The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-06-08

Eeuomluateus AuulJOr, 1nOmaS Needles !;
State Treasurer, Edward Ruiz; Attorney
General, j. X. Edsall, renominated. Dele
gates were chosen to the National Conven-
ton, who are uninstructed, but are said to be
largely in favor of Blaine. The financial res
olution of the platform adopted declares that
the Convention looks "with confidence
to the National Republican Convention
to solve the difficult problem of the
currency; that the credit of the Nation shall
remain untarnished, and just regard be
maintained for the rights and interest of all
the people, East as well as West, North as we'll
as South that tue Republican party has given
to the PEOPLE the best system of paper cur
rency ever devised, and would deprecate any
legislation that might by any possibility
cause return to the system Of paper cur
rency in existence before the war;"
THE Democratic State Convention of Ken
lucky was held at Louisville OH the 25th. The
delegates chosen to the National Convention
are uninstructed. The resolutions adopted
demand the repeal of the Specie Resumption
act, but insist upon a return to specie pay
ment at the earliest time it can be done with
out detriment to the commercial and in
dustrial interests of the people.
THE California State Democratic platform
favors gold and silver currency, tariff for
revenue only, and opposes Chinese immigra-
ton. The delegates to the National Con-
vention are instructed to vote for the nomi-
nation of Gov. Tilden for the Presidency.
A STATE Convention of the Spencer Ala
bama Republicans was held on the 25th, and
delegates to the National Convention were
chosen. They are supposed to be largely in
favor of Senator Morton's nomination for the
Presidency. A State ticket was also nomi-
mated, headed by James Clarke for Gov
ernor.
A LETTER received at Cincinnati from l..
Mott, one of tie company of Cincinnatians
who left for the Black Hills some time since,
dated Kearney Junction, May 81, states
THE Indians are on the war-path, killing
miners at \ fearful rate. Miners are return
ing to the States by hundreds. He
says that tout of forty-two men at
Deadwood, twenty seven Of them have
were killed and scalped within three miles OF
Custer City. There is plenty of gold north.
west of Custer, but it is impossible to get at
it on account of the Indians" Mott was
formerly barkeeper at the Farmers Hotel
in Cincinnati.
THE Kansas Republics State Convention
for the nomination of State ticket has been
called to meet at Topeka on the 10th OF
August.
A MAN named Pedro was arrested at Des
Moines, Iowa, on the 25th, having in his pos
session a large quantity of bogus twenty five
cent pieces. Quite a number had been dis
posed Of before the arrest was made. He had
a confederate, who escaped.
FIRE in San Francisco, on the Goth, par.
TALLY destroyed the Britain Block, at the
corner of California and Davis streets, in
ficting loss of about 100000.
A FIRE in Melodian Hall, Cincinnati
on the 26th, destroyed Dubufe's great
painting, "The Prodigal Son." Mr. Der
by, owner of the painting, estimated is
commercial value at 100000; its original
cost was $4,000 and it was insured for
S25, 600.
A FEW days ago country merchant Of
Abbeyville County, s. c., named Harmon
and his wife were found murdered in their
bed. The murderers, four in plumber, were
arrested, and were subsequently taken from
the Sheriff and shot. Three hundred persons
were present at the execution, and 1GO shots
were fired.
REPORTS received up to May, at the office
of the Illinois State Board of Agriculture,
from nearly all the counties in the State, in
dictate that the fruit crops will be unusually
large this year.
G. NJ. D. BLoss, one of the editors of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and widely known
throughout the country, was instantly killed
on the evening of the 2Sth, while walking on
the track of the Little Miami Railroad, near
Branch Hill Station, where he resided
COMPANY H., Twenty-third Regiment, un-
der command of Capt. Eskridge, left Omaha
on the 2Sth for Fort Laramie, and would 90
thence direct to Custer City, where they had
been ordered to protect the miners against
the Indians.
THE Chicago Inter- Ocean of the goth says:
"Mr. D. E. X. Stewart, a well.known lawyer
of this city, received the other day letter
from his brother, Mr.. j. H. Stewart, who has
been in the Black Hills for the last four
weeks, which gives favorable account OF
the progress at mining operations. He
says they are mining seventy -fve miles
from Custer City, on Deadwook Greek,
where they have very rich diggings
and plenty of gold. They find considerable
difficulty in securing claims. The miners
have not seen an Indian since they went
there, though it is evident there are plenty OF
Indians around, two of their horses having
been stolen.' MIR. Stewart Is known here as a
man of veracity, and the above statement will
therefore carry weight with it,"
DIsT-ATT'y DYER, of st. Louis, announces
that he has obtained judgments on all the
bonds of distillers arraigned for violation oil
the Revenue law, to the amount of nearly
81 100000.
The extensive grocery house of jackson
Plants & Douglass, of St. Louis, suspended
on the Goth. Liabilities stated at $4,000.
In Chicago, on the Goth, spring wheat, No
2 closed at $1,000 O6N cash. Cash corn
closed at 45c for No. 2. Cash oats No. 2, sold
at 2S14@2s3sc; June options were sold
at 2sKc. Rye No. 2, 7O@7011c. Barley, No. 2
69@7lc. Cash mess pork closed at $3.50
@lS.62h. Lard, $l1.lO@1l.15. Good tc
choice beeves brought $4.4O@5.0O; medium
grades, S4.25@4.65; butchers stock, $500
425; stock cattle, etc., $3.5O@4.OO. Hogs
brought $6.3O@6.6O for good to choice
Sheep (shorn) sold at s4.25@5.6O for good
choice.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
A LONDON dispatch of the 25th announces
the departure, for Smiths Sound, of the
steamer Pandora, to bring to England any
dispatches deposited there by Capt. Mares
Arctic expedition.
ADIsPATcH from Constantinople on the 26tt
states that the Porte intended to call out the
reserves and make last effort to suppress
the instruction. 1t was reported that the
agreement in respect to Turkish affairs would
be rejected, and that the Great Powers would
be advised not to intervene in the settlement
IF Turkish die Tn y,arte ~ Rnyoo -