The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-28
General News Summary,
FROM WARRINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
DEMOCRATIC and Republican addresses
We're issued at Washington on the 18th. The
Democratic is a. follows:
ROCKS OF THE
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE,
WAsHIN6ToN. D. c Dec. Ii, 1876,
70 the Peopl" Of the Uni ed states:
The n t onal Democratic Committee announce.
as the result OF the esidential election held on
Thomas A. Hendricks. of indian, az
Vic" President of the Untet stat e. We con
ony r mains for the tw, houses OF Congress, in
The leff. finance OF their duty, on the second
Msdn 81, sday IN 6ruary next, to give effect to
stl,utlon M ,de bs a majority Of Electoral votes.
ard confirmed by majority Of all the ates ar
we as ny an overwhelming majority OF all the
peotle Of he United al.s.
BY order OF the Elk -cutiv- c mmittee
lssre ABRAMS. HEWITT, Chairman.
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secretary.
The Republican address reads as follows:
An addre tonight has been issued by the
Democratic Committee. 1t is the at desperate
at'en pf % propa f ling cause. Gov HAYES has
been fal ly elect by u clear majority OF the
FL ct"r v"t': There i no indica ior ina, any
right minded Ct lien has a doubt as to the result
The address of he Democrats lie an impudent and
audaclous attempt to prejudice and prevent public
.udgmes t: Hayes and Wheeler are elected. az
Tue WIZ W we American people will be carried out
Charm National Republican Committee.
DECISION of interest to life-insurance
companies and policy holders was rendered
by the Supreme Court of the United States
on the 18th, to the effect that where the
terms of policy secure the COM
pany from liability if the Insured commits
Snipi6p w mot .r
emption is valid, and the holder of the
policy cannot recover. A plea of insanity
had been entered In lower court, but the
company showed that the terms of the policy
secured them from liability for suicidal
deaths, sane or insane, and the Court de-
cided that the company was not liable.
which decision was fully sustained by the
Supreme Court
lNsPEC roR-GRNERAL HARDIR, Of tn United
states my, died at Wa, hington on the 18th,
and WIS buried on the 18th.
WM ORION. President OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company, has telegraphed
to Mr.. Morrison, Chairman Of the House
Louisiana Investigating Committee, decl,u-
Ing to furnish certain messages in posses.
sion Of the company sent and received over
the wires by officials of the Federal and
Louisiana State Governments. Mr. Ortop
says he had waited few days before an.
swering the subpoena "in the expectation
that similar applications would be made
by committee Of the Senate.
also charged with the investigate
OF matters connected with the Presi.
dental election and the canvass in the sew
pral States that fho oe
pany, being the same in respect to the mes.
sases of tn political par les, could not be
attributed to desire 10 prejudice or pro.
mote the interests Of either" Mr.. Morri.
son, on the 18th, telegraphed Speaker Ran.
dali Concerning this refusal on the Fart of
Mr.. Orion.
THE EAST.
1T was rumored in New York on the 18th
that compromise had been effected. under
which the Ring magnates, and notably
Tweed and Sweeney, are to refund to the
City Of New York quite large amount of
money, and to receive in return immunity
from prosecution. The compromise was
thought to include Connolly also.
JOSHUA A. BAILEY, who, in 1869. fed from
the country as a defaulter in bis accounts
with the Government as the Internal Reve
nue. Collector of the Thirty second New York
District, has returned, made good his deficit.
and received from the Pr sident full par
don.
A NEW YORK telegram of the 18th
announces the suspension of the New York
5 curlty Life Insurance and Annuity Com
pany.
The horrible story that foolish boy at
1ornam' Me-, had disemboweled an infant
ski ned it and hung up the carcass, as he
had seen cattle served il slaughter house
happily proves falsehood, the starting
pol"t OF the story being that the LADS moth
er found him with large knife in the room
with the baby.
IHE railroad freight war between the four
trunk lines to the seabOard has been ended
bv compromise between Messrs. Wander
bilt, Jewett, Garrett and Scott, and, on The
18th, rates were advanced, from Chicago to
the Atlantic, ten cents per 100 pounds on
grain, and fifteen cents on fourth.class
freight. 1t is expected also that passenger
rates will speedily be advanced.
GOLD closed In New York on the 18th. at
1.O1A. The following were the closing QUO
tations for produce: No Chicago Spring
Wheat, New sl.33@1.34; No. 2 Milwaukee
(New) s1.35@l.36; Oats, Western Mixed
and State, s5(949c; Corn, Western Mixed,
591s@6oHc; Pork, Mess, sl6.75; Lard, $40. 70;
Flour, good to choice, IS. 70@5.75; White
Wheat Extra, $5.so@s0O. Cattle, 6@11kc
for good extra. Hogs, live, $7.10@7.2 20.
Sheep, 3A@tNc.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 18th, cattle
brought: Best, S5.15@5.50; medium, 1926
$500; common, ss.7594.25. Hogs cold
Workers, s5.5o@5.6O; Philadelphia, $500
500. Sheep brought s. 75@4.75, according
to quality.