The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-04

A New Orleans dispatch of the 10th says
the Patrons of Husbandry Of Louisiana and
Mississippi had issued an address to the
Order throughout the United States indors.
ing the report of the subcommittee of Con-
gress.
One of the most disastrous and widespread
storms ever known in the West swept over
Colorado, part of Utah and California on
the 10th. There was loss of both life aud
property. Several costly railway bridges were
destroyed. and several towns submerged.
Announcement was made in Chicago on
the 10Th of the suspension of the Cook Coun-
ty National Bank, B. F. Allen, President. As
surance is given by Mr.. Allen that depositors
will ultimately be paid in full.
The Michigan Legislature on the I'D
elected the Hon. J. p. Christiancy (Rep) to
succeed Mr.. Chandler (also Rep) in the
United States Senate. Mr.. Christiancy re-
ceived the Democratic vote, and sufficient
number of Republicans voted for him to de-
feat Mr.. Chandler, the regular party candi-
date.
1t is said that 500 miners are at work in the
Black Hills gold regions, and that some par
ties arc meeting with good success.
The Illinois State Farmers Association held
its annual meeting at Springfield recently
and adjourned to meet next year at Bloom
ington. A report was received from the State
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners that
there is no law by which an injunction can be
obtained to prevent railroad companies vio-
lating the Railroad laws of the State. The
committee of the association disagreed with
this opinion, claiming that the right of in
junction is common law right. The COM
mittee think the present law should remain
intact and he enforced.
The Michigan State Grange recently held
its annual meeting at Grand Rapids. There
are SIS Oranges in the State, with member
ship of over Sc, 600.
Thomas F. Bayard has been reelected
United States Senator by the Delaware Leg
islature.
Several casualties are reported in Utah
the result of recent heavy snow-slides in the
mining regions. In the Big Cottonwood
canon six men were carried away by an av-
alanche and killed. The bodies of six per-
sons who were killed by a snow-slide in the
city of Alta had been recovered. Many more
are supposed to have persisted, but
their bodies are covered to q great
depth by the snow, and probably they will
not be found for some time. In one demol-
ished house was found the body of Mrs.
Carey, sitting in rocking chair, with an in
FAINT claspcd in her arms. Near them were
the husband and little girl. All had been
sutfocated by the snow.
Ex-Gov. A. s. Paddock (Rep) was on the
ed elected to the United States Senate by the
Nebraska Legislature, by a vote of 81 to IL
for Gen. Thayer and scattering.
A New Orleans dispatch of the Esd gives
document signed by eight Northern cotton
buyers and merchants at Shreveport, Jan. q,
expressing establishment at the statement
made by Gen. Merrill and others, representing
that community in condition of anarchy and
its people lawless and defiant, etc. Gen.
Merrill's statements are pronounced out
rageously false and groundlcss, and the
document asserts that the only disorders
there known to the signcrs were caused by
Merrill just before election, sending his SOL
diers raiding over the country and arresting
unresisting citizens for imaginary offenses,
who had not been held for trial because there
was no evidence of guilt.
News from California on the 23d was to the
effect that the heavy rains still continued and
that great damage had been done by the
floods.
The Kansas House of Representatives on
the sd adopted resolutions indorsing the
Presidents recent message on Louisiana
affairs and the course of Gen. Sheridan at
New Orleans, and declaring them entitled to
the thanks and confidence Of the country.
proposition was made at New Orleans on
the sd by the Conservative members of the
House returned by the Returning Board and
those claiming to have been undoubtedly
elected but defrauded by the Board, to have
the Congressional Investigating Committee
take the returns of 1874, together with
all fair and relevant testimony, and
upon such returns and evidence de-
clare what members of the Legislature were
fairly elected. The Chairman of the commit
tee took the matter under consideration.
The election in the First Illinois District to
| fill the vacancy in the Forty third Congress
| caused by the death of Hon. J. B. Rice &C.
CURED on the 23d. Barney G. Caultield, Dem
ocratic member-elect for the Eorty-fourth
Cons ress, was the successful candidate, he
meeting with no regular organized opposi-
ton.