The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-20
THE EAST.

THE New Hampshire Republican State
Convention met at Concord on the 5th and
nominated Person c. Cheney, of Manchester,
for Governor, and William A. Pierce, of Ports
mouth, for Railroad Commissioner. The
resolutions adopted favor specie payments
revenue tariff with Incidental protection; true
reconciliation with our Southern brethren;
proclaim unalterable opposition to the third
term; that freedmen shall have full, fair and
free exercise OF every right of citizenship;
that just and forbearing policy toward the
South shall be observed; approve of the
present National Administration; favor the
proposed amendment to the Constitution of
the United States declaring that no money
raised by taxation in any State for the sup
port of public schools, or derived from any
public fund therefor, shall ever be placed
under the control of any religious sect; and
condeIan the action Of the Democratic major
ityi the National House of Representatives
in its dealings with MANNED Union soldiers
formerly IN the employ of that body.
JOSEPH BoRk, the defaulting City Treasurer
of Buffalo, returned to that city on the 5th
and surrendered himself to the authorities,
and was held in bail bonds of $4,000 He
promised, if permitted, to assist in admins
terinS his estate SO as to pay all claims.
WILLIAM MURRAY and Frederick Never
were hanged at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 9th,
for the murder, in November, 1874, of Ger
man farmer named Gotthardt Wahl, who had
resisted their attempt at highway robbery
EAsToN & MINES banking house at Fall
River, Mass, suspended on the 7th. The
failure was announced on the same day of
Philip Sliner, a tea merchant of New York,
who had eighteen stores scattered through
out the city. His liabilities arc stated at
$l3SO0o; assets $5S,0OO.
LITTLE boy who proved to be James
blanchard, OF Milford, N. H., created consid.
cradle excitement at st. Adams, VT, a few
days ago by claiming to be the lost Charley
Ross. Much telegraphing and correspond
cnce between citizens of that place and inter-
csted parties in Philadelphia ensued, the lit
tic impostor maintaining for several days his
assertions that he was the veritable Ross
boy, and showing 10 many of his statements
a remarkable familiarity with the history of
the missing boy and his Philadelphia home.
The pretender was taken to his home at Mil
ford on the It'll.
that all the churches invited by Mrs. Moul-
ton to take part in The mutual council had
accepted the invitation. The list embraces
some OF the most celebrated clergymen in
the denomination.
STRENUOUS effort has recently been
made by the friends of Edward g. Stokes,
imprisoned for the shooting of James Fisk,
to procure his pardon, but Gov. TildeD, after
examining the papers and petition, has de-
MED the application.
DR.. SAMUEL G. HOWE, the founder of the
Institute for the Blind in Boston, died in that
city on the 9th, aged sevcnty-four years.
GOLD closed in New York, on the 10th, at
1l3. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring
Wheat, $l.2l@122; No. 2 Milwaukee, $1.22
@l.2s; Barley, $1.OO@l.1O; Oats, Western
Mixed, 45@46c; Corn, Western Mixed, II
C973c; Pork, Mess, saO95; Dressed Hogs,
Western, SIC; Lard, 12Xc. Flour, good to
choice, $5.4O@5.90; White Wheat Extra,
$5.95@7.75. The cattle market was firm; TX
@i2Zc for good to extra. Hogs, 71s@Sc.
Sheep, 5@7c.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 10th, cattle
brought: Best, s6.Oo06.5O; medium, $4.75
@5.25; common, s4OO@4.25. Hogs sold
Workers, s7.4O@775; Philadelphia, S7sO@
500. Sheep brought $4.OO@5.75 according
to quality.