The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-31

Rock Island &Paciic Railroad, near Nicola,
on the 2Oth, in great numbers, travelling
southwest. Trains were delayed by them.
Four trains were blockaded two hours
on the afternoon of the 21st. Continued
rain had prevented their feeding and no
harm had yet been done to the growing
crops.
1T is reported that all but twenty seven of
the Utes who left Fort Fetterman after
having been feasted and armed, and having
INDUCED in numerous war dances, deserted
at Cheyenne River few days ago, taking
with them the arms which were furnished
them to fight the Sioux with.
In Chicago, on the 2lst, Spring wheat, No.
2, closed at s9@s91<c cash. Cash corn
closed at 44ssc for No. 2. Cash oats No. 2
sold at 3o@3OAc; September options
were sold at 5Ossc. Rye No. 2, 52@5sc.
Cash mess pork closed at s17.45
@l7.5O. Lard, SO. 5O@1O.55. Good to
choice becves brought "a. 5O@5. 90; medium
grades, 81. OO@4. 40; butchers stock, 81. 50
@l3.25; stock cattle, etc., 81. 1898 25.
Hogs brought s.. 2O@6.35 for good to
choice. Sheep sold at 50. 5O@4. so for good
to choice.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCR.
ACCORDING to Belgrade kilograms of the
10th, Prince Milan had issued a proclama-
ton declaring that Servia and Montenegro
would fight together to the last. In the
battle near Kuci, the Turks lost over 5000
men.
On the 18th, a financial panic prevailed
throughout Portugal Several banks at
Oporto and elsewhere had been forced to
suspend.
THE Livingstone statue, erected in honor
of the great African explorer, was unveiled
at Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 10th.
THE Scottish National memorial to the
late Prince Consort was unveiled at Edin-
burgh on the 18th by Her Majesty the
Queen.
A BELGRADE dispatch of the 18th states
that correspondents who had been writing
unfriendly to Servia had been ordered to
leave the country.
LATE advices report famine in the north
ern provinces of China. Thousands of
deaths were occurring daily.
SEhNlA Is Silu W w ICdUy W CTCdG
peace, but she will not consent to the de-
position of Prince Milan, or the sacrifice of
any territory; nor will she submit to Turk
ish administration. The report of Turkish
defeat at Brisanski on the Sth has been con-
tirmed.
The King of Dahomey is said to hold four
Frenchmcn as hostages, and he has threat
ened to kill them if the British squadron
fires upon the natives.
THE Lisbon banks, including the Bank of
Portugal, were forced to close their doors
on the 10th, because of a general run. The
Government extended the payment of all
commercial paper for period of two
months.
KILOGRAMS of the Goth report Servian
driven over the frontier after severe en-
gagement London dispatches of the same
date state that an Instruction against
Turkish authority had broken out at Retins,
in Crete.
A DwELL1NG-HoUsE atSt. Lawrence, N. F.,
was destroyed by fire few days ago, and
two sons of the owner-a Mr.. Kelly-pcr-
ished in the flames.
ACCORDING to London dispatch es OF tn
21st, the Emperor of Morocco had notified
the Porte of his inability to send the Gus
tomary subsidy to the Turkish Sultan, be-
cause his resources had been depleted by
the suppression of late disturbances in his
own country.
BELGRADE dispatches of the 21st say the
Great Powers had renewed their PROPOSE
tons for peaceful settlement of the diff
cultics with Turkey. and that Prince Milan
had received them favorably.
CAMILLE CLAUDE, a Republican Deputy
of the French Assembly, was killed by light
ming on the Goth.