The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09
General News Summary,
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
A DECISION of general interest to the
holders of life-insurance policies has just
been rendered by the United States Supreme
Court. The suits in question were those OF
eolicy-holders residing in Mississippi dur
ing the war, and who were declared by the
war from renting their annual premiums
to Northern Companies, and the Court
held that the companies could lawfully de-
clare such policies forfeited by reason OF
nom pay ment, but the assured were entitled
to the equitable value of the policies arising
from premiums actually paid, this equitable
value being the difference between the cost
of new policy and the present value of
premiums yet to be paid on the forfeited
policy at the time of the forfeiture.
WAsHINGToN dispatch Of the oath says
Elmer E. Washburn, Chief of the Detective
Corps of the Treasury, had been requested
10 resign.
PRESIDENT GRANT has issued proclama-
ton recommending that Thursday, Nov. 80,
be observed as day of National thanksgiv-
ing and prayer.
ACCORDING to report recently made by
the Postotiice Department, there are at the
present time eighty-seven letter-carrier of
fees, with 2 ,269 carriers; the number of let
tiers and p'stal-cards delivered by the car
riers durin. the past year was 2SS, Az, 765;
number collected, 2334 ,23O, $50. About lO9,-
Co0,NO new papers were also collected and
delivered in the same time. The cost per
piece for this work is given at 1900 mills.
A WASHINGTON dispatch states that 3d.
in fiyp 81 WI wit h.
drawn on the 30th ult., and tour and a half
per cents were substituted.
Tss hAST.
IT has been decided by the Paramount
Park Commissioners that the Main Building
of the Centennial Exhibit on may remain
permanent, in its present position, to be
used f The purpose of permanet exhioi.
ton.
A New YORK telegram of the 25th an
nou ces the suspension of the Continen al
Life Insurance Company, and the appoint
ment John j. Anderson as Receiver. lbe
Ulcers of The comp ny attribute the sus-
pension to the general shrinkage in real es
tai, nd stocks and bonds. With iudicious
management and curtailed expense they
mink the poicy-holders will not lose
anything eventually. The atement for
1875 showed liabilities, s., 537, S27; assets,
S6,29+, 81 leaving a surplus of S756, 5A
The income for 1875 was 81, 564 $50, and the
number of policies issued for tue year 900,
making the number of policies issued a.
ITO.
ANOTHER "Molly Maguire"-named DON
ohue-has been convicted of murder in
nsv1v Ho 10 no into
If that crime.
A New YORK dispatch of the Goth says the
United States Monetary Commission, au-
thorized by a concurrent resolution of Con-
gress, is now organized as follows: Senators
John P. Jones, of Nevada; George s. Bout
well, of Massachusetts,; Lewis V. Bogy, of
Missouri; Representatives r. L. Glib
son, of Louisiana; Richard p Bland,
of Missouri; George Willard, of M,chi-
gan; Experts-Hon. William 8. Groes-
beck, of Cincinnati, and Prof. Francis
Bowen, of Cambridge; Hon. Alex. Delmar,
OF Philadelphia, Statistician and Correspond
ing Secretary; George NJ Weston, of Boston,
Recording Secretary. The Commission is
now in session in this city king evidence.
subcommittee will shortly start for the
Pacific coast to take evidence there with re-
gard to the production of the precious
metals in California, Nevada, etc., and in
reference to other matters intrusted by Con-
gress to the Commission
THE Woman's National Christian Tenn
perance Union was in session at Newark,
NJ, on the Goth. Among the resolutions
adopted were the following: That, by
prayer, persuasion and petition we will seek
to influence those strongholds of power,
the National Congress, State Legislatures
and municipal authorities whence the rum
shop derives its safeguards and guarantees;
that to this end we will combine our efforts to
secure such legislation as shall require the
liquor dealers in every State. except in SUCH
States as have prohibition law in active
force, to obtain the signatures of majority
of the women over twenty-one years of age,
as we'll as those Of the voters of any locality,
before opening place for the sale of in.
toxicating drinks; recognizing only one
foundation principle, viz, total abstinence
for the individual aud total prohibition for
the Safe.
EDWARD s. STOKES, who was convicted of
shooting James Fisk, Jr., was released from
the New York State Prison at Auburn, on
the morning Of the 18th, the term of his i'm.
prisonment having expired. A great crowd
was at the railroad depot to see him as he,
with his friends, started eastward.
AN Internal machine of some kind, in.
closed in flimsy Saratoga trunk, exploded
in the baggage car of an express train from
Philadelphia to New York, over the Penn.
sylvania Road, on the evening of the 9th
The trunk was fortunately on the top
of pile of baggage, and no dam.
age was done, beyond scattering the
trunks ndprosrrating the baggage men. The
car was set on fire, but soon extinguished.
Parts Of the machine were found In thu
wreck, consisting of a small pistol and frag
ments of clock-work. The pistol was dis
cha ged into some inflammable substance
that was entirely consumed.
THE 9:N train from Scranton, consisting
OF seventeen cars, was run into by the Sum
nit coal train mile and half north o.
Goldsboro Station, Pa, on the Delaware
Lackawanna & We tern Railroad on the
evening of the 3Oth ult. One car was burned
and two telescoped. Five persons were
killed and about thirteen wounded.
GOLD closed in New York on the SOth a,
1924. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. Q Chicago Spring
"heat New, sl2s@l27; No. 2 Milwaukee
New, s1.2s@ l.29; Oats, Western and
State, 35@5Oc. Corn, Western Mixed
$4,000; Pork, Mess, $500; Lard, 1oc
Flour good to choice, s5.55@5.65; Whit.
Wheat Extra, s5.7O@6.75. Cattle, s@l01<,
for good to extra. Sheep, 4@6c. Hogs
6@6Hc.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the s0th, cattl,
brought: Best, $5.Oo@5.5O; medium, $4.5,
@4.75; common, s4.Oo@4.2s Hogs sold
Workers, s5.6o@5 50; Philadelphia, 5000
6.25 Sheep brought $4OOf04. rs. according