The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-13
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ACCORDING to discoveries made on the LIST
it seems that some of the prisoners in the
Ohio Penitentiary have been quite extensive
ly engaged in the manufacture of counter
felt nickels, or fve-cent pieces. They were
put in circulation through the mediumship
OF a son of the Warden of the prison. The
counterfeit coin is said to be a good imita-
ton OF the genuine, the main difference be-
ing in the upper part of the shield, which is
barred in the genuine and smooth in the
spurious. The metal used was amalgam,
procured for plating harness in the harness.
shops.
The Ohio General Assembly convened at
Columbus on the Sd. Charles H. Grosvenor,
OF Athens, was elected Speaker of the House;
William Leonard, of Cleveland, Chief Clerk,
and William Brown, of Lawrence, Sergeant
alarms, and subordinates in accordance
with the decision of the Republican caucus
In the Senate j. c. Donaldson was elected
Chief Clerk, and E. L. Jones, of Toledo, Chief
Sergeant-at-Arms. The Governors message
shows the public funded debt to have
oeen, on the 18th Of November, $7,949 $40. 10
-S3S, 2s51S having been redeemed during
the year. The local Indebtedness of the
State for the past year is S25, 957, 5SS.2l, be-
ing an increase over the former year of ST.,
OIL ,;SO.S5. The irreducible debt is $4,177,.
66S3l. This makes the aggregate debt in
Ohio, State, local and trust funds, $3S, OS5.-
67664.
THE Louisiana Legislature met on the Sd.
Everything passed off quietly. According to
the Governors message, the bonded and
floating debt of the State Jan. was Sl9,O6l.-
64525-a reduction of $3.50, sos since the
commencement of the Kellogg administra-
ton. The debt of the city of New Orleans is
s23,oOO,O0o.
Gov. CgEERr, in his message to the Legis.
lature on the Sd, places the amount of the
Kentucky State debt at SIS. 4S9.4)O.
MARK NJ. "BR1cK') PoMERoY has removed
his Democrat from New York to Chicago. The
first number from the latter city (No. of Vol.
s. was issued on the 1st inst.
HARRISON LUD1NGToN, the Republican
Govern or-elect Of Wisconsin, was formally
inaugurated at Madison on the 3d.
In Chicago, on the Sd, spring wheat, No.
2, was weak, closing at 95x@95s1c cash
Cash corn lower; closing at 45c for No. 2
and'34c for new rejected. Cash oats, No. 2,
sold at 3o@3o1c; February options were
sold at 3O11c. Rye, No. 2, 67@67Lc. Barley
No. 2, 79@s011c. Cash mess pork closed al
sl910@19.l5. Lard, s12.2o@1222L Good to
choice beeves brought S4.50(06OO; medium
grades, $4OO@425; butchers stock, $2.5O@
375; scalawags, etc., $1.75@225. Hogs
brought $66O@7.10 for good to extra.
Sheep sold at s4.5O@5.25 for good to choice.
FOREIGN lNTELLIGENCE.
A V1ENNA special of the Goth ult. says:
"The Secretary of State of the United States
has transmitted to every European Govern
ment circular asking for an expression of
opinion regarding American Intervention in
Cuba" The dispatch further says that ali the
Governments had replied satisfactorily, En-
gland being willing to indorse Intervention at
once, and other nations expressing willing
ness to support an Intervention but hesitat-
ing to take the initiative.
A MADRID special of the 10Th says arrange
ments had been entered into for the return
of ex-Queen Isabella to Spain. The Alphon-
sists had concentrated $1,000 men in Navarro
and Alava.
Two HUNDRED Americans attended a meet
ng in Berlin on the evening of the 10Th to
protest against the declaration of the Ger
man press that the Thomas -Mosel explosion
affair was the fruit of American civilization
A large number Of Germans cordially con-
Cured in the resolutions.
In the French Assembly, on the 10Th, the
Press bill introduced by the Government
was adopted by nearly q unanimous vote
The proposal to raise the state of siege
throughout the country was rejected-s39 to
ST..
The British Admiralty has issued another
circular in regard to fugitive slaves. It states
that fugitive slaves asking admission to a
British man .of-war, when in the territorial
waters OF o foreign State, must be received
only when their lives are endangered and
when once received. must not be surrendered
at the demand of any power.
THE rate for cable dispatches other than
commercial intelligence over the Anglo.
American line has been fixed at twenty five
cents (gold) per word.
THE National Rifle Association Of Great
Britain has accepted the invitation Of the
Kew York team to participate in the match
for smallbores during the Centennial. Sir
Henry Halford has been appointed Captain
Of the English team.
LONDON dispatches Of the 3Oth ult say that
all the German papers except the National
Zeitung had withdrawn their offensive com
ments upon Americans.
RECENT Investigations in Liverpool BY
German detectives had revealed the fact, &C
cqrding to London dispatch Of the Slst ult.,
that Thomas, the dynamite 6end, had 1t one