The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-19

recovered, and that Otman'S property in
Washington would be sufficient to cover the
balance.
FOURTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS of the S47 600 stolen from the Treasury
Department were recovered on the 9th. The
money, consisting of twenty nine $500 bills,
was found in the vault of bank at Alexan-
dria, where it had been deposited by Otman.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the It'll says
the Government income for the last fiscal
year is larger than any estimate made, and
more than realizes the expectations of the
Treasury officials.
THE EAST.
COMMANDER ANDREW JACKSON DRAKE,
United States navy, died at Newark, N. j.,
on the night of the 4th.
A New YORK telegram of the 5th announces
that Drexel, Morgan i Co., of that city, had
made arrangements with Duncan, Sherman
& Co. and Alexander Duncan, father of the
leading member of the firm of D., s. Il Co.,
by which the branch houses of the former firm
in London and Paris will cash all orders and
letters of credit of the latter firm held by
travellers in Europe.
A COMMITTEE of the creditors of J. B. Ford
Il Co. have recommended the acceptance of
thirty five cents on the dollar, in twelve
monthly installments, commencing Dec. Is,
with interest.
An explosion occurred in Government
arsenal near Philadelphia on the morning of
the 7th, and one boy was killed and eighteen
others wounded.
THE entire business portion of the village
of Amir
by fire on the night of the 9th. Forty build
ings were consumed. Loss estimated at
S25OOOO An old woman named Patterson
and boy, Charlie Watson, were burned to
death in one of the houses. Peter Barnes, a
fireman, fell from ladder and was instantly
killed.
THE Massachusetts, Republican State Con-
vention will be held at Worcester on the 2Sth
OF September.
GOLD closed in New York on the 9th at
1888. The following were the closing
quotations for produce: No. 2 Chicago
Spring Wheat, s1.3S@139; No. 2 Milwau-
kee, s1.421l.43; No. 2 Northwestern, S1.3S
@1.39; Barley, sl.sO@1.s5; Oats, West
ern Mixed, f5@6Sc; Corn, Western Mixed.
SO(9S5c; Pork, Mess, $21 so; Dressed
Hogs, 1O5sc; Lard, lac. Flour, good to
choice, s6.55,97.OO; White Winter Extra,
s1.W(67.50. The cattle market was slow;
1880 to 151ic for good to extra. Hogs were
dull at s7.5o@7.6215. Sheep, clipped, brought
41a@61sc.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 9th. cattle
brought: Best, s6.75@7.25; medium, $3.50
600; common. s475@5O CO.. Hogs sold
Workers., sSO0@S.5O; Philadelphia, $500
to quality.
WEST AND SOUTH.
A BEAVER (Utah) dispatch of the Sd says
the Indian chief Beaverite had told the Asso-
ciated Press reporter that Lee secured the aid
of the Indians to kill the emigrants by an
offer of clothing, guns and horses; that Lee
commanded during the fight; that the In
dams had no luminosity against the emf
grants; that the story about the emigrants
poisoning an OK or spring is all lie; that
Lee, the coward, wants to throw all the blame
on the Indians. Judge Boreman charged the
jury on the afternoon of the Sd.
TIE funeral of ex-President johnson oc-
CURED at Greenville, Tenn, on the Sd, and
was conducted by the Masonic fraternity, of
which the deceased was member. The cere-
monies were Of an imposing character
Many distinguished citizens we've among the
large number of people in attendance at the
funeral.
A SEVERE hail-storm, accompanied by an
earthquake shock, visited Omaha, Neb, on
the morning Of the 4th. The hail-stones were
so large that they demolished windows and
roofs in the city to the extent of several
thousand dollars
THE heavy rains which continued in many
sections of tile West up to the 9Th caused the
heaviest floods known for many years, at this
season, in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
and several of their tributaries. Immense
damage has been done to harvested and
growing crops, large tracts of land being in
undated. Railway travel was suspended on
some of the roads in the flooded districts,
and much damage to property other than
crops was inflicted. "
THE National Educational Association was
recently in session at Minneapolis, MIMI, and
was largely attended. The officers elected
for the current year are: w. T. Phelps, of
Minnesota, President; W. D. Henkle, Of
Ohio, Secretary; A. P. Marble, Of Massachu.
sets, Treasurer. Thirty three Vice -Presi
dents were chosen, the first being d. B.
Hazar, of Massachusetts,. -
AT the recent election in Alabama the call
for constitutional Convention was carried
by 5000 majority. ....- &.-,E +.
A CoLokED Editorial National Convention
was recently held in Cincinnati, and was at
tended by representatives of all the colored
newspapers in the country and by some lead
ing men of the colored race not connected
with the press. The question of civil rights
was discussed.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.) telegram of the 4th
places McCreery's (Dem.) majority at between
10000 and 1000.
THE OConnell centennial was observed in
many cities at the East and West on the 9th,
the celebration in some places beginning on
the 5th and ending on the tn. '"''. (.
AN Indianapolis dispatch of the 5th says
that from the most reliable Information the
oss from the recent foods In the central and
southern portion of Indiana would aggre-
gate SO to 60 per cent. Of the entire crop.
In the low lands along the Wabash River it
was estimated that 2OO, 600 acres of corn had
been entirely destroyed, which alone, at SIS
per acre, would aggregate s3,OOO,OOO.
The finding Of two bottles on the lake
shore near Chicago, containing messages
purporting to come from Donaldson and
Grimwood, the missing aeronauts, has been
reported in the Chicago dailies but their
genuineness 10 questioned by parties compe.
tent to Judge. One Of these documents
reads as follows: "July 16-2s, m. We
f.. r.4$5Ga 5! g4 5-1+ Jsa