The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-06-15


specie payment whenever it can bSefected
withoutinjury to the business interests of the
country, and the unconditional repssi Of the
Resumption act of 1875.
THE Virginia Conservative State Conven.
ton met at Richmond, en- the S1st ult., and
elected Tilden delegates to the National Con-
vention.
The Iowa Republican State Convention
met at Des Moines on the Slst ult~ ard NOM
mated a State ticket composed as follows:
For State Auditor, Judge Sherman, renomi-
mated; Register of Land Office, Capt. secor,
renominated; Secretary Of State, j. T.
Young, renominated; Attorney General, J.
F. McJunkin. Delegates to the National
Convention were chosen and resolutions were
adopted, among others, advocating the grad
ual resumption Of specie payment by contin-
uous and steady steps in that direction,
recognizing in James G. Blaine one well wor-
thy to be nominated for President by the Ma
tional Convention, and instructing the dele
gates to vote as unit. A resolution in
structing for Blaine was offered and suhse-
quently withdrawn. The delegation is un-
derstood to be largely in favor Of Mr.. Blaine's
nomination.
A SPECIAL train started from New York at
one o'clock on the morning of the 1st to
make the run to San Francisco in eighty
eight hours. 1t reached Chicago in twenty
one hours-twcnty-f five minutes ahead of
schedule time.
THE Minnesota Democratic State Conven-
ton met at St. Paul on the LIST and selected
delegates to the st. Louis Convention, who
are supposed to favor the nomination Of Til.
den as President. The platform favors specie
resumption as soon as the business interests
of the country will permit.
The Iowa Episcopal Diocese has unani-
mously elected as Bishop the Rev. DR.. Stevens
Perry, the President Of Hobart College,
Geneva, N. Y, DR.. Eccleston, of Philadelphia,
having declined.
The fast special train from New York for
San Francisco arrived at the latter city at 9:25
on the morning of the 4th, making the dis
lance in eighty three hours and thirty-f -four
minutes, nearly four hours ahead of the
schedule time. On one portion of the route
the train made sixty miles in ifty-seven min
utss.
THE regular Florida Republican State Con-
vention, held on the I'd, nominated M. L.
Stearns for Governor and D. Montgomery for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ofthe eight delegates
chosen to the National Convention seven are
for Blaine and one for Conkling. A bolt
was made from the regular Convention, the
boilers nominating Senator Conover for Gov
ernor and Mr.. Lee for Lieutenant Governor,
but choosing no delegates to the National
Convention.
A CINCINNATI dispatch of the 4th says let
tiers had been received from members of the
two expeditions from that city to the Black
Hills, which show that the reports of the
killing of eleven members of Col. Stones
party were false. Both expeditions arrived
safely at Custer City without being molested
by Indians.
AMAJoR11Y of the five Circuit Judges for
Cook County, ILL.,, to whom the question of
the legality of the election of Mr.. Hoyne as
Mayor, was submitted on the application by
Mr.. Colvin for writ of quo ,carranto, decided
on the 5th adversely to Mr.. Hoyne, Judges
McAllister, Rogers and Williams concurring,
and Judges Farwell and Booth dissenting.
The decision is to the effect that there hau
been vacancy in the Mayoralty ever since
the expiration of the term for which
Mr.. Colvin was elected: and that the failure
Of the Common Council to call an election
for Mayor nullifed the vote of the people for
Mayor at the recent city election at which he
was chosen. 1t is also decided that the
Common Council can still call special elec-
ton for Mayor to fill the vacancy.
On the 4th inst, Mr.. Moody preached his
first sermon in his new tabernacle in Chi
cago to large congregation.
In Chicago, on the 5th, spring wheat, No.
2 closed at s1.o5@lo5A cash. Cash corn
closed atA11(c for No. 2. Cash oats No. 2, sold
at 2Sh@29c; July options were sold
at 294c. Rye No. 2, 69@691<c. Barley, No. 2,
56@57c. Cash mess pork closed at $l765
@l77o. Lard, $lO35@1O.4O. Good to
choice beeves brought $44o@5.O0; medium
grades, s4.25@465; butchers stock, $500
Ais; stock cattle, ETC., $3.75@4.1O. Hogs
brought s5.9o@6.15 for good to choice.
Sheep (shorn) sold at s4.25@5.25 for good
to choice.