The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-11

FOSSSSAOA Va A~WyCA VI x<OUlSVlllCs NV.
The object in securing the book at London 10
said to be the fact that 1t contains dccus
| mentary evidence Of the legal MARRIAGE vi
King George ". 10 Mrs. Fitz Herbert and Of
the birth Of child to them in lawful wed.
lock, which child is supposed to be now liy-
ing.
Judge Nelson, on the Let, decided that
Mr.. I1lton was . competent witness in his
suit against Mr.. Beecher, but that he should
not DISCLOSE confidential communications
from his wife. Mr.. Tilton then proceeded to
give his testimony before the jury.
West and South. -
Lent will begin this year on the 10th OF
February, much earlier than it has done in
any year since 1859.
Ex-President Andrew johnson has been
elected to the United States Senate, to sue
coed Mr.. Brownlow, by the Tennessee Legfs.
lature.
During the cross-examln~tiph Of Mr.. Moul-
ton, in the Beechef trial, on the 18th, the wit.
ness reeeived word of the death of his
mother. Though much affected by the news
he consented to finish his testimony, and the
cross-examination wae concluded.
King Kalakaua and hh suite arrived ut sub
krsnclsco on the s6th, en- toas ~ Honolulu.
An Unsuccessful attempt was made on the
night Of the 24th, by four or five men, sup
posed to be detectives, to capture the James
boys at their mothers residence near KeafneS
Station, Mo. A desperate encounter took
place, and the house ~as fired in four differ
ent places. The assailants were driven of.
A hsnd-grenade thrown into the house
was cast upon the CRATE by DR.. samuels, step.
father of the James boys, and It's explosion
killed lad ten years old and SO injured the
arm Of Mrs. samuels that anAputation was
necessary. 1t is asserted that the James boys
were not at the house during the fight.
The Illinois House of Representatives on
the 9th adopted a series of resolutions con.
demning military interference Except in the
manner prescribed In the Constitution) in
State affairs, and censuring the Administer
ton for its maintenance by Federal authority
OF the Kellogg Government in Louisiana in
opposition to the will of the people, and es.
pecially condemning the alles led military in.
reference with the organization of the Legis-
lature of that State
A report from Fort Sully, D. T., states that
the recent cold weather there was the eevercst
ever known in that country. The thermome
ter for several days ranged from thirty eight
to forty'four below. Many cattle and ponies
were frozen to death.
A National Convention of reformere whose
object is to secure an amendment to the
United States Consultation acknowledging
God and the Bible was recently held in st.
Louis. Speeches were made and resolutions
were adopted in keeping with the object of
the meeting. One of the resolutions declares
" that the fact of the nations life and
its duty to God unite In requiring an explicit
acknowledgment in its written Constitution of
its relations to God as the author of its ex-
istence, to Christ as its ruler and the Bible a.
of Supreme authority"
The Minnesota Legislature on the 9Oth, by
an almost unanimous vote, passed resolu-
ton calling on William s. King to immedi-
ately appear before the Ways and Means
Committee of the United States House Of
Representatives and clear himself OF the
charges and make a full expose of his knowl-
edge Of the Pacific Mail subsidy business, or,
failing in that, to resign his position in Con-
gress.
B. G.. Caulfeld has taken his seat in Con-
gress as successor to the late j. B. Rice, of
the First Illinois District.
At Memphis, on the LIST, while messenger of
the Southern Express Company was engaged
in delivering package of money marked w.
R. Parker Il Co. at the reputed Office of that
firm, in the presence of two white men and
three negroes, rope was thrown around his
neck and bag over his head, and he was
quite severely beaten, after which the gang
succeeded in carrying off the messengers
satchel, containing large number of money
packages.