He closes by request
ing the Legislature to take steps to arrest the
| instruction in Warren County and prevent
| similar occurrences
! \ New Orleans dispatch of the 18th says
the Returning Board had decided upon re-
| turns from twenty three parishes, besides the
First and Second Congressional Districts, and
would promulgate them. These give, in the
House: Radicals IS, Conservatives 81.
| The students of the Central Boys High
School in New Orleans appeared at
the Lower Girls High School on
the 18th to compel the removal there
from of number of colored pupils
\ committee of five entered the school and
stated the purpose of their visit, threatening
to use force if necessary. All the colorcd
girls present promptly and quietly left the
building, and the boys returned to their own
school. 1t was believed the School Board
would establish an additional High School
| for colorcd children, thus obviating further
| trouble.
The Minnesota State Grange met at Man.
kato on the 18th, about 400 members of the
Order being present. The address of Grand
Master Parsons shows that 142 Oranges have
been organized in the State during the year,
making total of over SOD. The election of
officers for the ensuing year resulted in the
election of Seth Adams, of Wright County, for
Grand Master; Ebenczer Ayers, Grand Lee
turer; I. T. Paul. Smith, of st. Secretary
L. Hoyt,of st. Paul, Treasurer.
At its recent session the Minnesota State
Grange resolved that the present State law
for the regulation Of railroads is expensive
and useless to the people and vexatious to the
roads, and its repeal is demanded; and, in
the name OF 10000 voters, the Changers de-
mand the passage of law that shall guaran.
tee cheap transportation for the productions
of the farm. especially wheat.
The animal report of the Kansas State
Treasurer shows $4,000 in the Treasury and
no warrants outstanding. The permanent
school fund of the State is over 100000.
Some excitement has been caused in Mil.
waukce by the reported discovery of gold
quartz in the northern wilderness of the
State. Some specimens, it is reported, had
yielded at the rate Of sl,7OO per ton.
At New Orleans, on the 18th, the boys of
the High School repeated their visit to the
Lower Girls High School and forced the col.
ored girls to leave. Their action produced
some excitement in the neighborhood of the
| school house, but no violence. The School
Board passed resolution Diminishing all the
public schools until after the holidays or un-
| til further notice.