The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-04-16

IotA IN reasury................, Hl4a ss7 an
Debt less cash in Treasury. salsssao7as
Decrease during the month. a. 1eo 40
Bonds issued to Pacific Railway Com. ~''''
,n money: prinsip. OUTSTANDING ss4esasis
Interest Pena;G S b1 0,soe o9l
Balance Of interest paid BY United ''''
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The United States Supreme Court in +.
recent case has decided that the director. NJ
corporation cannot increase the capital
STOCK beyond the amount limited in its charter
In other words, cannot water the stock,-
without the express consent Of stockholders.
In accordance with the order of the Pre.,.
dent requiring the appointment Of Board. Ia
be composed of seven persons. one nereor n
oe named by each of the Executive Depart
ments which may have articles and materials
10 be exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition.
ana also one person to be named IN
oehaif OF the Smithsonian Institute. and
one IN behalf OF the Department of Aericul-
ture, which may have charge and decide upon
the articles to be embraced in the collection.
the following have been named by the heads
OF departments: Treasury, Hon. F. M. Saw.
yer; War, Col. s. c. Lyford, U. s. A.: Nav.
Admiral I. A. Jenkins, u. 8. NJ: Interior.
John Eaton, ESQ.,; Postonice, DR.. Chss. r.
Mcdonald; Agriculture, VIM. Saunders. Esn /.
Smithsonian Institute, Prof. s. +. Baird. The
President has designated Col. s. c. Lyford. q.
5. A., Chairman of the Board,
The Treasury Department has prepared n
complete a list as possible of casualties on the
great lakes Of this country within the lat t.r
years. from which it appears that in that 10.
ROO the number of vessels lost was 4,5s7.
The loss OF life amounted to 1,s41 persons.
and and II the loss Of property aggregated ST..
According to Washington dispatch Of the
4th the Senate Committee ON Transportation
would recommend ultimate Government ali
TO thefour principal schemes Of internal Inn
provement which have been urged The For,
st. Philip Canal improvement of the Ohif
River; enlarged means of intercommunica.
ton between the great lakes and the Atlantic
q Great Western or James River & Kanavhs
Canal. The estimated cost Of these improve
ments Is s10o, 100000.
Sanbon was before the WAYS and Mean,
Committee in Washington ON the 9Th. and tes
tined that ne talked his contracts over several
times with Secretary Richardson, and that b,
mas no doubt Mr.. Richardson knew al sbou,
them; and that he went to him (Richardsou,
1or information about them. Sanborn ayovl
that none OF the sl6o. 600 which he had to DAY
OUT Oh the S2l0. 600 he received from theG Govern
incentive to any internal revenue officer or Il
any member of Congress, directly or indirect
~. He had paid Gen. Butler NO counsel fees
he had subscribed to the fund for helping him
10 the Governorship Of Massachusetts. Ac
corning TO Sanborn's statements, his share O,
the money he had received was less than ESQ.
Ooo. He declined to state how he had spen,
the sums he had to give for information.
There was snow on the ground to the deuth
OF foot in Washington on the nornine Of
the 9Th.
Foreign 1ntelligeace. =
The Reman Catholic Archbishop Of Cologne
was arrested on the Slst ult. for violation Of
the German Ecclesiastical laws.
A Madrid dispatch Of the s1st nit. says thai
Marshal Serran0 had issued an order prohihit
ing the transmission OF private dispatches
from Santander and vicinity. A heavy Are
was kept up BY the artillery upon the Carilst
posiaon- Troops 10 the number Of l5,OoOhad
been Forwarded TO reinforce sesrano. The
Cariist General Ollo bad been killed.
Calcutta telegram Of the 8lst ult. SAN
that reports from the districts Affected ~ u
famine show great improvement in the con
dition Of affairs.
A Berlin dispatch of the LIT announces Ii,
death OF Peter Andrew Hansen, the 0ermaz
astronomer. -f s -.
Bayonne dispatch Of the LIST asserts thai
the movement Of Marshal Serrano aeaiuat n,
Carlists before Bilboa was an iugiosious fail
ure.
Thsl pss okHavasa has sept,ypas,ishss
articles advocating the restoration q peac,
with the insurymts. Il WAS satd that thesl
articles were Inspired BY the Spanish party
and that their object vas 10 prepare Tie peo
pie of the island for manifesto a u psu0
inent Cubans demanding IN necommOdatiog
between the so-called loyalists and ths. n
surRents, to be inaugurated BY . Temporary
cessation Ut hpsl1Ities, 81 hs1ewed b
formal treaty Of peace. Ths bases d
the treaty 40 nads kabVp. - lneluasa
pledge sthat the islknd shan 'felnafn uiitea &
the crown q Spain; that he psnpls ~Aall slssl
Representatives 70 tho Cortss; tAat slaysry
shaH only Be interfered with BY the coassns q
owners, and, In casetlat eanancipeean should
be decreed, then the owners Of slaves are "a
be indemniAed. A general pardon Win b
granted for al political oAenses, and ~ en-
bargoed property shall b restored to IT
original owners.
A London dispatch Of Ann sava thA IA.