The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-05-13
FROM WASHINGTON.

Total in Treasury. .............. $143, 5S7 ,044
Debt less cash in Treasury ..... g. 1871 ,3os, 4sl
Decrease of debt in April ....... s.325, 346
Decrease since June 80, lS74....... HISS 9
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railway
Companies, interest payable in
r. $685., sig
Interest accrued and not yet paid ,s9a, 40
Interest paid by the United States. 1861, 1G2
Interest repaid by the transporta-
ton Of mails, etc .,............ 5,ale, 4sO
Balance of interest paid by United
States. ......... ..........-...... u.3lo, 4oo
THE Secretary of the Treasury has given
directions to the Assistant Treasurer in New
York to sell s5,GOO,OCO in gold during the
month of May, as follows: One and half
million dollars on the first and third Thurs
days and 81, OOO, 900 on the second and fourth
Thursdays, each.
THE Agricultural Department reported on
the I'd that the area of land in winter wheat
this spring is per cent. above that of last
year. The appearance of the crops in the
North and West is below the average of last
spring, but in the South is better.
THE United States Supreme Court has de-
cided, in the case of the State of Maryland
against the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad, that
the capitation tax provided for in the charter
of the road to be paid to the State is valid
and constitutional contract. In the decision
the opinion is expressed that a State
cannot impede commerce in its efforts to reg
ulate it, and that Congress has the power to
regulate Interstate commerce; that COM
mercially this is one country, and the prog
ress Of merchandise must be unimpeded.
While no local interests can be permitted to
interfere with the due progress of commerce
the rights of the State must also be protected,
and hence the decision that the charter OF the
B. 4 O. R. R. is legitimate, reasonable and
constitutional contract with the State.
THE EAST.
In his evidence on the 2Sth Mr.. Tracy said
that in his interviews with Messrs. Tilton
and Moulton the charge made against Mr..
Beecher was improper proposals; Mr.. Tilton
denied the charge as now alleged; Mr.. Moul-
ton had never told witness at these interviews
that Mr.. Beecher was guilty of the greater
crime, nor did witness say that if the charge
were true it was a case in which lying was
justifable; witness had, however, advised a
general denial of the Woodruff scandal,
which Mr.. 1ilton said he could not do, as it
was partly true; he (witness) also advised the
destruction of all the documents in the pos
session OF Mr.. Moulton.
GEN. TRACY finished his direct testimony
on the 29th, and he was cross-examined by
Mr.. Beach. His evidence was mainly con.
Trajectory of the statements of Messrs. Tilton
and Moulton in regard to witness connection
with the parties prior to the beginning of the
present suit.
On the Goth, at Pap, Hollow, mining village
near Wilhesbarre, Pa, a Constable and two
deputies, armed with the necessary legal docu
ments, endeavored to eject miners family
from house which had been bought at
Sheritf's sale. When the officers entered the
house they were met by the women Of
Lawrence O'Connells family and driven from
the premises with stones and other missiles
The Constable shortly after returned with
five policemen and several deputies
and several arrests were made. As they
were taking their prisoners away the
miners opened upon taem with firearms
killing two and MORALLY wounding another
They retreated to Wilkesbarre, gathered a
posse of twenty-five armed men and started
for Pap Hollow once more, where an excited
multitude of men, women and children were
assembled. O'Connell's house was sur
rounded and they were again fired on. The
O'Connells were finally captured, ironed and
taken to Wilkesbarre.
CARL ScHuRz and family left New York or
the Goth on visit to Europe. Previous tc
leaving that city Mr.. Schurz was given com
plmentary banquet by several of the leading
citizens, at which William NJ. Evarts pre-
sided.
AT the conclusion of the cross-examination
Of Mr.. Tracy on the 3Oth Mr.. Evarts an.
nounced that the defense here rested their
case. Mr.. Beach then said it was due to the
prosecution to state that no objection would
be made on that side to allowing the de.
Tense to produce Mrs Titon as witness, but
that all objections thereto would be waived,
although she was incompetent under the
statute. Mr.. Evarts said it had never been a
serious question with them whether Mrs
Tilton would be witness, as they knew
the law was against them now. II
she could at any time have been ad-
mltted there were grave questions to be
considered, and that it his client needed
any further evidence it would be his duty to
adduce such evidence. They had not been
brought to any point in which they were led
to consider the force of the evidence. Mr.
Beach replied that, in his view of the policy
of the law, the counsel were mistaken in the
intent OF the law as to the propriety
of allowing the wife to defend her.
self. 1t was not the policy of the
law to forbid that adverse position, but he
only mentioned this matter first SO that if
counsel desired to produce the lady, they
were at perfect liberty to do so. Mr.. Evarts
said he did not believe the consent of
counsel, in opposition to the law, made the
wife competent witness. Judge Nelson
said there was no question about the allowa-
bility of the other side to offer this lady as
witness. 1t would be very trying position
for her, but on the whole he was glad
the lady was not to be offered as a wit
ness. Charles c. Stanley and G. w. Maddox
were called in rebuttal and testified that Mr..
Tilton was not with Mrs. Woodruff in the
Roussel procession. John Swinton testified
that he walked arm-in-arm with Mr. Tilton
in the procession, and that he did not see
either Mrs. Woodruff or Miss Claflin during
the procession. On the cross examination
witness said he was surprised to see Mr.. T. in
the procession, and did not suppose, before
meeting him there, that he would be present.
MISS IDA GREELEY, the eldest daughter OF
the late Horace Greeley, was recently married
in New York to Col. Nicholas Smith, Of Gov.
ington, Ky. The bridal party left for Europe
after the ceremony.
THE official returns Of the Connecticut State
election give Ingersoll (Dem.) for Governor a
majority of 6,521; the average majority of the
rest OF the Democratic State ticket is about
$500. The Democratic majority in the State
for Congressman is asst,
THE Philadelphia Press of a recent date
states that all hopes of the recovery Of
Charley Ross had been abandoned.
The British ship Niagara arrived At New
York the first OF last month with cargo of
salt, arsenic and other merchandise, The salt
was stored in the hold and the arsenic in he
Ill H.