The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-19
WEST AND SOUJTM.

The officers of the new State of Colorado.
chosen at the recent election, are: Governor.
John L. Routt; Lieutenant Governor, Lafav-
elite Head; Secretary of State, William NJ,
Cla:k; Auditor of state, David e Crawford
Treasurer, George c. Corning; Attorney
General, Archibald J. Sampson; Member of
Congress, James B. Bedford.
+. A. WOODWARD, formerly Secre
tary OF the old Board of Supervis.
ors, OF New York city, of which VIM. NJ.
tweed was chairman, and who is said to
have been the agent of the latter in "doc-
toring" the bills of contractors, drawing
and making the division of the mon ey
fraudulently obtained, etc., was arrested in
Chicago on the 4th, where he had recently
arrived from Savannah, Ga. A reward of
fao,ooO was at one TING offered for his cap.
ture' and 1t is said has never been with
drawn
CINCINNATI dispatch of the 18th saws:
William Henry Harrison, a grandson of
the former President of the United States.
Yesterday entered the residence of John
IL. More, in Boone County, KY, made
proposal of marriage to Miss Mar>
More, the eldest daughter, and.
upon being rejected, stabbed the
lady nine times in her breast and face, It "a
thought that she cannot recover. Harrison.
VINO Is about forty years of age, had lost his
wife about year ago, and of late had been
visiting Miss More frequently, but had re-
ceived no encouragement, on account of his
dissipated habits"
STATE Prohibition Convention was held
at St. Louis, Mo-, on. the evening of the 4th,
at which Presidential Electors were chosen.
and the Cleveland National Reform Platform
was adopted.
IHE special passenger train east, contain.
ing soldiers homeward- from the re-
union at indianapolis, on the Indianapolis.
Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad, collided
with freight train six miles east of Green's
burg, Ind, at an early hour on the morning
OF the 9th, iniuring number of passengers.
Conductor Allen, of the passenger train, was
not expected to recover.
D. L. MOODY, the evangelist, who is en-.
gagged in the great revival movement in Chi
cago, was suddenly and quite unexpectedly
called to Northfeld, Mass. on the evening
OF the 9th, by telegraphic announcement
OF the death of his youngest brother. He
would probably be absent about week, and
in the meantime the revival efforts would be
continued by several of the Chicago min
listers, Mr.. sankey assisting them. s
A COLUMBIA e. CO. telegram Of the 7th
states THAI Gov. Chamberlain had issued
proclamation in which he says 1t had be-
come impracticable, in his judgment, to en-
force by the ordinary course of judicial
process the laws of the State within certain
counties, and, it having been made known
to him that illegal organizations known as
rlfe-clubs existed in the state, and az thew
are forbidden by the State laws, ordered that
they be disbanded within three davs and
tina If this order was disregarded he would
exhaust his own powers, and then appeal to
the United States Government.
ACCORDING to an Atlanta telegram Of the
9Th the Democratic majority in niuety.two
counties in Georgia is 10000. The forty-aye
counties tn hear from would make the ma.
iority 10000. The Legislature will stand .
Senate, forfy-three Democrats, one Republi.
can. The House has six Republicans, three
colored. sgs ss.T-
A DENVER Coli dispatch Of the 18th places
the Republican majority in the State At
about / 800, and says the Legislature win
also be Republican in both branches.
A FIRE in Houston, Texas, on the night al
the It'll destroyed an entire block Of build
ings, some of them the handsomest business
structures in the place. Loss $a5o,olO.