The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-24

ON the evening Of the 10th, at Annapolis
Md, Hon. Reverdy johnson was found deaS
In the grounds adjacent to the Governor,
residence. It lie supposed that he stumbled
and fell over some loose pieces of coal lyin1
on the sidewalk. His head struck the edge 0
the projecting base Of the wall, producing
fracture Of the skull. The medical opinion
is that the chief and fatal injury was tract
ure of the frontal bone, extending from neal
the outer angle of the right orbit upward
and backward to the coronal suture. Mr.
johnson would have been eighty years old OF
the 2lst Of May next. H.
The names of the principal officers elected
5y the Northwestern Dairymen's Associa
ton, recently in session at Fort Akin
son, Wis.,, are as follows: President, 8. ia
vile. of Wisconsin Secretary, R. R. Stone, q
Illinois; Assistant Secretary, W. II. Stewart
| Of Illinois; Treasurer H. c. Drake, of Wis
| consin. A number of Vice-Presideut.
| were also chosen. Resolutions were adopt
ed, endorsing and commencing the move
meDt to secure the erection ON The Cen
teunial Exhibition Grounds at Philadelphia
of q representative cheese factory and
creamery; urging Northwestern manufact,
urers and dairymen to at once make arrange.
ments for exhibiting butter and cheese Of
their own manufacture, and to cid in raising
funds necessary for creditable display, and
providing for the appointment Of commit.
| tee to cooperate with the Centennial Com.
mittee appointed by the American Dairy.
mems Association and the Centennial Com.
mittee. The committee consists of H. c.
Drake, Wisconsin; r. r. Stone, Illinois; l.
H. Wanzer, Illinois, al H. Smith, Wiscon.
sin.
THE Kansas House of Representatives, on
the 18th, passed concurrent resolution re.
questing Congress to repeal the Specie Re.
sumption act.
Two Chicago Aldermen-ex- Gsugers Cul.
lerton and Hildreth have been indicted for
completely in whisky frauds, and have given
bonds for their appearance for trial. It was
also reported on the 18th that several indict-
ments for similar offenses had been found at
New Orleans against residents of that city,
and against U. 8. Com. Shannon, r. g. Dennee
and others, charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government through the Court OF
Claims, in the cotton claims cases. Shannon
and Dennee gave bail In 5000.
The funeral of the late Reverdy johnson
took place in Baltimore on the afternoon of
the 18th, and was largely attended. Many
friends of the deceased were present from
Washington, including Judges Of the Su-
preme Court, Senators and Representatives.
THE Mississippi House Committee of In
vestigation into the official conduct of Car
doza, State Superintendent of Education, re-
port hat they find him guilty on ten counts
perjury, embezzlement, bribery, forgery, etc
In Chicago, on the 18th, spring wheat, No.
2, was higher. closing at s1osH@1O4 cash.
Cash corn higher; closing at 4l1<c for No. 2
and Sc for new rejected. Cash oats, No. 2,
sold At 31H@3l1<c; March options were
sold At &c. Rye, No. 2, 66@67c. Barley,
No. Q, 65@66c. Cash mess pork closed at
$2l.0O@2l.O5. Lard, s125O@l255 Good to
choice beeves brought &43o@5.5O; medium
grades, $4.1O@4.25; butchers stock, 5000
3.75; stock cattle, ETC., s3.25@375. Hogs
brought $7.759S.25 for good to choice;
Sheep sold at "a. 75@55O for good to choice
ROREKEN 1NTELLIGENCR.
E. P. WESTON, the American pedestrian,
and Perkins, the English Champion, CON-
pleted match for ESQ cup, on the 9th.
The match was the greatest number of miles
in twenty -four hours. Perkins walked sixty.
miles five in fifteen hours and stopped. Wes-
ton was declared the winner of the match
ACCORDING to a Hendaye (Spain) dispatch
Of the 9th, the Carlists had assumed TIE
offensive against the Alphonsist positions
at Ajarzan.
MADRID dispatch Of the 10th says the
Government bad sent to its diplomatic repre-.
sentatives abroad an exhaustive confidential
memorandum upon the condition of Cuba.
The circular describes the causes of the in
the reforms which will be introduced when
it is terminated.
THE story that q quantity of gunpowder
had been discovered among the coal on
steamer at Antwerp, Belgium, is pronounced
untrue.
THE steamer Rotterdam, from New York,
reached Rotterdam on the 18th. Winslow,
the Boston forgcr, was not on board.
SIR JOHN CoLER1DeE, nephew Of the ia.
nous poet of that name, and lately editor Of
the Quarterly Reyi. %, died In London, on the
11ih. He was eighty-six years old.
mission by Turkey to further ursue his ex.
cavations in the Troad.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE telegram Of the 18th
says the Sultan had offered to grant com.
plete amnesty to all insurgents who would
Immediately submit to his authority.
A BERLIN dispatch of the 18th SAYS the eff.
forts of Herr Kapp and other deputies TO &c.
cure Remuneration of the naturalization
treaty with the United States had proved
fruitless. The Government would continue
to uphold the treaty.
A MADRID telegram of the 18th says Spain
had recently sent another note to is diplo-
matte representatives abroad, which was in
tended to be complete answer to the recent
note of the United States Government. The
memorandum asserts that negroes, mulat-
toes, Chinese and deserters formed the bulk
of the insurgent forces, and that their army
contained scarcely 800 white Cubans. Spain
could not make terms with any such ele.
ment. After having gained complete vic
tory, she would grant to Cuba all the liber.
ties which, but for the insurrection she would
already enjoy, and which the neighboring
island of Porto Rico, where slavery has been
entirely abolished, already enjoys. Over g..
600 men had been sent to Cuba within the
last twelve months.
A CoNsrANr1NorLE dispatch of the 18th
says the Sultan had that day signed the de-
cree granting the Andrassy reforms to the
insurgent provinces.
A TELEGRAM from the Hague Of the 18th
say 8 that Winslow, the Boston ferger, had
certainly arrived In Holland. He had not
been arrested because no extradition treaty
existed with the United States, but an order
had been issued for the delivery to the Amer
lean Consul at Rotterdam of all valuables
found In his possession.
GEN. BABCOCKsS TRIAL.
SECOND DAT.
Acting under the advice VI the court, given
just before the adjournment the day before.