The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-13

tennial of our national existence, was
ushered in amid the ringing of bells and
firing of cannon at Washington and many
other localities. Nearly all the principal
cities Of the Union extended hearty and
jubilant welcome to "seventy six"
Ex-Gov. CARPENTER, of Iowa, has accepted
United States Treasury.
THE EAST.
OK the evening OF the 2Sth Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher was served with a summons
and complaint in suit for "malicious pros
ecution,' instituted by Francis d. Moulton
in the Supreme Court, Kings County, N. Y,
for $4,000.
FIFTEEN States have taken a census of
population in 1875, and the total increase
since 1870 is estimated at a little over 2,OOo,-
0oO. As these States had in 1870 something
more than one-third of the population of the
United States common average progress
throughout would show an aggregate in
crease in five years Of upward of 81, 90, 900, Or
total population Of 100000.
A LABOR CONVENTION in session at Tyrone,
Pa, on the Goth appointed National Com
mittec of thirty-seven to issue call for con-
vention of representatives Of labor and in
dustry from all parts of the country, to be
held in Pittsburgh in April next.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made in New York
on the Goth of the death, at the house of
his granddaug hter, near Richmond, Staten
Island, of the Rev. Henry Boehm, better
known as Father Boehm, the oldest preacher
of the Methodist Church in this country
and probably the oldest clergyman in the
world. He was over 100 years old.
JOSEPH BoRk, City Treasurer of Buffalo,
\. Y, is said to be defaulter to the extent
of $3.50 900 Or more. A dispatch of the Both
ult. says he had fled to Canada The city
will not suffer, as his bondsmcn are consid.
cred ample security for the amount OF his dc.
tciency.
BENEDICT Bros jcwelry store, under the
Grand Central Hotel, in New York city, was
robbed few nights ago of s25, 900 worth of
jewelry and diamonds. The pers ons in charge
Of the store were chloformed by the robbers,
who then deliberately broke open the safe
and ritlcd it of its contents to the amount
above stated.
hoHto ~. ShLAhMAN3 Ol UCudl VI IlS-
mouth Church, and J. NJ Van Colt, for Mrs,
Moulton, held conference on the morning
OF the 3lst ult., and agreed that ten churches
and five ministers should be called on each
side to form the mutual council to decide on
the questions submitted by Mrs. Moulton, as to
whether the reasons given by the church fer
dropping her from its membership as it did
are valid and sufficient, and :s TO the validity
and sufficiency of her reasons for abstaining
from the services and sacraments of the
church. The mutual council is to convene
on Tuesday, the 18th inst.
AMONG the ocean steamers which arrived
at New York on the I'd was the Salier, on
board of which it was at one time rumored
had been placed one of Thomas dynamite
Internal machines.
Dist ATTY. BRITToN, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
entered nolle pros. on the Sd in the cases of
Loader and Price, under indictment for per-
jury in connection with the Beecher-T ilton
scandal.
GOLD closed in New York, on the Sd, at
1l2I. The following we're the closing quo
tations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring
Wheat $l.229l.23; No. Q Milwaukee, SlA
@l26; Barley, sl.Oo@l.1o; Oats, Western
Mixed, 44@45c; Corn, Western Mixed, 60
@62c; Pork, Mess, SPOTS; Dressed Hogs,
Western, SIC; Lard, 127sc. Flour, good to
choice, s5.4595.9O; White Wheat Extra,
s5.95@175. The cattle market was stronger;
1l@l224c for good to extra. Hogs, 7I@
nc. Sheep, 412@61ac.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the Sd, cattle
brought: Sest, s6.OO@675; medium, $500
@5.5O: common, s4.0o@4.25. Hogs sold
Workers, S6.60@700; Philadelphia, $71O@
7.25. Sheep brought s4OO@5.5O according
to quality.