The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-09-02
WEST AND SOUTH.


been appointed by the Governor of Tennes-
see to fill the vacancy in the United States
Senate caused by the death of Andrew
johnson. Mr.. Key is forty-fve years old
and is said to be quite popular in his own
section, but is not generally known through
out the State, never having figured much
i'll Tennessee politics.
THE Republican Convention of the First
Mississippi Congressional District met at
Senatorial on the Sth, and split, one wing NOM
mating G. Wiley Wells, eN-United States
District Attorney, and the other A. p. Howe,
of Parcda, for Congrcss-thc latter being
favored by a majority of the colorcd voters.
PRoF. JENNEY, in letter to the Indian
Bureau, dated Black Hills, July 81, says that
in localities in the valleys of Spring and
Rapid Greeks the gravel bars contain gold in
quantities sufficient to yield fair rcmuncra-
ton for labor economically and skillfuly ap-
piled, assisted by proper tools and mcchan-
ical appliances, at least a moderate amount
of capital or its equivalent, and such a sys.
tenn of working as an experience of twenty
five years has taught the miners of the Pacific
slope to employ. While the valuable placer
deposits as far as discovered are by no means
rich or very extensive compared with those
of California, still there is enough of the pre-
cious metal to develop the country, and
stock-raising and agriculture will do the rest.
THE citizens of Augusta, Ca, and vicinity
have been recently considerably excited over
an alleged conspiracy on the part of the col
ored population in Burke, Jefferson and
Washington Counties to massacre the whites.
i IL,
OF those arrested have confessed to the con-
spiracy. An Augusta dispatch of the Goth
says effective steps had been taken to pre-
serve peace and good order, and no further
trouble was apprehcndcd. The ringlcaders
would be tried at special term of the supe-
rior Court.
THE body Of young Grimwood reached
Chicago per steamer on the 10Th, where it
was received by the father and other friends
of the deceased and at once conveyed to
Bristol, ILL.,, where it received final inter-
ment. a large concourse of sympathizing
friends escorted the remains to the grave
The watch found on Mr.. Grimwood's person
had stopped at LOO o'clock, thus indicating
that the plunge into the water must have
occurred at that moment, which was
probably about the time the aeronauts en-.
countered the fiercest part of the storm
Mr.. Wood, of the Chicago Journal, who
superintended the bringing of Mr.. Grim.
woods remains over the lake, stated on the
10Th that traces of the balloon, consisting
of sand-bags and pieces of the cloth OF
which the air-ship was constructed, had
been found about eight miles north Of
where the drowned man came to land. The
opinion in Michigan seemed to be that the
body of Prof. Donaldson had been covered
with sand cast up by the waves.
CALL has been issued for the second
annual meeting of the Woman's National
Christian Temperance Union, to be held in
Cincinnati on the 18th, 18th and 10th o.
next November. Each State is entitled tc
as many delegates as it has Congressional
districts.
THE troubles in Williamson, jackson and
Franklin Counties, ILL.,, continued up to the
18th. A few days ago j. B. Maddox, a we'll
known Franklin County farmer, was notified
that the ku-Klux proposed to make him 8
domiciliary visit on certain evening. The
Sheriff was notified and concealed his posse
about Mr.. Maddox's residence. The outlaw,
came as expected and, on being summoned te
The fire was returned, and one of the outlaws
MORALLY wounded. The ringleaders were ar
rested and imprisoned.
ACCORDING to the Louisiana State Registe
OF the 2sd the population of the city of New
Orleans, as shown by the recent census, is al
follows: White, 145,72l; colored, 57,647
total 9os ,ses--an increase of 1866 upon tn,
census OF 1870. The pOpulation of the Who'll
sta'e is: White, 4O4 ,361 colored, 45O,O29, al
excess Of colored over whites of45, 66S and tota
increase OF l2s, lis over the census of 1870.
JOHN GORDON, the Black Hills miner VIII,
was under arrest at Omaha, was released or
parole on the 2lst. He subsequently sur
rendered his parole and then, by direction O
his counsel, attempted to escape. He wa,
again arrested by Gen. Ruggles and confined
in the guard house, when he had the Genera
arrested for false Imprisonment and alst
caused the arrest Of, the General and h,
clerks for assault and battery.