The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-12-23

thanking him for the moral support he had
given to the investig alion, and rendering
to him their highest considerations of
esteem and confidence. A dispatch was
received from Atty.-Gen. Pierrepont an.
nouncing the removal of ex-senator
Henderson, of counsel for the prosecution,
in consequence of az alleged attack upon the
President in the speech made to the jury at
the time OF Avery's conviction. Subsequently
the revocation of his commission was sus-
pended to allow a copy of his speech to be
forwarded. This caused great excitement in
st. Louis, and it was reported that the couD-
sci had determined to stand by Henderson
and 20 out with him. The Military Court of
INQUIRY demanded by Gen. Babcock met in
Chicago on the 9Th, organized and adjourned
to await the arrival of evidence from st.
Louis.
THE committee of the Arkansas Legisla.
ture appointed to inquire into the manner of
the election of United States Senator Dorsey
have made unanimous report to the effect
that they find no proof whatever to sub
stantiate the charges of bribery and corrup-
ton preferred against the Senator in the
manner of procuring his election. The re-
port was adopted by the Legislature with
out a dissenting vote.
A RIOT is reported as having occurred at
Rolling Fork, Miss, on the 10th, between
whites and blacks, in which seven negroes,
including the leaders, were killed. No whites
were hurt. The disturbance grew out of the
attempt of negroes to rescue one of their
color, who had been arrested on account of
difficulty with white man.
In letter signed by him as Governor of
Louisiana McEnery expresses his regret at
the action of Mcmillan in Withdrawing his
credentials as Senator from that State, and
states his opinion that Mcmillan has serious
ly erred in the conclusions to which he has
arrived.
GEORGE REYNOLDS, on trial at Salt Lake
City for polygamy, was found guilty on the
10th, and remanded for sentence.
The Arkansas Legislature adjourned sine
die on the 10th.
THE schooner Cornelius B. Windiate
foundered on Lake Michigan in one of the
late storms, and carried down with her the
Captain and entire crew of nine men.
THE Kentucky State Grange has passed
Texas Pacific Railroad
THE indictment against Gen. Babcock and
the capias for his arrest were received in
Chicago from st. Louis on the 10th. A
Cabinet meeting was held in Washington on
the same day, and the speech of Gen. Hen.
derson before the jury was read, and the ac-
ton of the President in his discharge was
sustained. The Military Court of Inquiry
in Gen. Babcock's case met in Chicago, and
voted to adjourn from day to day until the
result of the St. Louis trial was known.
THE jury in the case of Burbach and Rey-
nolds, whisky -rectifers, on trial in Milwau-
kee, brought in a verdict of guilty on the
evening OF the 18th.
GEN. BABcoCK on the 18th gave bail, at
Chicago, in the sum of $4,000 for his ap-
pearance for trial before the United States
District Court ut st. Louis.
JUDGE BANGS, of Lacon, ILL.,, succeeds J.
D. Ward, of Chicago, as United States Dis
trict-Attorney for the Northern District OF
Illinois.
In his recent message to the California
Legislature Gov. Irwin urged that the State
endeavor to bring about such q modification
of the treaty between the United States ana
China as will result in the restriction of
Chinese immigration.
JAMES o. BRoADHEAD, prominent Demo-
cratic lawyer Of St. Louis, was appointed on
the 10th to succeed Gen. Henderson as an
assistant prosecuting attorney in the whisky
trials at st. Louis. He at once accepted the
position.
A srUPENDoUs land swindle has recently
been brought to light in Southeastern Mis-
souri,. 1t appears that deeds to lands in
North Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri
have been forged for some years past, and
agencies for this work were established in
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New
York and Manchester, England. 1t is esti-
mated that deeds to over 100000 acres of
land have been forged and disposed of, the
valuation being SIS, 600 900 or $50 COX, 600. The
land operated upon is owned by non-residents,
and, as the records were mostly destroyed
during the civil war, the ring had every ia
cility to carry out the enormous swindle, and
the deeds have been sold all over the United
States and in England. The Grand Jury of
Shannon County, Mo-, has indicted DR.. Thos.
X. Herman, David D. Bingham and James L.
Lawton for completely in these frauds.
A PUEBLO (Col) dispatch of the 18th says
the revenue officials had discovered an under
ground crooked-whisky distillery on the
Arkansas River, about five miles from that
city.
In Chicago, on the 18th, spring wheat, No.
2, was steady, closing at 97@97Ac cash.
Cash corn dull; closing at 1910 for No.
and 42c for new rejected. Cash oats, No. 2,
sold at 3O@301sc; January options were
sold at sOHc. Rye, No. 2, 6s@6s1Sc. Barley,
No. 2, s6@s61c. Cash mess pork closed at
s19 25@19.3O. Lard, $12.35@123711 Good to
choice beeves brought s45O@6.OO; medium
grades, $40O@4.50; butchers stock, $265@
375; scalawags, ETC., $2.OO@2.5O. Hogs
brought $6.9O@725 for good to extra.
Sheep sold at $4.5O@525 for good to choice.
FOREIGN lNTELLIGENCR.
A MADRID dispatch of the 9th says the
Spanish newspapers had variously CON-
mented upon President Grants message, but
all declare that his utterances are no more
alarming than heretofore, and do not believe
that Intervention is intended. Gen. Saballs,
according to Hendaye dispatch of the same