The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-12-23
General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.

General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Senate in executive session on the 9th
confirmed the nominations of Messrs. Chan
dler as Secretary Of the Interior, Pierrepont
as Attorney General, New as United States
Treasurer, and John @. Smith as Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs. A large number of
other nominations were sent to the Senate by
the President, among them being those of G
W. Emery, of Tennessee, as Governor of Utah,
and S. B. Axtell, of California, as Governor Of
New Mexico.
THE bill recently introduced in the Sen.
ate by Mr.. Morton in regard to the counting
OF the votes for President and Vice President
is copy of the bill on the same subject
which was prepared by the Privileges and
Elections Committee and reported to the Sen
ate last February.
SPEAKER KERR was sercnaded at Wizards
Hotel, in Washing ton, on the night of the
18th, and responded in a brief speech.
THE bill introduced into the House, on the
10th, for the regulation of postage on printed
matter provides that "on and after the LIST
day of June, 1876, postage shall be charged
on pamphlets, transient newspapers, periodi-
Gals, magazines, handbills, posters, unsealed
circulars and prospectuses, proof of sheets
and corrected proof-sheets, at the rate Of one
cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof,
and the postage on all other mailable matter
of this third class shall be and remain as now
provided by law
THE Agricultural Department report for
November shows that the corn crop of 1875
was ne-fourth larger than that of 1874, and
one of the heaviest ever grown in America
The same is true of potatoes, in quality as
we'll as in quantity; while all the tobacco.
growing States show a large increase o.
product.
THE newly-appointed Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, John Q. Smith, took charge
of the Indian Bureau in Washington on the
18th.
The Republican National Committee is te
meet in Washington on the 18th of January
for the purpose of determining upon the time
and place for holding the next Republican
National Convention for the nomination O
candidates for President and Vice Presiden,
Of the United States.
THE Democratic members Of the lowe,
house OF Congress held a caucus, with closed
doors, on the afternoon of the 18th. It is
stated that committee of eleven was or
dered, to be appointed by the Chairman, Mr.
Lamar. to act Jointly with like Senate
committee in shaping legislation during the
session Of Congress.
THE EAST.
AT National Council of the Union League
of America, held in Philadelphia on the Sth,
declaration of principles was adopted, to
the following effect: That the credit of the
Government at home and abroad must be
maintained; that such Improvements as
shall be most beneficial, to commerce, and
such enactments as may be most productive
to labor, shall be granted by the Government
that the public schools of the several
States should be fostered and protect.
ed from every encroachment, especially
from interference by any sectarian move.
ment; that church and State shall re-
main forever free and independent, and that
all citizens of the United States, by whatever
name known, shall be accorded all rights,
civil and religious, provided they obey the
letter and spirit of the law and support the
Government made by the people for the PEG
pie.
WILLIAM DELANEY was hanged in New
York a few days ago for the murder, in Angus,
last, of Capt. Lawrence, on board a schooner
at Cow Bay.
SEVERAL Methodist ministers, at meeting
in Boston few days ago, under the lead o.
Bishop Haven, resolved in favor of the renom
ination of President Grant as measure o.
public safety 4 number of Methodist minis
tiers of Salt Lake City, Utah, have, at a recen,
meeting, protested against this action on the
part of their Boston brethren, and passed
resolution denouncing the President for hi:
course toward that Territory.
THE ice was ten inches thick in some por
tions of the Erie Canal on the 10th.
THE three Moody and Sankey meetings il
Philadelphia on the 18th were crowded. A
the women's meeting in the afternoon II ,OO
persons were present, and fully 800 passed
into the inquiry-rooms.
THE fetal membership of Brooklyn Ply
mouth Church, according to the recent az
nual report, is 2,490, an increase of 100 dur
ing the past year. OF this total number
1915 are females and 9l5 are males. Their,
were 2,S44 pupils in the schools, and 25
teachers. The sum of s1l1,414 was raiset
during the past year, exclusive of the person
al contributions. Of this sum $4,000 wer,
from pew rents.
GOLD closed in New York, on the 18th, a
III. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring
Wheat, sl.22@1.23; No. Milwaukee, s1a:
@1.26; No. 2 Northwestern, $123@1 "a
Barley, $l.0591.12; Oats, Western Mixed
44945c; Corn, Western Mixed, 74@75c
Pork, Mess, s2l75; Dressed Hogs, Western
SIC; Lard, 13c. Flour, good to choice, S54;
@6.00; White Winter Extra, $6O5@T75
The cattle market was dull; 11@13e
for good to extra. Hogs, 71@7Sc. Sheep
4H@6Ic.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 18th, cattle
brought: Sest, S6.OO@6.5O; medium, s425
@5.oO; common, s35o@4.OO. Hogs sold
Workers, s6.6o@6so; Philadelphia, $3.50
$50. Sheep brought s375@525 according
to quality.
WEST AND SOUTH.
A STATE CONVENTION in Ohio was held al
Columbus on the Sth, to consider the tramu
question. seventy-eight delegates, repre-.
senting about twenty-five cities and towns.
were present. A number of short addresses
were made, the pith of each being that the
system OF tramping had grown to such an
extent as to make it q question of great i'm.
portance to the people. Resolutions were
adopted declaring that large class of per
sons exist in Ohio who properly belong te
the vagrant class, and who live by preyipe
upon the public; that this is a grow
ing EVIL that can only be eradicated BY
furnishing employment to this class Of
such a character as to make their labol
remunerative; to this end the plar