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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-06
nding week of last year:
The closing quotations of foreign exchange were

There was a moderately active trade in Govern
mcnt bonds, and prices were considerably above the
lowest quotations Of the week on fairly upwafd
demand. Coupon j-2Os of 1850 at 11S@11Sls; cou-
pom new 1868 at 110l40110l1; registered do. at
l19l2; registered 10-i0s Mt 1852; coupon 5-20s of
1867 at 121l2 coupon new 90 at 119, and currency
is at 127ls We annex closing quotations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-06

Time loans are done at low figures. Inc loAio"-
ing was the Clearinghouse statement to-day:
Chr 1912 Gold exchanges. s2S3S401
Cur balances 8873670 Gold balances. ozh4o'
The following are the latest clearances at the
New-York Clearinghouse for the week, and the re-
sultng balances:
Chr Gold clearings. 1872 4164s s
Cur. balances 23,l22.70o Gold balancee. o|f'Oo
The bank return for the week ending to-day was
unfavorable in that 1t showed decrease IN the
total reserve of 1884, 75O the banks now holding III
lawful money in of the % per cent requlred
by law $13 200 against $13. 634, $50 last week
The increase in specie is due to the payment by the
Treasury of the coupon interest on the ten-foriee
but the decrease of 81 O67, 600 greenbacks is more
of mystery, some tracing it 10 the inception OF
lookup movement with a view of further depressing
stocks 1t is quite likely the heavness Of the rail-
way and miscellaneous share market this afternoon
was traceable to this The following were the COM
. tl,o hoply 40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-06
sTAisEU

For ftGrc delivery there Of s Win fair
business sales yesterday after APRIL 600 bales
54S June LOO lSise Jqy 200 iSo~; 49, IS3s.s;
80 Fist CalLAlarch loo bales u 9th ~ iie;
100 Glh, l2Sc. june 100, Is ls2ec August, 900.
iSsio " TosI sos bales Second Ca-April loo bales.
i3lc June 800 10 ais4c Total 400 bales sales today
Ig SEE 100 ISIrcc 500 10 ,c 1900, he 600 - sre
zoo l3Icc 600 lsc 100 Is ilse Aay, ZOO - ilssc;
100 10 &C. 1900 I3ngac so. 10 Slsc; q o. Is lS,ci
100 3s, 400 Is isssc loo 1859 800 IS ias.c 200 1876.
limo 100 l32iaae; 1870; 800 l3ioazc. 800, l3yIsci
700, I5iSac 500, i$as; lo iSssze; 400 l5nise July,
400 IL .c; 300 lac Total 2I,1oO bales. Grand total,
1900 bales. 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-06
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21
Cabinet Etiquette.

A witty lady, once a member of the
Cabinet circle, told it to me on herself.
One of the great trials of that circle is the
imperative rule custom has imposed on
the families of the Presidents counsel
lors to make the first call, at the begin
ming of each session of Congress, ON the
ladies of the household of every Sena-
tor. The lady in question, who was both
young and beautiful, had spent hours
over the " Congressional Directory max
ing up her visiting list by the aid of the
cabalistic signs attached to each Senator's
name which indicate who has wife with
him, who daughter, and who "other la
dies :" What wonder that her bright eyes
wearied of the task, and she saw stars,
paragraph marks, and perpendicular par
allels where none existed? Nor is it sur
prising that after searching all over the
city, in the determination to get through
her list for the day if she died in the act,
she found herself alone at dusk in dingy
parlor in remote quarter of the town
with venerable widowed Senator un-
used to city and Congressional ways,
much fattered at the honor Of a lovely
woman's visit, but greatly puzzled to
know "to what he was indebted" etc.
Explanations followed as matter of
course, in which the lady's native wit and
dignity saved her further embarrassment,
and she departed knowing that her anus
ing blunder had resulted only in adding
another to her list of friends.-Cor. WASH
ington Nation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21

saw his eyelids closed, as they supposed,
forever. He was to be inferred in a me-
tallic case after the usual time. His
funeral was about to take place on the
second night of his supposed death. After
near thirty hours the watchers over his
supposed remains were surprised and hOr-
riied by seeing the glass casing of the
coffin broken open and the appearance of
the corpse's head thrust through the aper-
ture. The Colonel wanted to know "what
they were trying to do?'' 1t is unneces
sary to state that he was soon relieved
from his uncomfortable situation, and at
last accounts he was in fair way of re-
covery, and worth many dead men-Pine
Bluff (Ark) Press.
The police at the foot of Hammond
street, New York, recently rescued
horse from the water, concerning which
there is remarkable history. Nobody
at first knew anything of the animal or
its owner, but the next day claimant
appeared who stated that he was the
owner, and that the horse had reached the
city by swimming the entire distance
from Fishki1l-forty- three miles distant
up the Hudson River. The owner had
frightened the horse somehow and chased
him to the river, where he boldly plunged
in and started for the opposite shore. The
man followed in a boat, when the horse
turned his head down stream and kept on
until the owner, tired out returned to the
shore. Then he sought to follow him in
wagon, and left it for the train, as he
heard constantly of his horse swimming
ON. AT length he gave up the chase, and
came to this city to hear that the animal
had been taken ashore by the police, as
| stated.-N. Y. Cor. Chicago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.


Two Pittsburghers have just died
from handling mattress from house
where there lad been smallpox.
"A girl at Sunderland, England, while
running to look at funeral, fell down
and a hair-pin ran into one of the aper-
lures of her spine through which the
spine and ultimately death. .'
L. W.. Neatherlin was going to his
ranch on the Gbolo, in Atascesa County,
and w. II. Slaughter and several others
hove in sight and began to play Indian,
just for fun. He took them for Indians
and halted and tied his team, and, taking
ambuscade, waited the approach to within
Spencer rifle range. The bravest warrior
dashed ahead of his fellows, and heather
lin drew bead ON him and shot him
through. Galveston Ne,os. : IN
1.-The Augusta (Me.) Jourwas of a re-
cent date, contains this item: "a woman
ON the poor farm in Belgrade recently
came near poisoning all the inmates of
the alms-house there. She came from
Bristol, but had recently been living at
Pittston. Her husband, who had left the
aims house. sent her a,quantity of poison
in letter. This she managed to get pre-
pared for the inmates of the house, and
came near poisoning the whole lott -
Probably :, the first instance, of a
woman being killed while mining coal
occurred recently at Austin, SchuylkiH
County, Pa. 1t seems that people-men,
women and children-are in the habit OF
digging coal out of the holes that have
caved in around Ashland and left the
veins exposed, and they dig in pretty far,
because the farther they 20 the better
coal they get. On Thursday evening,
Mrs. John Noon was 10. one, of these
places digging out and .cSrrying away Rer
winter supply of the black diamonds,
when the top fell in, burying her up and
killing her instantly. = =
"A prominent lawyer and politician OF
l PINE Bluff, Col Mgehes aiter short .n1
family and friends in sorrow and grief
p
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21

Actual expenses Of Prison during the
The gate visitors fees amounted to ..... $3.50 Is
The earnings are 81 1881 less than lat
year, from the fact that last year large num-
Der of United States convicts were confined,
but owing to the late order that no military
convicts should hereafter be sent here, the re-
ccipts from that quarter are diminished.
During the fiscal year of 1875, the United
States convicts' board was $3.50. -, and dur
ing 1876 the amount was only 81 ,72S, making
Il difference of $2,:aSl.19. The work done for
the "Stat',' as shown by the classification
Of days, is mainly done by cr'pples and other
convicts unfit for active duty in the shops
and elsewhere, and, as such, is clear
gain. ...
The convicts have received credit for 97.8
days "good time" earned by good conduct
during the year at As cents per day, amount
ing to $4,373.1O.
Each convict is allowed six days off of
every month if he behaves himself, and is also
paid As cents for each of these days, being a
laily average of cents for every day of
confinement, although upon the occasion Of
any refractory conduct, the entire "good
ime may he taken away. :,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21
Report Of the POstmaster.General.
, following is a synopsis Of the report Of Post

master-Generaf Tynef:
The receipts Of the for q, t the fiscal
over receipts, S4.0s1 ,79O.Oe. Included in the
OK aSe. is n the S Pd
penditure Of the last fiscal year. Deducting this
pendtures ' for Ss sca aGo e
year are 80, .4Bs4s estimated receipts, 80:
81 49, leaving an estimated deficiency OF
During the last fiscal year the number Of stamps
OF all denominations issued was 1O49 797, 5N. val
154.s7. The. total number Of dead let
st. Containing sssSsd dRs m wss s
mercial paper valued at Fl 754, 64s.31 and deeds,
mortgages, checks, books, jevelry. etc., and doc
rom letters WHICH coud nnt be 1 to
was IS SO. Amount realized from sale Of dead
letter Office property at auction g. III There
Of june ont for the o trans
portation Of the mails on public routes. OF
public mail routes in operation there were 1903
routes Of this class over the previous asgregat
Ing in length 281 g8 miles; in annual Transporter
ton. 1856 269 7O6 miles; in annual cost 5a1 no.
clerks, route agents mail-route messengers. local
agents and mail messengers, amounting to g 49,
90e, the aggregate annual cost will be SIS 3s1 04s.
There was an increase over the preceding year in
length of routes Of 3,925 miles: in annual trans
portation Of ~ 492 miles and decrease in cost
Of $15ss 20. Adding the increased cost for rail-
way PostOce clerks route, local and other agents,
$2s, 1G7, the total increase in cost was $685.
During the year 29l persons were arrested for
violations OF the postal laws and regulations and
given in charge to the authorities for trial. with
the following results viz: Convicted, 1877 acquit-
ted, 10; otherwise disposed Of 4S; awaiting trial,
19s total s The number Of reS3Tded Che eE os.
money, bonds, drafts, etc. sl4e t:sss Of which
ss ssgs sSsd v .t 81
registered letters reported missing, s were salts
factorily accounted for, and 76l, valued at SIS:
The i'' ,sa are lo ssp0': is, valued 4 ssM
were made good; and Of the $50 registered
letters lifted Of valued at
eating in value 81 $751; o.. were recovered and
stored to the owners The whole number of letters
registered throughout the United States during the
a los Of only or IS for every 10000 regis
The number Of postonaces established during
number In operation June 81, 1876. ,3s3: Tota!
number Of postmasters, officers and employees Of
the p, Postoise Department, sass4 At The close
money-order Offices was 3.4o1: The number
Of new Offices established during the. fol:
making o Oees IN
June 80 1876. During the last fiscal year 96, 600
domestic money orders were issued, whose aggre.
such orders paid was g. amounting in value
paidi: TO Be added srs Isl. 10, the amount Of Or.
and ns as Of '0 tie bay
ments over the issues 81, $3.50 The total amount
Of fees received by postmaster. fos the Issue Of
The Postmaster. General renews the recommend
-ation Of his predecessor for change in the basis
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21
General News Summary.


The Electoral Colleges met at the capitals
Of their respective States on the 9th and cast
their votes for President and Vice President
of the United States. Complications exist
as follows:
Board Of Canvassers, refused to sign the GER
tticates of the Hayes Electors, and entered
protest against the action of the other two
members of the Board. He then issued certifi-
Gates OF election to the Democratic Electors,
who met and cast their ballots for Tilden
and Hendricks. The Republican Electors,
returned as elected by a majority Of the
Board of Canvassers, and certified to by the
Governor, cast their votes for Hayes and
Wheeler.
In South Carolina the Democratic electors
met and voted for Tilden and Hendricks.
The Republican electors, under authority of
the Returning Board and the certificates of
the Governor, voted for Hayes and Wheeler.
ing certificates from Gov. Kellogg, met in
the Senate Chamber and a unanimous vote
was cast for Hayes and Wheeler. The
Democratic electors, with certificates signed
Ivy John McEncry, met in the House OF
Representatives and voted unanimously for
Iilden and Hendricks.
In Oregon, the Governor issued certificates
to Odcll and Cartwright, Republicans, and
Cronin, Democrat. The latter declined to
show his authority at the meeting of cleo
tors, and the Republicans refused to recog-
nze him. Cronin then elecied J. n. T. Mill
er and John Parker Republican cleo
tors. aud proceeded to cast the vote,
two for Hayes, one for Tilden. The Re-
pubiicanS organized. Mr.. Watts resigned,
a. was at once reelected, and all their
votes were cast for Hayes and Wheeler,
which, with their sworn statement and
copies of the abstract of the votes cast in
the State, certified to by the Secretary of
State with seal attached, were sealed and
sent on.
In Vermont, Mr.. Aldrich, the Democratic
contcsting elec.or, appeared before the Col
legc, with counsel and stated that he wished
to take part in the deliberations and to pro-
test against Henry n. Sollace taking any
part. Roswell Farnham objected to hearing
outside parties, and the College proceeded to
ballot. Aldrich offered his votes for Tilden
aud Hendricks, but they We're refused.
Five votes were declared for Hayes and
Wheeler. Aldrich called the special atten-
ton of the Chairman to the fact that he had
Offered his vote. George Nicholas was ap.
pointed messenger to carry the votes to
Washington. The College refused to hear
anything from counsel for Aldrich and ad-
iourned. Aldrich submitted protest to
the Electors of Vermont against the action
of the board in permitting Sollace to
vote, and excluding him from vot-
ing. Aldrich asked Nicholas to carry
his vote to Washington, and was refused.
signed his own Ger fcate of his vote, which
was in common form, and gave Nicholas no.
tirc that he should go to Washington at the
same time he did and present his vote and
fight it out in Congress Aldrich has not
been sworn in as an elector.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

On the 18th, James McCann, soldier at
Fort Smelling, threw his head against buzz
saw, and it was sawn in two. He was under
imprisonment for desertion, and took this
way to get out of his trouble.
COLE YOUNGER, Jim Younger and Bob
Younger, now in the State Penitentiary are
aged respectively thirty-two, twcnty-s
and twenty-five. They are good healthy
specimens of humanity, and may do the
State vast amount of service before their
life sentence is ended.
THE Farmer. Union recently changed
hands, Messrs. Hcndryx and Newton being
the purchasers.
JOHN OsMAN, Minneapolis shoemaker,
peggcd out, few days ago, through the
agency Of quantity of raw opium. He was
dssipated, worthless member of society,
and no one beyond his immediate family re-
GREETED his taking off.
SALTWATER paper gives the following
account of the situation of the Younger
Brothers in the Minnesota State Prison at
that point: "Cole and Jim are at work in
separate room, in the paintshop, and
special guard attends to them, no other con-
vlcts being allowed to be there. No one is
allowed to approach or converse with them
They are engaged in outlying pals, and sit
about two feet apart, back to back, and the
casual visitor, who is allowed anywhere else,
cannot even get glimpse of them. Bob has
not left his cell, his arm being too sore to
| admit of work. AS in the case of his broth
crs, no one can speak to him. The once no.
torious Missouri bandits have simmered
down to very inferior workmcn, and the
Il mour of dime novel romance has entirely
disappeared"
FROM the forthcoming report of the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction the
following facts about some of the institu-
lions of learning in the State are cleaned:
Number of pupils in the State University
2!|S; attendance at the State Normal School
at Winona, 45S; expenses of the same
SIP, 100; attendance at the Mankato Normal
School, 3,S; attendance at the St. Cloud
Normal School, $50; number of pupils in
institution for the Deaf Dumb and Blind,
121.
THE Latta brothers, who escaped from the
st. Peter Jail some days ago, have been re.
captured.
A SILVER CREEK, Wright County, boy
named Plancr has killed ten deer this winter,
and is still on the war-path.
TIE following statistics and figures in
respect to the State Prison at Saltwater arc
taken from the forthcoming report of the
Warden, now in process of compilations:
For the year ending November Both, 1876,
there were received, ninety convicts; dis.
charged, seventy convicts; now in prison,
| 1GG convicts.
The total nuE,ber Of days Of the convicts
in confinement is classified as follows:
Number of days labor for contractors, 81,
S1l19; number of days labor for State,
S,5sS; number of days disabled, 3,794h
| number Of days punishment, $50; number
of Sundays, S,043; number of holidays, 47S.
Making an average of .53 81 prisoners in
confinement during the year, being Al aver:
| aye incrcasc of Is convic:s from last year.
The number of prisoners on Nov. 3Oth
| 1876, was:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21
SOUTH CAROLINA,

On the 9th, the Democratic House assem-
bled at ten a. m. and transacted some rou-
tine business. A little before one o'clock a
colored man named Bredges appeared and
took the oath, giving the Democratic House
siyty-three members, and quorum which
they claim to be legal aud Constitutional
The Republican House met 1t noon, and
passed bill allowing the G)5ernor 70 be
sworn In by any officer qualified to admins
ter an oath. The Supreme Court decided
the Democratic House to be the legal House
issue mandamus directing the Secretary of
State to hand over the returns for Governor,
etc, TO Speaker Wallace.
Gov. Chamberlain, on the 18th, took the
oath of Office as Governor, IN the State
House, before Probate Judge Boone. The
inauguration was over before it was known
in the city, and only the parties admitted
by the authorities witnessed the
ceremony. Gov. Chamberlain delivered
his inaugural, after which the Legislature
adjourned. The Democrat House met and
confirmed all acts previously done, and
finally seated the Laurens and Edgcfield
delegations. A committee was appointed
to inform the Senate that the House was
ready for business, and to ask Gen. Ruger to
remove the troops from the State House.
On the evening of the sth, Judge Carpen-
ter of the Third Judicial Circuit. issued a
temporary injunction enjoining two banks
in Columbia, State depositaries of public
funds, from paying out any moneys on
checks signed by F. L. Cardoza, claim
ing to act as public Treasurer under Cham.
berlain. In the Republican House the usual
routine of Legislative business was pro-
ceeded with. resolution was adopted ap-
pointing a committee of seven to report
whether the Snprpnp Cnnrt r,r. ,bx,r
thereof, had been guilty of any act or
acts rendering them liable to impeachment
A resolution was also adopted declaring the
seats of the Democrats in the body vacant,
and ordering new election unless they ap-
pear in their places within three DAYS. In
the Senate, the Democrats filed a protest
against the legality and constitutionality of
the body presided over by E. w. NJ. Mackey
A resolution was also offered providing for
the appointment of committee to report in
relation to the occupation of the State house
by the military.
In reply to the resolution adopted by the
Democratic House asking why United State
troops were placed in the State House, Gen.
Rugr, on the 9th, replied that they were
placed there by his own orders, and were
held subject to the orders of those in antbor.
ity-meaning the House which recognized
Gov. Chamberlain. 1 More Federal toops
were route for Columbia, and cverytkinp
was quiet. =
The Democratic House. on the 18th,
caused message to be sent to the Senate.
informing them that the House was organ.
lied and ready for business. The Clerk re-
turned from carrying this message and re-
ported that he was Refused admission A res
olution was adopted authorizing the Speak.
er toissue certificates Tor 500 to the members.
The Charleston hafiks dashed these upon
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-21
WEST AND SOUTH.

The Louisiana Returning Board declared
the result of their canvass of the votes on
The 5th. They give the highest Hayes
elector 74,736, and the lowest 74,OOS; the
highest Tilden elector &c, sos and the lowest
7O,SS5. Packard, Republican for Governor
given 3,426 majority and the entire Re-
publican State ticket is declared elected. OF
the Congressman declared elected four are
Republican and two Democrats. The State
Legislature as returned il also Republican.
A dispatch says these results were secured
"by throwing out the parishes where great
intimidation and violence existed, and also
few polls in New Orleans, where frauds &C.
Cured" '.f r..
The Florida Returning Board on the morn
ing Of the 9Th made their report of the can.
vass IT the votes in that State, giving Hayes
946 majority, and electing Stearns Governor,
aud returning both Republican Congress-
men as elected. The Legislature is Demo-
cratic by five majority on joint ballot so
"A SALEM (Oregon) dispatch Of the 7th says
that, at Republican indignation meeting
held the night before, resolutions were
passed denouncing the Governor for bis
,actionin the matter Of issuing certificate Of
election to Cronin, (Dempcrat), and calling
upon the United States Senate to prevent
him from taking his seat in that body, to
which he is elected, On the ground that he
has vihfullY violated hla oath. esiti-w Eg5
:. "A MILWAUKEE, telegram Of the It'll ssys.
It has transpired thattn, 4, Downs, 0ne Of
the Republican Electors OF this State, il an
Examining Surgeon Of the Pension Bureau.
The Democrats claim that he Il, therefore,
Ineligible The1Repdbl icans argue, on the
other hand, that the poiitiSadof Pension
Surgeon is not ~ office Nithina the conteml
.plation Of the Constitution, ii I'D i
kTxILAxAsssB (Tla,) dispitch Of tbs eth
says TIE Csnvsssing Board bad concluded