The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-07-01
General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.

General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The report of the commission to examine
the custom-h house building in Chicago was
placed in the hands of Secretary Bristow on
the 18th. It fsaid the commission recon-
mend the demolition Of the walls now up and
the laying of a new foundation,
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 10th states
that naval force with steam launches would
be ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande to
look after our interests there, and Cooperate
with the army in the suppression of Mexican
raids.
JEROME J. KINDS, of Alabama, United
States Marshal, and late mail contrac tor
tried in Washington on a charge Of bribing
employees OF the Postofice Department to ali
ter a bid made by him, has been found "not
guilty" There are three other ndictments
pending against him.
The following members Of the Sioux Indian
Commission have been designated to proceed
to the Sioux country in advance of the remain
der of the Board with q view to arrange the
preliminaries Tor the negotiations relative
to opening the Black Hills region: Rev. 8. D.
Human, A. Comingo and W. H. Ashley, with
]. D. Collins rs Secretary. They are in
structed to assure the Indians of the kind
ly intentions of the President and Gov
ernment toward them, and that the
proposed negotiations originate solely
in desire for continued peace. The
negotiation fected by the commission is to
be referred to the President, and by him to
Congress, before it shall be binding
THE EAST.
EASTERN dispatches Of the 10th state that
the difficulties between the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Pennsylvania Railroad Companies had
been compromised.
Az explosion occurred in building used
for the manufacture of fireworks in Boston
on the 10th, and several lives were lost, six
burned and charred bodies being taken out
of the runs soon after the accident. The
cause Of the explosion was unknown.
THE schedule Of assets aud liabilities of
Abraham Jackson, the Boston lawyer charged
with being defaulter, shows liabilities
SALT, 20 and assets $171,61s.
In the New Hampshire House Of Repre-.
sentatives on the 18th, after lengthy debate,
the resolution reported by the majority of the
Committee on Elections, that Raymond and
Harding (Democrats) were not entitled to
seats, was passed-173 to 1856.
The Boston centennial celebration, on the
18th, of the battle of Bunker Hill was a com.
plete success in almost all respects. There
were over 100000 strangers in the city on the
occasion. Among those participating in the
ceremonies were military companies made up
OF ex-Confederates from Southern cities, who
were cordially welcomed by the Bostonians
and to whom was extended hearty greeting
in the relationship Of revived brother
hood. The procession was ten miles
long and was over four hours in pass
ing a given point. George Washington
Warren presided over the exercises at the
monument, and the grafton was delivered by
Gen. Charles Devens, Jr., and was confined
to graphic description of the battle of
Bunker Hill and an eloquent appeal for the
burial OF all political animosities engendered
by the late war. Gen. Sherman, Cows. Hart
ranft of Pennsylvania, Beadle of New Jer-
sey, 1ngersoll of Connecticut, and Vice-Pres-
ident Wilson made short addresses. Accord
ing to all accounts the celebration was very
enthusiastic one and worthy the day and the
occasion.
THE Pennsylvania State Temperance Con-
vention met at Harrisburg on the 10th and
nominated Hon. Robert Audley Brown, for
merly Republican member of the State
Legislature, for Governor, and Elijah F..
Henry Packer of Chester County, for State
Treasurer. Several ladies were in attendance
as delegates and addressed the convention
The platform adopted pronounces in favor of
woman suffrage and against sectarian influ-
ence in schools.
in Philadelphia on the 18th, adopted reso-
luton expressing its sense of satisfaction
that Congress had fixed day for the resump-
ton of specie payment, but that it could not
withhold its expression of concern that no
we'll considered methods had been adopted
for the execution of the measure, and begs of
Congress to place at the earliest period all pos
sible means in the hands of the Secretary Of
the Treasury for the execution of the law pro-
viding for resumption at the time named.
THE National Board of Trade, in session at
Philadelphia, adjourned on the 18th, after
passing several resolutions relative to the
question of transportation, reciprocity
with Canada, etc. They declare that
experience has shown that the attempt to
regulate the details of railroad management
is inexpedient, but that certain laws of gen.
eral character can be enacted which are both
practicable and necessary for the protection
of the public interest. They favor the ap-
pointment by the President, under authority
of Congress, of commission to confer with
like commission on the part of the Domin-
ion Of Canada on the subject of a treaty for
reciprocity of trade and commercial rela-
tons.
FIRE in Pittsburgh, Pa, on the morning
OF the 10Th destroyed several buildings in the
best business portion of the city, inficting a
loss estimated at nearly 81 ,0O0, 900.
In the course of his seventh days address
to the jury in the Beecher trial, on the 21st
Mr.. Beach intimated that jurors had been ap-
preached in the Beecher interest, to which a
member of the jury took exception and stated
that envelopes containing extracts from the
New York Sun against Mr.. Beecher had
been sent to the jurymen. Mr.. Beach
then stated that he could produce evidence of
attempts at bribery of the jury by partisans
of the defense and asked the Court when the
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