The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-07-29
General News Summary,
FROM WASHINGTON.

The July returns to the Department. oil
Agriculture, which are unusually full, show
an improvement of the crops during June in
all the cotton States except Texas.
The typographical Union of Washington
has, by a vote of LAC to 46, decided not to
comply with the demand of employing print.
ers for reduction of rates to employees on
the I'd of August.
some time ago Prof. Marsh, of New Haven
wrote to the President, charging that supplies
furnished to the various Indian tribes were
inferior and improperly distributed. He also
charged Secretary Delano and Indian Com
missioner Smith with being cognizant of these
frauds In regard to Indian Agent Saville,
of the Red Cloud Agency, Mr.. Marsh de-
clared that he was wholly untitled for his
position and guilty of the grossest frauds up
on the Indians in his charge. This
letter was accompanied with samples of the
goods furnished The President called the
attention of the Department to the letter, and
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs straight
way came out with positive denial of the
charge of fraud and corruption, SO far as his
own department was concerned, and said the
Commission appointed to inquire into the
condition of affairs at the Red Cloud Agency
had completely eXonerated the Agent.
A New Haven dispatch of the 18th says
that, Notwithstanding the above denial
and explanation, Prof. Marsh had re-
iterated his former statements aud charges.
A special commission appointed to investi-
gate these charges met in New York on the
evening Of the 10th. It consists of
Fo,,1 of
GINA; Harris, NJ. c., of Massachusetts,,
and Fletcher, NJ. c., Of Missouri. The
meeting, which was strictly private,
was organized by electiEg Gov. Fetch
er Chairman. Prof. Marsh and Indian
Commissioner Smith appeared before the body,
accompanied by Gen. Fisk, Chairman of the
Board of Indian Commissioners. Mr.. Marsh
presented his charges in pamphlet form,
which had already been printed. Investiga-
ton will take place at the Red Cloud Agency
THE EAST.
THE great annual University boat-race at
Saratoga, N. Y, on the 14th was won by the
Cornell University boys, Ithaca, N. Y, Co.
lumbia coming in second; Harvard, third ;
Dartmouth, fourth; Wesleyan, fifth; Yale,
sixth. Thirteen colleges participated, Bow
doin coming in tenth. The distance was
three miles; time of winners 16:5S1 minutes
This is the second victory this year for
Cornell, their Freshmen crew having won in
the race the day before.
ABOUT $50 Mormons, en- route for Utah
from Europe, arrived in New York on the
18th. Between 500 and 600 of them are
adults, including number of young women.
They are under the charge of seven agents
appointed by Brigham Young.
THE extraordinary feat of walking 800 miles
in ninety eight hours and fifteen minutes
was recently accomplished at Schenectady,
n. Y, by W. H. Craft. The last mile was
made in nine minutes and forty eight seconds
THE Suffrage Committee in the Connecticut
Legislature reported on the 18th in favor
allowing women to vote in Presidential cleo
tons.
THE National Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance, at Providence, r. l., on the 18th
voted by States on the proposition to author
ize colored divisions, and it was rejected.
THE Kings County IN. W Grand Jury, on
the 18th, presented indictments against Jo--
seph Loeder and John ]. Price, who are charged
with having sworn falsely against the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher and Mrs. Elizabeth X
Tilten.
THE first sample of new wheat was ex-
hibited on Change in New York city on the
10Th.
THE Roman Catholic clergy Of Lawrence,
Mass, have issued card condemning the
riot which occurred in that city on the 10th,
and expressing hope that the ringleaders
may be made to feel the enormity of their
crime.
LoEDER, indicted for perjury in connection
with the Tilton- Beecher case, was arraigned
in the Brooklyn court on the 10th and plead
ed "not guilty" Price was not arraigned.
WIN. H. BUTCHER recently completed
walk of 500 miles In five days, twenty three
hours and twenty-five minutes, at North Ad-
ans, Mass. He walked the last mile in ten
minutes.
MR.. THuRLow WEED has recently resf.
firmed that three times during the first year
of the late civil war in this country Queen
Victoria personally interceded to prevent
war by England and France against the
United States, and that she and the Prince
Consort combined to defeat the disunion ef-
forts of the Contederates.
GOLD closed in New York on the 10th at
lax. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. Chicago Spring
Wheat, s1.2s@129; No. Milwaukee, $l.s2
@l33; No. Northwestern, s12S@129;
Barley, $l.25@1 80; Oats, Western Mixed,
60@6111c; Corn, Western Mixed, Sr1S5c;
Pork, New Mess, sso.5O; Dressed Hogs
95sc; Lard, 1870. Flour, good to choice,
*6.oO@6.4o; White Winter Extra, s6.45@7.OO.
The cattle market was unchanged; 121c to
1910 for good to extra. Hogs were dull
at s7.50@7.6211. Sheep, clipped, brought
4@6c
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 10th, cattle
brought: Best, s6.75@7.25; medium, 1915
@6.Oo; common, $5.25@5.5O. Hogs sold
Workers, s7.6O@77o; Philadelphia, s7.75@
-. Sheep brought $4.OO@5.OO according
to quality.
WEST AND SOUTH.
BALTIMORE is excited over the marriage in