The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-06

REDWOOD FALLS MINNESOTA.
General News Summary
FROM WASHINGTON.
90 A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 22d say
the Granger cases, involving the question Q
the right of States to regulate the carrying
rates of railroads, will be further argued be
fore the Supreme Court on the 18th of Jan
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A REPORT that Secretary Bristow had or
dered to be paid to the Union Pacific Railwa.
Company the sum adjudged due by the su
preme Court is pronounced erroneous by
Washington telegram of the I'D.
THE annual report of the Southern Claim
Commission shows that there were consid
cred during the past year ,56l cases, involv
ing nearly a COO, 900. Up to the date of tn
report the commission had considered q, 00l
cases in all, and Il, 600 were still waiting t.
be investigated. The number of claims al
lowed the last year was IT'S, involving about
$500, 1000. Claims to the amount of IS, SOC, COX
were disallowed.
PRESIDENT GRANT has signed the bill fur
Their extending the time of duration of the
Court of Commissioners on the Alabams
Claims to the I'D of July next.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the Goth says
It appears from official correspondence that
the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs had
stated, in reply to request of our
Minister to Mexico for permission for regular
United States troops to follow raiders
across the border, that the Mexican
Executive had no authority to grant such
request without the consent of Congress
Minister Foster said, in reply, that the &C.
acknowledgement bY the Mexican Government
of its inability to restrain the lawlessness Of
its own citizens would afford the strongest
possible argument to all advocates of the &C
QUESTION of territory there may be in the
United States. Mr.. Foster further said that the
citizens of Texas must be protected, and, il
protection did not come from the Mexican
Government, it must come from ours.
TEIE EAST.
A LARGE gas-maia running under Federal
street, in South Boston, Mass. exploded on
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tearing up the pavement for long distance
The street was thronged with people at the
time, and many were buried under the debris
A grain house was badly shattered and the
foreman instantly killed. A number of per.
sons were blown into the water and drowned
The number of victims as far as ascertained
up to the morning of the Esd was as follows:
Killed, 20; fatally injured, 4; seriously hurt,
.; slightly, 5. Seven persons we're missing
and were supposed to have been blown into
the water in addition to those already taken
therefrom.
TEE Bank of Brandywine, at West Chester,
Pa, made assignments on the I'D for the ben
eft of its creditors. 1t was thought depos.
tors would be paid in full.
IT was thought in Boston on the sd that
the number of lives lost by the gas explosion
would be reduced to five, as several persons
who were reported missing had appeared all
safe. One or two of the wounded would
probably die.
ARGENT Philadelphia dispatch announces
that there had just been received in that city
formal acceptance by Pope Plus TX. of an
invitation by the Centennial authorities re-
questing His Holiness to give his recognition
to The enterprise by contribution to the Elk.
position of works of art from the galleries 81
the Vatican or from the workshops over
which he has control. The letters of the
Pope are couched in the warmest terms Of
friendship for the United States
The jury in the recent trial of the Bowen
libel suit against the Brooklyn Eagle found a
verdict for the plaintiff, and fixed the dam
ages at $1,000. The other cases of libel are
to be tried next term.
The Moody and Sankey services in Phila-
delphia on the 26th were largely attended
and Mr.. Moody said the morning meeting
was the most encouraging one he had held
in this country. The inquiry.rooms were
crowded both afternoon and evening.
PATRICK KANEN, who was recently con-
victed at Cleveland, Ohio, of manslaughter
for starving his idiot son to death, has been
sentenced to the Penitentiary for ten years.
The Pacific Mills, at Lawrence, Mass, en-
ploying $500 operatives, gave notice on the
9th of reduction of from 10 to Is per cent.
in wages, to take effect Jan. l, owing to the
depression in the price of print-cloths. This
corporation announce that they are obliged
either to stop the looms or reduce the cost of
production.
AT a business meeting of Brooklyn Ply
mouth Church on the evening of the 9th
resolutions were adopted to comply with the
demand of Mrs. Moulton for mutual council
of churches to advise the church and Mrs.
Moulton upon the two questions submitted
by her in her memorandum of Dec. Is, as to
whether the reasons of the church for dropp-
ing her from its membership as it did were
valid and sufficient, and as to the validity and
sufficiency of her reasons for abstaining SO
long from the services and sacraments of the
church. A committee of five was appointed
to call the mutual council.
The Hudson River sugar refinery, at Hast
ings, N. Y, was burned on the 26th, and $50
men were thrown out of employment. Loss
$4,000; insurance less than $3OO, 1000.
GOLD closed in New York, on the 9th, at
1925. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring
Wheat, s1.1s@121; No. Milwaukee, s12s@
1.25; Barley, 81. 00@1 10; Oats, Western Mixed,
45946c; Corn, Western Mixed, 731k@75c;
Pork, Mess, $20.s71S; Dressed Hogs, Western
ss6c; Lard, 1870. Flour, good to choice, $5.55
@6.00; White Winter Extra, $6O5@7.75.
The cattle market was dull; 11@l21<c for
good to extra. Hogs, 7N@7Hc. Sheep,
4N@7c.
Ar East Liberty, Pa, on the 9th, cattle
brought: Best, $6O0@6.25; medium, $4.75
@5.25; common, s3.5O@4O0. Hogs sold
Workers, s6.5O@6.7O; Philadelphia, 5000
200. Sheep brought $3.75@5.5O according
to quality.
WEST AND SOUTH.
Av1oLENr earthquake shock was felt in
Richmond. Va, on the night Of the I'D.
The guests at the different hotels were so
alarmed from the rocking of the buildings as
to assemble in the parlors en- deshaba1e, ready
to leave. The alarm was general, the shock
being felt tn all parts OF the city and citizens
leaving their domiciles in fright.
The Governor Of Pennsylvania has par
doned xingo Parks and several others of the
miners convicted in Clearfield County of