The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-05
General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON.

A WASHINGTON dispatch of the sd saws
the Superintendent of General Recruiting
had been directed to forward 800 recruits to
the Department Of the South, as follows:
One hundred and fifty for the Second Infant.
ry, at Atlanta; fifty for the Third Infantry,
at Holly Springs, Miss, and 100 for the Six
teenth Infantry, at Huntsville, Ala.
1T was reported from Washington on the
24th that recruits had been obtained on the
frontier for the $500 cavalry recruits au.
thorized by Congress, and recruiting officers
detailed in Nebraska, Kansas, and Wyoming
had been sent to their regiments.
A WASHINGTON special of the oath states
that Marine Hospital surgeons of large ex
perience in yellow fever had been detailed
by The Superintendent of the Marine Hospi-
tai Service to proceed to Savannah and fur
nish all possible assistance to the health au
thorltles IN preventing the further spread
OF the contagion among the Atlantic coast
cities. 1t was confidently believed that the
infection would not proceed north of the
ports where it was then prevailing.
THE EAST.
A disastrous flood occurred in Forest and
Tioga Counties, Pa, on the 2lst, caused by
heavy rains suddenly raising the mountain
streams. Two cabins near Ralston were
carried away and their occupants, sixteen
in number, were all drowned. One of the
families, named Parks, consisted of father,
mother and five children, and the other was
made up of a Mr.. Cooper, his wife, six chill
dren, and Mrs. Adams, the mother of Mrs
Cooper. Other lives are reported lost in
other sections of the flooded region.
THE long talked-of blowing up of He'll
Gate, in the East River, off New York, &C.
Cured on the oath, under the supervision OF
Gen. John Newton, and was, so far as re-
suits are concerned, a complete success, al
though the " show" was nothing extraordi.
nary. Thousands of people had gathered
IN all the available localities for witnessing
the grand climax. The explosion took place
at little before three O'Clock, p. M, and
the effects are thus described" In straight
and seemingly narrow line running north
and south for about 800 yards the
water whitened, and arose evenly
three or four feet high. dull
thud was heard, the rocks trembled
beneath the feet of the multitude as if
from two quick, short pulsations of earth
quake. The water, which appeared to re-
main stationary for an instant, broke and
spurted up in irregular, dark, yellowish
masses, about twelve feet high, mixed with
dark smoke from the dynamite. Then it
fell back, and in moment the river re-
sumed its peaceful aspect. Then mighty
cheer arose from all the northeast side of
the city and from the steamers and boats,
and steam whistles were blown, and
bells were rung out joyously, and
all was over. The report was
scarcely noticeable, and not so much as a
ripple was caused upon the water, save Just
over the spot where the explosion took place.
There was no conclusion in the air, and not
pane of glass was broken in the city or on
Wards Island.' A New York dispatch of
the 24th says the general feeling was that
the work had been etfectually done, and the
distractions in the channel successfully de-
molished.
IN the United States Circuit Court at Prov
idence, R. l., on the 25th, in the case of the
United States Us. Rowland G. Hazard, for
debt to recover the sum of S17,45l for tax
on defendants income in 1868, decision
was rendered that the Government might
recover Notwithstanding the defendants
plea that he had paid the assessment made
by the United states Assistant Assessor
with the added penalty of fifty per cent.
GOLD closed in New York on the 25th at
1898. The following were the closing quo
tations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring
Wheat New, 1.ls@s1.19; No. 2 Milwaukee
(New), s1.19@l2o; Oats, Western and
State, 32@51Ac. Corn, Western Mixed,
5+@59c; Pork, Mess, $500; Lard, 1Okc;
Flour good to choice, s5.15@55O; White
Wheat Extra, s5.55@7.75. Cattle, s1z@1oAc
for good to extra. Sheep, 4@5%c.
AT East Liberty, Pa, on the 25th, cattle
brought: Best, s5.0O@5.25; medium, $3.50
@4.75; common, s4.Oo@4.25. Hogs sold
Workers, s6.Oo@6.lO; Philadelphias, 5000
$50 Sheep brought S4OO@5.OO, according
to quality.