The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-12
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THE New York Grecnback State Conyen.
ton w"S held at Albany on the Goth, aud
resolutions were adopted, cordially indoors.
ing the principles Lid down by the National
Convention at indianapolis, and the nomina
uons of Cooper and Cary. Richard Mont.
z merH Griffin, editor Of the Albany Ereuiug
Post. was nominated for Governor; Thomas
Arms rong, for Lieutenant Governor; An
th''nE J. Cuddchack, Canal Commissioner;
Marcus NJ. Dixon, Judge of Appeals, and
John W. Crump, State Prison Inspector.
y LARGE number of awards of medals and
diplomas hy the Centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia were announced by the Presi.
dent of the Commission on the evening of
the eth.
The bronze statue of the late William II.
Seward. recently placed in Madison Square,
New York, was unveiled and presented to
the city on TIL 9th. VIM NJ. Evarts was
the orator of the occasion. The presenta.
ton speech was made by Secretary of State
NEclow, and Mayor Wckham accepted the
Si:t on behalf of the city.
THERE were 2511 ,22S6 cash admissions at the
Centennial on the 2Sth. OF these SO, 1S5
Wcrr twenty-five cent admissions (children),
the remainder being adults fifty cents).
REGARDING the effects of the He'll Gate
explosion Gen. Newton has announced that
thu. reef at lIallc:t's Point was swept away,
and his summary Of the facts is as follows:
From $50 feet distant from the shore line to
the line of buovs the bottom slopes grad
TALLY from eight feet of the depth at low
%"tcrto twenty feet outside the line of the
huoy>. Nothing less than twenty feet of
depth at low water was found. Tie divers
have been examining the reef, and report a
thorough breakup.
The suspension Of the New Amsterdam
and Bond Street Savings Bank, New York
rlty, produced quite an excitement among
tNe smaller depositorS in the different saw
iMgS institutions and at the time the banks
opened for business on the morning of the
.Fh ult., the counters were surrounded by
people anxious to withdraw their deposits.
BY The falling in, q few days ago, of the
floors of i threc-story brick building, used
tor pork packing purposes and as store
l'r~", in springfield, Mass, four men were
killed and three others injured
Town elections occurred in Connecticut
on the IA, at which amendments to the
state Constitution were adopted-providng
against an increase of the members of the
Legislature in new towns of less than 2 500
Inhabitants; making Common Pleas Judges
term four, City Judges and Probate Judges,
wears; making compensation of1nembers
OF legislature $500 and mileage: erasing the
word white from electoral qualifications.
y majority Of the towns voted in favor of
liquor license.
THE iewelry store of Franklin Horton, in
New York city, was burglarized and robbed
Of $4,000 worth of goods few nights ago.
y BLIND professor of music named Julius
Blank, of New York, on the night of the LIST
shot and fatally wounded his wife and
daughter, the latter aged three and half
years, and then shot and killed himself
\ WILL1ANsTowN Mass dispatch of the
ID says the entire Sophomore class at Will
Jams College had been suspended for rush.
Ing freshmen.
GOLD closed in New York on the I'd at
10. The following were the closing quo
tations forproduce: No. 2 Chicago Spring
Wheat New, 1.l7@s1.l9; No. Milwaukee
'New1, sl.Is9l.2O; Oats, Western and
State, 300 4Sc Corn, Western Mixed,
55959c; Pork, Mess, s16.7o; Lard, 1O%c;
Flour good to choice, s515@5. 40; White
Wheat Extra, s5.45(47.75. Cattle, st0loAc
for good to extra. Sheep, 4@6c.
NJ East Liberty, Pa, on the I'd, cattle
brought: Best, s5.0O@5.25; medium, 81 80
m4.'5; common s4O0l425. Hogs sold
Workers, sG.oo@6 20; PLiIadelphias, s6.40@
$50. sheep brought $4.ooa5.oO, according
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