The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-26
General News Summary,
FROM WASHINGTON.

General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE tenth annual meeting of the Society
of the Army Of the Tennessee was held in
Washington on the 18th. Gen. Sherman
presided at the meeting in Lincoln Hall.
Letters were read from several absent men,
bers, including Gen. Sheridan, Gov. Hart
ranft, Gov. Hayes, Gen. Dix, Gen. Pope, etc.,
expressing regret at their inability to be in
attendance. A procession was formed and
marched to the Executive Mansion, where
it was reviewed by President Grant, after
which it proceeded to Mcpherson Square,
where the statue to Gen. James B. McPher-
son was unveiled with becoming ceremonies,
Gen. Logan delivering the Grafton.
FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR, Senior, the
father of Montgomery and Gen. Frank P,
Blair, died at the country residence of the
Blalrs, near Washington, on the 18th. He
was eightyseven years old.
IT was announced on the 21st that formal
application had been made to the President
by Gov. Tilden for the delivery of Tweed to
the Sheriff of New York as soon as the ves-
sci on which he is a passenger should ar
rive. A New York dispatch of the ed says
President Grant had d, cided to comply with
the Governors request.
A RECENT Washington dispatch says that
from Commissioner Duel's annual state
ment of the operations of the Patent Office,
il appears that the amount of money re-
ceived on application for patents on trade
marks, designs, reissues, extensions, ca
Yeats, disclaimers and appeals, from Oct. 1,
1875, to Sept. So 1876, was S71O,1lO. There
was also received for copies of specifca-
tions and other pa pers, SIS, 294, and from
other sources-including subscrip ions to
the Official Gazette-s31 ,2293; making the
total receipts s7s9,697. The total exnendi-
lures on account OF the patent Office during
the same period was 1861 $685. the principal
items being s4S7,S2O for salaries, s54,-
35l for contingent expenses, and sc, OPS
for photographing back Issues. There were
2a40S applications received for patents, and
1871 pa ents issued during the year, be.
sides 3,61S patents allowed, but not issued
for want of the final fee; also, ,O37 trade
marks and 499 labels registered, and 2,943
caveat- filed during the same period. Only
two patents were extended.
THE EAST.
THE Society of the Army of the Tennessee
have chosen the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Gen. Sherman;
Nice-P1esidents, Generals Logan, Cole,
Woodwork, NJ. D., Maj. Powell, Gen. w. T.
Clark, Col Know, Capt Gill, Capt. Steel, L.
T. Stevenson, Maj. W. B. Moore, Maj. Spear
and Capt Laird Recording Secretary, Col
L. NJ. Dayton; Corresponding Secretary,
Gen. Hickenlooper; Treasurer, Gen. Force.
st Paul, Mimi, was chosen as the place
and Sept. as the time for holding the next
annual meeting, and Gen. NJ. NJ. Bane was
elected orator.
THE Tammany Convention of New York
city on the 10Th nominated Smith Elv, Jr,,
for Mayor.
A New YORK dispatch of the 10Th an.
nounces the arrival in that city of 'Mr
Hunt" alias Richard Tweed, and "Mr.
Sands alias VIM. King who was with Mr..
Tweed when he was arrested at Vigo,
Spain.
DURING 1856 exhibition days, from the
opening day, May 10, down to and including
Saturday, Oct. IA, 5,722 AS paying visitors
attended the Exposition, the receipts fol
gate money being 81 6S6 ,6v3.75. The number
of visitors given above exceeds by 2,229, S2e
the number in attendance at the Vienna Elk
position during 1856 days. During the week
ending on the 2lst the receipts were the
heaviest of the Exhibition, the number
of admissions footing up GA, 725 at fifty cents
each
Mrs. IRENE A. V. House, on trial at Tren
ton, n. j., for shooting her husband in June
last, has been acquitted. Her husband was
the noted divorce lawyer of New York City
and is represented to have been very abusive
toward his family, and it was during one oil
their domestic broils that she shot him, al
she claims, in defense of herself and sor
who was taking her part in the melee.
THE lower house of the Vermont Legisla
ture has refused-1OO to SOTO pass a bill
allowing husband to deed property to his
wife.
A FEW weeks ago the New York Time.
submitted to its compositors a proposition
that they should quit the Typographical
Union; that it should pay them the present
rate until Dec l, and for the ensuing yea
forty-fve cents a thousand, and that after
ward it should pay them five cents more
than the market price. On the ed, the
Union ordered strike, and few of thu
men left the Office.
GOLD closed in New York on the 23d a
1o9A. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. Q Chicago Spring
Wheat New, s1.27@1.2S; No. 2 Milwaukee,
New, s1.29@l.3O; Oats, Western and
State, S3@5oc. Corn, Western Mixed
5S@6oc; Pork, Mess, $500; Lard, 10c
Flour good to choice, s5.55@565; Whit,
Wheat Extra, s5.7O@6.75. Cattle, $685.,
for good to extra. Sheep, 4@6c. Hogs
6@6Hc.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the sd, cattl,
brought: Best, s5.oo@5.25; medium, s4.5,
OATS; common, $4.O0@425. Hogs sold
Workers, s5.5O@5 IS; Philadelphias, se.25@
$40. Sheep brought s4.OO@5.5O, accordin,
to quality.
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